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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. | 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. | ||
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[[Literature]]: Mike Chappell: The Gurkhas (Osprey Elite Series) | [[Literature]]:Mike Chappell:The Gurkhas (Osprey Elite Series) | ||
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8TH GORKHA RIFLES, INDIAN ARMY
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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.
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Literature:Mike Chappell:The Gurkhas (Osprey Elite Series)
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