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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> The church may possibly have been called St Georges's, but this is unclear, | |||
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Revision as of 22:28, 2 June 2015
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.
There was a cantonment situated there.
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.
Spelling variants
Meiktila, Meiktela
Churches
The Church of England was established in 1891.[2] The church may possibly have been called St Georges's, but this is unclear,
Also see
External links
- Meiktila Wikipedia
- Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay Wikipedia
Historical books online
- "Meiktila Division" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 17, page 274.
- "Meiktila District" Imperial Gazetteer of India,Volume 17, page 275.
- "Meiktila Town" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 17, page 287.
- The cantonment and town of Meiktila page 386 Wanderings in Burma by George W Bird 1897 seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu
References
- ↑ "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
- ↑ Page 87 Wanderings in Burma by George W Bird 1897 Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University