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Major Somnath Sharma PVC

Major Somnath Sharma was born on 31st January 1923 in the district of Kangra in Himachal Pradesh (then Punjab province). He belonged to a truly military family wherein his father, brothers and sister all served in the Army. His father, Major General Amarnath Sharma was

Major Jawahar Singh Mahar VrC

Major Jawahar Singh Mahar hailed from Maspati village of Pithoragarh district in present day Uttarakhand and was born on 29 December 1921. Son of Shri Joga Singh, he was the eldest, followed by three brothers and two sisters.  His brothers too served in the Army

Naik Nar Singh MVC

Naik Nar Singh hailed from Gangoli Kotuli village of Almora District in Uttarakhand and was born on 14 March 1926. He was recruited into the 4 Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment, one of the most decorated infantry regiments of the Indian Army which traces back

Major Shaitan Singh PVC

Major Shaitan Singh Bhati was born on December 1, 1924, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan to a military family. Son of an Army officer Lt Col Hem Singh Bhati, Maj Shaitan Singh was commissioned into the Kumaon Regiment on 01 Aug 1949. The Indo-China war of 1962,

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