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'''Rawalpindi''' was | '''Rawalpindi''' was the headquarters of [[Rawalpindi District]] in the [[Rawalpindi Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. In 1907 "The cantonment is the largest and most important in the Punjab, and perhaps in India"<ref name=name>Page 228, computer page 251 ''Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907'', published 1909, available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.</ref>. | ||
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*K Company, [[North-Western Railway Battalion|North-Western Railway Volunteer Rifles]], was recruited solely from Railway employees with strength, exclusive of officers, 122 | *K Company, [[North-Western Railway Battalion|North-Western Railway Volunteer Rifles]], was recruited solely from Railway employees with strength, exclusive of officers, 122 | ||
H Company, 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles contained civilian residents from Rawalpindi and [[Murree]], and had its headquarters at Murree.<ref name=name/> | H Company, 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles contained civilian residents from Rawalpindi and [[Murree]], and had its headquarters at Murree.<ref name=name/> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Rawalpindi Rawalpindi] Love to Know 1911<br> | |||
*[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india42_1.html Rawalpindi - 1st Surreys and a Pindi Poppet] 1926-1930, from Regimental India 1825-1947 -The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment | *[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india42_1.html Rawalpindi - 1st Surreys and a Pindi Poppet] 1926-1930, from Regimental India 1825-1947 -The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=13305961@N00&q=Rawalpindi Images of Rawalpindi] from "History of Pakistan"'s collection flickr.com | *[http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=13305961@N00&q=Rawalpindi Images of Rawalpindi] from "History of Pakistan"'s collection flickr.com | ||
*[http://janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/25.jpg Photograph: Interior No 2 Pindi] Sleeping quarters in the barracks, Rawalpindi from [http://janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/Photograph%20Album%20of%20Pte%20H%20Knight.html Photograph album of Private Henry Knight], who served in "A" Company of the 1/5th Royal West Kent Regiment in India during the Great War from Janet & Richard Mason’s [http://janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/queens_own_royal_west_kent_regiment.html The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment] | *[http://janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/25.jpg Photograph: Interior No 2 Pindi] Sleeping quarters in the barracks, Rawalpindi from [http://janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/Photograph%20Album%20of%20Pte%20H%20Knight.html Photograph album of Private Henry Knight], who served in "A" Company of the 1/5th Royal West Kent Regiment in India during the Great War from Janet & Richard Mason’s [http://janetandrichardsgenealogy.co.uk/queens_own_royal_west_kent_regiment.html The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment] | ||
===Historical books online=== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_277.gif Rawalpindi] Imperial Gazetteer of India | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_277.gif Rawalpindi] Imperial Gazetteer of India | ||
*''Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907'', published 1909, is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. "Table of Contents" commences computer page 8. | *''Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907'', published 1909, is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. "Table of Contents" commences computer page 8. | ||
Revision as of 09:26, 29 July 2012
| Rawalpindi | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 33.6°N, 73.033333°E |
| Altitude: | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Rawalpindi |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Rawalpindi was the headquarters of Rawalpindi District in the Rawalpindi Division of Punjab Province during the British period. In 1907 "The cantonment is the largest and most important in the Punjab, and perhaps in India"[1].
Spelling Variants
Modern spelling: Rawalpindi written as either one or two words
Variants: Rawul Pindi/Rawalpindee/RP/Pindi
Churches and missions
Anglican
- Christ Church - built in 1852
- St Andrew's
- St Mary's, West Ridge
- St Paul's
Roman Catholic
- Sacred Heart, West Ridge
- St. Joseph's Cathedral
Cemeteries
BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia) cemetery publications are
- Rawalpindi: Cemeteries and Churches by Susan Farrington, 1996 Covers the main Harley Street Cemetery, with additional MIs from four other cemeteries and plaques from churches.
- Rawalpindi: A Walk round the Harley Street Cemetery by Susan Farrington, 1997
BACSA are in the process of putting the indexes to its cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
Education
Schools
- Station School - See Neville Thomas' website for photos of children at the school 1884 to 1912
Colleges
- Gordon College
Volunteer Regiments
The following had their headquarters at Rawalpindi in 1907
- C troop of the Punjab Light Horse, with strength, exclusive of officers, 57
- D Company, 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles, was recruited from the various Civil Departments with strength, exclusive of officers, 98.
- K Company, North-Western Railway Volunteer Rifles, was recruited solely from Railway employees with strength, exclusive of officers, 122
H Company, 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles contained civilian residents from Rawalpindi and Murree, and had its headquarters at Murree.[1]
External links
- Rawalpindi Love to Know 1911
- Rawalpindi - 1st Surreys and a Pindi Poppet 1926-1930, from Regimental India 1825-1947 -The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
- Images of Rawalpindi from "History of Pakistan"'s collection flickr.com
- Photograph: Interior No 2 Pindi Sleeping quarters in the barracks, Rawalpindi from Photograph album of Private Henry Knight, who served in "A" Company of the 1/5th Royal West Kent Regiment in India during the Great War from Janet & Richard Mason’s The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Historical books online
- Rawalpindi Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907, published 1909, is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. "Table of Contents" commences computer page 8.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Page 228, computer page 251 Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907, published 1909, available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.