Gurkha soldiers
Caps and badges, Brigade of Gurkhas 1994
Hats (topis) belonging to Gurkha soldiers who come from Nepal to serve in the British Army. This photograph was taken on the day when the Brigade's 4 infantry cap badges - 2nd King Edwards VII Own (The Sirmoor Rifles, formed 1815), 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own (formed 1817), 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own (formed 1902) , 10th Princess Mary's Own (formed 1866), were replaced by the single badge of the Royal Gurkha Rifles. It was a sad day for many Gurkhas as they replaced their regiments' historic badges with the crown and crossed kukris to become The Royal Gurkha Rifles.
The photograph also shows cap badges of Queen's Gurkha Engineers and Queen's Gurkha Signals.
The photograph also shows cap badges of Queen's Gurkha Engineers and Queen's Gurkha Signals.
Ref:
Old and new cap badges, rebadging parade 1994
Date:
Location:
British Camp, Kathmandu, Nepal
Photographer:
Rob Cross
Caps and badges, Brigade of Gurkhas 1994
Hats (topis) belonging to Gurkha soldiers who come from Nepal to serve in the British Army. This photograph was taken on the day when the Brigade's 4 infantry cap badges - 2nd King Edwards VII Own (The Sirmoor Rifles, formed 1815), 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own (formed 1817), 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own (formed 1902) , 10th Princess Mary's Own (formed 1866), were replaced by the single badge of the Royal Gurkha Rifles. It was a sad day for many Gurkhas as they replaced their regiments' historic badges with the crown and crossed kukris to become The Royal Gurkha Rifles.
The photograph also shows cap badges of Queen's Gurkha Engineers and Queen's Gurkha Signals.
The photograph also shows cap badges of Queen's Gurkha Engineers and Queen's Gurkha Signals.
Ref:
Old and new cap badges, rebadging parade 1994
Date:
Location:
British Camp, Kathmandu, Nepal
Photographer:
Rob Cross
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Caps and badges, Brigade of Gurkhas 1994
Hats (topis) belonging to Gurkha soldiers who come from Nepal to serve in the British Army. This photograph was taken on the day when the Brigade's 4 infantry cap badges - 2nd King Edwards VII Own (The Sirmoor Rifles, formed 1815), 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own (formed 1817), 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own (formed 1902) , 10th Princess Mary's Own (formed 1866), were replaced by the single badge of the Royal Gurkha Rifles. It was a sad day for many Gurkhas as they replaced their regiments' historic badges with the crown and crossed kukris to become The Royal Gurkha Rifles.
The photograph also shows cap badges of Queen's Gurkha Engineers and Queen's Gurkha Signals.
The photograph also shows cap badges of Queen's Gurkha Engineers and Queen's Gurkha Signals.
Ref:
Old and new cap badges, rebadging parade 1994
Date:
Location:
British Camp, Kathmandu, Nepal
Photographer:
Rob Cross
