Roy Bucher
Sir Roy Bucher | |
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Sir Roy Bucher | |
| Born | 31 August 1895 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 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 |
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General Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher KBE CB MC (31 August 1895 – 5 January 1980) 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.