Harsh Uday Singh Gaur

Harsh Udai Singh Gaur (1 July 1953 – 29 November 1994) was an Indian military officer posted as commanding office of 10 Bihar Regiment.

Lieutenant Colonel

Harsh Uday Singh Gaur

AC
Born1 July 1953
Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
Died29 November 1994 (aged 41)
Dajipura Village, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1974- 1994
Rank Lieutenant Colonel
Service numberSS-27314
(short-service commission)
IC-36177 (regular commission)
Unit10 Bihar Regiment
Awards Ashok Chakra

Army career

Gaur was born in 1953 in Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh. His father's name was Rajendra Singh Gaur. He completed his education in his hometown and graduated in 1972 from C.M Nehru college. Gaur joined the Officers Training Academy in September 1973 and received a short-service commission as a second lieutenant in the Bihar Regiment on 12 May 1974.[1] Promoted lieutenant on 12 May 1975,[2] on 12 May 1979 he received a regular commission as a second lieutenant with a promotion to lieutenant (seniority from 9 July 1977).[3] Gaur was promoted captain on 9 July 1981.[4]

Promoted major on 9 July 1986, he also joined in Defence Services Staff College and served as an instructor in the infantry school. Gaur was posted as acting Lieutenant Colonel of 10 Bihar Battalion deployed at Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir in 1994.[5]

Operation Baramulla

On 29 November 1994, his unit received information from the intelligence sources about 10 to 12 terrorists in Dajipura village of Baramulla district and he planned a cordon operation in the area. He decided to lead the operation himself. While the search operation was going on, the terrorists fired at the troops. Despite the heavy exchange of fire, he kept moving forward and killed three terrorists. However, Gaur was seriously wounded and got martyred.[6][7]

Award

In 1995 Gaur was posthumously awarded the India's highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra for his extraordinary courage, dedication to duty and supreme sacrifice.[5][8][9][10]

References
  1. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 18 October 1975. p. 1416.
  2. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 4 December 1976. p. 1663.
  3. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 12 January 1980. p. 73.
  4. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 21 November 1981. p. 1550.
  5. "Lt Col Harsh Udai Singh Gaur AC". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. "Saluting Lt Col Harsh Uday Singh Gaur, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous)". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. Kittu Reddy (January 2007). Bravest of the Brave (Heroes of the Indian Army): Heroes of the Indian Army. ISBN 9788187100003. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  8. "LT COL HARSH UDAY SINGH GAUR". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  9. Bajwa, Mandeep Singh (16 March 2014). "The warriors from Bihar Regiment". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. "Securities and Exchange Board of India chief". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
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