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'''Rawalpindi''' was the headquarters of [[Rawalpindi District]] in the [[Rawalpindi Division]] of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. In 1907 "The cantonment is the largest and most important in the Punjab, and perhaps in India"<ref name=name>Page 228, computer page 251 ''Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907'', published 1909, available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.</ref>. Barracks were located in at least two areas, Victoria Barracks and at West Ridge. Roberts Barracks, an Infantry Barracks, was located at West Ridge<ref>Lane, Trudy [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2001-01/0980214191 Mortimer L.D.] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 23 January 2001. Retrieved 15 January 2015</ref>
The bazaar was known as ‘Lalkurti,’ which means ‘red shirt’ in English - a reference to the red coats worn by the British soldiers who were stationed there. <ref> [http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/81065-A-voyage-through-mists-of-time-launched "A voyage through mists of time"] by Ishrat Hyatt December 11, 2015 ''The News''</ref>
'''Chaklala''' is an area in Rawalpindi and was the location of a cantonment and an RAF airfield. During World War 2, from 1942 RAF Chaklala was the location of a Paratroopers Training School<ref>[http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=139 Paratroopers Training School] indianairforce.nic.in</ref>
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=23737795&CRid=2244629& Rawalpindi War Cemetery] findagrave.com. Database with over 350 names. This is a Commonwealth Graves Commission Cemetery for those who died during First and Second World War.
**Further reading [http://zulekha101.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/rawalpindi-war-cemetery.html Rawalpindi War Cemetery]zulekha101.blogspot
* Gora Kabaristan Rawalpindi ----Christian Cemetery Rawalpindi. (Also known as Harley street Street Cemetery). “Fai-yaz Ali & Sons, Umballa & Rawul Pindi” constructed memorials in the Harley Street Cemetery.<ref>[https://noorrrathore.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/in-memorium-part-ii/ In Memorium – Part II [Harley Street Cemetery<nowiki>]</nowiki>] December 22, 2015 Noor Rathore.</ref>**[http://www.bacsa.org.uk/gallery/index.php?/category/99 Photographs: Harley Street Cemetery, Rawalpindi] bacsa.org.uk
[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia|BACSA (British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia)]] cemetery publications are
