Abdul Hafiz
Jemadar, 9th Jat Infantry, Indian Army
- Register No.
- 2 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Jemadar all Jemadars →
- Unit
- 9th Jat Infantry, Indian Army all 9th Jat Infantry VCs →
- Date of action
- 6 April 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 27th July 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Born
- 1st July 1918 at Kalanaur Village in the Rohtak Diistrict,
- Died
- 6th April 1944 at Waken Hill, near Imphal, Assam, India
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- at Imphal Indian War Cemetery, Assam, India
Digest of citation
On 6 April 1944 north of Imphal, India, Jemadar Abdul Hafiz was ordered to attack, with his platoon, a prominent position held by the enemy, the only approach to which was across a bare slope and then up a very steep cliff. The Jemadar led the assault, killing several of the enemy himself and then pressed on regardless of machine-gun fire from another feature. He received two wounds, the second of which was fatal, but he had succeeded in routing an enemy vastly superior in numbers and had captured a most important position
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ABDUL HAFIZ (Reg. No. 2)
Jemadar* 9th Jat Infantry, Indian Army.
London Gazetted on 27th July 1944 Born on 1st July 1918 at Kalanaur Village in the Rohtak Diistrict, Punjab..
Died on 6th April 1944 at Waken Hill, near Imphal, Assam, India.
Memorial on grave at Imphal Indian War Cemetery, Assam, India.
.Digest of Citation reads: On 6 April 1944 north of Imphal, India, Jemadar Abdul Hafiz was ordered to attack, with his platoon, a prominent position held by the enemy, the only approach to which was across a bare slope and then up a very steep cliff. The Jemadar led the assault, killing several of the enemy himself and then pressed on regardless of machine-gun fire from another feature. He received two wounds, the second of which was fatal, but he had succeeded in routing an enemy vastly superior in numbers and had captured a most important position.
*Lieutenant.
*Lieutenant.
Punjab..
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