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Raised | Hisotry: 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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'''Country''': India [[File:india.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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[[Literature]]:Mike Chappell:The Gurkhas (Osprey Elite Series) | [[Literature]]: Image from Mike Chappell:The Gurkhas (Osprey Elite Series) | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
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[[Category:Army heraldry]] | [[Category:Army heraldry]] | ||