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===Individuals===
===Individuals===
*George Edward Aldred was  appointed an Assistant Surgeon in the Madras Medical Service on the 20th of April 1847.This [http://www.britishmedals.us/kevin/profiles/aldred.html
link] from The Asplin Military History Resources shows the appointment procedures. He was Court Martialled in July 1848 and dismissed, as this [http://books.google.com/books?id=WhcYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA589 ] link from Allen’s Indian Mail 1848 shows, but subsequently reinstated.
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=DlpHAAAAIAAJ Autobiography of an Indian Army Surgeon: Or, Leaves Turned Down from a Journal] by Wilmington Walford M.D. published 1854
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=DlpHAAAAIAAJ Autobiography of an Indian Army Surgeon: Or, Leaves Turned Down from a Journal] by Wilmington Walford M.D. published 1854
*[http://antiquecannabisbook.com/chap1/Shaughnessy.htm Dr. William Brooke O'Shaughnessy (1809-1889)] -modern treatment for cholera, introduced cannabis to Western medicine, laid first telegraph system in Asia
*[http://antiquecannabisbook.com/chap1/Shaughnessy.htm Dr. William Brooke O'Shaughnessy (1809-1889)] -modern treatment for cholera, introduced cannabis to Western medicine, laid first telegraph system in Asia

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A doctor may also be known as a Surgeon or (prior to 1873) an Assistant Surgeon.

Recommended reading

Books that may be helpful:

  • An Alphabetical List of the Medical Officers of the Indian Army 1764-1838 by Edward Dodwell and James S. Miles (1839)
  • Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 by D.G. Crawford (1930)

External links

Individuals

link] from The Asplin Military History Resources shows the appointment procedures. He was Court Martialled in July 1848 and dismissed, as this [2] link from Allen’s Indian Mail 1848 shows, but subsequently reinstated.