20 August 1899 Barda, British Punjab, British India
Died
12 February 1941 (aged 41) Keren, Italian Eritrea
Buried
Keren Cremation Memorial, Senafe Debub, Eritrea
Allegiance
British India
Service/branch
British Indian Army
Years of service
1920–1941 †
Rank
Subedar (Captain)
Unit
4th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles
Battles/wars
World War II
East African Campaign
Battle of Keren (DOW)
Awards
Victoria Cross
Richhpal Ram VC (20 August 1899 – 12 February 1941) was an Indian 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.
RichhpalRam VC (20 August 1899 – 12 February 1941) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry...
15 minefields. Subadar RichhpalRam, 6th Rajputana Rifles (posthumous award) On 7 February 1941, at Keren, Eritrea, RichhpalRam led a successful attack...
Commonwealth Games Gold Medal winner in wrestling Vinesh Phogat, wrestler RichhpalRam, Victoria Cross winner in World War-II Paramjeet Samota, Commonwealth...
gallantry he was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) on 17 March 1948. Subedar RichhpalRam (20 August 1899 – 12 February 1941), born in Barda, Mahendragarh, recipient...
artillery barrage, the 4/6th Rajputana Rifles once again led the way. RichhpalRam was less fortunate and having gained the crest, had a foot blown off...
Chakra Parkash Singh, recipient of Victoria Cross Ranjit Singh Dyal RichhpalRam, recipient of Victoria cross Sant Singh recipient of Mahavir Chakra Shabeg...
Rifles Djebel Garci, Tunisia Kamal Ram Indian 1944 Second World War BB0088th Punjab Regiment River Gari, Italy RichhpalRam Indian 1941* Second World War BB0066th...
World War Djebel Garci, Tunisia Kamal Ram 0088th Punjab Regiment 1944 Second World War Gari River, Italy RichhpalRam 0066th Rajputana Rifles 1941* Second...
in Russia Barda Village, Haryana, a village in India; birthplace of RichhpalRam, an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross Barda (river), a river in...
commissioned. Born: Naomi Uemura, explorer, in Hidaka, Japan (d. 1984) Died: RichhpalRam, 41, Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross (killed in action in Keren...
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was not able to take this appointment. In 1999, Delhi Police arrested Richhpal Singh, who was allegedly a Babbar Khalsa suicide bomber on a mission to...
Singh 2,528 New Independent T. C. Dhillon 602 New Independent J. C. Manjhu 369 New Independent R. Richhpal 262 New Margin of victory 9,763 win (new seat)...
Makrana None Birda Ram Indian National Congress Parbatsar SC Mohan Lal Janata Dal Degana None Richhpal Singh Janata Dal Merta None Ram Karan Janata Dal...
Congress Siwalkhas SC Nanak Chand Indian National Congress Khekra None Richhpal Pal Singh Bansal Lok Dal Baghpat None Kokab Hameed Indian National Congress...