Chand Singh (soldier)

Naik Chand Singh MVC (1922 - 23 Nov 1947) was a soldier in the Indian Army notable for his participation in the Jammu-Kashmir Operation of 1947. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously, for bravery in action.
Personal Life
Chand Singh was born in 1922 in the small village of Jaid, Rampuraphul in Punjab, India.
Military Career
Chand Singh was recruited into the 1st Battalion of the Sikh Regiment on 21 March 1939.
During the Jammu-Kashmir Operation of 1947, Chand Singh's unit 1 Sikh, was deployed in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. At 22.15 hrs, on 22 November 1947 an Indian Picket, very crucial in defence of the Uri camp, and held by a 1 Sikh platoon was attacked by a 600 strong force of Pakistani irregulars on a hill across the river Jhelum. The attack was carried out in three waves from a feature about 750 meters away, overlooking the picket .
At about 2230 hrs the enemy started counter-firing with a 3-inch mortar. In spite of his wounds, Naik Chand Singh volunteered to lead a raiding party with two other soldiers to destroy this mortar. The raiding party crawled to within a few yards of the mortar position, from where Naik Chand Singh threw a grenade and charged the mortar position. The Pakistani irregulars were still in position on the left flank. As automatic and rifle fire was unable to target them, Naik Chand Singh again came out of his trench and attacked with grenades, killed by machine gun fire in the process.
Chand Singh was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously for his bravery.

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