Brig DN Devine Jones

Brig Jones was a great sportsman excelling in boxing and soccer. He had good innings in the Corps and then changed over to APTC. Brig Jones did a lot in these two sports for the Corps of Signals and the Army, as also at National Level. His contributions will be remembered for long time to come.
We share the grief and sorrow of his family. May God rest the departed soul in peace.
Harbhajan Singh
Lt Gen
Signal Officer-in-Chief and Senior Col Commandant 1988-91

Brig KC Garga

With profound sorrow one pays Shradhanjli to dear Brig KC Garga. A gentleman to the core, ever smiling professional Signaller. His passing away at relatively young age is a very sad happening indeed. May Almighty rest the departed soul in peace and give courage to the Family to bear this untimely loss.
Sharing the grief.
Harbhajan Singh
Lt Gen
Signal Officer-in-Chief and Senior Col Commandant 1988-91

Brig KC Garga

With profund sadness,we wish to inform that our beloved father Brig KC Garga departed to heavenly abode on 19 Sep'12.
In his loving memory, on 30 Sep 2012, we will have a havan ceremony at 11 am at our residence (F-40 Kalkaji,3rd floor, New Delhi -19) and prayer meeting between 4-5 pm at mandir, E block kalkaji.
In grief,
Mrs Garga

SL-596L Brig DN Devine Jones

Signals Training Centre, MHOW. Boys' Company. Winners of the Six-A-Side Football 1946.
L -R : Standing- Harrington, Devine-Jones, Gardner [capt] Hemmings.
Sitting: Owen, Sgt Webber, Mott.

Late Brig Devine Jones conversing with Brig Ashok Rathore, Chairman, Army Sports Control Board

Indian boxing has lost a legend as former secretary of the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation Brig (Retd) DN Devine Jones passed away at his residence here on Saturday. Jones was 82 and is survived by wife, daughter and two grandchildren.
Jones was part of the Army Physical Training Corps (APTC). He was elected as secretary of IABF in 1976 and was again re-elected in 1980. In 1985, he handed over the reins to late Capt Aspy Adajania.
He was a qualified International Referee & Judge in Boxing (AIBA R&J) and officiated at many international boxing championships abroad. Jones was also elected as an executive committee member of AIBA in 1986 and was later replaced by Adajania in 1987.
With his impeccable style, Brig Jones was an excellent sports administrator who was actively involved in the successful conduct of boxing at the Asian Games 1982 at Delhi.
A relatively unknown fact about the stalwart is that he was an outstanding football player too who represented India at the inaugural Asian Games held in Delhi in 1951.
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IC-7717K Brig Kailash Chandra Garg

We regret to inform the sad demise of IC-7717k Brig Kailash Chandra Garg(Retd) on 19 Sep 2012.
The details of his family are as follows:
Next of Kin
Mrs Mani Prabha Garg(Wife)
Other Information about Officer
1.Date of Birth : 11 Nov 1935
2.Date of Commission : 11 Dec 1955
3.Date of Retirement : 30 Nov 1989
Lt Col HP Singh
Dir Sigs Adm