Assault on Hangman’s Hill, Monte Cassino, 15th-23rd March 1944
The fighting around the hilltop monastery of Monte Cassino in Italy was some of the fiercest seen during the Second World ...
History & Collections
Action at Wadi Akarit, 5th/6th April 1943
The first Victoria Cross awarded to a Gurkha soldier during the Second World War was awarded to Subedar Lalbahadur Thapa of ...
2nd/6th Gurkha Rifles Presentation Kukris and Afghan Tribal Knives
Gurkha soldiers within the Indian army had been fighting in and around Afghanistan since the early 19th century. The tribes ...
10th Princess Marys Own Gurkha Rifles Piper’s Plaid Brooch
Gurkha regiments have long had an association with Scottish regiments, which began in the 19th century. Officers would ...
4th Gurkha Rifles Miniature Memorial Bell
By the close of the First World War all ten pre-existing Gurkha regiments had fought in the conflict, and a further regiment ...
