Could 2017 Be The Year A Gurkha Conquers Everest?
The last attempt to put a serving Gurkha soldier on the summit of the world’s highest mountain ended in tragedy
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News Nepal Quake: Meet The British Charity Building Homes For Gurkha Veterans
The Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT) has already built homes for 850 of the more than 1,100 former personnel affected by the devastating Nepal ...
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Radio Nepal Quake: The Struggle For Gurkha Veterans Two Years On
Around 250 veterans and widows are still waiting for proper accommodation as monsoon rains approach.
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Army Charles And Harry Honour Gurkhas With Afghan Service Medals
Gurkha soldiers who helped to secure key sites in Afghanistan are honoured at a Buckingham Palace ceremony.
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Tri-Service New Gurkha Recruits Say Goodbye To Nepal
The new Gurkhas joining the British Army have been honoured before heading to the UK.The 270 new recruits were chosen from some 9000 ...
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Tri-Service Meet The 85-Year-Old Gurkha Taking On Everest
An 85-year-old retired Gurkha has told Forces News about his planned attempt to climb Mount Everest.Min Bahadur Sherchan wants to reclaim ...
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Tri-Service Gurkha Engineers Practice Trench Digging Before Kenya Deployment
When it comes to engineering tasks, even digging trenches needs practice.
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Army The New Gurkhas Filling Out The British Army
The Gurkha class of 2017 have arrived for training at Catterick, and for once it wasn't raining.This year's intake has been increased from ...
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Tri-Service 85-Year-Old Gurkha To Take On Everest Again
A retired Gurkha is to attempt to climb Mount Everest to reclaim his world record as the oldest person to do so.Min Bahadur Sherchan, 85 ...
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Tri-Service Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: Being Like The Gurgees
The Gurkhas are renowned for their unflinching bravery.Every year thousands of Nepalis apply to leave their homeland and join the British ...
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Tri-Service Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: Numree Life
Now for the fourth part in our #GurkhasUncut series.Thrown into such a strange environment and missing their family back home, they quickly ...
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Feature Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: Getting Used To The Cold
The next intake of Gurkha recruits is about to arrive in the UK to experience a new life, a new culture and the challenges of the British ...
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Army Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: The Big Wide World
Now for part 2 of our look at recruit training through the eyes of a Gurkha.At just 17 years old, the Gurkha recruits leave their families ...
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Tri-Service Through The Eyes Of A Gurkha: Fresh From Nepal
In a few weeks, the next cohort of brand new Gurkha recruits will be departing Nepal bound for Catterick.Ahead of their arrival, each day ...
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Feature The British Army Gurkhas Giving Back To Nepal
Members of the Queen's Gurkha Engineers have built a new school in Nepal.They've spent three months on the project as part of Operation ...
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Army 'Messing' Around With The Gurkhas
Plans are well underway for an increase in the numbers of Gurkhas joining the Army. The Ministry of Defence wants recruitment to go up by 25 ...