Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Army Personnel
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	29/11/1935
Age	26 years (died on 05, Dec, 1961)
Birthplace	Janwal village, Shakargarhi, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
Date of Death	05/12/1961

Bio/Wiki

Nickname	Khan Saheb
Famous For	First and only Indian peacekeeper to receive the Param Vir Chakra

Educational Qualification(s)

School	King George’s Royal Indian Military College, Bangalore (August 1946) King George’s Royal Indian Military College, Jalandhar (1947)
College/University	National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla (1953) Indian Military Academy, Dehradun (1956)

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Hometown	Gurdaspur District, Punjab
Religion	Sikhism
Caste	Saini Sikh
Address	C/o Sh. S. S. Salaria, M. A, M. Ed (Brother of Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, PVC), New Bank Colony, Near Agriculture Office, Pathankot, Punjab -145001, India

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Family

Parents

Father	Chaudhari Munshi Ram Salaria (Retired army personnel)
Mother	Dhan Devi

Siblings

Sukhdev Singh Salaria

Career

Military Service

Service/Branch	Indian Army
Rank	Captain
Service Years	9 June 1957 - 5 December 1961 (at the time of death)
Unit	3rd Battalion of the 1st Gorkha Rifles
Service Number	IC-8497
Commands	Platoon Commander of the Alpha Company (3/1 Gorkha Rifles)

Awards, Honours, Achievements

The Param Vir Chakra
An intersection at NDA has been named as Salaria Square
An oil tanker has been named after the PVC recipient
Army Postal Service Corps released a cover letter in his honour
A stadium at the 14 Gorkha Training Center has been named after him

Some Lesser Known Facts

Captain Salaria received the Param Vir Chakra during the 1961 UN Peacekeeping Operations in Congo.
He was mortally wounded after being shot twice in the neck.
His family roots trace back to the Shakargarhi area of Punjab, which is now in Pakistan.
Salaria's father served in the Dogra Squadron of Hodson’s Horse in the British Indian Army.
Despite struggles with studies, he aspired to become an Army officer since childhood.
Salaria exhibited courage and leadership throughout his military career.