Date of Birth
31 January 1923
Balidan Diwas
3 November 1947
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir
State of Origin
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Service Number
IC-244
Unit / Regiment
4th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment
Operation
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
War / Conflict
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
Biography
Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration. He was awarded the medal posthumously for his bravery in the Battle of Badgam during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
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Remembered Alongside
Major Sameer Katwal
21 Kumaon · 1999
Major Bhukant Mishra
15 Kumaon, The Kumaon Regiment · 1984
Jemadar Dhan Singh
1 (Para) Battalion, The Kumaon Regiment · 1947
Lance Naik Kishan Chand Yadav
20 Kumaon, The Kumaon Regiment · 1992
Major Maha Singh Chib
5th Infantry Battalion, Rajput Regiment · 1948
Lieutenant Colonel Natraj Vijay Raghavan
15 Kumaon · 1999