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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. [http://books.google.com/books?id=cuIOAAAAQAAJ&lpg=PA114 Page 114] of Angels and citizensCitizens: British women Women as military nursesMilitary Nurses, 1854-1914 by Anne Summers 1988 ( Limited View Google Books) gives brief details of the conditions 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.
===Records at the British Library about Military Nursing===