Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore was born on August 18th, 1923 in Mumbai.

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  • Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore was born on August 18th, 1923 in Mumbai. He belongs to the family of General Ratanjiba who led the army of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who was awarded 100 villages of which Tarapore was main village. The name Tarapore comes for the same reason. Later his grandfather relocated to Hyderabad and started working under the excise department of Nizam of Hyderabad. After his death Burzonji took up his father's job and was comparatively successful due to his hardwork. From the young tender age Ardeshir's showed his courage when he saved his sister, Yadgar, from a family cow that had broken loose. By the time he was seven years old he was sent to the Sardar Dastur Boy's Boarding School, Pune. He completed his matriculation in the year 1940. After school he applied for the army and was selected. he did his initial training in the Officers' Training School at Golconda and on completion was sent to Bangalore. He saw himself commissioned in the 7th Hyderabad Infantry as a Second Lieutenant. (en)
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  • Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore was born on August 18th, 1923 in Mumbai. (en)
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