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Captain

Man Bahadur Rai

AC, MC, IDSM
Portrait of Captain Man Bahadur Rai
Born(1914-01-10)10 January 1914[1]
Darjeeling district, Bengal Presidency, British Raj
(present-day West Bengal, India)[1]
Died14 February 2011(2011-02-14) (aged 97)
Jorhat, Assam, India
AllegianceMan Bahadur Rai British India
Man Bahadur Rai India
Service/branchMan Bahadur Rai British Indian Army
Man Bahadur Rai Indian Army
Years of service1930–19??
Rank Captain
Service number17249IO (British Indian Army Indian Officer)
SS-14842 (short-service commission)[2]
IC-5261 (regular commission)[2]
Unit10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles
11th Gorkha Rifles
Assam Rifles
Battles/wars
  • World War II
    • Burma Campaign
  • Insurgency in Northeast India
Awards Ashoka Chakra
Military Cross
Indian Distinguished Service Medal

Captain Man Bahadur Rai AC, MC, IDSM (10 January 1914 – 14 February 2011) was a highly decorated Indian Army Gorkha officer and a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra, the highest peacetime Indian gallantry decoration. Only the fourth Ashoka Chakra recipient to be decorated while living, he was the third Indian Army serviceman and the first Indian Army officer to have been honoured while alive.[3]

  1. ^ a b Aggarwal, Rashmi. Ashoka Chakra Recipients. Prabhat Books. p. 173.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference commission was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Names, Addresses of and Facilities for Ashok Chakra Winners". Lok Sabha Debates. 48: 41. 1975.

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