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As a world-class security unit, tough, vigilant, and steadfast, fully trained and manned, and employing the traditional Gurkha to the best of his natural abilities, the GC is to achieve operational success across the spectrum of para-military operations to help safeguard Singapore.
The Gurkha Contingent (GC) is a line department of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) consisting primarily of Gurkhas from Nepal, recruited by the British Army with the purview of the Government of Singapore.
Jul 20, 2022 · SINGAPORE - A sergeant with the Gurkha Contingent of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) misappropriated $5.4 million from people in his community and used nearly all of the money to place bets...
The Nepalese Gurkhas in Singapore are mostly of either Mongolian or Aryan descent, with the majority belonging to the former.1 They are mainly from the Nepali hill tribes of Magar, Gurung, Rai, Limbu and Sunwar.2 Gorkhas, or Gurkhas, were warriors who fought for Prithvi Narayan Shah, King of Gorkha, in the 18th century.
Feb 22, 2019 · Gurkhas arrive in Singapore when they are 18 years old and spend almost three decades working there, meaning they spend a significant portion of their lives in Singapore instead of in their...
Oct 1, 2015 · Seeing the need for a paramilitary unit of the armed police force that was of “a completely foreign element of independent character, unaffected by the racial prejudices of Malaya”, Commissioner Foulger initiated negotiations to start a Gurkha contingent in Singapore.
Aug 4, 2017 · The Gurkha Contingent (GC) was formed to replace the Sikh unit in Singapore, which was reverted to the Indian Army as requested.
Apr 9, 2022 · Gurkas Contingent. #OnThisDay (9 Apr) in 1949, the Gurkha Contingent was formed. Known for their toughness, alertness, discipline, resilience, fearlessness, and professionalism, the Gurkhas have played a part in our security for many decades.
Formed in 1949, the Gurkha contingent in Singapore is one of the smallest in the world, where Nepali males between the ages of 17.5 and 21 are recruited in Nepal through the agency of the British Army (Gould 1999). It is estimated that there are about 2,000 Gurkhas at present serving in the Singapore Police Force (Chong 2014). Upon the
Titled Singapore Gurkha Photography Museum, it is the first photographic archive of the Singapore Gurkha community displayed publicly online. These old photographs span from the 1950s till today – with a focus on the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
