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Risaldar Badlu Singh

14th Murray's Jat Lancers

(att. 29th Lancers)

(posthumous)

Date of Action: 23 September 1918

Place of Action: Kh. es Samariyeh, Jordan River, Palestine

Date and Place of Birth:

CITATION

Risaldar Badlu Singh was attached to 29th Lancers when "on the morning of the 23rd September 1918, his squadron charged a strong enemy position on the west bank of the river Jordan, between the river and Kh. es Samariyeh village.

"On nearing the position, Risaldar Badlu Singh realised that the squadron was suffering casualties from a small hill on the left front occupied by machine guns and 200 infantry. Without the slightest hesitation he collected six other ranks and with the greatest dash and total disregard for danger, charged and captured the position, thereby saving very heavy casualties to the squadron. He was mortally wounded on the very top of the hill when capturing one of the machine guns single handed, but all the machine guns and infantry had surrendered to him before he died.

"His valour and initiative were of the highest order." (London Gazette, 27 November 1918)

A link to Badlu Singh on Mike Chapman's VC pages.

To the left is a later picture of Risaldar Singh.