Last remaining Gurkha Victoria Cross recipient dies in Nepal aged 83
by Nadeem Badshah from World news | The Guardian on (#6B2BQ)
Rambahadur Limbu was awarded Britain's highest military honour in 1966 for an act of gallantry
The last remaining Gurkha recipient of Britain's Victoria Cross has died in Nepal at the age of 83.
Rambahadur Limbu was awarded Britain's highest military decoration by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in 1966 for gallantry during an attack on Indonesian troops on the island of Borneo during which he rescued two fellow soldiers.
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