Major General H. A. Lawrence commanded No. 3 Section Canal Defences, and as part of those defences, the Romani position was commanded by Lawrence, who had his headquarters at Kantara.
Generalmajor H. A. Lawrence ledede forsvaret af No. 3 Sektion og som en del af disse stillinger var Romani stillingen under kommando af Lawrence, som havde sit hovedkvarter ved Qantara.