Английская Википедия:Bhandari Ram
Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Bhandari Ram, VC, (24 July 1919Шаблон:Snd19 May 2002) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
Bhandari Ram was born in Brahmin family 1919 at the village of Auhar, which was part of Bilaspur State (now Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh). He was Sepoy in the 16th Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment, British Indian Army (now the Baloch Regiment, Pakistan Army), fighting against the Japanese Army in the Burmese Campaign during World War II, when he performed deeds during the Third Arakan Offensive for which he was awarded the VC.[1][2][3]
The citation reads:
He continued to serve in the post-independence Indian Army, receiving promotion to subedar on 13 May 1958,[4] and to subedar major on 30 March 1967.[5] Bhandari Ram retired from the army in August 1969 with the honorary rank of captain.[6] He died in 2002.
Awards
General Service Medal 1947 | Samanya Seva Medal | Samar Seva Star | |
Raksha Medal | Indian Independence Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal |
Victoria Cross | 1939–45 Star | Burma Star | War Medal 1939-1945 |
India Service Medal | Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal | Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal |
References
External links
- ↑ Ahmed, Maj Gen Rafiuddin. (2000). History of the Baloch Regiment 1939-1956. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre. pp. 138–39. Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Thatcher, WS. (1980). The Tenth Baluch Regiment in the Second World War. Abbottabad: The Baluch Regimental Centre. pp. 499–501.
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