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Brigadier LS Lidder was laid to rest with full military honours at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt. He is survived by his wife Geetika and his 16-year-old daughter Aashna.
#WATCH | Delhi: The wife and daughter of Brig LS Lidder pay their last respects to him at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt. He lost his life in #TamilNaduChopperCrash on 8th December. pic.twitter.com/oiHWxelISi
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Brigadier Lakhwinder Singh Lidder was set to be promoted as Major General, an Army officer and the Brigadier’s neighbour, said a day after his death in the chopper crash that also killed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 11 others.
A second-generation Army officer, Brigadier Lidder had his roots in Haryana’s Panchkula. He had been on the staff of General Rawat for more than a year now as his defence assistant.
He was a recipient of the Sena Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal.
The three service chiefs – Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar & IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari paid tribute to Brig LS Lidder at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt.
