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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.
Blog Team

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  • Friday, February 18, 2011

    IC-33370A Lt Col Mukesh Kumar

    Dear Signallers,
    I am sad to inform you about demise of IC-33370A Lt Col Mukesh Kumar, Veteran Signaller, of SS-14 course, at 3.50 AM, on 17 Feb 11, at his residence in Bhopal.
    Next of Kin
    Mrs Rekha Sharma (wife),
    Land line: 0755-2464747,
    Mobile: 9009682225, 7566065660
    Postal Address.
    G-3, Janki Enclave, Chuna Bhatti, Bhopal (MP)-462016
    Cremation Was held on 17 Feb 11.
    Chautha Ceremony.
    Chautha & Uthala will be held on 20 Feb 2011 (Sunday) at 10.00am (tentatively) at his residence G-3, Janki Enclave, Chuna Bhatti, Bhopal-462016.
    Please see emails received from Dte Gen of Signals and Col Umakant Saxena appended below.
    We pray to Almighty to give peace to the departed soul and strength to all his near ones and dear ones to bear this irreparable loss.
    Those of you who wish to write a "Shradhanjli", may kindly send it for being posted on our weblog -
    http://reportmysignal-shradhanjli.blogspot.com/
    The Shradhanjli be kindly emailed to - Col James Kanagaraj, The Moderator at - reportmysignalblogspot@gmail.com
    In sorrow -
    Chander Kamboj.


    From Dte Gen of Signals
    We regret to inform the sad demise of IC-33370A Lt Col Mukesh Kumar (Retd) on 17 Feb 2011.
    The details of his family are as follows:-
    Next of Kin
    Name and relationship: Mrs Rekha Sharma (Wife)
    Name of Children: Maj Amit Sharma (AEC), Mr AshisSharma (Son, 26 Yrs Software Engineer Coy, Pune)
    Address: G-3, Janki Enclave, Chuna Bhatti, Bhopal (MP)-462016
    Cremation
    Date and Time of Cremation: Subhash Nagar Crematorium, Bhopal (MP) at 1600h on 17 Feb 2011.
    Other Information about Officer
    1. Date of Birth: 20 Oct 1950
    2. Date of Commission: 03 Dec 1973
    3. Date of Retirement: 31 Oct 2003
    4. Date of Demise: 17 Feb2011
    AS Mankoo
    Lt Col
    Dir Sigs Adm
    For SO-in-C
    Feb 2011
    Copy to:-
    SO to SO-in-C
    Sigs-4
    MCTE, Mhow
    Sigs-9 (CDM)

    From: umakant saxena
    Sent: 17 February 2011 22:48
    To: CS.Kamboj@yahoo.in
    Subject: SAD DEMISE OF LT COL MUKESH SHARMA
    Dear Sir,
    With profound grief, we inform the sad demise of Lt Col Mukesh Sharma (Retd) of SS-14 course on 17 Feb 2011 at 3.50 am at his residence in Bhopal. He was an officer who lived upto the true definition of brotherhood, compassion and camaraderie. And has roped-in thousands of friends by a single chain of love and affection.
    Chauthala & Uthala will be held on 20 Feb 2011 (Sunday) at 10.00am (tentatively) at his residence G-3, Janki Enklave, Chuna Bhatti, Bhopal-462016.
    May God give strength to the family members to bear the great loss.
    Details of his family:
    Mrs Rekha Sharma (wife)
    Maj Amit Sharma (Son)
    Mr Ashish Sharma (Son)
    Regards,
    Col Umakant Saxena