Sundar Singh (soldier)
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Subedar Major and Honorary Captain Sundar Singh, AC (14 February 1929 - 23 January 2017) was an Indian Army officer who was awarded India's highest peace time military decoration Ashoka Chakra. Lance Naik Sunder Singh was a great soldier of 4th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles Punjab.[1]
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Sundar Singh | |
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Born | (1929-02-14)14 February 1929 Chauk Hadan Village, Poonch District, Jammu & Kashmir |
Died | 23 January 2017(2017-01-23) (aged 87) Chauk Hadan, Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir |
Allegiance | British India India |
Service/ | British Indian Army Indian Army |
Years of service | 1947–? |
Rank | Subedar Major Honorary Captain |
Service number | 15103 |
Unit | 4 JAK RIF |
Awards | Ashoka Chakra |
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