Naik Agansing Rai VC MM - 2nd Bn, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army

KNOWN GRAVES OF HOLDERS OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
IN : NEPAL

Name AGANSING RAI BHANBHAGTA GURUNG KARANBAHADUR RANA KULBIR THAPA
Rank Naik ( Corporal ) Lance Naik ( Lance Corporal ) Rifleman Havildar ( Sergeant )
Force 2nd Bn, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles 3rd Bn, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles 2nd Bn, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles 2nd Bn, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
VC won Bishenpur, Burma,
26 June 1944		 Tamandu, Burma,
5 March 1945		 El Kefr, Egypt,
10 April 1918		 Pietre, Fauquissart, France,
25 September 1915
London Gaz 5 October 1944 5 June 1945 21 June 1918 18 November 1915
Born Amsara Village, Nepal,
24 April 1920		 Phalbu Village, Nepal,
September 1921		 Litung, Nepal,
21 December 1898		 Nigalpani, Nepal,
15 December 1889
Died 27 May 2000,
Kathmandu, Nepal		 1 March 2008,
Dharapani, Gorkha, Nepal		 25 July 1973,
Litung		 3 October 1956,
Nigalpani
Grave Cremated Dharan on 31 May 2000 Cremated Devghal of Chitawan on 2 March 2008 Bharsi Gulmi, Litung Nigalpani Cemetery
Location
of VC		 Lord Ashcroft VC Collection Gurkha Museum, Winchester, England Gurkha Museum, Winchester, England Gurkha Museum, Winchester, England
Remarks MM None None None

NEPAL

Name LALBAHADUR THAPA


Rank Subador ( Major )


Force 1st Bn, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles


VC won Rass-es-Zouai, Tunisia,
5 - 6 April 1943


London Gaz 15 June 1943


Born Somsa Village, Nepal,
February 1906


Died 20 October 1968,
Gurkha Depot, Paklihawa


Grave Pakilhawa Cemetery


Location
of VC		 Gurkha Museum, Winchester, England


Remarks None


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