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*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10380829/Major-Rex-Carr.html Obituary: Major Rex Carr] (1922-2013) 15 October 2013 ''The Telegraph''. In 1944 he joined the 4th Battalion [[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st King George V’s Own Gurkha Rifles]] (4/1 GR) and took part in the Battle of Kohima as a company commander. After Indian Independence he joined the 2nd Battalion 7th Gurkha Rifles (2/7 GR) and accompanied the battalion to Malaya. He was subsequently awarded two Military Crosses for operations in the Malayan jungle.
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*[http://dliwww.sercnew.iiscdli.ernet.in/handle/2015/126645 ''The Gurkhas''] Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126645 Archive.org version]. A regimental history. This appears to be a reprint edition, for which no author is given, and which advises first published 1960. However the text refers to events in 1964.The most likely publication appears to be ''The Gurkhas'' by Harold James and Denis Sheil-Small published 1965, London.
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