The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles was originally a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was formed in 1890, taking its lineage from a police unit and over the course of its
c. 1769 painting of a 14th Battalion of Coast Sepoys captain
Soldiers of the 10th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry, 1862
10 GR Memorial in Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire
Scraggy Hill (known to the Japanese as Ito Hill) on the Shenam Pass, captured by the 4/10th Gurkhas
Brigade of Gurkhas
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Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective name which refers to all the units in the British Army that are composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. The brigade draws its heritage from Gurkha units that origina
10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles
…of the 10 Gurkha regiments (eight Battalions in all), were transferred to the British Army; the 10th Gurkha Rifles being one of them. It joined the Brigade of Gurkhas which was formed to administer the Gurkha units transferred to the British Army. Before independence, the battalion decided to take the old colours of…
Monument to the Gurkha Soldier stands near the Ministry of Defence in London with an inscription: "Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you."
Gurkhas advancing with tanks to clear the Japanese from the Imphal–Kohima road
Gurkhas undergoing an urban warfare exercise in the United States. Note the kukri on the webbing of the nearest soldier
Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas performing in France, 2014