Sher Jung Thapa

Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa (Nepali: शेर जंग थापा) also revered as The Hero of Skardu, is one of the few recipients of Indian Army's second highest gallantary award the Mahavir Chakra (MVC).[1]

Personal life

Sher Jung Thapa was born in Abbottabad, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan) on 15 April 1907 and died at Army Hospital, Delhi on 25 February 1999.[2] While his grandfather, Subedar Balkrishna Thapa (2/5 GR), had moved to India and settled there, the ancestral home was at Tapke Gaun, Gorkha District, Nepal. Sher Jung's father was Honorary Captain Arjun Thapa (2/5 GR) and was a World War II veteran.[2]

Military decorations

Mahavir Chakra (1948), General Service Medal, 1947 Class J&K, Indian Independence Medal, War Medal, India Service Medal, Military Service Medal.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pradeep Thapa Magar. 2000. Veer haruka pani Veer Mahaveer.Kathmandu: Jilla Memorial Foundation.p.100.
  2. 1 2 3 Pradeep Thapa Magar. Ibid. p.102.

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/History/1948War/173-Skardu-Hero.html#

http://www.usiofindia.org/Article/Print/?pub=Journal&pubno=569&ano=379

See also


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