Meiktila
| Meiktila | |
|---|---|
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 20.8787527°N, 95.8229894 °E |
| Altitude: | 244 m (799 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Meiktila |
| State/Province: | Mandalay Division |
| Country: | Burma |
| Transport links | |
| Myingyam branch of the Burma Railway | |
Meiktila was the headquarters of a division and district of the same name in Upper Burma during the British period. There was a cantonment there.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Meiktila
Variants: Meiktela
Military history
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.
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Churches
The Church of England was established in 1891.[2]
External links
- Meiktila Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016)
- Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay Wikipedia (retrieved 6 June 2016)
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