Lieutenant-Colonel Lalbahadur Pun, who has died aged 88, was awarded an MC in 1965 during the Confrontation with Indonesia; ...

A book titled Warriors from the Himalayas, written by Gordon Elsden, was unveiled at an event held at British Gurkhas Nepal ...

The British barrister tells of his years in the Gurkhas, long career in law, and singing at Ned Kelly’s in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Former British Gurkha soldier Hari Budha Magar has made mountaineering history, becoming the first double above-knee amputee ...

Nepal’s Gurkha soldiers have a well-deserved reputation worldwide for uncommon valour and loyalty. However, what happened in Hawaii in 1986 and the long struggle for fair pay and pension shows that ...

When British Army soldier Hari Budha Magar lost both legs to a Taliban bomb, he thought his life was as good as over. But 15 years on, the veteran Gurkha has not only over triumphed over his mental ...

Veteran is first double above-knee amputee to summit highest continent peaks - Hari Budha Magar lost both his legs in 2010 to ...

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Hari Budha Magar lost both his legs in 2010 to an IED in Afghanistan while serving with the British Army’s Gurkha regiment. A British Army veteran has become the first double above-knee amputee to ...

Former Gurkha and Pride of Britain hero Hari Budha Magar tried to take his own life after he had both legs amputated but is ...

British war veteran Hari Budha Magar, from Kent, UK has become the first double above-knee amputee to climb the highest peak on every continent. The 46-year-old former Gurkha reached Mount Vinson in ...