Talk:Kulbir Thapa

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The German High Command, it is believed, in recognition of that exemplary courage and self-sacrifice, wrote a citation offering to honour the anonymous Gurkha. The British Army would of course, have nothing to do with German sentiments, but when the story reached London by words of mouth, His Majesty King George V expressed a desire to see the Gurkha soldier himself in person. Accordingly, in due course of time, the Gurkha was ushered into the Buckingham Palace, where, in a rare expression of royal prerogative, the King Emperor personally decorated Rifleman Kulbir Thapa with Britain's highest military honour, the Victoria Cross. (Revision as of 22:29, 23 May 2014 (edit))

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The Victoria Cross awarded to Kulbir Thapa was in the first group of awards for the Battle of Loos which were gazetted on 18 November 1915. Of the 18 VCs gazetted that day no less than 17 were presented by the King at Buckingham Palace in nine presentations between December 1915 and January 1917. Kulbir Thapa rejoined his battalion in Egypt on 4 January 1916 and no record as to when he received his medal has been located. Anthony Staunton (talk) 05:21, 16 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Governor-General of India, Lord Chelmsford, at a special parade on Tuesday, 30 January 1917. at the vice-regal lodge, Delhi, India, presented medals and orders to 200 Indian officers and men including the Victoria Cross to Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles, and two other Indian soldiers.^[1] Anthony Staunton (talk) 05:05, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ INDIAN PATRIOTISM: THREE VICTORIA CROSSES. The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA) Thursday, 1 February 1917, p. 8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5558034

[1] INDIAN PATRIOTISM: THREE VICTORIA CROSSES. The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA) Thursday, 1 February 1917, p. 8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5558034

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