British Army Gurkhas

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:annualRecruitment about 200-300 soldiers
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Brunei
gptkb:Shorncliffe,_England
gptkbp:ceremonialRole gptkb:Prince_Charles
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Nepalese
gptkbp:composedOf Gurkha soldiers
gptkbp:currentRegiments gptkb:Queen's_Gurkha_Engineers
gptkb:Queen's_Gurkha_Signals
gptkb:Queen's_Own_Gurkha_Logistic_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Gurkha_Rifles
gptkbp:emblem crossed kukris
gptkbp:established 1815
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:10th_Princess_Mary's_Own_Gurkha_Rifles
gptkb:6th_Queen_Elizabeth's_Own_Gurkha_Rifles
gptkb:7th_Duke_of_Edinburgh's_Own_Gurkha_Rifles
gptkb:2nd_King_Edward_VII's_Own_Gurkha_Rifles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Army Gurkhas
gptkbp:motto Better to die than to be a coward
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Bravest_of_the_Brave
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Borneo
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Malaya
gptkb:Monte_Cassino
gptkb:Imphal
gptkb:Gallipoli
gptkb:Falklands
gptkbp:notableFor loyalty
bravery
service in World Wars
gptkbp:numberOfVictoriaCrossesAwarded 26
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:selectionProcess highly competitive
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Borneo_Confrontation
gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkbp:weapon kukri
gptkbp:website https://www.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/infantry/royal-gurkha-rifles/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_Gorkha_Rifles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7