Bot at 09:07, 23 September 2022

2022-09-23T09:07:55Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox military person
|name= Kanwar Bahadur Singh
|birth_date=5 August 1910
|death_date= {{Death date and age|2007|5|8|1910|8|5|df=y}}
|birth_place= Palaitha, [[British Raj]]
|death_place=
|image= Lt. Gen. K. Bahadur Singh.jpg
|caption=
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|India }}
|serviceyears=
|rank= [[Lieutenant-General]]
|branch= [[File:Flag of Indian Army.png|23px]] [[Indian Army]]
|commands=[[Central Command (India)|Central Command]]
|unit=[[The Kumaon Regiment]]
|battles= [[World War II]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]
|awards= [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]
|laterwork=Lt. Governor of Himachal Pradesh
}}

[[Lieutenant-General]] '''Kanwar Bahadur Singh''', [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]], (5 August 1910 – 8 May 2007) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]].

==Early life and education==
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2012}}
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, [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]], 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 College, Sandhurst]]. He would join Sandhurst as the top student from India.

==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.<ref>Defence Department. (1943, April). ''The Half Yearly Indian Army List''. New Delhi: Manager of Publications, Government of India.</ref> 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.<ref> April 1932 Indian Army List</ref><ref> October 1942 Indian Army List</ref>

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]].<ref>"Supplement to The London Gazette", 7 May 1946, "Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood"</ref>

He opted for the Indian Army on partition in 1947 and rose up the ranks to serve as GOC-in-C for [[Central Command (India)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmPhotoGalleryWithoutText.aspx?MnId=ofHtlsG10++6SXzAZ+11xQ==&ParentID=5Mcb8xQ/RGFGwjd0bLcIRw== |title=Official Website of Indian Army |publisher=Indianarmy.nic.in |access-date=2015-09-30}}</ref>

==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==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-1a.svg|35px]] || [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries|Second Lieutenant]] || [[British Indian Army]] || 27 August 1931<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33748 |date=28 August 1931 |page=5624 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] || British Indian Army || 29 April 1933<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=33948 |date=9 June 1933 |page=3877 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-2.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] || British Indian Army || 29 January 1939<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=34610 |date=24 March 1939 |page=2013 |supp= |nolink=y}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-3.svg|35px]] || [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] ||British Indian Army || 1946
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-3.svg|35px]] || Major || [[Indian Army]] || 15 August 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note">Upon independence in 1947, India became a [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. As a result, the rank insignia of the [[British Army]], incorporating the [[Tudor Crown]] and four-pointed [[Order of the Bath|Bath Star]] ("pip"), was retained, as [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] remained Commander-in-Chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. After 26 January 1950, when India became a [[Republic of India|republic]], the [[President of India]] became Commander-in-Chief, and the [[Lion Capital of Asoka|Ashoka Lion]] replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-4.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1948 (temporary)<ref name="col_subs">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=70 |date=24 June 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-5.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 29 January 1949 (acting)<ref name="col_subs"/><br>1 January 1950 (substantive)<ref name="col_subs"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British Army (1928-1953) OF-6.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 13 December 1949 (acting)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=157 |date=28 January 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=227 |date=11 February 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 29 January 1952
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major-General]] || Indian Army || 29 January 1956<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=36 |date=25 February 1956 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 1 August 1958 (acting)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=278 |date=13 December 1958 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><br>29 January 1959 (substantive)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=163 |date=16 May 1959 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Campaign medals==
*[[File:War Medal 1939–1945 (UK) ribbon.png|60px]] [[War Medal 1939-1945]]
*[[File:Pacific Star BAR.svg|60px]] [[Pacific Star]]
*[[File:Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon.png|60px]] [[Order of the British Empire]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
*Mishra, S., & Singh, B. (1997). ''Where Gallantry is Tradition: Saga of Rastriya Indian Military College''. Allied Publishers. {{ISBN|81-7023-649-5}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311012824/http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/pgov.asp State of Himachal Pradesh Web Site]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/INDIA-ROYALTY/2006-02/1140515252 Archiver.rootsweb.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311012824/http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/pgov.asp Hpvidhansabha.nic.in]
* [http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/ Indian Army]
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ Bharat Rakshak: The Consortium of Indian Military Websites]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Kanwar Bahadur}}
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:Indian prisoners of war]]
[[Category:World War II prisoners of war held by Japan]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]
[[Category:Commandants of National Defence College, India]]
[[Category:People from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rajasthani people]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Rashtriya Indian Military College alumni]]
[[Category:Governors of Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Rajasthan]]
[[Category:2007 deaths]]
[[Category:1910 births]]
[[Category:Indian Members of the Order of the British Empire]]

Kanwar Bahadur Singh - Revision history

Bot at 09:07, 23 September 2022