96-year-old WW-2 veteran Chhota Singh honoured in Fatehgarh Sahib - Hindustan Times
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96-year-old WW-2 veteran Chhota Singh honoured in Fatehgarh Sahib

Hindustan Times | By, Chandigarh
Dec 06, 2014 12:11 AM IST

Director, defence services welfare, Punjab, Brig JS Arora (retd) felicitated 96-year-old World War-2 veteran sepoy Chhota Singh of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on Thursday.

Director, defence services welfare, Punjab, Brig JS Arora (retd) felicitated 96-year-old World War-2 veteran sepoy Chhota Singh of the Sikh Light Infantry Regiment on Thursday. He is living in penury at Humayunpur, Sirhind, in Fatehgarh Sahib district.

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Wing Commander HS Kang (retd), district defence services welfare officer, Fatehgarh Sahib, said Chhota Singh was given a financial aid of Rs 25,000 from the Flag Day Fund, commemorating the contribution of armed forces personnel to the nation.

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