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His autobiography ''Hired to Kill, Some Chapters of Autobiography'' was published in 1960. (London, Rupert Hart-Davis ). "Chapter Fifteen, in which he describes how he and his company were ambushed by Mahsud tribesmen on the frontier is a little masterpiece. In a quiet way, Mr Morris is one of the living masters of English prose style." <ref>[http://www.unz.org/Pub/Encounter-1961jan-00071 "Times and Lives"] by Stephen Spender in ''Encounter, January 1961'', page 71 unz.org</ref> Available at the [[British Library]], and online, refer below.
== External Links links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/3rdgurkhas.htm 3rd Gurkha Rifles] British Empire website
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080112142612/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/gurkha/03GR.htm 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles] Regiments.org, an archived website
*[https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archive/lot.php?department=Medals&lot_id=244968 Military Cross awarded to Subadar Pahal Sing Thapa], 3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles. He enlisted into 1/3 Gurkha Rifles in March 1924, served with the 1st Battalion during the [[North West Frontier 1930-31|Red Shirt Rebellion in 1931]] and on the [[Operations in Waziristan|North West Frontier in 1936-37]] . Subadar Pahal Singh Thapa was captured at Sittang Burma in February 1942 by the Japanese following the Battle of Sittang Bridge. In 1944 he was employed on road repairs near Tiddim, Burma and it was from here that he organised and carried out a highly successful escape. dnw.co.uk
*[https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archive/lot.php?department=Medals&lot_id=245030 Military Medal (M M), awarded to Naik Gopal Sing Thapa], 3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles. He was also captured at Sittang Burma in February 1942 by the Japanese following the Battle of Sittang Bridge.dnw.co.uk
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160424235359/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11292887/Brigadier-John-Thornton-obituary.html Obituary: Brigadier John Thornton 1927-2014] 14 December 2014 ''The Telegraph'', archived page. He was commissioned into 3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles and posted to the 2nd Battalion. At the time of partition he served on internal security duties in the Rawalpindi area. His battalion had the task of escorting thousands of Hindu refugees from Pakistan to India and returning with as many Muslims through territory swarming with gangs who murdered, pillaged and set fire to villages.
===Historical books online===
