Ishar Singh
Sepoy, 28th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army
- Register No.
- 622 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Sepoy all Sepoys →
- Unit
- 28th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army all 28th Punjab Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 10 April 1921 on this day → all of 1921 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Waziristan Campaign
- London Gazette
- 25th November 1921 on this day → all of 1921 →
- Born
- 13th December, 1895 at Nenwan, Hoshiapur District, Punjab
- Died
- 2nd December, 1963 at Nenwan, Hoshiapur, Punjab, India
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 10th April, 1921 near Haidari Kach, North West Frontier, India, Sepoy Ishar Singh was No. 1 of a Lewis gun section. Early in the fighting he was severely wounded, all the officers and Havildars of his company became casualties and his Lewis gun was seized. He recovered the gun and went into action again although his wound was bleeding profusely, but when ordered to have it dressed, he went instead to help the medical officer, carrying water to the wounded, taking a rifle and helping to keep down enemy fire and acting as a shield while the medical officer was dressing a wound. It was nearly three hours before he submitted to being evacuated
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ISHAR SINGH. (reg No. 622).
Sepoy. 28th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army.
London Gazetted on 25th November 1921.
Born on 13th December, 1895 at Nenwan, Hoshiapur District, Punjab.
Died on 2nd December, 1963 at Nenwan, Hoshiapur, Punjab, India.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 10th April, 1921 near Haidari Kach, North West Frontier, India, Sepoy Ishar Singh was No. 1 of a Lewis gun section. Early in the fighting he was severely wounded, all the officers and Havildars of his company became casualties and his Lewis gun was seized. He recovered the gun and went into action again although his wound was bleeding profusely, but when ordered to have it dressed, he went instead to help the medical officer, carrying water to the wounded, taking a rifle and helping to keep down enemy fire and acting as a shield while the medical officer was dressing a wound. It was nearly three hours before he submitted to being evacuated.
Updated:15.1.03
Alf's notes on his life
Updated:15.1.03
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