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	Royal Gurkha Rifles
		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.
		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.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/ro/royal_gurkha_rifles.html (151 words)

	BBC Inside Out - Gurkhas
		The term Gurkha is used as a generic term for the indigenous population of the middle hills of East and West Nepal.
		Gurkhas serve in a variety of roles, mainly in the infantry.
		The Gurkhas are keen on cooking, and Nepalese cuisine is heavily influenced by Indian cuisine.
	www.bbc.co.uk /insideout/southeast/series7/gurkhas.shtml (1309 words)

	gurkha knife, Gurkha, Brigade of Gurkhas, Britist Gurkha, Gurkha soldier, Who are Gurkhas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Gurkha generally strikes upwards with the kukri, possibly in order to avoid wounding himself should his blow fail, and possibly because an upward cut is just the one that can be least guarded against.
		The 1st Battalon of the 7th Gurkhas fought in the Falklands War of 1982, while the 1st Battalion of the 11th Gorkha Regiment fought in the 1999 Kargil conflict for India.
		Gurkhas served as troops of the East India Company in the Pindaree War of 1817, in Bhurtbore in 1826 and the Sikh Wars in 1846 and 1848.
	www.himalayanmart.com /gurkhaknife/gurkhaknife.php (2457 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Gurkhas are best known for their history of bravery and strength in the British Army Brigade of Gurkhas and the Indian Army.
		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.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Gurkha (3001 words)

	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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	GURKHA NEWS
		The Princess Royal was guest of honour at a cap-badging ceremony and a reformation parade of 248 Gurkha Signal Squadron yesterday.
		Gurkhas and their supporters have been trying for three years to publicly shame the British government with the charge it treats these soldiers as good enough to die for Britain, but not good enough to become citizens.
		Gurkhas said they could not wholeheartedly welcome the move because the new provision will apply only to those who were discharged from the forces after July 1, 1997, meaning that around 100 of the estimated 400 Gurkhas currently resident in Britain will not be eligible.
	www.nmbva.co.uk /gurkha_news.htm (4468 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		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.
		Amalgamated with the 2nd Bn, Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1996 as part of run down of British forces in Hong Kong.
		Together with the Royal Irish Regiment and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (5 SCOTS), the UK based RGR battalion will rotate as part of 16 Air Assault Brigadeâ”it will spend five years with this formation, followed by two years as a light infantry battalion with 52 Brigade.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Royal_Gurkha_Rifles (487 words)

	RGR
		On 1st July 1994 the four Gurkha Rifle Regiments, 2 GR, 6 GR, 7 GR and 10 GR reformed into a large Regiment, The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR), consisting of three battalions.
		However, on the withdrawal of 1 RGR from Hong Kong to the UK, 3 RGR was disbanded in November 1996.
		The Queen's Truncheon awarded to the Sirmoor Rifles in Delhi is in Service with the Regiment, The Drums carry the Battle Honours of the four previous regiments and their property is on permanent loan to the Royal Gurkha Rifles.
	www.army.mod.uk /brigade_of_gurkhas/rgr/index.htm (357 words)

	Sultanate - News \| Negara Brunei Darussalam \| Young Royal couple visits Brunei Garrison Headquarters and the 2nd ...
		His Royal Highness Prince General Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince, and Her Royal Highness Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah Wednesday consented to visit the Brunei Garrison Headquarters and the Second Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles in Seria.
		Shortly after their arrival at the Tuker Lines, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince received the royal salute and consented to inspect a guard of honour mounted by personnel of the Second Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles.
		At the centre, Her Royal Highness mingled with the wives of the Gurkha army personnel, and had the opportunity to view handicrafts by families at the Brunei Garrison.
	www.sultanate.com /news_server/24_mar_4.html (624 words)

	ROYAL GURKHA RIFLES - Find Friends from ROYAL GURKHA RIFLES at Forces Reunited
		Neil McLoughlin was at Royal Gurkha Rifles between 1958 and 1967
		Rob Montagu-Williams was at Royal Gurkha Rifles between 2000 and 2003
		Raymond Petrie was at Royal Gurkha Rifles between 1959 and 1968
	www.forcesreunited.org.uk /namearchive/units/ArmyNames/Royal-Gurkha-Rifles.html (205 words)

	Gurkhas Leaving Hong Kong as Sun Sets
		By the end of November, virtually all of the 707 men in the Royal Gurkha Rifles, the last Gurkha force in Hong Kong, will leave their barracks in the Malaya Line, as their encampment is known, and head to England.
		Friday the Gurkha band in full uniform marched onto the Malaya Line parade ground for the last time, beating retreat at sundown, a flourish of bagpipe music and sharply creased marching followed by the final Gurkha kukri dance, a precise twirling of knives by a squad of traditionally attired Gurkhas.
		Many former Gurkhas have decided that working as security guards is more remunerative than returning to a pension in Nepal, and they can be seen outside homes and luxury apartment complexes across the territory.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/world/110296hongkong-gurkhas-art.html (835 words)

	Legendary group enhances defense at Fairford (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The legendary Nepali fighters of the 3rd RGR are here to safeguard the base, joining forces with Air Force security forces, Royal Air Force and Ministry of Defence police and local constabularies.
		After a British conflict in Nepal in the early 19th century, the Royal Army was so impressed with the Gurkha fighters that it recruited and constructed special regiments of the elite soldiers.
		The Gurkhas are happy to be working with the four agencies already securing Fairford, including U.S. Air Force security forces, RAF and Ministry of Defence police and local constabularies.
	www.af.mil /news/story_print.asp?storyID=32103112 (657 words)

	Return of the Gurkhas
		Yet for others, it is a matter of "been there, done that." Such is the case for the Gurkhas, those Nepalese warriors who have been serving with the British military since 1815 and whose glorious past I've covered before.
		Gurkhas are now guarding the port at Umm Qasr, armed with rifles and 13-inch kukri knives--a blade supposedly sharp enough to decapitate you in a single swipe.
		It was the height of World War I and the Gurkhas were fighting on the side of the British Empire against the Ottomans.
	www.weeklystandard.com /Content/Public/Articles/000/000/002/514ukwzj.asp (613 words)

	The Royal Gurkha Rifles
		All Gurkha soldiers are recruited in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.
		The RGR currently have a jungle role Battalion permanently based in Brunei and a Light Role Battalion in the UK.
		The Gurkhas are a unique unit in the Army with a reputation of being amongst the finest and most feared in the World.
	www.army.mod.uk /infantry/org_role_loc/organisation_of_the_infantry/the_royal_gurkha_rifles.htm (197 words)

	The Royal Scots Affiliated and Allied Regiments
		In 1983 when The Royal Scots celebrated the 350th anniversary of the raising of the Regiment, representatives of all three regiments proudly took their place at the Royal Review by H.M. The Queen.
		It is very much regretted that under the reductions in the Army planned under "Options for Change", 10th Gurkhas disappeared as a separate regiment and became part of The Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994.
		In 1957 H.M. The Queen approved the alliance with The Royal Scots Regiment and in 1989 H.R.H. The Princess Royal was appointed to be their Colonel in Chief.
	www.theroyalscots.co.uk /affiliated.html (598 words)

	British Army Infantry at AllExperts
		The Royal Highland Fusiliers (2nd Bn, The Royal Regiment of Scotland)
		The Highlanders (4th Bn, The Royal Regiment of Scotland) 1st Bn, The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's)1st & 2nd Bn, The Royal Green Jackets
		Royal Welsh - this will be a two battalion regiment formed from the amalgamation of the Royal* Welch Fusiliers and the Royal Regiment of Wales.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/br/british_army_infantry.htm (2398 words)

	Excite España - Búsqueda De Noticias - Resultados con: Rifles
		An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and another injured when insurgents ambushed a party of security personnel in Manipur's Chandel district on Thursday, official sources said.
		An Assam Rifles jawan was killed and another injured when insurgents ambushed a party of security personnel in Manipur's Chandel district today, official sources said.
		Imphal, Feb. 21: The Assam Rifles deployed in Manipur has been sucked into another controversy with the Imphal bench of Gauhati High Court asking the director general of police A.K. Parashar to investigate allegations that troops of the paramilitary force were terrorising villagers in Chandel district.
	www.excite.es /search/news/results?q=Rifles (383 words)

	Khukuri House - RGR Wooden Plaque (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Handmade wooden Gurkha regiment plaque is one of the latest additions by Khukuri House to enhance the Gurkhali items and also to honor the prestigious Brigade of Gurkhas itself.
		The 1st Battalion the Royal Gurkha Rifles (1RGR) was formed in Hong Kong on 1st July 1994 on the amalgamation of the 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles and the 2nd King Edward’s VII Own Goorkhas (The Sirmoor Rifles).
		The 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (2 RGR) formed from the merger of 7th and 10th Gurkha Rifles and consists mainly of Gurkhas recruited from East Nepal.
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	British Army Regimental badges for sale:
		With the Indian Independence of 1947, four Regiments of Gurkha Rifles transferred to the British Army with the remainder continuing in the new Indian Army.
		In 1948 the following four Regiments were constituted as the Brigade of Gurkhas and became part of the British Army: 2nd,6th,7th and 10th Gurkha Rifles.
		As part of the Options for change package instituted in the 1990's all four Gurkha Regiments merged into a new Regiment The Royal Gurkha Rifles, and adopted the new badge.
	www.egframes.co.uk /gurkhas1.htm (240 words)

	Defenceindia : Indian Army : The Garhwal Rifles
		In May, 1887, the Ist Battalion of the Regiment was raised at Almora in Kumaon by Lt Col. EP Mainwaring as 2nd Battalion the 3rd (The Kumaon) Gurkha Regiment.
		In 1831, the Battalion was redesignated the 39th (The Garhwali) Regiment of Bengal Infantry.
		On 2nd Feb, 1921, the entire Regiment was conferred the royal title- a unique honour which it shared with only one other Indian Infantry Group: 5 Royal Gurkha Rifles.
	www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/garhwal_rifles.html (541 words)

	British Army Regimental badges for sale: We have in stock most British Army Regimental badges for sale,we can supply ...
		Formed 1890 as the 1st Regiment of Burma Infantry, became 10th Gurkha Rifles in 1901, adopted latest title in 1949.
		This is the badge of the newly formed Royal Gurkha Rifles.
		On 1st January 1963 the Gurkha Independent Company was formed as a unit of the Parachute Regiment.
	www.egframes.co.uk /aagurkha13.htm (127 words)

	Mam-Mar
		Son of Gurkha Bahadur Bhujel and Deoki, of Pattapani, Nepal.
		Son of Hira Bahadur, and stepson of Bal Kumari; husband of Bima Kumari, of Chiyangdanra, Nepal.
		Son of Panjbir, and of Subhkarni, of Chiuriboat, Nepal; husband of Purni.
	www.roll-of-honour.org.uk /Cemeteries/Rangoon_Memorial/M/html/mam-mar.htm (5001 words)

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		The aim of His Majesty’s visit was to say well done and thanks to the departing First Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles in oil town Seria.
		The First Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles was formed in Hong Kong on July 1 1994.
		Three of the newly commissioned officers first served with the Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1985, and the other officer joined a year later.
	www.rtb.gov.bn /NewsUpdate/2003/May03/200503/main1.htm (507 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Gurkhas: A force to be reckoned with
		About 280 men from the 1st Battalion of Royal Gurkha Rifles have already arrived in Macedonia, while the full compliment of 660 is due by the weekend.
		While they await their orders, the Gurkhas have been training with the Paras at Petrovac in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
		Since then, the Gurkhas have loyally fought for the British all over the globe, and their British officers are taught the Gurkhali language.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/364960.stm (700 words)

	SFOR Informer Online: Harvest Operation Brings Unexpected Surprises
		The Royal Gurkha Rifles of the UKBG conducted a Harvest operation, 10-20 November, in Gradiska Opstina.
		The soldiers were voluntarily given many weapons and rounds of ammunitions, however they discovered and confiscated motars and rifles, all in working order, from 2 hidden caches.
		Not so, on 10 Nov 03, Royal Gurkha Rifles soldiers of Bravo and Charlie Company from the UKBG, in conjunction with the local government, police and military authorities, began a Harvest operation in the Gradiska Opstina.
	www.nato.int /sfor/indexinf/168/p03a/t02p03a.htm (606 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| Gurkhas: A force to be reckoned with
		About 660 men from the 1st Battalion of Royal Gurkha Rifles, together with the 1st Battalion the Parachute Regiment, form the 5 Airborne Brigade, which numbers around 2,000 men.
		Their role in Operation Joint Guardian is to secure a path into the province for the heavy armour of the King's Royal Hussars and the Irish Guards.
		Since then, the Gurkhas have loyally fought for the British all over the world, and their British officers are taught the Gurkhali language.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/367951.stm (698 words)

	BFBS - Ghurka Radio - Brueni Main Page
		British Gurkhas serving anywhere in the world can now catch up with all the events from their home, Nepal, in a new daily, two hour live programme from our studios in Brunei.
		BFBS Gurkha Radio in Brunei is broadcast on 89.5 FM to the soldiers and families of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, who are currently based in the country.
		Gurkha Radio in Brunei also provides Nepali programmes to Radio Television Brunei for the benefit of HM The Sultan's Gurkha Reserve Unit.
	www.ssvc.com /bfbs/radio/gurkhabrunei/gbrunei_main.htm (245 words)

	Royal Insight > August 2006 > Mailbox > Page 4
		The only members of the Royal Family who are able to grant warrants are The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and The Prince of Wales.
		Her Royal Highness's offices, however, are situated in Buckingham Palace, and she has a small apartment at St James's Palace which she uses as a base when her commitments are London-based.
		Though The Queen does not undertake a programme of engagements during her stay in Balmoral, as she does during the rest of the year, Her Majesty is never far from her official duties.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page5440.asp (448 words)

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