Bhanbhagta Gurung Military person

Havildar Bhanbhagta Gurung VC (Nepali: भनभक्त गुरुङ; September 1921 – 1 March 2008), also known as Bhanbhakta Gurung, was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, awarded for his actions while serving as a Rifleman with the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in Burma during the Second World War.

Personal facts

Bhanbhagta Gurung
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1921
Birth place
Nepal , Phalbu
Date of deathMarch 01, 2008
Place of death
Nepal , Prithbinarayan

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Military person

allegianceNepal
award
Victoria Cross
Order of the Star of Nepal
military operations
Burma Campaign
World War II
military branch
British Indian Army
military unit
2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
service start1939
service end1946

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External resources

  1. http://haynese.winthrop.edu/india/medals/VC/2BGurung.html
  2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/apr/22/military.burma
  3. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bhanbhagta-gurung-vc-soldier-who-saved-fellow-gurkhas-795695.html
  4. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2008/03/04/db0401.xml