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.
Major KS Budhwar hailed from Sonaria Kalan village of Rohtak district in Haryana and was born on 5th Feb 1931. He grew up to be a sporty and studious young boy, who was fascinated with the army. Consequently, he joined it as a member of
Major Hitesh Kumar Palta hailed from the Ferozepur district in Punjab. Son of Shri Dewan Chand Patla, he joined the Army after completing his initial education. He was commissioned into the 9 Kumaon battalion of the Kumaon Regiment, one of the most decorated regiments of
Lance Naik Chandrashekhar Singh hailed from Dwarahat in Almora district of Uttarakhand. After completing his school education he joined the Indian Army in the year 1971. He was recruited into 19 Kumaon battalion of the Kumaon Regiment, one of the most decorated infantry regiments of
Lieutenant DS Basera hailed from Pithoragarh in Uttar Pradesh and was born on 10 Aug 1943. Son of Shri Kishan Singh Basera and Smt Hira Devi, he had a brother Sher Singh Basera and a sister Ganga Devi as his siblings. He was part of
Lance Naik Kishan Chand Yadav hailed from Jahajgarh village in Jhajjar district of Haryana and was born on 12 Feb 1960. Son of Shri Ramkumar Yadav and Smt Manbari Devi, he completed his initial education from his village. Thereafter, he joined the Army on 09