Vir Chakra (VrC)

On 10 December 1971, a battalion of the Grenadiers reached the outskirts of Nainkot in the Shakargah Sector. The enemy brought down heavy artillery, mortar and tank fire on our positions. An officer in the open was seriously wounded by a shell splinter. Grenadier Gurbax Singh, with utter disregard for his personal safety, rushed to the spot and lifting the wounded officer ran towards a trench. In the process, he was wounded in the head by a splinter as a result of which he died.

In this action, Grenadier Gurbax Singh showed commendable courage.