Martyr
Subedar Joginder Singh
ਸੂਬੇਦਾਰ ਜੋਗਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ
Sikh Regiment soldier from Moga killed holding a ridge against the Chinese army in 1962, awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
Joginder Singh was born at Mahakalan near Moga in 1921 and joined the Sikh Regiment. In October 1962, near Bum La in the north-east, his platoon held its position against wave after wave of Chinese attack until its ammunition ran out, and he led a bayonet charge before he was captured and died of his wounds.
He was awarded India's highest gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra.