100yrs ago in 1921, the first Sikh VC winner

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  1. davidbfpo

    davidbfpo Patron Patron

    Taken from a local WFA Newsletter; the first I'd heard of this Sikh soldiers valour in Waziristan in April 1921, to Ishar Singh,a Sepoy of the 28th Punjabis. An official report:
    There is more detail on the attachment. Curiously the next Sikh VC was awarded in 1944.
     

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  2. JITTER PARTY

    JITTER PARTY Well-Known Member

    Havildar Parkash Singh, 5/8 Punjab - VC awarded 1943.
     

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