tried to persuade him to continue serving, but he declined as he had a frail widowed mother as well as a young wife and children to take care of in Nepal. When he quit the regiment in January 1946 he had regained his former rank of Naik and had been given the rank of Honorary Havildar. In addition to his VC he was also awarded the Star of Nepal, 3rd Class, in 1945. In 2000 the Gurkha training company block at Catterick Garrison in the UK was named after him. His three sons also served in the 2nd Gurkhas. Bhanbhagta suffered from asthma for many years and for the last four years of his life was housebound at his youngest son's house at Gorkha. His oldest son Krishna Bahadur Gurung's youngest son is now a captain in the 1RGR army in Brunei with his wife and children. He died on 1 March 2008, aged 86. The medal His Victoria Cross is displayed at The Gurkha Museum at Winchester, Hampshire, in England. See also List of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross Notes References External links Bhanbhagta Gurung Nepalese World War II recipients of the Victoria Cross Nepalese recipients of the Victoria Cross Recipients of the Order of the Star of Nepal Nepalese people of World War II British Indian Army soldiers 1921 births 2008 deaths Nepalese Buddhists Gurkhas People from Gorkha District Gurung people