Gobind Singh Rathore VC (7 December 1887 – 9 December 1942) was an Indian soldier, and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest Commonwealth award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy", during the First World War. Govind Singh hailed from a small village named Damoi (dist. Nagaur) in Rajasthan. He was 29 years old when he became a Lance-Daffadar in the 28th Light Cavalry. He was later attached to 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) during the First World War.