Singh, Nand

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Service number:: 53238
Nationality:: British-Indian

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Burma Gallantry Medal (BMG)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sepoy (Private)
Unit:: 1st Battalion The Burma Regiment, XXXIII Corps, British Indian Army
Awarded on:: November 14th, 1944

For his gallantry during the attack on Aradura Spur on 29 May 1944 during the Battle of Kohima when he brought into action an abandoned machine gun and held off a heavy enemy counter-attack, during which he was wounded.

1939-1945 Star

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Burma Star

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

War Medal 1939-1945

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

- London Gazette, 14 November 1944, supplement: 36796, page: 5260
- For Gallantry, Volume 1 – The Burma Gallantry Medal | Nick Metcalfe

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