Chatta Singh

Chatta Singh
Sepoy Chatta Singh
Chatta Singh.jpg
Sepoy Chatta Singh , VC, 9th Bhopal Infantry, meeting Army Chief Rajendrasinhji Jadeja during an army meet up in year 1953.
Born Tilsada village, Kanpur Dehat District, Uttar Pradesh, India
Rank Havildar
Unit 9th Bhopal Infantry
Battles/wars First World War
Awards Victoria Cross

Chatta Singh VC (1886- 28 March 1961) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

He was approx. 29 years old, and a Sepoy in the 9th Bhopal Infantry, Indian Army during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

Sepoy Chatta Singh, 9th Bhopal Infantry, winning the Victoria Cross on 13 January 1916. The Tigris Front, Mesopotamia.

On 13 January 1916 during the Battle of the Wadi, Mesopotamia, Sepoy Chatta Singh left cover to assist his commanding officer, who was lying wounded and helpless in the open. The sepoy bound up the officer's wounds and then dug cover for him with his entrenching tool, being exposed all the time to very heavy rifle fire. For five hours until nightfall he stayed with the wounded officer, shielding him with his body on the exposed side. He then, under cover of darkness, went back for assistance and brought the officer to safety.

He later achieved the rank of Havildar.

A contemporary copy of the Victoria Cross, which is believed to have been presented to Sepoy Chatta Singh 'in the field' on the 8th March 1916, was sold by Dix Noonan Web on the 22nd September 2006. His original award was gazetted on the 21st June 1916.

References

List of Victoria Cross recipients by nationality

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