Sowar Ditto Ram of the Central India Horse, Indian Armoured Corps, in the Indian Army during World War II was posthumously awarded the George Cross for his gallantry in helping a wounded comrade on 23 July 1944 at Monte Cassino in Italy. His name is remembered on the Cassino Memorial [1]. Notice of his award was published in the London Gazette of the 13 December 1945. Ditto Ram, who was also known as Ram Ditto, was born in Gehrota, Gurdspur in India.