On 10 April 1918 at El. Kefr, during an attack,
Rifleman Karan Bahadur Rana and a few other men crept forward with a Lewis gun under intense fireto engage an enemy machine-gun. No. 1 of the Lewis gun team opened fire but was shot almost immediately, whereupon the rifleman pushed the dead man off the gun,
opened fire, knocked out the enemy gun crew and then silenced the fire of the enemy bombers and riflemen in front of him. During the remainder of the day he did magnificent work and finally assisted with covering fire in the withdrawal, until the enemies were close on him.

Date and Place of Birth: 21 December 1898;
V. Mangalthan, Gulmi, Nepal; son of Dalbir Rana
Enrolled: 21 December 1916

On the night of 5-6 April, during the silent attack on the
Resse-es-Zouai, Subadar Lal Bahadur Thapa was Second-in-Command
of D Company….

The garrison of the outer posts were all killed by Subadar
Lal Bahadur Thapa and hi men by kukri or bayonet in the first
rush and the enemy then opened very heavy fire straight down
the narrow enclosed pathway and steep arena sides.
Subadar Lalbahadur Thapa led his men on and fought his way
up the narrow gully straight through the enemy’s fire, with
little room to manoeuvre, in the face of intense and
sustained machine-gun concentrations and the liberal us of
grenades by the enemy.

Next the machine-gun posts were dealt with,
Subadar Lal Bahadur Thapa personally killing two men with
his kukri and two more with his revolver. This Gurkha Officer
continued to fight his way up the narrow bullet-swept approaches
to thecrest.

….while preparing for the attack the platoon came under

heavy mortar fire but Havildar Gaje Ghale rallied them and
led them forward.

Approaching to close range for the well-entranced enemy, then
latoon came under withering fire and this NCO was wounded in
the arm, chest and leg by an enemy hand grenade. Without pausing
to attend to his serous wounds and with no heed to the intensive
fire from sides, Havildar Gaje Ghale closed hi men and led them
to close grips with the enemy when a bitter hand to hand struggle
ensued.

Havildar Gaje Ghale dominated the fight by his outstanding example
of dauntless courage and superb leadership. Hurling hand grenades,
covered in blood from his own neglected wounds, he led assault
after assault, encouraging his platoon by shouting the Gurkha’s
battle cry.
Spurred on by the irresisitible will of their leader to win,
the platoon stormed and carried the hill by a magnificent all
out effort and inflicted very heavy casualties on the Japanese.

On 18 and 19 September 1944 at San Marino, Italy, when a
company of the 9th Gurkha Rifles encountered bitter opposition
from a German prepared position, Rifleman Sher Bahadur Thapa
and his section commander, who was afterwards badly wounded,
charged and silenced an enemy machine-gun. The rifleman then
went on alone to the exposed part of a ridge where, ignoring
a hail of bullets, he silenced more machine-guns, covered a
withdrawal and rescued two wounded men before he was killed.

Date and Place of Birth: 20 November 1921,
Ghalecchap village, Thamu tehsil, Nepal, son of Ramdhoj Thapa
Enrolled: 20 November 1942

… By skillful stalking both scouts reached the position
undetected… Releasing that if the enemy opened fire the
section would sustain heavy casualties, Rifleman Thaman
leapt to his feet and charged. The enemy completely taken
by surprise surrendered with out opening fire.

He then crept to summits from which he saw a party of
Germans well dug in of the reverse slopes…
Rifleman Thaman crosses Ed the bare skyline firing his Tommy gun,
thus allowing the forward section to reach the summit.

Soon afterwards, due to heavy enemy machine-gun fire, the fighting
patrol was order to withdraw. Rifleman Thaman then again crossed
the skyline-alone firing burst upon burst of Tommy gun fire until
his ammunition ran out. Having thrown two grenades he rejoined his
section, collection two more grenades and crossing the skyline
for the third time hurled them at the remaining Germans.

…. Rifleman Bhanbhagta without waiting for orders dashed
forward alone to attack the first foxhole. With two grenades
he killed both occupants and without hesitation rushed on to
clear three more foxholes single handed with bayonet and grenade.
Realizing that a light machine gun now firing on him would hold
up not only has own platoon behind him but another approaching
from the west, Bhanbhagta for the fifth time advanced alone under
heavy enemy fire to knock out this position.

Doubling forward he leapt on to the roof of the bunker from where,
his hand grenades being finished, he flung two smoke and Bhanbhagta
promptly killed then both with his Khukuri. Japanese inside the
bunker was still firing the gun holding up the advance of the
platoon, so Bhanbhagta crawler inside, killed this remaining
gunner and captured gun.

… Before assaulting, the enemy hurled innumerable grenades
at the position from close range. Once grenade fell on the
lip of Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung’s trench; he at once grasped
it and hurled it back at the enemy. A second grenade landed
in his trench. Again this Rifleman snatched to throw it back
but it exploded in his hand, blowing off his finger,
shattering his right arm and severely wounding him in the
face body and right leg. His two comrades were also badly
wounded and lay helpless in the button of the trench.

The enemy, screaming and shouting, now formed up shoulder to
shoulder and attempted to rush the position by sheer weight
of numbers. Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung, regardless of his wounds,
fires and loaded his rifle with his left hand, maintaining a
continuous and steady rate of fire. Wave after wave of fanatical
attacks were thrown in by the enemy during the next four hour
and all-were repulsed with heavy casualties

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