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*St Mary’s Church est 1825 originally, mainly for the officers and soldiers of the British, along with their families located in the military cantonment
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'''Poona''' is a city about 100km south-east of [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), which was a popular social retreat for residents of Bombay as well as formerly the largest garrison town in the Deccan for the [[British Army]]. The British comedian, Spike Milligan, spent his childhood there (his father was an artillery Captain in the British Indian ArmyRoyal Artillery).
Modern Pune lies on the west side of the Deccan plateau beneath the Western Ghats (Sahyadri mountain range) at the confluence of the Mula and Mutha rivers. Known for its textiles and metal working, it is now the sixth largest city in India, with India's largest student population, and site of the ashram of the Orange People (followers of Sri Rajneesh).
==Churches==
*Christ Church opened by Scottish Missionaries 1831
*St.Patrick's Church est 1850
*[http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=146500&mode=1 "Commonwealth War Graves in Poona"]
*[http://stmaryschurchpune.org/history.html St Mary’s Church Pune] includes [http://stmaryschurchpune.org/archives1.html Archives] with details of graves and memorials. This church is now part of the Church of North India.
*[http://www.veritas.ie/Books/Social_Issues/General-j/The_Curious_Mind/9781847302007/details3.aspx An Indian Boyhood: Spike Milligan recalls growing up in India in the 1920s] (www.veritas) Scroll down half way. There is a brief mention of Poona and Rangoon in this [http://www.jazzprofessional.com/interviews/Spike%20Milligan.htm interview] , scroll down towards the end. An obituary from the [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/spike-milligan-729787.html Independent] refers briefly to his time in Poona and his father, a sergeant- major in the Royal Artillery.
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