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  • Short Summary

    Subedar Lalbahdur Thapa VC of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in London.

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    Subedar Lalbahdur Thapa VC of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles in London.

    Indian army and Gurkha officers are among those meeting with officials on a rooftop in central London. A Gurkha demonstrates his traditional knife. Various shots of the Commonwealth soldiers as they leave building.

    Shots of Gurkha and Indian soldiers at St. Paul's cathedral. American serviceman looks at Gurkha's knife.

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    Film ID:
    1851.07
    Media URN:
    60954
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathe
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:02:02:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:20:24:00 / 01:22:26:00
    Canister:
    UN 718 D

Comments (1)

  1. andhoust says

    I sent an email separately but the central character in this clip is Subedar Lalbahadur Thapa VC of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles. He won his VC in Tunisia and the award was announced in the London Gazette 15th June 1943

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