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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1912|07|15}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1912|07|15}} | ||
| death_date = {{Death date|df=yes|1948|07|03}} (aged 35) | | death_date = {{Death date|df=yes|1948|07|03}} (aged 35) | ||
| birth_place = Bibipur, [[Azamgarh district | | birth_place = Bibipur, [[Azamgarh district]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh|United Provinces]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| death_place = [[Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir|Nowshera]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]] | | death_place = [[Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir|Nowshera]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]] | ||
| allegiance = {{flag|British India}}<br/>{{flag|India}} [[Dominion of India]] | | allegiance = {{flag|British India}}<br/>{{flag|India}} [[Dominion of India]] | ||
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At the end of his year with the Cameronians, on 19 March 1935, he was appointed to the Indian Army and posted to the 5th battalion of the [[10th Baluch Regiment]] (5/10 Baluch).<ref>July 1938 Indian Army List</ref> Later in the year he saw active service on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–55)|North-West Frontier]] of India during the [[Mohmand campaign of 1935]].<ref>Indian Army List 1941 supplement</ref> He qualified as a 1st class interpreter in [[Urdu]] in November 1935. | At the end of his year with the Cameronians, on 19 March 1935, he was appointed to the Indian Army and posted to the 5th battalion of the [[10th Baluch Regiment]] (5/10 Baluch).<ref>July 1938 Indian Army List</ref> Later in the year he saw active service on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–55)|North-West Frontier]] of India during the [[Mohmand campaign of 1935]].<ref>Indian Army List 1941 supplement</ref> He qualified as a 1st class interpreter in [[Urdu]] in November 1935. | ||
Usman was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant]] on 30 April 1936 and [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] on 31 August 1941. From February to July 1942, he attended the [[Command and Staff College|Indian Army Staff College]] at [[Quetta]].<ref>{{cite book| last=Masters| first=John| authorlink=John Masters| title=The Road past Manadaley| publisher=Cassell| year=2002| isbn=978-0-3043-6157-1| pages=91, 335}}</ref> By April 1944, he was a temporary [[Major]].<ref>April 1944 Indian Army List</ref> He served in [[Burma]] and was [[mentioned in dispatches]] as a temporary Major in the London Gazette | Usman was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant]] on 30 April 1936 and [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] on 31 August 1941. From February to July 1942, he attended the [[Pakistan Command and Staff College|Indian Army Staff College]] at [[Quetta]].<ref>{{cite book| last=Masters| first=John| authorlink=John Masters| title=The Road past Manadaley| publisher=Cassell| year=2002| isbn=978-0-3043-6157-1| pages=91, 335}}</ref> By April 1944, he was a temporary [[Major]].<ref>April 1944 Indian Army List</ref> He served in [[Burma]] and was [[mentioned in dispatches]] as a temporary Major in the London Gazette 25 September 1945. He commanded the 14th battalion of the 10th Baluch Regiment (14/10 Baluch) from April 1945 to April 1946.<ref>History of the Baloch Regiment 1939-56, p 257</ref> | ||
During the [[partition of India]], Usman, being a Muslim officer in the Baluch Regiment, was under intense pressure from the Pakistani leadership to opt for the Pakistan Army. However, despite the fact he was promised a future position as the Pakistan Army Chief, he was unconvinced. When the Baluch Regiment was allotted to Pakistan, Usman was transferred to the [[Dogra Regiment]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} | During the [[partition of India]], Usman, being a Muslim officer in the Baluch Regiment, was under intense pressure from the Pakistani leadership to opt for the Pakistan Army. However, despite the fact he was promised a future position as the Pakistan Army Chief, he was unconvinced. When the Baluch Regiment was allotted to Pakistan, Usman was transferred to the [[Dogra Regiment]].{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} | ||
===Indo-Pakistani War of 1947=== | ===Indo-Pakistani War of 1947=== | ||
In 1947 Pakistan sent tribal irregulars into the princely state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in an attempt to capture it and accede it to Pakistan. Usman, then commanding the 77th Parachute Brigade, was sent to command the [[50th Parachute Brigade (India)|50th Parachute Brigade]], which was deployed at [[Jhangar]]<!-- As per wiki guidelines, retain redlink to encourage its | In 1947 Pakistan sent tribal irregulars into the princely state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in an attempt to capture it and accede it to Pakistan. Usman, then commanding the 77th Parachute Brigade, was sent to command the [[50th Parachute Brigade (India)|50th Parachute Brigade]], which was deployed at [[Jhangar]]<!-- As per wiki guidelines, retain redlink to encourage its creation. --><ref>Jhangar in Naushera sector of Rajauri district is Zero Point on LOC.</ref> in December 1947.<ref name="Frontier"/> On 25 December 1947, with the odds stacked heavily against the brigade, Pakistani forces captured Jhangar. Located at the junction of roads coming from [[New Mirpur City|Mirpur]] and [[Kotli]], Jhangar was of strategic importance. On that day Usman took a vow to recapture Jhangar – a feat he accomplished three months later, but at the cost of his own life.<ref name="Academy"> | ||
[http://nausheraacademy.com/battle+of+naushera.html About Battle of Naushera], Naushera Defence Academy, retrieved 23 March 2019. | [http://nausheraacademy.com/battle+of+naushera.html About Battle of Naushera], Naushera Defence Academy, retrieved 23 March 2019. | ||
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