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From The Archive : The First Gurkha Victoria Cross
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Kulbir Thapa was born at Nigalpani in Nepal around 1888, and originally enlisted with the 1st Battalion of the 3rd Gurkha Rifles, but was transferred to the 2nd Battalion for service in France after the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. In September 1915 3GR had been tasked with taking part in the larger battle of Neuve Chapelle. A prior German bombardment had unfortunately hit a cache of British gas shells in the section of line held by 3GR, and so the Gurkhas had to carry out their attacks in gas masks. Casualties were heavy. Kulbir had been part of a party of soldiers which had fought their way into a German trench despite the odds, but in doing so every other party member had been killed save him.

Kulbir, though wounded himself, came across a wounded British soldier of the and Leicestershire Regiment and against the protestations of the man, stayed with him for the rest of the day and following night. On the morning of the 26th, under the cover of mist, Kulbir carried the wounded man back out through the German wire and brought him to comparative safety. He then returned and carried out two wounded Gurkhas one after the other. Finally, he returned once more, by this time in broad daylight, to the initial wounded British soldier and brought him to the full safety of the British lines.

For the majority of this last trip he was under enemy fire, and it is said that in at least one instance German fire ceased and was replaced with applause upon seeing Kulbir's bravery.

For his efforts, Kulbir was the first Gurkha soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross the military's highest award for gallantry.

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ईतिहास पल्टाउँदा : पहिलो गोर्खालीलाई भिक्टोरिया क्रस
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कुलबिर थापाको जन्म सन् १८८८ तिर निगालापानीमा भएको थियो । उनी पहिले 3rd गोर्खा राइफल्सका 1st बटालियनमा भर्ती भएका थिए भने सन् १९१४ मा पहिलो विश्व युद्धको शुरुवात हुँदा उनी फ्रान्स राष्ट्रमा थिए र त्यहाँ उनलाई 2nd बटालियनमा ट्रान्सफर गरियो । सेप्टेम्बर महिना सन् १९१५ मा 3GR लाई नुएभे च्यापेलको भिषण युद्धमा भाग लिन खटाइयो । सोही ठाँउमा जर्मनी सेनाका समूहले ग्याँसका गोलाहरुले प्रहार गरेका हुनाले गोर्खाली सेनाहरुले मास्क लगाएर युद्धमा खटिनु परेको थियो। धेरै जना हाताहात भएका थिए । जर्मनहरुले खनेको खाल्डोमा आक्रमण गर्दै अगाडि बढ्‌ने समूहमा कुलबिर थिए भने त्यसरी जाँदा उनका धेरै साथीहरु मारिएका थिए ।

सोही आक्रमणमा उनी आफैं घाइते भएता पनि 2nd लेष्टर रेजिमेन्टका एक बेलायती सेनालाई साथ दिएर बसे । सो बेलायती सेनाले आफूलाई सहयोग नगर्न आग्रह गरेता पनि कुलबिरले दिन भर तथा सो रात भर उनको साथ दिएका थिए । २६ तारिखको विहान पख उनले ती घायल बेलायती सेनालाई बोकेर दुश्महरुनले बिछाएको तारहरु पार गरि केही सुरक्षित ठाउँसम्म ल्याई पुऱ्याए । त्यस लगत्तै उनले थप दुई गोर्खाली सैनिकहरुलाई पालै पालो गरि बोके । विहानको समय कटिसकेको थियो र कुलविर पुनः त्यही घायल बेलायती सेना भएको ठाउँ गई उसलाई पूर्ण सुरक्षित रहेको बेलायती सेनाहरुको ईलाकासम्म ल्याई पुऱ्याए ।

त्यस अन्तिम पटक बोकेर ल्याउने समयमा दुश्मनबाट गोलीको भारी वर्षा भइरहेको थियो, र भनिन्छ सो क्रममा केही क्षण कुलबिरको बहादुरी देखेर उनको कदर गर्न गोलीको सट्टा दुश्मनहरुले ताली बर्षाएका थिए ।

उक्त बहादुरीको लागि वहाँलाई फौजी वीरताका लागि प्रदान गरिने सबै भन्दा उच्च श्रेणीको पदक भिक्टोरिया क्रस (VC), गोर्खाली सेनाहरुमा प्रथम पटक प्रदान गरिएको थियो।

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