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Roberts, Sir Ouvry Lindfield, 1898-1986, Knight, Lieutenant General
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1898-1986
History
Born, 1898; educated, Cheltenham College; Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; King's College, Cambridge; commissioned, Royal Engineers, 1917; Deputy Director of Military Operations and Intelligence, India, 1939-1941; General Staff Officer 1, Indian 10 Infantry Division, Iraq, 1941; Commanding Officer, Indian 20 Infantry Brigade, Iraq, 1941; Commanding Officer, 16 Infantry Brigade, Ceylon, 1942; Brigadier General Staff Indian IV Corps, 1943; General Officer Commanding, Indian 23 Infantry Division, Burma, 1943-1945; General Officer Commanding Indian 34 Corps, Malaya, 1945; Vice Adjutant-General, War Office, 1945-1947; General Officer Commanding, Northern Ireland District, 1948-1949; General Officer Commander in Chief, Southern Command, 1949-1952; Quartermaster-General to the Forces, 1952-1955; Aide-de-Camp, General to the Queen, 1952-1955; Colonel Commandant, Corps of the Royal Engineers, 1952-1962; Director, Grosvenor Laing; President, Grosvenor Laing, 1955-1960; died, 1986.
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0099 KCLMA
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Further information is available at the National Archives (F64237)