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For National Archives references, and Theatres of War, refer External Links below.
== External Links links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorkha_regiments_(India) Gorkha Regiments (India)] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_Gorkha_Rifles 4 Gorkha Rifles] Wikipedia
***For Gallipoli, the [http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/29th_Indian_Infantry_Brigade 29th Indian Infantry Brigade] War Diary is also very relevant.
**[http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/2nd_Battalion_4th_Gurkha_Rifles,_Indian 2nd Battalion 4th Gurkha Rifles] Theatres of War: Mesopotamia and North Persia; Salonika, Black Sea and South Russia.
*[http://www.twgpp.org/downloads/news/TWGPP_Newsletter_Autumn_2012.pdf "Gurkha Connections"] by Jim Foulds, page 3 of Pdf "Autumn 2012 Newsletter of The War Graves Photographic Project". Article about the grave in Germany of Rifleman Kale Pun, of the 4th Gurkha Regiment During the conflict in North Africa in 1942, the 4GR were in the front line opposing superior German forces, taking grievous casualties. Rifleman Pun was one of the survivors who were rounded up and transferred to a POW camp in Germany. He died in Germany. There is mention of the book ''Bugles and A Tiger'' by [[John Masters]] recording his time as a young Officer of the 4th Gurkha Regiment and also on the North West Frontier in the 1930s. Available at the [[British Library]] and online, see below.*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10428544/Major-Dicky-Day-obituary.html Obituary: "Major 'Dicky' Day"] 1922-2013. He was serving with 1/4 GR in 1942 when, in one of worst disasters of the Burma Campaign, the Sittang river bridge was blown up stranding two-thirds of a division on the wrong bank. 5 November 2013 ''The Telegraph''.
*[https://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99feb20/saturday/regional.htm#2 "Museum that showcases heroic deeds of Gurkhas"] by R D [probably Romesh Dutt] ''The Tribune'' Saturday, February 20, 1999. The Museum is located at [[Subathu]] and contains memorabilia of the Ist and the 4th Gurkha Rifles.
*Listen to a [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/audio/collection/john-masters/ 1978 interview with John Masters (1914-1983), including transcripts] s-asian.cam.ac.uk
