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Royal Gurkha Rifles information


The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Cap badge
Active1 July 1994 – present
AllegianceRoyal Gurkha Rifles United Kingdom
BranchRoyal Gurkha Rifles British Army
TypeRifles
Role
  • 1st Battalion – Light Infantry
  • 2nd Battalion – Air Assault Infantry
  • Coriano Company – Specialist Infantry
  • Falklands Company —Specialist Infantry
  • Sittang Company,
    Mandalay Company,
    Tavoleto Company—OPFOR
SizeTwo battalions
Five companies
Part ofBrigade of Gurkhas
Light Division
Garrison/HQRHQ – Camberley[1]
1st Battalion – Shorncliffe
2nd Battalion – Seria, Brunei
Coriano Company – Aldershot Garrison
Falklands Company – Aldershot Garrison
Sittang Company – Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Mandalay Company – Infantry Battle School
Tavoleto Company – Land Warfare Centre
Nickname(s)The Gurkhas
MarchQuick – "Bravest of the Brave"
Double Past – "Keel Row"
Slow (band) – "God Bless the Prince of Wales"
Slow (pipes and drums) – "The Garb of Auld Gaul"
AnniversariesMeiktila (1 March)
Medicina (16 April)
Regimental Birthday (1 July)
Gallipoli (7 August)
Delhi Day (14 September)
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefKing Charles III
Colonel of
the Regiment
Major General Gerald Strickland
Insignia
Tactical recognition flash
Tartan
Douglas (pipers' trews and plaids), from 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles
AbbreviationRGR

The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the United Kingdom nor a member of the Commonwealth.

  1. ^ "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 1 Feb 2005". Retrieved 24 February 2021.

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