Service in the 22nd Cavalry

He followed his father into the army and served approximately three and a half years in the 22nd Cavalry of the British Indian Army, reaching the rank of Dafadar — a cavalry non-commissioned rank, the equivalent of Havildar in the infantry. He then resigned and returned to Chak 140 GB to devote himself to religious and social reform.

This is the exact wording approved for public display. It is never strengthened beyond what the tier — Strongly documented — permits.

Evidence

Tier: A Strongly documented In the scholarly reference works and corroborated elsewhere. Published as fact.
Sources: The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism — entry “Tejā Siṅgh Samundrī (1882–1926)”, Piar Singh, in Harbans Singh (ed.)
What would change it: A surviving service record in the India Office / British Library military records would supply dates.
Open question: OQ-6
Note: English Wikipedia glosses Dafadar as “junior commissioned officer”; that is imprecise (the JCO cavalry rank is Risaldar). Exact enlistment and discharge dates are not established — see Open Research Question OQ-6.
Reviewed: 10 September 2026 · Master Research Dossier Part I §5

Connections

Chronology: Undated — Serves about three and a half years in the 22nd Cavalry, rank of Dafadar
Open questions: OQ-6 — What were his exact enlistment and discharge dates in the 22nd Cavalry?

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