It was assigned to the 16th (Irish) Division and served on the Western Front.
48th Gurkha Infantry Brigade was formed in December 1949 by the redesignation of Johore Sub-District in Penang, Malaya.
[2] 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.
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