Abdul Rahman (GC) explained

Abdul Rahman
Birth Date:1921
Birth Place:Montgomery, Punjab, British India (modern Sahiwal, Pakistan)
Death Place:Kletek, Java, Dutch East Indies
Rank:Havildar
Unit:3rd Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment
Battles:World War II
Awards: George Cross Military Medal

Havildar Abdul Rahman (1921–1946) was a soldier of the British Indian Army who was posthumously awarded the George Cross, the highest British (and Commonwealth) award for bravery not in combat. He was awarded the decoration for the gallantry he showed while saving three other men from a burning vehicle on 22 February 1946 in Kletek in Java. He was serving with the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Jat Regiment, which had fought in the Battle of Cauldron against Rommel's forces and saw action at Imphal. His GC award was announced in the London Gazette of 10 September 1946.[1] His surname is sometimes spelled "Rehman".Abdul Rehman also won the Military Medal in Burma in 1944.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abdul Rahman, GC . George Cross database . 18 November 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071116141712/http://www.gc-database.co.uk/recipients/RahmanA.htm . 16 November 2007 . live .
  2. Web site: Page 3504 | Supplement 36627, 25 July 1944 | London Gazette | the Gazette.
  3. Web site: Abdul Rahman GC - victoriacross . www.vconline.org.uk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190914014640/http://www.vconline.org.uk/abdul-rahman-gc/4589417585 . 2019-09-14.