F. N. Billimoria

Lieutenant General
F N Billimoria
PVSM
Nickname(s) Billy
Born 1933
Hyderabad State
Died 2005
Allegiance British Indian Empire
 India
Service/branch British Indian Army
 Indian Army
Years of service 1955-1993
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit 2/5 Gorkha Rifles
Commands held XXXIII Corps
21st Infantry Division
2/5 Gorkha Rifles
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Operation Blue Star
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Relations Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria (son)

Lieutenant General Faridoon Noshire Billimoria , PVSM (1933–2005) was an Indian Army officer who was the 15th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Command. He commanded a battalion in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[1] He also headed the Wellington Cantonment in 1986.[2]

Lt Gen Bilimoria, popularly known as 'General Billy' also served as ADC to the first Indian President, Dr Rajendra Prasad. He commanded 2/5 Gorkha Rifles during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Lt Gen 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.[3]

He attended The Doon School and then joined the 2nd course of the Joint Services Wing (JSW), a forerunner of the National Defence Academy (NDA).[4][5]

The Lt Gen 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.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ft-Lt Raina adjudged best - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2004-02-24. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  2. ↑ http://www.dssc.gov.in/history/DSSC,%20Wellington%20-%20TIMELINE.pdf
  3. ↑ "Lieutenant-General Faridoon Bilimoria".
  4. ↑ Indian Defence Review 1990, pg. 133 "Lieutenant, General Billimoria F.N., G.O.C-in-command....Education:The Doon School"
  5. ↑ "Lt Gen FN Bilimoria: A Soldier's General". http://www.thecitizen.in. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Indian Navy | Best Officer [www.bharat-rakshak.com]". Bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
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