Thakur Hari Singh

{{Short description|British Indian soldier (1863–1903)}}

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| name = Col. Thakur Hari Singh Shekhawat

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| image = File:Col. Thakur Hari Singh of Deoli.jpg

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| caption = Thakur Hari Singh of Deoli

| birth_date = 25 September 1863

| death_date = 1902

| birth_place = Barwasi, Nawalgarh

| death_place = Jodhpur, India

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| nickname = "Harji of Deoli"

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| allegiance = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} British Empire

| branch = {{army|British India|23px}}

| serviceyears = 1880–1903

| rank = Colonel

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| commands = Jodhpur Lancers

| battles = Second Afghan War
Tirah Campaign

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| awards = India Medal

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Hari Singh was a British Indian Army officer from the Shekhawat clan. Sir Pratap made him Thakur of Deoli. He was the Father of Major Dalpat Singh, who is known as the "Hero of Haifa" for his actions during the Battle of Haifa during World War I.{{cite web |last1=Bowden |first1=Bill |title=Major Thakur Dalpat Singh |url=https://www.eastbourne-college.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/esorg-dalpat-singh-oemag-2012.pdf |website=Old Eastbournian |publisher=Eastbourne College |access-date=5 April 2023}}

Part of Hari Singh's distinction was that he was an outstanding polo player.{{Cite journal |last=Barkawi |first=Tarak |date=2006 |title=Between Two Worlds: A Rajput Officer in the Indian Army, 1905-21: Based on the Diary of Amar Singh of Jaipur (review) |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/jmh.2006.0151 |journal=The Journal of Military History |volume=70 |issue=3 |pages=851–853 |doi=10.1353/jmh.2006.0151 |s2cid=161675293 |issn=1543-7795}}