Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Download
Faster access than browser!
 

Badlu Singh

Index Badlu Singh

Badlu Singh VC (13 January 187623 September 1918) 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. [1]

15 relations: British Indian Army, Commonwealth of Nations, George V, Haryana, Heliopolis War Cemetery, India, Jhajjar, Palestine (region), Presidencies and provinces of British India, Risaldar, United Kingdom, Victoria Cross, World War I, 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, 9th Deccan Horse.

British Indian Army

The Indian Army (IA), often known since 1947 (but rarely during its existence) as the British Indian Army to distinguish it from the current Indian Army, was the principal military of the British Indian Empire before its decommissioning in 1947.

New!!: Badlu Singh and British Indian Army · See more »

Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

New!!: Badlu Singh and Commonwealth of Nations · See more »

George V

George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.

New!!: Badlu Singh and George V · See more »

Haryana

Haryana, carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1November 1966 on linguistic basis, is one of the 29 states in India.

New!!: Badlu Singh and Haryana · See more »

Heliopolis War Cemetery

Heliopolis War Cemetery (which includes the Heliopolis (Port Tewfik) Memorial and the Heliopolis (Aden) Memorial) is a war cemetery in the Heliopolis district of Cairo, Egypt for British and Commonwealth service personnel.

New!!: Badlu Singh and Heliopolis War Cemetery · See more »

India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

New!!: Badlu Singh and India · See more »

Jhajjar

Jhajjar is a city in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana.

New!!: Badlu Singh and Jhajjar · See more »

Palestine (region)

Palestine (فلسطين,,; Παλαιστίνη, Palaistinē; Palaestina; פלשתינה. Palestina) is a geographic region in Western Asia.

New!!: Badlu Singh and Palestine (region) · See more »

Presidencies and provinces of British India

The Provinces of India, earlier Presidencies of British India and still earlier, Presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance in the subcontinent.

New!!: Badlu Singh and Presidencies and provinces of British India · See more »

Risaldar

Risaldar (often called ressaidar in the British Indian Army), meaning the commander of a risala (mounted troop) in Persian, is a mid-level rank in cavalry and armoured units of the Indian Army.

New!!: Badlu Singh and Risaldar · See more »

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

New!!: Badlu Singh and United Kingdom · See more »

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the British honours system.

New!!: Badlu Singh and Victoria Cross · See more »

World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

New!!: Badlu Singh and World War I · See more »

14th Murray's Jat Lancers

The 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, also sometimes known as the Murray's Jat Horse, was a cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army.

New!!: Badlu Singh and 14th Murray's Jat Lancers · See more »

9th Deccan Horse

The Deccan Horse or 9 Horse is one of the oldest and most decorated armoured regiments of the Indian Army, which was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army, the Royal Deccan Horse.

New!!: Badlu Singh and 9th Deccan Horse · See more »

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badlu_Singh

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »