Pair: Warrant Officer Class II Narbu Sherpa, 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles

General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (21150723 Cpl. Narbu Tamang. 1/7 GR.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (21150723 WO2 Narbu Sherpa 7GR) mounted as worn, good very fine (2) £120-£160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Gurkhas.

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Narbu Sherpa was born in 1940 and enlisted for the Brigade of Ghurkas at Dharan, Nepal, on 20 July 1959. On 14 December 1971 he caught the attention of the Kent Evening Post when photographed scoring a goal for the 7th Gurkha Rifles in their Army Hockey Cup quarter-final match against the Depot Regiment, R.E., at the Garrison Ground; his talent for the game is further confirmed by a hand-written note which accompanies this lot:
‘Narbu Sherpa stated that before he joined the Army he played hockey for Calcutta and then India. He also played Army standard hockey for the Far East and Hong Kong.’

Discharged at Hong Kong on 31 October 1979, his Commanding Officer’s Assessment of his Military Conduct and Character was most complimentary:
‘Exemplary. As a clerk he has served in virtually every branch of the Battalion and consequently his range of experience is wide and varied. He is extremely efficient, unfailingly cheerful, and commands the respect of both his Seniors and juniors. He is an accomplished sportsman and has represented the Regiment in major sports for many years. He is totally honest and trustworthy and his background would make him an obvious and ideal choice for any future employment concerned with office organisation and supervision. He would serve any future employer very well indeed.’

Sold with copied research.