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=== Schools === | === Schools === | ||
* Station School - See [http://www.thomas.gen.nz/Rawalpindi_Station_School.html Neville Thomas'] website for photos of children at the school 1884 to 1912 | |||
===Colleges=== | |||
* Gordon College | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 23:38, 11 August 2010
| Rawalpindi | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
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| Place Name: | Rawalpindi |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
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Rawalpindi was a major cantonment in the Punjab. It was also the headquarters of Rawalpindi District and Rawalpindi Division.
Spelling Variants
Written as either one or two words.
Abbreviations: RP, Pindi
Variants: Rawul Pindi, Rawalpindee
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
Education
Schools
- Station School - See Neville Thomas' website for photos of children at the school 1884 to 1912
Colleges
- Gordon College
External Links
- Rawalpindi - 1st Surreys and a Pindi Poppet 1926-1930, from Regimental India 1825-1947 -The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment