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Flying Officer Balwant Singh

Fg Offr Balwant Singh wanted to serve in the Armed Forces since his younger days and eventually, got selected to join the Indian Air Force. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in the IAF on 29 Apr 1946. He joined the flying stream of

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Major Satyapal Chopra MVC

Major Satyapal Chopra was born on 12 Nov 1922 and had inclination to join the Armed Forces since his childhood. Son of Shri Gouri Nath Chopra, Maj Satyapal joined the Army at the age of about 20 years on 01 July 1942. He was commissioned

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Jemadar Thambu Ram VrC

Jemadar Thambu Ram hailed from Purkhas Rathi village at Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana and was born on 08 Apr 1913. He was recruited into the 2 Jat battalion of the Jat Regiment, an infantry Regiment well known for its brave soldiers and

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Jemadar Lall Singh MC*

Jemadar Lall Singh hailed from Buchkar village in the Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district, Punjab. Born and raised in a family deeply rooted in patriotism and service, he pursued his education before joining the Indian Army. On November 25, 1930, he was inducted into the

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Sepoy Nil Kanth VrC

Sepoy Nil Kanth was born on 20 Dec 1915 in Sarthal village in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.  Son of Shri Mangoo, Sep Nil Kanth was inclined to serve in the Armed Forces like many young men of his region and went on to

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Major AK Ramaswamy MVC

Major Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy hailed from Ayilam village of Palghat district in Kerala and was born on 31st October 1924. His family later moved and settled down in south Malabar in Kerala. He was commissioned into 3 Para Maratha Light Infantry Regiment on 15 Dec

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Sep Dewan Singh MVC

Sepoy Dewan Singh was born on 4 March 1923 in Purdam village, located in the scenic and mountainous Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. This region, nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, has long been known for its tradition of bravery, patriotism, and