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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]]. <ref> Pages 122-123, ''Pick up your Parrots and Monkeys: The Life of a Boy Soldier in India'' by William Pennington 2003</ref>  It is not known whether this was a [[Royal Artillery]]  Boys Depot
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]]. <ref> Pages 122-123, ''Pick up your Parrots and Monkeys: The Life of a Boy Soldier in India'' by William Pennington 2003</ref>  It is not known whether this was a [[Royal Artillery]]  Boys Depot
There was an internment camp at Mhow for Germans residing in India during the Second World War.<ref>
[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=SoG0yYBlvf8C&lpg=PA25&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q=Mhow%20internment&f=false Page 25] A Soldier's Life in War and Peace by Maj.Gen A. S. Naravane Google Books ISBN 81-7648-437-7</ref>


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Revision as of 02:59, 6 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

There was an internment camp at Mhow for Germans residing in India during the Second World War.[2]

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 [3]

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. Page 25 A Soldier's Life in War and Peace by Maj.Gen A. S. Naravane Google Books ISBN 81-7648-437-7
  3. St Anthony's Churchbloggerdevkumar