Rob Lockhart

Sir Rob Lockhart
1st Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army
In office
15 August 1947 – 31 December 1947
MonarchGeorge VI
Governor GeneralLord Mountbatten
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byF. R. Roy Bucher
Personal details
Born23 June 1893
Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Died11 September 1981 (aged 88)
Kent, England
Awards Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire
Military Cross
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
 British India
 India
Branch/service British Army
 British Indian Army
 Indian Army
Years of service1913–1948
1951–1952
RankGeneral
Commands Southern Command
1st Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment
Indian Army
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
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General Sir Rob McGregor MacDonald Lockhart KCB CIE MC (23 June 1893 – 11 September 1981) was a senior British Army officer during the Second World War and later the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army upon India's independence.

In retirement he was a leading member of the Scout Association.


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