Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) J P Cross talks with BBC Breakfast about his time with the Gurkhas

11th November 2020

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Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) JP Cross OBE who went to Nepal as ordered during World War Two never came back and he explains why on this video, so do take a watch and listen.

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