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Man Bahadur Rai

Man Bahadur Rai

Captain · 11th Gorkha Rifles
Date of Birth
10 Jan 1914
Veergati
14 Feb 2011
Service No
17249IO (British Indian Army Indian Officer) SS-14842 (short-service commission) IC-5261 (regular co
Rank
Captain
Unit
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Regiment
11th Gorkha Rifles
Branch
Assam Rifles
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Place of Veergati
India

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Man Bahadur Rai

CAPTAIN · 11th Gorkha Rifles
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Captain Man Bahadur Rai AC, MC, IDSM (10 January 1914 – 14 February 2011) was a highly decorated Indian Army Gorkha officer and a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra, the highest peacetime Indian gallantry decoration. Only the fourth Ashoka Chakra recipient to be decorated while living, he was the third Indian Army serviceman and the first Indian Army officer to have been honoured while alive.

iBiography compiled from verified sources — PIB, Ministry of Defence, and Gazette of India. AI-assisted summary generated only from documented facts.

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  • 1. Branch: Assam Rifles
  • 2. State: India
  • 3. Service No: 17249IO (British Indian Army Indian Officer) SS-14842 (short-service commission) IC-5261 (regular co