Private Aung San Thuriya Suk Bahadur Rai (, Burmese: ဆွတ်(ခ်)ဗဟာဒူးရိုင်း) (serial No.(kyee) 01914) was the only Gurkha (ဂေါ်ရခါး in Burmese) to have received Aung San Thuriya medal, the highest and most prestigious award in

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(Burma) for gallantry and bravery in the face of enemy. He was killed in action while fighting against invading

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(KMT) troops of General Li Mi of

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in the Battle of

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Highway in Shan State, Myanmar in 1950. Throughout the action, he displayed conspicuous gallantry and responsible for killing several enemy combatants. Suk Bahdur Rai was honoured and awarded Aung San Thuriya medal posthumously by President Mahn Win Maung.

Commemorations

* Aung San Thuriya Suk Bahadur Rai Street in downtown

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is named in his honour.

References

{{reflist Recipients of orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar Military personnel killed in action Burmese people of Nepalese descent Burmese Hindus Burmese military personnel 1950 deaths Rai people