File:Piru Singh PVC.jpg

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Description	Company Havildar Major Piru Singh Shekhawat was recipient of the Param Vir Chakra during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
Author or copyright owner	Ministry of Defence, Government of India
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: Online Gallantary Awards Website Immediate source: http://gallantryawards.gov.in/sites/default/files/PIRU.jpg
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Piru Singh
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of his/her biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The person is no longer alive and MoD official copyright policy doesn't allow free usage as required.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The usage will be limited to the subject's main article for identification purposes only.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The usage will be limited to the subject's main article for identification purposes only.
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 18 July 1948
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Piru Singh//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Piru_Singh_PVC.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	00:06, 3 May 2018		221 × 268 (11 KB)	Adamgerber80 (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard

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Piru Singh