▁( 1 9 0 0 - ? ), ▁who ▁became ▁Chief ▁Conserv ator ▁of ▁For ests ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁Path ania ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ran bir ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Jam mu . ▁Commission ed ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁Front ier ▁Force ▁R if les ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁he ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁North - West ▁Front ier ▁during ▁the ▁W az ir istan ▁campaign . ▁As ▁a ▁temporary ▁captain ▁during ▁the ▁East ▁African ▁Camp aign , ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁K eren ▁as ▁a ▁company ▁commander ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Military ▁Cross ▁( MC ) ▁for ▁his ▁hero ism . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁author ▁Anton y ▁Bre tt : ▁" Al though ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁and ▁in ▁both ▁legs , ▁he ▁collected ▁his ▁company ▁headquarters ▁and ▁any ▁other ▁men ▁he ▁could ▁must er , ▁and ▁pushed ▁the ▁enemy ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁bay on et . ▁Only ▁then , ▁and ▁under ▁orders , ▁did ▁he ▁hand ▁over ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁his ▁second - in - command , ▁but ▁the ▁latter , ▁too , ▁was ▁wounded ▁by ▁bomb ▁spl inter s ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁c itation ▁recomm ending ▁Path ania ▁for ▁a ▁Military ▁Cross ▁runs ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁ ▁Lie ut . ▁( Ty . ▁Captain ) ▁AN ANT ▁S ING H ▁PATH AN IA , ▁▁ 1 3 th ▁Front ier ▁Force ▁R if les , ▁ 2 9 th ▁Indian ▁Infantry