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Tag Archives: Joanna Lumley

Gurkha veterans allowed to settle in the UK

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Blogger
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All Gurkha veterans who retired before 1997 with at least four years’ service will be allowed to settle in the UK, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has said.
It comes after a high-profile campaign by Joanna Lumley and other supporters of Gurkha rights – and an embarrassing Commons defeat for the United Kingdom government.

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During the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Gurkhas fought on the British side, and became part of the British Indian Army on its formation. From the end of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 until the start of the First World War the Gurkha Regiments saw active service in Burma, Afghanistan, the North-East and the North-West Frontiers of India, Malta, Cyprus, Malaya, China and Tibet .

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