Harbaksh Singh Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More » StarsUnfolded

profession retired indian army officer Famous for Being the Western Army Commander during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 physical statistics and more Height (approx) in centimeters– 185 cm
in meters– 1.85 square meters
in feet and inches– 6′ 1″ eye color dark brown hair color salt and pepper military career service/branch Indian Army Post Lieutenant General service year 15 July 1935 – September 1969 Unit • Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (15 July 1935 – 19 August 1936)
• 5th Battalion of the 11th Sikh Regiment (19 August 1936 – April 1946)
• 4th Battalion of 11th Sikh Regiment (renamed as 1st Sikh after independence) (April 1946 – September 1969) service number IC 31 Order • Commanding Officer of 1 Sikh
• Deputy Commandant of 161 Infantry Brigade
• Deputy Commandant of the Indian Military Academy
• Director of Infantry at Army Headquarters
• General Officer Commanding (GOC) 27th Infantry Division
• Chief of Staff of Western Command
• Commander of 4 Corps (Gajraj Corps) of Indian Army
• Commander of the 33 Corps of the Indian Army in Shillong
• General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Western Command Awards, Honors, Achievements • India’s third highest military award, the Vir Chakra (1948) by the Government of India
• India’s third highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan (1966) by the Government of India
• India’s second highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan (1970) by the Government of India personal life Date of birth 1 October 1913 (Wednesday) birth place Badrukhan Village, Sangrur, Jind State, British India (now Haryana, India) date of death 14 November 1999 place of death New Delhi Age (at the time of death) 86 years cause of death natural causes Zodiac sign Libra nationality • British Indian (1913–1947)
• Indian (1947-1999) hometown Badrukhan Village, Sangrur, Punjab school Ranbir High School, Sangrur university Government College, Lahore educational qualification He was a graduate of Government College, Lahore Religion Sikhism Know 1, Palam Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi – 110057, India relationships and more Marital Status (at the time of death) married family wife/husband/wife Sanam Harbaksh Singh
Children daughterHarmala Kaur Gupta (Social Activist)
Guardian fatherHarnam Singh (Doctor, Ex-Serviceman of the British Indian Army) siblings brotherLt Col Gurbaksh Singh (Former Officer in Jind Infantry, Former Commander of the Indian National Army)

Comment: Harbaksh Singh was the youngest of his seven siblings.