Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective name which refers to all the units in the British Army that are composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. The brigade...
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Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR...
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Gorkha regiments (India) (redirect from Gorkha Regiments of the Indian Army)
People of Nepal Gurkhas Indian Army British Indian Army (1858–1947) Royal Gurkha Rifles (British Army) Brigade of Gurkhas (British Army) Gurkha Reserve...
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the subtitle 'Gurkha'. Though the battalion has had Gurkhas for many years, it is now officially been subsumed into the Brigade of Gurkhas. Barthorp, Michael...
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The British Army's Brigade of Gurkhas, units composed of Nepalese soldiers—although originally led by British officers—has been a part of the army since...
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The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas is a British military band based at Shorncliffe. It supports the British Army and the Brigade of Gurkhas in ceremonial...
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of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross Rifle regiments by tradition did not possess Colours. Lawrance Ordnance – Gurkha (British Army)...
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from the Gurkhas, although after being transferred to the British Indian Army following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, it became a purely Gurkha regiment...
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transferred to British Army service on 1 January 1948 in which they were to form the British Brigade of Gurkhas. However, because a significant number of its manpower...
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RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 10 May 2014. "RMA Sandhurst". "Brigade of Gurkhas". "Centre for army leadership". "The Royal Gurkha Rifles"...
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the Gurkha Army Brigade of Gurkhas, British Army units composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers Royal Gurkha Rifles, Rifle regiment of the British Army, forming...
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transferred to the British Army; the 10th Gurkha Rifles being one of them. It joined the Brigade of Gurkhas which was formed to administer the Gurkha units transferred...
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list of operations carried out by the Brigade of Gurkhas (United Kingdom), Gurkha Contingent (Singapore), Gorkha regiments (India), and other Gurkha armies...
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part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. QGS was formed during The Malayan Emergency to support the 17th Gurkha Division. The history of Queen's Gurkha Signals dates...
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units in Singapore and Brunei Gurkha Contingent (Singapore) Brigade of Gurkhas (British Army) Royal Gurkha Rifles (British Army) This article incorporates...
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throughout their service. Gurkhas should only be recruited to units of the Brigade of Gurkhas, and these should remain predominantly Gurkha manned. Recruitment...
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He commanded the 4/8th Gurkhas Rifles against the Japanese Army in Burma during the Second World War. He commanded the 1/6 Gurkha Rifles from 1950 to 1953...
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the same time the Brigade of Gurkhas was over-manned. Therefore, a decision was taken to use the excess manpower from the Gurkhas to augment under strength...
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Gurkha Contingent (GC) is a line department of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) consisting primarily of Gurkhas from Nepal, recruited by the British Army...
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the Brigade of Gurkhas?". Gurkha Brigade. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016. "10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment RLC". Ministry of Defence...
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British Gurkhas Nepal (BGN) is an administrative organisation of the British Army. Following generations of territorial disputes between the successors...
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The Army Special Operations Brigade, previously called the Specialised Infantry Group, is a formation of the British Army, initially created as a result...
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(East) Brigade 51 (Scottish) Brigade 143 (West Midlands) Brigade 145 (South) Brigade 160 (Welsh) Brigade British Forces Brunei British Gurkhas Nepal Aldershot...
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other ranks in the Brigade of Gurkhas contribute a day's pay to the Trust. In 1969, it was realised that a great number of Gurkha soldiers and their dependants...
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The Gurkha Justice Campaign was a successful political campaign group in the United Kingdom that sought for Gurkhas who served in the British military...
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November 2021". Gurkha Brigade Association. Brigade of Gurkhas. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021. "The London Regiment". British Army. Retrieved...
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Infantry – why are some British Army regiments more senior than others?". Forces Network. Retrieved 2024-02-12. The Royal Gurkha Rifles also has two additional...
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is a reform of the British Army resulting from the Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy ("Global Britain in a Competitive...
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location of the 14 Gorkha Training Centre. It is the first Gorkha battalion comprising only locally domiciled Gurkhas. The ratio between Nepali Gurkhas and...
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Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II Chappell, p.58 Chappell, Mike (1993). The Gurkhas. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-85532-357-5...
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