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	==Early life==		==Early life==

	Captain Ummed was born in a [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] [[Rajput]] family in [[Almora]], born in the [[Almora]] district of [[Uttarakhand]]. In 1967 he graduated from the [[Indian Military Academy]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 19 battalion of Rajputana Rifles [[Rajputana Rifles]] on 11 June.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=282 \|date=6 April 1968 \|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1968/O-1536-1968-0014-68850.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://tera-3.ul.cs.cmu.edu/NASD/4a7f1db4-5792-415c-be79-266f41eef20a/upgrade-archive-06-14-2007/data/upload-allbooks/disk%203/Jan%20N/ENGLISH/Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army/TXT/00000081.txt\|title=Captain Ummed Singh Mahra\|publisher=Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army\|access-date=20 September ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was promoted lieutenant on 11 June 1969.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1098 \|date=8 November 1969 \|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1969/O-1396-1969-0045-63044.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>		Captain Ummed was born in a [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] [[Rajput]] family in [[Almora]], born in the [[Almora]] district of [[Uttarakhand]]. In 1967 he graduated from the [[Indian Military Academy]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 19 battalion of Rajputana Rifles [[Rajputana Rifles]] on 11 June.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=282 \|date=6 April 1968 \|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1968/O-1536-1968-0014-68850.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://tera-3.ul.cs.cmu.edu/NASD/4a7f1db4-5792-415c-be79-266f41eef20a/upgrade-archive-06-14-2007/data/upload-allbooks/disk%203/Jan%20N/ENGLISH/Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army/TXT/00000081.txt\|title=Captain Ummed Singh Mahra\|publisher=Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army\|access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref> He was promoted lieutenant on 11 June 1969.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1098 \|date=8 November 1969 \|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1969/O-1396-1969-0045-63044.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

	==Action==		==Action==
	In July 1971, as an acting captain, he led a raiding party against the headquarters of an insurgent group in [[Nagaland]]. Though wounded in a firefight, he continued to lead the operation which captured a large cache of arms, ammunition and important documents. He died of his wounds after returning from the raid. He was awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indian-martyr.in/index.php/list-post-independence/7-ummed-singh-mahra\|title=Ummed Singh Mahra\|website=indian-martyr.in\|access-date=20 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In July 1971, as an acting captain, he led a raiding party against the headquarters of an insurgent group in [[Nagaland]]. Though wounded in a firefight, he continued to lead the operation which captured a large cache of arms, ammunition and important documents. He died of his wounds after returning from the raid. He was awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indian-martyr.in/index.php/list-post-independence/7-ummed-singh-mahra\|title=Ummed Singh Mahra\|website=indian-martyr.in\|access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	Captain '''Ummed Singh Mahra''' (21 January 1942–06 July 1971) was ~~born in the [[Almora]] district~~ of ~~[[Uttarakhand]]. In 1967 he graduated from~~ the [[~~Indian Military Academy]] and was commissioned in the 19 battalion of Rajputana Rifles [[Rajputana Rifles~~]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://tera-3.ul.cs.cmu.edu/NASD/4a7f1db4-5792-415c-be79-266f41eef20a/upgrade-archive-06-14-2007/data/upload-allbooks/disk%203/Jan%20N/ENGLISH/Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army/TXT/00000081.txt\|title=Captain Ummed Singh Mahra\|publisher=Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army\|access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>		Captain '''Ummed Singh Mahra''' (21 January 1942–6 July 1971) was a posthumous recipient of the [[Ashok Chakra Award\|Ashoka Chakra]].

	In July 1971, he led a raiding party against the headquarters of an insurgent group in [[Nagaland]]. Though wounded in a firefight, he continued to lead the operation which captured a large cache of arms, ammunition and important documents. He died of his wounds after returning from the raid. He was awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indian-martyr.in/index.php/list-post-independence/7-ummed-singh-mahra\|title=Ummed Singh Mahra\|~~publisher~~=~~http://~~indian-martyr.in\|access-date=20 September ~~2015~~}}</ref>		==Early life==

			Captain Ummed was born in a [[Kumaoni people\|Kumaoni]] [[Rajput]] family in [[Almora]], born in the [[Almora]] district of [[Uttarakhand]]. In 1967 he graduated from the [[Indian Military Academy]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 19 battalion of Rajputana Rifles [[Rajputana Rifles]] on 11 June.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=282 \|date=6 April 1968 \|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1968/O-1536-1968-0014-68850.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://tera-3.ul.cs.cmu.edu/NASD/4a7f1db4-5792-415c-be79-266f41eef20a/upgrade-archive-06-14-2007/data/upload-allbooks/disk%203/Jan%20N/ENGLISH/Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army/TXT/00000081.txt\|title=Captain Ummed Singh Mahra\|publisher=Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army\|access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref> He was promoted lieutenant on 11 June 1969.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1098 \|date=8 November 1969 \|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1969/O-1396-1969-0045-63044.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

			==Action==
			In July 1971, as an acting captain, he led a raiding party against the headquarters of an insurgent group in [[Nagaland]]. Though wounded in a firefight, he continued to lead the operation which captured a large cache of arms, ammunition and important documents. He died of his wounds after returning from the raid. He was awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)\|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://indian-martyr.in/index.php/list-post-independence/7-ummed-singh-mahra\|title=Ummed Singh Mahra\|website=indian-martyr.in\|access-date=20 September 2022}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| name = Ummed Singh Mahra
| honorific_suffix = [[Ashoka Chakra Award|AC]]
| image = Captain Ummed Singh Mahra.jpg
| image_size = 250 px
| alt =
| caption = Portrait of Captain Ummed Singh Mahra
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|01|21}}
| death_date = {{death date and age |1971|07|06|1942|01|21}}
| birth_place = [[Almora]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| death_place = [[Nagaland]], [[India]]
| allegiance = {{flag|India|23px}}
| branch = [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]]
| servicenumber = IC-17696
| unit = 19th Battalion, The Rajputana Rifles Nagaland-1971
| rank = [[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| battles = [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| awards = [[File:Ashoka Chakra ribbon.svg|33px]] [[Ashok Chakra Award|Ashoka Chakra]]
}}
Captain '''Ummed Singh Mahra''' (21 January 1942–06 July 1971) was born in the [[Almora]] district of [[Uttarakhand]]. In 1967 he graduated from the [[Indian Military Academy]] and was commissioned in the 19 battalion of Rajputana Rifles [[Rajputana Rifles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tera-3.ul.cs.cmu.edu/NASD/4a7f1db4-5792-415c-be79-266f41eef20a/upgrade-archive-06-14-2007/data/upload-allbooks/disk%203/Jan%20N/ENGLISH/Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army/TXT/00000081.txt|title=Captain Ummed Singh Mahra|publisher=Bravest_Of_The_Brave_Heroes_Of_The_Indian_Army|access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>

In July 1971, he led a raiding party against the headquarters of an insurgent group in [[Nagaland]]. Though wounded in a firefight, he continued to lead the operation which captured a large cache of arms, ammunition and important documents. He died of his wounds after returning from the raid. He was awarded the [[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)|Ashoka Chakra]], India's highest peacetime military decoration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indian-martyr.in/index.php/list-post-independence/7-ummed-singh-mahra|title=Ummed Singh Mahra|publisher=http://indian-martyr.in|access-date=20 September 2015}}</ref>

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