Lieutenant General Daulet Singh, PVSM (4 January 1911 – 22 November 1963) was a general officer in the Indian Army. He was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command when he was killed in the 1963 Poonch Indian Air Force helicopter crash. Early life and education Singh was born on 4 January 1911 at Lahore. He attended the St George's College, Mussoorie. In 1928, he was selected to attend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Military career Early career Singh graduated from Sandhurst as a King's Commissioned Indian Officer in 1931. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant on 29 January and placed in the unattached list of the Indian Army. Newly commissioned Indian officers were attached with a British unit before being sent to an Indian unit. He was attached with the 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. After an year's attachment, he was posted to 3 Cavalry. On 29 April 1933, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.Promotion to Captain followed on 29 January 1939 before the outbreak of World War II. After the war, he was promoted to the rank of Major on 1 July 1946. Post-Independence In August 1947, in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he was military assistant to the Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army General Sir Rob Lockhart. A year later, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and appointed commander of an armoured brigade. After a three-year tenure, he moved to army headquarters as the Director of Weapons and Equipment. In 1952, he was appointed Director of Military Operations (DMO). Early next year, in January 1953, he attended the Imperial Defence College in London. General officer After completing the course, he returned to India and was appointed General officer commanding (GOC) East Punjab Area in the acting rank of major general. He subsequently commanded an infantry division in the Bengal Area. He later became GOC Bombay Area. On 29 January 1956, Singh was made substantive major general. He also commanded the 1st Armoured Division. On 4 January 1957, he was appointed Quartermaster General at Army HQ. While serving as QMG, he was promoted to the acting rank of [[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General] on 1 August 1958. On 29 January 1959, he became substantive lieutenant general and appointed general officer commanding a corps. On 8 May 1961, Singh was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command at Shimla. In 1962, a court of inquiry (COI) was ordered