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{{Locations_Infobox
|presidency= [[Bombay]]
|image=
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=19.951,73.834&z=13&t=h&hl=en 19.951°N, 73.834°E]
|altitude= 515 metres (1,690 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deolali Deolali]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra Maharashtra]
|country= India
|transport=
}}
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.
*[http://www.scotsatwar.org.uk/veteransreminiscences/rhgirdwood.htm Reminiscences of Professor R H Girdwood, Royal Army Medical Corps, WW2]. He served at Deolali for a short period of time. scotsatwar.org.uk
*[http://adenairways.com/Armed_Forces/page186/page262/page262.html The trooping season between India and the United Kingdom] lasted for about seven months each year, with the full programme being published some months in advance. The gap was the same each year – to avoid the worst of the heat in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. In 1913-1914 there were seven sailings from Bombay. adenairways.com
====Historical books online====
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_252.gif "Deolali"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 11'', page 246.
[[Category:Locations]][[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bombay Presidency]]
