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 ...
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Gurkha Officer Remembers Heroic Grandfather
In the month of Remembrance Day and after the nation marked the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) in the Summer, a Gurkha officer has paid tribute to his grandfather who was awarded ...
L/Cpl Tuljung Gurung MC’s Actions of Bravery
Gurkha Bravery in Afghanistan In the early hours of 22 March 2013 Rifleman Tuljung Gurung was on guard duty at the front gate sangar to Patrol Base Sparta, Lashkar Gah. At 3.45am two ...
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 ...
Gurkha VCs at Mogaung – Tulbahadur Pun
Tulbahadur Pun, born in 1923, was enlisted into the 6th Gurkha Rifles in 1941 and later posted to join the 3rd battalion of the regiment, which was involved in the operations of the Long-Range ...
Gurkha V.C. in the Burma Campaign – Netrabahadur Thapa VC
Netrabahadur Thapa was born in 1916 and enlisted with the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1932. He served on the North West Frontier and was promoted to Subedar, before being transferred ...
Airborne Gurkhas and Operation Dracula – May 1st 1945
In late 1941, the first ever unit of Gurkha paratroopers had been formed as 153 Gurkha Parachute Battalion. In December 1942, a second airborne Gurkha unit was formed, 154 Gurkha Parachute Battalion. ...
