Nepal Sirmooree 2025

13 Regiment lost 783 of all ranks, killed or died of wounds. After thewar the 4th Bn transferred to the IndianArmy becoming the 5/8th Gurkha Rifles and the Regiment was again reduced to its two regular battalions. These were both actively engaged in operations in aid of the civil power in India. When India achieved Independence at end of 1947 the 2nd Goorkhas was transferred from the Indian Army to the British Army. Shortly after transferring to the BritishArmy in 1948, the Regiment found a home to replace Dehra Dun at Slim Barracks in Singapore. The Regiment quickly became involved in the Malaya Emergency and it was here that further expertise in jungle fighting was gained. B Company of the 1st Battalion had the highest kill of the Emergency in one contact. The Regiment killed about 450 communist terrorists during the twelve years of the Emergency. This campaign was the longest in the history of the British Army up to that time, finally ending in 1960. The Regiment was to have only two years of peacetime soldiering when in 1962, the 1st Battalion, at eight hours’ notice, flew to Brunei where rebellion had broken out. The situation was restored in a few days, during which period the Battalion lost one British Officer and two soldiers. Confrontation with Indonesia followed the Brunei revolt that was to last for four years between 1962 – 1966. Both Battalions served a number of tours, going back to Slim Barracks and Hong Kong in between. After the end of Confrontation, both battalions of the Regiment served in Singapore, Hong Kong (including the riots of April 1966) and Brunei. The two Battalions were scheduled to amalgamate in September 1970 and again in September 1978, but on both occasions the amalgamation was cancelled. Both Battalions continued to serve in the United Kingdom and performed Public Duties in London. Both Battalions also served in Belize and the Second Battalion in the Falkland Islands. As part of the draw down of the Brigade of Gurkhas on the 15th September 1992, the 2nd Goorkhas began life as a single battalion Regiment. It was to be a busy period with the battalion or elements of it, deployed in Brunei, Malaysia, Australasia, North & Central America, with individuals serving in Cambodia and Northern Ireland. Finally, on the 1st July 1994, following four years of planning and turbulence, the 2nd KEO Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) amalgamated with the 6th QEO Gurkha Rifles to form the 1st Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles. Between 1815 - 1994, during its 179 years of loyal service to the British Crown, the Regiment had been on operations for all but 52 years. Corrections/Amendments to The Nepal Sirmooree Edition No 29 (2023) Ser Page No Particular Delete Insert Remarks 1 96 Photo Caption Flying Lama Arjun 2 111 Ser 63 21161246 21161546