Gurbakhsh Singh


Gurbakhsh Singh

Born1904
Badrukhan, Jind State, British India
Died11 December 1979
Allegiance British India
 India
Rank Major General
CommandsJind Infantry, Indian State Forces
Patiala Brigade, PEPSU forces
Unknown Infantry Brigade under 26 Infantry Division, Jammu and Kashmir state
Indian Custodian Force, Korea
Battles / wars
AwardsPadma Shri
Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Alma materKhalsa College, Amritsar
RelationsLt. Gen. Harbaksh Singh, VrC (brother)

Major General Gurbakhsh Singh, DSO, OBE (1904 - 11 December 1979),[1][2] also spelled as 'Gurbaksh Singh', was a general officer who served in the British Indian Army and later the Indian Army. He is known for his leadership of his battalion of the British Indian Army under the gruelling captivity of the Japanese forces in Singapore for three years. Later, he served with the Indian Custodian Force in Korea following the Korean War.

  1. ^ Singh, Gurbakhsh (2013). Indelible Reminiscences: Memoirs of Major General Gurbakhsh Singh. Lancer Publishers. ISBN 978-1-935501-38-1.
  2. ^ "Smt. Sudesh Gurbakash Singh v. Union Of India & Others, Armed Forces Tribunal, Judgment, Law, casemine.com". casemine.com. December 16, 2009.