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Vaid enlisted in the ranks of the [[Queen's Own Corps of Guides]] on 1 May 1876.<ref>January 1908 Indian Army List</ref> | Vaid enlisted in the ranks of the [[Queen's Own Corps of Guides]] on 1 May 1876.<ref>January 1908 Indian Army List</ref> | ||
As a [[ressaidar]] with the Queen's Own Corps of Guides cavalry, Vaid was awarded the [[Indian Order of Merit]], Third Class for gallantry displayed at the [[Siege of Malakand]] in 1897,{{cn|date=July | As a [[ressaidar]] with the Queen's Own Corps of Guides cavalry, Vaid was awarded the [[Indian Order of Merit]], Third Class for gallantry displayed at the [[Siege of Malakand]] in 1897,{{cn|date=July 2020}} where he fought against a much larger force of Afghan tribesmen.<ref>January 1908 Indian Army List</ref> He was also rewarded with large tracts of agricultural land in District [[Lyallpur]] for his contributions.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} | ||
Vaid was decorated with the [[Order of British India]], Second Class, with the title of Bahadur on 24 September 1904.<ref>January 1908 Indian Army List</ref> He retired from the Indian Army and was appointed honorary captain on 1 February 1909.<ref>THE LONDON GAZETTE, 15 JUNE, 1909, page 4578</ref> | Vaid was decorated with the [[Order of British India]], Second Class, with the title of Bahadur on 24 September 1904.<ref>January 1908 Indian Army List</ref> He retired from the Indian Army and was appointed honorary captain on 1 February 1909.<ref>THE LONDON GAZETTE, 15 JUNE, 1909, page 4578</ref> | ||
Vaid was elected president of All India [[Mohyal]] Conference of 1919, held in [[Rawalpindi]].<ref>The History of Mohyals by P.N. Bali (1986)</ref>{{Page needed|date=November | Vaid was elected president of All India [[Mohyal]] Conference of 1919, held in [[Rawalpindi]].<ref>The History of Mohyals by P.N. Bali (1986)</ref>{{Page needed|date=November 2012}} | ||
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