Category: 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)

Categories: British Indian Army

The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army before being transferred to the British Army on India's independence in 1947. It consisted of Gurkha soldiers from Nepal. The 4th Battalion joined the Indian Army as the 5th Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles (Sirmoor Rifles), where it exists to this day. As part of the British Army, the regiment served in Malaya, Hong Kong and Brunei until 1994 when it was amalgamated with the other three British Army Gurkha regiments to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles. It is the only Gurkha regiment which did not have a khukuri on its cap badge.


Person Profiles (4)

04 Jul 1898 Umzinto, Natal, South Africa - 28 Apr 1943 photo
15 Aug 1869 Dalhousie, Himāchal Pradesh, India - 29 Mar 1918
16 Feb 1897 Punjab, India - 15 May 1948 photo
11 Apr 1872 Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom - 25 Jan 1961 photo




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