The Golaghat British Cemetery is a
cemetery
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
in
India
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located on the premises opposite to ''Cally Coomer Doss & Co.'', adjacent to the circle office of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited at
Golaghat
Golaghat ( ''Gʊlaɡʱat'' ) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative ...
,
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
. 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.
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.
Golaghat Municipal Board
The Golaghat Municipal Board or the GMB, established in 1920, one of the oldest civic bodies of the state of Assam, formed before Indian Independence of 1947, is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Golagh ...
currently maintains the cemetery premises, besides preventing any land encroachment near the cemetery.
See also
Golaghat
Golaghat ( ''Gʊlaɡʱat'' ) one of the largest subdivisions of the Indian state of Assam, later elevated to the position of a full–fledged district headquarter on 5 October 1987, is a city and a municipality and the seat of administrative ...
Golaghat Municipal Board
The Golaghat Municipal Board or the GMB, established in 1920, one of the oldest civic bodies of the state of Assam, formed before Indian Independence of 1947, is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Golagh ...
Golaghat district
Golaghat district (Pron:ˌgəʊləˈgɑ:t) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. It attained district status in 1987. The district headquarters are located at Golaghat. The district occupies an and lies above sea level.
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References
{{Cemeteries in India
Heritage buildings and structures in Golaghat
1876 establishments in India
Cemeteries in India