| Fazal Din | |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Hoshiarpur, Punjab Province British Indian Empire |
| Death Place: | Meiktila, British Burma |
| Branch: | British Indian Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1940 – 1945 |
| Rank: | Naik |
| Unit: | 7th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment |
| Battles: | Second World War |
| Awards: | Victoria Cross Award by the British Government in 1945 for devotion to duty and bravery |
Fazal Din (1 July 1921 – 2 March 1945) was an Indian[1] recipient of the Victoria Cross award, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.[2] [3] [4]
He was born in 1921 to a Muslim Punjabi Gujjar family in the Hoshiarpur District of Punjab, British India.[1] [5] Fazal Din, having only passed Middle School, was inspired to join the British Indian Army by the outbreak of the World War. He was recruited as a rifleman and became a section gunner in the 10th Baluch Regiment, before rising to the rank of Naik - equivalent to a British Army corporal.[1] [3]
Fazal Din was 23 years old, and an acting naik in the 7th Battalion of 10th Baluch Regiment, British Indian Army during the Battle of Mektila.
The official citation to the award describes his actions: