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| Brigadier H A Skone commanded the 3/6th Gurkhas when they served in Burma with the Second Wingate expedition (The Chindits). During the Battle of Mogaung (23 - 27 June 1944) two members of the Battalion were awarded the Victoria Cross. Captain Michael Allmand was mortally wounded during the battle and died shortly afterwards. Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun received his Victoria Cross from the Viceroy, Field Marshall Lord Wavell, at a special parade held in Delhi on 3 March 1945. |
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