Kanwar Bahadur Singh

Kanwar Bahadur Singh

Infobox Military Person
name= Kanwar Bahadur Singh
lived= 5 August 1910 – 08 May 2007
placeofbirth= Palaitha, India
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=flag|India
serviceyears=
rank= Lieutenant-General
branch=
commands=
unit=The Kumaon Regiment
battles= World War II, Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
awards= MBE
laterwork=Lt. Governor of Himachal Pradesh

Lieutenant-General K. Bahadur Singh, MBE, (5 August 1910 – 08 May 2007) was a senior officer in the Indian Army.

Early Life and Education

Bahadur Singh was born in the Thikana of Palaitha in the princely state of Kotah on 5 August 1910, the son of Major-General Sir Onkar Singh, CIE, a minister for the state of Kotah. He attended the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (RIMC) from August 1923 to 26 August 1929. During his time at the college, he became Section Commander for Kitchener Section and Cadet Captain. Following his education at RIMC, he gained entrance to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He would join Sandhurst as the top student from India.

Military career

Upon graduation from Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 19th Hyderabad Regiment on 27 August 1931. [Defence Department. (1943, April). "The Half Yearly Indian Army List". New Delhi: Manager of Publications, Government of India.] He was promoted to Captain on 1 January 1939. Bahadur Singh would retire as a Lieutenant-General.

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.

References

*Mishra, S., & Singh, B. (1997). "Where Gallantry is Tradition: Saga of Rastriya Indian Military College". Allied Publishers. ISBN 8170236495
* [http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/pgov.asp State of Himachal Pradesh Web Site]

Footnote

ee also

*Indian Army

External links

* [http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/ Indian Army]
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ Bharat Rakshak: The Consortium of Indian Military Websites]


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