Sardar Bahadur Risaldar Major and Honorary

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Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid, (1857–1924), also known as Tirath Ram, was a decorated soldier of the

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. Vaid enlisted in the ranks of the Queen's Own Corps of Guides on 1 May 1876. As a ressaidar with the Queen's Own Corps of Guides cavalry, Vaid was awarded the Indian Order of Merit, Third Class for gallantry displayed at the Siege of Malakand in 1897, where he fought against a much larger force of Afghan tribesmen. He was also rewarded with large tracts of agricultural land in District

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for his contributions. Vaid was decorated with the

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, Second Class, with the title of Bahadur on 24 September 1904. He retired from the Indian Army and was appointed honorary captain on 1 February 1909.THE LONDON GAZETTE, 15 JUNE, 1909, page 4578

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaid, Bakshi Tirath Ram 1857 births 1924 deaths British Indian Army officers Punjabi people Punjabi Hindus Recipients of the Indian Order of Merit