The 2nd Battalion of the 9th Gurkha Rifles

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Royal_Gurkha_Rifles
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korea
gptkb:Kandahar
Somme
Aden
Tirah
gptkbp:colors Green and Black
gptkbp:commander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentStatus active
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
Malayan Emergency
gptkbp:firstDeployment humanitarian missions
peacekeeping missions
disaster relief operations
training exercises
counter-terrorism operations
gptkbp:foundedIn 1858
gptkbp:hasRole infantry
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Kohat,_Pakistan
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_British_military_history
gptkbp:homeTo gptkb:Borneo
gptkb:Cyprus
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Hong_Kong
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:UK
gptkb:Brunei
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 2nd Battalion of the 9th Gurkha Rifles
gptkbp:insignia Gurkha badge
gptkbp:motto Better to die than be a coward
gptkbp:nickname The 2nd Gurkhas
gptkbp:operationalHistory served in various conflicts
gptkbp:operationalStatus deployed in various regions
gptkbp:partOf Gurkha Rifles
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Nepalese_soldiers
gptkbp:size approximately 600 personnel
gptkbp:supportRole light infantry
gptkbp:traditions Gurkha traditions
gptkbp:training British_Army_training_areas
gptkbp:uniform Khaki