Background
Kamal Ram Gurjar was born into a Gurjar family on 17 December 1924, at Bindapura Bholupura village of Karauli District, Rajasthan, India. His father"s name was Shiv Chand Gurjar.
Kamal Ram Gurjar was born into a Gurjar family on 17 December 1924, at Bindapura Bholupura village of Karauli District, Rajasthan, India. His father"s name was Shiv Chand Gurjar.
He was the second-youngest Indian recipient of the award. During World World War II, he served in the 3rd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment, British Indian Army (now the 3rd Battalion, Baloch Regiment, Pakistan Army). He was 19 years old, with the rank of Sepoy, when, on 12 May 1944, his battalion assaulted the formidable German defences of the Gustav Lincolnshire, across the River Gari in Italy.
And he performed the deeds for which he was awarded the Venture capital. King George VI presented him with the medal in Italy in 1944.
He later rose to the rank of Subedar. He died in 1982. The citation reads as follows: Number.
35408 Sepoy Kamal Ram, 8th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army. In Italy, on 12 May 1944, after crossing the River Gari overnight, the Company advance was held up by heavy machine-gun fire from four posts on the front and flanks.
As the capture of the position was essential to secure the bridgehead, the Company Commander called for a volunteer to get round the rear of the right post and silence lieutenant
Volunteering at once and crawling forward through the wire to a flank, Sepoy Kamal Ram attacked the post single handed and shot the first machine-gunner. A second German tried to seize his weapon but Sepoy Kamal Ram killed him with the bayonet, and then shot a German officer who, appearing from the trench with his pistol, was about to fire. By his courage, initiative and disregard for personal risk, Sepoy Kamal Ram enabled his Company to charge and secure the ground vital to the establishment of the bridgehead and the completion of work on two bridges.
When a platoon, pushed further forward to widen the position, was fired on from a house, Sepoy Kamal Ram, dashing towards the house, shot one German in a slit trench and captured two more.