Let those who come after, see to it that these names be not forgotten. For they who at the call of duty, left all that was dear to them. Endured hardships, faced dangers and finally passed out of sight of men. In the path of duty and self-sacrifice. Giving their lives that we might live in freedom - Tribute of the Madras Regiment.
THE INDIAN ARMY
| Naik Jadunath Singh PVC | |
 | On 6th February 1948, Naik Jadunath Singh, 1 Rajput (now the 4 Guards), was commanding the forward picket - No.2 at Tain Dhar. On 0640 hours, the enemy attacked the post. Naik Singh and his small force of nine men devastated the enemy lines and soon they broke into retreat. The enemy attacked the post again. When all men, including himself, were wounded, he took over the Bren Gun from the Bren Gunner. Efficiently deploying his men, Naik Singh thwarted this attack too. By now all his men had become casualties. The enemy put in a last and final attack. Naik Singh, wounded and alone, charged towards the enemy firing his sten gun. The enemy again fled in disorder. At a most critical stage in the battle, he saved his picket from being overrun by the enemy. He met a gallant death when he was hit by two enemy bullets on the head and the chest.. |
THE INDIAN NAVY
| Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla (IN) | |
 | During the 1971 Indo-Pak War, Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla was commanding a task force of two ships which was assigned to destroy enemy submarines. On 9th December 1971, INS Khukri of the task force, was hit by torpedoes fired from a Pakistan Navy submarine. The ship could not be saved and Captain Mulla decided to abandon the ship. Unmindful of his personal safety he arranged for the rescue of the ship's crew. Displaying great courage and presence of mind, he continued with the rescue operations even when the ship was about to sink. Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla was last seen on the bridge going down with the ship.... |
THE INDIAN AIRFORCE
| Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon PVC | |
 | Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, a fighter pilot from No.18 Squadron, was based in Srinagar for the protection of the valley. On 14th December 1971, Srinagar airbase was attacked by a wave of six PAF F-86 Sabres. In-spite of the mortal danger of attempting to take off during an attack, he took off and immediately engaged a pair of the attacking Sabres. He succeeded in damaging two of the enemy aircraft. In the fight that followed, at tree top height, he all but held his own, but was eventually overcome by sheer weight of numbers. His aircraft crashed and he was killed. Sacrificing himself for the defence of Srinagar, Flying Officer Sekhon achieved his objective - the PAF Sabres fled from the scene of the battle without pressing home their attack against the town and the airfield.... |
THE INDIAN ARMY
An exclusive look at Armoured Corps photographs from the Kashmir war era and later. Many of these could be related to the India-Pakistan War of 1948. Featuring Shermans, Stuarts and Armoured Carriers. Click on the photo to see the gallery.
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