Kanwar Bahadur Singh

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Lieutenant-General Kanwar Bahadur Singh, (5 August 1910 – 8 May 2007) was a senior officer in The Kumaon Regiment of Indian Army.

Early life and education

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Military career

Upon graduation from Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on the Unattached List for appointment to the Indian Army on 27 August 1931.[1] He was attached to the 2nd battalion, Highland Light Infantry which was stationed in India for a year before being appointed to the Indian Army and posted to the 4th battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment.[2][3]

He was promoted to Captain on 1 January 1939. His battalion participated in the ill-fated Malayan Campaign. Following their defeat in the Battle of Singapore, he was taken prisoner and spent the remainder of the war in a Japanese internment camp. On 9 May 1946, in recognition of gallant and distinguished services as a prisoner of war, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire.[4]

He opted for the Indian Army on partition in 1947 and rose up the ranks to serve as GOC-in-C for Central Command from 1962 to 1966 before retiring as a Lieutenant-General.

He was Colonel of the Kumaon Regiment from 16 May 1961 to 15 May 1971.[5]

Later life

After retiring from the army, Lt. Gen. K. Bahadur Singh was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh from 16 May 1967 to 24 January 1971.

He was married to Rajendra Kumari of Barwani and had five children, a son (Kr Jaivir Singh Palaitha) and 4 daughters (Jyostna, Jaya, Padmini & Durga). He died in May 2007 at the age of 97.

Dates of rank

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
File:British Army OF-1a.svg Second Lieutenant British Indian Army 27 August 1931[6]
File:British Army OF-1b.svg Lieutenant British Indian Army 29 April 1933[7]
File:British Army OF-2.svg Captain British Indian Army 29 January 1939[8]
File:British Army (1920–1953) OF-3.svg Major British Indian Army 1946
File:British Army (1920–1953) OF-3.svg Major Indian Army 15 August 1947[note 1][9]
File:British Army (1920-1953) OF-4.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 1948 (temporary)[10]
File:British Army (1920-1953) OF-5.svg Colonel Indian Army 29 January 1949 (acting)[10]
1 January 1950 (substantive)[10]
File:British Army (1928-1953) OF-6.svg Brigadier Indian Army 13 December 1949 (acting)[11]
File:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)[9][12]
File:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 29 January 1952
File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major-General Indian Army 29 January 1956[13]
File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 1 August 1958 (acting)[14]
29 January 1959 (substantive)[15]

Campaign medals

Notes

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  1. ↑ Upon independence in 1947, India became a Dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations. As a result, the rank insignia of the British Army, incorporating the Tudor Crown and four-pointed Bath Star ("pip"), was retained, as George VI remained Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. After 26 January 1950, when India became a republic, the President of India became Commander-in-Chief, and the Ashoka Lion replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."

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References

Notes

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  1. ↑ Defence Department. (1943, April). The Half Yearly Indian Army List. New Delhi: Manager of Publications, Government of India.
  2. ↑ April 1932 Indian Army List
  3. ↑ October 1942 Indian Army List
  4. ↑ "Supplement to The London Gazette", 7 May 1946, "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood"
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