The Gurkha Museum

Whilst serving during WW1, Bill's Father was saved by a Gurkha, his family have always held a special place in their heart for the Gurkhas for this reason and that is why he chose to raise funds for the The Gurkha Welfare Trust.
As part of his 90th Birthday celebrations Bill asked all his friends and family to donate to the Trust and raised a fantastic £660.
We were delighted to welcome Bill to the Museum today.

A V.C. Action:
Captain Richard Kirby Ridgeway, 8th Gurkha Rifles, India, 22 November 1879
... “For conspicuous gallantry throughout the attack on Konoma (Eastern Frontier of India), on the 22nd November, 1879, more especially in the final assault, when, under a heavy fire from the enemy, he rushed up to a barricade and attempted to tear down the planking surrounding it, to enable him to effect an entrance, in which act he received a very severe rifle shot wound in the left shoulder”. (London Gazette 11 May 1880.)
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53 YEARS AGO TODAY
FOR VALOUR - GURKHAS’ MOST RECENT V.C. ACTION
On 21st November 1965, L/Cpl Rambahadur Limbu of 2nd Battalion, 10th Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles “displayed heroism, self-sacrifice and a devotion to duty and to his men of the very highest order”... “His actions on this day reached a zenith of determined, premeditated valour…” These words record the action in Borneo where L/Cpl Rambahadur Limbu lead an attack on an enemy position and machine gun post. Against intense and accurate fire, which wounded both others in his group, he stormed the position alone and captured the gun. He then manoeuvred in the open and under sustained fire to a more effective position. From here he rushed forward in the open against intense automatic fire to rescue one of the wounded. He did so against overwhelming odds. Having returned safely with the casualty he then went back again, dashing across open ground, to rescue the other casualty showing “complete contempt of the enemy and determination to save the lives of his men”. The whole time he was under continued aimed automatic fire. Having successfully completed this task of rescuing the wounded he continued to engage the enemy until they were routed. For this action he was awarded The Victoria Cross.
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Educational visit by 95 Supply Squadron, 9 Regiment RLC. Following a Brigade heritage lecture by the Assistant Director, the Squadron OC, Maj. Player and others made presentations to the Museum including a plaque from Operation Gritrock 2014

Today is the 71st Wedding Anniversary of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh On 20th November 1947 there were married in Westminster Abbey in London. On 1st January 1959, 6th Gurkha Rifles became 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles and 7th Gurkha Rifles became 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles.

The Director of the Gurkha Museum with members of 69 Gurkha Field Squadron, The Queen’s Gurkha Engineers on today's "Exercise Gurkha Itihash". A training day at the Museum which included lectures, tour of the museum, lunch and heritage presentations and discussions.

We were delighted to host a visit by the ladies from Gurkha Company (Tavoleto) from Warminster last Saturday.

Members of 248 Gurkha Signal Squadron visited the museum today for a talk from our Director and then a tour with our Director and Collections Officer. Thank you for your visit!

Armistice Day
100 years ago, at 11am on November 11th 1918, the First World War ended.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission records the names of 6,168 Gurkha soldiers who gave their lives during the war.
... In Remembrance.
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A Hero from Barpak in Nepal. His village was destroyed in the Nepal Earthquake which occurred on 25th April 2015
RIFLEMAN THAMAN GURUNG VC
5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
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Yesterday The Gurkha Museum Trust was represented at the Field of Remembrance commemorations at Westminster Abbey followed by an Act of Remembrance at The Gurkha Statue in Whitehall.

We're pleased to have welcomed officers of the 3rd (UK) Division Signal Regiment for a visit to the museum today for a talk, tour and curry dinner.

On Saturday the 2nd of November the Gurkha Museum hosted the 6th Queen Elizabeth's own Gurkha Rifles AGM and reunion dinner. This followed a service in Winchester Cathedral at the 6GR Book of Remembrance. In particular, tribute was paid to Lt. Hugh Wallace who was killed in action during the Borneo Confrontation in 1963. The family of Hugh Wallace also kindly donated an Elizabeth Cross, a Memorial Scroll and a Pingat Jasa Malaysia (Malaysian Service Medal) to the Museum.

Today we had a group visit from members of 10 QOGLR, with our Director acting as speaker and delivering a tour of the museum. Many thanks to 10 QOGLR for visiting!

Happy to round off our day (and month) here at the Museum with a visit from 5 Battalion REME to the museum for a lecture and tour, complete with photo in our V.C. gallery.

love the museum. a little too small though.

hmm...i have not been to winchester to see the museum but 5 star for my ancestor who fought in Burma.

great place to learn the history of the gurkha's and what they have done for this country

Well, I do think, it's stands for a very true History about the Gurkhas those who had geven their tremendous lives, to preserve the country of the British and the British colonies in both bloody World wars,and others wars.

Was part of a symposium there. The museum was an excellent venue.

Very detailed and informative. I'll go visit sometime.

To all the people of Winchester, you are cordially invited to the unveiling of The Tribute Chair to be unveiled on Saturday 9th July 2016 at Peninsula Barracks outside the RGJ museum 12 Noon. This is A LASTING TRIBUTE TO ALL WHO SERVED and to mark that Peninsula Barracks was and is the Ancestral Home of The Royal Green Jackets.

This is a brilliant museum. The staff are knowledgeable and friendly and the exhibits are interesting and accessible. For me, it's also a great place for serious research with archives and thousands of images covering the Gurkhas' 202 years of service to the British Crown. Well worth a visit!

The Gurkhas Are From A Small Nation,

The Gurkhas Are Small People In Stature,

But They Have Contributed More Than Their Size &

Nation To The Free World.

The Gurkha Museum Is A Small Museum,

But It Is Providing A Great Service,

In Ensuring We Never Forget

The Gurkhas & Their Families

Who The Free World Owe Much To.

God Bless The Gurkhas Living & Deceased, &

God Bless All Those Who Preserve Their Great Legacy.

Me and my family visited the Gurkha museum,it was mainly for me as I collect Khukuri's and am very interested in the Gurkhas,but my wife and children 8-9 all found it very interesting,free parking out the front as well,I highly recommend this museum,I'll be coming back soon with my collecting friends .

Mail Boxes Etc Winchester is always pleased to support the Gurkha Museum with all their document services requirements

It's been a while since I visited but I can say that its a great place to visit.

Really want to go back again.

Great museum! Love it.

Fully recommend to visit each and everyone.

Can you buy memroebilia there . Like to buy medals . Hats . Knifes

An interesting exhibition of an area of history that is often overlooked. Fascinating to see what a huge contribution the Gurkhas made to Britain.

A very interesting museum to visit. Well worth entry fee to get into.

A superb museum showing in great detail the whole story of the Gurkhas

What a great tribute to these great men

Interesting place, lovingly cared for and full of items and history. The grounds outside are worth a wander through too.