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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|Indian military officer (1925–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2020}} {{Use Indian English\|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox military person \| honorific_prefix = [[Air vice marshal (India)\|Air Vice Marshal]] \| name = Chandan Singh Champawat \| birth_name = \| honorific_suffix = [[Maha Vir Chakra\|MVC]], [[AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra\|VrC]] \| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1925\|08\|18}} \| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|2020\|03\|29\|1925\|08\|18}} \| birth_place = Bagawas, district pali [[Jodhpur State]] \| death_place = [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]] \| placeofburial = \| image = AVM Chandan Singh.jpg \| caption = \| nickname = \| allegiance = {{flag\|~~British~~Jodhpur ~~India~~State}} (1941–1947) <br />{{flag\|India}} (~~from 1947~~1947–1980) \| branch = ~~{{army\|British~~[[Jodhpur ~~India}}~~Lancers]] (1941–1947) <br /> {{air force\|India}} (1947–1980) \| serviceyears = \| rank = [[File:India-AirForce-OF-7-collected.svg\|30px]] [[Air vice marshal (India)\|Air Vice Marshal]] Line 31 ⟶ 32: ==Early life== Singh was born in [[Jodhpur State, district pali]] in a [[Rathore (Rajput clan)\|Rathore]] [[Rajput]] family<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pm-pays-tribute-to-iafs-chandan-singh-remembering-the-legacy-of-the-gallant-maha-vir-chakra-holder/571288\|title = PM pays tribute to IAF's Chandan Singh – Remembering the legacy of the gallant Maha vir Chakra holder}}</ref><ref>https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/features/brilliant-unconventional-fearless-group-captain-chandan-singh-seniormost-iaf-officer-to-be-awarded-mvc-250238 {{Dead link\|date=February 2022}}</ref> to [[Colonel]] Bahadur Singh, [[Order of British India\|OBI]], who commanded the famous [[Jodhpur Lancers]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=PM pays tribute to IAF's Chandan Singh – Remembering the legacy of the gallant Maha Vir Chakra holder \|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/pm-pays-tribute-to-iafs-chandan-singh-remembering-the-legacy-of-the-gallant-maha-vir-chakra-holder/571288 \|website=www.timesnownews.com \|language=en}}</ref> ==Military career== Line 66 ⟶ 67: ===Post-war career=== After the war, Singh attended the [[Royal College of Defence Studies]] in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=AVM Chandan Singh, MVC, AVSM, VrC (retd) @ TWDI \|url=http://twdi.in/node/1114 \|website=twdi.in}}</ref> Singh was promoted to [[Air commodore (India)\|Air Commodore]] in 1973 and to the rank of [[Air vice marshal (India)\|Air Vice Marshal]] in 1977. He then took over as the Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO) of the [[Central Air Command (India)\|Central Air Command]] in [[Allahabad]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Service Record for Air Vice Marshal Chandan Singh 3460 F(P) at Bharat Rakshak.com \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/3460 \|website=Bharat Rakshak \|language=en-gb}}</ref> After a three-year stint as SASO, Singh retired in 1980. Line 88 ⟶ 89: \|{{Ribbon devices\|number=0\|type=award-star\|ribbon=Ribbon_-_1939-45_Star.png\|width=106}} \|{{Ribbon devices\|number=0\|type=award-star\|ribbon=Ribbon_-_Burma_Star.png\|width=106}} \|{{Ribbon devices\|number=0\|type=award-star\|ribbon=~~Ribbon_-_Defence_Medal~~Defence Medal BAR.~~png~~svg\|width=106}} \|{{Ribbon devices\|number=0\|type=award-star\|ribbon=Ribbon_-_War_Medal.png\|width=106}} \|- Line 130 ⟶ 131: [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Indian ~~Air~~State ~~Force~~Forces officers]]