Brigade Cocktail Party 2017

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Mark Lancaster TD MP
Mark Lancaster TD MP

On the evening of 5th July 2017, 250 Officers, Warrant Officers, Senior Non-Commissioned Officers and many guests gathered outside Old College at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for a cocktail party and Sounding Retreat by the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas and Pipes and Drums from across the Brigade.

 

 

The senior guests were:

  • Ambassador of Nepal, His Excellency Dr. Durga Bahadur Subedi 
  • Mark Lancaster TD MP – Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence 
  • Colonel Commandant, Lieutenant General N A W Pope CBE

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Commendation presented to Captain Lalit Gurung
Commendation presented to Captain Lalit Gurung

During the cocktail party the Colonel Commandant, Lieutenant General N A W Pope CBE presented a Commendation to Captain Lalit Gurung for his work on various exercises and operations.