History & Collections

Rifleman Karanbahadur Rana VC and the action at El-Kefr, Palestine

By early 1918 British and Allied forces had placed Ottoman Turkish troops on the defensive on all fronts, advancing steadily ...

Subedar Lalbahadur Thapa V.C. and the Battle of Wadi Akarit

The first award of a Victoria Cross  to a Gurkha soldier during the Second World War was to Subedar Lalbahadur Thapa of 2nd ...

Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung and Tamandu Day – 5th March 1945

Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung was born in September 1921 in Phalpu in the Gorkha District of Nepal and joined ...

The Treaty of Segauli – 4th March 1816

A TREATY OF “PERPETUAL PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP” After Nepal was unified into a modern state in the 1760’s and 70’s ...

Try our Gurkha Themed Puzzles!

We've created some fun puzzles out of some our most famous paintings and pictures. Click here to challenge yourself and ...

A Selfless Bravery – Kulbir Thapa’s V.C. Action

Greater Love Hath no man than that he lay down his life for another – or show himself prepared to do so. It was during ...

Gurkhas and Family Traditions

Just as family plays an important role within the Brigade of Gurkhas, ethos, kinship and family play a large role for ...

Gurkha Loyalty

Loyalty has long characterised Gurkha service to Britain. During the Indian Mutiny of 1857, Gurkha soldiers remained ...

Kaida – A Gurkha Fusion of History and Culture

The Brigade of Gurkhas maintains a unique set of traditions and approaches to how it operates. These have been forged over ...

Regimental Fraternity

Throughout the past two centuries of Gurkha service to Britain, Gurkha units have served alongside a wide array of ...

Gurkhas at Ahnai Tangi – 14 January 1920

In the aftermath of the First World War a great deal of unrest occurred on the North-West Frontier between India and ...

Gurkhas and the North-West Frontier

During the period of British rule in India, the British administration often found itself in conflict on its north-western ...