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Pair: Corporal Budhibahadur Thapa, 2nd/6th Gurkha Rifles General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp...
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Pair: Corporal Budhibahadur Thapa, 2nd/6th Gurkha Rifles General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (21138605 Rfn. Budhibahadur. Thapa. 6 GR.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (21138605 Rfn. Budhibahadur Thapa. 2/6 GR.) mounted for wear, light polishing, very fine (2) £80-£100 --- Budhibahadur Thapa was born in 1935 and joined the British Army on 9 August 1950, as Rifleman (No. 21138605) 2nd/6th Battalion, Gurkha Rifles. He is recorded as having served in Malaya, having disembarked at Penang in September 1953 and returning to India in November 1954, he again served in Malaya from March 1959 to July 1961 when he was posted to Hong Kong, and then back to India in November 1961. He moved with his family to resided in Hong Kong in May 1952. He was again posted to Labuan in Indonesia from June 1963, returning to Hong Kong in September 1963. He was appointed Lance Corporal on 10 May 1964 and was posted, with his Battalion to Brunei in September 1964 and subsequently served at Labuan in Indonesia and in 1966 saw further service in Borneo. He was promoted to Acting Corporal in November 1966, and having extended his service to complete 16 years was confirmed in that rank in March 1967. He was discharged on 2 August 1968, his conduct being noted as ‘Exemplary’. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
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Pair: Corporal Budhibahadur Thapa, 2nd/6th Gurkha Rifles General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (21138605 Rfn. Budhibahadur. Thapa. 6 GR.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (21138605 Rfn. Budhibahadur Thapa. 2/6 GR.) mounted for wear, light polishing, very fine (2) £80-£100 --- Budhibahadur Thapa was born in 1935 and joined the British Army on 9 August 1950, as Rifleman (No. 21138605) 2nd/6th Battalion, Gurkha Rifles. He is recorded as having served in Malaya, having disembarked at Penang in September 1953 and returning to India in November 1954, he again served in Malaya from March 1959 to July 1961 when he was posted to Hong Kong, and then back to India in November 1961. He moved with his family to resided in Hong Kong in May 1952. He was again posted to Labuan in Indonesia from June 1963, returning to Hong Kong in September 1963. He was appointed Lance Corporal on 10 May 1964 and was posted, with his Battalion to Brunei in September 1964 and subsequently served at Labuan in Indonesia and in 1966 saw further service in Borneo. He was promoted to Acting Corporal in November 1966, and having extended his service to complete 16 years was confirmed in that rank in March 1967. He was discharged on 2 August 1968, his conduct being noted as ‘Exemplary’. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
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