"Jungle warfare, consisting as it does of lonely treks and skirmishes - demands the highest degree of courage on the part of each individual"...
I'm looking for info and, eventually, the war diary of the unit of September 1944. Especially I would like to have some details about the action...
Sorting out my study at the moment and came across some old copies of 'Medal News'. Anthony (Tony) Sudlow wrote a page for them in the 80s and...
The Kukri - The Journal of the Brigade of Gurkhas Might anybody here possibly have (or have access to) any of these journals? I own a bound copy...
Hello all, Wondering if any member holding a copy of History of the 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles by JN McKay could favour me with a...
I have just finished reading ‘A Signal Honour’ by Robin Painter. He was involved in the first Chindit expedition (Operation Longcloth), the...
Hi all, I am looking for photos of Brigadier, later Major General Blair Mould. He commanded the 21st Indian Infantry Brigade in Italy 1943-45....
Hello everyone, 2/7 Gurkha Rifles was captured at Tobruk in June 1942. I see in Chris Kempton’s Loyalty & Honour that the battalion was re-formed...
I am looking to confirm the date that the 1/8th Gurkha Rifles joined the 36th Indian Brigade as well as the date that the 14/12th Frontier Force...
The regimental histories for the 3rd, 4th and 5th Gurkha Rifles for the 1939-45 period are difficult to locate and view. I have viewed them many...
I have been asked by a friend to help confirm a family story about a Ghurka Kukri that his late father brought back from his WW2 service in...
The battle at Mozzagrogna appears in a small number of threads, mainly due to the role of the 1st Royal Fusiliers and the 1/5th Royal Gurkha...
Over forty years ago, I acquired a number of Indian Army cap badges from a company in Pakistan. I think the name of the company was Yousaf and...
Personal Number: 177815 Rank: Major Name: Richard William BALBERNIE, MC, MiD Unit: Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment London Gazette : 1 April...
Hello, I am trying to locate the 1/2 Gurkha Rifles war diary about the capture of General Arnim in Tunisia, May 1943. Can't seem to find the link...
Hi, hoping you can help before I commit the cardinal sin of getting this wrong. . I have the account of Captain Richard Wallace, 30 Mountain Regt...
Hi I am researching 9th Borders and 3/1 Gurkhas in the fighting for OP Hill, south-west of Bishenpur, in the battle of Imphal in May 1944. I am...
I am starting this thread to discuss with experts on a matter which is sort of very unique in itself. This is regarding Rfn. Sher Bahadur Thapa of...
I am trying to find the exact date that the 3/9th Gurkha Rifles left 4th Indian Infantry Brigade of 26th Indian Division and joined the Chindits....
In Mid May 1944 the 1/4 Prince of Wales' Own Gurkha Rifles were part of 63 Brigade of 17th (Light) Indian Division. They were committed to the...
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