First Victoria Cross Recipient Risaldar Badlu Singh belongs to which of the following district of Ha...........

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First Victoria Cross Recipient Risaldar Badlu Singh belongs to which of the following district of Haryana ?

Rohtak

Sirsa

Bhiwani

Sonipat

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Badlu Singh VC (13 January 1876 – 23 September 1918) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

He was born in village Dhakla, district Rohtak (now Jhajjar), Haryana, India. His father was Lal Singh.

He was a Risaldar in 14th Murray's Jat Lancers, British Indian Army, attached to 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse), during the First World War when he performed the deed on 23 September 1918 at Khes Samariveh, Jordan River, Palestine for which he was posthumously awarded the VC.