Vir Chakra (VrC)

Subedar Nihal Singh was serving with a rifle company deployed in the Galwan area at a height of about 18,000-ft. On 20 October 1962, after intensive bombardment by artillery and mortars, the Chinese launched an attack on the company post in overwhelming strength and in successive waves. 

Subedar Nihal Singh moved from post to post in the face of intense and heavy shelling, encouraging and rallying his men to repulse the enemy. Under his inspiring leadership his men beat back several Chinese attacks in spite of the company suffering many casualties. Undaunted, Subedar Nihal Singh went on rallying his men disregarding his own safety until he was killed by a shell burst. He had courageously fought to the last to hold his post.