Gurkhas heading for Catterick after selection in Nepal
Held at British Gurkhas Pokhara, Nepal, the Attestation Parade saw personnel take an oath and swear allegiance to the Queen.
Held at British Gurkhas Pokhara, Nepal, the Attestation Parade saw personnel take an oath and swear allegiance to the Queen.
The support provided includes a PCR machine, which will be used as part of a 25-bed COVID-19 control facility.
With fewer than 7% of the Nepal population double vaccinated, loss and isolation are real concerns for veterans.
A flight left RAF Brize Norton for Nepal with 260 ventilators, 2,000 pieces of personal protective equipment.
British military medical and advisory personnel are expected to reach Nepal next week to provide support amid a surge in cases.
Soldiers travelled through the Himalayas to reach tourists stuck across Nepal.
Four hundred and thirty-two Gurkhas have joined the British Army - an increase of 32 on last year's record-breaking number.
Tika is the most important day in the Hindu festival of Dashain.
'Nims' Purja has succeeded in the first phase of his ambition to speed climb the world's 14 highest mountains in just seven months.
Personnel from the Royal Armoured Corps scaled the 6476-metre summit of Mera Peak.
New Gurkha recruits had a first taste of life in the UK outside their barracks.
A £25 million investment has also been confirmed for medical support for Gurkha veterans living in Nepal.
Hundreds of new recruits in Nepal have finished their first day in the service.
Five hundred and eighty Nepalese men dreaming of becoming Gurkhas faced their final assessment in Pokhara, Nepal.
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The Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT) has already built homes for 850 of the more than 1,100 former personnel affected by the devastating Nepal ...