Service No & Branch | 1587 GD(P) | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: 19 Sep 1915 | Commissioned: 01 Jun 1940 | Course: 3 Course | |||||||||||||||||
Service End: | Died in Service 01 Jan 1963 (48 Years age) | Nick Name : | |||||||||||||||||
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Remarks : | Died of Health issues | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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01 Jun 1940 - 08 Aug 1940 | Fg Offr | Northern Indian Flying Cl | Lahore | Trainee | |
10 Aug 1940 - 01 Dec 1940 | Fg Offr | Initial Training School (Officers) | Lahore | Trainee Pilot | |
02 Dec 1940 - 24 May 1941 | Fg Offr | No.1 Flying Training School (India) | Ambala | Trainee Pilot | |
25 May 1941 - 11 Aug 1941 | Fg Offr | No.2 Squadron | Peshawar | Squadron Pilot to RAF Pesh | |
11 Aug 1941 - 02 Jan 1942 | Fg Offr | RAF Peshawar | |||
03 Jan 1942 - 05 Jun 1942 | Fg Offr | No.3 Squadron | Kohat | Squadron Pilot | |
10 Jun 1942 - 01 Feb 1943 | Flt Lt | No.2 Squadron | Kohat | Flight Commander A Flt | |
06 Feb 1943 - 15 Nov 1943 | Flt Lt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | ||
16 Nov 1943 - 24 Jan 1944 | Flt Lt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | SO to AOC | |
29 Jan 1944 - 26 Apr 1944 | Sqn Ldr | RAF Station Kohat | Kohat | S/L Flying | |
27 Apr 1944 - 23 Mar 1946 | Sqn Ldr | No.2 Squadron | Kohat | Commanding Officer To UK | |
01 Apr 1947 - 31 May 1947 | Wg Cdr | RAF Palam | W/C Flying | ||
01 Jun 1947 - 14 Aug 1947 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | W/C (Air Staff Plans) | |
15 Aug 1947 - 14 Sep 1947 | Gp Capt | PSO: Personnel, Air HQ | Delhi | Gp Capt (Personnel Services) | |
15 Sep 1947 - 30 Apr 1948 | Gp Capt | 10 Administrative Wing | Race Course | Station Commander | |
01 May 1948 - 19 Apr 1949 | Gp Capt | RIAF New Delhi | Race Course | Station Commander | |
27 Apr 1949 - 09 Mar 1951 | Gp Capt | 3 Wing | Palam (Delhi) | Station Commander | |
10 Mar 1951 - 23 Nov 1951 | Gp Capt | JSSC | Latimore, UK | Staff Course | |
24 Nov 1951 - 28 Feb 1955 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Organisation | |
06 Apr 1955 - 27 May 1958 | Gp Capt | 4 Wing | Agra | Station Commander | |
27 May 1958 - 22 Mar 1959 | Air Cmde | Training Command | Bangalore | Air Officer Commanding | |
25 Mar 1959 - 01 Aug 1960 | Air Cmde | Ghana Air Force | Ghana | Chief of Air Staff | |
25 Nov 1960 - 31 Mar 1961 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Air Officer in-charge Policy and Plans | |
01 Apr 1961 - 02 Mar 1962 | Air Cmde | Advance HQ, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Air Officer Commanding | |
03 Mar 1962 - 01 Jan 1963 | AVM | Eastern Air Command | Calcutta | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
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AVM | Kanwar Jaswant Singh | 1587 GD(P) | Award Date 26 Jan 1963 | Announced 26 Jan 1963 |
Details : | ![]() Late Air Vice Marshal Kanwar Jaswant Singh was commissioned in the Indian Army in 1937 and was seconded to the I.A.F. in 1940, where he served with distinction for over 22 years. He saw active service in the North Western Frontier Province and later led a squadron into operations in Burma during World War II. After holding several senior command and staff appointments, he tool over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command in March, 1962. With the limited resources available to him he re-organised the various units under his command to meet the heavy task of logistic air support required in the Assam and NEFA areas. With the recent Chinese aggression, the operational commitments in NEFA assumed vast proportions but there was no commensurate increase in the transport aircraft available to him. Air Vice Marshal Kanwar Jaswant Singh faced the situation with determination and further re-organised his command to undertake logistic support operations in the NEFA and Assam areas. He not only planned and directed the operations but proceeded to set an inspiring example by personally leading many difficult airlift missions. These operational missions were beyond the call of his normal duties but he carried them out to infuse confidence in his officers and men with complete disregard for his personal safety. All through the operations he was a familiar sight at the forward airfields in that region, planning, directing and supervising the air operations. The enthusiasm and determination with which the Air Force carried out the tasks allotted to them in Assam and NEFA were, to a large extent, due to the sustained work done by the officer. By his exceptional leadership, organizing ability and devotion to duty, Air Vice Marshal Kanwar Jaswant Singh has rendered most distinguished service to the Indian Air Force. | |||
Unit : EAC | ||||
Reference : GoI19630126 |