Gabar Singh Negi

Gabar Singh Negi VC (21 April 1895 – 10 March 1915) was a soldier in the British Indian Army during the First World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.[3] By October 1914, the regiment, as part of the 7th (Meerut) Division, was in the frontlines during the First Battle of Ypres[4] and later in the Pas-de-Calais sector where it would remain until going into reserve at the end of that year.[7] The VC, instituted in 1856, was the highest award for valour that could be bestowed on a soldier of the British Empire.During our attack on the German position he was one of a bayonet party with bombs who entered their main trench, and was the first man to go round each traverse, driving back the enemy until they were eventually forced to surrender.[2] Negi's VC was sent to the India Office to be forwarded to his next of kin,[2] Satoori Devi, his wife.
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