Drone_pilot
23-07-04, 10:10
A Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military award for bravery, has been auctioned for £132,250 ($243,711) by the family of a Nepalese Gurkha.
The money, raised in an auction in London, will be given by the family of Honorary Captain Agansing Rai to help underprivileged children in Nepal.
It is believed to be the first Victoria Cross awarded to a Gurkha to be sold.
Mr Rai, who died four years ago, won the medal for his action against the Japanese in 1944.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3916747.stm)
The money, raised in an auction in London, will be given by the family of Honorary Captain Agansing Rai to help underprivileged children in Nepal.
It is believed to be the first Victoria Cross awarded to a Gurkha to be sold.
Mr Rai, who died four years ago, won the medal for his action against the Japanese in 1944.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3916747.stm)