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Robert Burton Leslie

Robert Burton Leslie

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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]

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He served in the Lincolnshire Regiment in World War I and was awarded an MC in the 1916 Birthday Honours.

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    "Biography of Brigadier Robert Burton Leslie (1891 – 1976), Great Britain". generals.dk. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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    "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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