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Bhimtal POW Camp locality 8 years 3 months ago #47899

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I would like to visit the Bhimtal ABO POW camp in India. My great grandfather Martin Henry Rademeyer was a prisoner in this camp. Where can I find the locality? Coordinate?

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The coordinate for Bhimtal: 29º 21' N - 79º 34' O

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MARTIN HENRY RADEMEYER
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Elmarie. Thanks for this. The coordinates take me to Bhimtal. I am trying to locate the exact spot where the camp would have been.
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See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhimtal

Coordinates: 29.35°N 79.5667°E

The pow camp were 22 km from Naintal.
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Attached see the POW Camp in Bhimtal.
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