Gunner Sujan Singh hailed from a family of Gurdaspur in Punjab, which had migrated from Sialkot in Pakistan during partition. He had five brothers as his siblings and grew up in a family of farmers. Like many youths in Punjab, he was also inclined to
Lt Col MV Gore hailed from Indore in Madhya Pradesh. He was enrolled in the 4th Gwalior Infantry and took part in World War II. The 4th Gwalior Infantry later joined the 14 Kumaon battalion along with the Indore Infantry (later 15 Kumaon) in 1953.
Naik Ram Kumar hailed from Kanina-Khas village of Mahendargarh district in Haryana and was born on 1st July 1938. Son of Shri Gugan Ram and Smt Dana Devi, he joined the army after completing his school education on 06 September 1957 at the age of
Major Baljit Singh Randhawa hailed from Isapur village in the Amritsar district of Punjab and was born on 11 November 1934. Son of Shri R S Randhawa, Maj Baljit Singh was commissioned into 4 Rajput of the famed Rajput regiment known for its valour and
Major Surinder Nath Tandon hailed from Village Shankar, Tehsil Nakodar, in Jalandhar district, Punjab. He was born on August 31, 1928, in Meerut to Shri Balwant Raj Tandon, an esteemed ICS officer and alumnus of Jesus College, Oxford (UK), and Smt Shakuntala Tandon. Coming from
Naib Subedar Raghav Prasad Pandey joined the army after completing his school education and was recruited into 18 Rajput Battalion of the Rajput Regiment, an infantry Regiment known for its valour and battle honours in various operations. Nathu La Operation: 11 Sep 1967 During Sep 1967, Nb
Major Harbhajan Singh hailed from Bhatte Bhaini village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran District in Punjab and was born on 03 August 1941. His father Shri Assa Singh, was a patriot, and a freedom fighter, who was deported from Shanghai (then a British Enclave)
Captain Prithvi Singh Dagar hailed from Malikpur village of the Najafgarh tehsil in Delhi and was born on 01 June 1942. Son of Shri Chaudhary Keval Singh Dagar and Smt Dadka Devi, he completed his High School from High School at Ujwa, and later went
Lance Naik Hanuman Ram Jakhad hailed from Ghandawa village in Surajgarh tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan and was born in the year 1945. Son of Shri Tularam Jhakhad and Smt Chana Devi, he joined the army the year 1962 at the age of 17
Grenadier Bala Ram Khairwa hailed from Posana village in Udaipurwati tehsil of Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan. Son of Shri Jeeta Ram Khairwa and Smt Keshar Devi, he joined the Army on 27 Nov 1962 after completing his school education. He was recruited into 2 Grenadiers
2nd Lt Vikas Prabhakar Sapatnekar hailed from the state of Maharashtra and was born on 06 Jun 1947. A second generation officer, 2nd Lt Sapatnekar, had imbibed all the qualities of an army officer right from his young age. Son of a Brigadier and having