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Major Shafeeq Mahmood Khan Ghori

Major Shafeeq Mahmood Khan Ghori was born on February 27, 1961, in Mysore, Karnataka, to Shri Ghulam Mahmood Khan Ghori. His formative years were spent in Mysore, where he received his primary and secondary education at Maharaja's High School. He continued his academic pursuits at

Major Shivdev Singh Sidhu

Major Shivdev Singh Sidhu hailed from Sidhwan Khurd  village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab and was born on 2nd July 1926.  Son of Shri Mohinder Singh and Smt Mehtab Kaur, he did his initial schooling from the village school and later went

Lance Hav Shishpal Singh SC

Lance Havaldar Shishpal Singh hailed from Dabri village of Nagaur district in Rajasthan was born on 05th Apr 1928. Son of Shri Moti Singh, L/Hav Shishpal Singh had inclination to join the Armed Forces since his younger days like many young boys of Rajasthan. Following

Naik Mahabir Thapa MVC

Naik Mahabir Thapa was born on 3rd December 1923 in the serene and mountainous village of Baralekh, located in the Dailekh district of Nepal. Growing up amidst the rugged terrains of Nepal, he was deeply influenced by the valorous legacy of the Gorkha warriors, whose

Lt Col Bramhanand Avasthy

Lt Col Bramhanand Avasthy was born in Farrukhabad district of Uttar Pradesh. From a young age, he displayed a strong sense of patriotism and an innate desire to serve the nation. His dedication and perseverance led him to join the Indian Army, where he was

Captain Dayal Singh Padda

Captain Dayal Singh Padda was born in 1931 in the village Bule Nangal in Amritsar district of Punjab. He studied at King George College, Jalandhar Cantt and subsequently joined the Army. He was commissioned into 4 Rajput battalion of the famed Rajput Regiment, an infantry

Major Trilok Nath

Major Trilok Nath hailed from Narowal district of undivided Punjab (now in present-day Pakistan) and was born on 22 April 1924. Son of Shri Ram Ratan Sarin and Smt Kesara Devi, he joined the Indian army in the year 1948 at the age of  24

Rifleman Bhawani Chand

Rifleman Bhawani Chand

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

Gunner Jagmal Singh

Gunner Jagmal Singh hailed from Bambuliya Kalan village of Itawa tehsil of Kota District in Rajasthan and was born on  03 August 1939. Son of an army veteran, Thakur Jodh Singh and Smt Karn Kanwar, he had two brothers Jagdish Singh and Shambhu Singh as

Captain BB Ghosh

Capt BB Ghosh hailed from Delhi and did his schooling from Raisinha Bengali higher Secondary school, Gole Market, New Delhi. Subsequently he joined Hindu college (Delhi Univ) for further studies. Eldest among five siblings, he was inclined to join the Armed Forces since his younger

Captain John Albert Dalby

Capt John Albert Dalby hailed from Bangalore in Karnataka, where his family resided at Willington street of Bangaore at that time. He belonged to an Ango-Indian family and had two sisters Leonie & Margarette and a brother Peter as his siblings. He did his schooling