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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 = | ||
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| 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: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]] | ||