“Alumnus of King George’s Royal Indian Military” – Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria

Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, PVC (29 November 1935 – 5 December 1961) was an Indian Army officer and member of a United Nations peacekeeping force.

Salaria was an alumnus of King George’s Royal Indian Military College and the National Defence Academy (NDA).

He was the first NDA alumnus and is the only UN Peacekeeper to be awarded a Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India’s highest wartime military decoration.

Jai Hind

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