ARMENIAN CHRISTIAN WAR HERO OF CAVALRY REGIMENT RAISED BY YHE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY -LATER PART OF PAKISTAN ARMY OBITUARY -LIEUTENANT COLONEL DEREK JOSEPH ORIGINALLY 13 LANCERS AND COMMANDED 54 CAVALR https://www.academia.edu/50369132/ARMENIAN_CHRISTIAN_WAR_HERO_OF_CAVALRY_REGIMENT_RAISED_BY_YHE_BRITISH_EAST_INDIA_COMPANY_LATER_PART_OF_PAKISTAN_ARMY_OBITUARY_LIEUTENANT_COLONEL_DEREK_JOSEPH_ORIGINALLY_13_LANCERS_AND_COMMANDED_54_CAVALRY

1. ARMENIAN CHRISTIAN WAR HERO OF CAVALRY REGIMENT RAISED BY YHE
BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY -LATER PART OF PAKISTAN ARMY OBITUARY -
LIEUTENANT COLONEL DEREK JOSEPH ORIGINALLY 13 LANCERS AND
COMMANDED 54 CAVALRY
• July 2021
• DOI:
• 10.13140/RG.2.2.30465.58726

2. • Project:
• HEROISM
• Agha H Amin

3. ARMENIAN CHRISTIAN WAR HERO OF CAVALRY REGIMENT RAISED
BY YHE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANY -LATER PART OF PAKISTAN
ARMY
OBITUARY -LIEUTENANT COLONEL DEREK JOSEPH
ORIGINALLY 13 LANCERS AND COMMANDED 54 CAVALRY
Major A.H Amin (Retired)

4. Originally commissioned in Old PAVO Cavalry (11 Frontier Force) which could only have been
raised by a NON BRITISH ARMY officer of the Private British East India Company
This scribe had the honour of meeting this great Armenian Christian Officer of the 13 Lancers in
early 1984 when I was attending young officers basic armour course and Major Derek Joseph
Tamgha I Jurrat (TJ) was attending Senior Tactical Armour Course , if I recollect clearly.
The TJ attached to his name inspired my great interest , and I had the honour to have a short
conversation with him about his war action at Bara Pind Jarpal.
I was surprised to find that our war hero was Armenian origin , from Peshawar and an absolutely
down to earth unassuming man . He did not brag about his war exploits.
I must add that I always had little faith in war awards since I heard the story about an officer Being
tied to a charpoy (bed) by his ranker soldiers so that he stays in the post under attack rather than
flee as he wanted ,in Kashmir being awarded an SJ (Pakistani MC) later based on the citation he
received.This story I heard countless times as a young military family boy from many relatives.
Dearest Brigadier Tariq Aslam and Major General Aslam Zuberi (malik) also confirmed this story
.
The final stamp was affixed when I interviewed Major General Tajammul Hussain Malik in 2001
who stated that 80 % of gallantry awards were bogus in third world armies and Tajammul singled
out Pakistan’s highest award NH awarded in 1965 .
The consensus in Ranghars from the village where my great grandfather was allotted land in 1898
was that Derek Joseph deserved much more . They cited various reasons including , being very
young , having no influential relatives and possibly his Christian faith.
Many years later in 2017 I interviewed 13 Lancers “GENUINE WAR HERO” Brigadier K.M
Nasir who was ALL PRAISE for young Derek Joseph and below is the message I received from
him today early morning :--
Extremely sorry to hear the very sad news of Derek's Eternal
Departure. He chose to remain a bachelor n burden on none.Was Brig
Asmat Beg's Tp Ldr in B Sqn n so bold the 8 hits that I counted on his
tank in the Battle of Barapind on 16 December hadn't perturbed him at
all, that bravest officer among us all. En dir tk hits could b seen on his
Range Finder's side-end, baggage on the Turret, a few clamps on the
Hull Front and worst of all an APDS that penetrated from the side of
driver, missing ammo loaded on idler wheel side n escaped leaving
behind a gaping hole. A thoroughly committed professional soldier
with an ever smiling face, he was least demanding n fully content.
Derek u deserved a much higher gallantry award than Tamgha e
Jurrat. May the Almighty reward u befittingly.

5. He was my chess playing partner during our field service.
Derek Joseph u'll b missed forever n alwsys.
May the Lord of the Universe Bless u with the best of His Heavenly
Abodes. Amen.
I was disappointed to see LESSER OR SHALLOWER PAKISTANI
OBITUARY WRITERS REDUCING THE HITS ON HIS TANK FROM 8 AS
ACTUALLY COUNTER BY DIRECT PARTICIPANT AND REDUCING THEM
TO FOUR ! A RATHER SNIDE STYLE OF WRITING AN OBITUARY !
I MET THIS GREAT MAN ONLY ONCE IN 1984 APRIL-MAY OR SO AND
OUR MEETING LASTED LESS THAN 15 MINUTES !
HOWEVER THIS OBITUARY IS A TRIBUTE TO A GREAT MAN AWARDED
A PUNY TJ , ALTHOUGH HE DESERVED MUCH MORE !
GOD BLESS THE GREAT SOUL OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL DEREK
JOSEPH THE ARMENIAN CHRISTIAN WAR HERO OF A GREAT
REGIMENT THAT ONLY NON BRITISH ARMY OFFICERS OF THE VERY
PRIVATE BRITISH EAST INDIA COMPANYS OFFICERS TRAINED AT
ADDISCOMBE COULD HAVE RAISED.
My reasons for singling out the British company is based on seeing two tank regiments raised by
Indo pak origin officers while serving in Pakistan Army .Both newly raised units were pathetic
affairs.

7. Analysing Brennan's Claims and massive distortions: Most Hopeless CIA Directors
Assertions Analysed
• July 2021
• DOI:
• 10.13140/RG.2.2.26426.93121
• Project:
• Strategy
• Agha H Amin
Analysing Brennan's Claims and massive
distortions: Most Hopeless CIA Directors
Assertions Analysed Paperback – Large Print,
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