matty31
27th May 2007, 18:38
If you haven't already check out this link to the military forum..
www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=277365
Cheers Matt
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27th May 2007, 19:05
A disgusting travesty and symbolic of everything that's wrong with this country and the people running it.
To state that a winner of the Victoria Cross (read the citation - an awesome display of bravery) has NOT demonstrated his allegiance to the UK is stupidity at its height.
No. 10119 Rifleman Tulbahadur 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.
The civil servant responsible needs to be given a bang-stick and sent to Helmand for 6 months so he can prove his own allegiance.
Maybe Tulbahadur Pun should move to Eastern Europe for a few months first - he can then just waltz into the UK at leisure.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!:*