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'''Kakul (Kakool)''' is situated 5 km northeast of Abbottabad. "In the spring of 1902 the English brought a thousand South African Boer prisoners to Kakul. The site following information was retained as a military campsent in by Prof Omer SK Tarin. Director, TSI, Abbottabad, Pakistan."<ref> Google Books Snippet search result  ''Pieces of green: 1. Until April 1901 the sociology of change in PakistanBritish captured approx 25, 1964-1974'' by Akbar S000 Boers. Ahmed – 1977</ref> Of these various numbers were sent to various places as POWs (See [[POW Camps in India#Boer War| POW Camps in India-Boer War]]).''  ''2. Only a total of 9000 Boer POWs were ever sent out to India of this number, and they were held in some 14-15 camps in selected Indian cantonments. Abbottabad was only one of these and the number of POWs here from 1902 onwards until 1904 was around 300-400 most times, and they were never ever more than 400-450. A few of them succumbed to illness and disease and are still buried here at Kakul/Kakool about 6 kms out of Abbottabad town, within the compound of what is now the PMA (Pakistan Military Academy) there. The majority were all sent home. A member of BACSA, Ms Sue Farrington did a survey of the Boers' graves here in the 1980s and her findings are also available on record I believe.''  ''3. The duty of guarding the Boer POWs fell exclusively upon the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) as Abbottabad was their home station, and they in fact levelled and prepared the location where the camp was and also looked after their charges in every way. The best account of them is given in the ''History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles, 1858 to 1928'' Aldershot: Gale and Polden, 1928, and this confirms all other records and verifiable sources. A very good mention is also made in an article by C Parrett in ''Durbar: Journal of the IMHS'' Vol 28, No 1, Sping 2011, regarding Boer POWS in India.''  ''4. Whilst here the Boers also had to do some manual labour in metalling the Havelian-Abbottabad stretch of hill road. The 'Hazara District Gazeteer' for 1907 gives this information. ''''5. When they left in 1904, the site of their [POW camp was partially converted into the Army PT and Mountaineering school and part of it into Royal Indian Army Supply Corps (RIASC) local/regional HQ. Both these facilities lasted here until 1947.'' ''6. In 1947 India and Pakistan became independent. In 1947 Pakistan decided to set up its military academy here at Kakul and this was done in 1948, with Brig Ingalls as the first principal/commandant of the PMA. Brig Shuakat Ali Shah followed him in command here in 1956, with my grandfather (then) Colonel Azmat Hayat Khan, as Deputy Commandant.'' <ref>Email to FIBIS Webmaster dated 8 Novemebr 2012 from Prof Omer SK Tarin. Director, TSI, Abbottabad, Pakistan.'' </ref>