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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 489

A very rare B.E.M. for Gallantry awarded to Corporal Karnabahadur Limbu, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles

British Empire Medal for Gallantry, Military Division, E.II.R. (21146537 Cpl. Karnabahadur Limbu. 10 P.M.O.G.R.), officially impressed naming on a pre-prepared ground, minor official correction to unit, otherwise good very fine

3 awards of the B.E.M. for Gallantry to Gurkhas during its existence 1958-74.

B.E.M. for Gallantry London Gazette 1 July 1958:

'On the 13th January, 1958, Corporal KARNABAHADUR, hearing the cries of a woman rushed from his quarters to discover that a three year old child had fallen fifteen feet, through a small trapdoor into a septic tank. Disregarding his own safety he immediately climbed through the trap door and let himself down into the depths where he remained floating and holding the child secure from drowning until others came to his assistance.

He did not hesitate to face the danger of death by drowning in appalling circumstances and the added risk of asphyxiation for the sake of saving the life of a child.'

Karnabahadur Limbu enlisted in 1943 and was discharged to pension as a Sergeant in February 1966.


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