Gurkha Reserve Unit

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The Gurkha Reserve Unit (Malay: Unit Simpanan Gurkha) is a special guard force in the Sultanate of Brunei. It maintains approximately 2,000 Gurkha.[1] Unit members are all British Army veterans. The unit functions primarily as a praetorian guard that protects the sultan, the Royal Family, and oil installations.

It is subordinate to the Security and Defense Section of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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  1. ↑ Brunei Darussalam, Encyclopedia of the Nations

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