The 2nd Battalion of the 8th Gurkha Rifles
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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| gptkbp:activeYears |
1858-present
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:battleHonors |
gptkb:Kashmir
gptkb:Borneo gptkb:Second_World_War gptkb:Malaya |
| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:communityRole |
Community engagement
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Representation of Gurkha heritage
|
| gptkbp:currentCommander |
Lieutenant Colonel
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| gptkbp:deployedTo |
Various international missions
|
| gptkbp:equipment |
gptkb:L115A3_sniper_rifle
Mortars SA80 rifle |
| gptkbp:formed |
1858
|
| gptkbp:futurePlans |
Enhancing training programs
Engagement in international peacekeeping missions Maintaining Gurkha traditions Continued_service_in_British_Army Strengthening_community_ties_in_Nepal |
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Nepal
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Kathmandu
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Gurkha soldiers
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The 2nd Battalion of the 8th Gurkha Rifles
|
| gptkbp:insignia |
Gurkha cap badge
Gurkha badge Regimental colours |
| gptkbp:motto |
Better to die than be a coward
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The Gurkhas
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
Gurkha officers
British_officers |
| gptkbp:operationalHistory |
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II Post-Cold War conflicts |
| gptkbp:partnerships |
International military forces
British_military_units Local_communities_in_Nepal |
| gptkbp:partOf |
8th Gurkha Rifles
|
| gptkbp:recruitment |
Gurkha veterans
Gurkha heritage preservation Gurkha recruitment process British_Army_recruitment_standards Nepalese_recruitment_centers |
| gptkbp:size |
approximately 600 personnel
|
| gptkbp:traditions |
State ceremonies
Gurkha regimental traditions |
| gptkbp:training |
British_Army_training
|
| gptkbp:type |
infantry
|
| gptkbp:uniform |
Gurkha uniform
|