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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1993

GURKHA DRIVERS CELEBRATE ROYAL SEAL

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REGIMENT WILL

THE BRITISH ARMY'S ONLY GURKHA TRANSPORT CELEBRATE THE GRANTING OF "ROYAL' STATUS WITH A RE-BADGING PARADE AT ITS KOWLOON BARRACKS ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 27).

HM THE QUEEN APPROVED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR THAT THE GURKHA TRANSPORT REGIMENT SHOULD BE KNOWN

AS "THE QUEEN'S OWN GURKHA TRANSPORT REGIMENT"

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SATURDAY'S PARADE BY THE MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN FOLEY,

THE HONOUR WILL BE MARKED AT PRESENTATION BY COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, OF CAP BADGES BEARING THE NEW TITLE TO 15 RECRUITS WHO WILL ALSO BE TAKING THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE AT A CEREMONY CALLED KASAM KHANE.

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THE EVENING ALSO FEATURES A DISPLAY BY "MOTORISED" TEAMS AND A DRIVE-PAST OF REGIMENTAL VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE SARACEN ARMOURED VEHICLES WHICH WILL BE ON PARADE FOR THE LAST TIME.

THE REGIMENT GOES BACK TO 1965 AND IT IS NOW COMPOSED OF BRITISH, GURKHA AND LOCAL CHINESE SOLDIERS.

TRANSPORT, BUT IT

ITS MAIN ROLE IS THE PROVISION OF GARRISON ALSO WORKS IN CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER ELEMENTS OF BRITISH FORCES ON EXERCISE IN HONG KONG AND OVERSEAS AND OPERATES A MARITIME TROOP.

RECENTLY SOLDIERS FROM THE REGIMENT SERVED IN THE GULF DURING OPERATION GRANBY AND WITH THE UN IN CYPRUS.

NOTE:

FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH AND FILM THE RE-BADGING PARADE.

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE AUSTIN ROAD ENTRANCE то GUN CLUB HILL BARRACKS, KOWLOON, BEFORE 6.15 REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP.

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