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The 1 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin. It was originally formed as part of the British Indian Army in 1815, later adopting the title of the 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), however, in 1947, following India's independence in 1947, it was transferred to the Indian Army and in 1950 when India became a Republic, it was redesignated as the 1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment).

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rdfs:comment	The 1 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin. It was originally formed as part of the British Indian Army in 1815, later adopting the title of the 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), however, in 1947, following India's independence in 1947, it was transferred to the Indian Army and in 1950 when India became a Republic, it was redesignated as the 1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment).
foaf:name	1 Gorkha Rifles
active years start year	1815-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
battle	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Tirah Campaign Second Anglo–Afghan War Third Anglo-Afghan War,Interwar Period dbpedia:Waziristan The Indian Rebellion of 1857 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 dbpedia:Jat_War World War II Myanmar First Anglo-Sikh War dbpedia:Military_history_of_the_North-West_Frontier dbpedia:World_War_I dbpedia:Perak_War
colour name	1886, Rifle—Green; faced red Red; faced white
country	India
garrison	Himachal Pradesh
identification symbol	A pair of crossedKhukris with the numeral 1 above Childers (1st Bn pipe bags and plaids) Mackenzie HLI (2nd Bn pipe bags and plaids)
military branch	Indian Army
military unit size	5 Battalions
motto	Kayar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro (Better to die than live like a coward)
role	Light Role
is military unit of	Gurbachan Singh Salaria Channer, George Nicolas John Adam Tytler Capt. Ram Singh Thakuri

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