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*[http://www.ancestry.co.uk/cs/uk/AlanCumming Who Do You Think You Are? - Alan Cumming]. Alan’s grandfather was treated during World War 2 at Deolali - well known for housing psychiatric patients. However, this section was removed from his Army service record, perhaps because of the stigma attached to mental illness at the time. ancestry.co.uk
*[http://www.scotsatwar.org.uk/veteransreminiscences/rhgirdwood.htm Reminiscences of Professor R H Girdwood, Royal Army Medical Corps, WW2]. He served at Deolali for a short period of time. scotsatwar.org.uk
*[http://adenairways.com/Armed_Forces/page186/page262/page262.html The trooping season between India and the United Kingdom] lasted for about seven months each year, with the full programme being published some months in advance. The gap was the same each year – to avoid the worst of the heat in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. In 1913-1914 there were seven sailings from Bombay. adenairways.com
===Historical books online===
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_252.gif "Deolali"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11'', page 246.
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