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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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    • Thursday, September 30, 2010

    IC-28171H Lt Col Joseph Farias Anselm and IC-35896L Lt Col Rajbir Singh

    Dear Signallers,
    I am sad to inform you about demise of two Signals Veterans –
    1. IC-28171H Lt Col Joseph Farias Anselm (Retd), who left for his heavenly abode on 24 Sep 2010.
    2. IC-35896L Lt Col Rajbir Singh (Retd), who left for his heavenly abode on 10 Sep 2010.
    Forgive me for the delay in sending this email as I was off the internet for five days.
    Please also see email received from Sigs Adm, appended below.
    We pray to Almighty to give peace to the two departed souls and strength to all their 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.
    In sorrow -
    Chander Kamboj.

    From: sigsadm
    Sent: 28 September 2010 16:45
    Subject: EMAIL DEMISE OF SIGNALS OFFICER
    Dear Sir,
    We regret to inform the sad demise of IC-28171H Lt Col Joseph farias Anselm (Retd) on 24 Sep 2010. The details of his family are as follows:
    Details of illness: Heart Attack.
    Next of Kin :
    Name and relationship: Mrs (Dr) S farias Prabhu (Wife)
    Name of Children: Mrs Shalini (Daughter)
    Date and time of Burial: 25 Sep 2010.
    Other Information about Officer
    1. Date of birth: 21 Apr 1942
    2. Date of Seniority: 30 Apr 1969
    3. Date of retirement: 30 Apr 1993
    4. Date of demise: 24Sep 2010
    with Warm Regards
    LT Col AS Mankoo
    Dir Sigs Adm

    From: sigsadm
    Sent: 28 September 2010 16:38
    To: CS Kamboj
    Subject: EMAIL FOR DEMISE OF SIGNALS OFFICER
    Dear sir,
    We regret to inform the sad demise of IC-35896L Lt Col Rajbir Singh (Retd) on 10 Sep 2010 at Apollo Hosp, Ahmadabad. The details of his family are as follows:
    Details of illness: Heart Attack.
    Next of Kin :
    Name and relationship: Mrs Shashi Singh (Wife)
    Name of Children: Maj PK Malik (Son) Armd Corps
    Mrs Neeraj Suree (Daughter)
    Mrs Neetu Singh (Daughter)
    Cremation
    Date and time of Cremation: 10 Sep 2010.
    Other Information about Officer
    1. Date of birth: 09 Jan 1951
    2. Date of Seniority: 13 Dec 1978
    3. Date of retirement: 31 Jan 2004
    4. Date of demise: 10 Sep 2010
    With warm regards
    Lt Col AS mankoo
    Dir Sigs Adm
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