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 | | Lt Cdr Ian Fraser, 85, took midget submarine under Japanese cruiser in Straits of Singapore, eventually sinking the vessel, July, 1945. |
 | | Hon Havildar Bhanbhagta Gurung, 85, Gurkha, killed a sniper and cleared four enemy foxholes and a machinegun post, then repelled a counterattack, Tamandu, Burma, March 1945. |
 | | Hon Havildar Lachhiman Gurung, 88, Gurkha, repelled 200 Japanese soldiers despite losing three fingers trying to throw back enemy grenades, resisted for four hours, Taungdaur, Burma, May 1945. |
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