,
Nepal Ghale was born in the
Gorkha district of
Nepal. He joined the
British Indian Army in 1934. Ghale was 22 years old, and a
Havildar in the 2nd Battalion of the
5th Royal Gurkha Rifles in the
Indian Army during World War II when the following deed took place, for which he was awarded the VC. His medal citation reads: Ghale was subsequently commissioned as a
jemadar (war-substantive subedar) and continued to serve in the
Indian Army post-1947. He was promoted substantive
subedar on 20 February 1948, retiring as an
Hon. Captain. ==See also==