Family funeral for the last of 13 Gurkha Victoria Cross recipients
Captain Rambahadur Limbu was returned to his village home for a final goodbye.
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Gurkhas Funeral held for last remaining Gurkha recipient of Victoria Cross
Captain Rambahadur Limbu was awarded the Victoria Cross by the Queen in 1966 for gallantry during the Borneo confrontation.
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Gurkhas Last living Gurkha recipient of Victoria Cross dies at the age of 83
Honorary Captain Ram Bahadur Limbu passed away after a distinguished military career marked by acts of valour and heroism.
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Gurkhas Record-breaking Gurkha veteran's unique self-heating prosthetic leg made specially for Everest attempt
Hari Budha Magar showed Forces News the prosthetics he will use when attempting to climb Mount Everest.
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Cyprus Exclusive: British UN peacekeepers use new patrol tactics in eerie Cyprus buffer zone
Forces News joined UN peacekeepers patrolling Nicosia, a city split into two halves following a ceasefire in 1974.
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Gurkhas New Gurkha recruits feel the cold as they arrive in UK to begin infantry training
Home for the next nine months will be Catterick, where they will be put through their paces to join the Brigade of Gurkhas.
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Gurkhas More than 200 new Gurkha recruits swear allegiance to the King
The 204 recruits will now head to Infantry Training Centre Catterick in North Yorkshire for the next step of their British Army careers.
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Gurkhas Gurkha logisticians officially welcomed to Army's global response force with parade in Colchester
The move will see Gurkhas support 16 Air Assault Combat Team, with personnel moving to Colchester.
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Gurkhas Gurkhas band performs special ceremony at Parliament ahead of Nepalese veteran event
The performance included traditional Highland tunes and the Nepalese and UK national anthems.
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Gurkhas Ayo Gorkhali! Gurkha recruits pass out at Catterick's Infantry Training Centre
For the past nine months, the young men have been adjusting to a new life in the UK, picking up rifles and English language skills.
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Gurkhas Gurkhas declared ready to guard Royal Palaces after tough inspection
One Gurkha told Forces News: "It was my lifelong dream, so for me personally, I'm extremely happy, extremely proud."
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Gurkhas Former Gurkha Orderly Officer shares stories of working alongside the Queen
The Queen in recognition of the Gurkhas' loyalty created a role in which they would escort her and stand guard as she gave honours.
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Gurkhas Gurkha dies during non-operational training incident in Brunei
Corporal Navin Thapa Magar served in Brunei and the UK as well as on operations in the Balkans.
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Gurkhas Double amputee Gurkha veteran training for Mount Everest first
When he reaches the summit he will be the first above-the-knee double amputee to climb the highest mountain in the world.
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Gurkhas Gurkha pension rights campaigners hope for progress with new Government talks
A march last week was the latest call for equal benefits to compare with the British counterparts they served with.
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Gurkhas Queen's Gurkha Engineers win Nepal Cup thriller on penalties
They beat the Queen's Gurkha Signals to win the competition for the first time in six years.