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[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Daya Ram Thapar''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]  (6 April 1894 – 15 December 1965) was an [[Indian Army]] medical officer and [[Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (India)|Director-General of the Indian Armed Forces Medical Services]].<ref name="Thapar_obit">{{cite web|title=Late Lt-Gen. D.R. Thapar, Former Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1965-AUG-DECC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1965-12-15_447.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 December 1965|access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>  
[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Daya Ram Thapar''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]], [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]  (6 April 1894 – 15 December 1965) was an [[Indian Army]] medical officer and [[Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (India)|Director-General of the Indian Armed Forces Medical Services]].<ref name="Thapar_obit">{{cite web|title=Late Lt-Gen. D.R. Thapar, Former Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1965-AUG-DECC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1965-12-15_447.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 December 1965|access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Thapar was born to a prominent Punjabi family in Lahore, where he received his early education, also studying at [[Government College Lahore]].<ref name="Thapar_obit"/><ref name="Thapar_career"/> Entering the  [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1911 for his medical studies, he graduated M.B.Ch.B. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) in 1916.<ref name="Thapar_career">{{cite web|title=New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services: General Thapar's Career|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-10-14_270.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 October 1950|access-date=31 January 2020}}</ref> later obtaining a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene (DTM&H) from London and an [[M.D.]] (Doctor of Medicine) from Edinburgh with a thesis on ascariasis in 1930.<ref name="Indian_Army_List_46"/><ref> {{cite book |first =D.R. |last =Thapar |title =The Morale Builders: Forty Years with the Military Medical Services of India |place =London |publisher = Asia Publishing House |year =1965 |pages =110–111 |isbn =978-021022603-2}}</ref>
Thapar was born to a prominent Punjabi family in Lahore, where he received his early education, also studying at [[Government College Lahore]].<ref name="Thapar_obit"/><ref name="Thapar_career"/> Entering the  [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1911 for his medical studies, he graduated M.B.Ch.B. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) in 1916.<ref name="Thapar_career">{{cite web|title=New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services: General Thapar's Career|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1950-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1950-10-14_270.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=14 October 1950|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> later obtaining a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene (DTM&H) from London and an [[M.D.]] (Doctor of Medicine) from Edinburgh with a thesis on ascariasis in 1930.<ref name="Indian_Army_List_46"/><ref>{{cite book |first =D.R. |last =Thapar |title =The Morale Builders: Forty Years with the Military Medical Services of India |place =London |publisher = Asia Publishing House |year =1965 |pages =110–111 |isbn =978-021022603-2}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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Thapar was promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 25 September 1929,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33604|supp=|page=2870|date=9 May 1930}}</ref> and was appointed a [[staff captain]] (medical) on 1 July 1936.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34328|supp=|page=6279|date=2 October 1936}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant-colonel]] on 25 September 1937.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34448|supp=|page=6706|date=29 October 1937}}</ref> On 14 October 1937, Thapar was posted to Peshawar as second-in-command of a hospital, and was appointed as the officiating Officer Commanding on 3 May 1938.<ref name="Indian_Army_List_38">{{cite book|pages=648–650|title=Indian Army List for October 1938|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1938}}</ref> He was posted to Rawalpindi on 15 June 1939 as Officer in Command of No. 1 Battalion Indian Hospital Corps.<ref name="Indian_Army_List_39">{{cite book|pages=648–650|title=Indian Army List for October 1939|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1939}}</ref>
Thapar was promoted to [[Major (United Kingdom)|major]] on 25 September 1929,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=33604|supp=|page=2870|date=9 May 1930}}</ref> and was appointed a [[staff captain]] (medical) on 1 July 1936.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34328|supp=|page=6279|date=2 October 1936}}</ref> He was promoted to [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|lieutenant-colonel]] on 25 September 1937.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=34448|supp=|page=6706|date=29 October 1937}}</ref> On 14 October 1937, Thapar was posted to Peshawar as second-in-command of a hospital, and was appointed as the officiating Officer Commanding on 3 May 1938.<ref name="Indian_Army_List_38">{{cite book|pages=648–650|title=Indian Army List for October 1938|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1938}}</ref> He was posted to Rawalpindi on 15 June 1939 as Officer in Command of No. 1 Battalion Indian Hospital Corps.<ref name="Indian_Army_List_39">{{cite book|pages=648–650|title=Indian Army List for October 1939|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1939}}</ref>


Assigned as Officer Commanding Indian Hospital Corps at [[Kirkee]] on 22 October 1942,<ref name="Indian_Army_List_43">{{cite book|pages=1298|title=Indian Army List for October 1943 (Part II)|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1943}}</ref> Thapar was  promoted to acting colonel on 5 November 1942 and to temporary colonel on 5 May 1943,<ref>{{cite book|pages=220a–b|title=The Quarterly Army List: December 1946 (Part I)|publisher=HM Stationery Office|year=1946}}</ref> while serving as Commandant, Indian Army Medical Corps (IAMC) HQ at [[Pune]]. He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the [[1946 Birthday Honours]] list,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37598|supp=y|page=2763|date=4 June 1946}}</ref> having previously been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the [[1942 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35399|supp=y|page=10|date=30 December 1941}}</ref> Thapar's final appointment prior to Indian independence was as Deputy Director of Medical Services, Medical Department.<ref name="Indian_Army_List_46"/> He was promoted to substantive colonel on 1 October 1946 (seniority from 25 September 1940).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37893|supp=|page=998|date=28 February 1947}}</ref>
Assigned as Officer Commanding Indian Hospital Corps at [[Kirkee]] on 22 October 1942,<ref name="Indian_Army_List_43">{{cite book|pages=1298|title=Indian Army List for October 1943 (Part II)|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1943}}</ref> Thapar was  promoted to acting colonel on 5 November 1942 and to temporary colonel on 5 May 1943,<ref>{{cite book|pages=220a–b|title=The Quarterly Army List: December 1946 (Part I)|publisher=HM Stationery Office|year=1946}}</ref> while serving as Commandant, Indian Army Medical Corps (IAMC) HQ at [[Pune]]. He was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in the [[1946 Birthday Honours]] list,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37598|supp=y|page=2763|date=4 June 1946}}</ref> having previously been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the [[1942 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=35399|supp=y|page=10|date=30 December 1941}}</ref> Thapar's final appointment prior to Indian independence was as deputy director of Medical Services, Medical Department.<ref name="Indian_Army_List_46"/> He was promoted to substantive colonel on 1 October 1946 (seniority from 25 September 1940).<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=37893|supp=|page=998|date=28 February 1947}}</ref>


===Post-Independence===
===Post-Independence===
Following Independence in 1947, Thapar was promoted to [[Major general (India)|major general]] on 3 September.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five More Indians Promoted Major Generals|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-09-03_372.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 September 1947|access-date=7 March 2020}}</ref> On 1 January 1951, he was promoted to [[Lieutenant General (India)|lieutenant general]] and appointed Director-General, Armed Forces Medical Services,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=29 |date=10 February 1951 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> with an ex-officio appointment as a member of the [[Medical Council of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part II-Section 3|page=53 |date=20 January 1951 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He retired in 1954,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part II-Section 3|page=2557 |date=30 October 1954 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> serving as Colonel Commandant of the [[Army Medical Corps (India)|Army Medical Corps]] until April 1956.<ref name="Thapar_obit"/> He died at New Delhi in December 1965.<ref name="Thapar_obit"/><ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1966 |title=Careers Digest |volume=3 |pages=81 }}</ref>
Following Independence in 1947, Thapar was promoted to [[Major general (India)|major general]] on 3 September.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five More Indians Promoted Major Generals|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-09-03_372.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=3 September 1947|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> On 1 January 1951, he was promoted to [[Lieutenant General (India)|lieutenant general]] and appointed Director-General, Armed Forces Medical Services,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch) |page=29 |date=10 February 1951 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> with an ex-officio appointment as a member of the [[Medical Council of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Part II-Section 3|page=53 |date=20 January 1951 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He retired in 1954,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part II-Section 3|page=2557 |date=30 October 1954 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> serving as Colonel Commandant of the [[Army Medical Corps (India)|Army Medical Corps]] until April 1956.<ref name="Thapar_obit"/> He died at New Delhi in December 1965.<ref name="Thapar_obit"/><ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1966 |title=Careers Digest |volume=3 |pages=81 }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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*Ascaris Infection among the Gurkhas (MD thesis), University of Edinburgh, 1930.
*Ascaris Infection among the Gurkhas (MD thesis), University of Edinburgh, 1930.
*Icons in Bronze: An Introduction to Indian Metal Images. London: Asia Publishing House, 1961.
*Icons in Bronze: An Introduction to Indian Metal Images. London: Asia Publishing House, 1961.
*The Morale Builders: Forty Years with the Military Medical Services of India. London: Asia Publishing House, 1965.
*The Morale Builders: Forty Years with the Military Medical Services of India. London: Asia Publishing House, 1965. {{ISBN|978-021022603-2}}


==References==
==References==
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Lieutenant General

Daya Ram Thapar

CIE, OBE
Born(1894-04-06)6 April 1894[1]
Died15 December 1965(1965-12-15) (aged 71)
New Delhi, India
Allegiance
Service/branch
Years of service1918–1954
RankLieutenant General
Battles/wars
Children
Relations

Lieutenant General Daya Ram Thapar CIE, OBE (6 April 1894 – 15 December 1965) was an Indian Army medical officer and Director-General of the Indian Armed Forces Medical Services.[2]

Early life and education

Thapar was born to a prominent Punjabi family in Lahore, where he received his early education, also studying at Government College Lahore.[2][3] Entering the University of Edinburgh in 1911 for his medical studies, he graduated M.B.Ch.B. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) in 1916.[3] later obtaining a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene (DTM&H) from London and an M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) from Edinburgh with a thesis on ascariasis in 1930.[1][4]

Career

Early career

Whilst a student at Edinburgh, Thapar organised the Scottish Wing of the Indian Volunteers' Ambulance Corps following the outbreak of war in 1914. Holding the rank of volunteer sergeant-major, he recruited 120 Indian students into the corps, which provided dressers and interpreters to army medical units.[2] He was commissioned in the Indian Medical Service (IMS) as a temporary lieutenant on 25 March 1918.[5] He was promoted to temporary captain on 25 March 1919.[6] He received a regular commission as a lieutenant in the IMS on 14 March 1920,[7] and was promoted substantive captain on 25 March 1921 (with seniority in the IMS from that date).[8][9]

Thapar was promoted to major on 25 September 1929,[10] and was appointed a staff captain (medical) on 1 July 1936.[11] He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 25 September 1937.[12] On 14 October 1937, Thapar was posted to Peshawar as second-in-command of a hospital, and was appointed as the officiating Officer Commanding on 3 May 1938.[13] He was posted to Rawalpindi on 15 June 1939 as Officer in Command of No. 1 Battalion Indian Hospital Corps.[14]

Assigned as Officer Commanding Indian Hospital Corps at Kirkee on 22 October 1942,[15] Thapar was promoted to acting colonel on 5 November 1942 and to temporary colonel on 5 May 1943,[16] while serving as Commandant, Indian Army Medical Corps (IAMC) HQ at Pune. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1946 Birthday Honours list,[17] having previously been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1942 New Year Honours.[18] Thapar's final appointment prior to Indian independence was as deputy director of Medical Services, Medical Department.[1] He was promoted to substantive colonel on 1 October 1946 (seniority from 25 September 1940).[19]

Post-Independence

Following Independence in 1947, Thapar was promoted to major general on 3 September.[20] On 1 January 1951, he was promoted to lieutenant general and appointed Director-General, Armed Forces Medical Services,[21] with an ex-officio appointment as a member of the Medical Council of India.[22] He retired in 1954,[23] serving as Colonel Commandant of the Army Medical Corps until April 1956.[2] He died at New Delhi in December 1965.[2][24]

Personal life

Thapar was the son of Dewan Bahadur Kunj Behari Thapar OBE; the future Chief of Staff of the Indian Army General Pran Nath Thapar was his younger brother. He was the father of journalist Romesh Thapar and the noted author and historian Romila Thapar.

Publications

  • Ascaris Infection among the Gurkhas (MD thesis), University of Edinburgh, 1930.
  • Icons in Bronze: An Introduction to Indian Metal Images. London: Asia Publishing House, 1961.
  • The Morale Builders: Forty Years with the Military Medical Services of India. London: Asia Publishing House, 1965. ISBN 978-021022603-2

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Indian Army List for October 1946 (Part I). Government of India Press. 1946. pp. 2080A.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Late Lt-Gen. D.R. Thapar, Former Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 15 December 1965. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "New Director-General of Armed Forces Medical Services: General Thapar's Career" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 14 October 1950. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Thapar, D.R. (1965). The Morale Builders: Forty Years with the Military Medical Services of India. London: Asia Publishing House. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-021022603-2.
  5. ↑ "No. 30808". The London Gazette. 23 July 1918. p. 8635.
  6. ↑ "No. 31365". The London Gazette. 30 May 1919. p. 6683.
  7. ↑ "No. 32275". The London Gazette. 1 April 1921. p. 2574.
  8. ↑ "No. 32583". The London Gazette. 20 January 1922. p. 553.
  9. ↑ "No. 32788". The London Gazette. 19 January 1923. p. 459.
  10. ↑ "No. 33604". The London Gazette. 9 May 1930. p. 2870.
  11. ↑ "No. 34328". The London Gazette. 2 October 1936. p. 6279.
  12. ↑ "No. 34448". The London Gazette. 29 October 1937. p. 6706.
  13. ↑ Indian Army List for October 1938. Government of India Press. 1938. pp. 648–650.
  14. ↑ Indian Army List for October 1939. Government of India Press. 1939. pp. 648–650.
  15. ↑ Indian Army List for October 1943 (Part II). Government of India Press. 1943. p. 1298.
  16. ↑ The Quarterly Army List: December 1946 (Part I). HM Stationery Office. 1946. pp. 220a–b.
  17. ↑ "No. 37598". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 June 1946. p. 2763.
  18. ↑ "No. 35399". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1941. p. 10.
  19. ↑ "No. 37893". The London Gazette. 28 February 1947. p. 998.
  20. ↑ "Five More Indians Promoted Major Generals" (PDF). Press Information Bureau of India - Archive. 3 September 1947. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Navy Branch)". The Gazette of India. 10 February 1951. p. 29.
  22. ↑ "Part II-Section 3". The Gazette of India. 20 January 1951. p. 53.
  23. ↑ "Part II-Section 3". The Gazette of India. 30 October 1954. p. 2557.
  24. ↑ "Careers Digest". 3. 1966: 81. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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