Recently Deceased
Recipients who died within the last five years are listed below.
| Name | Year of award |
Unit | Location of gallantry | Deceased | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tul Bahadur Pun | 1944 | 3rd Bn, 6th Gurkha Rifles/5th Bn, 5th Gurkha Rifles | Mogaung, Burma | 2011-04-20 !20 April 2011 | |
| Lachhiman Gurung | 1945 | 4th Bn, 8th Gurkha Rifles | Taungdaw, Burma | 2010-12-12 !12 December 2010 | |
| Edward Kenna | 1945 | 2/4th Bn, Second Australian Imperial Force | Wewak, New Guinea | 2009-07-08 !8 July 2009 | |
| Eric Charles Twelves Wilson | 1940 | The East Surrey Regiment (att'd Somaliland Camel Corps) |
Observation Hill, Somaliland (now Somalia) | 2008-12-23 !23 December 2008 | |
| Ian Edward Fraser | 1945 | Royal Naval Reserve | Johore Straits, Singapore | 2008-09-01 !1 September 2008 | |
| Bhanbhagta Gurung | 1945 | 3rd Bn, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) | Tamandu, Burma | 2008-03-01 !1 March 2008 |
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