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All about Colonel Gill who served in the Army, Navy and Indian Air Force


All about Colonel Gill who served in the Army, Navy and Indian Air Force
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Updated: Friday, January 15, 2021, 16:58 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 15: Colonel Prithpal Singh Gill has seen it all. The World War II, India-Pakistan war of 1965, the retired Colonel who saw it all, turned 100 on December 11, 2020. More importantly he is the only surviving officer to have served the Army, Navy and Indian Air Force.
Today on Army Day, he was awarded the Silver Salver on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat.
Colonel Prithpal Singh Gill
He joined the Royal Indian Air Force as a pilot without his family s consent in 1942. Following this he joined the Navy where he served on a mine sweeping ship, INS Teer, which was an escort for cargo ships during the World War 2. He then left the Navy after completing the Longe Range Gunnery Course. ....

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Defence Accounts Department felicitates WW-II tri-service veteran on turning 100


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Chandigarh, December 17
The Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA), New Delhi, on Thursday felicitated Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (retd), a World War-II veteran and the only Indian to have served in the Army, Navy and Air Force, on attaining 100 years of age.
Sahil Goyal, Deputy Controller General of Defence Accounts, Western Command, along with two officers visited the veteran at his residence in Chandigarh and presented him the revised pension orders and a plaque on behalf of the CGDA.
Col Gill and his wife also interacted with the CGDA representatives in a jubilant mood and said they take regular morning walk and like home cooked food and recalled that during service, their tenure at Manipur was the most memorable. ....

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Col Gill, who served in three forces, felicitated


Col Gill, who served in three forces, felicitated
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Chandigarh, Dec 17 : The Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) has felicitated Col Prithipal Singh Gill (retd), the only officer who served in all the three armed forces of the country, on attaining 100 years of age, an official statement said on Thursday.
Sahil Goyal, Deputy Chief of Defence Accounts, along with two other officers visited the veteran at his residence here on December 11 and presented the revised pension orders and a plaque to the veteran on behalf of the CGDA, a statement issued by the Defence PRO said. ....

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Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (Retd.) who served in Army, Navy and IAF turns 100


Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (Retd.) who served in Army, Navy and IAF turns 100
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The 71 Medium Regiment sent an officer from Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir to Gill s residence here with a cake, a trophy, track-suit and a T-shirt to celebrate his birthday on Friday. He was also the commanding officer of the Regiment during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
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on Dec 12, 2020)CHANDIGARH: Colonel Prithipal Singh Gill (retired), a World War 2 veteran who holds the unique distinction of having served in all three defence services, turned 100 with wishes pouring in from several quarters. ....

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