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THAPA, Lalbahadur
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
THAPA, Lalbahadur
Date Of Birth
1906
Age
37
Birth Place
Thant Hup Village, Baghlung, Parbat District, Nepal
Nationality
Nepalese
Date
1943
Date Of Death
1968
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1st Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army. Later Subadar-Major.
Rank Name
Subadar
Service Number
915
Gazette Date
1943
Gazette Page
2719 (V.C.); Issue: 36053 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Rass-es-Zouai, Tunisia; Middle East (including Egypt, East Africa, Western Desert, Sudan, Greece, Crete, Syria & Tobruk)
Service
Indian Army
Regiment
Gurkha Rifles
Battalion
1st Battalion
Place of Death
Paklehawa, Nepal
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
unit
Gurkha Rifles
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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