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It was the location of a major cantonment which was in existence in 1829, and perhaps established earlier. The main barracks was Baird Barracks, in Cubbon Road. Hebbal Camp and Gaza Camp were in existence during the [[First World War]] period and Hebbal Camp continued at least until the late 1920s. The Royal Air Force during the [[Second World War]] had a base in Bangalore which included Jalahalli and RAF Yelahanka. During the [[Second World War]] there were Prisoner of War Camps for Italian prisoners at Jakkur, Hebbal and Jalahalli.<ref>[https://aturquoisecloud.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/pensioners-paradise-or-pow-camp/ Pensioner’s Paradise or POW Camp ?] by Aliyeh Rizvi, July 7, 2011</ref> ==Also see==*[[POW Camps in India]]

*[http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOI/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOIBG%2F2010%2F08%2F27&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=16&EntityId=Ar01600&AppName=1 "Marching to a different beat. Armed forces are a large presence in Bangalore"] by Deepti Ganapathy ''Times of India''*[http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=1326121&image=675977719&images=675977719,675977580,675977468,675977370,675977166,675977062,675977270,675976963&formats=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0&format=0 Image: Christmas Menu “No 3 and Furlough Coys, IWT , RE” Gaza Camp, Bangalore India, Christmas 1918]. auctiva.com. Retrieved 16 August 2014. IWT is presumably Inland Water Transport, part of the Royal Engineers, but it is not otherwise known to have been in India. *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/26/a4678626.shtml The O.T.S Bangalore] by John Forster bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar. The Officers'Training School during WW2*[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-Y.htm#Yelahanka RAF Yelahanka] rafweb.org*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelahanka Yelahanka] Wikipedia