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{{Short description|Indian Victoria Cross recipient (1886–1961)}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}} | ||
{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
|name=Sepoy Thakur Chatta Singh | |name = Sepoy Thakur Chatta Singh | ||
|birth_place= Chauhan Estate Tilsara [[Cawnpore]], [[ | |birth_place = Chauhan Estate Tilsara [[Cawnpore]], [[North-Western Provinces]], British India | ||
|death_place= Chauhan Estate Tilsara, [[Kanpur Nagar district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], | |death_place = Chauhan Estate Tilsara, [[Kanpur Nagar district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India | ||
|image=Chatta Singh.jpg | |image = Chatta Singh.jpg | ||
|caption= | |caption = Singh, 9th Bhopal Infantry, meeting Army Chief [[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]] in 1953 | ||
|other name= | |other name = | ||
|parents= | |parents = | ||
| | |allegiance = [[British India]] | ||
|serviceyears= | |serviceyears = | ||
|rank= [[Subedar]] | |rank = [[Subedar]] | ||
|branch= | |branch = [[British India Army]] | ||
|commands= | |commands = | ||
|unit= [[9th Bhopal Infantry]] | |unit = [[9th Bhopal Infantry]] | ||
|battles=[[First World War]] | |battles = [[First World War]] | ||
|awards= | |awards = [[Victoria Cross]] | ||
|laterwork= | |laterwork = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Chatta Singh''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1886{{snd}}28 March 1961) was an | '''Chatta Singh''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (1886{{snd}}28 March 1961) was an Indian recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
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For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in leaving cover to assist his Commanding Officer who was lying wounded | For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in leaving cover to assist his Commanding Officer who was lying wounded | ||
and | and helpless in the open. Sepoy Chatta Singh bound up the Officer's wound and then dug cover for him with his entrenching tool, being exposed all the time to very heavy rifle fire. For five hours until nightfall he remained beside the wounded Officer, shielding him with his own body on the exposed side. He then, under cover of darkness, went back for assistance, and brought the Officer into safety. | ||
|London Gazette, 21 June 1916.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 29633 |supp= y |page=6191 |date= 21 June 1916 }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette| issue=31340 |page=6085 |date=15 May 1919 }}</ref>}} | |London Gazette, 21 June 1916.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 29633 |supp= y |page=6191 |date= 21 June 1916 }}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette| issue=31340 |page=6085 |date=15 May 1919 }}</ref>}} | ||
The Governor-General of India, [[Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford|Lord Chelmsford]], at a special parade on Tuesday, 30 January 1917, at the vice-regal lodge, Delhi, India, presented medals and orders to 200 Indian officers and men including the Victoria Cross to Sepoy Chatta Singh, 9th Bhopal Infantry, and two other Indian soldiers.<ref>INDIAN PATRIOTISM: THREE VICTORIA CROSSES. ''The Advertiser'' (Adelaide, SA) Thursday, 1 February 1917, p. 8. <nowiki>http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5558034</nowiki></ref> | |||
He later rose to the rank of [[Havildar]]. | He later rose to the rank of [[Havildar]]. | ||