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5 unusual facts about Indian Medical Service


Alfred Blunt

He married, in 1909, Margaret Catharine (also known as Maggie), daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel J. Duke of the Indian Medical Service, and by her had a son and daughter.

Andrew Thomas Gage

Andrew Thomas Gage (14 December 1871 – 21 January 1945) was a Scottish Botanist and Surgeon in the Indian Medical Service.

History of Darjeeling

In 1835, a member of the Indian Medical Service, Dr. Arthur Campbell, was appointed as agent of the leased tract, and Lieut.

Indian Journal of Medical Research

The inaugural editor of the journal was Sir Pardey Lukis (1857–1917), the Director-General of the Indian Medical Service (1910–1917), who served in both positions until his death.

Indian Medical Service

Also a member of the IMS was Henry Vandyke Carter, most notable for his illustrations in the anatomy textbook Gray's Anatomy.


Harry Frederick Whitchurch

Whitchurch was 28 years old, and a surgeon captain in the Indian Medical Service, Indian Army during the Chitral Expedition of 1895 when, on the 3rd March, the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

Henry Vandyke Carter

In 1858 Carter joined the Indian Medical Service and moved to Bombay where he took up the post of Professor of Anatomy at Grant Medical College.


see also

Indian Army Medical Corps

The history of the Indian Medical Service (IMS) dates back to 1612 when, on the formation of the East India Company, the Company appointed John Woodall as their first Surgeon General.

Lukis

Sir Charles Pardey Lukis (1857–1917), usually known as Sir Pardey Lukis, Director-General of the Indian Medical Service (1910–1917)