* 17th Gurkha Divisional Provost Company, Royal Military Police ( 1957 – 1969 )

Colour guards in the artillery units are technically the lead gun's crew and leader ( except in the Honourable Artillery Company which uses both guns and Colours ) and there are no colour guards in the rifle regiments ( nowadays The Rifles ), the Royal Gurkha Rifles ( which use the Queen's Truncheon ) and in the Royal Hospital in Chelsea.

The brigade, which is 3, 640 strong, draws its heritage from Gurkha units that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence, and prior to that of the East India Company.

During the war in Nepal in 1814, the British failed to annex Nepal as part of the Empire but Army officers were impressed by the tenacity of the Gurkha soldiers and encouraged them to volunteer for the East India Company.

The forthcoming Indonesian Confrontation saw the formation of the Gurkha Independent Parachute Company on 1 April 1963.

In December 1999, the GTW moved to Helles Barracks at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire and became Gurkha Company, 3rd Battalion, Infantry Training Centre ( ITC ).

* Gurkha Independent Parachute Company, Parachute Regiment ( ca. 1960-1970 )

* Gurkha Company, 3rd Battalion, Infantry Training Centre Catterick

* Gurkha Demonstration Company ( Sitang ), Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

* Gurkha Demonstration Company ( Mandalay ), Infantry Battle School Brecon

In the Gurkha War ( 1814 – 1816 ) between the Kingdom of Gorkha ( Nepal ) and the British East India Company the British were impressed by the Gorkhali soldiers which they called Gurkhas.

* Gurkha Demonstration Company ( Sittang ): this is a company-sized unit drawn from all units of the Brigade of Gurkhas, to provide an opposing force in battle training for the cadets.

* Gurkha Company ( Mandalay ) is also based here.

Special forces operations were undertaken by the British Special Air Service, Special Boat Sections, Guards Independent Parachute Company, Gurkha Independent Parachute Company, patrol companies of the Parachute Regiment ( C Company 2nd and D Company 3rd Battalions ), the Australian Special Air Service Regiment and the New Zealand Rangers.

The Gurkha War ( 1814 – 1816 ), sometimes called the Gorkha War or the Anglo – Nepal War, was fought between the Kingdom of Gorkha ( now Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ) and the British East India Company as a result of border disputes and ambitious expansionism of both the belligerent parties.

Three bodies in particular actively supported the Company ; three Gurkha and five of six Sikh infantry units, and the six infantry and six cavalry units of the recently raised Punjab Irregular Force.

* Gurkha War, wars fought between Nepal and the British East India Company

This was the first Gurkha unit in the service of the East India Company to see action, during the 3rd Mahratta War in 1817.

Meanwhile, another column consisting of a squadron of 3rd Cavalry, a troop from 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry, a troop from 9 Para Field Regiment, 10 Field Company Engineers, 3 / 2 Punjab Regiment, 2 / 1 Gurkha Rifles, 1 Mewar Infantry, and ancillary units attacked the town of Tuljapur, about 34 km north-west of Naldurg.

In the Gurkha War ( 1814 – 1816 ), the tamangs along with other kirat groups waged war against the British East India Company army.

The Gurkha War was fought between the Gorkha kings of Nepal and the British East India Company as a result of border tensions and ambitious expansionism especially into Kumaon, Garwhal and Kangra hills.

The Parachute Regiment recruits nationally, while the Royal Gurkha Rifles recruits most of its serving personnel from Nepal, and the Royal Gibraltar Regiment recruits in Gibraltar.

The 5_Gorkha_Rifles | 2 / 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles ( Frontier Force ) marching through Kure soon after their arrival in Japan as part of the Allied forces of occupation

On 1 July 1994 the four rifle regiments were merged into one, the Royal Gurkha Rifles, and the three corps regiments ( the Gurkha Military Police having been disbanded in 1965 ) were reduced to squadron strength.

The two battalions of the Royal Gurkha Rifles are formed as light role infantry ; they are not equipped with either armoured or wheeled vehicles.

** Gurkha Engineer Training Squadron, Royal Engineers ( 1948 – 1951 )

** 50th ( Gurkha ) Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers ( 1951 – 1955 )

** Gurkha Royal Signals ( 1949 – 1954 )

* 1st and 2nd Battalions, The Royal Gurkha Rifles

5th Royal Gurkha Rifles ( Frontier Force )

The Royal Gurkha Rifles

2nd / 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, North-West Frontier 1923

The 2 / 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles marching through Kure soon after their arrival in Japan in May 1946 as part of the Allied forces of occupation.

* Gurkha officers commissioned from the Royal Military Academy – Sandhurst – and Short Service Officers regularly fill appointments up to the rank of major.

* 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles ( Frontier Force ) ( raised 1858, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947 )

* 1st Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles ( 1RGR )

* 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles ( 2RGR )

He left school in 1944 and wanted to join the Royal Air Force, but as he would have been unable to fly owing to slightly deficient eyesight, he instead signed up with the British Indian Army and served as an officer in the 1st Gurkha Rifles.

Generally units on their first tour were not allowed to undertake more audacious operations so those conducted in their first and only tour by 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment between May and July 1965 on the Sungei Koemba river, at Kindau and again at Babang may not have been representative of those by more experienced Gurkha and British battalions, even if there were successful.

They also formed four new units – Gurkha Engineers, Signals, Transport and Military Police.

Gurkha Military Police

Although he was pulled out of the line of fire by another Gurkha – Sergeant Tilbir Gurung, who received the Military Medal for his act – Allmand subsequently died of his wounds early on 24 June.

In upholding the claim of six Gurkha soldiers for the right to settle in Britain at the end of their service, Mr Justice Blake's judgement in September 2008 recited the Military Covenant before observing that granting them residence in Britain " would, in my judgment, be a vindication and an enhancement of this covenant ".

As of 2010, Britain maintains the School of Jungle Warfare in Brunei, and a battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles ; in addition to some aircraft of the Army Air Corps, as part of the British Military Garrison Brunei.

The Hong Kong Military Service Corps maintained its reputation for loyalty and military skill at the highest level, often outshining British and Gurkha troops based in Hong Kong.

The HKMSC Shooting Team won the Team and Individual champion pistol shot a number of times at RASAAM ( the Regular Army Skill at Arms Meeting ) at Bisley, in the UK, and in 1992 a Training Company team representing the HQ and Depot HKMSC won the Dragon Cup for military skills ( outperforming the Queen's Gurkha Signals in signalling and the British Military Hospital team in first aid ); the competition was not held again.