Sir Roy Bucher | |
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Born | 31 August 1895 Edinburgh, Scotland[1] |
Died | 5 January 1980 (aged 84) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom British India India |
Service | British Army British Indian Army Indian Army |
Years of service | 1914–1949 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 16708 |
Commands | Eastern Command 12th Cavalry Indian Cavalry Training Centre Indian Army |
Battles / wars | First 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.