Thakur Hari Singh Explained

Col. Thakur Hari Singh Shekhawat
Birth Date:25 September 1863
Death Date:1902
Birth Place:Barwasi, Nawalgarh
Death Place:Jodhpur, India
Nickname:"Harji of Deoli"
Allegiance: British Empire
Serviceyears:1880–1903
Rank:Colonel
Commands:Jodhpur Lancers
Battles:Second Afghan War
Tirah Campaign
Awards:India Medal

Hari Singh was a British Indian Army officer from the Ravana Rajputs clan. Sir Pratap made him Thakur of Deoli. He was the Father of Major Dalpat Singh, who is known as the "Hero of Haifa" for his actions during the Battle of Haifa during World War I.[1]

Part of Hari Singh's distinction was that he was an outstanding polo player.[2]

Early life

Thakur Hari Singh was born in the Shekhawat clan of the Ravana Rajput community in Barwasi, Nawalgarh. At a young age, he joined the Jodhpur Lancers and later became an officer.[3] He later served in the Second Afghan War, during the Tirah Campaign.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bowden . Bill . Major Thakur Dalpat Singh . Old Eastbournian . . 5 April 2023.
  2. Barkawi . Tarak . 2006 . Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur (review) . The Journal of Military History . 70 . 3 . 851–853 . 10.1353/jmh.2006.0151 . 161675293 . 1543-7795.
  3. Web site: Page 1638 Issue 26947, 14 March 1898 London Gazette The Gazette . 2023-10-28 . www.thegazette.co.uk.
  4. Barkawi . Tarak . 2006 . Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur (review) . The Journal of Military History . 70 . 3 . 851–853 . 10.1353/jmh.2006.0151 . 161675293 . 1543-7795.