Afghanistan, 2 December 1878 (posthumously) Lieutenant Guy Boisragon (1st Battalion): Hunza, 2 December 1891 Lieutenant John Manners-Smith (1st Battalion): Hunza, 20 December 1891 Havildar Gaje Ghale (2nd Battalion): Burma, 27 May 1943 Naik Agansing Rai (2nd Battalion): Burma, 26 June 1944 Jemadar Netrabahadur Thapa (2nd Battalion): Burma, 26 June 1944 (posthumously) Rifleman Thaman Gurung (1st Battalion): Italy, 10 November 1944 (posthumously) Maha Vir Chakra recipients The following members of the regiment have received the Maha Vir Chakra: Lieutenant Colonel Anant Singh Pathania, MC (1st Battalion) L/Havildar Ram Prasad Gurung (1st Battalion) Major General H K Sibal Brigadier (Later Lt. Gen.) Zoravar Chand Bakshi Brigadier Mohindar Lal Whig Lieutenant Colonel (Later Brigadier) Arun Bhimrao Harolikar (4th Battalion) Rifleman (Later Havildar) Dil Bahadur Chettri (4th Battalion) Lieutenant Colonel Inder Bal Singh Bawa {Posthumous} (4th Battalion) See also Abbottabad Gorkha regiments (India) Royal Gurkha Rifles St. Luke's Church, Abbottabad Notes References Anon. (1956). History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force), 1858–1947 (2 vols.), Aldershot, UK: Gale & Polden. Gaylor, John (1992). Sons of John Company: A History of the Indian and Pakistan Armies. London, UK: Spellmount Press. Palsokar, Col. R. D. (1990). History of the 5th Gorkha Rifles. Shillong: 9 Regt Centre. Parker, John (2005). The Gurkhas: The Inside Story of the World's Most Feared Soldiers. Headline Book Publishing. . Roberts, M.R. (1952). Golden Arrow, Aldershot, Gale & Polden. External links 1858 establishments in India British Indian Army infantry regiments Gurkhas Infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947 Military units and formations established in 1858 Rifle regiments R Units of the Indian Peace Keeping Force