2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Royal_Gurkha_Rifles
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| gptkbp:battleHonors |
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:Borneo gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Second_World_War gptkb:Afghanistan_War gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Bosnia Malaya Emergency |
| gptkbp:communityEngagement |
charity events
sports events educational initiatives local community projects cultural_exchange_programs |
| gptkbp:currentCommander |
Lieutenant Colonel
|
| gptkbp:deployedTo |
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Iraq |
| gptkbp:equipment |
artillery
armoured vehicles standard infantry weapons communications equipment |
| gptkbp:formed |
1994
|
| gptkbp:futurePlans |
enhanced community engagement
expansion of capabilities increased training opportunities |
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Brunei
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Brunei
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
part_of_the_Brigade_of_Gurkhas
|
| gptkbp:history |
formed from the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Gurkha cap badge
|
| gptkbp:motto |
Better to die than be a coward
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The Gurkhas
|
| gptkbp:partnerships |
NGOs
local governments military alliances international organizations |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
Gurkha recruitment
British_citizenship_for_Gurkhas |
| gptkbp:serviceYears |
1994-present
|
| gptkbp:supports |
logistics support
medical support engineering support intelligence support |
| gptkbp:traditions |
Gurkha traditions
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| gptkbp:training |
infantry training
|
| gptkbp:type |
infantry
|
| gptkbp:uniform |
Gurkha uniform
|