Until 1887, when the Indian Nursing Service was founded by Lady Roberts, wife of the then Commander-in-Chief India, nursing in military hospitals in India was carried out by medical orderlies detailed from regiments and other units. In 1903 the title was changed to Queen Alexandra's Military Nurs...
During the First World War the supply of regular British officers for the Indian Army, entering via Sandhurst or (from 1915) Wellington or Quetta, proved inadequate for the needs of a greatly expanded establishment. Temporary Commissions or commissions in the Indian Army Reserve of Officers were ...
The East India Company recruiting in Great Britain was confined to private soldiers for its artillery and infantry units apart from a short period during the Mutiny, when special European cavalry regiments were raised. The enlistment, training and embarkation of these recruits are covered in thre...
Officer cadets were appointed to the East India Company's armies by the patronage of members of the Court of Directors and the Board of Control. Each patron had a fixed quota of nominations for each season, and cadets were 'recommended' to him by a friend or acquaintance. After nomination the cad...
Assistant-Surgeons' Papers and the Indian Medical Service
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The East India Company's medical men were first organised into a regular service in 1764, but it was not until 1788 that they were granted commisions and a promotion ladder of assistant-surgeon, surgeon, surgeon-major and surgeon-general appeared in each Presidency. In 1773 the Company appointed ...