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*[http://www.cbdeolali.org.in/default.htm History of Deolali]  Deolali Cantonment Board
*[http://www.cbdeolali.org.in/default.htm History of Deolali]  Deolali Cantonment Board
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/v/019pho0000125s1u00010000.html  1870 Photograph: A view of the Deolali cantonment near Nasik]
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/v/019pho0000125s1u00010000.html  1870 Photograph: A view of the Deolali cantonment near Nasik]
*"The madness at Deolali" by  N A Martin ''Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps''. 2006 Jun; 152 (2):94-5 [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:YZjiMAyAQ8cJ:www.ramcjournal.com/2006/jun06/martin.pdf+%22The+madness+at+Deolali%22&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShod4UTKG-7E2f9n0lt4B-Vs1Kmi76UK3uQL4-TqD57Bpo_Fqnkcm13SWm2tD2jhXIC3GktSklf4WgsVL1IK1l9q9kB8I8I2dn1q2V_RyLO-Nw5DmfTX-I3XdSs-EWDTeTPp5Sl&sig=AHIEtbT9K1LUcri0kmwKv4cD_gFHpAmw1g  html version] [http://web.archive.org/web/20120710213611/http://www.ramcjournal.com/2006/jun06/martin.pdf original pdf], now an archived page.
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20120710213611/http://www.ramcjournal.com/2006/jun06/martin.pdf "The madness at Deolali" by  N A Martin] ''Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps''. 2006 Jun; 152 (2):94-5 , now an archived page.
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j36/nurses.asp Reading between unwritten lines: Australian Army nurses in India, 1916-19] by Ruth Rae  Australian War Memorial website. Describes the 34th Welsh General Hospital (34 WGH) at Deolali
*[http://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j36/nurses.asp Reading between unwritten lines: Australian Army nurses in India, 1916-19] by Ruth Rae  Australian War Memorial website. Describes the 34th Welsh General Hospital (34 WGH) at Deolali
**From notes in the Australian Archives regarding  34 Welsh General Hospital in Deolali : Sister Alma L. Bennett, Matron in 1917,  said: ‘containing 3000 beds – 4 hrs train journey from Bombay'. ... Our cases were all from Mesopotamia – some direct – others individually coming from various Bombay Hospitals… We also had 200 Turkish Prisoners of War, almost all Surgical cases, some with shocking wounds – septic.’ Matron Gertrude Davis said: ‘When we became a P. of W. hospital our number of beds was increased to 700, 200 for British and 500 for prisoners as later we had the German prisoners from East Africa also an occasional one from Mespot’. <ref> Great War Forum [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=112227&p=2022171 post] by 'KateH'  dated 23 January 2014, part of a thread 'Concentration Camp Deolali'</ref>
**From notes in the Australian Archives regarding  34 Welsh General Hospital in Deolali : Sister Alma L. Bennett, Matron in 1917,  said: ‘containing 3000 beds – 4 hrs train journey from Bombay'. ... Our cases were all from Mesopotamia – some direct – others individually coming from various Bombay Hospitals… We also had 200 Turkish Prisoners of War, almost all Surgical cases, some with shocking wounds – septic.’ Matron Gertrude Davis said: ‘When we became a P. of W. hospital our number of beds was increased to 700, 200 for British and 500 for prisoners as later we had the German prisoners from East Africa also an occasional one from Mespot’. <ref> Great War Forum [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=112227&p=2022171 post] by 'KateH'  dated 23 January 2014, part of a thread 'Concentration Camp Deolali'</ref>

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Deolali
Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates: 19.951°N, 73.834°E
Altitude: 515 metres (1,690 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Deolali
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
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Deolali cantonment, situated about 3½ miles to the south west of Nasik , was established in 1869. It was used as a transit camp for nearly all troops proceeding to and from Bombay and Britain.

In addition to the soldiers assembled after finishing their tour of duty, the troops waiting there also included mentally ill soldiers sent from all over India, who were being repatriated to Britain on medical grounds. In the nineteenth century, troopships sailed on a seasonable basis only in winter and spring, and soldiers posted there after March had to wait until October or November before voyages recommenced. The slang words doolally or doolali, or doolali-tap, are used to describe someone who is "out of one's mind" or crazy. The second part is a Hindustani word for fever, although in Sanskrit,‘tapa’ means simply heat or torment. Taken literally, it is best translated as ‘camp fever’. These expressions are derived from Deolali, where some soldiers went mad, waiting for extended periods for ships to take them back to Britain.

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External links

Historical books online

  • "Deolali" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11, page 246.

References

  1. Great War Forum post by 'KateH' dated 23 January 2014, part of a thread 'Concentration Camp Deolali'