This engaging documentary is built around a junior officer’s films (mostly colour) shot in India and Burma. It’s available on the iPlayer and online.
Something to consider in the lead up to Christmas: https://www.gwt.org.uk/events-and-challenges/carols/
I've read a lot of attempts by writers trying to sum up the typical jungle patrol by distilling the common features of the scores in which they...
This announcement passed me by earlier in the month, good to see a slight reversal to the normal cut backs:...
Does anyone have a copy of 'History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) Volume 2 1929 onwards? I am trying to see what it has in it...
Lance Naik Lal Bahadur Gurung is thought to be the oldest living Gurkha in Nepal. He fought in North Africa during WW2, please see link below for...
Hi everyone As some of you may already know, for the past two years I have been researching on the 8th Indian Division in the battle of Sangro...
Remembering Today Casualty Captain FORTH, DAVID OGILVIE Service Number EC/10283 Died 05/05/1945 Aged 21 1st Bn. 9th Gurkha Rifles Son of Charles...
Remembering Today Casualty Rifleman BHABI LAL THAPA Service Number 65910 Died 17/04/1945 Aged 25 1st Bn. 6th Gurkha Rifles Son of Parus Ram and...
Remembering Today Casualty Rifleman NAR SUBA GURUNG Service Number 10293 Died 04/04/1943 Aged 26 3rd Bn. 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles...
Can anyone give me any information regarding the death of this officer? His details are Lt Col Ivan Henry HEDDERWICK No A1/840 commanding 4th...
Dear Sirs, I am trying to find out more information, from the small bits of info that I've been told about one of my great Uncles. Herbert...
"Gurkha awarded MBE 70 years late". 13 May 2016 army.mod.uk. Subedar Major Kalu Chettri, MC MBE. 2nd KEO Gurkha Rifles....
Hi All, As an off-shoot discussion from a previous Burma related thread, I have asked for assistance in tracing information on Major A.A.J....
I'm currently looking into their pretty horrible time on Hangman's Hill at Cassino: http://www.milhist.net/mto/19gurkha.html - in short. Is...
In the foreword of a book 'From The Gazala Line To Behind The Lines - Wartime memories of John Cowtan, written by the American author of 'Miracle...
Hi All, Browsing one of the latest Auction Houses catalogue, I came across these two sets of Gallantry medals to Gurkhas who although captured at...
Just wondering if anyone near this museum and could do a quick bit of research for me as I live abroad, expenses paid of course. Not sure if there...
Hi all, I'm doing some research on a Lt. (later Captain) in the 1st Gurkha Rifles, 20th Indian Division from 26 November 1942 to 24 July 1944....
Remembering today two men who took part in Wingate's experimental Chindit mission in 1943. Rifleman Ganga Ram Rai, part of the decoy Southern...
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