Wreath laying at the Gurkha Statue in Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1, opposite the Ministry of Defence, on 7 November 2024.

The memorial in London to the Gurkhas was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.

The legend on the Gurkha memorial is taken from the following quotation written by Professor Sir Ralph Turner who served in the Gurkhas from 1915 to 1919:

“ As I write these last words, my thoughts return to you who were my comrades, the stubborn and indomitable peasants of Nepal. Once more I hear the laughter with which you greeted every hardship. Once more I see you in your bivouacs or about your fires, on forced march or in the trenches, now shivering with wet and cold, now scorched by a pitiless and burning sun. Uncomplaining you endure hunger and thirst and wounds; and at the last your unwavering lines disappear into the smoke and wrath of battle. Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you.”

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Wreath laying at the Gurkha Statue in Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1, opposite the Ministry of Defence, on 7 November 2024.

The memorial in London to the Gurkhas was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.

The legend on the Gurkha memorial is taken from the following quotation written by Professor Sir Ralph Turner who served in the Gurkhas from 1915 to 1919:

“ As I write these last words, my thoughts return to you who were my comrades, the stubborn and indomitable peasants of Nepal. Once more I hear the laughter with which you greeted every hardship. Once more I see you in your bivouacs or about your fires, on forced march or in the trenches, now shivering with wet and cold, now scorched by a pitiless and burning sun. Uncomplaining you endure hunger and thirst and wounds; and at the last your unwavering lines disappear into the smoke and wrath of battle. Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you.”

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Wreath laying at the Gurkha Statue in Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1, opposite the Ministry of Defence, on 7 November 2024.

The memorial in London to the Gurkhas was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.

The legend on the Gurkha memorial is taken from the following quotation written by Professor Sir Ralph Turner who served in the Gurkhas from 1915 to 1919:

“ As I write these last words, my thoughts return to you who were my comrades, the stubborn and indomitable peasants of Nepal. Once more I hear the laughter with which you greeted every hardship. Once more I see you in your bivouacs or about your fires, on forced march or in the trenches, now shivering with wet and cold, now scorched by a pitiless and burning sun. Uncomplaining you endure hunger and thirst and wounds; and at the last your unwavering lines disappear into the smoke and wrath of battle. Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you.”

Tags:   London Westminster Whitehall Remembrance Veteran Gurkha statue SW 1 Horse Guards Avenue Ministry of Defence Wreath British Army Gurkhas Gurkha

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Wreath laying at the Gurkha Statue in Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1, opposite the Ministry of Defence, on 7 November 2024.

The memorial in London to the Gurkhas was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.

The legend on the Gurkha memorial is taken from the following quotation written by Professor Sir Ralph Turner who served in the Gurkhas from 1915 to 1919:

“ As I write these last words, my thoughts return to you who were my comrades, the stubborn and indomitable peasants of Nepal. Once more I hear the laughter with which you greeted every hardship. Once more I see you in your bivouacs or about your fires, on forced march or in the trenches, now shivering with wet and cold, now scorched by a pitiless and burning sun. Uncomplaining you endure hunger and thirst and wounds; and at the last your unwavering lines disappear into the smoke and wrath of battle. Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you.”

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Wreath laying at the Gurkha Statue in Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1, opposite the Ministry of Defence, on 7 November 2024.

The memorial in London to the Gurkhas was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997.

The legend on the Gurkha memorial is taken from the following quotation written by Professor Sir Ralph Turner who served in the Gurkhas from 1915 to 1919:

“ As I write these last words, my thoughts return to you who were my comrades, the stubborn and indomitable peasants of Nepal. Once more I hear the laughter with which you greeted every hardship. Once more I see you in your bivouacs or about your fires, on forced march or in the trenches, now shivering with wet and cold, now scorched by a pitiless and burning sun. Uncomplaining you endure hunger and thirst and wounds; and at the last your unwavering lines disappear into the smoke and wrath of battle. Bravest of the brave, most generous of the generous, never had country more faithful friends than you.”

Tags:   London Westminster Whitehall Remembrance Veteran Gurkha statue SW 1 Horse Guards Avenue Ministry of Defence Wreath British Army Gurkhas Gurkha

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