Gurcharan Singh Sekhon
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Colonel (RET) Gurcharan Singh Sekhon (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਚਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਖੋਂ, born 1937) is a retired Singaporean army officer. Nicknamed "Father of the Engineers", he is a pioneer of the Singapore Armed Forces, credited with setting up the Singapore Combat Engineers.[2][3][4] He served as the 6th Commandant of the Singapore Command and Staff College from 1979–1981, and thereafter as the Assistant Chief of General Staff (Operations) of the Singapore Army, an appointment today held by an officer of one-star rank.[5] In July 1967, he became a graduate of Singapore's first batch of officer cadets.[6] Of that batch, he was the first to command a specialist branch, to hold this command alongside command of a battalion, to command the Singapore Command and Staff College, and to command the First Division of the Singapore Armed Forces.[2][7]
Gurcharan Singh Sekhon | |
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Native name | ਗੁਰਚਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੇਖੋਂ |
Nickname(s) | "Father of the Engineers", "The Unsmiling Colonel", "Guru"[1] |
Born | 1937 (age 86–87) |
Allegiance | Singapore |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1966–1989 |
Rank | ![]() |
Commands held | Assistant Chief of General Staff (Operations) Chief Engineer Officer Commandant, Singapore Command and Staff College |
Other work | Managing the design and construction of golf courses |