Colonels of the 13th Somersetshire Light Infantry

	Colonel Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon 20 June 1685 - Dec 1688
	Colonel Ferdinando Hastings Dec 1688 -13 Mar 1695
	Colonel Sir John Jacob 13 Mar 1695 - 15 Mar 1702
	Lieut-General James Barry, 4th Earl of Barrymore 15 Mar 1702 - 28 Jul 1715
	Colonel Stanhope Cotton 28 Jul 1715 - 25 Dec 1725
	General Lord Mark Kerr 25 Dec 1725 - 29 May 1732
	Brigadier-General John Middleton 29 May 1732 - 5 Jul 1739
	General Hon Harry Pulteney 5 Jul 1739 - 25 Jun 1766
	Field Marshal HRH William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester 25 Jun 1766 - 16 Dec 1767
	General Hon James Murray 16 Dec 1767 - 5 Jun 1789
	General George Ainslie 5 Jun 1789 - 11 Jul 1804
	General Alexander Campbell 11 Jul 1804 - 15 Feb 1813
	General Edward Morrison 15 Feb 1813 - 15 Dec 1843
	Major-General Sir Robert Henry Sale GCB 15 Dec 1843 - 10 Mar 1846
	Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm GCB 10 Mar 1846 - 15 Aug 1863
	Major-General Philip McPherson 15 Aug 1863 - 3 Feb 1864
	General Philip Spencer Stanhope 3 Feb 1864 - 22 Feb 1880
	General Lord Mark Ralph George Kerr GCB 22 Feb 1880 - 18 May 1900
	Lieut-General Sir John William Cox KCB 18 May 1900 - 3 Oct 1901
	Major-General Edward Lutwyche England CB 3 Oct 1901 - 5 Apr 1910
	Major-General Sir Henry Hallam Parr KCB CMG 5 Apr 1910 - 5 Apr 1914
	Major-General Richard Lloyd Payne CB DSO 5 Apr 1914 - 1 Aug 1919
	Lieut-General Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow KCB KCMG 1 Aug 1919 - 30 Jul 1929
	General Sir Walter Pipon Braithwaite GCB 30 Jul 1929 - 20 Oct 1938
	Major-General Vivian Henry Bruce Majendie CB DSO 20 Oct 1938 - 15 Oct 1947
	Lieut-General Sir John George des Reaux Swayne KCB CBE 15 Oct 1947 - 13 Apr 1953
	Field Marshal Sir John Harding, Ist Lord Harding of Petherton GCB CBE DSO MC 13 Apr 1953 - 6 Oct 1959

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