Sher Jung Thapa
Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant Jammu & Kashmir State Forces 1 January 1937
Lieutenant Jammu & Kashmir State Forces 1 January 1939
Captain Jammu & Kashmir State Forces 1 July 1946
Second Lieutenant Indian Army 1 November 1947 ( short-service commission )
Major Jammu & Kashmir State Forces 1 January 1950
Major Jammu & Kashmir State Forces 26 January 1950
Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 1 January 1957 ( seniority from 1 January 1953 )
Colonel Indian Army
Brigadier Indian Army 1 October 1954 ( acting ) 1 January 1960 ( substantive )
Dates of rank
Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa MVC (15 April 1907 - 25 February 1999) was a highly decorated Indian Army officer. Revered as The Hero of Skardu, he was a recipient of the Indian Army's second highest gallantary award, the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC).