Orders, Decorations and Medals

India, Vir Chakra (Posthumous), (5228864 Rfn. Jasbahadur Thapa, 2 Bn. 3 G.R. - 28 June 1948) silver disc only, lacking suspension, nearly very fine and rare £100-150

‘On the night 27/28 June 1948, during the attack on Pirkanthi feature, Rifleman Jas Bahadur Thapa was in the forward section of a leading platoon, which was held up by three enemy LMG posts at about 50 yards from the objective. Rifleman Jas Bahadur Thapa crawled forward with the intention of throwing grenades into one of the enemy posts but he came under a heavy shower of enemy grenades and was seriously wounded. Not caring for his life, he continued crawling forward and completed his mission by throwing two grenades into an enemy LMG post and silencing it. Though he died a little later, he enabled the rest of his platoon to move forward and capture the objective. By this action he showed courage, complete disregard for his personal safety and high sense of duty.’ Sold with further details from the History of the 3rd Gorkha Rifles.