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*William Lewis M’Gregor M'Gregor (or McGregor) 1801-1853. He gained his M.D. at Edinburgh 1825. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon 15 March 1826 and Surgeon 13 January 1842.<ref>''Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930'' by D.G. Crawford</ref> He took part in the [[1st Sikh War]] as surgeon of the [[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers]], also known as the 1st European Light Infantry. He had also resided, for a time, at Lahore, as physician to Runjeet Singh,<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=sGcZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA546 ''Dublin University Magazine Volume 29, 1847''], page 546 Google Books </ref> the Sikh leader (who died in 1839). M’Gregor M'Gregor wrote [http://books.google.com/books?id=HlUoAAAAYAAJ ''The History of the Sikhs Volume I''] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=5WJCAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover ''The History of the Sikhs containing an Account of the War between the Sikhs and the British in 1845-46 Volume II''] both published in 1846 Google Books. He describes how at the end of 1836 he performed galvanism, a type of electric shock therapy on the ailing Runjeet Singh, [http://books.google.com/books?id=HlUoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA274 page 274 of Volume 1]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=VrcOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA673 ''Allen’s Indian Mail''], page 673 reported M’Gregor’s M'Gregor’s death on 11 September 1853. *John M'Cosh, generally written McCosh, joined the Bengal Medical Service in 1831 and retired in 1856. In 1833 he was travelling to Australia on sick leave when he was shipwrecked. He spent two years in Assam<ref> [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=8MMRAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PR6 ''Topography of Assam''] by John M'Cosh 1837, page vi</ref> and served in the [[2nd Sikh War]] and the [[2nd Burma War]], where he was a pioneer photographer.<ref> [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=NsolmLbz8igC&pg=PA49 ''Photography: a Cultural History''], page 49 by Mary Warner Marien 2006 Google Books</ref> For further details see [[Photographer|Photographer-Individuals]]. He also wrote poetry.<br>:His books and articles include:*[http://books.google.com/books?id=kHgBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA3 ''Narrative of the wreck of the lady Munro, on the desolate island of Amsterdam, October, 1833''] by J M'Cosh, Assistant Surgeon Hon. East India Company, Bengal Service 1835 Google Books:*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=8MMRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR5 ''Topography of Assam''] by John M'Cosh 1837. Google Books :*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4y5WftsInfgC&printsec=frontcover ''Medical Advice to the Indian Stranger''] by John M'Cosh M.D. (1841). Google Books:*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=h9cRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA50 "On an Overland Route Between Calcutta and China"] by J McCosh MD, late Bengal Medical Staff ''Colburn’s United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal'' 1861 Part 2 page 50