Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements to our visitors.
Please consider supporting us by disabling your ad blocker.
Abdul Hafiz (VC)
Rao Abdul Hafiz | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Abdul_Hafiz_VC.jpg) | |
| Born | 4 September 1925 Kalanaur, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 6 April 1944 (aged 18) Imphal, British India |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  British India |
| Service | British Indian Army |
| Rank | Jemadar Naib Subedar |
| Unit | 9th Jat Regiment |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | &sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg){kind=small} Victoria Cross |
Rao Abdul Hafiz Khan VC (4 September 1925 – 6 April 1944) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the youngest Indian recipient of the award.
His was one of three World War II VC's awarded for action in British India, the others being awarded to John Pennington Harman and John Niel Randle both at the Battle of Kohima.[2]
- ^ "Commonwealth War Graves Commission". Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ Brazier, Kevin (2015). The Complete Victoria Cross. Barnsley: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-47384-351-6. pp330-331.
Previous Page Next Page
