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  • A clerk writes at a desk in his office, Pondicherry, India. Pondicherry now Puducherry is a Union Territory of India and was a French territory until 1954 legally on 16 August 1962.
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  • A newly-recruited Nepali boy is about to leave his homeland for the UK, where the British army is to make him a fully-trained soldier in the Gurkha Regiment. Daubed with saffron and paint, the sign of good luck on a journey to come, he stands with absolute pride with garlands of fresh flowers draped around his neck by well-wishing relatives before they wave good bye to their son or brother for his two years absence away from home. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the flight to the UK. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • A male employee of a Barristers helps a woman colleague with a boxes of legal documents into the chambers address in the City of London, the capitals financial district, on 25th March 2019, in London, England.
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  • Military air traffic controller Flight Lieutenant Barrie Robinson is on duty in the control tower at RAF Scampton, home base of the 'Red Arrows', Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team. RAF controllers liaise with civilian air authorities to ensure safe travel for any aircraft using their airspace, manning communications and airfield safety, the officer wears a headset with which to speak to air crew and ground-based personnel. Scampton is not the busy airfield that other stations are where larger squadrons are based but the Red Arrows fly their training sorties from here up to six times a day in the winter months then use this as a base from which to fly their summer air shows.
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  • Women at the Micro Start office in Boussa, Burkina Faso, pay back their bank loans at the main office cash desk. Micro Start is a project, now in Ouagadougou, that helps organise credit and loans for women to start up their own small businesses.
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  • Corporal Karen McNally is a flight planning administrator in the 'Red Arrows', Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team. Reaching up across the information board, this RAF lady is responsible for maintaining this vital part of the team's logistical plans that are outlined on this busy calendar of their movements and appearances at a seasonal series of air shows and fly-pasts across the UK and a few European venues. Since 1965 the squadron have flown over 4,000 shows in 52 countries and are an important part of Britain's summer events where aerobatics aircraft perform their manoeuvres in front of massed crowds. Corporal McNally is a part of the team called the Blues, the team's ground support personnel that outnumber the pilots (the Reds) by 8 to 1.
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  • Clerks push awkward trolleys of legal documents across the road from the High Court on Fleet Street, on 17th October 2017, in the City of London, England.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • Traders and clerks at work at the London Metal Exchange on July 22nd 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange traded at $9,719 a tonne in official rings from $9,685 a tonne on Thursday, when the metal used in power and construction fell to its lowest level this week.
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  • A group of schoolboys from the City of London school in central London, visit a financial institution as part of their education course work. Wearing the jackets and trousers with the dark colours of their college, the boys look to be in high-spirits as they walk along a street in the capital. Looking upwards to where the tall banks and insurance institutions may tempt them to seek careers in the Square Mile - London's oldest quarter and financial district. The City of London School (CLS) or City is a boys' independent day school on the banks of the River Thames in the City of London, England  founded by a private Act of Parliament in 1834, following events starting from a bequest of land by John Carpenter, Town Clerk of London in 1442, for four poor children in the City of London.
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  • Looking down from a high vantage point, we se boy pupils seated as they gather in front of the Headmaster during morning assembly at the City of London School for boys in central London. Individual faces in neat rows stretch into the distance as we look past the Headmaster who is addressing, facing his students. Some seem serious, a few are looking bored while one boy can be seen coughing into his hand and another looking away with a smirk.  We can see a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds, skin colours and hairstyles. The City of London School (CLS) is a boys' public school on the banks of the River Thames. It traces its origins to a bequest of land by John Carpenter, town clerk of London in 1442. The City of London has a resident population of under 10,000 but a daily working population of 311,000. The City of London is a geographically-small City within Greater London, England. The City as it is known, is the historic core of London from which, along with Westminster, the modern conurbation grew. The City's boundaries have remained constant since the Middle Ages but  it is now only a tiny part of Greater London. The City of London is a major financial centre, often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 km) in area. London Bridge's history stretches back to the first crossing over Roman Londinium, close to this site and subsequent wooden and stone bridges have helped modern London become a financial success.
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  • Seen through housing models and their reflections on a glass case, a sales clerk sits in the sales office of Songlinyuan, a new residential development in Daoxian County, Hunan Province, China, on 03 June, 2010.
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  • A young Nepali boy is measured for lung capacity during a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment - part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • A newly-recruited Nepali boy stares through the window of a Nepal Airlines airliner during his flight from his Himalayan homeland to the UK where his 2-year training for the British Army will begin, on 16th January 1997, in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is leaving behind his family for England where the British army is to make him a fully-trained soldier in the Gurkha Regiment. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the flight to the UK. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • For their daily river washing ritual, young Nepali boys bathe in the river Seti Gandaki in a valley side near the British Gurkha Regiments army camp at Pokhara during their recruitment selection held ever year, 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. <br />
After a gruelling series of physical tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • A young Nepali boy is undergoes a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. Carrying 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko basket for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • A young Nepali boy is undergoes a recruitment test of pull-ups for the Gurkha Regiment, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training, on 16th January 1997, in Pokhara, Nepal. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • A British Army Gurkha recruit stands to attention during a barracks inspection at the Gurkha Regiments training centre at Church Crookham, on 16th January 1996, in England UK. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists report to designated recruiting stations in Nepals Himalayan foothills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. Only 160 are recruited with training continuing at this barracks until joining various units within the army. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • In neat diagonal rows, young Nepali boys are crouching on the ground at the British Army's Gurkha base in Pokhara, Nepal where the Britain's Ministry of Defence recruits the best choices to become fully-trained soldiers in the UK's Gurkha Regiment. Some 60,000 young Nepalese boys aged between 17 - 22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000 - 12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the flight to the UK. The Gurkhas training wing in Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Young Nepali boys stride past poor elderly man in Kathmandu street after recruitment into the British Gurkhas. Trying for places in the Gurkha Regiment is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Nepali boys pose for a group photo under Kathmandu's Boudhanath Stupa after recruitment into the British Gurkhas. Trying for places in the Gurkha Regiment is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Young Nepali boys adjust their spacing during a camp parade after recruitment to the British Gurkha Regiment. Trying for places in the Gurkha Regiment is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Young Nepali boys admire a young girl on an army walk along Himalayan path during recruitment to the Gurkha Regiment. Trying for places in the Gurkha Regiment is part of tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Young Nepali boys in army red march though a Pokhara street after being recruited for the Gurkha Regiment.  Trying for places in the Gurkha Regiment is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Young Nepali boys look at family photos during Gurkha recruiting selection in barracks of Pokhara camp. Trying for places in the Gurkha Regiment is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Young Nepali boys watch how to perform sit-ups in Himalayas, hoping to be recruited for the Gurkha Regiment. This is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkhas02-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys attend a line-up in Himalayas, hoping to be recruited for the Gurkha Regiment. This is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. For example, they will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • A young Nepali boy is straining in his last sit-ups during a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • For their regular river washing ritual, the red identical t-shirts of young Nepali boys walk in single-file down a valley side near the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Red identical t-shirts of young Nepali boys walk in single-file through a dry valley near the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0216-01_1997_1.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_training0116-01_1997_1.jpg
  • A young Nepali boy is undergoing a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. He has to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass.  60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment08-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • British and Nepali-born army officers assess recruits during an army exercise trial known as the British Fitness Test (BFT) at the British Gurkha Regiment's camp at Pokhara, Nepal. The boys are among those trying for a highly-valued place in the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment07-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • New recruits of the Royal Gurkha Regiment swear allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen’s portrait during their passing-out parade at their camp at Pokhara, Nepal. After being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, the lucky 160 fly to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those more educated to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857
    gurkha_recruitment05-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • New recruits of the British Royal Gurkha Regiment learn to parade for their official photograph at their army camp in Pokhara, Nepal after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, before the 160 lucky candidates travel to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment04-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • Officers and new recruits of the British Royal Gurkha Regiment pose for their official photograph at their army camp at Pokhara, Nepal after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, before the 160 lucky candidates travel to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment02-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • Wearing numbered bibs, four Nepali boys warm-up before an army exercise trial known as the British Fitness Test (BFT) at the British Gurkha Regiment's army camp at Pokhara, Nepal. These boys are among those trying for a highly-valued place in the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_recruitment01-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • New recruits of the British Royal Gurkha Regiment parade before taking official oaths on the Union Jack flag at their army camp in Pokhara, Nepal after recently being recruited into the regiment after a gruelling series of tests to eliminate the weaker and less able candidates, before the 160 lucky candidates travel to the UK for basic training. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Nepal has been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    gurkha_inspection-16-01-1997_1.jpg
  • Young Nepali boys do a leadership test in Pokhara  camp, hoping to be recruited for the Gurkha Regiment. This is part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. For example, they will need to perform 25 straight-kneed sit-ups at a 45° slant both within 60 seconds to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. The Gurkhas have been supplying youth for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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  • Teenage Nepali boys await the start of a recruitment test for the Gurkha Regiment called the Doko race, part of a tough endurance series to find physically perfect specimens for British army infantry training. They have to carry 30kg of river stones in a traditional Himalayan doko (basket) for 3km up foothills within 37 minutes to pass. 60,000 boys aged between 17-22 (or 25 for those educated enough to become clerks or communications specialists) report to designated recruiting stations in the hills each November, most living from altitudes ranging from 4,000-12,000 feet. After initial selection, 7,000 are accepted for further tests from which 700 are sent down here to Pokhara in the shadow of the Himalayas. Only 160 of the best boys succeed in the journey to the UK. Nepal has been supplying youths for the British army since the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
    doko_gurkhas-16-01-1997_1.jpg
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