25 min
Memories from the Gurkhas Falklands 82: Stories from the South Atlantic
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- History
What role did Gurkha soldiers play in the Falklands conflict?
On the 12th April 1982 soldiers from 1st Battalion, 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles set sail from Southampton to join the British Task Force deploying to the South Atlantic to take back the Falkland Islands from Argentina.
These Gurkhas from 7GR pre-dominantly come from the east of Nepal which is 16 thousand kilometres away from the Falkland Islands.
When the conflict began, like many British servicemen, these Gurkhas didn’t even know where the islands were.
So what was it like to travel to a warzone, the other side of the world?
Listen as Gurkha veterans tell their stories, 40 years on.
Presented by Binoddhoj Kadkha (with an introduction from Ben Coley)
Written and produced by Binoddhoj Kadkha and Bhim Atreya from BFBS Gurkha Network.
This is a BFBS original podcast.
What role did Gurkha soldiers play in the Falklands conflict?
On the 12th April 1982 soldiers from 1st Battalion, 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles set sail from Southampton to join the British Task Force deploying to the South Atlantic to take back the Falkland Islands from Argentina.
These Gurkhas from 7GR pre-dominantly come from the east of Nepal which is 16 thousand kilometres away from the Falkland Islands.
When the conflict began, like many British servicemen, these Gurkhas didn’t even know where the islands were.
So what was it like to travel to a warzone, the other side of the world?
Listen as Gurkha veterans tell their stories, 40 years on.
Presented by Binoddhoj Kadkha (with an introduction from Ben Coley)
Written and produced by Binoddhoj Kadkha and Bhim Atreya from BFBS Gurkha Network.
This is a BFBS original podcast.
25 min