In September a specialist help centre for Gurkha veterans and their families opened in Reading.
There are 10, 000 Gurkha veterans living in the UK, many of them in Berkshire and Hampshire.
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Zahir said four Nepalese Gurkha security guards guarding the IOM compound were also wounded in the attack.
The three members of the Royal Gurkha Rifles died in a gun and rocket-propelled grenade attack on Tuesday.
The Royal Gurkha Rifles, which Sir Bernard served in as a young officer, were also represented at the funeral.
The council said Ms Lumley's award was in "honour and recognition of her dedication and commitment to the Gurkha campaign".
Colour Sgt Krishnabahadur Dura and Rifleman Yubraj Rai were from the 2nd Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, based in Folkestone.
Ms Lumley, whose father was a Gurkha officer, fronted a successful campaign for UK settlement rights for the Gurkhas in 2009.
Gurkha Welfare Trust director Colonel William Shuttlewood said Hart regularly donated pictures which were auctioned and raised "substantial" amounts of money.
The Gurkha Company (Mandalay) is stationed at Dering Lines, Brecon, and the Gurkhas were made honorary citizens of the town in 1985.
The Gurkha Company (Mandalay) were made honorary citizens of Brecon in 1985.
He was joined by Brecon and Radnorshire MP Roger Williams, and Roger Buckland MP, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gurkha Rights.
The artist served as an officer in the 1st Gurkha Rifles in World War II, before joining a course at Maidstone College of Art.
The Gurkha Company (Mandalay) has been stationed in Brecon since 1974.
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Major James Joshua Bowman, from Wiltshire, Lieutenant Neal Turkington, from Craigavon, and Corporal Arjun Purja Pun, from Nepal, served in 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles.
's International Labour Organization, three Afghan civilians, four Afghan policemen and two Nepalese Gurkha guards were among those injured in the fighting, Afghan and U.N. officials said.
In 2009 the government allowed former Gurkha soldiers who had retired before 1997 to settle in the UK following a high-profile campaign led by actress Joanna Lumley.
On Saturday there is an annual fundraising event in Brecon in aid of the Gurkha Welfare Trust, while Sunday sees the town's annual parade by the Mandalay company.
The former Gurkha, who has a black belt in karate and taekwondo, served with Maidstone's 36 Engineers for 12 years and said his self-defence training undoubtedly saved his life.
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Meanwhile, Mr Clegg wrote to Prime Minister Gordon Brown demanding he end the government's legal challenges that prevent the release of 50 files relating to its policy on Gurkha soldiers.
The 34-year-old from Salisbury had joined The Light Infantry in 1999 and served in Northern Ireland and Sierra Leone before joining 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles in May 2009.
Lt Col Gerald Strickland MBE, Commanding Officer 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles, said that with Major Bowman's death, the battalion had lost a "brave" and "truly courageous" commander who had led with a "rare determination".
Lt Col Strickland said Cpl Pun, 33, a father-of-two from Khibang village in Nepal's Magdi District, had been a "true Gurkha... steadfast and loyal", and a man who had "immediately earned the respect of his men".
The Gurkha Veteran Centre, in Queens' Walk, is supported by the charity The Forgotten British Gurkhas and staffed by seven volunteer veterans who provide help and advice in a range of areas, including housing, benefits and form-filling.
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