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*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rZ9HeuRZvTMC&pg=PA15&lpg=PA12&dq=1st+Gorkha+Rifles&source=bl&ots=630rrEL4ia&sig=ZYUKnLUMIBm7-5OgJNgrm1aYRVM&hl=en&ei=eYbXSenlJIbSjAfU5JCXDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6#PPA12,M1 1st Gorkha Rifles] from The Gurkhas by Mike Chappel & Martin Windrow<br>
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TCvyed3WstwC&pg=PA6&dq=Early+Years&as_brr=3&ei=yITXSbzaEp3CMrS2zfwC#PPA7,M1 The Gurkha Rifles] from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorkha_regiments_(India) Gorkha Regiments (India)] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Gorkha_Rifles 1st Gurkha Rifles] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/1stgurkhas.htm 1st Gurkha Rifles] British Empire Website<br>
*[http://ww2talk.com WW2 Talk portal],
*''The Telegraph'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042623/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/gurkha-obituaries/1565768/Major-General-Derek-Horsford.html Obituary of Major-General Derek Horsford] (1917-2007) dated 11 October 2007, now archived. He was commissioned into the 8th Gurkha Rifles and joined the 1st Battalion at Quetta in 1938, and was promoted to command the 4th Battalion 1st Gurkha Rifles in 1944 at Kohima in the Burma campaign.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200507012612/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10380829/Major-Rex-Carr.html Obituary: Major Rex Carr] (1922-2013) 15 October 2013 ''The Telegraph'', now archived. In 1944 he joined the 4th Battalion 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.
