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'''Darwan Singh Negi''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (November 1881{{snd}}24 June 1950) was the | '''Darwan Singh Negi''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (November 1881{{snd}}24 June 1950) was the First Indian soldier ever to receive the Victoria cross from the hands of H.M. The King Emperor on the field of battle<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darwan Singh Negi VC: World War 1 Victoria Cross Winner|url=https://www.theindianhawk.com/2020/07/darwan-singh-negi-victoria-cross.html|url-status=live|access-date=2020-07-23|website=The Indian Hawk: Defence News, Indian Defence News, IDRW, Indian Armed Forces}}</ref> and was among the earliest [[British Raj|Indian]] recipients of the [[Victoria Cross]] (VC), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. | ||
Negi was approximately 33 years old, and a [[Naik (military rank)|naik]] (equivalent to [[corporal]]) in the 1st Battalion, [[39th Garhwal Rifles]], [[British Indian Army]] during the First World War when he performed the deeds during the [[Defence of Festubert]] for which he was awarded the VC. The citation reads: | Negi was approximately 33 years old, and a [[Naik (military rank)|naik]] (equivalent to [[corporal]]) in the 1st Battalion, [[39th Garhwal Rifles]], [[British Indian Army]] during the First World War when he performed the deeds during the [[Defence of Festubert]] for which he was awarded the VC. The citation reads: | ||
{{quote|[[George V|His Majesty the KING-EMPEROR]] has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned soldier of the Indian Army for conspicuous bravery whilst serving with the Indian Army Corps, British Expeditionary Force: — | {{quote|[[George V|His Majesty the KING-EMPEROR]] has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned soldier of the Indian Army for conspicuous bravery whilst serving with the Indian Army Corps, British Expeditionary Force: — | ||
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|London Gazette, 7 December 1914.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28999 |supp=y |page=10425 |date=7 December 1914 }}</ref>|source=}} | |London Gazette, 7 December 1914.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=28999 |supp=y |page=10425 |date=7 December 1914 }}</ref>|source=}} | ||
He was awarded the medal on the same day as [[Khudadad Khan]] VC; but the latter's VC action was of earlier date, so that he is regarded as the first Indian recipient. | |||
Negi retired with the rank of [[subedar]], equivalent to a British captain.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darwan Singh Negi VC: World War 1 Victoria Cross Winner|url=https://www.theindianhawk.com/2020/07/darwan-singh-negi-victoria-cross.html|access-date=2020-08-10|website=The Indian Hawk: Defence News, Indian Defence News, IDRW, Indian Armed Forces}}</ref> Both his son Balbir and Balbir's son Nitin served in the [[Garhwal Rifles]] of the Indian Army; both achieved the rank of colonel.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} His Victoria Cross is held by his family. The regimental museum of [[The Garhwal Rifles]] in [[Lansdowne (town)|Lansdowne]], [[Uttarakhand]] is named the Darwan Singh Museum in his honour.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darwan Singh Negi VC: World War 1 Victoria Cross Winner|url=https://www.theindianhawk.com/2020/07/darwan-singh-negi-victoria-cross.html|access-date=2020-08-10|website=The Indian Hawk: Defence News, Indian Defence News, IDRW, Indian Armed Forces}}</ref> | |||
== War Memorial Inter College Karanprayag == | |||
During the First World War, on 5 December 1914, Darban Singh Negi, the hero of the [[Garhwal Rifles]], was honored with the [[Victoria Cross]] by the Emperor George V of England and Queen Mary, India's first Victoria Cross winner in the land of [[France]] himself. At the same time, Victoria Cross accepted the demand of the War Memorial English Middle School in [[Karnaprayag|Karnprayag]] and a [[Rishikesh–Karnaprayag line|rail route to Karanprayag]] in memory of the [[World War I|First World War]] and its martyrs. | |||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020615175623/http://haynese.winthrop.edu/india/medals/vc/1DSNegi.html Darwan Singh Negi] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20020615175623/http://haynese.winthrop.edu/india/medals/vc/1DSNegi.html Darwan Singh Negi] | ||
* [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/gginatof.htm Burial location] | * [http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/gginatof.htm Burial location] | ||
* {{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34860666 | title=Three generations united by the hell of war | author=Alastair Lawson | | * {{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-34860666 | title=Three generations united by the hell of war | author=Alastair Lawson | publisher=BBC News | date=22 December 2015 | accessdate=22 December 2015 }} | ||
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