An exhibition of 200 previously unseen objects and archives recording 200 years of Gurkha Service to the Crown opened on Saturday 1st August at the Gurkha Museum in Winchester.
The exhibition, which runs until 6th September, was opened by Brigadier Anderson OBE, the Chairman of the Gurkha Brigade Association in the presence of many distinguished representatives from the UK and Nepal.
The Mayor of Winchester Cllr Angela Clear, The Leader of the Hampshire County Council, Cllr Roy Perry and local MP Steve Brine joined guests at the opening. Included in the items on display is a Gurkha Flag retrieved from Everest Base Camp following an avalanche caused by the Nepal Earthquake on 25th April which claimed 18 lives on the mountain.
A team of Gurkhas had been attempting to climb Mount Everest during this bi-centenary year to help raise funds for The Gurkha Welfare Trust. The exhibition is in addition to the normal Museum displays and is free for Museum ticket holders. The Exhibition also contains, interactive content, handouts and children's quizzes as well as a special shop for G200 Souvenirs.
Pictured; Captain Prakash Gurung, MP, The Mayor, Leader of HCC, The Curator,Gavin Edgerley-Harris, Captain Buddhi Bhardur Bhandari (Gurkhas are the Queen's Gurkha Orderly Officers)
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