Service No & Branch | 1621 F(N) (Orig: GD(O)) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Birth: 03 Jan 1918 | Commissioned: 01 Aug 1940 | Course: 4 OBS Course | |||||||||||||||||||
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Gp Capt |
Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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01 Jun 1941 - | Plt Offr | No.1 Flight (Coastal Defence) | Madras | Obs | |
- 01 Dec 1947 | Sqn Ldr | Empire Navigation School | Advanced Navigation Cours | ||
01 Sep 1945 - | Sqn Ldr | Northern Area HQ IATC | Allahabad | Deputy Commandant | |
- 08 Sep 1954 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Deputy Director, Organisation | |
26 Sep 1947 - 31 Jan 1949 | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Wg Cdr (Navigation) | |
01 Feb 1949 - | Wg Cdr | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Deputy Director, Navigation | |
09 Sep 1954 - 09 Jan 1955 | Gp Capt | 2 Ground Training School | Tambaram | Station Commander | |
01 Feb 1955 - 15 Jun 1958 | Gp Capt | HQ NCC | Delhi | Deputy Director | |
16 Jun 1958 - 19 Apr 1959 | Gp Capt | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Works | |
20 Apr 1959 - 20 Apr 1960 | Gp Capt | 1 Base Repair Depot | Kanpur | Commanding Officer | |
01 Jun 1961 - 11 Jun 1962 | Gp Capt | Training Command | Bangalore | Senior Officer-in-charge Administration | |
- 09 Aug 1966 | Air Cmde | Air Head Quarters | Delhi | Director, Works | |
03 Mar 1962 - 09 Jun 1963 | Air Cmde | Advance HQ, Eastern Air Command | Shillong | Air Officer Commanding | |
23 Jul 1963 - 28 Dec 1965 | Air Cmde | Air Force Laison Cell (CAC) | Lucknow | Air Officer Commanding | |
10 Aug 1966 - 22 Aug 1969 | AVM | Training Command | Bangalore | Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief | |
30 Aug 1969 - 31 Dec 1971 | AVM | PSO: Administration, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Officer-in-Charge Administration | |
01 Jan 1972 - 01 Jan 1974 | Air Marshal | PSO: Administration, Air HQ | Delhi | Air Officer-in-Charge Administration | |
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Param Vishist Seva Medal | ||||
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AVM | Teja Singh Virk | 1621 F(N) | Award Date 26 Jan 1969 | Announced 26 Jan 1969 |
Details : | Air Vice Marshal Teja Singh Virk was commissioned in the Air Force in 1940. He saw active service during World War II. He attended Advanced Navigation Course at Shawbury and Specialist Navigation Course at Empire Navigation School in 1947 and the Defence Services Staff College Course at Wellington in 1950-51. He also attended the 1st Course at National Defence College in 1960-61. He has held several important appointments and is at present Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Training Command. During the Chinese aggression of 1962 he was the Air Force Liaison Officer with the Eastern Command (Army), and later he served as Liaison Officer with the Central Command. In both these appointments, he represented the needs of one Service to the other most creditably with The result that tasks never went in default either during 1962 or later when important commitments had to he undertaken by the Air Force for the Army, NEFA Administration and the Government of Assam. | |||
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Reference : GoI19690126 |