Gurkhas Now To Re Gorkhas
The Gurkha soldiers, tough warriors of Nepal, who in both world wars won the admiration of all Allied forces, will in future be called Gorkhas. This was decided at a recent Gurkha conference in New Delhi.
It was said that Gorkha did not mean any particular one race or tribe as did Gurkha, but that it was the name given the followers of the King of Gprkha, a principality of Nepal. ’ '
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 39, 10 January 1949, Page 5
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76Gurkhas Now To Re Gorkhas Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 39, 10 January 1949, Page 5
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