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The Brigade of Gurkhas
Nepalese Kukris
Former WO1(GSM) Peter Padley MBE
The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Army HQ the Brigade of Gurkhas is located at Netheravon, Wiltshire and is responsible for the administration of all units within the Brigade. In the main Gurkha units are located in UK with the exception of the 1st Bn which is located in Brunei and British Gurkhas Nepal.
The Royal Gurkha Rifles
The Regiment consists of the following Battalions: 1st Bn The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1 RGR) 2nd Bn The Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR)
The Royal Gurkha Rifles were formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the four separate army Gurkha Regiments: 2nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles); 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles’; 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles and 10th Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles.
The Gurkhas are unique in that they are recruited in Nepal, that is independent of the UK and not even a member of the Commonwealth.
Gurkhas were encouraged to volunteer for the British East India Company after the Nepal War because of their impressive fighting capabilities. They can trace their relationship with the British Army back to 1816 and have been part of the British Army ever since.
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san4tam
4 months ago
40 comments
I served in the Royal Engineers in Hong Kong with 24 Field Engineer Regent, 56 Field Sqn, 54 Independant Field Sqn and RHQ 24 Fld. We were part of the 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade and all of the Regiment were proud to be part of a fine fighting force, as the Gurkha's were
sparky2106
about 1 year ago
6 comments
Saw the Gurkha Band in concert in Leeds Brilliant
LeBaron
about 1 year ago
28 comments
SO PROUD TO HAVE MET UP WITH SOME GHURKA'S. WHO SERVED THIS COUNTRY AND FOUGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY, IT TOOK A LADY BY THE NAME OF JOANNA LUMLEY WHO FOUGHT FOR THEM TO BE RECOGNISED SO THEY WOUL;D RECEIVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS ANY OTHER SERVICEMAN....HOW SUPERB IT WAS THAT THE GHURKA'S WERE GIVEN EQUAL RIGHTS AND EQUAL PENSIONS...ROCK ON JOANNA LUMLEY...THIS IS FOR THE LADY XOXOX
Bhayesh
about 1 year ago
8 comments
I am proud to be Gurkha and I will prove to be the one "bravest of brave."