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No. 10119 Rifleman Tullbahadur Pun, 6th Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army.
In Burma on June 23rd, 1944, a Battalion of the 6th Gurkha Rifles was ordered to attack the Railway Bridge at Mogaung. Immediately the attack developed the enemy opened concentrated and sustained cross fire at close range from a position known as the Red House and from a strong bunker position two hundred yards to the left of it.
So intense was this cross fire that both the leading platoons of ‘B’ Company, one of which was Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun’s, were pinned to the ground and the whole of his Section was wiped out with the exception of himself, the Section commander and one other man. The Section commander immediately led the remaining two men in a charge on the Red House but was at once badly wounded. Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun and his remaining companion continued the charge, but the latter too was immediately wounded.
Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun then seized the Bren Gun, and firing from the hip as he went, continued the charge on this heavily bunkered position alone, in the face of the most shattering concentration of automatic fire, directed straight at him. With the dawn coming up behind him, he presented a perfect target to the Japanese. He had to move for thirty yards over open ground, ankle deep in mud, through shell holes and over fallen trees.
Despite these overwhelming odds, he reached the Red House and closed with the Japanese occupations. He killed three and put five more to flight and captured two light machine guns and much ammunition. He then gave accurate supporting fire from the bunker to the remainder of his platoon which enabled them to reach their objective.
His outstanding courage and superb gallantry in the face of odds which meant almost certain death were most inspiring to all ranks and beyond praise.
Tul Bahdur Pun VC won the Victoria Cross, fighting for Britian in the Gurkha Rifle Regiment. However, the British Government has refused 84 year-old Mr Pun’s application to settle in the UK and seek essential medical treatment, because he allegedly does not have “sufficient links” to the UK.
That sucks – I stayed at a Gurkha barracks in Folkstone for a while a few years back – nice blokes and they fought britian and lost some land, fight for Britain, are stationed in Britian, but still can’t live here because they arn’t british enough? -_- That just blows goats – some eastern europeans etc with no major connections whatsoever can waltz right in but when a guy and his friends spill blood for you they’re told to fuck off, that’s just wrong >_<
@LeGIt wrote:
That sucks – I stayed at a Gurkha barracks in Folkstone for a while a few years back – nice blokes and they fought britian and lost some land, fight for Britain, are stationed in Britian, but still can’t live here because they arn’t british enough? -_- That just blows goats – some eastern europeans etc with no major connections whatsoever can waltz right in but when a guy and his friends spill blood for you they’re told to fuck off, that’s just wrong >_<
Totaly agree. It stinks that they only just been granted army pensions. Immigrants are allowed to come into the country but these guys cant live here. Its soooooo wrong.
@LeGIt wrote:
That sucks
Agreed – especially when he won the V.C. ffs! I couldn’t agree more. And they’re still dying for us in Afghanistan.
@LeGIt wrote:
That just blows goats – some eastern europeans etc with no major connections whatsoever can waltz right in
Well the connection is that they are new members of the European Union and they are legally allowed to work in England just like you can work in Poland if you’re British. As I recall the Free Polish forces fought with us at Monte Cassino and flew in the Battle of Britain whilst partizans from all over eastern europe fought guerrilla wars against the Germans so a fair bit of blood has been spilt on all our behalves by many eastern europeans as indeed was spilt by Brits on their behalf.
@dodge wrote:
Immigrants are allowed to come into the country but these guys cant live here. Its soooooo wrong.
Non-E.U. immigrants are only allowed into the country if they are rich enough to support themselves and not burden the state. Refugees are allowed into the country if the they can prove that their lives are threatened by staying where they are. E.U. immigrants come to Britain for work and often do the shit jobs we won’t do.
It would be nice if we could express our support for these Ghurkas without straying into territory that seems like bashing the eastern europeans or other people who either contribute to Britain’s economy or need our help.
…or maybe I’m just being oversensitive… apologies if so.
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