Lance Naik Bhanbhagta Gurung
3rd Bn, 2nd King Edward VII’s
Own Gurkha Rifles
Tamandu, East Myanmar (Burma)
5 March 1945


…. Rifleman Bhanbhagta without waiting for orders dashed forward alone to attack the first foxhole. With two grenades he killed both occupants and without hesitation rushed on to clear three more foxholes single handed with bayonet and grenade. Realizing that a light machine gun now firing on him would hold up not only has own platoon behind him but another approaching from the west, Bhanbhagta for the fifth time advanced alone under heavy enemy fire to knock out this position.

Doubling forward he leapt on to the roof of the bunker from where, his hand grenades being finished, he flung two smoke and Bhanbhagta promptly killed then both with his Khukuri. Japanese inside the bunker was still firing the gun holding up the advance of the platoon, so Bhanbhagta crawler inside, killed this remaining gunner and captured gun.