The 1st Battalion of the 3rd Gurkha Rifles
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1858-present
|
| gptkbp:battleHonors |
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Borneo gptkb:Second_World_War gptkb:Malaya |
| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:colors |
gptkb:Kukri
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:currentCommander |
Lieutenant Colonel
|
| gptkbp:equipment |
gptkb:L115A3
SA80 GPMG NLAW |
| gptkbp:established |
1858
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Nepal
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The 1st Battalion of the 3rd Gurkha Rifles
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Gurkha cap badge
|
| gptkbp:motto |
Better to die than be a coward
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The Gurkhas
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
Captain
Colonel Lieutenant Lieutenant Colonel Major Major General Private Brigadier Sergeant Major Warrant Officer |
| gptkbp:partOf |
3rd Gurkha Rifles
|
| gptkbp:previousName |
Gurkha Rifles
3rd Gurkha Rifles |
| gptkbp:role |
light infantry
|
| gptkbp:subordinateUnits |
gptkb:Gurkha_Brigade
|
| gptkbp:type |
infantry
|
| gptkbp:website |
www.army.mod.uk
|