Indian Army

Brigadier Mohammad Usman (1912–1949) was a distinguished Indian Army officer who chose to serve India after the 1947 Partition. He commanded the 50th Parachute Brigade in the First Kashmir War and was killed at Tithwal in 1949. Awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, he is remembered as the Hero of Naushera.

Company Quartermaster Havildar Abdul Hamid (1933-1965) of 4 Grenadiers destroyed several Pakistani Patton tanks with a jeep-mounted recoilless gun at the Battle of Asal Uttar in 1965. Killed in action, he was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest gallantry award.