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{{Infobox military person<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Naib Subedar]]<br />
| name = Gurnam Singh<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]]<br />
| image = Nb Sub Gurnam Singh.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250 px<br />
| caption = Portrait of Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|08|18}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|09|23|1935|08|18}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bhullar]], [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_place = <br />
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}<br />
| branch = {{Army|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = 1955-1973<br />
| rank = [[File:Naib Subedar - Naib Risaldar of the Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Naib Subedar]]<br />
| servicenumber = JC47692K<br />
| unit = [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|108 Engr Regt]]<br />
| awards = [[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]]<br />
}}<br />
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[[Naib subedar|Naib Subedar]] '''Gurnam Singh''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (18 August 1935 – 23 September 1973) was a [[Junior commissioned officer|Junior Commissioned officer]] (JCO) in [[Indian Army]] who was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration for his self sacrifice in a mine explosion.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh, AC|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/naib-subedar-gurnam-singh-ac/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Honourpoint}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
[[Naib subedar|Naib Subedar]] Gurnam Singh was born on 18 August 1935 in [[Bhullar]] village in [[Amritsar]] district of [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]]. Son of Shri Tej Singh, Gurnam Singh belonged to the family of military personnel. He was influenced by his military family members and nursed the idea of serving in the Army since his childhood. After his basic education in his native place, he got selected to join the Army and was happy to achieve his childhood dream.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Remembering Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh|work=[[Indian Express]]|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/remembering-naib-subedar-gurnam-singh/lite/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Military career ==<br />
On 26 August 1955, Gurnam Singh joined [[Bombay Sappers]] as a recruit and got appointed as a sapper after his initial training. After two years, on 19 July 1957, he got posted in the depot battalion (T). After serving the company for four and half years, he was posted to training battalion in Oct 1962. On 5 January 1971, he was then appointed as an instructor at “[[College of Military Engineering, Pune|College of Military Engineering]]”, [[Pune]] after serving with 22 and 23 Field Companies for few years.<br />
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== Mine Explosion ==<br />
A demonstration was arranged by the [[College of Military Engineering, Pune|College of Military Engineering]] for the visiting staff and student officers of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington On the 23rd September 1973. Gurnam Singh was tasked to the Charge of the demonstration of line Mine Clearing, an explosive device for the clearing of enemy mine fields. The task was assisted by party of seven [[sapper]]s. Preparing the Charge Line Mine Clearing for firing, the tail initiator of the charge got prematurely actuated. He at once realized that the entire explosive was likely to blow up within ten seconds. When he realized the danger to the lives of the men under his command, he immediately ordered them to run to a safe distance but he disagreed of his personal safety. But unfortunately, he was not able to prevent the explosion within the few seconds, at his disposal. There was an explosion and Gurnam Singh was blown to pieces. Thus, he made supreme sacrifice in order to save the lives of the men under his command.<br />
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== Ashoka Chakra Awardee ==<br />
For his supreme sacrifice for the men under his command and devotion to duty Gurnam Singh was given the nation's highest gallantry award during peace time [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashok Chakra]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LjjDAAAQBAJ&q=Captain+Jasbir+Singh+raina+birthplace&pg=PT81|title=Ashoka Chakra Recipients|last1=Aggarwal|first1=Rashmi|date=January 0101}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:Srimati Jigar Kaur, Wife of Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh, AC.jpg|thumb|Srimati Jagir Kaur, Wife of Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh, AC laid wreath at the National War Memorial in his remembrance.]]<br />
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Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh was married to Srimati Jagir Kaur.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Ashoka Chakra award recipients}}<br />
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[[Category:1935 births]]<br />
[[Category:1973 deaths]]<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)]]<br />
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{{Infobox military person<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Naib Subedar]]<br />
| name = Gurnam Singh<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]]<br />
| image = Nb Sub Gurnam Singh.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250 px<br />
| caption = Portrait of Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|08|18}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1973|09|23|1935|08|18}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bhullar]], [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_place = <br />
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}<br />
| branch = {{Army|India}}<br />
| serviceyears = 1955-1973<br />
| rank = [[File:Naib Subedar - Naib Risaldar of the Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Naib Subedar]]<br />
| servicenumber = JC47692K<br />
| unit = [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|108 Engr Regt]]<br />
| awards = [[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg|25px]] [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]]<br />
}}<br />
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[[Naib subedar|Naib Subedar]] '''Gurnam Singh''', [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|AC]] (18 August 1935 – 23 September 1973) was a [[Junior commissioned officer|Junior Commissioned officer]] (JCO) in [[Indian Army]] who was posthumously awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration for his self sacrifice in a mine explosion.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh, AC|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/naib-subedar-gurnam-singh-ac/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Honourpoint}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
[[Naib subedar|Naib Subedar]] Gurnam Singh was born on 18 August 1935 in [[Bhullar]] village in [[Amritsar]] district of [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]]. Son of Shri Tej Singh, Gurnam Singh belonged to the family of military personnel. He was influenced by his military family members and nursed the idea of serving in the Army since his childhood. After his basic education in his native place, he got selected to join the Army and was happy to achieve his childhood dream.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Remembering Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh|work=[[Indian Express]]|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/remembering-naib-subedar-gurnam-singh/lite/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== Military career ==<br />
On 26 August 1955, Gurnam Singh joined [[Bombay Sappers]] as a recruit and got appointed as a sapper after his initial training. After two years, on 19 July 1957, he got posted in the depot battalion (T). After serving the company for four and half years, he was posted to training battalion in Oct 1962. On 5 January 1971, he was then appointed as an instructor at “[[College of Military Engineering, Pune|College of Military Engineering]]”, [[Pune]] after serving with 22 and 23 Field Companies for few years.<br />
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== Mine Explosion ==<br />
A demonstration was arranged by the [[College of Military Engineering, Pune|College of Military Engineering]] for the visiting staff and student officers of the [[Defence Services Staff College]], Wellington On the 23rd September 1973. Gurnam Singh was tasked to the Charge of the demonstration of line Mine Clearing, an explosive device for the clearing of enemy mine fields. The task was assisted by party of seven [[sapper]]s. Preparing the Charge Line Mine Clearing for firing, the tail initiator of the charge got prematurely actuated. He at once realized that the entire explosive was likely to blow up within ten seconds. When he realized the danger to the lives of the men under his command, he immediately ordered them to run to a safe distance but he disagreed of his personal safety. But unfortunately, he was not able to prevent the explosion within the few seconds, at his disposal. There was an explosion and Gurnam Singh was blown to pieces. Thus, he made supreme sacrifice in order to save the lives of the men under his command.<br />
<br />
== Ashoka Chakra Awardee ==<br />
For his supreme sacrifice for the men under his command and devotion to duty Gurnam Singh was given the nation's highest gallantry award during peace time [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashok Chakra]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LjjDAAAQBAJ&q=Captain+Jasbir+Singh+raina+birthplace&pg=PT81|title=Ashoka Chakra Recipients|last1=Aggarwal|first1=Rashmi|date=January 0101}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
[[File:Srimati Jigar Kaur, Wife of Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh, AC.jpg|thumb|Srimati Jagir Kaur, Wife of Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh, AC laid wreath at the National War Memorial in his remembrance.]]<br />
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Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh was married to Srimati Jagir Kaur.<br />
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== References ==<br />
<references /><br />
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{{Ashoka Chakra award recipients}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Gurnam}}<br />
[[Category:1935 births]]<br />
[[Category:1973 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian military personnel]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)]]<br />
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