Kirpa Ram

Kirpa Ram

Naik Kirpa Ram was posthumously awarded the George Cross for the 'conspicuous gallantry' he showed on September 12th, 1945 [http://ccgi.stratfords.free-online.co.uk/cgi-bin/gc.php?post=y&exchan=no&sorder=surname] . Serving with the Frontier Force Rifles, he had returned to India after fighting in Burma. During a field firing exercise at a rest camp in Bangalore a rifle grenade misfired and fell only 8 yards from his section. The twenty eight year old soldier rushed forward, shouting at the men to take cover and attempted to throw it to a safe distance. It exploded in his hand, wounding him fatally, but his self sacrifice saved his comrades from harm. [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070124/himachal.htm#1]

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