Khudadad Khan
Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Died when: 82 years 139 days (988 months)Star Sign: Libra
Subedar Khudadad Khan, VC (20 October 1888 – 8 March 1971) British Indian Army was a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces.
During the First World War, on 31 October 1914 at Hollebeke, Belgium, 26-year-old Khan, serving in the British Indian Army, performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
He was the first Indian subject to earn the Victoria Cross, after members of the British Indian Army became eligible for the Victoria Cross in 1911, replacing the Indian Order of Merit first class.
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