Gurkha units

E5297

elite military force infantry regiment military unit

Gurkha units are elite Nepalese infantry regiments renowned for their bravery, loyalty, and distinctive kukri knives, serving under the British Army since the early 19th century.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Gurkha units canonical	6
Brigade of Gurkhas	5
Gurkha regiments	3
Gurkha soldiers	3
7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles	1
Gorkhali	1
Gurkha (Hindu and Buddhist) soldiers	1
Gurkha Brigade	1
Gurkha crossed khukuri insignia	1
Gurkha regimental system	1
Gurkha regiments in the British Indian Army	1
Gurkha regiments of the British Army	1
Gurkha troops	1
Gurkha units of the British Army	1
Gurkhas	1
Queen’s Gurkha Engineers	1
Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment	1
Royal Gurkha Rifles	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elite military force ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ military unit ⓘ
allegiance	United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith	British colonial military history ⓘ British Commonwealth forces ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth armed forces
beganServiceIn	early 19th century ⓘ
commandLanguage	English ⓘ
composedOf	Nepalese soldiers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Nepal ⓘ
decoratedWith	The Victoria Cross ⓘ surface form: Victoria Cross (multiple recipients)
engagedIn	War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: Afghanistan War (2001–2021) Borneo Confrontation ⓘ Falklands War ⓘ World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War Iraq War ⓘ surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011) Malayan Emergency ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
formedAfter	Anglo-Nepalese War ⓘ
hasReputation	fearless in battle ⓘ highly reliable soldiers ⓘ
hasSubunit	Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Brigade of Gurkhas Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Queen’s Gurkha Engineers Queen’s Gurkha Signals ⓘ Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Royal Gurkha Rifles
historicalPredecessor	Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gurkha regiments in the British Indian Army
languageUsed	English ⓘ Nepali ⓘ
motto	“Better to die than be a coward” ⓘ
notableFor	bravery ⓘ close-combat skills ⓘ discipline ⓘ loyalty ⓘ
partOf	British Army ⓘ
recruitedFrom	hill regions of Nepal ⓘ
recruitmentControlledBy	British Army ⓘ
recruitmentLocation	British Gurkha recruiting centers in Nepal ⓘ
trainingLocation	Brunei Darussalam ⓘ surface form: Brunei Nepal ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
typeOfService	voluntary military service ⓘ
uniformFeature	distinctive slouch hat (in some units) ⓘ kukri carried on belt ⓘ
usesWeapon	kukri ⓘ rifle ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Army → hasBranch → Gurkha units ⓘ

Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 → typeOfTroops → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha soldiers

Gurkha units → hasSubunit → Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brigade of Gurkhas

Gurkha units → hasSubunit → Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Gurkha Rifles

Gurkha units → hasSubunit → Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen’s Gurkha Engineers

Gurkha units → hasSubunit → Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment

Gurkha units → historicalPredecessor → Gurkha units self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha regiments in the British Indian Army

British Indian Army → hasPart → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha regiments

British Indian Army → religiousComposition → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha (Hindu and Buddhist) soldiers

Chindits → recruitedFrom → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha troops

Nepali → alternativeName → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gorkhali

Queen’s Gurkha Signals → partOf → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brigade of Gurkhas

Anglo-Nepalese War → relatedTo → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha regiments

British Gurkha recruiting centers in Nepal → operatedBy → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brigade of Gurkhas

British Gurkha recruiting centers in Nepal → associatedWith → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha regiments of the British Army

British Gurkha recruiting centers in Nepal → emblemAssociation → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha crossed khukuri insignia

Borneo Confrontation → involvedMilitaryUnit → Gurkha units ⓘ

North-West Frontier campaigns → involvedUnit → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha regiments

Tumbledown Mountain → attackedByUnit → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkhas

Cassino Indian Memorial → honors → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha soldiers

British Gurkhas Nepal headquarters → associatedWith → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brigade of Gurkhas

MNLA → opposedBy → Gurkha units ⓘ

subject surface form: Malayan National Liberation Army

this entity surface form: Gurkha units of the British Army

Claret operations → participant → Gurkha units ⓘ

Brunei Revolt → participant → Gurkha units ⓘ

1st Battalion 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles → partOf → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles

1st Battalion 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles → partOf → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brigade of Gurkhas

1st Battalion 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles → associatedWith → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha Brigade

1st Battalion 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles → associatedWith → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha regimental system

Forgotten Army → composition → Gurkha units ⓘ

British IV Corps → composition → Gurkha units ⓘ

Nepali people → wellKnownFor → Gurkha units ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gurkha soldiers