Campaign Groups and Pairs

Five: Major G. Trubridge, 3/1st Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46 (Major G. Trubridge 3/1 G.R.) mounted court-style as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-£140 --- Geoffrey Trubridge was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 1st Gurkha Rifles on 20 September 1942, and was promoted Lieutenant on 20 March 1943, and Temporary Captain on 11 August 1944. He served with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles during the Second World War in Burma, with the regimental history of the 1st Gurkhas recording that he rejoined the 3rd Battalion at Imphal in May 1944 from an ‘outside job’, and on the 21 May commanded “A” Company in an attack on Irengbam: ‘When the leading Company, “A,” under Captain G. Trubridge, advanced on the 21 May it drew considerable fire as it approached the village, but the enemy could not face the final charge of yelling Gurkhas and fled in panic. Fugitives trying to make off across the fields were engaged by L.M.G.s and mortars. Two bewildered prisoners were taken…’ Promoted Major on 1 July 1945, Trubridge went on to see further active service with the 3rd Battalion in French Indo-China, 1945-46, and in April 1946 he was part of a detachment sent to the east coast of Borneo to assist Dutch troops in the repatriation of Japanese Prisoners of War. He then served with 2nd Battalion from August 1946 to demobilisation.