Jadunath Singh was an Indian Army soldier who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration for his actions in an engagement during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
21 Facts About Jadunath Singh
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Jadunath Singh later took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 as a member of the Indian Army.
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Jadunath Singh was born in a Rathore Rajput family on 21 November 1916 in Khajuri village of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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Jadunath Singh was the son of Birbal Singh Rathore, a farmer, and Jamuna Kanwar.
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Jadunath Singh was the third of eight children, with six brothers and a sister.
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Jadunath Singh spent most of his childhood helping out his family with agricultural work around the farm.
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On completing his training, Jadunath Singh was posted to the regiment's 1st Battalion.
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In 1945, Jadunath Singh's battalion was assigned to the 2nd Indian Infantry Brigade and took over the defence of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Jadunath Singh remained with the newly raised Indian regiment, continuing to serve in its 1st Battalion.
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Tain Dhar, lying to the north of Naushahra, was one such approach for which Jadunath Singh's battalion was responsible.
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Jadunath Singh was in command of the nine personnel manning the forward post of the second picket at Tain Dhar.
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Jadunath Singh being a section commander at the post, displayed "exemplary" leadership, and kept motivating his men till he succumbed to his wounds.
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Jadunath Singh was posthumously awarded the India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra for his actions on 6 February 1948.
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At No 2 picquet on Taindhar on 6 February 1948, No 27373 Naik Jadunath Singh was in command of a forward section post, which bore the full brunt of the enemy attack.
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Four of his men were wounded but Naik Jaunath Jadunath Singh again showed his qualities of good leadership by reorganising the battered force under him, for meeting another onslaught.
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All were wounded, and Naik Jadunath Singh, though wounded in the right arm, personally took over the Bren gun from the wounded Bren gunner.
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The enemy was right on the walls of the post but Naik Jadunath Singh showed outstanding ability and valour of the highest order in action.
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Jadunath Singh's fire was so devastating, that what looked like impending defeat was turned into a victory and the enemy retreated in chaos leaving the dead and wounded littered on the ground.
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Naik Jadunath Singh, now wounded, prepared literally single-handed to give battle for the third time.
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Naik Jadunath Singh met his gallant death in his third and last charge when two bullets hit him in the head and chest.
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The crude oil tanker named MT Naik Jadunath Singh, PVC was delivered to SCI on 21 September 1984.