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created 1 August 2000. Corrected and updated
09.07.2006
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The Royal
Gurkha Rifles |
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United
Kingdom
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| How to find information about individuals who served in this corps |
| 1994.07.01 | The Royal
Gurkha Rifles formed by union and amalgamation: |
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The Royal Gurkha Rifles (Army site) | |
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The Royal Gurkha Rifles (Army Infantry site) | |
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The Royal Gurkha Rifles, by Glenvil Roberts. | |
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The Brigade of Gurkhas (Hampshire County Council) | |
| Regulars: | ||
| 1st Battalion [1994-present] | ||
| 2nd Battalion [1994-present] | ||
| 3rd Battalion [1994-1996] | ||
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[combined battle honours of 2nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkha Rifles, 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles, 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles, and 10th Queen Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles] 1 1. the Corps of Drums owns the drums of the predecessor regiments, which display these battle honours. |
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 | Authorised to carry the Queen's Truncheon, granted for distinguished service at Delhi in 1857. | |
| Badges: | Two kukris pointing
upwards, the blades crossed left over right, cutting edges outwards,
ensigned with a crown, all in silver. Worn on crossbelts: Rock and Elephant, Prussian Eagle, Ram's Head |
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| Uniform: | rifle green;
piping: scarlet tartan: Douglas (pipers' trews & plaids, pipe bags & ribbons) |
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| 1994.07.01 | Lt-Gen. HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, AK, QSO, ADC | |
| 1994.07.01 | Lt-Gen. Sir Peter Royston Duffell, KCB, CBE, MC | |
| 1999.07.01 | Brig. Peter Thomas Clayton Pearson, CBE | |
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| Anniversaries: | Meiktila (1 Mar.) Medicina (16 Apr.) Regimental Birthday (1 July) Gallipoli (7 Aug.) Delhi Day (14 Sep.) | |
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| Marches: | quick: Black Bear | |
| double: The Keel Row | ||
| slow (Band): God Bess the Prince of Wales | ||
| slow (Pipes): The Garb of Old Gaul | ||
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| Affiliated British Regiments: | |||
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The King's Royal Hussars | 1994-present | |
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The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) | 1994-present | |
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The Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) | 1994-present | |
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The Royal Green Jackets | 1994-present | |
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The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada | 1994-present | |
 | Gurkha Regimental Associations (British Army listing) | |
 | The Gurkha Museum, Winchester, England (Museum site) | |
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Gurkha Museum, Winchester (Army Museums Ogilby Trust) | |
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Gurkha Museum, Winchester (Simonides listing) | |
| Regimental Journal: | ||
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