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{{short description|Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross}} | {{short description|Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross}} | ||
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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
|name=Kamal Ram | |name=Kamal Ram | ||
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|allegiance = {{flag|British India|23px}} <br /> {{flag|India|23px}} | |allegiance = {{flag|British India|23px}} <br /> {{flag|India|23px}} | ||
|serviceyears =194?-1972 | |serviceyears =194?-1972 | ||
|rank = [[ | |rank = [[Junior commissioned officer#Honorary commission|Honorary Lieutenant]] | ||
|branch = {{army|British India|23px}} <br /> {{army|India|23px}} | |branch = {{army|British India|23px}} <br /> {{army|India|23px}} | ||
|unit = [[8th Punjab Regiment]] | |unit = [[8th Punjab Regiment]] | ||
|battles = [[World War II]] | |battles = [[World War II]] | ||
* [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] | * [[Italian campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] | ||
|awards = [[File:Victoria Cross | |awards = [[File:UK Victoria Cross ribbon bar.svg|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Kamal Ram''' | '''Kamal Ram''', [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (17 December 1924{{snd}}1 July 1982) was an [[List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Indian Army|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 [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. He was the second-youngest [[List of Victoria Cross recipients of the Indian Army|Indian recipient]] of the award. He was from the Gurjar community. | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
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[[Image:Victoria Cross 1939-1945.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Kamal Ram's name is inscribed on the [[Memorial Gates, London|Memorial Gates]] at [[Constitution Hill, London|Constitution Hill]] in [[London]].]] | [[Image:Victoria Cross 1939-1945.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Kamal Ram's name is inscribed on the [[Memorial Gates, London|Memorial Gates]] at [[Constitution Hill, London|Constitution Hill]] in [[London]].]] | ||
Kamal Ram was born into a [[Gurjar]]<ref>https://www.india.com/viral/kamal-ram-91st-birth-anniversary-remembering-brave-indian-sepoy-and-victoria-cross-recipient-791750/amp/</ref> family on 17 December 1924, in the village of Bholupura, [[Karauli district]], [[British Raj|British India]] (now in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vconline.org.uk/kamal-ram-vc/4587254429 |title=Kamal Ram VC}}</ref> His father's name was Shiv Chand.{{sfn|Bawa|1972|pp=84}} During the [[World War II|Second World War]], he served in the 3rd Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]], [[British Indian Army]] (now the 3rd Battalion, [[Baloch Regiment]], [[Pakistan Army]]). He was 19 years old, with the rank of [[Sepoy]], when, on 12 May 1944, his battalion assaulted the formidable [[Nazi Germany|German]] defences of the [[Winter Line|Gustav Line]], across the [[Gari River|River Gari]] in [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]; and he performed the deeds for which he was awarded the VC. | Kamal Ram was born into a [[Gurjar]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.india.com/viral/kamal-ram-91st-birth-anniversary-remembering-brave-indian-sepoy-and-victoria-cross-recipient-791750/amp/ | title=Kamal Ram 91st birth anniversary: Remembering brave Indian Sepoy and Victoria Cross recipient | date=17 December 2015 }}</ref> family on 17 December 1924, in the village of Bholupura, [[Karauli district]], [[British Raj|British India]] (now in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://vconline.org.uk/kamal-ram-vc/4587254429 |title=Kamal Ram VC}}</ref> His father's name was Shiv Chand.{{sfn|Bawa|1972|pp=84}} During the [[World War II|Second World War]], he served in the 3rd Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]], [[British Indian Army]] (now the 3rd Battalion, [[Baloch Regiment]], [[Pakistan Army]]). He was 19 years old, with the rank of [[Sepoy]], when, on 12 May 1944, his battalion assaulted the formidable [[Nazi Germany|German]] defences of the [[Winter Line|Gustav Line]], across the [[Gari River|River Gari]] in [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]; and he performed the deeds for which he was awarded the VC. | ||
{{sfn|Ahmad|2006|pp=280}} The citation reads as follows: | {{sfn|Ahmad|2006|pp=280}} The citation reads as follows: | ||
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The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the VICTORIA CROSS to:{{ndash}} | The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the VICTORIA CROSS to:{{ndash}} | ||
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[[File:King George VI is driven past cheering Indian troops on his way to a ceremony to invest Sepoy Kamal Ram with the Victoria Cross, Italy, 26 July 1944. NA17265.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[King George VI]] is driven past cheering [[British Indian Army|Indian troops]] on his way to a ceremony to invest Sepoy Kamal Ram with the [[Victoria Cross]], Italy, 26 July 1944.]] | [[File:King George VI is driven past cheering Indian troops on his way to a ceremony to invest Sepoy Kamal Ram with the Victoria Cross, Italy, 26 July 1944. NA17265.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[King George VI]] is driven past cheering [[British Indian Army|Indian troops]] on his way to a ceremony to invest Sepoy Kamal Ram with the [[Victoria Cross]], Italy, 26 July 1944.]] | ||
[[George VI|King George VI]] presented him with the medal in Italy in 1944.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defencedynamics.mod.uk/multimedia-library/419-Sepoy_Kamal_Ram_VC |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101208180940/http://www.defencedynamics.mod.uk/multimedia-library/419-Sepoy_Kamal_Ram_VC |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2010 |title=Sepoy Kamal Ram VC |website=nationalarchives.gov.uk |access-date=26 October | [[George VI|King George VI]] presented him with the medal in Italy in 1944.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defencedynamics.mod.uk/multimedia-library/419-Sepoy_Kamal_Ram_VC |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20101208180940/http://www.defencedynamics.mod.uk/multimedia-library/419-Sepoy_Kamal_Ram_VC |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2010 |title=Sepoy Kamal Ram VC |website=nationalarchives.gov.uk |access-date=26 October 2022}}</ref> He remained in the [[Indian Army]] post-independence, rising to the rank of ''[[Havildar]]'' (sergeant) before receiving a promotion to ''[[Jemadar]]'' (now ''[[Junior commissioned officer|Naib subedar]]'') on 18 May 1960,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=197 |date=6 August 1960 |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref> and further promotions to ''[[Subedar]]'' on 1 March 1964 and to ''[[Junior commissioned officer|Subedar-major]]'' on 1 January 1970.<ref>{{cite news|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)|page=503|date=12 December 1964|publisher=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)|page=313|date=7 March 1970|publisher=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref> He retired in 1972 with the rank of ''[[Junior commissioned officer#Honorary commission|Honorary Lieutenant]]'',<ref>{{cite news|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)|page=101|date=15 August 1972|publisher=[[The Gazette of India]]}}</ref> and died in 1982. | ||
== The medal == | == The medal == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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[[Category:1982 deaths]] | [[Category:1982 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:People from Karauli district]] | [[Category:People from Karauli district]] | ||
[[Category: Gurjar]] | [[Category:Gurjar]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]] | [[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]] | ||
[[Category:Rajasthani people]] | |||