Roy Bucher

Sir Roy Bucher
Sir Roy Bucher
Born31 August 1895
Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Died5 January 1980 (aged 84)
Allegiance United Kingdom
 British India
 India
Service / branch British Army
 British Indian Army
 Indian Army
Years of service1914–1949
RankGeneral
Service number16708
CommandsEastern Command
12th Cavalry
Indian Cavalry Training Centre
Indian Army
Battles / warsFirst World War
Third Anglo-Afghan War
Second World War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Military Cross

General Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher KBE CB MC (31 August 1895 – 5 January 1980)[2] was a British Indian Army officer who became the second Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army and the final non-Indian to hold the top post of the Indian Army after Partition.

  1. ^ "Gen Sir Roy BUCHER. KBE. CB. MC. DL".
  2. ^ Generals – Biography