Survivor: Decorated WW-II soldier dies at 110
He fought in British Indian Army against Japanese and was awarded Gallantry Award.
File photo of an army helmet. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Sepoy Mirza, perhaps the only survivor of World War-II in Pakistan, breathed his last on Wednesday at his ancestral village Nagri Totial in Abbottabad district.
He was 110. Mirza was living with his son and grandsons in the picturesque Nagri Totial.
As per official record, he was a pensioner from the Punjab Regiment, enrolled as a soldier in 1941 and assigned a number 2336959. He was discharged from duty on September 14, 1957.
He fought in the British Indian Army against the Japanese. He was awarded Gallantry Award, which he used to proudly display till his death.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 6th, 2014.
Sepoy Mirza, perhaps the only survivor of World War-II in Pakistan, breathed his last on Wednesday at his ancestral village Nagri Totial in Abbottabad district.
He was 110. Mirza was living with his son and grandsons in the picturesque Nagri Totial.
As per official record, he was a pensioner from the Punjab Regiment, enrolled as a soldier in 1941 and assigned a number 2336959. He was discharged from duty on September 14, 1957.
He fought in the British Indian Army against the Japanese. He was awarded Gallantry Award, which he used to proudly display till his death.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 6th, 2014.