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GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS 03 | Lance Corporal Tanka Prasad Limbu

Jul 14, 2022
19:19
On 2 April 1982, ARGENTINA invaded and occupied the FALKLAND ISLANDS, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. So began the FALKLANDS WAR, which ended just over 10 weeks later, on 14 June 1982, when Argentinian forces surrendered to British troops at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. 1/7 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, under BRIGADIER (then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) DAVID MORGAN, took part in the FALKLANDS CONFLICT. For the past 40 years, most of the accounts of the Gurkhas' role in that conflict have been in English. In GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS, we hear from Gurkha veterans in their own language, Nepali. In this podcast, we hear from LANCE CORPORAL TANKA PRASAD LIMBU, who was a rifleman in D Company in 1982. MUSIC & LYRICS | 'It's better to die than to be a coward' - composed & performed by Khagendra Limbu, ex Sgt, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio for the Gurkha Museum | Series consultants - Brigadier David Morgan, Major Padam Angbuhang Limbu MVO & Major Dil Kumar Rai | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Catriona Oliphant & Chris Sharp. GURKHA VOICES FROM THE FALKLANDS is part of the GURKHA MUSEUM's (https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/) GHARMA SUNNU series of online content, bringing you tales of bravery, service and commitment from over 200 years of Gurkha service to Britain. If you would like to help the GURKHA MUSEUM continue celebrating Gurkha heritage, please subscribe and consider making a donation via the Museum's website at https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/.

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