This photo from the Imperial War Museums’ collections shows Mussammat Jugri Begum, widow of Jemadar Rao Abdul Hafiz Khan, with her three-months-old daughter. Her husband died on 6 April 1944 in the Battle of Imphal, where he led his platoon as part of the 9th Jat Regiment of the British Indian Army. He never met their baby.

VICTORIA CROSS WINNERS: 1939-1945. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205222072 © IWM (IND 3507)