Gurkha Rifles

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Commonwealth
gptkbp:associated_with Queen's Gurkha Engineers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Conduct_Medal
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Dispatches
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_significance Gurkha heritage
British-Nepalese relations
gptkbp:formed 1815
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Aldershot,_England
gptkbp:historical_event Gurkha recruitment in 1815
Gurkha regiments in World War I
Gurkha regiments in World War II
Gurkha service in counter-insurgency operations
Gurkha service in disaster relief operations
Gurkha service in humanitarian missions
Gurkha service in joint operations with NATO
Gurkha service in peacekeeping missions
Gurkha service in the British Empire
Gurkha service in the UN
Gurkha service in training foreign armies
gptkbp:historical_significance British colonial military history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gurkha Rifles
gptkbp:insignia Gurkha cap badge
gptkbp:language Nepali
gptkbp:motto Better to die than be a coward
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Loos
gptkb:Battle_of_Maiwand
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Second_Anglo-Sikh_War
gptkbp:notable_for service in various conflicts
gptkbp:operational_area various global deployments
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Nepalese soldiers
gptkbp:strength approximately 3,500
gptkbp:symbol khukuri knife
gptkbp:tradition Gurkha bravery
gptkbp:training_programs Gurkha Training Depot
gptkbp:uniform distinctive dress
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Gurkhas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6