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Service No: IC-14460

Service: Army

Last Rank : Lieutenant

Unit : 3/9 GR

Arm/Regt : 9 Gorkha Rifles

Operation: Op Riddle

Date of Martyrdom : Sep 26, 1965

Lieutenant Pawan Kumar Singh

Lt Pawan Kumar Singh’s foundation for the Army was laid in Rashtriya Indian Military College(RIMC) Dehradun , where he studied from 1955 to 1959. Later he joined the prestigious NDA at Khadakwasla and was commissioned in the year 1962 as 2nd Lieutenant. An outstanding football and volleyball player, Lt P K Singh was a committed soldier and a very fine officer.

 

In the early part of his service career, Lt P K Singh got an opportunity to display his soldierly skills, when his unit got deployed in the western front during the Indo-Pak war of 1965.

 

Indo-Pak War : 26 Sep 1965 

 

Though India occupied the strategic Haji Pir pass located south of Uri and about 8 Km from the cease fire line, on 28 Aug 1985, the fuil scale war broke out on 01 Sep 1965. On that day Pakistan invaded Chamb district in J & K, triggering one of the largest armoured and infantry battles, and a series of daring and bloody operations. The cease fire resolution adopted by the security council finally came into effect on 23 Sep 1965, but the skirmishes still continued on various fronts.

 

On 26 Sep 1965, in one such battle Lt P K Singh got severely injured and was martyred.

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4 Comments
  • LT GENERAL NARAYAN CHATTERJEE (RETD)

    2018 at 4:23 pm Reply

    PK SINGH WAS MY BATCH MATE FROM RIMC, DEHRADUN (1955-59) AND 23rd COURSE NDA, KHARAKVASLA 91960-62). HE WAS AN OUTSTANDING SPORTSMAN EXCELLING IN FOOTBALL & VOLLEYBALL. HE WAS VERY DARING FROM YOUNG DAYS. HE BELONGED TO BIHAR

    PK LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR THE COUNTRY IN TRUE GREAT TRADITION OF INDIAN ARMY. OUR SALUTE TO HIM FOR EVER..!

  • Partha Sen

    2020 at 3:31 pm Reply

    P K was my coursemat and sqnmate for two terms in NDA.A wonderful guy in every respect.Till date I have not reconciled to his untimely demise.No doubt he passed away in a blaze. of glory and attained martyrdom but his void will always be felt acutely

  • Pilot officer Jaideep Singh Brar.

    2022 at 10:15 pm Reply

    I was the proud SCC OOf Kilo squadron and Pk Singh my colleague pulled us out ou thre ignominy of being the last in the honor by his contribution to sports such as football and gymnastics. An out standing and wondrous colleague who didn’t say NO to any risk that he was asked to take to redeem the honor of Kilo Squadron. HE ULTIMATELY REDEEMED THE HONOUR INDIA.
    GLORY BE TO HIM.

  • R D Salwan

    2022 at 7:30 pm Reply

    DearBrar
    PK n myself ( Col Salwan ) were in F / K Sqn for 4 terms.In 5th term mov to Lima on its raising and passed out in Dec 1962 n SCC was. SS Jawanda

    Col Ravi Salwan

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