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Highest praise for Bhutanese soldiers: History of RBA (1914-1943) Part II

ཟླ་༦ 28, 2025 5 mins read
Highest praise for Bhutanese soldiers: History of RBA (1914-1943) Part II

“The fourteen Bhutanese boys who were attached to the 2/10 Gurkha Rifles in Shillong for military training, completed their two years course and returned to Kalimpong on the 1st January 1935. They eventually returned to Bhutan with the Maharaja in February” (Annual Report on the Relations between the British Government and the Bhutan State for the year 1934-35).

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