Agansing Rai
Agansing Rai VC | |
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5th Royal Gurkha Rifles | |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Agansing Rai
Background
He was born in village development Diyale ward No.3 Aapashwara Toll, in the Okhaldhunga district of Nepal.[1]
Victoria Cross
Agansing Rai was a 24-year-old
.Under withering fire Agansing Rai and his party charged a machine-gun. Agansing Rai killed three of the crew. When the first position had been taken, he then led a dash on a machine-gun firing from the jungle, where he killed three of the crew, his men accounting for the rest. He subsequently tackled an isolated bunker single-handed, killing all four occupants. The enemy became so demoralised that they fled and the second post was recaptured.[2]
Further information
He later achieved the rank of
See also
References
- ^ "Telegraph Obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London. 30 May 2000. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "No. 36730". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1944. p. 4569.
- ^ News Item "Agansing Rai's Victoria Cross sold at auction"
External links
- Obituary of Agansing Rai, VC, The Daily Telegraph, 30 May 2000
- Agansing Rai, VC, The Times, 30 May 2000. Retrieved on 10 October 2009.
- Agansingh Rai
- Burial location of Agansing Rai "Nepal"