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Premindra Singh Bhagat
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
Premindra Singh Bhagat
Date Of Birth
14 Oct 1918
Age
22
Birth Place
Bhagat Kot, Mussourie, India
Nationality
Indian
Date
1941
Date Of Death
23 May 1975
Further Information
Premindra Singh Bhagat was the 1st commissioned Indian Officer to be awarded the VC.
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Corps of Indian Engineers, attached Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners. Later Lieutenant General.
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Later Lieutenant General
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1941
Gazette Page
3307 (V.C.); Issue: 35186 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Gallabat, Abyssinia
Service
Indian Army
Regiment
Corps of Indian Engineers
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Attached Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners
Place of Death
Kolkata, India
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
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Africa Star
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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