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Lt. Gen. Naveen Rawlley |
| Gen Naveen Rawlley, an OC, passed away a
couple of days ago. He had a very distinguished military career and was the most decorated army officer of
his time, culminating with his becoming Vice Chief of Army and he remained
hon. Col of the 4th Guards. He was a regular at all OC functions till his
failing health restricted his activities. I attended his funeral on 4/11/04
and took
the liberty of taking a wreath with me with the wordings "on behalf of
BCS, Simla and all OCs". He was given a funeral with full military
honours. I was given the courtesy of a military escort when my turn came to place the
wreath at his pyre. His family was very touched by the gesture and asked
me to pass on their thanks to the School and OCs. Indeed a very distinguished
OC has passed on. Regards, Mohit Goyal (Lefroy, 58 - 62) |
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Mohit's gesture is true to character and the spirit of an
Old Cottonian. The incident is touching. It honours a
distinguished OC. It honours Mohit for his warm and touching act on
behalf of us all. Proud moments for The School for the
products it created !!
I have scanned from this morning's Times of India, the obituary notice
issued by his regiment.
My kind regards
Sincerely
Vijay Khurana
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