Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid

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Vaid enlisted in the ranks of the Queen's Own Corps of Guides on 1 May 1876.[1]

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,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". where he fought against a much larger force of Afghan tribesmen.[2] He was also rewarded with large tracts of agricultural land in District Lyallpur for his contributions.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Vaid was decorated with the Order of British India, Second Class, with the title of Bahadur on 24 September 1904.[3] He retired from the Indian Army and was appointed honorary captain on 1 February 1909.[4]

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  1. January 1908 Indian Army List
  2. January 1908 Indian Army List
  3. January 1908 Indian Army List
  4. THE LONDON GAZETTE, 15 JUNE, 1909, page 4578

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