Two years after leaving the Navy, Gill joined the Indian Army soon after Independence and sought placement in 1 Sikh (now 4 Mech) in the Regiment of Artillery and retired as a Colonel in 1970.Ĭolonel Gill was all smiles as he greeted visitors who dropped by at the residence, in Chandigarh’s Sector 35 to wish him on his birthday. was able to secure 20,105 against Kohli who bagged 33,142 votes to defeat the former on his home turf.
Next year, at the age of 23 Gill joined the Navy where he served on a mine sweeping ship, INS Teer, which was an escort for cargo ships during World War-II and served as a commissioned officer in the gunnery branch till 1948. In a historic development, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and leader of newly found Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) lost the Patiala constituency to Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Ajit Pal Singh Kohli. However, his stint with the Air Force did not last long as his father who was concerned about his safety forced him to leave his flying ambitions. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1999 ISBN 8-9 Waheeduddin, Fakir Syed The Real Ranjit Singh 2nd ed.
Gill started his military life as a pilot in the Royal Indian Air force ,under British rule, in the year 1942 as a flight cadet in Karachi. Sandhawalia, Preminder Singh Noblemen and Kinsmen: history of a Sikh family. He took up flying as a passion at Walton Aerodrome in Lahore from where he earned a flying licence. Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ ChandigarhĬol Prithpal Singh Gill-this Singh is a real size King, as there are no known examples in the country today of an officer who has served in all three services of the military.Ĭolonel Prithipal Singh Gill (retd), a World War II veteran, has the unique distinction of having served in the Royal Indian Air Force, Royal Indian Navy and the Indian Army during his career in uniform.Ĭol Prithpal Singh Gill-added another milestone to his life on Friday, when he turned 100Īccording to reports, Colonel Gill had done his graduation from Government College, Lahore. Only Indian to serve Army, Navy, Air Force living legend Col Prithpal Singh Gill turns 100
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