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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.

==Also see==

*[http://www.britain-at-war.org.uk/ww2/Transport_Home/Westward_Bound/index.htm Westward Bound: Advice and Help for your Journey Home] including "Part I:-What you need to know whilst you are at Deolali" and "Part IV Games, Amusements, Activities (Deolali)". Transcript of a booklet given to soldiers about to travel from Deolali back to the UK at the end of WW2. britain-at-war.org.uk

*[http://wegunners.webs.com/deolali.htm Deolali] or Devlali. wegunners.webs.com

*[http://theviewspaper.net/deolali-an-idyllic-town/ Deolali: An Idyllic Town] by Nidhi Kulkarni January 11, 2009 theviewspaper.net. Mentions an Artillery Museum,