Download or read book Historical Record of the Services of the 2nd Goorkha the Sirmoor Rifle Regiment written by Great Britain. Army. Gurkha Regiment, 2nd and published by . This book was released on 1877* with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the Services of the 2nd Goorkha The Sirmoor Rifle Regiment 1815 1876 written by and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the 2nd King Edward s Own Goorkha Rifles The Sirmoor Rifles 1911 1921 written by Leslie Waterfield Shakespear and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the 2nd King Edward s Own Goorkha Rifles The Sirmoor Rifles 1921 1948 by G R Stevens written by Leslie Waterfield Shakespear and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the 2nd King Edwardos Own Goorkhas the Sirmoor Rifle Regiment 1911 1921 written by L. W. Shakespear and published by . This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second of a three-volume Regimental history and is concerned principally with the 1st and 2nd Battalions (1/2nd GR, 2/2nd GR) during the Great War. In the summer of 1917 the Regiment formed a third battalion (3/2nd GR), which was disbanded in 1920 without going overseas on active service, although it was involved in internal security in Peshawar. The book is arranged in two parts, Part I is entitled France, Egypt, North-West Frontier and runs from 1911 to1920; curiously no reference is made in the title to the North East Frontier where the 1st Battalion was engaged in a punitive expedition against the Abor tribesmen in the region of Assam in 1911, an operation described in the first two chapters. Part II covers Mesopotamia and North Persia (1914 to 1920). There are twenty-two chapters in all, numbered in unbroken sequence through both parts, the first thirteen make up Part I. Each chapter covers a specified time period, which is the chapter title together with the relevant sketch number(s), and under it are summarised the contents, in considerable detail. Apart from the opening two chapters, Part I is the story of the 2nd Battalion on the Western front, where it served with the Dehra Dun Brigade, (7th) Meerut Division of the Indian Corps from October 1914 to November 1915 when the Indian divisions were withdrawn from France. It returned to India in February 1916 and subsequently was engaged in the 3rd Afghan War in 1919. Part II describes the activities of the 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, where it arrived (at Basra) in February 1916, moving into Persia in May 1918. A number of appendices include Honours and Awards to officers and men with citations; casualty lists; text of congratulatory messages to 2/2nd Battalion during their services in France and on the NWF of India and other messages/letters; list of battalion COs and their services during the Great War and of officers detached from the Regiment during the war; list of Indian Army Reserve Officers attached to the Regiment and, most important, fortunes of the Regiment in Polo tournaments since 1894 and football successes. There is plenty of action in this narrative, supported by good maps, interesting photos and a welcome profusion of names of officers and men, a most important feature of any regimental history. Unfortunately it does not have an index. Finally, the spelling Goorkha is peculiar to this regiment and quite unofficial; this was the spelling for Gurkha regiments till 1891 when it was changed to Gurkha. The 2nd, however, continued to refer to itself as Goorkha ; not for nothing was the regiment known as God s Own .
Download or read book History of the 2nd King Edward s Own Goorkha Rifles the Sirmoor Rifles written by Leslie Waterfield Shakespear and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the 2nd King Edward s Own Goorkha Rifles the Sirmoor Rifles written by Leslie Waterfield Shakespear and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of The Queen s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment 1958 2018 written by J. R. Cawthorne and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 1003 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gurkha Army Service Corps, the predecessor of The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, was raised in Singapore in 1958 ten years after the transfer of Gurkha regiments from the Indian Army to the British Army and towards the end of the Malayan Emergency. Within four years of being formed, it was committed to continuous operations in Brunei and Borneo during Confrontation with Indonesia between 1962-66. It was also redesignated the Gurkha Transport Regiment in 1965 to reflect changes to the Army’s logistic structure. Between 1966-71, the Regiment was substantially reduced in size, along with the rest of The Brigade of Gurkhas, as Britain withdrew its forces from East of Suez. Concentrated in Hong Kong, the Regiment provided transport support to the Garrison for the next 20 years. In 1991, a composite squadron was sent to reinforce British Forces in the Gulf War after which, in preparation for the handback of Hong Kong to China, the Regiment moved to and became permanently stationed in the UK. In recognition of its past services, it was granted the royal title ‘The Queen’s Own Gurkha Transport Regiment’ in 1992. The following two decades saw it undertake multiple operational tours to the Balkans, Iraq, Cyprus and Afghanistan as well as providing humanitarian assistance to the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone. It also expanded both its role, to incorporate supply and catering, and size, which led in 2001 to it being redesignated to its current title ‘The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment’. This history records the events and activities of the Regiment during its first 60 years of service to the Crown. While of wider interest to military historians, it is principally written for members of the Regiment, past, present and future.
Download or read book History of the 2nd King Edward s Own Gurkha Rifles the Sirmoor Rifles written by L. W. Shakespear and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the 2nd King Edward s Own Goorkha Rifles The Sirmoor Rifles 1921 1948 by G R Stevens written by Leslie Waterfield Shakespear and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the India Office written by Great Britain. India Office. Library and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Record of the 6th Gurkha Rifles written by India. Army. 6th Gurkha Rifles and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the 2nd King Edward Vii s Own Goorkhas The Sirmoor Rifles Volume IV 1948 1994 written by D. R. Wood and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume completes the series recording the history of the Regiment from its raising in 1815 to its demise in 1994 and as nearly as possible matches the previous volumes in size and style. The others, all printed and published by Gale & Polden, Ltd, Aldershot, for the Regimental Committee are: Volume I 1815-1910 By Colonel L. W. Shakespear, 1912. Reprinted 1950. Volume II 1911-1921 By Colonel L. W. Shakespear,CB,CIE,1924 Volume III 1921-1948 By Lieutenant Colonel G. R. Stevens, OBE,1952. The book describes the last days in India, operations in Malaya, Brunei, and Borneo, and peacetime service since then. The Foreword is by HRH The Prince of Wales, Colonel in Chief 1977-1994, and the Perface is by Field Marshal Sir John Chapple, Colonel 1986-1994. The 20 appendices, which make it a useful refence book, include a Roll of Honour, a list of officers who served in the Regiment 1948-1994, and a detailed record of honours and awards. There are also a glossary, a list of sources, and readable record of a great fighting Regiment which was also a close-knit family.
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the India Office written by India Office Library and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Pride of Gurkhas written by Harold Douglas James and published by Leo Cooper Books. This book was released on 1975 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of the India Office pt 1 Classed catalogue 1888 written by Great Britain. India Office. Library and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Imperial Warriors written by Tony Gould and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of the Gurkhas, which remains to this day a unique and much-loved regiment, and which played a crucial role in the British Empire.
