10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles from other Gurkha regiments by carrying silver handled kukris, specially manufactured in Nepal. Colonels of the regiment were: 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, (abbreviated to 10 GR), was originally a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin. The regiment was first formed in 1890, taking its lineage from a police unit and over the course of its existence it had a number of changes in designation and composition. It took part in a number of campaigns on the Indian frontiers during the 19th and early 20th
The Gurkha Welfare Trust including mobile doctors. The teams distributed emergency financial, medical and material aid such as food and shelter in affected regions across the country. In the UK, the Trust launched an Earthquake Response appealIn the longer term, the charity committed to rebuilding the 1,100 homes for the Gurkha veterans and widows who were left homeless. It also pledged to build and repair hundreds of schools and water projects in affected areas. The Trust’s response was supported by troops from the UK Brigade of Gurkhas, predominantly of the Queen’s Gurkha Engineers, who assisted with relief distribution and reconstruction projects. 2015 marked the