Brigadier Mathson SM, takes charge

Brigadier Cherish Mathson, SM has taken charge as Brigade Commander of the Pangode Military station. He also took charge as Station Commander in a colourful ceremony at Brigade Headquarters here on May 1.

After assuming charge, Brig. Mathson laid a floral wreath at the Pangode War Memorial.

He succeeds Brig. P.M. Hariz who has been transferred to Jalandhar.

A native of Tiruvalla, near Kottayam, Brig. Mathson was commissioned into the Garhwal Rifles of the Indian Army, Brig. Mathson received the Sena Medal for gallantry in 2003.

Brig. Mathson has held several important command and staff appointments that include serving in a brigade in a U.N. Mission in Somalia.

He also commanded his unit on the Line of Control. Before assuming this charge, Brig. Mathson was Senior Defence Specialist in the National Security Council Secretariat at New Delhi.

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Gettogether at DSSC Wellington - 25 Apr 2008

Kazhaks at DSSC Wellington had a get-together at the Golf Hut of Wellington Gymkhana Club on 25 April 08.The occasion marked the visit of Lt Gen Thomas Mathew to Wellington, and the graduation of the 63rd SC which had three Kazhaks also happened to be on that day.

The following attended,

Lt Gen Thomas Mathew
Col Jacob Dominic
Brig CA Krishnan
Col V Anoopkumar
Col George Jacob
Col PR Murali
Col NV Sunil Kumar
Wg Cdr Benny Mathew(Moving to Shillong)
Lt Col Rajesh Bhanu(Moving to Srinagar)
Cdr MH Rajesh(Moving to Mumbai)

The last three were student officers who graduated with the 63rd course on that day.

Any Kazhak joining the 64SC must contact Col Jacob Dominic,the senior most old boy at the College on arrival.