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The old guard passes - December 2010

Obituaries from the Times of London and elsewhere

Havildar Lachhiman Gurung VC  1917 - 12 December 2010
Despite his company being cut of for 3 daysf, he held off a Japanese attack in Burma singlehandedly for 4 hours - losing the lower part of his right arm, right eye and hearing in one ear in first wave of attack. 31 dead lay in front of his position. He was never able to return to active service, but was last seen at the Cenotaph on November 11th this year. Two of his sons became soldiers.

Wg Cdr Vic Hodgkinson DFC 17 October 1916 -  20 November 2010
 Royal Australian Air Force pilot of flying boats which were "lent" to Britain by Australia

 

Friday, 10 December 2010 21:18

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