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Sarkar, Prithwish Chandra

Date of birth:
January 23rd, 1916
Date of death:
January 1st, 1998
Nationality:
British-Indian

Biography

Service number, M.13716.
He was a member of the Indian Armed Forces Medical Corps. After the war, he served in Lucknow and Ambala among other postings. He was later seconded to the Indian Navy as it had no separate medical branch then. He was Principal Medical Officer on board the cruiser INS (Indian Naval Ship) Delhi, and was both Executive Officer as well as Commanding Officer at different times (the latter during 1960-62) of INHS (Indian Naval Hospital Ship) Aswini in Bombay. He reverted to the Army to serve during the Indo-China War which commenced in 1962 and took premature retirement in 1965.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
Indian Armed Forces Medical Corps
Awarded on:
February 8th, 1945

Supplement to the London Gazette tuesday 6th February 1945 dated 8th February 1945, issue 36926.
Military Cross (MC)

Sources

  • - Supplement to the London Gazette tuesday 6th February 1945 dated 8th February 1945, issue 36926

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