Sardar Bahadur Risaldar Major and Honorary Captain Bakshi Tirath Ram Vaid, OBI, IOM (1857–1924), also known as Tirath Ram, was a decorated soldier of the British Indian Army.
[1] As a ressaidar with the Queen's Own Corps of Guides cavalry, Vaid was awarded the Indian Order of Merit, Third Class for gallantry displayed at the Siege of Malakand in 1897,[citation needed] where he fought against a much larger force of Afghan tribesmen.
[2] He was also rewarded with large tracts of agricultural land in District Lyallpur for his contributions.
[citation needed] Vaid was decorated with the Order of British India, Second Class, with the title of Bahadur on 24 September 1904.
[3] He retired from the Indian Army and was appointed honorary captain on 1 February 1909.