Martyr- Brigadier Jadunath Singh

 Martyr- Brigadier Jadunath Singh Brigadier Jadunath Singh was born in a Rathore Rajput family on 21 November 1916 in Khajuri village of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He was the son of Birbal Singh Rathore, a farmer, and Jamuna Kanwar. He was the third of eight children, with six brothers and a sister.  Jadunath Singh, MVC was an officer in the Indian Army. He was the commanding officer of the 19th foot brigade. He was awarded the Param Vir Chakra on 26 January 1950, India's first Republic Day for Gallantry during the Indo-Pak War 1947 in Jammu and Kashmir.  With raw courage and utter disregard to his personal safety, he attacked the enemy forces and met his gallant death during the charge.  For this act of highest gallantry and supreme sacrifice he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous). Singh was enlisted in the British Indian Army in 1941 and served in the Second World War, fighting against the Japanese in Burma. He later took part in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 as a m