The rest of the company were then able to cross the river and establish a bridgehead. Further information He was born in Kohat to Pashtun, Bangash parents, in what is now Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. He later achieved the rank of Naib Subedar in his parent battalion, 6th Royal Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles which later redesignated as 1st Battalion (Scinde) The Frontier Force Regiment. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London. On 9 April 2017 the Mayor of Lugo di Romagna Davide Ranalli unveiled a Memorial dedicated to VC Ali Haidar upon the Senio River western bank in the vicinity of Sabbioni area. The ceremony was attended by Brigadier Yogi Sheoran, Defence Wing Attaché of the Indian Embassy in Rome. Official citation The official citation for Haidar's award, published in the London Gazette in July 1945 reads: See also List of Indian Victoria Cross recipients Awards and decorations References External links Ali Haider Burial location of Ali Haider "Pakistan" 1913 births 1999 deaths Indian World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross British Indian Army soldiers People from Kohat District Pashtun people