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Dear Members of the Corps of Signals fratenity,
With grief we are posting details of our colleagues who leave for their heavenly abode. We request members to forward their "shradhanjali". Kindly share with us the photographs, fond memories and association.
We await tributes from associates/ course mates for publication.
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    • Friday, May 22, 2009

    Lt Col Vinayak Kashinath Apte

    I came to know of your blogspot only by chance. On going through the old posts I found that the news of my fathers demise has not reached the Signallers.
    I wish to convey through your website the sad passing away of my father, IC 3200 Lt Col Vinayak Kashinath Apte, on 7 May last year (2008).
    He was born in 1921, commissioned in 1944 and saw service in (as far as I know) Persia (Iraq), MCTE, 19 Div Sig Regt, 23 Div Sig Regt, commanded an Exptl Wireless Unit in Srinagar, then served in the CMO Directorate, HQ Southern Command, and HQ Maintenance Comd (AF). He retired in 1973 but was re-employed till 1977. He had settled in Pune and passed away after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, Mrs Sharavati Apte, and two sons (Chidanand and Chandrashekhar).
    I do appreciate the good work your blogspot is doing.
    Lt Col Chandrashekhar Apte, MBBS, MD (Retd)
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