Date of Birth
16 April 1980
Balidan Diwas
30 May 1999
Place of Supreme Sacrifice
Point 4540, Mashkoh Valley, Kargil sector
State of Origin
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Service Number
3190075N
Unit / Regiment
17 Jat, The Jat Regiment
Operation
Operation Vijay
War / Conflict
Kargil War 1999
Biography
Dharambeer Singh hailed from Malupur village in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, and was recruited into the 17 Jat Regiment. During Operation Vijay, he participated in the assault to capture Point 4540 as part of No. 4 Platoon, B Company. While advancing under heavy automatic fire and enemy shelling, he crawled toward an enemy position and was seriously wounded by gunfire. Despite his injuries, he kept engaging the enemy until struck by a rocket-propelled grenade. He was just 19 years old when he made the supreme sacrifice. His courage contributed to the eventual capture of the strategically important Point 4875. He was awarded a Mention in Despatches.