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48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade was formed in December 1949 by the redesignation of Johore Sub-District in Penang, Malaya. It was assigned in September 1952 to the new 17th Gurkha Division. [2] By April 1957 it was part of the garrison in Hong Kong (British Forces Overseas Hong Kong). It was redesignated in December 1976 as the Gurkha Field Force.
He became Commander of 48th Indian Infantry Brigade in 1945 and took the surrender of the Japanese forces at Moulmein in South Burma later that year. [ 1 ] After a tour as an instructor at the Staff College, Quetta , he was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles in 1947 and brigadier on the General Staff at Malaya ...
26th Gurkha Brigade (Hong Kong, 1948–1950) 17th Gurkha Division (Malaya, 1952–1970) 51st Infantry Brigade (Hong Kong disbanded 1976) 48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade (Hong Kong, 1957–1976; renamed Gurkha Field Force 1976–1997; returned to old title 1987 – c. 1992) As of August 2021, the Brigade of Gurkhas in the British Army has the ...
The 48th Infantry Brigade, was raised as the 48 Indian Infantry Brigade, in October 1941, at Secunderabad, India. After an initial tenure with 19th Indian Infantry Division, it was transferred to the 17th Indian Infantry Division. In World War II it participated in the Burma campaign and in April 1942 was attached to 1st Burma Division.
26th Gurkha Infantry Brigade (1948–1950) 27th Infantry Brigade (circa 1949) 28th Infantry Brigade (arrived in Hong Kong in 1949) 51st Infantry Brigade (established circa 1950, disbanded 1976) 48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade (1957–1976; renamed Gurkha Field Force 1976–97; returned to old title 1987-ca.1992) [7]
Headquarters 17th Gurkha Division was the operational headquarters for all British and Gurkha units in Malaya. [3] It controlled the 26th, 48th and 63rd Gurkha Brigades, and 99th Gurkha Brigade which formed about 1952 also came under command. Maxwell Road Camp was renamed Lamjung Camp in 1953.
HQ British Forces Hong Kong & 248th Gurkha Signal Squadron, Headquarters House; British Army, Prince of Wales Building. 48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade. HQ 48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade & 246th Gurkha Signal Squadron; 1st Btn, Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment, Stanley Fort; 1st Btn, 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles
Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective name which refers to all the units in the British Army that are composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. [3] The brigade draws its heritage from Gurkha units that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence, and prior to that served for the East India Company . [ 4 ]