Rifleman THAMAN GURUNG
5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
1st Bn.
Died 11 November 1944
Age 20 years old
Photographer: Unknown
- Country of Service Indian
- Awards Victoria Cross
- Additional Info Son of Sukhara and Chardi, of Singla, Barbak, No. 2 West, Nepal.
- Additional Citation note
The citation in the London Gazette of 20th February, 1945, gives the following details: In Italy on the 10th, November, 1944, a company of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles was ordered to send a fighting patrol onto Monte San Bartolo, an objective of a future attack. In this patrol were two scouts, one of whom was Rifleman Thaman Gurung. By skilful stalking, both scouts succeeded in reaching the base of the hill undetected. Rifleman Thaman Gurung then started to work his way to the crest, but suddenly the second scout attracted his attention to Germans in a slit trench just below the leading section. Realising that that section would certainly suffer heavy casualties if the enemy fired on them, Rifleman Thaman Gurung leaped to his feet and charged the German position. Completely taken by surprise, the Germans surrendered without opening fire.
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