About Subramanian
Lived 1912 – 1944 (aged 31). Subramanian was a military personnel.
Subedar Subramanian, (18 December 1912 – 24 February 1944) was the first Indian to be awarded the George Cross.
Subramanian served with Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, a unit of the Indian Army, during the Second World War. On 24 February 1944, during the Allied campaign in Italy he won the George Cross at Mignano by throwing himself onto a mine about to detonate and thus successfully protecting others from the blast. His award was gazetted posthumously on 30 June 1944. He was also awarded the Indian Distinguished Service Medal.
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Who was Subramanian?
Indian recipient of the George Cross (1912–1944)
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Subramanian was born on 18 December 1912 in Ottivakkam.
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Subramanian died on 24 February 1944 in Mignano Monte Lungo.
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Subramanian was a military personnel.
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