Major HD Manjrekar hailed from Mumbai in Maharashtra. He was commissioned into 8 Guards battalion of the Brigade of Guards, one of the finest and most battle-hardened infantry regiments of the Indian Army. After completing his training, he served in various operational areas and developed
Major Kalyanpur Krishnaji Rao hailed from Kallianpur village in South Kanara district (Present day Dakshin Kannada district) of Karnataka and was born in the year 1939. Son of Shri Appaji Rao More and Smt Sundari Bai More, he had three sisters and a brother as
Subedar Malkiat Singh hailed from Lohat Baddi village in Sangrur district of Punjab and was born on 31st May 1929. Son of Shri Gurcharan Singh, he joined the army at the age of 18 years on 05th May 1947. He was recruited into the 14
Major Chaman Lal was born in Delhi, but hailed from Manimajra on the border of Punjab and Haryana and only a few kilometers from Himachal Pradesh as well. He was commissioned into 99 Mtn Regt of the Regiment of Artillery, an important combat support arm
Guardsman Dina Nath Yadav hailed from Murarpatti village in Phulpur Tehsil of Allahabad (Prayagraj) district in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 09 Sept 1944. Son of Shri Jhallar Yadav and Smt Chunnu Devi, Gdsm Dina Nath had four brothers Rajnath, Amarnath, Triloki Nath, and
Grenadier Murad Khan hailed from Khariya village of Nagaur district in Rajasthan and was born on 04 February 1950. Son of Shri Esmail Khan, Gdr Murad Khan joined the army after completing his school education on 04 February 1968 at the age of 18 years.
