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Gobind Singh VC (7 December 1887 – 9 December 1942) was a soldier in the British Indian Army, and recipient during the First World War of the Victoria Cross, the highest British and Commonwealth award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. The Battle of Cambrai was an all-important battle not only because it was an effort by the allied forces to break the Hindenburg Line of the Germans, but also because it was there that tanks were used successfully for the first time in the history of warfare.

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  • Gobind Singh VC (7 December 1887 – 9 December 1942) was a soldier in the British Indian Army, and recipient during the First World War of the Victoria Cross, the highest British and Commonwealth award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. Gobind Singh was a Rathore Rajput and hailed from a small village named Damoi in the Nagaur district) of Rajasthan, India. He was part of a squadron of Jodhpur Lancers (Sardar Risala) which was transferred to 3rd Madras Cavalry in Oct 1902, later renumbered as 28th Light Cavalry in 1903. He was 29 years old when he became a Lance-Daffadar in the 28th Light Cavalry, the present 7th Light Cavalry. He was later attached to 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) during the First World War. The Battle of Cambrai was an all-important battle not only because it was an effort by the allied forces to break the Hindenburg Line of the Germans, but also because it was there that tanks were used successfully for the first time in the history of warfare. On the night of 30 November and 1 December 1917 east of Poizière, Épehy, France, Lance-Dafadar Gobind Singh was in the midst of the Battle of Cambrai, when his regiment was cut off and surrounded by enemy. An urgent message had to be sent to the brigade headquarters giving the position of the regiment. The route was a 2-mile stretch over open ground, under constant observation and enemy fire. Singh volunteered and not only delivered the message but also undertook a return message and a subsequent one. He survived enemy machine gun fire directed at him on all three occasions although his horses were killed every time. (en)
  • Gobind Singh Rathore, né le 7 décembre 1887 dans le district de Nagaur au Rajasthan et mort le 9 décembre 1942, est un militaire, récipiendaire de la Croix de Victoria pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Gobind Singh est (en) (caporal) dans une unité de cavalerie de l'armée de l'Inde. Il est décoré pour acte de bravoure lors de la bataille de Cambrai. (fr)
  • Гобинд Сингх (англ. Gobind Singh, 7 декабря 1887 — 9 декабря 1942) — индийский кавалер креста Виктории, высшей воинской награды за героизм, проявленный в боевой обстановке, которая может быть вручена военнослужащим стран Содружества и прежних территорий Британской империи. (ru)
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  • Damoi, Nagaur district, Rajasthan, India (en)
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  • Extract from the Special Map of Devastated Regions, 1920 (en)
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  • For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in thrice volunteering to carry messages between the regiment and Brigade Headquarters, a distance of 1½ miles over open ground which was under the observation and heavy fire of the enemy. He succeeded each time in delivering his message, although on each occasion his horse was shot and he was compelled to finish his journey on foot. (en)
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  • Gobind Singh Rathore, né le 7 décembre 1887 dans le district de Nagaur au Rajasthan et mort le 9 décembre 1942, est un militaire, récipiendaire de la Croix de Victoria pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Gobind Singh est (en) (caporal) dans une unité de cavalerie de l'armée de l'Inde. Il est décoré pour acte de bravoure lors de la bataille de Cambrai. (fr)
  • Гобинд Сингх (англ. Gobind Singh, 7 декабря 1887 — 9 декабря 1942) — индийский кавалер креста Виктории, высшей воинской награды за героизм, проявленный в боевой обстановке, которая может быть вручена военнослужащим стран Содружества и прежних территорий Британской империи. (ru)
  • Gobind Singh VC (7 December 1887 – 9 December 1942) was a soldier in the British Indian Army, and recipient during the First World War of the Victoria Cross, the highest British and Commonwealth award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. The Battle of Cambrai was an all-important battle not only because it was an effort by the allied forces to break the Hindenburg Line of the Germans, but also because it was there that tanks were used successfully for the first time in the history of warfare. (en)
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