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Subedar Joginder Singh Age, Biography, Wife, Children, Family, Facts & More

Subedar Joginder Singh

Bio
Full NameJoginder Singh Sahnan
ProfessionIndian Army Personnel
Famous ForParam Vir Chakra
Army
Service/BranchBritish Indian Army
Indian Army
RankSubedar
Years of Service1936–1962
Unit1st Battalion, Sikh Regiment
Wars/BattlesSecond World War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Sino-Indian War of 1962
Physical Stats & More
Eye ColourBlack
Hair ColourBlack
Personal Life
Date of Birth26 September 1921
Birth PlaceVillage Mahla Kalan, Moga, Punjab
Date of Death23 October 1962
Place of DeathBum La, Arunachal Pradesh
Age (at the time of death)41 Years
Death CauseMartyrdom
Zodiac sign/Sun signLibra
NationalityIndian
HometownMoga, Punjab
School(s)A school in village Nathu Ala, Moga, Punjab
A school in village Daroli, Moga, Punjab
CollegeN/A
Educational QualificationPrimary from a school in village Nathu Ala, Moga, Punjab
Middle (8th standard) from a school in village Daroli, Moga, Punjab
Passed the Army Education Examination
ReligionSikhism
CasteSaini Sikh
Family
ParentsFather- Sher Singh (Shahnan)
Mother- Bibi Krishan Kaur (Bhela)
Wife/SpouseGurdial Kaur (Banga)
ChildrenSon- Only 1 is known
Daughter- Kulwant Kaur
Subedar Joginder Singh Daughter
Favourite Things
Favourite Revolutionary Bhagat Singh
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsNot Known

Subedar Joginder Singh

Some Lesser Known Facts About Subedar Joginder Singh

  • Did Subedar Joginder Singh smoke?: Not Known
  • Did Subedar Joginder Singh drink alcohol?: Not Known
  • He was born in a Saini Sikh family in Moga, Punjab. Moga Punjab
  • His family had relocated to village Mahla Kalan near Moga from village Munaka of district Hoshiarpur.
  • On 18 September 1936, he got enrolled in the First Sikh Regiment of the British army as a Sepoy.
  • In 1948, when Pakistani tribals attacked Kashmir, he was posted with the Sikh Regiment at Srinagar.
  • He was very interested in education, and soon after joining the army, he passed the Army Education Examination. Subsequently, Singh was appointed as the Unit Education Instructor.
  • During the Second World War, Subedar Joginder Singh served on the Burma front.
  • During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, he was posted in Srinagar.
  • During the 1962 Sino-India War (Indo-China War), he commanded a platoon in the Tawang sector of NEFA (North East Frontier Agency). Now, a War Memorial has been established there in his name. Subedar Joginder Singh War Memorial Tawang   Subedar Joginder Singh War Memorial Tawang
  • At 0530 hours on 23 October 1962, the Chinese Army launched a heavy attack on the Bum La axis. However, Singh and his platoon stood firm like a rock before the advancing Chinese Army. In the action, the platoon lost half of its men, but Subedar Joginder Singh, despite a wound in the thigh, refused evacuation. He manned a light machine gun and killed a large number of enemies. However, he could not stem the tide of the Chinese advance single-handedly. When the situation became desperate, Joginder Singh and his men emerged from their position, shouting the Sikh battle cry, “Wahe Guruji ka Khalsa, Wahe Guruji ki Fateh.” Finally, Subedar Joginder Singh was captured after this epic battle. He died from his wounds and frostbite as a PoW in Chinese custody. Sino India War 1962
  • According to one of his fellow soldiers, when the Chinese Army wanted to amputate his frostbitten foot, he refused to undergo the operation.
  • For his steadfast courage, inspiring leadership, and devotion to duty beyond all odds, Subedar Joginder Singh was awarded India’s highest wartime gallantry medal, the Param Vir Chakra, posthumously.
  • In the 1980s, the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), of its crude oil tankers as MT Subedar Joginder Singh, PVC, which was handed over to SCI in 1984, and served for 25 years before being phased out. Param Vir Chakra
  • In 2006, Subedar Joginder Singh’s full battle fatigue was inaugurated near district DC office in his native town of Moga. Subedar Joginder Singh PVC Memorial Moga
  • In 2018, a biopic was made on Subedar Joginder Singh’s life and his action during the Sino-Indian War of 1962. Punjabi actor-singer Gippy Grewal played the lead role in the film.