Gurnam Singh (soldier)

Naib Subedar

Gurnam Singh

AC
Portrait of Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh
Born(1935-08-18)18 August 1935
Bhullar, Amritsar, Punjab, British India
Died23 September 1973(1973-09-23) (aged 38)
Allegiance India
Branch Indian Army
Service years1955-1973
Rank Naib Subedar
Service numberJC47692K
Unit108 Engr Regt
Awards Ashoka Chakra

Naib Subedar Gurnam Singh, AC (18 August 1935 – 23 September 1973) was a Junior Commissioned officer (JCO) in Indian Army who was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest peacetime military decoration for his self sacrifice in a mine explosion.

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