The 2nd Battalion of the 5th Gurkha Rifles
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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| gptkbp:activeYears |
1858-present
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Gurkha_Welfare_Trust
gptkb:Gurkha_Brigade_Association gptkb:Royal_Gurkha_Rifles |
| gptkbp:battleHonors |
gptkb:Kashmir
gptkb:Afghanistan gptkb:Borneo gptkb:Second_World_War gptkb:Malaya |
| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:British_Army
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| gptkbp:commandStructure |
gptkb:Gurkha_Brigade
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:currentCommander |
Lieutenant Colonel
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| gptkbp:deployedTo |
Various conflicts
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| gptkbp:equipment |
gptkb:L115A3_sniper_rifle
Mortars SA80 rifle GPMG |
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Nepal
|
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Humanitarian missions
Memorial services Peacekeeping missions Cultural exchange programs Joint exercises with other nations Commemoration events Support for veterans Counter-insurgency operations Training foreign forces Post-war restructuring Annual regimental gatherings Formation in 1858 World_War_II_service World_War_I_service Community_engagement_in_the_UK Participation_in_NATO_operations Charity_work_in_Nepal Recent_deployments_in_Afghanistan |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
British_colonial_history
Gurkha_service_in_British_Army |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The 2nd Battalion of the 5th Gurkha Rifles
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| gptkbp:insignia |
Gurkha cap badge
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| gptkbp:motto |
Better to die than be a coward
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| gptkbp:nickname |
The Gurkhas
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:5th_Gurkha_Rifles
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| gptkbp:recruitment |
gptkb:Nepalese_soldiers
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| gptkbp:traditions |
Gurkha traditions
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| gptkbp:training |
British_Army_training_standards
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| gptkbp:type |
infantry
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| gptkbp:uniform |
Khaki
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