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Abdul Rahman

GC MM
Born1921
Montgomery, Punjab, British India (modern Pakistan)
Died (aged 23–24)
Kletek, Java, Dutch East Indies
Allegiance British India
Service/branch British Indian Army
RankHavildar
Unit3rd Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards George Cross Military Medal

Havildar Abdul Rahman GC MM was a soldier of the British Indian Army who was posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest British (and Commonwealth) award for bravery not in combat. He was awarded the decoration for the gallantry he showed while saving three other men from a burning vehicle on 22 February 1946 in Kletek in Java.[1] He was serving with the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Jat Regiment, which had fought in the Battle of Cauldron against Rommel's forces and saw action at Imphal. His GC award was announced in the London Gazette of 10 September 1946.[2] His surname is sometimes spelled "Rehman". Abdul Rehman also won the Military Medal in Burma in 1944[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "No. 37717". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 September 1946. p. 4507.
  2. ^ "Abdul Rahman, GC". George Cross database. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  3. ^ https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36627/supplement/3504
  4. ^ http://www.vconline.org.uk/abdul-rahman-gc/4589417585

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