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	Gurkha information - Search.com
		The Thakur/Rajput Gurkhas were entered as officers, one of whom, (retired) General Narendra Bir Singh, Gurkha Rifles, rose to become aide-de-camp (A.D.C.) to Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India.
		The 60th Rifles (later the Royal Green Jackets) fought alongside the Sirmoor Rifles and were so impressed that following the mutiny they insisted 2nd Gurkhas be awarded the honours of adopting their distinctive rifle green uniforms with scarlet edgings and rifle regiment traditions and that they should hold the title of riflemen rather than sepoys.
		Between 1901 and 1906, the Gurkha regiments were renumbered from the 1st to the 11th and redesignated as Gurkha Rifles.
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	Gurkha - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1788 and 1791, Nepal Gurkha invaded Tibet and robbed Tashilhunpo Monastery in Shigatse.
		The 60th Rifles (later the Royal Green Jackets) fought alongside the Sirmoor Rifles and were so impressed that following the mutiny they insisted 2nd Gurkhas be awarded the honours of adopting their distinctive rifle green uniforms with scarlet edgings and rifle regiment traditions and that they should hold the title of riflemen rather than sepoys.
		Between 1901 and 1906, the Gurkha regiments were renumbered from the 1st to the 11th and redesignated as Gurkha Rifles.
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	Avalanche Press
		Naik of a Gurkha battalion on the North-West Frontier.
		Gurkhas were also recruited; none joined the INA, remaining loyal to their oaths, and they suffered terribly in captivity as a result.
		Gurkha veterans are required to present written proof of their captivity to receive the award; most of the handful still alive are illiterate and few managed to claim the cash until Veronica O’Neal, the elderly widow of a 2/2nd British officer, found a roster hidden from the Japanese by her husband.
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	EnciclopedyGurkha - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Gurkha (or Gorkha) are a people from Nepal who take their name from the former city-state of Gorkha, which went on to found the Kingdom of Nepal later on.
		Gurkhas served as troops of the East India Company in the Pindaree War of 1817, in Bhurtbore in 1826 and the First and Second Sikh Wars in 1846 and 1848.
		Gurkha soldiers have won 13 Victoria Crosses, all but one (Rambahadur Limbu) were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army.
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	6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1903, the regiment was also renumbered as the 6th Gurkha Rifles.
		The 1st Battalion was the first unit of Gurkhas to arrive at Gallipoli.
		In 1958, the regiment was renamed as the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
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	BBC News \| Gurkhas \| The Gurkhas - Britain's oldest allies
		It was commissioned by the Gurkha Brigade Association Trust and unveiled by the Queen accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Gurkha Rifles.
		The term Gurkha is traditionally used to describe men of Nepal who serve as soldiers in the armies of Nepal, India or Britain.
		The 6th Gurkhas won fame in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign when they threw the Turks back in their sector.
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	Gorkha Rifles Regiments
		Recruiting continued, and the adaptability of the Gurkha troops to various types and conditions of combat was demonstrated by their performance in the Second Afghan War (1878-80) and in the Boxer Uprising (1900).
		Gurkhas in the service of India have also played an important and colorful role in national defense, despite the early complaints of Indian nationalists that Nepalese soldiers were acting as British mercenaries or tools of the Ranas.
		Gurkhas, some of whom came from Nepalese families resident in the Indian Tarai, served with distinction in India's three wars with Pakistan (1947-48, 1965, and 1971).
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/rgt-gorkha.htm (2039 words)

	Gurkha - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Gurkha, also spelt as Gorkha, are people from Nepal who take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath.
		Gurkhas are best known for their history of bravery and strength in the British Army and the Indian Army.
		Gurkha soldiers have won 13 Victoria Crosses, all but one (Rambahadur Limbu) were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army.
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	History Of Gurkha Soldier
		Gurkha troops (1st Battalion, 2nd KEO Gurkha Rifles) were the first to be used again in an operational role at the outbreak of the Brunei Revolt in December 1962.
		This was achieved by a reduction of the number of Gurkha infantry battalions from eight to five, reductions in the strength of the three corps units (Engineers, Signals and Transport) and the disbandment of the Gurkha Parachute Company and the Gurkha Military Police.
		The 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles were at the forefront of the NATO Peace Support Operations in Kosovo in 1999, whilst in the same year, the 2nd Battalion played a key role in the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in East Timor.
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	Khukuri House- Making army knives/kukris for UK, US troops since 1993
		The 1st battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles at the helm of the task force in Kosovo alongside British paratroopers was collectively known as the ‘elite’ of the British armed forces.
		On the ground, the Gurkhas were given the signal to move out and a detachment of the 1 st RGR (Royal Gurkha Rifles) became the first NATO troops to cross the border into Kosovo to secure the heights against possible snipers.
		The Gurkhas have always been in the forefront of battles since their inception and their dedication and faith is unquestionable.
	www.gurkhas-kukris.com /war_campaign (1932 words)

	Major-General Jim Robertson
		Major-General Jim Robertson, who has died aged 93, commanded the 1/7th Gurkha Rifles in Burma and the 1/6th Gurkha Rifles in Malaya; a formidable field commander, he was awarded two DSOs and was four times mentioned in dispatches.
		He was appointed GSO 1 at Gurkha Planning Staff and, subsequently, Malaya Command before he returned to England in 1950 and moved to the War Office.
		He was chairman of the Gurkha Brigade Association from 1968 to 1980, and president from 1980 to 1987.
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	MICHAEL ALLMAND VC
		The VC remained in the possession of the family until the 22nd July 1991 when it was donated to the Regimental Trust of the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles by Michael Allmand's brother and eldest sister at a ceremony held in Hong Kong.
		At the same time the Regimental Trust also decided to donate to the Gurkha Museum, the VC awarded to Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun, 3rd Bn, 6th Gurkha Rifles, who won his VC on the 23rd June 1944 in the vicinity of Mogaung, the same place as Michael Allmand's heroic action.
		Captain Allmand was commanding the leading platoon of a Company of the 6th Gurkha Rifles in Burma on 11th June 1944, when the Battalion was ordered to attack the Pin Hmi Road Bridge.
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	Gurkha - Avoo - Ask Us A Question - Gurkha, also spelt as Gorkha, are people from Nepal who take their name from the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Gurkhas are best known for their history of bravery and strength in the British Army Brigade of Gurkhas and the Indian Army.
		Martial Race is a designation created by officials of British India to describe "races" (peoples) that were thought to be naturally warlike and aggressive in battle, and to possess qualities like courage, loyalty, self sufficiency, physical strength, resilience, orderliness, hard working, fighting tenacity and military strategy.
		From the end of the Indian Mutiny until the start of the First World War the Gurkha Regiments saw active service in Burma, Afghanistan, the North-East and the North-West Frontiers of India, Malta (the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78), Cyprus, Malaya, China (the Boxer Rebellion of 1900) and Tibet (Younghusband's Expedition of 1905).
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	Acidophilus notes \| 14:24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas.
		It is unique in that it recruits Gurkhas from Nepal, which is a nation independent of the United Kingdom and not a member of the Commonwealth.
		The Royal Gurkha Rifles are considered to be some of the finest soldiers in the world, as is evidenced by the high regard they are held in for both their fighting skill, and their smartness of turnout on parade.
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	Nepalese Khukuri House : The brave Gurkhas
		A battalion of the 8thGR (8th Gurkha Rifle, name of battalion) distinguished itself at Loos in Flanders, fighting nearly to the last man. The 6th Gurkhas won fame in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign when they threw the Turks back in their sector.
		Six of the ten regiments became the Indian Gurkhas Rifles; the four (2ndGR, 6thGR, 7thGR and 10GR) remaining the British Brigade of Gurkhas.
		Gurkha soldiers are recruited as teenagers of 17 or 18 from their villages.
	www.nepalesekhukuri.com /gurkhas.html (1556 words)

	British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Gurkhas: 6th Gurkha Rifles
		The 6th are best known for their bravery at Gallipoli and if we look at their battle honours there is only one, Burma 1885-87, that was earned before World War One.
		Later on, the ridge was shelled by the Royal Navy by mistake and the Turks saw the chance to regain the heights.
		This place is called Gurkha Bluff to this day in memory of the great bravery shown by the 6th.
	www.britishempire.co.uk /forces/armyunits/gurkha/6thgurkhas.htm (459 words)

	6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles [India - UK]
		VCs in the Gurkha Museum, Winchester, by Iain Stewart.
		Rifleman Tul Bahadur Pun, VC, 1944, by Ed Haynes.
		Gibbs, H.R.K. Historical record of the 6th Gurkha Rifles.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/southasia/gurkha/06GR.htm (246 words)

	Gurkha International Group
		Gurkha Rifles there and in Brunei, where he served as Garrison Commander of British Forces in Brunei from 1992-93.
		Gurkha Rifles Association, and Treasurer of the Bodyguard Association of Hong Kong.
		Gurkha Rifles Association and is Quartermaster of the Bodyguard Association of Hong Kong.
	www.gurkha.com.hk /the_people/hongkong.html (918 words)

	Brigade of Gurkhas - China-related Topics BQ-BT - China-Related Topics
		In 1974 Turkey invaded Cyprus and the 10th Gurkha Rifles was sent to defend the British sovereign base area of Dhekelia.
		Gurkhas have had a role in the Falklands War (1st Battalon of the 7th), Gulf War, NATO operations in Kosovo and UN peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and East Timor.
		Gurkha soldiers have won 13 Victoria Crosses, although all but one (Rambahadur Limbu) were won when all Gurkha regiments were still part of the Indian Army.
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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles
		Following the end of the Second World War, India gained its independence, and four regiments of the Brigade of Gurkhas were allocated to the British Army, the 6th Gurkhas amongst them (although the 3rd Battalion was transferred to the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)).
		In 1958, the regiment was renamed as the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
		In 1969, the 6th Gurkhas was reduced to a single battalion, when the 1st and 2nd battalions were amalgamated as the 1st Battalion.
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	Gurkha International Group
		This was a new post established for the first time to find work for ex-soldiers, and he established the office and procedures which remain in place to this day, and which have found thousands of ex-soldiers work.
		In 1997, he was a founder member of British Gurkha Overseas Services (Private) Ltd and as Chairman from its initiation, has formed the Company and grown it to the success it is today.
		Throughout his army career he was an advocate of effective education for the children of Gurkhas and the Nepalese community, and after retirement he founded, and became the Chairman of, the Gorkha International Public Higher Secondary School in Dang, Nepal.
	www.gurkha.com.hk /the_people/nepal.html (499 words)

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		The legend states that Bappa Rawal was a teenager in hiding, when he came upon the warrior saint while on a hunting expedition with friends in the jungles of Rajasthan.
		Rana]]The "original" Gurkhas who were descended from the Rajputs refused to enter as mere soldiers and were instead given positions as officers in the British-Indian armed forces.
		In 1999 5/8 Gorkha Rifles were sent as part of the Indian Army UN contingentof the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to secure the diamond fields against the Revolutionary United Front.
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		This was achieved by a reduction of the number of Gurkha infantry battalions from eight to five, reductions in the strength of the three corps units (Engineers, Signals and Transport) and the disbandment of the Gurkha Independent Parachute Company and the Gurkha Military Police.
		Since 1978 the United Kingdom based Gurkha battalion has taken its turn in helping to garrison Belize and in 1982 the 1st Battalion 7th DEO Gurkha Rifles took part in the Falkland Islands Campaign.
		In 1994 the four Rifle Regiments disbanded and were reformed into a large Regiment, The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) which initially consisted of 3 battalions.
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	UK2
		Original rifle green and red cloth covered boards with bright gilt regimental device to front board and titles to spine, green and white marbled end-papers.
		Volume II of the regimental history of the 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles, covering the period after transfer to the British Army to 1973, including service in Ma laya and Borneo.
		Brief history of the East Kent Mounted Rifles and its successor units, with particular reference to its uniforms and insignia since the formation during the French Revolutionary in 1794, as the East Kent Yeomanry.
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	Notes from a Cube Dweller: February 2006 Archives
		The 1st 6th Gurkhas did not enter the war in Burma until August 1944 when the tide was turning against the Japanese.
		On Indian Independence in August 1947, 6th Gurkhas was transferred to the British Army and took part in the long anti-terrorist campaign in Malaya.
		Patterson was given commander of 2nd Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles, 1959-61, operating in the jungle of the Malay-Thai border.
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		III- XIV detail the history and services of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions of the 6th Gurkha Rifles in Waziristan, the North-West Frontier, WW2 in Manipur, Burma and Burmese Border, Iraq, Persia, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Italy, Siam and Malaya.
		History of 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles from its raising as the Cuttack Legion in HEIC service in 1817 until amalgamation into the 1st Battalion of The Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994.
		Volume II of the regimental history of the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, during their years of service as part of the British Army 1948-1975.
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	Lieutenant-Colonel 'Tich' Harvey \| Obituaries \| News \| Telegraph
		Harvey was commissioned into the 9th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment; he volunteered for the Indian Army's Gurkha brigade and was posted to the 1st Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles, at Dharamsala in the Himalayan foothills.
		The 5th Gurkhas were to become part of the new Indian Army and Harvey managed to obtain a transfer to 2nd Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles (later 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles), whom he joined in Malaya at the beginning of the Emergency.
		He commanded 2nd/6th Queen's Own Gurkhas in Borneo in 1963 during the Indonesian "Confrontation" and was appointed OBE at the end of his three-year tour and decorated by a grateful Sultan of Brunei.
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