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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
|name= Ishar Singh | | name = Ishar Havildar Singh | ||
|image= Ishar Singh VC.jpg | | image = Ishar Singh VC.jpg | ||
|caption= Captain Ishar Singh | | caption = Captain Ishar Singh | ||
|birth_date= {{birth date| | | birth_date = {{birth date|1896|12|30|df=yes}} | ||
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1963 | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1963 | ||
|12| | |12|2|1895|12|30|df=yes}} | ||
|birth_place=[[Nainwa]], [[Bundi State]] | | birth_place = [[Nainwa]], [[Bundi State]] | ||
|death_place= [[ | | death_place = [[Tirah]], [[North-West Frontier Province]], [[British India]] | ||
|placeofburial= | | placeofburial = | ||
|nickname= | | nickname = | ||
|allegiance= {{flag|British India|23px}} | | allegiance = {{flag|British India|23px}} | ||
|branch= {{army|British India|23px}} | | branch = {{army|British India|23px}} | ||
|serviceyears= | | serviceyears = 1914-1945 | ||
|rank= [[Captain (land)|Captain]] | | rank = [[Captain (land)|Captain]] | ||
|unit= [[28th Punjabis]] | | unit = [[28th Punjabis]] | ||
|commands= | | commands = | ||
|battles= [[First World War]]<br>[[Waziristan campaign (1919–1920)|Waziristan Campaign]]<br/>[[Second World War]]}} | | battles = [[First World War]]<br>[[Waziristan campaign (1919–1920)|Waziristan Campaign]]<br/>[[Second World War]] | ||
}} | |||
'''Sardar Bahadur Ishar Singh''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]], [[Order of British India|OBI]] (30 December 1895 – 2 December 1963)<ref>Ashcroft, pp. 99 and 101.</ref> was a soldier in the [[British Indian Army]] and a recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. Born at Nainwa, he was the first [[Sikh]] to receive the Victoria Cross.<ref name=Ashcroft99>Ashcroft, p. 99.</ref> | |||
==Victoria Cross== | ==Victoria Cross== | ||
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[[Category:Punjabi people]] | [[Category:Punjabi people]] | ||
[[Category:People from Bundi district]] | [[Category:People from Bundi district]] | ||
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[[Category:1963 deaths]] | [[Category:1963 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Indian recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | [[Category:Indian recipients of the Victoria Cross]] | ||
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]] | [[Category:British Indian Army officers]] | ||
[[Category:British military personnel of the Waziristan Campaign]] | [[Category:British military personnel of the Waziristan Campaign]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]] | [[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]] | ||