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*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.
*''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 Google Books]
*Lists the Medical Officers of the Bengal Medical Service who died during the Mutiny [http://books.google.com/books?id=kfwBAAAAYAAJ &pg=PA513 Google Books]
*[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
