Robert Burton Lesley

Colonel Robert Burton Lesley MC
Allegiance	British Ceylon
Service/branch	Ceylon Defence Force
Rank	Colonel
Unit	Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
Commands held	Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force

Colonel Robert Burton Lesley MC was the 8th Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force. He was appointed on 3 March 1935 until 12 May 1937. He was succeeded by Gorden Calthrop Throne.^[1]

References

↑ "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

Military offices
Preceded by Edward Bromfield Ferrers	Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force 1935-1937	Succeeded by Gorden Calthrop Throne

Commanders of the Ceylon Defence Force

1 Clarke 2 Byrde 3 Vincent Morris 3 Vincent Fraser 3 Vincent 4 Fell Dickson Hayward 4 Fell Chapman 5 Rowley 6 Andrews Stevens 7 Ferrers 8 Lesley 9 Throne 10 White 11 Watson 12 McGeorge Mendis

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