Date of birth:

May 2nd, 1918 (Chittoor/South India, India)

Date of death:

October 11th, 2000 (Chennai/Madras, India)

Nationality:

British-Indian

Service number M.13313.

Served also in the in UN peace keeping operations in Lebanon, 1958. Retired from the Indian Army Medical Corps with the rank of Major General in 1977.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Captain

Unit:

Indian Medical Service

Awarded on:

January 17th, 1946

In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma in 1940.

Citation:
"His steadiness under fire, disregard for danger and the attention he paid to sick and wounded has set an excellent example, which has inspired confidence in all ranks."

Published in The London Gazette dated 17th January 1946.
Presented by General Cariappa at a military parade on 18th August 1952.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• - Supplement to the London Gazette of 15th January 1946, Issue 37433, dated 17th January 1946
  - Fauji Akhbar, Illustrated Weekly Magazine of the Armed Forces of India, 26th October 1952