Badlu Singh
Rissaldar, 14th Lancers (Scinde Horse) attchd. 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse)
- Register No.
- 45 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Rissaldar (register: Ressaidar) all Risaldars →
- Unit
- 14th Lancers (Scinde Horse) attchd. 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) (register: 14th Murray's Jat Lancers) all 14th Murray's Jat Lancers VCs →
- Date of action
- 23 September 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 27th November 1918 on this day → all of 1918 →
- Born
- at Dhakla (village)in the Rhotak District of the Punjab,
- Died
- the 23rd September 1918 at River Jordan in Palestine
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- on the Heliopolis Memorial, the Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt
Digest of citation
On 23rd September 1918 on the West Bank of the River Jordan, Palestine, when his squadron was charging a strong enemy position, Ressaidar from a small hill occupied by machine-guns and 200 infantry. Without any hesitation he collected six other ranks and with entire disregard of danger he charged and captured the position. He was mortally wounded on the very top of the hill when capturing one of the machine-guns single handed, but all the gums and infantry had surrendered to him before he Died on
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BADLU SINGH. (Reg. No. 45).
Rissaldar* 14th Lancers (Scinde Horse) attchd. 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse).
London Gazetted on 27th November 1918.
Born on at Dhakla (village)in the Rhotak District of the Punjab, India.
Died on the 23rd September 1918 at River Jordan in Palestine. (Killed in action).
Memorial on the Heliopolis Memorial, the Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt Digest of Citation reads: On 23rd September 1918 on the West Bank of the River Jordan, Palestine, when his squadron was charging a strong enemy position, Ressaidar * Badlu Singh realised that heavy casualties were being inflicted from a small hill occupied by machine-guns and 200 infantry. Without any hesitation he collected six other ranks and with entire disregard of danger he charged and captured the position. He was mortally wounded on the very top of the hill when capturing one of the machine-guns single handed, but all the gums and infantry had surrendered to him before he Died on.
* Captain.
* Badlu Singh realised that heavy casualties were being inflicted
* Captain.
India.
(Killed in action).
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