PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Ghadge, Yeshwant
Date of birth: November 16th, 1921 (Phalasgaon, Bombay, India)
Date of death:  July 10th, 1944 (Morlupo, Italy)
Nationality:  Indian
     
VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
Rank: Naik
Unit: 5th. Mahratta Light Infantry, Indian Army
Awarded on: April 1st, 1944
Action: On 10 July 1944, a section of the 5th Mahratta Light Infantry came under heavy enemy fire in the Tiber Valley, Italy. This attack caused the allied force heavy casualties. When he noticed this, Naik Yeshwant stormed forwards without any hesitation and managed to put an enemy machine-gun post out of action. When he switched his magazine, an enemy sniper mortally wounded Naik Yeshwant.
Details: Yeshwant Ghadge, no known grave, name on the Cassino Memorial, Italy.
 
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Information source(s):   - Victoria Cross Reference
- The Register of the Victoria Cross - published by This Engeland 1997 - ISBN 0906324270
- Special thanks to Iain Stewart from The History of the Victoria Cross
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