Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell 28 July 1939[1] – 4 July 1941[31] Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck 5 July 1941[31] – 14 August 1942[32] Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander 15 August 1942[32] – February 1943 Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson February 1943 – January 1944 Field Marshal Sir Bernard Paget January 1944 – October 1946