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Gurkha

noun
1.
A member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat.
2.
A member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs who live in Nepal.





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... p.m. rode over to "K" Beach for the second time and inspected the Indian Brigade under Brigadier-General Cox. They had to be pulled out some time ago and given a rest. On parade were the 5th, 6th and 10th Gurkha Battalions with the 14th Sikhs. Walked down both lines and chatted with the British and Indian Officers. The men looked cheerful and much recovered. In the evening Charlie Burn, King's Messenger, and Captain Glyn came to dinner. Glyn has been sent out as a sort of emissary, but whether by K. or ...
— Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 • Ian Hamilton
... among a number. The ships proceeded after this manner—see, I draw a pattern—with foam boiling about each. Ahead of us were many ships bearing British troops—cavalry, infantry and guns. To our right and left and behind us were Sikh, Gurkha, Dogra, Pathan, Punjabi, Rajput—many, many men, on many ships. Two and thirty ships I counted at one time, and there was the smoke of others ...
— Hira Singh - When India came to fight in Flanders • Talbot Mundy


Words linked to "Gurkha" :   Nepali, Nepalese, soldier


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