11. Before the war, Hemayet Uddin was a Havildar of the East Bengal Regiment of Pakistan army. 12. At dusk on 27 September 1915, two sepoys and a havildar deserted from the Poona Division. 13. Havildar Chuni Lal displayed conspicuous courage and relentless offensive action in the face of the enemy . }}14. He then asked Havildar Ram Dutt to move down and reach out to the rest of the Indian team. 15. Originally a Havildar in the Indian Army, Laldenga later worked as an Accounts Clerk in the Government of Assam. 16. It was awarded two Victoria Crosses to Havildar Parkash Singh and Sepoy Kamal Ram, besides numerous other gallantry awards. 17. The rank was previously used in the British Indian Army and the Camel Corps, ranking between lance naik and havildar . 18. The appointments of Regimental Havildar Major are no longer used in the Indian Army and those duties are now performed by JCOs. 19. Although Hemayet Uddin was a Havildar of the East Bengal Regiment of Pakistan army, his force was composed mostly of local youth. 20. Two men from the 8th Punjab Regiment received the Victoria Cross : Havildar Parkash Singh in Burma and Sepoy Kamal Ram in Italy.
