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SUBHAN KHAN, Sepoy, 338. 1st Bn. Hyderabad Infantry Indian States Forces. 24th July 1943. Age 29. Son of Qadran Bi; husband of Maryam Bi. J. B. 16.
SUKANAIVALU, Corporal, SEFANAIA, V C, 4469. 3rd Bn. Fiji Infantry Regt. Fiji Military Forces. 23rd June 1944. Age 26. V. B. 13. The following details are given in the London Gazette of November, 2nd, 1944 : On June, 23rd, 1944 at Mawaraka, Bougainville, in the Solomon Islands, Cpl. Sefanaia Sukanaivalu crawled forward to rescue some men wounded when their platoon was ambushed. After recovering two men this N.C.O. volunteered to go alone through heavy fire to try and rescue another - but on the way back was seriously wounded and fell to the ground unable to move further. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to rescue him; and realising that his men would not withdraw while he was still alive Cpl. Sukanaivalu raised himself up in front of the Japanese machine gun and was riddled with bullets. This brave Fiji soldier, after rescuing two wounded men with the greatest heroism and being gravely wounded himself, deliberately sacrificed his own life knowing that in no other way could his men be induced to retire from a situation in which they must have been annihilated.
SULTAN AHMAD, Gunner, 50090. 9 (Singapore) Heavy Bty. Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery. 20th February 1944. Age 23. Son of Muhammad Din, of Chak No. 159 R.B., Lyallpur, Pakistan. J. D. 15.
SUNDAR SINGH, Naik, 6603. 2nd Bn. 17th Dogra Regiment. 25th July 1944. Age 28. Son of Rama Ram and Gaurju, of Sahlon, Kangra, India. Q. A. 16.
SUNDARA RAO, Gunner, K, 4204. 1 H.A.A. Regt. Royal Indian Artillery. 3rd November 1945. Age 18. Son of K. Rathanam and Charamma, of Piurphirakshananagram, Guntur, India; husband of K. Bimataweva, of Kachivaripalem. Guntur. K. B. 9.
SURAT SINGH, Sepoy, 15561. 7th Bn. 8th Punjab Regiment. 16th September 1943. Son of Sundar Singh and Bhan Kaur, of Kangliwal, Jullundur, India. S. A. 2.
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