Brigadier Rajinder Singh

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance Jammu and Kashmir State Forces
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Maha_Vir_Chakra
gptkbp:birthDate 14 June 1899
gptkbp:birthPlace Bagoona, Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
gptkbp:children Rajinder Singh Chib
gptkbp:commemoratedBy statues
Rajinder Singh Pura (town named after him)
postal stamp
gptkbp:deathDate 27 October 1947
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Uri,_Jammu_and_Kashmir,_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier Rajinder Singh
gptkbp:knownFor defense of Kashmir in 1947
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:nickname Saviour of Kashmir
gptkbp:notableEvent Led defense against Pakistani tribal invasion in 1947
First recipient of Maha Vir Chakra (posthumously)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:rank Brigadier
gptkbp:servedIn Jammu and Kashmir State Forces
gptkbp:spouse Ram Dei
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jammu_and_Kashmir_Rifles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5