F. N. Billimoria

F. N. Billimoria
Born	1934 Hyderabad, British India
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1955-1993
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	11 Gorkha Rifles
Commands held	21st Infantry Division 33 Corps Military Secretary
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Operation Blue Star
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Relations	Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria (son)

Lt. Gen. F. N. Billimoria PVSM was an Indian Army officer who was involved in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.^[1] He also headed the Wellington Cantonment in 1986.^[2]

Lt. General Faridoon Noshire Bilimoria PVSM (1933–2005), popularly known as 'General Billy', was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Army Command of the Indian Army, who had also served as ADC to the first Indian President, Rajendra Prasad, and commanded the 2/5 Gorkha Rifles during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Lt. General Bilimoria, while General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Central Indian Army, 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 in that country 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 in India.^[4] 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.^[5]

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. "Indian Navy | Best Officer [www.bharat-rakshak.com]". Bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved 2012-03-28.