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  • Bhanbhagta Gurung
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  • Havildar Bhanbhagta Gurung VC (Nepali: भंभागता गुरुङ; September 1921 – 1 March 2008), also known as Bhanbhakta Gurung, was a Nepalese 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, awarded for his actions while serving as a Rifleman with the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in Burma during the Second World War.
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  • 2
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  • 1939
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  • Bhanbhagta Gurung
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  • 2008-03-01
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  • Havildar Bhanbhagta Gurung VC (Nepali: भंभागता गुरुङ; September 1921 – 1 March 2008), also known as Bhanbhakta Gurung, was a Nepalese 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, awarded for his actions while serving as a Rifleman with the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in Burma during the Second World War.