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RIFLEMAN MATHAN SINGH

Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 06-09-1965
Service Indian Army
Service Number 2851209
Rank RIFLEMAN
Unit/Regiments/Corps 2 RAJ RIF
Son Of Shri Siri Chand Singh
Mother's Name Smt Surja Bai
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Bhiwani,Haryana
War/Operation/Battle Indo-Pak War 1965
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  1. The Patton wreckers: An account of the actions of 3 cavalry in the battle of Asal Uttar - September, 1965. Khutub A. Hai and Arjun Singh. (2015): Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. New Delhi .
  2. Official History of the Indo-Pak War, 1965, History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India: History of the Indo-Pak War, 1965, by B. C. Chakravorty, ed. S. N. Prasad et al., New Delhi 1992.
  3. The Monsoon War: Young Officers Reminisce, by Amarinder Singh and T.S. Shergill, New Delhi: Lustre Press, Roli Books, 2015, pp. 528
  4. Indian Army After Independence By Major K.C. Praval, New Delhi : Lancer International, 1990, p 465
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