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:Many doctors were granted temporary commissions in the RAMC. Unfortunately, as the RAMC (Temp) officers only served for the duration of the war, their service records were destroyed after 1920. Those for RAMC officers who received permanent commissions between 1871 and 1922, accessible via the index in [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C3063284 WO 338/23], are listed in [https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/record?catid=13398&catln=3 WO 339]
:The catalogue entry for WO 339 advises it includes records of British reserve officers who were commissioned into the Indian Army.
:Note doctors who were young during the First World War may have also served in the Second World War and possibly there may be a service file at the UK Ministry of Defence. For details see [[British Army#Army_personnel_serving_after_January_1921|British Army - Army personnel serving after January 1921]].
*Doctors including those in the Territorial Force are listed in ''Monthly Army List''s which have been digitised by the National Library of Scotland in the database [https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/102697258 '1914-1940 - Monthly army lists'].
:As an example, for March 1917, the Listing for the Royal Army Medical Corps commences [https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/119991271 digital page 1251], including Territorial Force [https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/119991895 digital page 1303] and continues to [https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/119992183 digital page 1327]. '''Note'''. Medical Officers attached to Regiments will appear in the regimental listing, following Quarter-Masters, as an example [https://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/archive/119988271 digital page 1001] March 1917.
