Village: Tirurangadi
Taluk: Tirurangadi
GPS Coordinates: 11° 02’ 31.1” N 75° 54’ 49.8” E
Notification Year: 2013
William John Duncan Rowley, the then Assistant Superintendent of Police, Palakkad, was killed at Tirurangadi by a mob of Moplahs at the outbreak of the Rebellion on August 20, 1921, at the age of 28. The Malabar Rebellion (also known as the "Moplah Rebellion") was an armed uprising against British authority in the Malabar region in 1921. The graves of British officers who lost their lives during the Rebellion can be seen at various places in Malabar. William John Duncan Rowley's tomb is located in front of the Taluk Office Building, Tirurangadi.
