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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/diariesofthreesu00firm#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Diaries of Three Surgeons of Patna, 1763''] edited by W K Firminger 1909. The diaries of William Anderson, Peter Campbell and William Fullarton (Fullerton) about the massacre at Patna in 1763. William Anderson died there. His diary is also published in the ''Calcutta Review, Volume 79 1884'' which is available online on the Digital Library of India website, computer page 349.(Search for Calcutta Review, Vol 79). Refer [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Online books-Digital Library of India]] for more details about this site. William Fullerton was appointed Surgeon to the Calcutta General Hospital in 1744
*John Farquhar Assistant Surgeon c 1794 was “better known for the large fortune which he acquired from the various speculations into which he entered", brief details are in this [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924030697688#page/n45/mode/2up link] Archive.org
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Atkinson_(Persian_scholar) James Atkinson] (Wikipedia) 1780-1852, who was appoined Assistant Surgeon 1802. He was a Persian scholar and artist. Among his many books is his account of the [[1st Afghan War]]
:[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=lcwNAAAAIAAJ&pg=PR1 ''The Expedition Into Affghanistan: Notes and Sketches Descriptive of the Country, Contained in a Personal Narrative During the Campaign of 1839 & 1840, Up to the Surrender of Dost Mahomed Khan''] by James Atkinson, Superintending Surgeon of the Army of the Indus, Bengal Establishment 1842 Google Books.
:The Sketches were published as a separate book [http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=341402 ''Sketches in Afghaunistan''], 1842 consisting of 26 lithographs. NYPL Digital Gallery. The British Library Online Gallery also contains many works including a watercolour of plate 7 [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019wdz000002395u00000000.html The opening into the narrow Pass above the Siri Bolan ] ( Search for other images)
*William Lewis 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 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 death on 11 September 1853.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=MWgBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR3 ''Stray Leaves from the Diary of an Indian Officer''] by Robert Bakewell Cumberland 1865 Google Books. The author was an Assistant Surgeon in the Bengal Medical Service from 1828, became a Surgeon 1 February 1845, and retired 20 January 1854.
