Khudadad Khan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Khudadad Khan

Recipient of the Victoria Cross

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1888

Place of Birth: Dab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1971

Profession: soldier

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Khudadad Khan, VC (20 October 1888 – 8 March 1971) was the first soldier of the British Indian army to become the recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces.
On 31 October 1914, at Hollebeke, Belgium, 26-year-old Khan, then serving in the British Indian Army, performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War. A statue of Khudadad Khan is at the entrance of the Pakistan Army Museum in Rawalpindi.