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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 158

Three: Captain (QGO) T. Gurung, 6th Gurka Rifles, who was killed in a traffic accident near Pokhara in 1984

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya (21136418 Rfn Tekbahadur Gurung 6 G.R.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (21136418 C/Sgt. Tekbahadur Gurung. 2/6GR.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., Regular Army (Lt (Q.G.O.) Tekbahadur Gurung. 6GR.), good very fine (3)

Tekbahadur Gurung enlisted in India in October 1948 and went out on pension in March 1971. He was commissioned as Lieutenant (Queen's Gurkha Officer (QGO)) in 1964 and promoted to Captain (QGO) in 1966. During his service he was stationed in Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal in 1967. His Medal entitlement has been confirmed by the former Brigade of Gurkhas Manning and Record Office. He was killed in a road traffic accident in Nepal in 1984. Two of his sons went on to serve with 6GR and The Queen's Gurkha Engineers, the former becoming the Gurkha Major of 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles 2004-06.

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Sold for
£520

Starting price
£240