Nishani Mai – The Queen’s Truncheon
The Brigade of Gurkhas has long carried on the tradition of maintaining banners, standards and colours. These are not unique ...
History & Collections
The Battle of Tavoleto – 30th August to 4th September, 1944.
Following the invasion of Italy in 1943, Allied forces, including 2nd/7th Gurkha Rifles (2/7GR) of the 4th Indian Division, ...
Lachhiman Gurung VC
Regiment 9th Gurkha Rifles Campaign Burma Campaign Date 11th/12th May 1945 See more Gurkha Victoria Cross ...
Brunei Revolt – 60th Anniversary
On the 10th December 2022, veterans from the 2nd Gurkha Rifles gathered at the Museum to commemorate the 60th ...
George Channer VC
Regiment 1st Goorkha Regiment Campaign Perak Campaign Date 20th December 1875 See more Gurkha Victoria Cross ...
John Manners-Smith VC
Regiment 5th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment Campaign Hunza-Naga Campaign Date 20th December 1891 See more Gurkha ...
Richard Ridgeway VC
Regiment 44th (Sylhet) Light Infantry (A predecessor to 8th Gurkha Rifles) Campaign Basuto War (Konoma, ...
Anti-Poaching
British officers in India had a long history of sport and big-game hunting, as was common amongst military officers at the ...
Off the Battlefield, On the Scene – Summer exhibition opening 2022
In the evening of the 28th July 2022, we were excited to launch our latest exhibition, 'Off the Battlefield, On the Scene: ...
The Assault on Gurkha Bluff – May 13th 1915.
In April and May 1915, Allied forces still maintained an idea of breaking through the Turkish lines at Gallipoli, despite ...
Field Marshal Sir John Chapple
The Gurkha Museum is saddened to hear of the death of its Vice-Patron, Field Marshal Sir John Chapple. His military ...
