Havildar ABDUL RAHMAN

The citation applying to the award of the George Cross announced in the London Gazette of 10th September, 1946, gives the following details: "On 22nd February, 1946, Havildar Abdul Rahman with five Indian other ranks was travelling by jeep from their company headquarters to battalion headquarters at Waroe, when their jeep struck a mine, was thrown into a ditch and burst into flames. The Havildar was thrown clear, and, in spite of explosions from the ammunition carried in the jeep, he succeeded in extricating two of the three men who were caught beneath the vehicle. As he took hold of the third man, the petrol tank exploded, and its flaming contents poured over him. Even then he continued his efforts till an ambulance party approached, then he fell dead over the jeep. His complete disregard for his own safety, and his persistence in trying to rescue his helpless comrades even while being burned to death himself, constitute an example of resolute courage of the highest order."