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	~~'''~~Sepoy Chatta Singh Kalchuri~~'''~~ (1886–1961) was a recipient of the ~~'''~~Victoria Cross~~'''~~, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the British Empire’s armed forces.		Sepoy Chatta Singh [[Kalchuri]] (1886–1961) was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the British Empire’s armed forces.

	== Early Life and Background ==		== Early Life and Background ==
	Chatta Singh was born in ~~'''~~1886~~'''~~ in ~~'''~~Uttar Pradesh~~'''~~, India. He belonged to the ~~'''~~Kalchuri / Haihaivanshi Kshatriya~~'''~~ community.		Chatta Singh was born in 1886 in Uttar Pradesh, India. He belonged to the Kalchuri / Haihaivanshi Kshatriya community.

	== Military Service ==		== Military Service ==
	He served as a ~~'''~~Sepoy~~'''~~ (infantry private) in the ~~'''~~9th Bhopal Infantry~~'''~~ of the Indian Army during the ~~'''~~First World War~~'''~~.		He served as a Sepoy (infantry private) in the 9th Bhopal Infantry of the Indian Army during the First World War.

	== Victoria Cross Action ==		== Victoria Cross Action ==
	On ~~'''~~13 January 1916~~'''~~, during the ~~'''~~Battle of the Wadi~~'''~~ in ~~'''~~Mesopotamia~~'''~~ (modern-day Iraq), Sepoy Chatta Singh performed an act of conspicuous bravery that earned him the Victoria Cross. Under intense enemy fire, he:		On 13 January 1916, during the Battle of the Wadi in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), Sepoy Chatta Singh performed an act of conspicuous bravery that earned him the Victoria Cross. Under intense enemy fire, he:

	* Left cover to assist his ~~'''~~Commanding Officer~~'''~~, who was wounded and lying helpless in the open.		* Left cover to assist his Commanding Officer, who was wounded and lying helpless in the open.
	* Bound up the officer’s wounds and began ~~'''~~digging cover~~'''~~ for him using only his ~~'''~~entrenching tool~~'''~~, all while being fully exposed to rifle fire.		* Bound up the officer’s wounds and began digging cover for him using only his entrenching tool, all while being fully exposed to rifle fire.
	* ~~'''~~Shielded~~'''~~ the wounded officer with his own body on the exposed side for ~~'''~~five hours~~'''~~, until nightfall.		* Shielded the wounded officer with his own body on the exposed side for five hours, until nightfall.
	* Once it was dark, he returned for help and ~~'''~~brought the officer to safety~~'''~~.		* Once it was dark, he returned for help and brought the officer to safety.

	== Later Life ==		== Later Life ==
	He later achieved the rank of ~~'''~~Havildar~~'''~~ (equivalent to Sergeant) and passed away in ~~'''~~1961~~'''~~ in ~~'''~~Tilsara, Kanpur~~'''~~, India.		He later achieved the rank of Havildar (equivalent to Sergeant) and passed away in 1961 in Tilsara, Kanpur, India.

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'''Sepoy Chatta Singh Kalchuri''' (1886–1961) was a recipient of the '''Victoria Cross''', the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the British Empire’s armed forces.

== Early Life and Background ==
Chatta Singh was born in '''1886''' in '''Uttar Pradesh''', India. He belonged to the '''Kalchuri / Haihaivanshi Kshatriya''' community.

== Military Service ==
He served as a '''Sepoy''' (infantry private) in the '''9th Bhopal Infantry''' of the Indian Army during the '''First World War'''.

== Victoria Cross Action ==
On '''13 January 1916''', during the '''Battle of the Wadi''' in '''Mesopotamia''' (modern-day Iraq), Sepoy Chatta Singh performed an act of conspicuous bravery that earned him the Victoria Cross. Under intense enemy fire, he:

* Left cover to assist his '''Commanding Officer''', who was wounded and lying helpless in the open.
* Bound up the officer’s wounds and began '''digging cover''' for him using only his '''entrenching tool''', all while being fully exposed to rifle fire.
* '''Shielded''' the wounded officer with his own body on the exposed side for '''five hours''', until nightfall.
* Once it was dark, he returned for help and '''brought the officer to safety'''.

== Later Life ==
He later achieved the rank of '''Havildar''' (equivalent to Sergeant) and passed away in '''1961''' in '''Tilsara, Kanpur''', India.

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