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The Royal Gurkha Rifles

Cap badge of the Royal Gurkha Rifles
Active 1 July 1994-Present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
Type Rifles
Role 1st Battalion - Light Role
2nd Battalion - Light Role
Size Two battalions
Part of Brigade of Gurkhas
Garrison/HQ RHQ - Shorncliffe
1st Battalion - Seria, Brunei
2nd Battalion - Shorncliffe
Nickname The Gurkhas; The Bravest of the Brave
Motto Kaphar hunnu bhanda marnu ramro (Better to die than live a coward) (Gurkhali)
March Quick - Bravest of the Brave
Double Past - Keel Row
Slow - God Bless the Prince of Wales
Anniversaries Meiktila (1 March), Medicina (16 April), Gallipoli (7 August), Delhi Day (14 September)
Commanders
Colonel in Chief HRH The Prince of Wales, KG, GCB, KT
Colonel of
the Regiment		 Major-General Peter Thomas Clayton Pearson, CBE
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Tartan Douglas (pipers trews and plaids)
Abbreviation RGR

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In December 1995, Lieutenant-Colonel Bijaykumar Rawat became the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, the first Nepalese to become a battalion commander in the RGR. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 He oversaw the departure of the battalion from Hong Kong just before that city's transfer to Chinese control, and the battalion's relocation to Church Crookham, Hampshire in 1996. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Church Crookham is a suburb and former village on the southern edge of the town of Fleet, in northeast Hampshire, England, located 39 miles south west of Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Their motto is: Better to die than live a coward.

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Organization

The two battalions of the RGR are formed as light role infantry; they are not equipped with either armoured or wheeled vehicles. One battalion is based at Shorncliffe, near Folkestone in Kent as part of 52 Infantry Brigade, and is available for deployment to most areas in Europe and Africa. Folkestone (ˈfoʊkstən is a resort town on the south coast of Kent, England, traditionally known as "The Garden Coast" KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The other is based at the British garrison in Brunei as part of Britain's commitment to maintaining a military presence in SE Asia. The British Military Garrison Brunei (BGB is the name given to the British armed forces presence in Brunei. Brunei Darussalam, (bruːˈnaɪ in English officially the State of Brunei Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei Darussalam Jawi: برني دارالسلام The two battalions rotate in each role, usually for three years at a time.

As part of the restructuring of the infantry, the UK based battalion was transferred from 2 Infantry Brigade to 52 Infantry Brigade, to be given a more mainstream role. 2nd (South East Brigade is a British Army Regional Brigade Formerly the 2nd Infantry Brigade, it has been active since the First World War. The 52nd Infantry Brigade is a Scottish formation in the British Army. Together with the Royal Irish Regiment and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (5 SCOTS), the UK based RGR battalion will rotate as part of 16 Air Assault Brigade—it will spend five years with this formation, followed by two years as a light infantry battalion with 52 Brigade. For the regiment of the same name disbanded in 1922 see Royal Irish Regiment (1684-1922 The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling 83rd The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders was an Infantry Regiment of the British Army, part of the Scottish Division. The Royal Regiment of Scotland (SCOTS is the senior and only Scottish Line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. 2RGR will taken on this role for the first time in 2010. For the film see 2010 The Year We Make Contact. For the book see 2010 Odyssey Two.

The proximity to Afghanistan has meant that the Brunei based battalion has been called upon to deploy as part of the British force. Twice during its most recent Brunei posting the 2nd Battalion was deployed as the Afghanistan Roulement Infantry Battalion, while the 1st Battalion deployed as part of 52 Infantry Brigade in late 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. During this tour, Cornet HRH Prince Henry of Wales was attached for a period to the 1RGR battlegroup as a Forward Air Controller. For actual Princes of Wales called Henry see Henry Prince of Wales. A battlegroup (British/Commonwealth term or Task force (US term in modern military theory, is the basic building block of an Army 's A forward air controller (FAC is a qualified individual who from a forward position on the ground or in the air directs the action of Military aircraft engaged

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External References

Preceded by:
Parachute Regiment		 Infantry Order of Precedence Succeeded by:
The Rifles

Lineage

Lineage
The Royal Gurkha Rifles The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
The 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles
The 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles
The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles
Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada are a Militia Regiment within the Canadian Forces, based in Toronto Ontario. The Queen's Truncheon is a ceremonial staff carried by the Royal Gurkha Rifles that serves as the equivalent of and is carried as the Colour. Gorkha regiments have been serving in the Indian Army ever since independence in 1947 when the Tripartite Agreement was signed The Royal Brunei Armed Forces is the military of the nation of Brunei. The kukri ( Devanāgarī: खुकुरी(also sometimes spelled khukri or khukuri) is a curved Nepalese Knife used as both The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. For the purposes of parading the Regular army of the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence. For the band The Rifles see The Rifles (band. For the novel by William T The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles was a Regiment of the British Indian Army before being transferred to the British Army The 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles was a regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following India's independence The 7th (Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles started as a Regiment of the British Indian Army, before being transferred to the British Army following
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