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Khudadad Khan. Subadar Khudadad Khan VC (1888-1971), 10th Baluch Regiment, c1935. More details: NAM. 1956-02-273-1. Postcard of troops of a Sikh Regiment marching down a road lined with trees, France, c1914. More details: NAM. 1983-10-275-1. Printed leaflet, ‘Comforts for our Indian Troops’, c1914. More details: NAM. 1994-05-138-841.
20 de jun. de 2016 · Khudadad Khan was born on 20 October 1888 in the Punjab, in what is now Pakistan, to a family of Pathans who came originally from the North West Frontier, bordering Afghanistan. He served in the ...
19 de ago. de 2021 · Khudadad Khan, a machine gunner in an infantry regiment, the 129th Baluchis, was the first Indian to be honoured with the Victoria Cross for his extraordinary bravery. The 129th Baluchis was an infantry regiment formed on May 6, 1846 , in Karachi, Pakistan, which was a part of British India.
The kukri is a traditional Nepalese weapon. It is most commonly associated with the Gurkha units serving with the Indian or British armies. However it was used, on a less official basis, by other Indian Army formations. This particular kukri was the property of Khudadad Khan - the first native born Indian soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross
On 31 October 1914, Sepoy Khudadad Khan of the 129th Baluchis became the first Indian soldier to receive the Victoria Cross. Sepoy Khan, a Muslim from what is now Pakistan, had single-handedly held off the enemy with his machine gun, despite being badly wounded, until reinforcements could arrive. He was presented with the Victoria Cross medal ...
Khudadad Khan, VC (20 October 1888 – 8 March 1971), was the first South Asian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the first native-born Indian to win the VC. On 31 October 1914, at Hollebeke, Belgium, 26-year old Khan performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the ...
Victoria Cross Winner Khudabad Khan. Born on 20 October 1888 into a Minhas Rajput family in the village of Dab in Chakwal District (then a tehsil of District Jhelum) of the Punjab Province, British India (now Pakistan), Khudadad Khan was a Sepoy in the 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis, British Indian Army (now 11th Battalion The Baloch ...
