Gurcharan Singh Sekhon
Commandant, Singapore Command and Staff College | |
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Other work | Managing the design and construction of golf courses |
Early life and education
Gurcharan Singh Sekhon was born in a
Military career
Some time after he began working, his father Mall Singh, and then Assistant Commissioner of Police in Singapore Gurdial Singh, called to ask him to enter the uniformed services. Singh was reluctant, but did not want to disappoint his father, so he returned to Singapore in March 1966 and underwent recruitment tests. He joined the Singapore Armed Forces three months later, at the age of 29.[2]
As one of the oldest recruits and one of the few with a university degree, he became an obvious choice as a group leader. He eventually became a
He was later selected to attend the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from which he graduated in 1975.[6]
Retirement
Following his retirement, Singh applied his engineering knowledge to the design and construction of golf courses. He also became a member of the
References
- ^ "PIONEER - The unsmiling colonel". www.mindef.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ ISBN 9789810977481.
- ^ "Speech by Col (Retd.) Lim Yeow Pheng" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Speech by Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Sikh Singaporeans and Singapore Khalsa Association National Day Dinner 1996" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. 25 August 1996. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
We are honouring several of them tonight, including retired Justice Choor Singh, COL (Rtd) Gurcharan Singh, MP and lawyer Mr Davinder Singh, and this year's Businessman of the Year, Mr Kartar Singh Thakral.
- ^ "Army". www.mindef.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "PIONEER - The unsmiling colonel". Pioneer Magazine, Ministry of Defence (Singapore). Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Singapore, Prime Minister's Office (2018-12-27). "PMO | PM Lee Hsien Loong at SAFTI Inaugural Commissioning Parade Golden Jubilee Dinner". Prime Minister's Office Singapore. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ISBN 9789810977481.