Nand Singh
Acting Naik, 1st/11th Sikh Regiment. Indian Army
- Register No.
- 912 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Acting Naik all Naiks →
- Unit
- 1st/11th Sikh Regiment. Indian Army all Sikh Regiment VCs →
- Date of action
- 11–12 March 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 6th June 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Born
- 24th September, 1914 at Bahadur ( Village), Patiala State,
- Died
- 12th December 1947 at Uri, Kashmir.India
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On the 11th/12th March 1944, Naik Nand Singh was ordered to recapture a position that had been taken by the enemy at the Maungdaw-Buthidaung Road, in Burma,. He led his section, under extremely heavy machine-gun and rifle fire, up a steep, knife edged slope.. Nand Singh was wounded in the thigh, but they successfully captured the first trench. Crawling forward on his own, he was again wounded, this time in the shoulder and the face. In spite of this he went on to capture two more trenches
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
NAND SINGH. (reg No. 912).
Acting Naik* 1st/11th Sikh Regiment. Indian Army.
London Gazetted on 6th June 1944.
Born on 24th September, 1914 at Bahadur ( Village), Patiala State, Punjab, India.
Died on 12th December 1947 at Uri, Kashmir.India.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On the 11th/12th March 1944, Naik Nand Singh was ordered to recapture a position that had been taken by the enemy at the Maungdaw-Buthidaung Road, in Burma,. He led his section, under extremely heavy machine-gun and rifle fire, up a steep, knife edged slope.. Nand Singh was wounded in the thigh, but they successfully captured the first trench. Crawling forward on his own, he was again wounded, this time in the shoulder and the face. In spite of this he went on to capture two more trenches .
Additional information:. He was later promoted to Jemadar** * Corporal. ** Lieutenant.
Additional information
He was later promoted to Jemadar**
* Corporal. ** Lieutenant.
Punjab, India.
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