Anwar Hasan Rizvi

Brigadier Saiyed Anwar Hasan Rizvi MC was a decorated Indian Army officer who received the Military Cross in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.

Life and career

Rizvi was from Allahabad, and received an emergency commission as a second lieutenant in the Bihar Regiment on 28 February 1943. As a war-substantive lieutenant during the Burma Campaign, he fought with the Lushai Brigade and was awarded a Military Cross for his heroism.
The citation recommending Rizvi for a Military Cross runs as follows:
After the war, Rizvi remained in the British Indian Army and opted to continue serving in the Indian Army post-Indian independence. He received a regular commission in the artillery, and was promoted to major on 28 February 1956. As a lieutenant-colonel, he was given command of an infantry brigade on 10 December 1964. He was promoted to the substantive rank of colonel on 22 December 1965, and to substantive brigadier on 12 November 1967. On 11 January 1968, he was appointed Commander, Lucknow Sub-Area, and took retirement on 16 December 1969.