Ceylon Volunteer Medical Corps
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The Ceylon Volunteer Medical Corps was a military medical unit in colonial Ceylon that provided volunteer medical services and support to the island’s defence forces.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military medical unit
ⓘ
volunteer military formation ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Empire
ⓘ
Crown of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army medical traditions
ⓘ
Ceylon Defence Force Volunteer units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Military medical units and formations
ⓘ
Military units and formations of Ceylon ⓘ Volunteer military units ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAfterIndependence | Dominion of Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryDuringExistence | British Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
medical support in military operations
ⓘ
provide medical care to military personnel ⓘ training of medical volunteers ⓘ |
| garrison | Colombo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial military structure in Ceylon ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| location |
Ceylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | army medical unit ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
comprised mainly of volunteer medical professionals
ⓘ
supported both peacetime and wartime military medical needs ⓘ |
| operatedIn | colonial Ceylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ceylon Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providedCapability |
field medical support
ⓘ
hospital-based care for soldiers ⓘ |
| providedServicesTo |
Ceylonese military units
ⓘ
Ceylon’s defence forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentType | volunteer ⓘ |
| regionServed | island of Ceylon ⓘ |
| role |
medical services for defence forces
ⓘ
military medical support ⓘ volunteer medical services ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | medical corps ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial period of Ceylon ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
colonial military unit
ⓘ
medical corps of a colonial army ⓘ |
| usedMedicalPersonnel |
doctors
ⓘ
medical orderlies ⓘ nurses ⓘ |
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