Netrabahadur Thapa

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Netrabahadur Thapa Magar
5th Royal Gurkha Rifles
Battles/warsWorld War II
Awards Victoria Cross

Netrabahadur Thapa Magar

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.

Details

On 25–26 June 1944, at the age of twenty eight, Magar was an

grenades and kukris, until he was killed.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "No. 36742". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 1944. p. 4673.

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