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'''Meiktila''',   a town in Upper Burma situated  in  20° 53′ N and 95° 52′ E, on the Myingyam branch of the Burma Railway, 320 miles from [[Rangoon]]. and eighty miles south of [[Mandalay]].
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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates=[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Meiktila,+Myanmar+(Burma)/@20.8787527,95.8229894,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x30c97b9da79300ef:0x6fda37bfb62d5079!8m2!3d20.8765931!4d95.8601611?hl=en 20.8787527°N, 95.8229894 °E]
|altitude= 244 m (799 ft)
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There was a cantonment situated there.


'''Meiktila''' was the headquarters of a division and district of the same name in  Upper Burma during the British period. There was a cantonment there.
==Spelling variants==
Modern name: Meiktila<br>
Variants: Meiktela
==Military history==
There was a POW camp there for Turkish prisoners during WW1, but this was not yet in operation in April 1917.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/reportsonbritish00inteuoft#page/58/mode/2up "New Camp at Meiktila (Burma)"] page 58 ''Reports on British prison-camps in India and Burma, visited by the International Red Cross Committee in February, March and April, 1917'', published 1917 Archive.org</ref>  
There was a POW camp there for Turkish prisoners during WW1, but this was not yet in operation in April 1917.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/reportsonbritish00inteuoft#page/58/mode/2up "New Camp at Meiktila (Burma)"] page 58 ''Reports on British prison-camps in India and Burma, visited by the International Red Cross Committee in February, March and April, 1917'', published 1917 Archive.org</ref>  


During WW2,  the Japanese were defeated at the Battle of Meiktila  in 1945.
During WW2,  the Japanese were defeated at the Battle of Meiktila  in 1945.


==Also see==
==Related articles==
*[[POW Camps in India]]
*[[POW Camps in India]]
==Churches==
The Church of England was established in 1891.<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>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiktila Meiktila] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiktila Meiktila] Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Meiktila_and_Mandalay Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Meiktila_and_Mandalay Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay] Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016)
 
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_280.gif "Meiktila Division"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 17, page 274.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_280.gif Meiktila Division] Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 17, page 274.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_281.gif "Meiktila District"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'',Volume 17, page 275.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_281.gif Meiktila District] Imperial Gazetteer of India,Volume 17, page 275.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_293.gif "Meiktila Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 17, page 287.
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_293.gif Meiktila Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 17, page 287.
*[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:282/#page/578/mode/1up The cantonment and town of Meiktila] page 386 ''Wanderings in Burma'' by George W Bird 1897 seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu
*[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:282/#page/578/mode/1up The cantonment and town of Meiktila] page 386 ''Wanderings in Burma'' by George W Bird 1897 seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu


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Latest revision as of 16:20, 6 June 2016

Meiktila
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 20.8787527°N, 95.8229894 °E
Altitude: 244 m (799 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Meiktila
State/Province: Mandalay Division
Country: Burma
Transport links
Myingyam branch of the Burma Railway


Meiktila was the headquarters of a division and district of the same name in Upper Burma during the British period. There was a cantonment there.

Spelling variants

Modern name: Meiktila
Variants: Meiktela

Military history

There was a POW camp there for Turkish prisoners during WW1, but this was not yet in operation in April 1917.[1]

During WW2, the Japanese were defeated at the Battle of Meiktila in 1945.

Related articles

Churches

The Church of England was established in 1891.[2]

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. ↑ "New Camp at Meiktila (Burma)" page 58 Reports on British prison-camps in India and Burma, visited by the International Red Cross Committee in February, March and April, 1917, published 1917 Archive.org
  2. ↑ Page 87 Wanderings in Burma by George W Bird 1897 Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University

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