Gurkhas and the Greek Civil War
Introduction 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of the Gurkha deployment to Greece at the end of the Second World War, when British troops were sent into the country to try and deescalate the ...
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Burns Night 2025
NOW SOLD OUT After selling out the last few years, Burns Night at The Gurkha Museum returns in 2025. Join us on Friday 24 January to discover the Gurkhas long history and affiliation with ...
Celebrating 75 Years of the Queen’s Gurkha Signals
On 23 September 2024, Queen’s Gurkha Signals (QG SIGNALS) marked its 75th anniversary. As the communication experts of the Brigade of Gurkhas, the QG SIGNALS is a regiment within the Royal Corps of ...
Gurkha Dashain Celebrations Through The Decades
This October many Nepalis around the world will mark the Dashain Festival. In the Hindu faith, Dashain (or Dashera) celebrates the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura, symbolising ...
25 Years On: The Gurkhas at Kosovo
June 2024 marked 25 years since units from the Brigade of Gurkhas deployed on Operation AGRICOLA, a peacekeeping operation to the war-torn Balkan state of Kosovo. Despite being a brief deployment, ...
Harkbir Whisky (50ml)
The Gurkhas’ Whisky A highland single malt scotch Whisky produced by The Own Label Company in Scotland for The Gurkha Museum. 40% Vol 50ml. Please be aware this product will only be sold ...
153 Gurkha Parachute Battalion and the Defence of Sangshak
Formation and training: In June 1940, in the wake of the British Army’s defeat in France and Belgium, Winston Churchill instructed the War Office to investigate the idea of forming a new Corps of ...
Gurkha History Mug – Susan Rose China
English bone china tankard mug. Hand painted by Susan Rose of Susan Rose China. The mug depicts words, phrases and campaigns associated with over 200 years of Gurkha heritage. The mug is exclusive to ...
Gaje Ghale VC
Between the 24th and 27th May 1943, a force of Japanese soldiers attempted an advance into the Chin Hills. After two assaults against the Japanese position had failed, a third was made by troop which ...
