After this tenure , Thimayya was posted to his battalion in Singapore . In early 1941 , he was promoted to the acting rank of Major , and at his request , was transferred to India in October . Thimayya was posted as the Second-in-Command of a new raising at the Hyderabad Regimental Centre in Agra . He was then detailed to attend the Staff College at Quetta where he and his wife had earlier made a name for themselves by selfless service during the 1935 Quetta earthquake . He then served as GSO2 ( Ops ) ( a Grade II Staff Officer ) of 25th Indian Division , the first Indian officer to get this coveted staff appointment
1935 Quetta earthquake
1935 Quetta earthquake
Kodandera Subayya Thimayya