Thaman Gurung | |
Birth Date: | 2 October 1924 |
Death Date: | 10 November 1944 (aged 20) |
Birth Place: | Singla, Nepal |
Death Place: | near Modigliana, Emilia-Romagna, Italy |
Placeofburial: | Rimini Gurkha War Cemetery, Rimini |
Rank: | Rifleman |
Unit: | 1st Battalion 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Victoria Cross |
Thaman Gurung VC (2 October 1924 - 10 November 1944) was a Nepalese Gurkha 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.
He was 20 years old, and a Rifleman in the 1st Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force), in the Indian Army during World War II when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
The citation in the London Gazette reads:
His medals are not publicly held.