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This officer has commanded his
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Mezzolara. Here, following a fast pursuit, the enemy chose to stand. Fighting was hard and casualties heavy but the
Battalion, ably directed and controlled by Lt Col Mahadeo Singh, was able to take and hold the river crossing.
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family with a long tradition of military service. His grandfather
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Throughout this action Lt Col
Mahadeo Singh displayed gallantry of a very high order.
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on 13 December 1945. The award citation (which was not published) reads as follows:
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replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."
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Singh joined the Prince of Wales’ Royal Indian
Military College (today the
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919:"Gov inaugurates memorial dedicated to Maj Gen Mahadeo Singh"
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1190:. New Delhi: Government of India. 1944. p. 1398.
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Indian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
1349:. Government of India Press. 1945. pp. 155–156.
1174:. New Delhi: Government of India. 1943. p. 141.
1155:. New Delhi: Government of India. 1939. p. 464.
1139:. New Delhi: Government of India. 1937. p. 463.
1123:. New Delhi: Government of India. 1935. p. 463.
1107:. New Delhi: Government of India. 1933. p. 561.
1091:. New Delhi: Government of India. 1931. p. 550.
1075:. New Delhi: Government of India. 1930. p. 550.
1036:. New Delhi: Government of India. 1929. p. 270.
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1222:"Recommendation for Award for Singh, Mahadeo"
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1248:"The Official Home Page of the Indian Army"
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949:"Gen Mahadeo Singh & the Road of Glory"
428:. For his leadership during the subsequent
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1452:Commandant of the Joint Services Wing
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893:became Commander-in-Chief, and the
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580:India General Service Medal (1936)
335:King's Commissioned Indian Officer
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331:Rashtriya Indian Military College
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1308:. 9 January 1931. p. 233.
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1278:. Unistar Books. p. 52.
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337:(KCIO). He then attended the
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984:"1/2 Punjab in World War II"
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236:North African campaign
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440:(DSO); the award was
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279:Thakur Mahadeo Singh,
154:Years of service
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31:Thakur Mahadeo Singh
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607:War Medal 1939–1945
394:Waziristan campaign
355:1st Punjab Regiment
251:Operation Grapeshot
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191:1st Punjab Regiment
136:British Indian Army
16:Indian Army general
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775:Lieutenant-Colonel
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759:Indian Army
592:Africa Star
430:Gothic Line
319:World War I
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148:Indian Army
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875:Bath Star
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