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Flying Officer Kanwar Shamsher Singh Bedi
| Service No & Branch | 2366 GD(P) |  | ||||||||
| Date of Birth: 12 Jul 1921 | Commissioned: 29 Mar 1943 | Course: 16 Course | ||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 05 Mar 1945 Relinquished Commission Died on 26 Aug 1964 (43 Years age) | Nick Name : | ||||||||
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| Google the Bharat Rakshak Website for : "K S S Bedi" | ||||||||||
 Plt Offr |
| Date | Aircraft Type | Tail No | Pilot/Crew | Unit | Remarks |
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| 22 Jan 1944 | Hurricane | AG173 | Plt Offr Kanwar Shamsher Singh Bedi | 151OTU | Engine cut due to fa |
Additional Notes
| Remarks: 2011 Year End Update Note added: 2012-01-15 |
| he served in WW2 in Burma and that he flew supply aircraft to the ground troops. He was from an important Sikh family, his great Grandfather being Sir Baba Khem Singh Bedi KCIE CIE and therefore descended from the first Sikh Guru Nanak. He did have medals, known that from a letter from the City of Westminster upon his death but they were not found do not now what they were.His brother was Manmohan Singh Bedi - retired in 1970s as Indian Army General. |
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