Flying Officer Jagat Singh Toor hailed from Punjab and joined the Indian Air Force after completing his school education. He was commissioned on 18 Apr 1964 the flying stream of the IAF. He got trained as a navigator as part of 27th NAV Course. After
Sepoy Satbir Singh hailed from Kanjhawla village in Nangloi tehsil of Delhi and was born on 13 Nov 1944. Son of Shri Tara Chand and Smt Dhankaur, he had a younger brother Satya Dev Dabas as his sibling. He joined the Army on 13 Nov
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
Guardsman Dambar Bahadur Chhetri hailed from Lapsibot village of Pallo Nawakot district in Nepal and was born on 4th April 1945. Son of Shri Dina Nath Chhetri, he joined the Indian Army after completing his initial schooling on 04 Apr 1963 at the age of
Major Greesh Chandra Verma hailed from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh was born on 29 August 1939. Son of Shri SP Verma, he joined the Army after completing his initial education. He passed out of the Training Academy on 18 Dec 1960 as Second Lieutenant at
Major Sat Prakash Varma hailed from Jatheri village in Sonipat district of present-day Haryana (Erstwhile undivided Punjab) and was born on 09 Mar 1942. Son of Shri Dip Chand Varma, he joined the Army after completing his education. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant into
Flight Lieutenant Vijay Madhav Joshi hailed from Pune in Maharshtra and was born on 28th March 1940. Son of Shri Madhav Krishna Joshi and Smt Nalini Joshi, Flt Lt Vijay Madhav Joshi had two sisters Mohini and Vidya as his siblings. In his early childhood
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
Lt Samir Das belonged to a middle class family of Calcutta but was born in Assam. Later he went to Banaras Hindu University (BHU) for higher studies and completed his post graduation in Geology. Besides having interest in academics, he was a keen sportsman and
Naib Subedar Lekh Raj Choudhary hailed from Dabbar Potha village in the Nowshera tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir and was born on 30 August 1949. Son of Shri Major Ram, after completing his studies, Nb Sub Lekh Raj joined the Indian Army
Captain Vikram Singh Sejwal hailed from Morkheri village of Rohtak district in Haryana and was born on 19 June 1966. Son of an army veteran Sub Jai Narain (who served with the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers of Indian Army) and Smt Kasturi Devi,