Mateen Ansari
Mateen Ahmed Ansari | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 December 1916 Captain |
| Unit | 7th Rajput Regiment |
| Awards |  George Cross |
Captain Mateen Ahmed Ansari
7th Rajput Regiment, in the Indian Army during World War II, and member of the British Army Aid Group
.
London Gazette of 16 April 1946[3]
as being awarded for the 'most conspicuous gallantry.'
He was taken prisoner when
Stanley Jail in May 1942 where he was starved and brutalised. And also held in Ma Tau Chung Camp, where he expended efforts to counter Japanese recruiting work for the collaborationist Indian National Army.[6] When he remained firm in his allegiance to the British on his return to the prison camps he was again incarcerated in Stanley Jail where he was starved and tortured for five months. He was then returned to the original camp, where he continued in his allegiance to the British, and even helped to organise escape attempts by other prisoners.[5] He was sentenced to death, with over thirty other British, Chinese and Indian prisoners and beheaded on 29 October 1943.[5] He is buried in Stanley Military Cemetery in Hong Kong.[7]
See also
References
- ^ July 1942 Indian Army List
- ^ "Mateen Ansari, GC". George Cross database. Archived from the original on 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ "No. 37536". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 April 1946. p. 1949.
- ISBN 9789888208715.
- ^ a b c "Commonwealth War Graves Commission — casualty details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 2007-12-01. This page gives both 20 October and 29 October as the date of his death. The overall pages for Stanley Military Cemetery suggest that 29 October is correct
- ISSN 1195-8472.
- ^ Stephen Stratford. "Military history website". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
