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Captain G P Bhatnagar

Capt GP Bhatnagar hailed from Agra in Uttar Pradesh. Though his father was a leading Advocate in Agra, Capt Bhatnagar knew his calling was in the Armed Forces since his younger days. Consequently he continued to follow his passion and eventually joined the Army. He

Lieutenant Bikram Singh

Lieutenant Bikram Singh hailed from Sialba village located in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab. He had a strong desire to serve in the Army since his younger days, which grew along with age. Eventually he followed the well-marked footsteps of

Lt Yog Raj Palta VrC

Lieutenant Yog Raj Palta hailed from Delhi. Son of Shri Shadi Lal Palta, he got selected to join the Army after completing his school education. He got commissioned into the 4 Sikh battalion of the Sikh Regiment, an infantry regiment known for its dauntless soldiers

Rifleman Madan Singh Rawat VrC

Rifleman Madan Singh Rawat was born on 26 October 1944 in Gadri village in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. Son of Shri Vijay Singh Rawat and Smt Musi Devi, Rfn Madan Singh Rawat joined the Army at the age of 17 yrs on 26 October

Naib Subedar Ishe Tundup MVC

Naib Subedar (Then Jemadar) Ishe Tundup hailed from Leh in Ladakh and was born on 31st Mar 1930. Son of Shri Chhering Palzor, he completed his schooling in Government Middle School in Leh and joined the army. He was recruited on 18 June 1948 at

Major Mahander Singh Chaudhary MVC

Major Mahander Singh Chaudhary hailed from Dubaldhan Majra village in Rohtak division of Jhajjar district in Haryana and was born on 7th May 1930. His father Chaudhary Partap Singh was a PCS officer in joint Punjab and his mother Smt Sahib Kaur, was a homemaker.

Sepoy Om Prakash Tyagi

Sepoy Om Prakash Tyagi hailed from Hisali village in Muradnagar city of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh. Son of Shri Dalip Singh Mukhiya and Smt Shankari Devi, he was born on 01 June 1933. He did his initial schooling from his native village and thereafter

Sepoy Gobind Singh Rathore

Sepoy Gobind Singh Rathore hailed from Parava village of Bidasar tehsil of present-day Churu district in Rajasthan and was born on 18 March 1943. Son of Shri Jagmal Singh Rathore and Smt Anja Kanwar, he joined the army after completing his school education, he was

Lieutenant A S Balasubramanian

Lieutenant AS Balasubramanian hailed from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and was born on 09 Sep 1938. Son of Shri KV Sundaram and Smt Kamalambal, he was the youngest among four siblings. He had three elder brothers AS Venkatakrishnan, AS Chandrashekaran, AS Dorai Rajan, and one

Lieutenant Subash Chander Chanan

Lieutenant Subash Chander Chanan joined the Army after completing his initial education and was recruited into the Corps of Engineers. Later he got selected to be trained as an officer and was commissioned into 2 Rajput Battalion of the Rajput Regiment, the infantry Regiment well

Lance Naik Sardar Singh VrC

Lance Naik Sardar Singh was born on 12 May 1939 in Jasaur Kheri village of Jhajjar district in Haryana. After completing his initial education he joined the Army in the year 1956 at the age of 17 years. He was recruited into 4 Grenadiers of

2nd Lt GKV Prasanna Rao MVC

2nd Lieutenant Gopal Krishna Venkatesa Prasanna Rao hailed from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu and was born on 15 Oct 1940. Son of Dr TAGK Rao, he did his initial schooling in Board High School at Sulur in Tamil Nadu. Later he studied from PSG Arts

Sub Sonam Stobdan MVC

Subedar Stobdan Sonam hailed from Ladakh and was born on 30th March 1928. Son of Shri Tashi Wangail and Smt Chhering Palzom, he joined the army after completing his school education. He was recruited into the Ladakhi battalion of 14 J&K Militia. In the year