PERSONALIA
 
Name:  Ganju, Lama
Date of birth: Unknown
Nationality:  Nepalese
     
VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
Rank: Rifleman
Unit: 1st. Battalion, 7th. Royal Gurhka Rifles, Indian Army
Awarded on: October 24th, 1944
Action: During an attempt to stop a hostile advance on June 12, 1944 at Ningthoukhong in Burma, B Company of the 7th Royal Gurkha Rifles came under heavy fire. Rifleman Ganju stole carefully forward with his Piat. When he was at thirty meters of the hostile tanks he eliminates two of these with his Piat. In spite of several wounds to his hands, among which a broken pulse, he eliminates the crew of these two tanks also. Just after the situation was safe, he let treat himself to his wounds.
Details: Later promoted to the rank of Hon. Captain.

Ganju Lama, Cremated Sangmo, India.
 
     
MILITARY MEDAL (MM)
 
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Information source(s):   - Victoria Cross Reference
- The Register of the Victoria Cross - published by This Engeland 1997 - ISBN 0906324270
- Special thanks to Iain Stewart from The History of the Victoria Cross
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