4th GURKHA RIFLES O’R’s cast brass Shoulder Title ‘blacked’ 4.G – India post 1947 large pattern

4th GURKHA RIFLES O’R’s cast brass Shoulder Title ‘blacked’ 4.G – India post 1947 large pattern
The 4 Gorkha Rifles (GR), abbreviated as 4 GR, is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Indian and Nepalese nationality, especially Magars and Gurungs hill tribes of Nepal. The Fourth Gorkha Rifles has five infantry battalions. The regiment was raised in 1857 as part of the British Indian Army. In 1947, after India’s independence, the Fourth Gorkhas became part of the Indian Army.
The regiment has seen action in wars in Africa, Europe and Asia, including the Second Afghan War, the Boxer Rebellion (China), World War I, and World War II. Since Independence, in 1947, the regiment has seen action in the India-Pakistan Wars of 1947 48, 1965, 1971, 1987, and 1999, and the Chinese aggression in 1962. The Regiment has also participated in UN Peace-keeping Missions.