F. N. Billimoria


F N Billimoria

Nickname(s)Billy
Born1933
India
Died2005
AllegianceBritish Indian Empire
 India
Service/branchBritish Indian Army
 Indian Army
Years of service1955–1993
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit2/5 Gorkha Rifles and 27th Mountain Division
Commands heldCentral Command
X Corps
2/5 Gorkha Rifles
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
RelationsKaran Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria (son)

Lieutenant General Faridoon Noshir 'Billy' Billimoria, PVSM (1933–2005) was an Indian Army officer who was the 15th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Central Command. He commanded a battalion in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[1] He was also the commandant of the Defence Services Staff College in 1986.[2]

  1. ^ "Ft-Lt Raina adjudged best". The Times of India. 24 February 2004. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  2. ^ "DSSC, Wellington - TIMELINE" (PDF). Defence Services Staff College.

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