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etlamatey
12-09-2005, 05:17 PM
I would like to buy a Gorkhas tshirt (a tshirt with a Gorkhas coat of arms printed or embossed) for someone I know.

Does anyone know where I can buy it or any other memrobalia related to the Gorkhas in the British / Indian army?
California Joe
12-09-2005, 06:41 PM
Gurkhas Jesus H. Christ.
etlamatey
12-09-2005, 06:59 PM
Gurkhas Jesus H. Christ.

http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Regiments/11Gorkha.html

You are right, British Gorkhas are called Gurkhas. But since Gorkhas belong to India/Nepal, and Gorkha is the original enunciation (spelling) I guess I will stick with it.
California Joe
12-09-2005, 09:05 PM
Well good luck with that whole buying a t shirt thing. I'm sure the British MoD has a listing of all their regiments even the Gurkhas etc. Maybe they have a gift shop. And thanks for doing the whole rep thing. We appreciate your feedback.
RFSU
12-10-2005, 09:31 AM
Well the Indians call them Gorkhas and the Brits and themselves spell it Gurkhas 'etlamatey' so I'm gonna go with the boys themselves.

Gurkhas it is!

As far as your request, I'm sure any dissposals store can hook you up with the patches.
etlamatey
12-10-2005, 10:29 AM
Well the Indians call them Gorkhas and the Brits and themselves spell it Gurkhas 'etlamatey' so I'm gonna go with the boys themselves.

Gurkhas it is!


:) This thread is not about how Gurkhas/Gorkhas is spelled, but I cant resist this: The guy I want to buy the tshirt for is from Nepal and is a Gorkha by birth (he is not a soldier; he was born in the Gorkha community; his father retired from the Gorkhas). Best thing of all, his last name is GORKHA!!
:)

But I agree that they may be writing both spellings in Nepal itself, since writing in a foreign language is always open to interpretation (for example, how Taleban and Taliban both describe the same thing).
DeltaWhisky58
12-10-2005, 05:03 PM
Here, try the gurkha museum shop http://www.thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/products.cfm

BTW, within the British Army in the old days when we had several Gurkha Regiments, not just he Royal Gurkha Rifles, there were several spellings of Gurkha/Ghorka/Goorkha etc. depending on the Regiments, and again within the Indian Army this differs again. Bearing in mind the translation between the native languages and English, there is probably no correct spelling, bur Gurkha is the official spelling withing the British Army of today.