United Kingdom: 48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade

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Post-WW2 black-field, triangular car-pennant for "48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade". Wikipedia note: "48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade was formed in December 1949 by the redesignation of Johore Sub-District in Penang, Malaya. It was assigned in September 1952 to the new 17th Gurkha Division. By April 1957 it was part of the garrison in Hong Kong (British Forces Overseas Hong Kong). It was redesignated in December 1976 as the Gurkha Field Force. It was again redesignated in 1987 as the 48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade. It was disbanded in the early 1990s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/48th_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)

William Garrison, 17 November 2025