Tulbahadur Pun
Rifleman, 3rd Battalion. 6th Gurkha Rifles. Indian Army
- Register No.
- 1236 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Rifleman all Riflemans →
- Unit
- 3rd Battalion. 6th Gurkha Rifles. Indian Army all 6th Gurkha Rifles VCs →
- Date of action
- 23 June 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Second World War
- London Gazette
- 9th November 1944 on this day → all of 1944 →
- Born
- 23rd March 1923 at Banduk Village in the Parbat District
- Medal held by
- the Gurkha Museum, Winchester
Digest of citation
During the attack on the railway bridge at Mogaung, Burma, on 23rd June 1944, a section of Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun's Platoon was wiped out with the exception of his section commander, another Rifleman and himself. The section leader led the three of them in a charge against the enemy position during which, both the leader and the third man fell badly wounded. Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun, armed with a Bren gun, charged on alone, in spite of a devastating fire from the enemy, and on reaching the position killed three of the occupants, forcing five more of the enemy to flee in terror. He captured two light machine guns and considerable ammunition. His accurate supporting fire then allowed the rest of his platoon to move forward and reached their objective
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
TULBAHADUR PUN. (reg No. 1236).
Rifleman. 3rd Battalion. 6th Gurkha Rifles. Indian Army.
London Gazetted on 9th November 1944.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Gurkha Museum, Winchester.
Born on 23rd March 1923 at Banduk Village in the Parbat District of Nepal.
Digest of Citation reads: During the attack on the railway bridge at Mogaung, Burma, on 23rd June 1944, a section of Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun's Platoon was wiped out with the exception of his section commander, another Rifleman and himself. The section leader led the three of them in a charge against the enemy position during which, both the leader and the third man fell badly wounded. Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun, armed with a Bren gun, charged on alone, in spite of a devastating fire from the enemy, and on reaching the position killed three of the occupants, forcing five more of the enemy to flee in terror. He captured two light machine guns and considerable ammunition. His accurate supporting fire then allowed the rest of his platoon to move forward and reached their objective.
of Nepal.
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