1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Battalion
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Borneo
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Malaya
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:charityWork Support for local charities
gptkbp:communityEngagement Local community support
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_heritage Nepalese_culture
gptkbp:culturalEvents Participation in cultural events
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Gurkha heritage
gptkbp:currentCommander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Brunei
gptkbp:deployedTo Various global deployments
gptkbp:disbanded 1947
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Colonel
Long history of service
gptkbp:established 1815
gptkbp:formed 1815
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Brunei
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brunei
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Significant_role_in_British_military_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
gptkbp:humanitarianAssistance gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
gptkbp:insignia Gurkha cap badge
gptkbp:internationalRelations Strengthening ties with other nations
gptkbp:language Nepali
gptkbp:leadership British_officers
gptkbp:motto Better to die than be a coward
gptkbp:nickname Gurkhas
gptkbp:operations Peacekeeping missions
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:The_Royal_Gurkha_Rifles
gptkbp:previousName 1st Gurkha Rifles
gptkbp:recognizes Awards and honors received
gptkbp:recruitment Nepalese_citizens
gptkbp:reform 1959
gptkbp:size Around 600 personnel
gptkbp:sport Various sports activities
gptkbp:subordinateUnits gptkb:Gurkha_Brigade
gptkbp:supportRole Infantry operations
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Kukri
gptkbp:traditions Gurkha traditions
gptkbp:training Jungle warfare
gptkbp:trainingExercises Regular military exercises
Joint exercises with other armies
gptkbp:type Light infantry
gptkbp:uniform Khaki
gptkbp:website Official website