The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Bucher, Francis Robert Roy
General
* 31st of August 1895
† 5th of January 1980
(13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers)
(Indian Army)
Promotions
| 1937-07-01 | Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1939-11-01 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-09-01 | Acting Colonel |
| 1941-03-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1942-03-21 | Acting Major-General |
| 1942-07-21 | Colonel (Dated back to 1940-07-01) |
| 1943-03-21 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1945-04-06 | Major-General (Dated back to 1944-06-05) |
| 1946-08-04 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
| 1947-01-13 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-General |
| 1949-10-09 | Granted the honorary rank of General |
Service
| 1933-07-30 | – | 1939-01-22 | Commanding Officer ? Squadron, 13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers |
| 1939-01-22 | – | 1940-XX-XX | Second-in-Command 12th Indian Cavalry Sam Browne's |
| 1940-03-01 | – | 1940-08-31 | Assistant Commandant of Indian Cavalry Training Centre, India |
| 1940-09-01 | – | 1941-01-23 | Commandant of Indian Cavalry Training Centre |
| 1941-01-24 | – | 1941-06-23 | Assistant Adjutant-General, Army Headquarters India |
| 1941-06-24 | – | 1941-09-01 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, British Troops in Iraq |
| 1941-09-01 | – | 1942-03-20 | Assistant Quartermaster-General, PaiForce |
| 1942-03-21 | – | 1942-04-28 | Chief Administration Officer, Southern Command [India] |
| 1942-04-28 | – | 1945-07-15 | Chief Administration Officer, Southern Army [India] |
| 1946-01-XX | – | 1946-08-04 | General Officer Commanding Bengal & Assam Area [India] |
| 1946-08-04 | – | 1947-01-13 | Officiating General Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Command [India] |
| 1947-XX-XX | Chief of the General Staff, Army Headquarters India | ||
| 1948-01-01 | – | 1949-01-15 | Commander in Chief of the Indian Army |
| 1949-10-09 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Kashif Kashuf