Vidya Dhar Jayal | |
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Born | 31 December 1910 |
Died | unknown |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() ![]() |
Rank |
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Unit | 13th Frontier Force Regiment |
Battles/wars |
East Africa Campaign (World War II) Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-48 |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Alma mater |
Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, Dehradun Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Relations | Narendra Dhar Jayal |
Brigadier Vidya Dhar Jayal, DSO, (born 31 December 1910 - died?) [1] was an army officer who served in the British Indian Army and later the Indian Army.
Vidya Dhar Jayal was born to Rai Bahadur Pandit Chakradhar Jayal, who after retiring from the Indian Police Service served as the Dewan of the Tehri Garhwal princely state. [2] [3] [4] The Indian mountaineer Narendra Dhar Jayal was Vidya Dhar's brother. [5] [6]
Vidya Dhar did schooling from the Royal Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun (1923–29). [7] He then attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1930–31). [8] [9]
On 29 January 1932, Jayal appeared on the 'unattached list' for the British Indian Army in The London Gazatte. [10] [9]
On 12 January 1934, his promotion from 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant was announced in The London Gazette. [11]
Jayal became the first Indian officer to be posted in the 6th Battalion of the 13th Frontier Force Regiment, earlier known as 59th Scinde Rifles. He came to be fluent in Pushtu and knowledgeable about Pathan culture and customs while serving in this unit. [12] [13]
He served alongside Anant Singh Pathania and Bakhtiar Rana in the Waziristan Campaign of 1936-39, among other young (then) Indian officers of the 6/13 FFR. [12]
On 28 August 1939, Jayal became a captain, was made an acting major from 12 October 1940 till 11 January 1941, and a temporary major from 12 January 1941 till 24 August 1941. [1]
In the rank of major, Jayal was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for displaying 'conspicuous bravery and military skill' against the Italians at the Barentu Road in Eritrea in January 1941, in the East African Campaign. [14] He received his decoration from King George VI at the Buckingham Palace in 1946. [15]
Later in the same year, he left Eritrea for Quetta to attend a course at the Staff College there. [16]
In the rank of brigadier, Jayal commanded the 80 Infantry Brigade of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-48. [17]
In 1949, he held a Sub-Area Command at Allahabad. [18]
In the early 1950s, he served as the Commander of 201 Brigade Area in North East India. [19] [20]
After retiring with the rank of brigadier, over the late 1950s-early 1960s, Jayal served as Director of Military Training and Social Service in the Government of Uttar Pradesh state, India. [21] [22] [23] [24]
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Vidya Dhar Jayal | |
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Born | 31 December 1910 |
Died | unknown |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() ![]() |
Rank |
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Unit | 13th Frontier Force Regiment |
Battles/wars |
East Africa Campaign (World War II) Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-48 |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
Alma mater |
Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, Dehradun Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
Relations | Narendra Dhar Jayal |
Brigadier Vidya Dhar Jayal, DSO, (born 31 December 1910 - died?) [1] was an army officer who served in the British Indian Army and later the Indian Army.
Vidya Dhar Jayal was born to Rai Bahadur Pandit Chakradhar Jayal, who after retiring from the Indian Police Service served as the Dewan of the Tehri Garhwal princely state. [2] [3] [4] The Indian mountaineer Narendra Dhar Jayal was Vidya Dhar's brother. [5] [6]
Vidya Dhar did schooling from the Royal Indian Military College (RIMC), Dehradun (1923–29). [7] He then attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1930–31). [8] [9]
On 29 January 1932, Jayal appeared on the 'unattached list' for the British Indian Army in The London Gazatte. [10] [9]
On 12 January 1934, his promotion from 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant was announced in The London Gazette. [11]
Jayal became the first Indian officer to be posted in the 6th Battalion of the 13th Frontier Force Regiment, earlier known as 59th Scinde Rifles. He came to be fluent in Pushtu and knowledgeable about Pathan culture and customs while serving in this unit. [12] [13]
He served alongside Anant Singh Pathania and Bakhtiar Rana in the Waziristan Campaign of 1936-39, among other young (then) Indian officers of the 6/13 FFR. [12]
On 28 August 1939, Jayal became a captain, was made an acting major from 12 October 1940 till 11 January 1941, and a temporary major from 12 January 1941 till 24 August 1941. [1]
In the rank of major, Jayal was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for displaying 'conspicuous bravery and military skill' against the Italians at the Barentu Road in Eritrea in January 1941, in the East African Campaign. [14] He received his decoration from King George VI at the Buckingham Palace in 1946. [15]
Later in the same year, he left Eritrea for Quetta to attend a course at the Staff College there. [16]
In the rank of brigadier, Jayal commanded the 80 Infantry Brigade of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-48. [17]
In 1949, he held a Sub-Area Command at Allahabad. [18]
In the early 1950s, he served as the Commander of 201 Brigade Area in North East India. [19] [20]
After retiring with the rank of brigadier, over the late 1950s-early 1960s, Jayal served as Director of Military Training and Social Service in the Government of Uttar Pradesh state, India. [21] [22] [23] [24]
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