• Corps, Regiments & Units

Brigade of Gurkhas

The Brigade of Gurkhas is a unique organisation in the British Army with a reputation of being amongst the finest and most feared soldiers in the world. There are currently over 4000 Gurkhas employed in the Brigade of Gurkhas across many trades. All Gurkhas are recruited from Nepal, with many thousands of young people attempting selection every year for only a few hundred job opportunities. All Gurkhas are firstly trained at Infanteers at Catterick and then are allocated to their Regiments and Corps as part of the Brigade of Gurkhas, but often working within other organisations of the Army.

Parbate January/ February 2-24 edition

The January/ February 2024 edition of Parbate is available to read online now.

We cover many Gurkha events and activities from around the world including:

  • King Charles III Medal awarded
  • Attestation for Recruit Intake 24
  • Unit Focus on Tavoleto
  • A Gurkha Drives the Royal Family
  • The Crown Prince of Brunei visits the British Forces Community in Brunei
  • and more
Parbate - January February 2024

History of the Brigade of Gurkhas

War declared on Nepal

Peace Treaty (Sigauli). Gurkhas recruited into the East India Company

Proof of loyalty in the Indian Mutiny

Between both World Wars over 238,000 Gurkhas enlisted into the Brigade

Partition of India, Nepalese recruited into the British Army

Malayan Emergency, Borneo, Hong Kong, Falklands, Kosovo, South Sudan, Poland, Estonia, Afghanistan