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Celebrating the Gurkhas in 1945

“The Almighty created in the Gurkhas an ideal infantryman, indeed an ideal Rifleman, brave, tough, patient, adaptable, skilled in field-craft, intensely proud of his military record and unswerving ...

Countdown to reopening of the public galleries

08th September 2025

The countdown is on. Our redeveloped public galleries are nearing completion, marking the beginning of a bold new chapter for The Gurkha Museum Trust and the remarkable stories of service and ...

The Path To Victory I: Starting Points

Introduction ‘We have entered another year. A year that I hope will bring freedom and peace to the world.’ On 4 January 1945 Captain G. K. Marshall, from his bunk in Singapore’s Changi ...

From Church Crookham to Winchester

We asked our Patron Colonel Denis Wood to tell us how he raised funds for the move of The Gurkha Museum from Church Crookham to Peninsula Barracks.  'When Field Marshal John Chapple was ...

Slim Sahib

From May 1920 until his command in Burma, Field Marshal Slim was an Indian Army officer. He was known by the rank and file as Slim Sahib, not Uncle Bill. As a result, when he led the huge 14th Army ...

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