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'''Mhow''' was founded in 1818 by [[John Malcolm]] as a cantonment town. It is still a major location of the Indian Army. In 2003 its name was changed to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._R._Ambedkar Dr AmbedkarNagar] Nagar after a early political leader.

The cantonment was one of those located within a [[Princely States|Princely State]] but under the direct control of the the British. It was part of the Central India Administration.<ref> At the time of the 1931 Census. [http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1603/1/20283_1931_ADM.pdf ''Census of India, 1931 Volume XX Central India Agency Part III.- Administrative Volume''] lsi.gov.in</ref> There was an Indian Boys Depot in Mhow which trained Boy Trumpeters, including [[Anglo Indian]] boys, c 1936. The top graduate was rewarded by being placed in the [[Royal Horse Artillery]]. <ref> Pages 122-123, ''Pick up your Parrots and Monkeys: The Life of a Boy Soldier in India'' by William Pennington 2003. Now [https://archive.org/details/pickupyourparrot0000penn/mode/2up available online] Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.</ref> It is not known whether this was a [[Royal Artillery]] Boys Depot

*[http://www.antiquaprintgallery.com/india-mhow-station-church-original-antique-print-1863-94126-p.asp Drawing: The Station Church, Mhow] Scroll down and click to enlarge. Originally from the ''Illustrated London News 28 November 1863'', page 544 This publication may be accessed online with some library cards (see [[Miscellaneous tips]]) where it is image 12 of the publication of that date. There is also an article about Mhow on page 550.

**[httphttps://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/?id=10811 A sepia photo of St Anne's Church at Mhow, c 1872] This is believed to be the Church of Scotland, or Scottish Church**[httphttps://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/?id=10807 A sepia photo of the ???? and R A Hospital at Mhow, India (taken from the Mall) in 1872]**[httphttps://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/?id=10810 A sepia photo of the No 4 or New European Infantry Barracks at Mhow, in 1872]**[httphttps://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/?id=10812 A sepia photo of the European Cavalry School at Mhow c 1872]**[httphttps://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/?id=6890 A sepia photo of the Battalion formed up at Mhow in 1872]**[httphttps://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/?id=6891 A sepia photo of the Officers at Mhow in 1872]*[http://www.rorkesdriftvc.com/stories/m_everett.htm An Indian Pilgrimage
] by Martin Everett. rorkesdriftvc.com. Appears to be written 2003 or earlier, as there is an [https://web. archive.org/web/20030801025128/http://rorkesdriftvc.com/stories/m_everett.htm archived version] from this date. This article describes headstones in the old cantonment cemetery near Mhow railway station relating to some twenty deaths from Spanish ‘flu in September 1918 of men from the [[24th Regiment of Foot|Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers]].

*[http://www.indiaofthepast.org/contributeken-memories/read-contributionsstaynor/life-back-then/342-mhow-to-mt-abu-by-train1943train- 1943 Mhow to Mt. Abu by Train (1943)] by Kenneth Hugh Staynor. indiaofthepast.org. [http://www.irfca.org/apps/trip_reports/show/410 Shorter version] irfca.org. Describes Mhow in 1943. The author was then a schoolboy. It was the location of the chief Royal Corps of Signals Training Centre.