Armistice Day commemoration services in honour of the sacrifices in all lines of duty were held today at HQ British Gurkhas Nepal in Kathmandu, British Gurkhas Pokhara and British Gurkhas Dharan. Armistice Day, on the 11th of November, marks the end of World War 1 in 1918.
Colonel Paul Smith, Commander; Lieutenant Colonel Rajesh Gurung, Deputy Commander and Major Ranjankumar Badgami, Gurkha Major – BGN laid the wreaths at the Gurkha monument in Kathmandu.
Major Phil Lambert, Officer Commanding and Captain Ganeshkumar Gurung Second in Command – BGP led the service held at the Gurkha Memorial Museum in Pokhara, while Major Jit Hamal, Deputy Chief of Staff BGN led the service at the cemetery for British Gurkha soldiers in Dharan.
Major (Retd) Bhim Bahadur Gurung, Chair, Regimental Association Nepal (RAN); Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) J. P. Cross and Major (Retd) Jhaptaman Limbu, RAN East Chair laid the wreaths in Kathmandu, Pokhara and Dharan respectively on behalf of the Gurkha veteran community in Nepal.
Officers and staff present at the Services observed a two-minute silence in tribute to those who gave their lives in service and who remain in our memories, traditions and ethos.
