▁Brigade , ▁ 5 th ▁Indian ▁Division ▁ ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁bra very ▁and ▁dev otion ▁to ▁duty . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁this ▁officer ▁was ▁command ing ▁a ▁fl ank ▁company ▁which ▁was ▁heavily ▁attacked ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁a ▁batt alion ▁of ▁enemy , ▁using ▁mort ars , ▁light ▁mort ars ▁and ▁gr en ades . ▁When ▁the ▁enemy ▁succeeded ▁in ▁pen etr ating ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁his ▁sector , ▁he ▁led ▁his ▁Company ▁Head quarters ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁men ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁collected ▁to ▁the ▁counter - att ack . ▁He ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁gr en ade ▁on ▁the ▁[ il leg ible ] ▁of ▁his ▁steel ▁hel met ▁and ▁tempor arily ▁blind ed ▁in ▁one ▁eye . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁legs , ▁but ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁his ▁men , ▁firing ▁at ▁the ▁enemy ▁at ▁a ▁few ▁yards ▁range ▁with ▁his ▁p istol . ▁The ▁enemy ▁with d rew ▁and ▁Company ' s ▁position ▁was ▁re - est ab lished . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁command ▁his ▁company ▁for ▁another ▁five ▁hours ▁under ▁shell , ▁mort ars ▁and ▁small ▁arms ▁fire ▁until ▁ordered ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁by ▁a ▁senior ▁officer . ▁His ▁actions ▁und ou bt edly ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁very ▁serious ▁situation . ▁ ▁Sub sequently ▁posted ▁to ▁Bur ma , ▁Path ania ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Bur ma ▁Camp aign ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Indian ▁officer ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁Brigade ▁Major . ▁In ▁