List of Sikh soldiers

List of Sikh soldiers

*Guru Tegh Bahadur
*Guru Gobind Singh
*Guru Arjan Dev

ikh Kings, Royalty & nobility (Pre-1801), during period of Sikh principalities (Misls)

*Banda Singh Bahadur
*Ranjit Singh
*Baba Deep Singh
*Hari Singh Dhillon
*Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
*Nawab Kapur Singh

ikh Empire Army

*Hari Singh Nalwa

Royalty & nobility

*Chattar Singh Attariwalla
*Sher Singh Attariwalla

British Empire Army

*Chanan Singh Dhillon

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Outstanding Gallantry awards

Victoria Cross

*Ishar Singh
*Nand Singh
*Gian Singh
*Manjot Singh Dhendsa

Given after death in Battle of Saragarhi

The contingent of the twenty one Sikhs was led by Havildar Ishar Singh, and all chose to fight to the death instead of surrendering. In recognition of their supreme sacrifice, the British Parliament rose to pay them respect, and each one of them was awarded the Indian Order of Merit.

*Havildar Ishar Singh
*Naik Lal Singh
*Lance Naik Chanda Singh
*Sepoy Sundar Singh
*Sepoy Ram Singh
*Sepoy Uttar Singh
*Sepoy Sahib Singh
*Sepoy Hira Singh
*Sepoy Daya Singh
*Sepoy Jivan Singh
*Sepoy Bhola Singh
*Sepoy Narayan Singh
*Sepoy Gurmukh Singh
*Sepoy Jivan Singh
*Sepoy Gurmukh Singh
*Sepoy Ram Singh
*Sepoy Bhagwan Singh
*Sepoy Bhagwan Singh
*Sepoy Buta Singh
*Sepoy Jivan Singh
*Sepoy Nand Singh

Indian Army

*Joginder Jaswant Singh
*Joginder Singh Dhillon
*Sarabjit Singh Dhillon
*Chanan Singh Dhillon
*Harbakhsh Singh
*Jagjit Singh Aurora

ee also

Battle of Saragarhi


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