Baxterbear is an old friend of the Gurkhas and we are therefore delighted to see him back in Edinburgh. The Gurkhas first met him in the jungles of Burma, wounded and hanging from a tree by his parachute.

Having cut him down, the Gurkhas’ special friendship with Baxterbear developed over the many days that they spent together, trekking through a jungle swarming with the enemy in order to get Pilot Baxter to the nearest hospital before it was too late. This friendship, based on mutual respect, a shared love of adventure and a common determination to be positive about every misfortune, endures.

Baxterbear is a Gurkha in spirit and we wish him well in the many adventures that lie ahead.