Royal Gurkha Rifles

The Royal Gurkha Rifles is a regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. It is unique in that it recruits Gurkhas from Nepal, which is a nation independent of the United Kingdom. The regiment was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the four separate Gurkha regiments in the British Army:

Related Topics:
Regiment - British Army - Brigade of Gurkhas - Gurkha - Nepal - United Kingdom - 1994

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• 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
• 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles
• 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles
• 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles

The Royal Gurkha Rifles are considered to be some of the finest soldiers in the world, as is evidenced by the high regard they are held in for both their fighting skill, and their smartness of turnout on parade. Their standard of drill is considered to be on a par with that of the Foot Guards, so much so that on many occasions the regiment has mounted the guard at Buckingham Palace.

Related Topics:
Foot Guards - Mounted the guard - Buckingham Palace

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In December 1995, Lieutenant-Colonel Bjaykumar Rawat became the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, the first Nepalese to become a battalion commander in the RGR. He oversaw the departure of the battalion from Hong Kong just before its transfer to Chinese control, and the battalion's relocation to Church Crookham, Hampshire in 1996.

Related Topics:
1995 - Bjaykumar Rawat - Hong Kong - Chinese - Church Crookham - Hampshire - 1996

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