Orders, Decorations and Medals

A ‘Malaya Insurgency’ E.II.R. M.M. group of six awarded to Sergeant Bachandhoj Limbu, 1st Battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles
Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (21141804 Sjt., 10 G.R.); Burma Star; War and India Service Medals 1939-45, these three unnamed; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (21141804 Sgt., 10 G.R.); India Independence Medal 1947 (21141804 Sgt., G.R.) mounted court style for wear, some edge bruising and contact marks, very fine (6) £2500-3000

M.M. London Gazette 16 January 1953.

Recommendation states:

‘On 21st October, 1952, Sergeant Bachandhoj Limbu was commanding a small escort party which had escorted Motor Transport out to pickup men of his own company from an operation. During the return journey to his company lines Sergeant Bachandhoj Limbu was travelling with his small escort of five men in an armoured three ton lorry which was the second of a convoy of two vehicles. At approximately 1845 hours, the convoy was proceeding through rubber, along the Rescote Estate road in Kulai District of Johore, when the leading vehicle came under heavy fire from over sixty bandits in ambush positions on both sides of the road. Sergeant Bachandhoj Limbu appreciating in a flash the seriousness of the situation immediately ordered his men to debuss and assault the bandit positions on the hill immediately above him. He personally led the assault and shot one bandit dead himself. Shortly after this he was wounded in the neck and shoulder when practically on top of the bandit positions, undeterred he continued to lead the assault and not until darkness had fallen and the enemy fled, did he pause to have his wounds dressed. As a result of the action a total of three bandits were killed; weapons, ammunition and equipment were lost to the enemy. Throughout the action, Sergeant Bachandhoj Limbu showed complete disregard for his own safety, and by his aggressive leadership, inspired the men under his command to such an extent as to turn a situation fraught with danger, into a resounding success’.

With copied recommendation.