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	Singh was born in 1900,<ref>{{harvnb\|Singh\|p= 56}}</ref> although official records say he was born on 10 May 1902 at [[Gumanpura]] in the princely state of [[Dungarpur]]. He was the only son of Thakur Hamir Singhji of Gumanpura. He was a descendant of [[Jaimal Rathore]] who fought for [[Mewar]] against [[Akbar]]. Singh lost his parents at a young age and was then taken under the wing of Maharawal Vijay Singh of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed\|date=March ~~2022~~}}		Singh was born in 1900,<ref>{{harvnb\|Singh\|p= 56}}</ref> although official records say he was born on 10 May 1902 at [[Gumanpura]] in the princely state of [[Dungarpur]]. He was the only son of Thakur Hamir Singhji of Gumanpura. He was a descendant of [[Jaimal Rathore]] who fought for [[Mewar]] against [[Akbar]]. Singh lost his parents at a young age and was then taken under the wing of Maharawal Vijay Singh of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed\|date=March 2012}}

	Singh was educated at [[Mayo College]] and was nicknamed Baghi (Rebel) by his peers. He was later sent to the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] in England to be trained as an officer to serve in the Mewar Army, on the request of Rajmata of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed\|date=March ~~2022~~}}		Singh was educated at [[Mayo College]] and was nicknamed Baghi (Rebel) by his peers. He was later sent to the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] in England to be trained as an officer to serve in the Mewar Army, on the request of Rajmata of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed\|date=March 2012}}

	== Career ==		== Career ==

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	\| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]]		\| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]]
	\| name = Thakur Nathu Singh Rathore		\| name = Thakur Nathu Singh Rathore
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|~~1902~~\|04\|22 }}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|df=yes\|1900\|04\|22 }}
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1994\|11\|05\|~~1902~~\|04\|22}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|df=yes\|1994\|11\|05\|1900\|04\|22}}
	\| birth_place = Gumanpura, [[Dungarpur, Rajasthan]]		\| birth_place = Gumanpura, [[Dungarpur, Rajasthan]]
	\| death_place = Gumanpura, Dungarpur, Rajasthan		\| death_place = Gumanpura, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
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	==Early years==		==Early years==

	Singh was born in 1900,<ref>{{harvnb\|Singh\|p= 56}}</ref> although official records say he was born on 10 May 1902 at [[Gumanpura]] in the princely state of [[Dungarpur]]. He was the only son of Thakur Hamir Singhji of Gumanpura. He was a descendant of [[Rathore ~~Jaimal~~]] who fought for [[Mewar]] against [[Akbar]]. Singh lost his parents at a young age and was then taken under the wing of Maharawal Vijay Singh of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed\|date=March ~~2012~~}}		Singh was born in 1900,<ref>{{harvnb\|Singh\|p= 56}}</ref> although official records say he was born on 10 May 1902 at [[Gumanpura]] in the princely state of [[Dungarpur]]. He was the only son of Thakur Hamir Singhji of Gumanpura. He was a descendant of [[Jaimal Rathore]] who fought for [[Mewar]] against [[Akbar]]. Singh lost his parents at a young age and was then taken under the wing of Maharawal Vijay Singh of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed\|date=March 2022}}

	Singh was educated at [[Mayo College]] and was nicknamed Baghi (Rebel) by his peers. He was later sent to the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] in England to be trained as an officer to serve in the Mewar Army, on the request of Rajmata of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed\|date=March ~~2012~~}}		Singh was educated at [[Mayo College]] and was nicknamed Baghi (Rebel) by his peers. He was later sent to the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] in England to be trained as an officer to serve in the Mewar Army, on the request of Rajmata of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed\|date=March 2022}}

	== Career ==		== Career ==

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{{Short description|Indian general (1902–1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| name = Thakur Nathu Singh Rathore
| honorific_suffix =
| image = Lt Gen Nathu Singh Rathore.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1902|04|22 }}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1994|11|05|1902|04|22}}
| birth_place = Gumanpura, [[Dungarpur, Rajasthan]]
| death_place = Gumanpura, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
| placeofburial =
| nickname =
| allegiance = [[British India]] (1922–1947) <br />India (from 1947)
| branch = [[British Indian Army]] (1922-1947) <br /> [[Indian Army]] (1947-1954)
| serviceyears = 1922-1954
| rank = [[Lieutenant General]]
| unit = [[Rajput Regiment]]
| commands = [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]]
| battles = [[World War II]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]
| awards =
| relations = [[Ran Vijay Singh]] (son)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJDsk_g6tXUC&q=rear+admiral+ranvijay+singh&pg=PA59 |title=Leadership in the Indian army: biographies of twelve soldiers - V. K. Singh - Google Books |date=2005-03-23 |isbn=9780761933229 |access-date=2012-03-28|last1=Singh |first1=V. K.|page=59}}</ref>
| laterwork =
}}
[[Lieutenant General]] '''Nathu Singh Rathore''' was an Indian Army officer from Gumanpura, [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{harvnb|Singh|p= 55}}</ref>

==Early years==

Singh was born in 1900,<ref>{{harvnb|Singh|p= 56}}</ref> although official records say he was born on 10 May 1902 at [[Gumanpura]] in the princely state of [[Dungarpur]]. He was the only son of Thakur Hamir Singhji of Gumanpura. He was a descendant of [[Rathore Jaimal]] who fought for [[Mewar]] against [[Akbar]]. Singh lost his parents at a young age and was then taken under the wing of Maharawal Vijay Singh of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

Singh was educated at [[Mayo College]] and was nicknamed Baghi (Rebel) by his peers. He was later sent to the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]] in England to be trained as an officer to serve in the Mewar Army, on the request of Rajmata of Dungarpur.{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}

== Career ==

Singh was the second Indian officer to graduate from the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst|Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst]] after General [[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]] who went on to become a [[three-star general]]. After serving in the [[Mewar Army]], he was commissioned in the 1/7 [[Rajput Regiment]] in 1925. He served at various places including Afghanistan and the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]]. At [[Staff College, Camberley|Staff College Camberley]], he scored a still-record 935 out of 1000 in Strategy. He served as a Division Commander in Burma during World War II.<ref>Pradeep Barua, Gentlemen of the Raj: the Indian Army Officer Corps, 1817-1949</ref>

He climbed the military hierarchy and in 1947 was offered the post of [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the Indian army to replace the retiring [[Roy Bucher|General Roy Bucher]] by Sardar [[Baldev Singh]], the [[Minister of Defence (India)|defence minister]] at the time.<ref name="COAS">{{cite book
| last =Singh
| first =V K
| author-link =
| title =Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers
| publisher =Sage Publications India Ltd
| date =23 March 2005
| location =
| pages =38
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=cJDsk_g6tXUC&q=Leadership+in+the+Indian+Army%3A
| doi =
| isbn =0-7619-3322-0 }}</ref> He declined, stating that General [[Kodandera Madappa Cariappa|K. M. Cariappa]] was senior to him and more eligible for the post. He was instead appointed first as the Inspector-General of Training and Evaluation, and then in 1951 as the commander of the Eastern Army, a post he held till 1954.<ref name="COAS"/><ref>Rajendra Nath, Military leadership in India:Vedic period to Indo-Pak wars, page 15</ref>

[[File:The British Occupation of the Nicobar Islands, 1945 SE5438.jpg|thumb|center|Japanese military delegation salute Lieutenant Colonel Nathu Singh, commanding officer of the [[Rajput Regiment]], following their surrender of Islands, 1945]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{cite book |first=V. K. |last=Singh |title=Leadership in the Indian army: biographies of twelve soldiers |year=2005 | isbn=978-0761933229 }}

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