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Golaghat British Cemetery
Golaghat British Cemetery
British Cemetery 1876–1957
	Inside Golaghat British Cemetery
	For British officers of tea estates in the area, family members of owners.
Established	1876; 148 years ago
Unveiled	1876
Location	26°30′34″N 93°57′58″E / 26.509362°N 93.9661878°E ; Golaghat
Total burials	28
Commemorated	City heritage site
Burials by nation
	United Kingdom

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The Golaghat British Cemetery is a cemetery located on the premises opposite to Cally Coomer Doss & Co., adjacent to the circle office of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited at Golaghat, Assam, India. It is Assam's one of the oldest burial grounds dating back to India's pre-independence era, containing 28 burials of British officers of tea estates and their families, and is open for public viewing.^[2]^[3]

The oldest grave in the cemetery is that of Capt. John Butler, then political agent who died at the age of 33 on January 7, 1876. Butler was one of the first British officers to lead expeditions to the Naga and Manipur hills. The cemetery also houses the grave of John Gordon McIntosh, then manager of Bukhial tea estate, who died in a plane crash on May 12, 1957. McIntosh had his own personal Aeronca chief single engine propeller airplane that he flew himself, accompanied by his German shepherd.^[4]

Golaghat Municipal Board maintains the cemetery premises, including preventing any land encroachment near the cemetery.^[5]^[6]

References

^ "The Grave Where I Slept". Sanjib Dey. 2 July 2013.
^ "British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, Statuses of cemeteries" (PDF). British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia.
^ "British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph – Calcutta – Gauhati". Pullock Dutta. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.
^ "Caretaker seeks UK aid for graves upkeep - British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph - Calcutta - Gauhati". Pullock Dutta. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.
^ "Caretaker seeks UK aid for graves upkeep – British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph – Calcutta – Gauhati". Pullock Dutta. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.
^ "Golaghat Cemetery". Pratyush Parasar Sarma. 8 December 2012.

External links

Golaghat British Cemetery at Find a Grave

[1] "The Grave Where I Slept". Sanjib Dey. 2 July 2013.

[2] "British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, Statuses of cemeteries" (PDF). British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia.

[3] "British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph – Calcutta – Gauhati". Pullock Dutta. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.

[4] "Caretaker seeks UK aid for graves upkeep - British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph - Calcutta - Gauhati". Pullock Dutta. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.

[5] "Caretaker seeks UK aid for graves upkeep – British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph – Calcutta – Gauhati". Pullock Dutta. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017.

[6] "Golaghat Cemetery". Pratyush Parasar Sarma. 8 December 2012.

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-The '''Golaghat British Cemetery''' is a [[cemetery]] in [[India]] located on the premises opposite to ''Cally Coomer Doss & Co.'', adjacent to the circle office of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited at '''[[Golaghat]]''', [[Assam]]. It is Assam's one of the oldest burial grounds dating back to [[Colonial India|India's pre-independence era]], containing 28 burials of [[British Raj|British officers]] of tea estates and their families, and is open for public viewing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bacsa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/All-India.pdf|title=British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, Statuses of cemeteries|work=[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130708/jsp/northeast/story_17092583.jsp#.WHNi_raLQcg||title=British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph - Calcutta - Gauhati|date=8 July 2013|work= Pullock Dutta}}</ref>
+The '''Golaghat British Cemetery''' is a [[cemetery]] located on the premises opposite to ''Cally Coomer Doss & Co.'', adjacent to the circle office of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited at [[Golaghat]], [[Assam]], India. It is Assam's one of the oldest burial grounds dating back to [[Colonial India|India's pre-independence era]], containing 28 burials of [[British Raj|British officers]] of tea estates and their families, and is open for public viewing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bacsa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/All-India.pdf|title=British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia, Statuses of cemeteries|work=[[British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130708/jsp/northeast/story_17092583.jsp#.WHNi_raLQcg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110015152/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130708/jsp/northeast/story_17092583.jsp#.WHNi_raLQcg|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2017|title=British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph – Calcutta – Gauhati|date=8 July 2013|work= Pullock Dutta}}</ref>
-The oldest grave in the cemetery is that of ''Capt. John Butler'', then political agent who died at the age of 33 on January 7, 1876. Butler was one of the first British officers to lead expeditions to the Naga and Manipur hills. The cemetery also houses the grave of ''John Gordon McIntosh'', then manager of Bukhial tea estate, who died in a plane crash on May 12, 1957. ''McIntosh'', nicknamed ''Mac'', had his own personal Aeronca chief single engine propeller airplane which he would fly himself, accompanied by his German shepherd.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130708/jsp/northeast/story_17092583.jsp#.WHNi_raLQcg||title=Caretaker seeks UK aid for graves upkeep - British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph - Calcutta - Gauhati|date=8 July 2013|work= Pullock Dutta}}</ref>
+The oldest grave in the cemetery is that of Capt. John Butler, then political agent who died at the age of 33 on January 7, 1876. Butler was one of the first British officers to lead expeditions to the Naga and Manipur hills. The cemetery also houses the grave of John Gordon McIntosh, then manager of Bukhial tea estate, who died in a plane crash on May 12, 1957. McIntosh had his own personal Aeronca chief single engine propeller airplane that he flew himself, accompanied by his German shepherd.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130708/jsp/northeast/story_17092583.jsp#.WHNi_raLQcg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110015152/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130708/jsp/northeast/story_17092583.jsp#.WHNi_raLQcg|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2017|title=Caretaker seeks UK aid for graves upkeep - British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph - Calcutta - Gauhati|date=8 July 2013|work= Pullock Dutta}}</ref>
-'''[[Golaghat Municipal Board]]''' currently maintains the cemetery premises, besides preventing any land encroachment near the cemetery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130708/jsp/northeast/story_17092583.jsp#.WHNi_raLQcg||title=Caretaker seeks UK aid for graves upkeep - British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph - Calcutta - Gauhati|date=8 July 2013|work= Pullock Dutta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koi-hai.com/Default.aspx?id=574607|title=Golaghat Cemetery|date=8 December 2012|work=Pratyush Parasar Sarma}}</ref>
+[[Golaghat Municipal Board]] maintains the cemetery premises, including preventing any land encroachment near the cemetery.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130708/jsp/northeast/story_17092583.jsp#.WHNi_raLQcg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110015152/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1130708/jsp/northeast/story_17092583.jsp#.WHNi_raLQcg|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2017|title=Caretaker seeks UK aid for graves upkeep – British officers buried in Golaghat cemetery, The Telegraph – Calcutta – Gauhati|date=8 July 2013|work= Pullock Dutta}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.koi-hai.com/Default.aspx?id=574607|title=Golaghat Cemetery|date=8 December 2012|work=Pratyush Parasar Sarma}}</ref>
 == See also==
+* [[Golaghat district]]
-[[Golaghat]]
-[[Golaghat Municipal Board]]
-[[Golaghat district]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}{{Cemeteries in India}}
+{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Crematoria in Golaghat]]
+==External links==
+* {{Find a Grave cemetery|2681552}}
+{{Cemeteries in India}}
 [[Category:Heritage buildings and structures in Golaghat]]
-[[Category:Golaghat district]]
 [[Category:1876 establishments in India]]
-[[Category:Cemeteries in India]]
+[[Category:Anglican cemeteries in India]]
+[[Category:Cemeteries established in the 1870s]]

v t e Cemeteries in India
Agaram Cemetery Armenian Cemetery, Hyderabad Badakabarastan Bahishti Maqbara Christian Cemetery, Narayanguda Daira Mir Momin Delhi War Cemetery Dutch Cemetery, Murshidabad Garrison Cemetery, Seringapatam Golaghat British Cemetery Jafarganj Cemetery Jairampur cemetery Jewish Cemetery, Chinchpokli Jhansi Cantonment Cemetery Khushbagh Lower Circular Road cemetery Lothian Cemetery Madras War Cemetery Mazar-e-Shura Portuguese Cemetery, Kanpur Portuguese Cemetery, Kollam Residency Cemetery, Babulbona St. John's Church, Meerut Scottish Cemetery, Calcutta Sewri Christian Cemetery South Park Street Cemetery York Cemetery, New Delhi
British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia
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