7th Gurkha Rifles
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles | . |
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1948.01.01 | Transferred from Indian Army to British Army | . |
1948.01 | Burma | . |
1948 | Malaya: Sikamet Camp, Seremban | . |
. | May 48: Began conversion to 101st Field Regiment, RA (7th Gurkha Rifles) | . |
. | Jun 48: Malaya: On ops in Selangor and Negri Sembilan | Southern Sub-District |
. | June 49: Converted back to infantry 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles | . |
. | Dec 49: Malaya: | Southern Sub-District |
. | Dec 50: Malaya: | 48 Gurkha Brigade |
. | 1952: Malaya: | 63 Gurkha Brigade |
1955.01 | Malaya: Kluang | 63 Gurkha Brigade |
. | 1 Jan 59: Renamed 1st Bn 7th Duke of Edinburgh'ÂÂs Own Gurkha Rifles | . |
1959.04 | Hong Kong: Tam Mei Camp | 48 Gurkha Brigade |
1961.07 | Malaya: Suvla Lines, Ipoh | North Malaya Sub-Dist |
. | Feb 63 - May 63: Brunei | 99 Gurkha Brigade |
. | Nov 63 - May 64: Borneo: 3rd Div Sarawak | 3 Commando Brigade |
. | Jan 64: Borneo: 3rd Div Sarawak | 99 Gurkha Brigade |
1964.10 | Malaya: Quetta Lines, Kluang | . |
. | Oct 64 - Mar 65: Borneo: Bau & Kuching area, 1st Div Sarawak | 99 Gurkha Brigade |
. | Sep 65 - Jan 66: Borneo: 1st Div Sarawak | . |
. | Jun 66 - Oct 66: Borneo: 4th and 5th Divs, Sarawak | . |
1966.12 | Hong Kong: QueenâÂÂs Hill Camp | . |
. | 1 Aug 70: amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | . |
1971.09 | England: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham | . |
. | Dec 71 - Jan 72: London | first Gurkhas to perform Public Duties |
1973.03 | Hong Kong: Queen'ÂÂs Hill Camp | 48th Gurkha Brigade |
1977.03 | Brunei: Seria | . |
1981.05 | England: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham | 5 Infantry Brigade |
. | Apr - Jun 82: Falklands Islands | 5 Infantry Brigade |
1983.05 | Hong Kong: Cassino Lines, New Territories | Gurkha Field Force. |
1987 | Brunei: Seria | . |
1989.04 | Hong Kong | 48 Gurkha Brigade |
1991.04 | England: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham | 5 AB Brigade |
. | 1991 - 1992: Belize | . |
1993.04 | Brunei: Seria | . |
1994.04 | England: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham | 5 AB Brigade |
. | 1 July 94: Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles | . |
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1948.01.01 | Transferred from Indian Army to British Army | . |
1948.01 | India | . |
1948.03 | Malaya: Circular Road Camp, Kuala Lumpur | . |
. | May 48: Began conversion to 102nd Field Regiment, RA (7th Gurkha Rifles) | . |
1948 | Malaya: Wardieburn Camp, Kuala Lumpur | . |
. | Jun 48: Malaya: On ops in Selangor and Negri Sembilan | Central Sub-Dist |
. | Jun 49: Converted back to infantry 2nd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles | . |
. | Dec 49: Malaya | 48 Gurkha Brigade |
. | Dec 50: Malaya | 63 Gurkha Brigade |
1954.11 | Hong Kong: Tam Mei Camp | 48 Gurkha Brigade |
1957.02 | Malaya: Mersing Raod Camp, Kluang | 99 Gurkha Brigade |
. | 1 Jan 59: Renamed 2nd Bn 7th Duke of Edinburgh'ÂÂs Own Gurkha Rifles | . |
1959.02 | Singapore: Blakang Mati | 99 Gurkha Brigade |
1962.10 | Hong Kong: Beas Stable Camp | 48 Gurkha Brigade |
. | Mar - Jun 63: Borneo | 99 Gurkha Brigade |
. | Feb - Jul 64: Borneo: Sarawak-Sabah border and 5th Div Sarawak | 51 Gurkha Brigade |
1964.06 | Hong Kong: Cassino Lines | 48 Gurkha Brigade |
. | Jan - Jul 65: Borneo | . |
1965.08 | Malaya: Sungei Udang Camp, near Malacca | . |
. | Jan - Jul 66: Borneo: 1st Div Sarawak | . |
. | Jun - Nov 67: Hong Kong for IS duties | . |
1968.08 | Hong Kong: Cassino Lines | 48 Gurkha Brigade |
. | 1 Aug 70: amalgamated with 1st Battalion | . |
1982.04.01 | Re-formed in Hong Kong | . |
1982.04 | Hong Kong: | Gurkha Field Force |
. | 1987: disbanded | . |
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