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 ...
History & Collections
Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung VC
Regiment 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles Campaign Burma Date 5th March 1945 See more Gurkha Victoria Cross ...
The Treaty of Segauli – 4th March 1816
A TREATY OF “PERPETUAL PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP” After Nepal was unified into a modern state in the 1760s and 70s by the ...
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 ...
The Military Medal of Captain (QGO) Ramprasad Pun MM, 2nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
The Brunei Revolt of 1962 and subsequent Borneo Confrontation, lasting until 1966, saw a significant number of gallantry ...
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 ...
