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**[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/6891 A sepia photo of the Officers at Mhow in 1872]
**[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/6891 A sepia photo of the Officers at Mhow in 1872]
*[http://www.rorkesdriftvc.com/stories/m_everett.htm An Indian Pilgrimage
]  by Martin Everett. rorkesdriftvc.com. Appears to be written 2003 or earlier. This article describes  headstones in the old cantonment cemetery near Mhow railway station relating to some twenty deaths from Spanish ‘flu in September 1918  of men from the [[24th Regiment of Foot|Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers]].
*[http://www.rorkesdriftvc.com/stories/m_everett.htm An Indian Pilgrimage
]  by Martin Everett. rorkesdriftvc.com. Appears to be written 2003 or earlier. This article describes  headstones in the old cantonment cemetery near Mhow railway station relating to some twenty deaths from Spanish ‘flu in September 1918  of men from the [[24th Regiment of Foot|Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers]].
*[http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/5001725/MHOW%20NEW%20CEMETERY Mhow New Cemetery] Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Select "See Casualty Records" for details of the burials, including the deaths in 1918, mentioned above.
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenton_sands/1849611718/in/set-72157602432553340/ Photograph: Mohow Barracks (North) c 1928] flickr.com
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenton_sands/1849611718/in/set-72157602432553340/ Photograph: Mohow Barracks (North) c 1928] flickr.com
*[http://www.irfca.org/apps/trip_reports/show/410 "Mhow to Mt. Abu in 1943"] by Ken Staynor irfca.org. Describes Mhow in 1943.  The author was then a schoolboy. It was the location of  the chief Royal Corps of Signals Training Centre.  
*[http://www.irfca.org/apps/trip_reports/show/410 "Mhow to Mt. Abu in 1943"] by Ken Staynor irfca.org. Describes Mhow in 1943.  The author was then a schoolboy. It was the location of  the chief Royal Corps of Signals Training Centre.  

Revision as of 05:08, 2 December 2014

Mhow
Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 22.548408°N, 75.761392°E
Altitude: 556 m (1,824 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Mhow
State/Province: Madhya Pradesh
Country: India
Transport links
Rajputana-Malwa Railway

Mhow was founded in 1818 by John Malcolm as a cantonment town. It is still a major location of the Indian Army. In 2003 its name was changed to Dr Ambedkar Nagar after a early political leader.

There was an Indian Boys Depot in Mhow which trained Boy Trumpeters, including Anglo Indian boys, c 1936. The top graduate was rewarded by being placed in the Royal Horse Artillery. [1] It is not known whether this was a Royal Artillery Boys Depot

Spelling variants

Modern name: Dr Ambedkar Nagar
Variants: Mhow, Mohow

FIBIS Resources

Churches

  • Sacred Heart Church
  • St Anne's Church
  • St Anthony's Church built in 1892 [2]

External links

References

  1. Pages 122-123, Pick up your Parrots and Monkeys: The Life of a Boy Soldier in India by William Pennington 2003
  2. St Anthony's Churchbloggerdevkumar