NAM.1958-03-39-1

Papers relating to Lt Col G C Wheeler, VC, 2nd Bn 9th (Gurkha Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry, 1880-1938. Comprising three identical photos of him, an extract from a book describing his winning of the Victoria Cross at the Tigris Crossing 1917, obituary from regimental magazine and obituary with photo from local newspaper. Associated with the Battle of Shumran Bend, World War One, Mesopotamia (1914-1918) 1917.

Shumran Bend, Battle of, 1917 (World War One, Mesopotamia 1914-1918