“My Army number and my name is the reason why the British Government is looking after me. Yes, I know my Army number, there is no way I can forget it. It’s 80687 RFN Indra Bahadur Rai.”

You may have seen the recent appeal we launched in tribute to the late Rifleman Manbahadur Ghimire. The centenarian passed…

Samsher Gurung joined the Gurkhas in 1941, in the midst of World War Two. He was in Burma when the…

Today marks a poignant day of remembrance for the Gurkhas On this day 75 years ago, Japan formally surrendered, ending…

Ten years ago, the first of our two Residential Homes for Gurkha veterans and widows opened in Pokhara, Nepal. The…

Many of the Gurkha veterans and widows we support in Nepal live in remote communities. We visit the most vulnerable…

This St Patricks Day, we’re celebrating a connection with the Gurkhas thanks to a very special soldier from Ireland.

“I went there one man and I came out three thousand.”

-General Frederick Young

A look back at our work in Nepal last year Every year we publish an Annual Review, in addition to…

The Last Overland Expedition famously drove a Land Rover from the UK to Singapore back in 1955.
Filmmaker Alex Bescoby along with the grandson of Tim, an original member of The Last Overland Team, is attempting the same 16,000km journey in the same vehicle, raising money for a number of charities, including us. They’re currently through Nepal and we’ve been delighted to welcome them at our Welfare Centres along the way.

Healthcare in the hilltops We provide an international standard of healthcare and medication to Gurkha veterans and their families living…