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Were There Any Gurkha Living Or Training In Edinburgh During Ww2?

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Curiousnz1 | 10:56 Thu 07th Feb 2019 | History
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My mother was born during WW 2 in Edinburgh and is half Asian - not sure who her father was but he was not Scottish!
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Avatar Image EDDIE51
Gurkha's are from Nepal so not classed as 'Asian '.
14:02 Thu 07th Feb 2019
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last time I looked Nepal was in Asia.
14:08 Thu 07th Feb 2019
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//Major Gurkha bases in the UK include Folkestone, Catterick, Edinburgh and Brecon//
14:12 Thu 07th Feb 2019
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thank you, and yes Nepal is in South Asia. Do you have any idea where I would find out information or stories about the Ghurka base in Edinburgh?
19:29 Thu 07th Feb 2019
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Perhaps contact these

https://www.gurkhabde.com/the-second-world-war/
19:31 Thu 07th Feb 2019
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a DNA test might just help narrow the options down. Presumably your mother never asked hers?
19:46 Thu 07th Feb 2019
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Eddie, FYI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal
19:56 Thu 07th Feb 2019

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