Francis Dias
Indian Army general (1934–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lieutenant-General Francis Tiburtius Dias, PVSM, AVSM, VrC (14 October 1934 – 16 January 2019) was an Indian Army officer, who was involved in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
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Francis Tiburtius Dias | |
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Nickname(s) | Dick Dias[1] |
Born | (1934-10-04)4 October 1934 Poona, Maharashtra |
Died | 26 January 2019(2019-01-26) (aged 84) Pali Hill, Bandra, Mumbai |
Buried | |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1954–1992 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Service number | IC-7044 |
Unit | 11th Gorkha Rifles |
Commands held | Chief of Staff Southern Command |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vir Chakra |
Spouse(s) | Selda Dias |
Relations | His Eminence Ivan Dias Dr Olaf J Dias, Mr Ralph J Dias |
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