Brigade of Gurkhas

Brigade of Gurkhas Photographic and Video competition

In 2021 we saw some great entries in both the Photography and Video sections, and we encourage more of the serving, Brigade, family members and veterans to get involved.

This is an opportunity to show us and our audiences your skills behind the lens of a camera, video camera and even your mobile phone.

So please do join in and send in your entries.

Enter the Gurkha Photo and Video competition

Parbate November/December 2022 edition

The November/December 2022 edition of Parbate is available to read online now.

Read it here

History of the Brigade of Gurkhas

1814

War declared on Nepal
1816

Peace Treaty (Sigauli). Gurkhas recruited into the East India Company
1857

Proof of loyalty in the Indian Mutiny
WW1 and WW2

Between both World Wars over 238,000 Gurkhas enlisted into the Brigade
1947

Partition of India, Nepalese recruited into the British Army
Recent times

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