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Military Cross. A WWII MC group attributed to Jemadar Gajbir Pun, 1/4 Gurkha Rifles, Indian Army Military Cross, G.VI.R., contemporarily engraved '48485 Jemadar Gajbir Pun 1/4 Gurkha I.A. Rifles 1945' 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Indian War Service Medal, War Medal, swing mounted (modern style), traces of adhesive labels to campaign medals Military Cross: London Gazette 4 January 1945 'On 29 Apr 1944, Jemadar Gajbir Pun was in command of the leading platoon of a 1st. Bn. 4th. P.W.O. Gurkha Rifles company ordered to move round the northern flank of a strong Jap position astride the Bishenpur - Silcher track to attack it from the rear with tank support, while a second company also with tanks contained the enemy from the front. Using blitz tactics his platoon drove the enemy flanking detachment from a ridge overlooking the road and led his company's attack on the main Jap position. The enemy were completely surprised by the vigour and direction of our assault. Jemadar Gajbir and his men, liquidated the defenders of three large bunkers in the Jap headquarters area. After a further ten minutes hand to hand fighting the Japs decided they had had enough and fled down the wooded sloped west of the road, leaving a two company position with much equipment and many papers in our hands. On 8 May 44. Jemadar Gajbir took over command of the platoon piquet 200 yards north of the water point at N.S. 21.6 on the Silchar track. That night the Japs made a heavy and sustained infantry attack on the piquet preceded by a twenty minutes bombardment from two 75 mm guns. Although the barbed wire round his perimeter was shattered by the eighty odd shells which fell in the area and several of his bunkers received hits which restricted their fields of fire, Jemadar Gajbir successfully repulsed a very heavy attack made by about 200 Jap infantry on his isolated platoon. The enemym assault begain shortly after dusk continued till 0300 hours and was directly supported by MIGs as well as a high velocity gun firing at less than one hundred yards range from the jungle edge. When dawn broke no less than twenty five enemy dead as well as a considerable quantity of arms and equipment were found outside the piquet's perimeter. By his inspiring and resolute leadership in the two engagements described above, Jemadar Gajbir contributed greatly to the success of the operations in the units area.'