Bhangbhagta Gurung
Rifleman (later Havildar*[Honorary]. ), 2nd Gurkha Rifles Indian Army
- Register No.
- 88 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Rifleman (later Havildar*[Honorary]. ) (register: Rifleman) all Riflemans →
- Unit
- 2nd Gurkha Rifles Indian Army all 2nd Gurkha Rifles VCs →
- Date of action
- 5 March 1945 on this day → all of 1945 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 5th June 1945 on this day → all of 1945 →
- Born
- in 1921 at Phallbu, a village in the Gorkha District of
- Medal held by
- the 1st Gurkha Rifles
Digest of citation
On 5 March 1945 at Snowdon East, near Tamandu, Burma, a section was pinned down by heavy enemy fire and was also being subjected to sniping from a tree. Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung killed the sniper and later when the section was again attacked, he dashed forward under continuous fire personally clearing four enemy foxholes and he also silenced a alight machine-gun. With the help of a Bren gunner and two riflemen he then repelled an enemy counter-attack on the captured bunker with heavy losses. His action in clearing these positions was decisive in capturing the objective
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BHANGBHAGTA GURUNG. (Reg. No. 88)
Rifleman (later Havildar*[Honorary]. ) 2nd Gurkha Rifles Indian Army London Gazetted on 5th June 1945 VC Medal's Custodian is the 1st Gurkha Rifles Born on in 1921 at Phallbu, a village in the Gorkha District of Nepal. No record of death Digest of Citation reads: On 5 March 1945 at Snowdon East, near Tamandu, Burma, a section was pinned down by heavy enemy fire and was also being subjected to sniping from a tree. Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung killed the sniper and later when the section was again attacked, he dashed forward under continuous fire personally clearing four enemy foxholes and he also silenced a alight machine-gun. With the help of a Bren gunner and two riflemen he then repelled an enemy counter-attack on the captured bunker with heavy losses. His action in clearing these positions was decisive in capturing the objective.
*Havildar = Sergeant
*Havildar = Sergeant
Nepal.
No record of death
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