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Capt Dara Dinshaw Mistri MVC

Captain Dara Dinshaw Mistri hailed from Dharampur in Himachal Pradesh and was born on 14th October 1921. He was commissioned in the Army on 05 July 1942 at the age of 21 years. He was commissioned into 40 Med Regt of the Regiment of Artillery,

Rifleman Jas Bahadur Thapa VrC

Rifleman Jas Bahadur Thapa hailed from Chatikot village of Dailekh district in Nepal and was born on 01st Jul 1930. Rifleman Jas Bahadur Thapa joined the army and was recruited into the 2/3 GR battalion of 3 Gorkha Rifles Regiment, a Regiment known for its

Major Jawahar Singh Mahar VrC

Major Jawahar Singh Mahar hailed from Maspati village of Pithoragarh district in present day Uttarakhand and was born on 29 December 1921. Son of Shri Joga Singh, he was the eldest, followed by three brothers and two sisters.  His brothers too served in the Army

Jemadar Hardev Singh MVC

Jemadar Hardev Singh was born on 14 July 1921 in the Bhatinda district of Punjab. Son of Shri Ranjit Singh, Jem Hardev Singh joined the Army on 14 July 1941 at the age of 20 years. He was enrolled in 1 Patiala (RS) which later

Major Satyapal Chopra MVC

Major Satyapal Chopra was born on 12 Nov 1922 and had inclination to join the Armed Forces since his childhood. Son of Shri Gouri Nath Chopra, Maj Satyapal joined the Army at the age of about 20 years on 01 July 1942. He was commissioned

Jemadar Thambu Ram VrC

Jemadar Thambu Ram hailed from Purkhas Rathi village at Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana and was born on 08 Apr 1913. He was recruited into the 2 Jat battalion of the Jat Regiment, an infantry Regiment well known for its brave soldiers and

Major AK Ramaswamy MVC

Major Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy hailed from Ayilam village of Palghat district in Kerala and was born on 31st October 1924. His family later moved and settled down in south Malabar in Kerala. He was commissioned into 3 Para Maratha Light Infantry Regiment on 15 Dec