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The 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following India's independence. . Originally raised in 1817 as part of the army of the British East India Company, the regiment has been known by a number of names throughout its hi
6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles; 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles; 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles; The amalgamations took place as follows: 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles; formed by the consolidation of the 1st Bn, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles and 1st Bn, 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles.
3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles: 1918: First World War: El Kefr, Egypt [24] Lalbahadur Thapa: 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles: 1943: Second World War: Rass-es-Zouai, Tunisia [25] Gaje Ghale: 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles: 1943: Second World War: Chin Hills, Burma [26] Michael Allmand: Indian Armoured Corps attached to 6th Gurkha ...
3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles; 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles; 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles; 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles; 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles; 11th Gurkha Rifles; 14th Gurkha Rifles; 25th Gurkha Rifles; 26th Gurkha Rifles; 29th Gurkha Rifles; 38th ...
6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles [note 45] 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles [note 46] 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles [note 47] In addition to the battalions of the Royal Irish Regiment and the Royal Gurkha Rifles, seven more multi-battalion regiments also lost a battalion. [note 48] [note 49]
1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles; 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) 2nd Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles; 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles; 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles; 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles; 10 Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment RLC
In 1992, while serving in Hong Kong, the 1st and 2nd Battalions amalgamated to form a single 1st Battalion. This was followed in 1994 by the regiment being amalgamated with the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles to form the 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles. [11]
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles on patrol in Helmand Province in Afghanistan in 2010. Four Gurkha regiments were transferred to the British Army on 1 January 1948: 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles; 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles