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Southern Territory

The territory was created in 1926 from the southern parts of the Eastern and Central territories.

Territorial Commanders

CommanderFromUntil
Lt. Commissioner William McIntyre19271930
Lt. Commissioner Alexander Damon19301935
Lt. Colonel Ernest Pugmire19351939
Lt. Commissioner William Arnold19391946
Lt. Commissioner Alfred Chesham19461952
Lt. Commissioner William Dray19521956
Lt. Commissioner William Davidson19561962
Lt. Commissioner Paul Carlson19621966
Lt. Commissioner Glenn Ryan19661969
Lt. Commissioner William Chamberlain19691974
Commissioner Ernest W Holz19741978
Commissioner Arthur Pitcher19781982
Commissioner Andrew Miller19821986
Commissioner James OsborneOctober 1986November 1989
Commissioner Kenneth L HodderNovember 19891993
Commissioner Kelly Igleheart
Commissioner Philip Needham
Commissioner Max FeenerJuly 2006

Chief Secretaries

SecretaryFromUntil
Colonel Alfred Chandler19271930
Lt. Colonel A.E. Marpurg19301931
Colonel Arthur Smeeton19311935
Colonel Albert Norris19351936
Colonel Richard Stretton19361942
Colonel Edmund Hoffman19421948
Colonel P.L. DeBevoise19481952
Colonel Alfred Gilliard19521954
Colonel A.E. Ramsdale19541957
Colonel William Davidson19571957
Colonel George Marshall19571961
Colonel James Longino19611972
Colonel W.R.H. Goodier19721974
Colonel Orval Taylor19741978
Colonel John Paton19781982
Colonel Stanley Ditmer19821985
Colonel Bramwell Tillsley19851989
Colonel Kenneth L Hodder1989November 1989
Colonel Harold HinsonNovember 1989
Max FeenerFebruary 2005July 2006
Brad BaileySeptember 2012July 1, 2017
Colonel Ralph BukiewiczJuly 1, 2017January 1, 2023

Secretaries for Women's Ministries

SecretaryFromUntil
Colonel Susan BukiewiczJuly 1, 2017January 1, 2023

Secretaries for Young People

SecretaryFromUntil
Brigadier Ernest R Holz1938December 22, 1938

Territorial Education Secretaries

SecretaryFromUntil
Philip Needham

Divisions in the Territory

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