Brig. Pritam Singh at that point Capt. in conjunction with Capt. G.S. Parab and Capt. Balbir Singh gotten away from Singapore on 4th May 1942 amid which time they voyage by arrive and ocean covering a separate of 3000 miles by means of Siam (Thailand, Burma, Myanmar) through thick woodland and beneath exceptionally troublesome conditions they scarcely survived to reach Burma after six overwhelming months. All the three officers were granted the Military Cross by Field Marshal and Commander-in-Chief in India Mr. A. P. Wavell on 31st Walk 1943.
