Khudadad Khan
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depiction of Khudadad Khan manning machine gun on 31 October 1914.
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| Born |
20 October 1888 Dab, Jhelum District, Punjab, British Raj (now in Chakwal District, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 8 March 1971 (aged 82) Mandi Bahauddin, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Allegiance | British India |
| Service/branch | British Indian Army |
| Rank | Subedar |
| Unit | 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis |
| Battles/wars | First World War |
| Awards | Victoria Cross |
Khudadad Khan, VC (20 October 1888 – 8 March 1971) born in Chakwal Tehsil of Jhelum District in what is now the Potohar region of Pakistan, was the first Indian Army recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces.
On 31 October 1914, at Hollebeke, Belgium, 26-year-old Khan performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross during the First World War.
A statue of Khudadad Khan is at the entrance of the Pakistan Army Museum in Rawalpindi.
Born on 20 October 1888 into a Minhas Rajput family in the village of Dab in Chakwal District (then a tehsil of District Jhelum) of the Punjab Province, British India (now Pakistan), Khudadad Khan was a Sepoy in the 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis, British Indian Army (now 11th Battalion The Baloch Regiment of Pakistan Army). The battalion formed part of the Indian Corps, which was sent to France in 1914, to shore up the British forces fighting on the Western Front during the First World War.
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