Umrao Singh
Military Person
1920 – 2005
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Who was Umrao Singh?
Captain Umrao Singh VC was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the only non-commissioned officer in the Royal Artillery or the Royal Indian Artillery to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War, and the last survivor of only 40 Indian soldiers to be awarded the VC between 1912, when Indians first became eligible to be awarded the VC, to Indian independence in 1947.
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- Born
- Nov 21, 1920
India - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Lived in
- Jhajjar
- Died
- Nov 21, 2005
New Delhi
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on July 23, 2013
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