domiciled Gurkhas. The ratio between Nepali Gurkhas and Indian-resident Gurkhas in the army's seven Gurkha regiments had typically been around 70:30. The announcement about the raising of this battalion was made by Lt Gen Ravi Thodge, then Master General of Ordnance and Colonel of the Regiment, in October 2015 during the grand celebrations of the reunion and bicentenary of the regiment. Units 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion (Param Vir Chakra Paltan) 4th Battalion 5th Battalion 6th Battalion Battle honours Bharatpur, Aliwal, Sobraon, Afghanistan 1878–80, Tirah, Punjab Frontier; First World War: Givenchy 1914, Neuve Chapelle, Ypres 1915, St. Julien, Festubert 1915, Loos, France and Flanders 1914–15, Megiddo, Sharon, Palestine 1918, Tigris 1916, Kut al Amara 1917, Baghdad, Mesopotamia 1916–18; N.W. Frontier India 1915–17, Afghanistan 1919; Second World War: Jitra, Kampar, Malaya 1941–42, Shenam Pass, Bishenpur, Ukhrul, Myinmu Bridgehead, Kyaukse 1945, Burma 1942–45; Post Independence: Kalidhar, Jammu and Kashmir 1965, Darsana, Jammu and Kashmir 1971, East Pakistan 1971. Valour awards Pre-Independence Victoria Cross John Adam Tytler George Nicolas Channer Post Independence Param Vir Chakra Capt Gurbachan Singh Salaria Maha Vir Chakra Naik M Thapa Lance Naik Ran Bahadur Gurung Rifleman Pati Ram Gurung Kirti Chakra Havaldar Prem Bahadur Reshmi Magar (Posthumous) Shaurya Chakra Rifleman Tej Bahadur Gurung Notes Footnotes Citations References Military units and formations established in 1815 Infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947 British Indian Army infantry regiments Rifle regiments Gurkhas 1815 establishments in British India R R