Bhanbhagta Gurung

Military Person

1921 – 2008

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Who was Bhanbhagta Gurung?

Havildar Bhanbhagta Gurung VC, also known as Bhanbhakta Gurung, 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, 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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Born
Sep 1, 1921
Nepal
Ethnicity
  • Nepalis in the United Kingdom
Nationality
  • Nepal
Profession
Died
Mar 1, 2008
Prithbinarayan

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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