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*[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-M.htm#Mingaladon RAF Mingaladon] rafweb.org. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
*[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-M.htm#Mingaladon RAF Mingaladon] rafweb.org. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
*[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=339&view=alpha Yangon [Anglican Archdiocese<nowiki>]</nowiki>] Anglican Communion. Retrieved 28 October 2014
*[http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=339&view=alpha Yangon [Anglican Archdiocese<nowiki>]</nowiki>] Anglican Communion. Retrieved 28 October 2014
*[http://www.yangonarchdiocese.org Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yangon]. Retrieved 28 October 2014. Currently (July 2015) there does not seem to be a  link from the Home Page to a page called Parisheswhich has links to the various churches in the archdiocese. To access this page, use the word Parishes in the Search.
*[http://www.yangonarchdiocese.org Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yangon]. For the parishes, select, from the tabsArchdiocese of Yangon/Parishes. Some of these pages include a history of the churches.
*[http://www.academia.edu/7978600/Rangoon_as_a_foreign_city_on_Burmese_soil_1852-1942 "Rangoon as a Modern City : The Impact of British Colonialism in British India"] by Simon Duncan. Southeast Asia Seminar. Catching Up Southeast Asian New Body: States, Markets and Public Spheres. September 26-28th, 2013 Phuket, Thailand. Main Organizer CSEAS, Kyoto University.
*[http://www.academia.edu/7978600/Rangoon_as_a_foreign_city_on_Burmese_soil_1852-1942 "Rangoon as a Modern City : The Impact of British Colonialism in British India"] by Simon Duncan. Southeast Asia Seminar. Catching Up Southeast Asian New Body: States, Markets and Public Spheres. September 26-28th, 2013 Phuket, Thailand. Main Organizer CSEAS, Kyoto University.
*[http://asia.nikkei.com/Life-Arts/Arts/Yangon-s-restoration-gathers-pace  "Yangon's restoration gathers pace"] by Ken Barrett, May 27, 2016 ''Nikkei Asian Review''.
*[http://cityguide.com.mm/listing/yangon-siyin-baptist-church/ Photograph: Yangon Siyin Baptist Church, previously St Philip’s Church] cityguide.com.mm. St Philip’s Church of England was established in 1887<ref>[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:282/#page/113/mode/1up Page 87]  ''Wanderings in Burma'' by George W Bird 1897 Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University</ref>
*[http://cityguide.com.mm/listing/yangon-siyin-baptist-church/ Photograph: Yangon Siyin Baptist Church, previously St Philip’s Church] cityguide.com.mm. St Philip’s Church of England was established in 1887<ref>[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:282/#page/113/mode/1up Page 87]  ''Wanderings in Burma'' by George W Bird 1897 Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University</ref>
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/78989877@N02/15386806146/in/album-72157648233014982/ Photograph: St Mary's [Roman Catholic<nowiki>]</nowiki> Cathedral, Yangon], the largest church in Myanmar; the exterior is red brick, while the interior features an unusual mix of red, green and white. It was designed by Dutch architect Jos Cuypers and was completed in 1899. go-myanmar.com on flickr.com
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/78989877@N02/15386806146/in/album-72157648233014982/ Photograph: St Mary's [Roman Catholic<nowiki>]</nowiki> Cathedral, Yangon], the largest church in Myanmar; the exterior is red brick, while the interior features an unusual mix of red, green and white. It was designed by Dutch architect Jos Cuypers and was completed in 1899. go-myanmar.com on flickr.com

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Rangoon
Presidency: Bengal Presidency
Coordinates: 16.868878°N 96.236255°E
Altitude: 26m (85 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Yangon
State/Province: Yangon Division
Country: Burma
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places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Rangoon]



Rangoon, in what was formerly known as Lower Burma, was the capital of British Burma from 1885 and a separate district in Pegu Division during the British period. It was also the headquarters of Hanthawaddy District.

History

Rangoon came under British rule in the 1850s and was transformed into a busy commercial port. It became the capital of British Burma after Upper Burma was captured in the 3rd Burma War, making overland access from the rest of British India possible.

Military history

There was a cantonment at Rangoon. C 1927 a new cantonment was built at Mingaladon, twelve miles to the north of Rangoon, although some regiments remained in Rangoon. During the Second World War, Mingaladon was the location of an RAF base, which is now the Rangoon international airport.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Yangon
Variants: Rangoon

Maps

Churches

  • Holy Trinity
  • Yangon Siyin Baptist Church, previously St Philip’s Church
  • Methodist English Church
  • Telugu Methodist Church
  • Presbyterian Church - Rangoon known as the "Scots Kirk".
  • St Mary's (Roman Catholic)
  • St. John’s Catholic Church
  • St. Theresa’s Catholic Church

Cemeteries

External links

Historical books online

  • "Rangoon" page 435 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org
  • "Rangoon" page 145 Wanderings in Burma by George W Bird 1897 “South East Asia Visions” Cornell University with
  • Scenes in Burma: An Album of 125 Views c 1900-1910? Archive.org. Contains many photographs of Rangoon, including churches.
  • Rangoon Diocesan Association: Quarterly Paper Church of England. 48 quarterly issues from 1897 to 1908. SOAS Digital Library. London University.The issue for June 1898 listed Clergy and English Missionaries throughout Burma. If the link is not permanent Search using keyword Rangoon.

References

  1. WW2Talk Forum thread Father and Uncle in Indian Army-how to research? which includes a section of a map showing the location of the cemetery, the latter only viewable by logged in members of WW2Talk Forum) (retrieved 27 May 2014)
  2. Page 87 Wanderings in Burma by George W Bird 1897 Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University