Khudadad Khan
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Khudadad Khan, was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. During the First World Wa
WW1 Victoria Cross recipient Khudadad Khan
Newspaper story of Khudadad Khan on The Daily Mirror.
Darwan Singh Negi
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Darwan Singh Negi VC was one of the first Indian soldiers to be awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British
Khudadad Khan
…London Gazette, 7 December 1914. He was supposed to be awarded the medal on the same day, 5 December 1914, as Darwan Singh Negi VC but Khan was too sick. Khan was presented with the Victoria Cross by King George V during a visit to troops in France on 26 January 1915. As such…
The injured Negi carried into the Royal Pavilion, Brighton, used as a military hospital (Illustrated War News, 23 December 1914)