4th Gorkha Rifles

4th Gorkha Rifles
4th Gorkha Rifles
	Regimental insignia
Active	1857–present
Country	British India 1857–1947; India 1947–Present
Branch	British Indian Army 1857–1947; Indian Army 1947–Present
Type	Rifles
Role	Light Infantry
Size	Five battalions
Regimental Centre	Bakloh, Dharamshala, Chakrata. Presently, Subathu, Himachal Pradesh
Motto(s)	Kayar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro (Better to die than live like a coward)
Colors	Rifle Green; faced black and Red
March	'Barde Jaun' (Onwards.. Advance.. Sons of Balla Bhadra); War Cry – Jai Maha Kali, Ayo Gorkhali (Hail, Goddess Kali, The Gorkhas are here)
Anniversaries	Regimental Day (11 March)
Decorations	1858–1946:Victoria Cross1, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire 1, Distinguished Service Order 10, Order of the British Empire 1, Bar to DSO 1, Military Cross 24, 1 Bar to MC, 1 MBE, 1 French Legion of Honour, 96 Mention in Despatches, 9 Order of British India, 15 Indian Order of Merit, 6 IDM, 42 Indian Distinguished Service Medal, 1 Croix De Guerre, 11 Médaille militaire, 1 Bronze Medal for Military Valour, 1 Medal of Saint George, 2 Star of Nepal 1947–present 3 Param Vishisht Seva Medal, 3 Maha Vir Chakra, 1 Kirti Chakra, 3 Ati Vishishtha Seva Medal, 5 Vir Chakra, 2 Shaurya Chakra, 1 Yudh Seva Medal, 24 Sena Medals, 6 Vishisht Seva Medals, 9 Mention in Dispatches, 40 Commendation Cards.
Battle honours	1866–1914:Ali Masjid, Kabul 1879 and Kandahar 1880, Afghanistan 1878–80, Chitral Campaign, Waziristan Campaign 1895, Tirah Campaign, Punjab Frontier, Boxer Rebellion, China 1900 World War I: Givenchy 1914, Neuve Chapelle, Ypres 1915, St. Julien, Aubers, Festubert (1915), France and Flanders 1914–15, Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1916, Tigris 1916, Battle of Kut 1917, Baghdad Mesopotamia 1916–18, N.W. Frontier India 1917, Baluchistan 1918. 1919–39: Afghanistan 1919. World War II Iraq 1941, Syria 1941, The Cauldron, North Africa 1940–43, Trestina, Monte Cedrone, Italy 1943–45 Burma 1942–45, Pegu 1942, Chindits 1944, Bishenpur, Shwebo, Mandalay. 1947–present: Punch, Gurais and Bilafond La Theatre Honours: Punjab 1965, Jammu and Kashmir 1971
Commanders
Colonel of; the Regiment	Major General Balbir Singh
Insignia
Regimental Insignia	A pair of crossed Khukris with the Roman numeral IV below, and Ashoka on top.
Tartan	Government (1st Bn pipers plaids and pipe bags); Mackenzie HLI (2nd Bn pipers plaids and pipe bags)

The 4th Gorkha Rifles or the Fourth Gorkha Rifles, abbreviated as 4 GR, is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Indian Gorkha or Nepalese nationality, especially Magars and Gurungs hill tribes of Nepal. The Fourth Gorkha Rifles has five infantry battalions. The regiment was raised in 1857 as part of the British Indian Army. In 1947, after India's independence, the Fourth Gurkha Rifles became part of the Indian Army as the Fourth Gorkha Rifles.

The regiment has seen action in wars in Africa, Europe and Asia, including the Second Afghan War, the Boxer Rebellion (China), World War I, and World War II. Since Independence, in 1947, the regiment has seen action in the India-Pakistan Wars of 1947–48, 1965, 1971, 1987, and 1999, and the Chinese aggression in 1962. The regiment has also participated in UN peace-keeping missions.