Ouvry Lindfield Roberts

General Sir Ouvry Roberts
Roberts greeting former Indian Army prisoners of war in Malaya, 1945.
Born	(1898-04-03)3 April 1898 Bogawantalawa, British Ceylon
Died	16 March 1986(1986-03-16) (aged 87)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1917–1955
Rank	General
Service number	10009
Unit	Royal Engineers
Commands held	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.