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Raised : 1824 as The 16th or Sylhet Local Battalion<br>
Raised : 1824 as The 16th or Sylhet Local Battalion. In 1908 it become the 8th Gurkha Rifles, the spelling of the word Gurkha was later changed to Gorkha.
In 1908 it become the 8th Gurkha Rifles, the spelling of the word Gurkha was later changed to Gorkha.


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[[Literature]]: Mike Chappell: The Gurkhas (Osprey Elite Series)
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[[Literature]]: Mike Chappell: The Gurkhas (Osprey Elite Series)
 
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