General Sir Ouvry Roberts | |
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Born | Bogawantalawa, British Ceylon | 3 April 1898
Died | 16 March 1986 | (aged 87)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1917–1955 |
Rank | General |
Service number | 10009 |
Unit | Royal Engineers |
Commands | Southern Command (1949–52) Northern Ireland District (1948–49) XXXIV Indian Corps (1945) 23rd Indian Infantry Division (1943–45) 16th Infantry Brigade (1942) 20th Indian Infantry Brigade (1941) |
Battles / wars | First World War Third Anglo-Afghan War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
General Sir Ouvry Lindfield Roberts, GCB, KBE, DSO (3 April 1898 – 16 March 1986) was a senior officer of the British Army and the British Indian Army during the First and Second World Wars.