S Jaswant Singh Gill, Singapore first navy chief, was a renowned person and a vital part of the country defence during its formative years. He was six years
Gill's military career began when he fought for Singapore in the Konfrontasi battle, which took place between 1963 and 1966 and involved Indonesia and the Federation of Malaysia. He was named Commander of the Singapore Naval Volunteer Force in the wake of the British withdrawal in 1967.
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Jaswant Singh Gill â Singaporeâs first Navy commander and son of a Punjab farmer
Jaswant Singh Gill, who emigrated from Punjab to Singapore with his uncle when he was 6 years old, died Saturday at the age of 97.
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New Delhi: Jaswant Singh Gill, Singapore’s first Navy commander and a tall figure in the Sikh community, died Saturday from pneumonia. He was 97.
Gill was six years old when he had emigrated from Punjab to the island nation along with his uncle.
He was the son of a farmer and his uncle was a clerk in the Singapore Police Force at the time, according to an independent news portal for Sikhs in Asia.