The regiment was known by a variety of names last century, and
it was not until 1903 that it was numbered 6th Gurkha Rifles.
It has
had its present name since 1959.
In 1962, the 1st Battalion became the first Gurkha battalion to
be stationed in Britain.
Both battalions served in Borneo between 1963 and 1966. They
were amalgamated in Hong Kong in 1969.
The battalion returned to Hong Kong in January 1974, after a
tour of two and a half years in Brunei, and is now stationed at Cassino
Camp, in the New Territories.
Its men have built a camp for Girl Guides on Beas River and an
irrigation dam to help agriculture, and have run youth camps for
schoolchildren.
The battalion expects to move to Britain in March 1977.
The Commandant is Lieutenant-Colonel Calin Scott.
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