| Name(s) |
ABDUL HAMID, PVC |
| Date of
Birth |
July 01, 1933 |
| Date of
Death |
September 10, 1965 |
|
Identity |
Company
Quartermaster Havildar - Grenadiers |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- December 27, 1954 - Abdul Hamid was
enrolled into The Grenadiers infantry
regiment of the Indian army.
- September 08, 1965 - In the Indo-Pak
war of 1965, on this day, Abdul Hamid destroyed two
Pakistani Patton tanks.
- September 10, 1965 - During the battle
of Asal Uttar, Hamid saw
a group of Pattons heading towards
his battalion defences. He fired
continuously knocking out
three Pattons one after another
but was martyred by tank fire from
the fourth before he could engage
it.
- September 16, 1965 -
The Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
award was announced on this day.
- January 26, 1966 - The Param Vir Chakra
(PVC)
award was presented to his spouse, Rasoolan Bibi by
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, then President of
India during the 1966 Republic Day Parade.
- September 10, 1979 - In his honour, the
Army Postal Service issued a special cover on this day.
- January 28, 2000 - A pictorial
postage stamp of value Rs 3 was issued by India
Post as part of a set of five postage stamps on gallantry
award winners.
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Other Events &
Developments |
He was a soldier in the
4th Battalion, The Grenadiers of the
Indian Army.
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Commemoration |
- India set up a war memorial named "Patton
Nagar" ("Patton Town") in
Khemkaran District, where the captured Pakistani Patton tanks are
displayed.
- In his memory, a mausoleum was
constructed on his grave by the 4th
Grenadiers at Asal Uttar and each
year a "mela" is organised on the
date of his martyrdom.
- The residents of Asal Uttar have
named and operate in his homour a
dispensary, a library and a school
in the village.
- In the 1988 Television
serial Param Vir Chakra by
Chetan Anand, Abdul Hamid is played
by actor Naseeruddin Shah.
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