DEPUTY COLONELS OF THE REGIMENT
a. Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire
1964-1966 Lieutenant General Sir Richard Goodwin KCB CBE DSO
1966-1971 Major General I H Freeland CB DSO
1971-1974 Major General C R Turner-Cain CB CBE DSO
1974-1976 Major General J B Dye CBE MC
1976-1981 Lieutenant General Sir Timothy Creasey KBE OBE
1981-1986 Major General Sir David Thorne KBE
1986-1992 Major General A J G Pollard CBE
1992-1994 Major General M J D Walker CBE
1994-1997 Lieutenant General Sir Michael Walker KCB CBE
b. Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire
(1) Leicestershire and Tiger Company
1964-1965 Major General Sir Douglas Kendrew KCMG CB CBE DSO
1965-1971 Major General J M K Spurling CB CBE DSO
1971-1977 Colonel M St G Pallot
(2) Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Huntingdonshire
1964-1966 Brigadier R H L Oulton CBE
1966-1975 Brigadier P W P Green CBE DSO
(3) Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire
1976-1979 Major General R E J Gerrard-Wright CB CBE
1980-1986 Lieutenant General Sir John Akehurst KCB CBE
1986-1991 Major General P P D Stone CBE
1991-1992 Brigadier C Groves
c. Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essexi
1964-1970 Brigadier C M Paton CVO CBE DL
1970-1976 Major General M W Holme CBE MC
1976-1982 Brigadier R J Randall
1982-1987 Major General J A Ward-Booth OBE
1987-1992 Brigadier W T Dodd OBE
d. Options for Change . From 5 Oct 92 the Regiment continued with three
Deputy Colonels with responsibility towards Battalions as directed by the Colonel of the Regiment. Deputy Colonels from this date were:
Major General M J D Walker CBE 1992-1996
(1St 5th and 6th Battalions and thus associated with the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex).
Brigadier C Groves 1991-1996
(2nd and 7th Battalions and thus associated with the counties of
Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire).
Colonel D K Harris OBE TD ADC 1992 - TA
e. Rationalisation . On 30 Mar 96, the 5th Battalion was re-rolled as
158 (Royal Anglian) Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps(Volunteer); rationalisation
dictated that from 1 Jan 96, the 1St and 6th Battalions with Lieutenant General Sir Michael Walker as their Deputy Colonel, were associated with the counties of
Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex while the 2nd and 7th Battalions with