Krishne Urs, Balagaly Puttayajiurs

Nationality:: British-Indian

Biography

Son of Puttayaji Urs of Balagaly, Mysore District.

He was yet another young hero entitled to all honors. He was a contemporary of Yuvaraj Sri Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wodeyar, younger brother of H.H. Krishna Raj Wodeyar IV. He left for active service with his regiment in 1914. He greatly distinguished himself in meeting the attack of the Turks on the Suez Canal in 1915, when with about forty men he captured eighty camels and took forty Turks as prisoners along with much booty. In the beginning of 1916 he joined the staff of General Archibald Murray and served on it for nine months, during which time he had the opportunity of meeting and accompanying H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, on his visits to various camps. In 1917 he followed the regiment in its march from Suez to Gaza, where he was sent to gain experience in trench warfare. In an action on the 26th October 1918 in the Suez Canal Zone, Krishne Urs showed great gallantry while leading his squadron in a charge against a strongly held army position under very heavy fire. He was severely wounded in the hand and chest but continued to lead his squadron until exhaustion compelled him to fall out. His splendid example inspired all ranks. He was awarded the title of Captain by the Maharaja .

He had travelled widely in Europe and did visit USA also. Most of the Lancers of his time were good Polo players and Krishne Urs Bahadur played with a handicap of 1.

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