Remembering Today
But there are some who will never come back, and some whose fate is still unknown to us, but we know at all events how manfully they tackled adversity, and how true was their worth as comrades in the field. (Bernard Fergusson).
Remembering this day:
Five Gurkha Riflemen who were all killed in action on the 4th or 5th April 1943:
Rfm. Kharak Bahadur Gurung
Rfm. Man Parshad Gurung (see Rangoon Memorial panel below).
Lance Naik Nar Bahadur Gurung
Lance Naik Bhabesher Thapa
Rfm. Dhana Bahadur Rana (see Rangoon Memorial panel below).
In A Land Far, Far Away…………………………
The images below, show where possible, a casualties WW2 Memorial, whether in Burma or India and any 'home town' memorial he might have in the country of his birth. Please click on any image to bring it forward on the page.
The images below, show where possible, a casualties WW2 Memorial, whether in Burma or India and any 'home town' memorial he might have in the country of his birth. Please click on any image to bring it forward on the page.
Face 58 of the Rangoon Memorial.
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The Gurkha Memorial in London.
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