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Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid Idrishi PVC (1 July 1933 – 10 September 1965), was an Indian soldier. He was posthumously given India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his actions during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 .
Sep 10, 2016 · On September 10, 1965, when Pakistani forces launched an attack with Patton tanks in the Khem Karan Sector, Abdul moved out to a flanking position, with a Recoilless Gun (RCL) mounted on a jeep, under intense enemy shelling and tank fire.
Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid (1933-1965) was a soldier in the Indian Army, who had participated in the India-Pakistan War of 1965, and was deployed on the Western front. In 1966, he was posthumously awarded India’s highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra for participating in the Battle of Asal Uttar.
Sep 10, 2020 · One such name was Havildar Abdul Hamid. The Battle of Asal Uttar was where he achieved martyrdom. That happened on September 10, 1965. 55 years after his death, the story of his courage still resonates among us.
Sep 10, 2021 · What was CQMH Abdul Hamid’s role in the battle? Abdul Hamid was leading a detachment of Recoilless Guns mounted on a jeep which were essentially hunting enemy tanks in the fields of the villages surrounding Asal Uttar.
Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid was a soldier in the 4 Grenadiers, Indian Army, who died in the Khem Karan sector during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and was the posthumous recipient of the Republic of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra.
Jul 1, 2022 · He took on an onslaught of enemy tanks over two days between 9 and 10 September during the war with Pakistan in 1965. Hamid’s courage left an undeniable mark on India’s victory in the tank battle at Asal Uttar during the Monsoon War of 1965.
Sep 10, 2019 · New Delhi: Tributes poured in for Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid of 4 Grenadiers as India remembered his bravery in the battle of Asal Uttar, one of the largest tank battles fought during the 1965 India-Pakistan war.
Undeterred, CQMH Abdul Hamid kept on firing and motivated his detachment to destroy seven Pakistan tanks before getting mortally wounded. For his conspicuous bravery, inspiring leadership and supreme sacrifice, he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous).
Jul 20, 2011 · Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid was a soldier in the 4th Grenadiers, Indian Army and went down fighting in the Khem Karan sector during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. Even as a...
