Karamjeet Singh Judge
Lieutenant, 4th Battalion. 58 Punjab Regiment. Indian Army
- Register No.
- 665 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Lieutenant all Lieutenants →
- Unit
- 4th Battalion. 58 Punjab Regiment. Indian Army (register: 15th Punjab Regiment) all 15th Punjab Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 18 March 1945 on this day → all of 1945 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 3rd July, 1945 on this day → all of 1945 →
- Born
- 25th May 1923 at Kapurthala, India
- Died
- in action on 18th March, 1945, near Meiktila, Burma
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
Digest of citation
On the 18th March, 1945 near Meiktila, Burma, Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge, a platoon commander of the company ordered to capture a cotton mill, dominated the battlefield by his numerous acts of gallantry. After eliminating 10 enemy bunkers he directed one tank to within 20 yards of another and asked its commander to cease fire whilst he went in to mop up. It was whilst doing this that he was mortally wounded
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
KARAMJEET SINGH JUDGE. (reg No. 665).
Lieutenant. 4th Battalion. 58 Punjab Regiment. Indian Army.
London Gazetted on 3rd July, 1945.
Born on 25th May 1923 at Kapurthala, India.
Killed in action on 18th March, 1945, near Meiktila, Burma. Tribute on the Taukkyan Cremation Memorial, Burma.
Digest of Citation reads: On the 18th March, 1945 near Meiktila, Burma, Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge, a platoon commander of the company ordered to capture a cotton mill, dominated the battlefield by his numerous acts of gallantry. After eliminating 10 enemy bunkers he directed one tank to within 20 yards of another and asked its commander to cease fire whilst he went in to mop up. It was whilst doing this that he was mortally wounded.
Tribute on the Taukkyan Cremation Memorial, Burma.
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