Sher Bahadur Thapa () VC (20 November 1921 – 19 September 1944) was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Details
He belonged to the Thapa Chhetri of Lamichhane Thapa clan and was a son of Ramdhoj Thapa, a permanent resident of Ghalechap of Tanahu, Nepal. Thapa enlisted in the British Indian Army on 20 November 1942 and was a 22-year-old rifleman in the 1st Battalion of the 9th Gurkha Rifles during World War II, when the following deed took place at the Battle of San Marino, for which he was awarded the VC.
His citation in the London Gazette reads:
His Victoria Cross is currently held by his regiment 9 Gorkha Rifles.
See also
Thaman Gurung
List of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross
References
Notes
Sources
Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)