Roy Bucher

Sir Roy Bucher
Sir Roy Bucher
Born	31 August 1895 Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Died	5 January 1980 (aged 84)
Allegiance	United Kingdom  British India  India
Service/branch	British Army  British Indian Army  Indian Army
Years of service	1914–1949
Rank	General
Service number	16708
Commands held	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 1947–1948
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 soldier 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.