| Names |
Captain JERRY PREM
RAJ, VrC |
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| Date of
Birth |
Not known |
| Date of
Death |
July 09, 1999
(Tiger Hill, Kargil) |
| Identity |
He was a
commissioned officer in the Indian Army and officer in charge of
India's fight at Tiger Hill on 9 July 1999, during which he was
severely injured. He died later the same day. |
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Date-wise Events / Works |
- July 07, 1999: He was
posthumously awarded Vir Chakra.
- The Vir Chakra citation on the Official Indian Army
Website reads as follows:
- On the night of 6th/7th July 1999 during
"Operation Vijay", Captain R. Jery Prem Raj was the
Forward Observation Post Officer with 2 Naga tasked
to launch an assault on Twin Bumps in area Gun Hill
in Drass sub-sector. During the assault, Captain R.
Jery Prem Raj searched, sought and identified enemy
positions and directed accurate artillery fire onto
them with devastating effect. In this endeavor, he
was shot by enemy sniper fire. Undeterred, he
continued to bring down effective fire on enemy
positions. However he was again hit by a volley of
enemy machine gun fire. Though severely wounded, he
continued to direct accurate fire onto the enemy
until he succumbed to his injuries. By then he had
inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy that not
only assisted in the capture of the objectives but
also helped in minimizing casualties to own
infantry. Captain R. Jery Prem Raj displayed bravery
of a very high order and tremendous professional
acumen with total disregard to his safety and made
the supreme sacrifice.
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| General |
- His body was cremated in his native Thiruvananthapuram.
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