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A Victoria Cross in Tibet – Gurkhas and Mountain Warfare – Lieutenant John Duncan Grant
Donate Gurkhas have many traits and many skills that set them head and shoulders above their counterparts in the battle. Coming from the hilly country of Nepal, skills in mountain ...
Gurkha Victoria Crosses – Fighting with the Chindits – Michael Allmand.
Michael Allmand was born in 1923 and, though young, responded enthusiastically when called up for military service in 1942, breaking off his university studies. After officer training he was assigned ...
The First Gurkha Victoria Cross – Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, 3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles, 25th/26th September 1915
Prior to the First World War the deployment of Indian Army troops far from India had usually been mooted. Gurkha soldiers had previously served outside of the Indian Subcontinent, but usually only ...
Gurkha Victoria Cross at San Marino – Rifleman Sherbahadur Thapa
Born in Ghalechap in the Tanhu District of Nepal in 1921, Sherbahadur Thapa enlisted with 9th Gurkha Rifles in November 1942 and joined 1st Battalion 9th Gurkha Rifles in Italy as part of a draft ...
The untold story of the hero Gurkha Victoria Cross holders
By Lieutenant General Sir Peter Duffell, from a recent article written for the Daily Telegraph. Marking the 75th anniversary of VJ Day former Gurkha commander, Lieutenant General Sir Peter ...
Gurkhas and the Empire Gallantry Medal and George Cross
Naik Nandlal Thapa and Lance Naik Chitrabahadur Gurung. Over the course of its history, 26 Victoria Crosses, the highest military award for valour, have been awarded to Gurkha soldiers and ...
The Elizabeth Cross
The Elizabeth Cross was instated in 2009. It is granted to the next of kin of Armed Forces personnel killed on operations or as a result of terrorism as a mark of national recognition for their ...
Gaje Ghale VC
Between the 24th and 27th May 1943, a force of Japanese soldiers attempted an advance into the Chin Hills. After two assaults against the Japanese position had failed, a third was made by troop which ...
