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17th Gurkha Infantry Division
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1952 | Formed 1 Sept at Maxwell Road Camp, Kuala Lumpur ? Malaya from HQ South Malaya District, controlled 48th and 63rd Gurkha Brigades and (maybe) 26th Gurkha Brigade? 99th Gurkha Brigade formed about this time also came under command. |
1953 | Malaya: HQ at Maxwell Road Camp, Kuala Lumpur: April OOB – 26th, 63rd and 99th Gurkha Brigades. Maxwell Road Camp renamed Lamjung Camp. |
1954 - 1957 | Malaya: HQ at Lamjung Camp, Kuala Lumpur: OOB - 26th, 63rd and 99th Gurkha Brigades. |
1958 - 1959 | Malaya – OOB - 26th, 63rd and 99th Gurkha Brigades. |
1960 - 1961 | Malaya – OOB - 63rd and 99th Gurkha Brigades. |
1962 - 1963 | Malaya – OOB - 48th Gurkha Brigade in Hong Kong and 99th Gurkha Brigade in Malaya. |
1964 | Malaya – OOB - 48th Gurkha Brigade in Hong Kong and 99th Gurkha Brigade in Malaya. Jan HQ and 99th Gurkha Brigade moved to Borneo and took command of 5th Malaysian Brigade and 51st Gurkha Brigade (from Feb). |
1965 | Borneo - OOB - 99th Gurkha Brigade, 5th Malaysian Brigade and 51st Gurkha Brigade. Jan 3rd Commando Brigade came under command. March 19th Infantry Brigade came under command. 99th Gurkha Brigade returned to Singapore? |
1966 | Borneo - OOB - 5th Malaysian Brigade, 51st Gurkha Brigade, 3rd Commando Brigade and 19th Infantry Brigade. HQ moved to Seremban, Malaya. |
1967 - 1968 | HQ at Seremban, Malaya – OOB - 63rd Gurkha Brigade and 99th Gurkha Brigade. |
1969 | HQ at Seremban, Malaya – OOB - 63rd Gurkha Brigade and 99th Gurkha Brigade. Disbanded. |
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