Jadunath Singh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of Param Vir Chakra
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Place of Birth: Khajuri, Dildarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
About Jadunath Singh
- Naik Jadunath Singh, PVC (21 November 1916 – 6 February 1948) was an Indian Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration for his actions in an engagement during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Singh was enlisted in the British Indian Army in 1941 and served in the Second World War, fighting against the Japanese in Burma.
- He later took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 as a member of the Indian Army.
- For an action on 6 February 1948 at Tain Dhar, to the north of Naushahra, Naik Singh was awarded the Param Vir Chakra. Singh commanded a nine-man forward section post.
- Though heavily outnumbered by advancing Pakistani forces, Singh led his men in defending against three attempts to overtake the post.
- He was wounded during the second assault.
- Armed with a Sten gun, he single-handedly charged the third assault with such determination as to cause the attackers to withdraw.
- In doing so, he was killed.
- A sports stadium in Shahjahanpur and a crude oil tanker were named after Singh.
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