Gurkhas and the Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi by British forces between June and September of 1857 during what is often referred to as the Indian ...
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Gurkhas in Iraq and Afghanistan
Gurkha soldiers have been involved in conflicts in Afghanistan since the 1840’s and the Middle East since 1914. They have ...
The Origins of Gurkha Service to Britain
After the formation of a unified Nepal in the mid-1700’s, the young Nepalese kingdom began to expand its territory through ...
Gurkhas and the Second World War
On the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, Gurkha soldiers of the British Indian Army were immediately deployed in ...
Gurkhas and the Falklands War
On 2nd April 1982 Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory, in an attempt to assert ...
The Elizabeth Cross
The Elizabeth Cross was instated in 2009. It is granted to the next of kin of Armed Forces personnel killed on operations or ...
Gurkha Officer Remembers Heroic Grandfather
In the month of Remembrance Day and after the nation marked the 75th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day (VJ Day) in the ...
L/Cpl Tuljung Gurung MC’s Actions of Bravery
In the early hours of 22 March 2013 Rifleman Tuljung Gurung was on guard duty at the front gate sangar to Patrol Base ...
The Anglo-Nepal War and Major-General Sir David Ochterlony
Born in Boston in 1758 to an ancient Scottish family, David Ochterlony began his career as a cadet in the armies of the ...
The First Gurkha Victoria Cross – Rifleman Kulbir Thapa, 3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles, 25th/26th September 1915
Prior to the First World War the deployment of Indian Army troops far from India had usually been mooted. Gurkha soldiers ...
Gurkha Victoria Cross at San Marino, Italy – Rifleman Sherbahadur Thapa
Born in Ghalechap in the Tanhu District of Nepal in 1921, Sherbahadur Thapa enlisted with 9th Gurkha Rifles in November 1942 ...
Delhi Day – Gurkhas at the Siege of Delhi, 1857
The Siege of Delhi by British forces between June and September of 1857 during what is often referred to as the Indian ...
