Ardeshir Tarapore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of Param Vir Chakra
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Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
About Ardeshir Tarapore
- Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore, PVC (19 August 1923 – 16 September 1965), was an officer in the Indian Army and a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for bravery.
- After completing his schooling in Pune, Tarapore joined the Hyderabad Army, and was commissioned in January 1942.
- Initially he joined the infantry, but was later transferred to an armoured regiment, the 1st Hyderabad Imperial Service Lancers.
- During World War II Tarapore saw action in the Middle East. After Hyderabad State was annexed by India in 1948, Tarapore was selected to join the Indian Army.
- He was commissioned again in April 1951, and was posted to the Poona Horse regiment, 17th Battalion.
- Later he attended a training course in the United Kingdom on the Centurion tank.
- During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, 17 Horse saw action in the Sialkot sector.
- Tarapore led the regiment in several tank battles between 11 and 16 September, and was killed in one such battle at Butur-Dograndi on 16 September.
- Under his leadership the regiment destroyed sixty Pakistani tanks, while the Indians suffered the loss of nine.
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