Singh belonged to the Kapurthala Royal family, he was born to Jasbir and Mabel Singh on 19 September 1915 in Budaun, United Provinces. He was nicknamed Jumper because of his inability to pronounce his own name. In January 1927, he went to study at the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College (RIMC) in Dehradun. He graduated from RIMC in February 1936. He graduated from the Indian Military Academy.[2]
Military careeredit
Jaswant Singh joined the 4/12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1937. He saw action at Fort Jamrud against the Pathans in 1939. Singh signed up to be transferred to the IAF and was seconded in June 1940 as a Flying Officer. He was only the fifth Army officer to offer himself for such an assignment. He joined the 3rd Pilot Course at the Initial Training School, Walton, Lahore, to undergo his ground and flying training, and completed his advanced training from the Service Flying Training School, Ambala, at the end of May 1941. He led a squadron into operations in Burma during World War II. He commanded the offices of several senior command and staff appointments. He take charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Air Command in March, 1962. He 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. He was also in the charge Air Officer in charge of Training Command. He became the CAS of Ghana Air Force.[3]
Awardsedit
He was posthumously awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for the most distinguished service to the Indian Air Force.
kanwar, jaswant, singh, vice, marshal, pvsm, september, 1915, january, 1963, both, indian, army, indian, force, officer, served, ghana, force, chief, staff, ghana, force, from, 1959, august, 1960, training, command, eastern, command, indian, force, vice, marsh. Air Vice Marshal Kanwar Jaswant Singh PVSM 15 September 1915 1 January 1963 was both Indian Army and Indian Air Force officer and served in the Ghana Air Force He was the Chief of Air Staff of the Ghana Air Force from May 1959 to August 1960 1 He was the AOC in C of Training Command and Eastern command in Indian Air Force Air Vice MarshalKanwar Jaswant SinghPVSM2nd Air Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Air CommandIn office 3 March 1962 1 January 1963PresidentSarvepalli RadhakrishnanPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byKundan Lal SondhiSucceeded byShivdev Singh4th Air Officer Commanding in Chief Training CommandIn office 27 May 1958 22 March 1959PresidentRajendra PrasadPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruPreceded byPratap Chandra LalSucceeded byRanjan Dutt1st Chief of Ghana Air ForceIn office May 1959 August 1960Preceded byOffice establishedSucceeded byIan Gundry WhitePersonal detailsBorn 1915 09 15 15 September 1915United Province British IndiaDied1 January 1963 1963 01 01 aged 47 IndiaSpouseMariam KhanRelationsAbdul Jabbar Khan father in law Alma materIndian Military AcademyAwardsParam Vishisht Seva MedalMilitary serviceAllegiance British India 1937 1947 India 1947 1963 Branch service British Indian Army Royal Indian Air Force Indian Air Force Ghana Air ForceYears of service1937 1963RankAir Vice MarshalCommandsEastern Air CommandTraining CommandBattles warsWorld War IIIndo Pakistani War of 1947 Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Awards 4 Personal life 5 Death 6 ReferencesEarly life editSingh belonged to the Kapurthala Royal family he was born to Jasbir and Mabel Singh on 19 September 1915 in Budaun United Provinces He was nicknamed Jumper because of his inability to pronounce his own name In January 1927 he went to study at the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College RIMC in Dehradun He graduated from RIMC in February 1936 He graduated from the Indian Military Academy 2 Military career editJaswant Singh joined the 4 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1937 He saw action at Fort Jamrud against the Pathans in 1939 Singh signed up to be transferred to the IAF and was seconded in June 1940 as a Flying Officer He was only the fifth Army officer to offer himself for such an assignment He joined the 3rd Pilot Course at the Initial Training School Walton Lahore to undergo his ground and flying training and completed his advanced training from the Service Flying Training School Ambala at the end of May 1941 He led a squadron into operations in Burma during World War II He commanded the offices of several senior command and staff appointments He take charge as Air Officer Commanding in Chief Eastern Air Command in March 1962 He 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 He was also in the charge Air Officer in charge of Training Command He became the CAS of Ghana Air Force 3 Awards editHe was posthumously awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal for the most distinguished service to the Indian Air Force Personal life editJaswant Singh married Mariam Khan 1920 1988 the only daughter of North West Frontier Province s former Prime Minister Abdul Jabbar Khan popularly known as Dr Khan Sahib and niece of Abdul Ghaffar Khan It was a high profile wedding Death editTwenty five days later taking charge of AOC in C Eastern Command on New Year s Eve of 1963 Singh passed away after suffering a heart failure References edit Air Staff Chiefs Past CAS gafonline mil gh Ghana Armed Forces Archived from the original on 13 October 2016 Retrieved 5 June 2017 The story of Jaswant Singh the only Indian to have ever commanded a foreign Air Force The Print Air Vice Marshal Kanwar Jaswant Singh Bharat Rakshak Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kanwar Jaswant Singh amp oldid 1214270804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
