Lance-Naik Milbahadur Thapa IDSM

Operations in Burma. February - May 1943

At NANKAN on 6th March, L/Nk. MILBAHADUR THAPA was a Section Commander in charge of a section which ambushed two enemy lorries full of troops and under the orders of the Subadar held off the enemy counter attack for 2 hours until relieved. L/Nk. MILBAHADUR THAPA dispersed his section very well and personally saw that every man was in a good position to repulse the attack. Throughout other engagements he continued to lead his section very well.