The List of Gurkha Brigade's Recipients of the Victoria Cross

 

The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration that may be bestowed upon members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces for acts of valour or gallantry performed in the face of the enemy. Within the British honours system and those of many Commonwealth nations it is the highest award a soldier can receive for actions in combat. It was established in 1856 and since then has been awarded 1,356 times, including three service personnel who were awarded the VC twice.

Name	Unit	Date of action	Conflict	Place of action
John Tytler	66th Bengal Native Infantry later 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles	1858	Indian Rebellion of 1857	Choorpoorah, India
Donald Macintyre	Bengal Staff Corps attached to 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles	1872	Looshai Expedition	Lalgnoora, India
George Channer	Bengal Staff Corps attached to 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles	1875	Perak War	Perak, Malaya
John Cook	Bengal Staff Corps attached to 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles	1878	Second Afghan War	Peiwar Kotal, Afghanistan
Richard Ridgeway	Bengal Staff Corps attached to 8th Gurkha Rifles	1879	Basuto War	Konoma, India
Charles Grant	Indian Staff Corps attached to 8th Gurkha Rifles	1891	Manipur Expedition	Thobal, Burma
Guy Boisragon	Indian Staff Corps attached to 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles	1891	Hunza–Naga campaign	Nilt Fort, India
John Manners Smith	Indian Staff Corps attached to 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles	1891	Hunza–Naga campaign	Nilt Fort, India
William Walker	4th Prince of Wales' Own Gurkha Rifles	1903	Third Somaliland Expedition	Daratoleh, Somaliland
John Grant	8th Gurkha Rifles	1904	British expedition to Tibet	Gyantse Jong, Tibet
Kulbir Thapa	3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles	1915	First World War	Fauquissart, France
George Wheeler	9th Gurkha Rifles	1917	First World War	Shumran, Mesopotamia
Karanbahadur Rana	3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles	1918	First World War	El Kefr, Egypt
Lalbahadur Thapa	2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles	1943	Second World War	Rass-es-Zouai, Tunisia
Gaje Ghale	5th Royal Gurkha Rifles	1943	Second World War	Chin Hills, Burma
Michael Allmand	Indian Armoured Corps attached to 6th Gurkha Rifles	1944*	Second World War	Pin Hmi Road Bridge, Burma
Tulbahadur Pun	6th Gurkha Rifles	1944	Second World War	Mogaung, Burma
Netrabahadur Thapa	5th Royal Gurkha Rifles	1944*	Second World War	Bishenpur, Burma
Sher Bahadur Thapa	9th Gurkha Rifles	1944*	Second World War	San Marino, Italy
Agansing Rai	5th Royal Gurkha Rifles	1944	Second World War	Bishenpur, Burma
Thaman Gurung	5th Royal Gurkha Rifles	1944*	Second World War	Monte San Bartolo, Italy
Frank Blaker	Highland Light Infantry attached to 9th Gurkha Rifles	1944*	Second World War	Taunggyi, Burma
Ganju Lama	7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles	1944	Second World War	Ningthoukhong, Burma
Lachhiman Gurung	8th Gurkha Rifles	1945	Second World War	Taungdaw, Burma
Bhanbhagta Gurung	2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles	1945	Second World War	Snowdon East, Tamandu, Burma
Rambahadur Limbu	10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles	1965	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Sarawak, Borneo

Notes

1. ^ Staff corps were created in 1861 to provide British officers for native regiments, including the Gurkhas, who were designated as "attached to" the various native groups. The units are ordered by Gurkha regiment.
2. This along with the *, indicates that the Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously.

(Source - Wikipedia)