| Honorific Prefix: | Colonel |
| Robert Burton Leslie | |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Cork |
| Death Place: | Devon |
| Allegiance: | British Ceylon |
| Branch: | Ceylon Defence Force |
| Rank: | Colonel |
| Unit: | Royal Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Commands: | Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force |
Colonel Robert Burton Leslie (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.