BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 2 November 2020 – Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received a courtesy call from Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Todd, Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles.
Also in attendance were RBAF Chief of Staff, Director of Intelligence and the Defence Adviser of the United Kingdom to Brunei Darussalam.
During the call, both sides expressed their gratitude for the longstanding relations fostered between Brunei Darussalam and the United Kingdom since the establishment of its diplomatic relations on 7 January 1979 and acknowledged the close relations between the RBAF and British Forces Brunei. The Commander of RBAF then wished Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Todd all the best throughout his service in Brunei Darussalam.
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Todd was appointed as the Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles since August 2020 replacing Lieutenant Colonel David Pack.
PEMERINTAH ABDB TERIMA KUNJUNGAN HORMAT THE COMMANDING OFFICER, THE SECOND BATTALION ROYAL GURKHA RIFLES
BOLKIAH GARISON, Isnin, 2 November 2020 – Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) telah menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Leftenan Kolonel Andrew Todd, Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles.
Turut hadir adalah Ketua Staf ABDB, Pengarah Perisikan dan Penasihat Pertahanan United Kingdom ke Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua-dua belah pihak menzahirkan rasa penghargaan di atas hubungan yang sudah lama terjalin di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan United Kingdom sejak penubuhan hubungan diplomatik pada 7 Januari 1979 serta mengakui hubungan rapat di antara ABDB dan British Forces Brunei. Pemerintah ABDB kemudiannya mendoakan yang terbaik di sepanjang perkhidmatan beliau di Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Leftenan Kolonel Andrew Todd telah dilantik sebagai Commanding Officer of the Second Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles sejak bulan Ogos 2020 bagi menggantikan Leftenan Kolonel David Pack.