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==Military Nurses in India==
The Indian Nursing Service for the [[British Army]] in India was founded in 1888. Nurses were recruited in England. The service became known as Queen Alexandra's Military Nursing Service for India in 1903, and in 1926 was amalgamated with Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service. This [http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk/8.html link] gives more details. Select British Military Nurses and scroll down to Queen Alexandra's Military Nursing Service for India.<br> A Memoir by Catharine Grace Loch, Royal Red Cross, Senior Lady Superintendent Queen Alexandra's Military Nursing Service for India published 1905 [http://www.archive.org/details/catharinegracel01bradgoog Archive.org Full View] [http://books.google.com/books?id=0pUPAAAAYAAJ No preview Google Book]
===Records available in the British Library===
*Nursing sisters and higher ranks are recorded in the Indian Army List from 1891. Staff Nurses are recorded from 1926.
Other records are listed on this [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpsubject/history/genealogy/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/indianmedicalservice/indianmedical.html British Library webpage].
==FIBIS resources==
