c1974-94 2nd King Edward's Own (KEO) Gurkha Rifles Cloth Sports Patch Badge

Introduced in 1974 2nd K.E.O. Gurkha Rifles sport tracksuit patch has been removed from album. Frayed edges as made, unissued. VGC.


The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) was a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army before being transferred to the British Army on India's independence in 1947. The 4th Battalion joined the Indian Army as the 5th Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles (Sirmoor Rifles), where it exists to this day. As part of the British Army, the regiment served in Malaya, Hong Kong and Brunei until 1994 when it was amalgamated with the other three British Army Gurkha infantry regiments to form the Royal Gurkha Rifles. It is the only Gurkha regiment which did not have a khukuri on its cap badge.

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