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

11th November 2020

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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