13 November 1945[1][2] Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Died
29 July 2021(2021-07-29) (aged 75)[3] Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Allegiance
Pakistan UAE
Service/branch
Pakistan Army
United Arab Emirates Army
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards
Tamgha-i-Jurat
Alma mater
Edwardes College Peshawar
Lieutenant Colonel Derek Joseph (Armenian: Դերեկ Ջոզեֆ) (1945–2021) was a Pakistan army officer of Armenian origin and a veteran of Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[4] Joseph joined the Pakistan army in 1969 and later fought in Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, during which he is claimed to have destroyed seven Indian tanks.[1][2] He was awarded Tamgha-i-Jurat for his actions during the war. After the war, Joseph chose to be sent on deputation to United Arab Emirates Armed Forces where he served for three years before returning to Pakistan.[1] He retired in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.[2]
^ abc"Colonel Derek Joseph: Who was the Armenian Colonel who destroyed several Indian tanks during the 1971 war". BBC News (in Urdu). 31 July 2021.
^ abc"Who was the Armenian Colonel Derrick Joseph, who destroyed seven Indian tanks in the 1971 war? » Press24 News English". Press24 News English. 6 August 2021.
^"Colonel Joseph, the destroyer of Indian tanks in the war of 1971, has passed away". Googly News (in Urdu). 2 August 2021.[permanent dead link]
^"Who was the Armenian Colonel Derek Joseph who destroyed 7 Indian tanks in the 1971 war?". Mandi Bahauddin (in Urdu). 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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Tamgha-i-Jurat
