Jadunath Singh

Naik Jadunath Singh PVC
Born	(1916-11-21)21 November 1916 Khajuri, Shahjahanpur, British India
Died	6 February 1948(1948-02-06) (aged 31) Tain Dhar, Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir
Allegiance	British Raj (1941–1947)  India (1947–1948)
Service / branch	British Indian Army  Indian Army
Years of service	1941–1948
Rank	Naik
Service number	27373[1]
Unit	1st Battalion, Rajput Regiment
Battles / wars	Second World War Arakan Campaign 1942–1943 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Awards	Param Vir Chakra

Naik Jadunath Singh (21 November 1916 – 6 February 1948) was an Indian soldier who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, for his actions in an engagement during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948.

Born in Shahjahanpur, Singh enlisted in the British Indian Army in 1941 and served during World War II, fighting against Japanese forces in the Burma campaign. He subsequently participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 as a member of the newly established Indian Army. For his actions on 6 February 1948 at Tain Dhar, to the north of Naushahra, Singh was awarded the Param Vir Chakra.

Singh commanded a nine-man forward section post. Though heavily outnumbered by advancing Pakistani forces, Singh led his men in defending against three attempts to overtake the post. He was wounded during the second assault. Armed with a Sten gun, he single-handedly charged the third assault with such determination as to cause the attackers to withdraw. In doing so, he was killed. A sports stadium in Shahjahanpur, a locomotive engine and an oil tanker were named after Singh.