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GURUNG, Lachhiman
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
GURUNG, Lachhiman
Date Of Birth
30 Dec 1917
Age
27
Birth Place
Dakhani Village, Tanhu, Nepal
Nationality
Nepalese
Resided Place
Dakhani Village, Tanhu, Nepal; Hounslow, Middlesex, Nepal; England
Date
1945
Date Of Death
2010
Rank Name
Rifleman
Service Number
87726
Gazette Date
1945
Gazette Page
3861 (V.C.); Issue: 37195 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Taungdaw, Burma
Service
Indian Army
Regiment
Gurkha Rifles
Battalion
8th
Place of Death
London
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United Kingdom
award
War Medal 1939 - 1945
award
Burma Star
award
1939-1945 Star
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
Gurkha Rifles
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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