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Hebbal Camp and Gaza Camp were in existence during the [[First World War]] period and Hebbal Camp continued at least until the late 1920s.
During at least the [[Second World War]] there was an Officer Training School - O T S Bangalore.
The Royal Air Force during the [[Second World War]] had a base in Bangalore which included Jalahalli and RAF Yelahanka.
*[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'Officer Training School during WW2.:[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/07/a3517607.shtml Nazis on the Playing Field] by Gerald Wheatley mentions the O.T.S Bangalore. bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar.
*[http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-Y.htm#Yelahanka RAF Yelahanka] rafweb.org
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelahanka Yelahanka] Wikipedia
