Hoshiar Singh Dahiya

Not to be confused with Brigadier Hoshiar Singh Rathi of 1962 India-China War.
Colonel

Hoshiar Singh Dahiya

PVC
Birth nameHoshiar Singh Dahiya
Other nameH. S. Dahiya
Born(1936-05-05)5 May 1936
Sisana, Rohtak District, Punjab, British India
(now in Sonipat District, Haryana, India)
Died6 December 1998(1998-12-06) (aged 62)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Allegiance India
Branch Indian Army
Service years1963–1988
Rank Colonel
Service numberIC-14608A
Unit The Grenadiers
Conflicts
Awards Param Vir Chakra

Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya, PVC (5 May 1936 – 6 December 1998) was an Indian military officer and a recipient of India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.

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