15th Punjab Regiment
(later, JC-5659 Jemadar, 5th Sikh Regiment)

Date of Action: 2 March 1945
Place of Action: Kamye-Myingyan road, Burma
Date and Place of Birth:  5 October 1920; V. Sahabpur, Nawashahr, Jullundur, Punjab; son of Fakir Singh
Enrolled:  5 October 1937
Retired: As Subedar Major and Honorary Captain, 5th Sikh Regiment; died 6 October 1996

On 2 March 1945 on the road between Kamye and Myingyan, Burma (now Myanmar), where the Japanese were strongly positioned, Naik Gian Singh who was in charge of the leading section of his platoon, went on alone firing his tommy gun, and rushed the enemy foxholes.

In spite of being wounded in the arm he went on, hurling grenades. He attacked and killed the crew of a cleverly concealed anti-tank gun, and then led his men down a lane clearing all enemy positions.

He went on leading his section until the action had been satisfactorily completed

London Gazette, 22 May 1945

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