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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>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105626/page/n249/mode/2up Page 228, computer page 251 ] ''Punjab District Gazetteers, Volume XXVIIIA, Rawalpindi District 1907'', published 1909. Archive.org.</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, available to read online on the Trudy [[Online books#Digital Library of https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/11311786/ Mortimer L.D.] ''Rootsweb India| Digital Library of India]] websiteMailing List'' 23 January 2001. Retrieved 9 February 2020.</ref>.

There was an Arsenal at Rawalpindi, often abbreviated to RPA, which was located within the Fort. 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>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170327193314/http://indianairforce.nic.in/show_page.php?pg_id=139 Paratroopers Training School] indianairforce.nic.in, now an archived page.</ref>

Variants: Rawul Pindi/ Rawul Pindee /Rawalpindee/RP/Pindi<br>

'''AnglicanProtestant'''*Christ Church - built in 1852[http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/india/45.html Photograph] by Tim Willasey-Wilsey victorianweb.org

*St Paul'sChurch of Scotland, built 1908 Photographs:[https://www.flickr.com/photos/travelpakistan/5220247535/ Painted exterior 2005] flickr.com [https://500px.com/photo/29868113/st-paul's-church-rawalpindi-pakistan-by-aakash-ashraf After 2007 repair and renovation with grey tiles] 500px.com

**Further reading Gora Kabaristan Rawalpindi ----Christian Cemetery Rawalpindi. Also known as Harley Street Cemetery. “Fai-yaz Ali & Sons, Umballa & Rawul Pindi” constructed memorials in the Harley Street Cemetery.<ref>[httphttps://zulekha101noorrrathore.blogspotwordpress.co.ukcom/2015/201112/0622/rawalpindiin-warmemorium-cemetery.html Rawalpindi War part-ii/ In Memorium – Part II [Harley Street Cemetery<nowiki>]</nowiki>]zulekha101December 22, 2015 Noor Rathore.blogspot</ref>* Gora Kabaristan Rawalpindi ----Christian *[http://www.bacsa.org.uk/gallery/index.php?/category/99 Photographs: Harley Street Cemetery , Rawalpindi] bacsa. (Also known as Harley street Cemetery)org. uk

*[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india42_1.html Rawalpindi - 1st Surreys and a Pindi Poppet] 1926-1930, from Regimental India 1825-1947 -The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment. Includes a description of Victoria Barracks, and the less favourable barracks at West Ridge.*[http://www.pakarmymuseum.com/exhibits/single-men-barrack-no-5-1853-1857/ Victoria Barracks, for single men, was built 1853-1857] Pak Army Museum, Rawalpindi*[http://nativepakistan.com/wp-content/uploads/Rawalpindi-Memorabilia-Old-Photo-of-Victoria-Barracks-Rawalpindi-Rawalpindi-Mementos-for-Pindi-Lovers.jpg Photograph: Victoria Barracks, Rawalpindi], possibly c 1920s nativepakistan.com*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160102021644/http://www.imagesofasia.com/html/pakistan/rawalpindi-barracks.html Postcard: British Cavalry Barracks - Rawalpindi 1910] imagesofasia.com, now archived. The British barracks in West Ridge

*Details of a mid 1930s film [http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/node/3574 Trial at Chaklala Military Testing Ground of Armoured Cars/Light tanks]. colonialfilm.org.uk . (The original owner of the film, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Museum British Empire & Commonwealth Museum] has closed and it is intended the collection be given to is now with [https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-archives/ Bristol City Museum)Archives], catalogue reference [http://museums.bristol.gov.uk/details.php?irn=227315 1997/153/1/33] Also see 1997/153/1/36, 1997/153/1/37 and 1997/153/1/40.*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131130214339/http://archpresspk.com/Apr10_Comsats.htm Students of 4th year Architecture carried out a documentation of the colonial era architecture of the city of Rawalpindi] in 2010 (Department of Architecture, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad), *[http://stourton.blogspotNow an archived webpage (text only).co.uk/2010/10/ancestor-hunting-in-rawalpindi.html Ancestor Hunting in Rawalpindi] stourton.blogspot.co.uk

*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.281435 ''Gazetteer Of The Rawalpindi District 1893-94'']. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Archive.org, Volume XXVIIIAPublic Library of India Collection.:[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105626 ''Punjab District Gazetteers, Vol.xxviiiA. Rawalpindi District 1907'']. Archive.org, published 1909, is available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Public Library of IndiaCollection.:*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105626/page/n273/mode/2up/ The cantonment]page 247.*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1942-handbook-to-the-north-west-frontier-including-jhelum-rawalpindi-and-hazara-districts-by-davey-s-pdf/ '' A Handbook to the North-West Frontier including Jhelum Rawalpindi and Hazara Districts''] websiteby Cyril James Davey 1942. Pdf download Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset.*[https://archive. org/stream/b21452404#page/388/mode/2up "Table of ContentsRawul Pindee" commences computer ] page 8 389 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=144 "Rawalpindi District"] page 122 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1'' by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust HathiTrust Digital Library