Ranjit Lal Jetley

Major General

Ranjit Lal Jetley
Ranjit Lal Jetley
Ranjit Lal Jetley
Born(1923-03-10)10 March 1923
Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Died30 March 2018(2018-03-30) (aged 95)
London, England, U.K.

Major-General Ranjit Lal Jetley, FIE, FIQA (10 March 1923 – 30 March 2018) was an Indian soldier and scientist. He served in World War II and the 1947 Indo-Pakistani War, becoming an artillery regiment commander. He went on to work in armaments research and development, his innovations including an Indian 10mm light field gun and upgunning of the Sherman tanks. He also contributed to set up two major laboratories. Jetley retired in 1979 and moved to the United Kingdom.