F. N. Billimoria
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 | |
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Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
Relations | Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria (son) |
Early life and education
Bilimoria attended The Doon School and then joined the 2nd course of the Joint Services Wing (JSW), a forerunner of the National Defence Academy (NDA).[3][4]
Career
Bilimoria was commissioned into the Indian Army on 7 June 1953 in the
After being promoted to a Brigadier, he commanded an infantry brigade in Rajasthan and then was posted as Brigadier General Staff to a corps in the Northern Sector and subsequently as a Deputy General Officer Commanding to an Infantry Division in the Northern Sector. On promotion to Major General, he commanded a Mountain Division in the Eastern Sector and then became the Deputy Commandant and Chief Instructor at the Indian Military Academy. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and took over as Commandant of the Defence Services Staff College in February 1986.[5] He took over command of 10 Corps in October 1987.[5][6]
He took over as Army Commander of Central Command on 1 November 1989.[7] Bilimoria, while he was the Central Army Commander, was also sent by the Government of India to Sri Lanka in 1990 to review the work of the Indian Peace Keeping Force which had been deployed during the Sri Lankan Civil War under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, and it was on his recommendations that the force was recalled in 1990, ending India's military engagement with the LTTE.[8]
Legacy
The Lieutenant General F N Billimoria trophy, named after him, is awarded to the best officer in the graduating class of Army Medical Corps Centre & School in the Lucknow Cantonment.[9]
Personal life
He married his wife Yasmin in January 1960 at
References
- ^ "Ft-Lt Raina adjudged best". The Times of India. 24 February 2004. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "DSSC, Wellington - TIMELINE" (PDF). Defence Services Staff College.
- ^ Indian Defence Review 1990, pg. 133 "Lieutenant, General Billimoria F.N., G.O.C-in-command....Education:The Doon School"
- ^ a b c "Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier's General". thecitizen.in.
- ^ a b c "Lt Gen F.N. Bilimoria takes over as Corps Commander" (PDF). 21 October 1987. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "49 AD REGIMENT CELEBRATES RAISING DAY" (PDF). 3 May 1988. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "NEW ARMY C0MMANDERS ANNOUNCED" (PDF). 29 October 1989. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Lieutenant-General Faridoon Bilimoria".
- ^ "Indian Navy | Best Officer [www.bharat-rakshak.com]". Bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 28 March 2012.