Lance Naik A U Biddappa was born on 01st June 1972 to Shri Uthappa and Smt Shanthi. He hailed from Kargunda village in Kodagu district in Karnataka. After completing his school education, he joined the Army at the age of 21 years on 1st March 1993. He was recruited into 11 Madras of the Madras Regiment.
| Service Number | 2596735N |
| Place of Birth | Karnataka |
| Rank | Lance Naik |
| Unit | 11 Madras |
| Regiment | Madras Regiment |
| Date of Martyrdom | 5th August 2003 |
During 2003, Lance Naik Biddappa was serving with his unit that was deployed at the Siachen area. The unit was deployed in Saltoro ridge in the Siachen glacier in the Ladakh region of Jammu & Kashmir. On 05 Aug 2003, Lance Naik Biddappa was on a patrol duty traversing through harsh icy terrain when he became a victim of unforgiving weather conditions. Due to prolonged exposure to very cold temperature conditions, Lance Naik Biddappa developed hypothermia. Despite battling valiantly, he lost his life and was martyred.
Lance Naik A U Biddappa is survived by his wife Leena and daughter Tanisha who was born one month after her father’s martyrdom.
