Rifleman Bhawani Chand hailed from Kanari village of Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand and was born on 24 Feb 1942. Son of Shri Partap Thakur, Rifleman Bhawani Chand joined Indian Army on 24 Feb 1960 at the age of 20 years. He was enrolled into 6/8
Captain Ramesh Chandra Bakshi hailed from New Delhi and was born on 25 July 1941. Son of Shri KD Bakshi, he joined the Army after completing his initial education. He passed out of the Training Academy on 17 Dec 1961 as Second Lieutenant at the
Colonel Vijay Kumar Bakshi hailed from Jalandhar district in Punjab and was born on April 3, 1943. He was the son of Shri Balmokand Bakshi, who instilled in him a strong sense of discipline and patriotism from a young age. Col Bakshi completed his schooling
Lance Naik Kumar Singh Gurung hailed from Kallevi village in Tanhu district, Nepal, a region celebrated for producing courageous and skilled soldiers who have long upheld the legacy of the Gurkhas. After completing his early education, L/Nk KS Gurung chose a career in the military,