Obituary: Lachhiman Gurung, VC, Gurkha rifleman

Scotsman ^ | 16 Dec. 2010 | Scotsman

[MadMitch]

GURKHA rifleman Lachhiman Gurung won the Victoria Cross, our highest award for gallantry in battle, for his bravery on behalf of Allied troops against the Japanese in Burma in 1945

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries/Obituary-Lachhiman-Gurung-VC-Gurkha.6661976.jp

[MadMitch]

GURKHA rifleman Lachhiman Gurung won the Victoria Cross, our highest award for gallantry in battle, for his bravery on behalf of Allied troops against the Japanese in Burma in 1945

http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries/Obituary-Lachhiman-Gurung-VC-Gurkha.6661976.jp

[CholeraJoe]

Forged from cannons captured in the Crimean War:

Rest in Peace, Ghurka.

[iowamark]

On 12/13 May 1945 at Taungdaw, Burma [now Myanmar], Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung was manning the most forward post of his platoon which bore the brunt of an attack by at least 200 of the Japanese enemy. Twice he hurled back grenades which had fallen on his trench, but the third exploded in his right hand, blowing off his fingers, shattering his arm and severely wounding him in the face, body and right leg. His two comrades were also badly wounded but the rifleman, now alone and disregarding his wounds, loaded and fired his rifle with his left hand for four hours, calmly waiting for each attack which he met with fire at point blank range. Afterwards, when the casualties were counted, it is reported that there were 31 dead Japanese around his position which he had killed, with only one arm.

[Mmogamer]

These brave men and women paid the price for victory, and the current generation of Brit’s is pissing it away..’course so are our Libs... sighs.

[Zakeet]

Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung ... RIP

[naturalman1975]

Thus saith the Queen: "For him who gave
His life as nothing in the fight,
So he from Russian wrong might save
My crown, my people, and my right,

Let there be made a cross of bronze
And grave thereon my queenly crest,
Write VALOUR on its haughty scroll,
And hang it on his breast."

Thus saith the Land: "He who shall
Bear Victoria’s cross upon his breast,
In token that he did not fear
To die – had need been – for her rest

For the dear sake of her who gives,
And the high deeds of him who wears,
Shall, high or low, all honour have
From all, through all his years."

[IronJack]

“... by the living gawd that made you,
Yer a better man than I, Gunga Din.”

[tje]

When he returned, it was five years later, he’d forgotten the cigarettes, was blind in one eye, missing his right hand but wearing a medal called the Victoria Cross.

RIP Lachhiman Gurung

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.