Latest QGEA News
10 May 12 - It is with regret that I have to inform you that Major John Parfect MBE died on 1st May peacefully at the local cottage hospital near where he lived with Heather in North Yorkshire, having been ill for some 6 weeks. His funeral is this Friday 11th May at 2pm - details of the funeral can be gained from the Secretary. John was one of the founding members of the Regiment and a great supporter of both the Association and the Pahar Trust; he will be sorely missed.
19 Apr 12 - John Archibald has recently published his e-book “Gurkhas in the Mist”. In 2008 John walked coast to coast across the Highlands from Mallaig to Stonehaven, 200 miles in 8 days, with six serving Gurkhas from QGE and RGR, in the process raising over £40,000 for the Gurkha Welfare Trust. His e-book can be purchased from Amazon or Smashwords.com for £4.87. All proceeds go to GWT. For more info see Amazon.
8 Apr 12 - Milan Gurung is a member of the Rotary Club, The Himalayan Gurkhas in Kathmandu and will walk the Bala Challenge on the shores of Lake Bala to raise money (target £1,500) to construct an additional classroom for Shree Matribhumi Janaprakash Primary School, Kaskikot, near Pokhara. The extra classroom is to cope with growing number of children from the disadvantaged community in Kaskikot. If you would like to donate towards this worthy cause, please email Milan on milan.gurung@hotmail.co.uk.
27 Mar 12 - The Gurkha Major has produced an information sheet with regards to the 2nd Tranche of redundancies as announced in Jan 12. The document aims to outline the effect of the redundancies on QGE soldiers and can be found here.
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Welcome to the website of The Queen’s Gurkha Engineers Association. Here you’ll be able to keep up to date with what’s happening in the association as well as the various QGE detachments and sub units. You will also have access to previous copies of the association’s annual magazine and details of how to join the association. If you’d like to suggest additions to the website, please email me at webeditor@qgea.org
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Dates for the Diary
13 May 12 - GBA visit to Hillier Gardens
April / May 12 - Inauguration of the Gurkha Memorial at the National Arboretum
9 June 12 - QGEA Summer Function (Gibraltar Barracks) Application
9 June 12 - GBA Memorial Service and Reunion (RMAS)
25-28 June 12 - BG Week & Nepal Cup play offs
28 June 12 - Nepal Cup Final
14-15 July 2012 - Oxfam Trailwalker
29 September 12 - 64th Birthday of QGE - Maidstone
8 November 12 - Field of Remembrance and Gurkha Statue Ceremony