Karam Singh, PVC, MM, who
passed away on 20 January 1993, an Indian soldier, was a recipient of the Param
Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest award for gallantry. Singh joined the army in
1941, and took part in the Burma Campaign of World War II, receiving the
Military Medal for his actions during the Battle of the Admin Box in 1944. He
also fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, and was awarded the PVC for his
role in saving a forward post at Richhmar Gali, south of Tithwal. He was also one of the five soldiers
chosen to raise the Indian flag for the first time after independence in 1947.
Singh later rose to the rank of subedar, and was conferred the rank
of honorary captain before his retirement in September 1969.
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