Gurkha Welfare Centre - Dharan
Posted 2 March, 2010 – in: Gurkhas, Nepal - Back HomePhoto: SR Thulung | Welfare Centre | ShivaDhara Dharan, Nepal
Gurkha Welfare Centre - Is this really a welfare centre for the Gurkhas? The Place where the retired Gurkhas are supposed to get some help and assistance. Mainly medical help and assistance to retired Gurkha and the widows of the Gurkhas who served in the British [...]
The Story of Gurkha Widow
Posted 21 February, 2010 – in: Gurkhas, Nepal - Back HomeThe old lady here is Mrs. Limbu (Limbuni) she was the chief guest on the day Lumley visited Dharan. Her husband Mr. Limbu had joined the British Gurkhas before WW2. Soon after their marriage the husband was in WW2 fighting for the British crown along with the fellow Gurkha soldiers. No one knows if he [...]
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Posted 10 February, 2010 – in: Gurkhas, Nepal - Back HomeJoanna waving hands to the crowd: Gurkhas, ex-Gurkahs and the families of Gurkhas
Lumley’s visit last year was supposed to be a private one. But the news spread out amongst the Gurkhas and their families of her arrival. The Gurkhas and their wives and family member from various parts of Nepal turned up at the Kathmandu [...]
Gurkhas.com
Posted 22 April, 2009 – in: Gurkhas, United KingdomGurkhas.com is a website dedicated to Gurkhas - one of the well known and world famous soldier, well trained in warfare, specially in jungle and mountainous regions similar to Rangers of US army. Gurkhas, whose history dates back to 1800s who fought in both World Wars I and II and various other conflicts around the [...]
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Posted 19 November, 2008 – in: Community & Organisation, GurkhasGurkha.info is a website dedicated to the Gurkhas, one of the world’s most popular and well known soldier. This website has contact both in Nepal and United States. Website does not have much info and articles, it still seems to be in it’s early stage. But it does have few photos of the Gurkahs with their [...]
No Comments | Tags: GurkhaBody of Gurkha soldier back to UK
Posted 14 November, 2008 – in: Gurkhas, NepaleseAbroad, United KingdomThe body of Yubraj Rai, from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, based in Folkestone, who was killed by emeny fire on 4th of November 2008 in Afghanistan has been flown to UK. The 28 year old young man from Khotang district in the eastern Nepal was the first Gurkha to die in [...]
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Posted 8 November, 2008 – in: GurkhasGurkha soldier from 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles of British army was killed in action by the enemy fire in southern Afghanistan. The soldier was killed on duty, while patrolling Musa Qala area in southern part of Afghanistan. He received medical treatment at the site, but later died from the wounds. Next of [...]
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