~SOLD~RAMBAHADUR LIMBU RAMBAHADUR LIMBU. (reg.No.1016). Lance-Corporal. 2nd Battalion. 10th Princess Mary's Gurkha Rifles. London Gazetted on 21st April 1966. Born in July or August 1939 at Chyangthapu village , Yangrop Thum, East Nepal. Attended VC dedication at Westminster Abbey on 14th May 2003. Citation reads: On 21st November 1965, Lance-Corporal Rambahadur Limbu, along with a party 16 Gurkhas when they discovered and attacked about 30 Indonesians located in the border area. They were holding position on a jungle hilltop. Their approach was a knife-edge, which would only allow three men to be abreast. The Lance-Corporal and two men went forward, he saw a sentry and a machine gun in the nearest trench. Edging forward until he was only 10 yards from the trench, they were spotted by the sentry, who fired and hit Bijuliparsad Rai, his comrade to his right. The NCO ran forward, jumped into the trench and killed the sentry. The enemy, now alerted, opened fire on the small party, wounding the other two. From his position in the trench, he realised that he could not support his platoon. Leaving the trench, he led the platoon to a better position. He then began his crawl to rescue the two wounded comrades. Realising that stealth, under the heavy fire from two machine guns, was impossible, he jumped to his feet and ran, calling for support from his own machine-gunners. Under their covering fire he picked up the first wounded man and carried him to safety, returning, still under heavy fire, for the second. That he was able to achieve what he did, against such overwhelming odds, without being hit, was miraculous Signed index card measuring 4” x 6” Price: $0.00 Please contact us before ordering to confirm availability and shipping costs. Buy now with your credit card SOLD~RAMBAHADUR LIMBU "> other ways to buy