Abdul Hamid (soldier), 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: Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, India
About Abdul Hamid (soldier)
- Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid, PVC (1 July 1933 – 10 September 1965), was an Indian Army soldier who posthumously received India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his actions during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
- Hamid joined the army in December 1954, and was posted to the 4th Battalion of the Grenadiers regiment.
- During the Sino-Indian War, his battalion participated in the battle of Namka Chu against the People's Liberation Army.
- During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the 4 Grenadiers battalion was entrusted with a vital position before the village of Chima on the Khem Karan–Bhikhiwind line.
- At the Battle of Asal Uttar on 9–10 September 1965, Hamid destroyed six Pakistani tanks and was killed during an engagement with a seventh.
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