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*Sir James McGrigor, later DirectorAdams -General of the Army Medical Department, spent a short time [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Leith_Adams Andrew Leith Adams] (Wikipedia) travelled to India in Bombay and Ceylon 1849 with the [[88th 64th Regiment of Foot]] from mid 1799and remained for seven years. [http://books.google.com/books?id=AE40AAAAMAAJvGkUAAAAYAAJ&pgprintsec=PA92 Chapter VI frontcover ''Wanderings of his autobiographya naturalist in India: the western Himalayas, and Cashmere'']<ref>by Andrew Leith Adams MD (1867) Google Books.*Girdwood - [http://bookswww.scotsatwar.googleorg.comuk/veteransreminiscences/books?id=AE40AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA92 ''The Autobiography and Services rhgirdwood.htm Reminiscences of Sir James McGrigorProfessor R H Girdwood, bart., late Director-General of the Royal Army Medical DepartmentCorps, with an appendix of notes and original correspondenceWW2], Chapter VI, page 92 1861 Google Books</ref>scotsatwar.org.uk*Gordon - [https://archive.org/details/recollectionsoft00gordrich ''Recollections of thirty-nine years in the Army : Gwalior and the Battle of Maharajpore, 1843, the gold coast of Africa, 1847-48, the Indian Mutiny, 1857-58, the expedition to China, 1860-61, the siege of Paris, 1870-71, etc.''] by Sir Charles Alexander Gordon Surgeon- General 1898 Archive.org**”[https://archive.org/stream/recollectionsoft00gordrich#page/84/mode/2up Page 85] The author transferred into the 10th Regiment of Foot by purchase: “at this date [1851] regimental appointments in India had their market value”*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Leith_Adams Andrew Leith Adams] (Wikipedia) travelled to India in 1849 with the [[64th Regiment of Foot]] and remained for seven years. [http://books.google.com/books?id=vGkUAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''Wanderings of a naturalist in India: the western Himalayas, and Cashmere''] by Andrew Leith Adams MD (1867) Google Books.*[http://archive.org/stream/kohatkuramandkh00thogoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''Kohat, Kuram, and Khost; Or, Experiences and Adventures in the Late Afghan War''] by Richard GillhamLassen -Thomsett, Surgeon, Army Medical Department 1884 Archive.org. He was initially appointed to the 20A Battery of Artillery.*[http://www.dailymailtelegraph.co.uk/news/article-2095088obituaries/1460018/TheBrigadier-REALPeter-Dr-Watson-The-Victorian-army-medic-inspiration-Sherlocks-trusty-sidekickLassen.html Surgeon-Major Alexander Francis Preston: Brigadier Peter Lassen] 23 Apr 2004 ''The REAL Dr Watson: The Victorian army medic who was the inspiration for SherlockTelegraph''s trusty sidekick] by Annabel Venning 2 February 2012 www.dailymailBorn 1908, he joined the RAMC in 1934.co.uk. He was medical officer with Initially posted to a military hospital in Rawalpindi, he saw action on the North West Frontier in the [[66th Regiment Mohmand Campaign 1935| Mohmand Campaign of Foot1935]] and was wounded in the [[Battle Khaisora operation of Maiwand]], an action 1936-37. He left India in the [[2nd Afghan War]]1940. [http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/24986 Photograph], with details from The Wardrobe*Le Quesne - [http://web.archive.org/web/20120731052801/http://www.ramcjournal.com/2009/mar09/starling.pdf “War in Burma-the Award of the Victoria Cross to Ferdinand Simeon Le Quesne"] (pdf) by PH Starling from ''Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps March 2009'', now an archived page. The award was for action in [[Burma]] 4 May 1889 when he was a Surgeon Captain with the [[9th Regiment of Foot|2nd Norfolk Regiment]]. He would have been part of the British Army Medical Services at this time, not the Indian Medical Service. He had later (broken) service in Burma and India until 1909.*Mainprise - Cecil Mainprise. [http://intotibet1903-04.blogspot.com/2008/12/2nd-rajput-mess-alipore-calcutta.html Field Force to Lhasa 1903-1904]. Fifty letters home by Captain Cecil Mainprise of the Royal Army Medical Corps who took part in the [[Tibet Expedition]]. ([http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ZofGb9W5CzYJ:intotibet1903-04.blogspot.com/2008/12/2nd-rajput-mess-alipore-calcutta.html+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au Cached] URL) His [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2068462/?page=2 obituary] in the ''British Medical Journal'' 3 March 1951 indicates he had further service in India, including the [[3rd Afghan War]] of 1919.*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1460018/BrigadierMcGrigor -PeterSir James McGrigor, later Director-Lassen.html Brigadier Peter Lassen] 23 Apr 2004 ''The Telegraph''. Born 1908General of the Army Medical Department, he joined the RAMC in 1934. Initially posted to spent a military hospital in Rawalpindi, he saw action on the North West Frontier short time in Bombay and Ceylon with the [[Mohmand Campaign 1935| Mohmand Campaign 88th Regiment of 1935Foot]] and in the Khaisora operation of 1936-37from mid 1799. He left India in 1940.* [http://wwwbooks.scotsatwargoogle.org.ukcom/books?id=AE40AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA92 Chapter VI of his autobiography]<ref>[http:/veteransreminiscences/rhgirdwoodbooks.google.htm Reminiscences com/books?id=AE40AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA92 ''The Autobiography and Services of Professor R H GirdwoodSir James McGrigor, bart., Royal late Director-General of the Army Medical CorpsDepartment, WW2with an appendix of notes and original correspondence] scotsatwar.org.uk, Chapter VI, page 92 1861 Google Books</ref>*Oates - *'"A Woman Doctor" by Dr. Ivy Oates, nee Nicholls. She qualified in July 1941, joined the Army in September 1942 and was subsequently posted to India [http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/25/a3890225.shtml Part Three], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/39/a4181339.shtml Part Four], [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/48/a4181348.shtml Part Five] BBC’s WW2 People’s War ([http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/53/a3890153.shtml Part One] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/07/a3890207.shtml Part Two])*Preston - Alexander Francis Preston [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2095088/The-REAL-Dr-Watson-The-Victorian-army-medic-inspiration-Sherlocks-trusty-sidekick.html Surgeon-Major Alexander Francis Preston: The REAL Dr Watson: The Victorian army medic who was the inspiration for Sherlock's trusty sidekick] by Annabel Venning 2 February 2012 www.dailymail.co.uk. He was medical officer with the [[66th Regiment of Foot]] and was wounded in the [[Battle of Maiwand]], an action in the [[2nd Afghan War]]. [http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/24986 Photograph], with details from The Wardrobe.*Thomsett - [http://archive.org/stream/kohatkuramandkh00thogoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''Kohat, Kuram, and Khost; Or, Experiences and Adventures in the Late Afghan War''] by Richard Gillham-Thomsett, Surgeon, Army Medical Department 1884 Archive.org. He was initially appointed to the 20A Battery of Artillery.