Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid, Param Vir Chakra — 4 Grenadiers

Indian Army

Abdul Hamid, PVC

Company Quartermaster Havildar · 4 Grenadiers

Param Vir Chakra
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Date of Birth

1 July 1933

Balidan Diwas

10 September 1965

Place of Supreme Sacrifice

Asal Uttar, Punjab

State of Origin

Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh

Service Number

2639985

Unit / Regiment

4 Grenadiers

War / Conflict

1965 Indo-Pakistan War

Biography

CQMH Abdul Hamid displayed unparalleled courage and selflessness at the Battle of Asal Uttar in 1965. He destroyed several Pakistani Patton tanks with his recoilless gun before being fatally wounded, turning the tide of the battle.

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