Dalpat Singh (soldier)

Thakur

Dalpat Singh Shekhawat
Portrait of Dalpat Singh Shekhawat
Birth nameDalpat Singh
Nickname"Hero of Haifa"
Born(1892-01-26)26 January 1892
Jodhpur, Jodhpur State, British Raj (modern-day Rajasthan, India
Died23 September 1918(1918-09-23) (aged 26)
Haifa, OETA (modern-day Israel)
Allegiance British Empire
Branch British Indian Army
Service years1910–1918
RankMajor
Unit15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade
CommandsJodhpur Lancers
ConflictsBattle of Haifa (1918)
First World War
AwardsMilitary Cross (posthumously)

Thakur Dalpat Singh MC (November 1892 – 23 September 1918) was a British Indian Army officer, known as the "Hero of Haifa" for his actions in the Battle of Haifa during World War I.

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