Dipprasad Pun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 44–45)[1] Bima, Nepal |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles |
| Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Conspicuous Gallantry Cross |
| Relations | Tul Bahadur Pun (grandfather) |
Dipprasad Pun, CGC (Nepali: दिपप्रसाद पुन) is a Nepalese sergeant of the Royal Gurkha Rifles (British Army), who was decorated with the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross for an act of bravery during the War in Afghanistan on the night of 17 September 2010.[3][4] Sergeant Pun, an acting sergeant, single-handedly repelled a force of 12 to 30 Taliban insurgents who were attacking his patrol base near Babaji in Helmand province.[5][6]
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- ^ Ministry of Defence, UK (21 March 2011). "The outstanding examples of a generation - the Op Honours recipients". Ministry of Defence, UK. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ Bingham, John (25 March 2011). "Afghanistan: Gurkha honoured for lone fight against Taliban". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "No. 59737". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 March 2011. p. 5640.
- ^ "That day a lone Gurkha took out 30 Taliban using every weapon within reach". Business Insider. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Norton-Taylor, Richard (25 March 2011). "Gurkha honoured for solo defence of base against Taliban". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2018.