Robert Burton Leslie | |
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Born | Cork | October 7, 1891
Died | July 12, 1976 Devon | (aged 84)
Allegiance | British Ceylon |
Service/ | Ceylon Defence Force |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | Royal Lincolnshire Regiment |
Commands held | Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force |
Colonel Robert Burton Leslie MC (7 October 1891 – 12 July 1976)[1] was the 8th Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force. He was appointed on 3 March 1935 until 12 May 1937. He was succeeded by Gordon Thorne.[2]
He served in the Lincolnshire Regiment in World War I and was awarded an MC in the 1916 Birthday Honours.