https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=British_Gurkhas_Nepal
British Gurkhas Nepal - Revision history
2026-07-31T15:00:27Z
Revision history for this page on the wiki
MediaWiki 1.45.4
https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=British_Gurkhas_Nepal&diff=373774&oldid=prev
Bot at 21:19, 21 December 2021
2021-12-21T21:19:44Z
<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''British Gurkhas Nepal''' ('''BGN''') is an administrative organisation of the [[British Army]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Following generations of territorial disputes between the successors of [[Prithvi Narayan Shah]], Leader of the [[Gorkha Kingdom]], and the [[East India Company]] a peace treaty was signed in 1816 which allowed Nepalese nationals to volunteer for service in the East India Company's Army.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/gurkhas/27856.aspx|title=Gurkha history|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref> BGN fell under the responsibility of [[4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|HQ 4th Division]] in [[Aldershot]] in 2011 when [[Regional Command (British Army)|Support Command (now Regional Command)]] took over that role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/28210.aspx|title=HQ Regional Command|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Operations==<br />
The mission of BGN is to deliver Gurkha recruitment, provide local support to the soldier and ex-servicemen and maintain Disaster Relief preparedness within resources in order to support Firm Base activity in Nepal.<ref name=mission>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/gurkhas/27825.aspx|title=British Gurkhas Nepal|publisher=Ministry of Defence|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref><br />
<br />
BGN is commanded by a full [[colonel]], who also serves as the defence [[attaché]] at the British Embassy in Kathmandu, and operates from three locations within [[Nepal]]:<br />
<br />
*Jawalakhel, Patan - just south of the river from central [[Kathmandu]] is the location both of '''Headquarters British Gurkhas Nepal''' and the Kathmandu station, which is the focal point for organisation of transit to and from Nepal, the welfare of serving soldiers and payment of pensions.<ref name=mission/><br />
*The '''British Gurkha Camp''' in [[Pokhara]] is the main recruitment centre, where the annual selection course is run. Pokhara is also the location of the main pension records and houses the headquarters of [[the Gurkha Welfare Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/gurkhas/27898.aspx|title=British Gurkhas and GCSPF recruiting|publisher=You tube|accessdate=30 December 2015}}</ref><br />
*British Gurkha [[Dharan,_Nepal|Dharan]] is a small station intended to assist BGN operations in eastern Nepal. It is used primarily as a movement base and regional recruiting centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6wjKiGiUhY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/F6wjKiGiUhY |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=British Gurkha Regional Selection Dharan 2014|publisher=You tube|accessdate=30 December 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.army.mod.uk/gurkhas/27825.aspx British Gurkhas Nepal] - on British Army official website<br />
<br />
{{British Forces deployments}}<br />
<br />
{{coord missing|Berkshire}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Brigade of Gurkhas]]<br />
[[Category:Gurkhas]]<br />
[[Category:Nepal–United Kingdom military relations]]<br />
[[Category:Military installations of the United Kingdom in other countries]]</div>
Bot