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Ram, Kamal |
| Date of birth: | December 17th, 1924 (Bhalupura/Jaipur State, India)
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July 1st, 1982 (Bhalupura/Jaipur State, India)
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Indian |
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BIOGRAPHY:
Kamal Ram was born on 17th December 1924 Bhalupura, within the Gurjar family. He was the son of Shiv Chand Harsana. With 19 year he was part of the 8th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army He finally achieved the rank of Subedar.
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Sepoy
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8th. Punjab Regiment, Indian Army
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Awarded on:
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October 24th, 1944
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Action:
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On 12 May 1944 the advance of Sepoy Kamal’s company was stopped near the river Gari, Italy, by four separate enemy machine-gun posts. Knowing that the capture of this position was of extreme importance, Sepoy Kamal volunteered for the destruction of the machine-gun posts. He managed to outflank the first pair of machine-gun posts and put them out of action, killing most of their crew and taking the others prisoner. Together with a Havildar he managed to put the third machine-gun post out of action in the same way as the first pair. His exceptional brave behaviour saved, without questioning, a difficult and tough situation during this battle.
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Details:
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Later promoted to the rank of Subadar.
Kamal Ram, cremated Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India.
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