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→Royal Army Medical Corps and the earlier British Army Medical Services
For [[British Army]] medical personnel, the [http://www.ams-museum.org.uk/museum/faqs Army Medical Services Museum's FAQs] page advises that the AMSM has some details for officers who held a regular commission with the Army Medical Department and the RAMC until 1960. Service records for men and women discharged prior to 1920 are held at The National Archives and at the Army Personnel Centre for discharges after this. (It's unclear whether the latter setence includes officers or refers to men and women who were not officers). The museum has a small booklet available with useful advice for researching relatives who served with the AMS. Also refer [[British Army]]
The [[British Library]] has the India Office Records [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmil_8-1&cid=1-3-7#1-3-7 British Army in India: British Medical Officers serving in India '''IOR/L/MIL/15/20'''] 1872-1912
The book ''Commissioned Officers officers in the Medical Services medical services of the British Army, 1660-1960'', published 1968, is available at the [[British Library]]online, see below.
''Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps'' is now available online from 1903, refer below. "Since its early days the Journal also published “Corps News” which gave details of personal occurences of members of the RAMC including the promotion and postings of officers, honours and awards, qualifications gained by senior NCOs of the Corps, casualties whilst on campaign and obituaries of serving officers" <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20120504015144/http://www.ramcjournal.com/archive.html Archived JRAMC webpage].</ref> Note the "Corps News" appears to be at the back of each monthly edition, and may not be indexed.
====Historical books online====
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/rollofcommisssio00johnuoft#page/n7/mode/2up ''Roll of Commissioned Officers in the Medical Service of the British Army, who served on full pay within the period between the accession of George II and the formation of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 20 June 1727 to 23 June 1898, with an introduction showing the historical evolution of the Corps''] by William Johnston 1917 Archive.org. Missing some introductory pages.
:[https://search.wellcomelibrary.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2008624?lang=eng ''Commissioned officers in the medical services of the British Army, 1660-1960''] 2 Volumes, in one digital file. Vol.1: 1660-1727 by A. Peterkin; 1727-1898 by William Johnston; Vol. 2 1898-1960 by R. Drew. If you read the book online, it is suggested you use full screen. There is an index at the back of the book. Wellcome Library online.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/storyofourservic00gore#page/n3/mode/2up ''The Story of Our Services under the Crown: a Historical Sketch of the Army Medical Staff''] by Surgeon-Major Albert A. Gore 1879 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/b28710319 ''On the Organization and Duties of the Bearer Company of the Medical Corps in War''] by Surgeon Major G J H Evatt, Army Medical Staff. London 1886 Archive.org
