Hoshiar Singh: Difference between revisions
Chief Editor (talk | contribs) Created page with "{{Heading1|title=मेजर (मानद कर्नल) श्री होशियार सिंह, पीवीसी}}'''Major (Hony. Colonel) Hoshiar Singh Dahiya''', PVC (5 May 1936 – 6 December 1998) was an Indian military officer and a recipient of India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. {{Template1|image2=Indian Army.png|name=Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya|title1=PVC|image=Major_Hosh..." |
Chief Editor (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Heading1|title=मेजर (मानद कर्नल) | {{Heading1|title=मेजर (मानद कर्नल) होशियार सिंह, पीवीसी}}'''Major (Hony. Colonel) Hoshiar Singh Dahiya''', PVC (5 May 1936 – 6 December 1998) was an Indian military officer and a recipient of India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971. | ||
{{Template1|image2=Indian Army.png|name=Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya|title1=PVC|image=Major_Hoshiar_Singh.jpg|title2=Haryana, Bharatvarsh|Service No=IC-14608A|Date of Birth=5 May 1936|Place of birth=Sisana, Sonipat, Haryana|Service=Indian Army|Last Rank=Colonel|Unit=The Grenadiers|Martyrdom=6 December 1998 (aged 62) {{!}} Jaipur, Rajasthan, India}} | {{Template1|image2=Indian Army.png|name=Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya|title1=PVC|image=Major_Hoshiar_Singh.jpg|title2=Haryana, Bharatvarsh|Service No=IC-14608A|Date of Birth=5 May 1936|Place of birth=Sisana, Sonipat, Haryana|Service=Indian Army|Last Rank=Colonel|Unit=The Grenadiers|Martyrdom=6 December 1998 (aged 62) {{!}} Jaipur, Rajasthan, India}} | ||
[[File:Param Vir Chakra.png|left|frameless|233x233px]] | [[File:Param Vir Chakra.png|left|frameless|233x233px]] | ||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
Hoshiar Singh Dahiya was born in Sisana village, Sonipat district, Haryana to Choudhary Hira Singh in a Jat family of Dahiya clan. After his schooling and one year's study at the Jat College, Rohtak, he joined the Army. He was married to Dhano Devi, who is still alive as of December 2021. He was commissioned in The Grenadiers Regiment of the Indian Army on 30 June 1963, and was promoted lieutenant on 30 June 1965. | Hoshiar Singh Dahiya was born in Sisana village, Sonipat district, Haryana to Choudhary Hira Singh in a Jat family of Dahiya clan. After his schooling and one year's study at the Jat College, Rohtak, he joined the Army. He was married to Dhano Devi, who is still alive as of December 2021. He was commissioned in The Grenadiers Regiment of the Indian Army on 30 June 1963, and was promoted lieutenant on 30 June 1965. | ||
His first posting was in NEFA. | His first posting was in NEFA. In the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war, he saw some action in the Rajasthan sector, for which he was mentioned in despatches. He was promoted to captain on 30 June 1969. | ||
=== Param Vir Chakra Citation === | === Param Vir Chakra Citation === | ||
| Line 70: | Line 70: | ||
[[Category:Indian Army]] | [[Category:Indian Army]] | ||
[[Category:Param Vir Chakra]] | [[Category:Param Vir Chakra]] | ||
[[Category:3 GRENADIERS]] | |||
[[Category:Haryana]] | |||
[[Category:Indo-Pakistan war of 1971]] | |||