Mahmood Khan Durrani Military person

Lieutenant Colonel Mahmood Khan Durrani, GC (1914–1995) was a South Asian recipient of the George Cross, awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger. He was a 26 years old Captain serving in the 1st Bahawalpur Infantry, British Indian Army (now 8th Battalion The Baloch Regiment of Pakistan Army) in Malaya during World War II, when he was awarded the medal for heroism while a Prisoner of War of the Japanese Army. Mahmood Khan Durrani belonged to the Durrani tribe. He was born on 1 July 1914 in Multan in the Western Punjab. After completing his schooling, he joined the Army of Bahawalpur State. When the Second World War broke out, he accompanied his battalion, which was dispatched to North Malaya in March 1941, in anticipation of the looming war with Japan.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1914
Birth place
Multan , Presidencies and provinces of British India
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1995
Place of death
Pakistan , Multan

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Military person

award
George Cross
military operations
World War II
Malayan Campaign
service start1932
service end1971

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