The Shame & Disgrace.

Munk you were right. mea culpa.

Killing the burecrats, while perhaps satisfying, is in the end pointless, all you do is create more of them to slow the world through paperwork without end.
 
Letter to Ghurka Museum.

The members of the Himalayan Imports forum of Bladeforums are incensed by your refusal to return Lieutenant Tulbahadur Pun's Victoria Cross before he dies. It sounds like his medal was misappropriated by The Gurkha Museum after a misunderstanding by his Regiment Association. The only rightful owner of a V.C. is the Crown or the Recipient whilst he is still alive. The medal should be returned to him immediately.

On a side note, I was a friend to Major Peter Prentice M.B.E. (deceased) and you hold two ceremonial kukhris presented to him by the King of Nepal. I have his personal kukhris (a present from his men), his army sword, his fathers sword (who was a V.C. recipient which you now hold), a Japanese surrender sword, a Japanese prayer flag and a pair of presentation canons, (a gift from a French town). Peter fought in French Indo-China from 1943 to 1946. I know Peter would be incensed by your decision as well as he had great affection for the heart and integrity of his Nepalese fighters and the utmost respect for them as a people.

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Andrew Taylor said:
Letter to Ghurka Museum.

The members of the Himalayan Imports forum of Bladeforums are incensed by your refusal to return Lieutenant Tulbahadur Pun's Victoria Cross before he dies. It sounds like his medal was misappropriated by The Gurkha Museum after a misunderstanding by his Regiment Association. The only rightful owner of a V.C. is the Crown or the Recipient whilst he is still alive. The medal should be returned to him immediately.

On a side note, I was a friend to Major Peter Prentice M.B.E. (deceased) and you hold two ceremonial kukhris presented to him by the King of Nepal. I have his personal kukhris (a present from his men), his army sword, his fathers sword (who was a V.C. recipient which you now hold), a Japanese surrender sword, a Japanese prayer flag and a pair of presentation canons, (a gift from a French town). Peter fought in French Indo-China from 1943 to 1946. I know Peter would be incensed by your decision as well as he had great affection for the heart and integrity of his Nepalese fighters and the utmost respect for them as a people.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=413064
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Thanks, Andy. Very well said.


Mike
 
The response from the museum spokesman is not only repreheansable, vile and dishonourable but hides behind an ill-conceived premise "Duty of Care" is a term only used in "Health and Safety" terminology to my knowledge.

I respectfully suggest that the museum breaches it's "duty of care" to the welfare & well being of the rightful recipient of the decoration.

Tulbhadur Pun will rest peacefully for eternity; his courage commitment and loyalty a byword to his service colleagues.

I wonder how many of the museum staff will be able to say that.
 
The medal is nothing more than an outward sign of the deed.

Thank god they can't take the deed away from him. He's still the man who offered his life for his mates. That can never change.

Legalities be dam***. We all know there is only one right thing here -- give the man his medal. If it never returns to the museum, so what?

Really, the MOD ought to step in here.
 
The medal should be escorted buy a regimental honer guard from the museum to Lieutenant Tulbahadur Pun.

The honer guard should present it to him with all the pomp and circumstance that his 89 year old heart can stand. If the Brits do nothing else well they can pomp and circumstance. (not a flame of the British.)

This should not be open for debate.

If the curator is concerned about the medal perhaps he, or a underling should accompany the honor guard. The opportunity to interview the recipient of this medal and save for posterity true history that will soon be gone forever. Talk about a photo op. I would like to meet him and no telling how many old medals and historical artifacts they would find.

How soon we forget our heroes.
 
I don't know why this thread is resurrected?
But I'd suggest the British Government manufacture another medal, give it to the museum, and let the soldier have his back.


munk
 
As a member of the commonwealth I think the Brittish government should send an officer to Nepal to let him wear it one last time before he dies then bring the VC back. Shows respect for a VC hero.
 
The medal belongs to the man, period!
Any soldier or real man knows this without having to be told it.

To deny him his medal is to spit in his face.
 
When does a robber or conman ever willingly return what they stole?

A lot of Museams operate in a rather dubious manner. I know many people who have lost things of great value on loan to various UK museams.{Not the Gurkha museam.} No insaurance cover on loans.

Thats why I refuse to loan my flint mesolithic tool/weapon collection of over3000 tools,impliments, cores, debitages etc from one particular under sea site I excavated {with full legal right, at the time of excavation.] to one of them.

I belive some of the artifacts would be lost for ever, if I let them have them for an exhibition.

Which is a shame realy. Such things should be shared.

some collectors have chosen not to donate their kukri collections or portions theroff to the Gurkha museam, because in the past they just put stuff straight into auction & take the cash instead.

Spiral
 
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