Havildar
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Havildar or havaldar is a rank in the Indian and Pakistani armies, equivalent to sergeant. It is not used in cavalry and armoured units, where the equivalent is daffadar.
1812 engraving of a Madras Army havildar (left)
Kamal Ram
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Kamal Ram, VC 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. He wa
King George VI pinning the Victoria Cross on Sepoy Kamal Ram, 26 July 1944
Kamal Ram's name is inscribed on the Memorial Gates at Constitution Hill in London.
King George VI is driven past cheering Indian troops on his way to a ceremony to invest Sepoy Kamal Ram with the Victoria Cross, Italy, 26 July 1944.