Indian Medical Service

E85598

colonial administrative service military medical corps

The Indian Medical Service was a corps of medical officers in British India responsible for providing healthcare to both the colonial administration and the British Indian Army.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Indian Medical Service canonical	7
Indian Army medical services	1
Indian Medical Service (post‑Independence civil health services)	1
Indian medical unit	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial administrative service ⓘ military medical corps ⓘ
allowedRank	commissioned officer ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj
conflict	Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
dissolved	1947 ⓘ
employer	British Crown ⓘ Government of British India ⓘ surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
fieldOfWork	epidemiology ⓘ military medicine ⓘ public health ⓘ tropical medicine ⓘ
grantedRank	ranks equivalent to British Army officers ⓘ
hasMainTask	conduct medical research in tropical diseases ⓘ manage military hospitals in British India ⓘ provide medical care to British Indian Army ⓘ provide medical care to European civil servants in British India ⓘ provide public health services in British India ⓘ support sanitation and public health administration ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Calcutta ⓘ Shimla ⓘ surface form: Simla
inception	1764 ⓘ
notableMember	David Semple ⓘ Leonard Rogers ⓘ Ronald Ross ⓘ Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin ⓘ Surgeon-General Sir William Moore ⓘ William Leishman ⓘ
operatedIn	British India ⓘ
partOf	British Indian Army ⓘ Government of British India ⓘ surface form: Government of India (British Raj) British Indian Army ⓘ surface form: Indian Army (British India)
replacedBy	Indian Army Medical Corps ⓘ Indian Medical Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Indian Medical Service (post‑Independence civil health services)
selectionProcess	competitive examination in the United Kingdom ⓘ medical qualification from British or European universities required ⓘ
serviceBranch	British Indian Army medical services ⓘ medical corps ⓘ
significantEvent	disbandment on Indian independence in 1947 ⓘ integration of Indian officers in early 20th century ⓘ reorganization after World War I ⓘ
subordinateTo	War Office ⓘ surface form: British War Office Government of India ⓘ India Office in London ⓘ surface form: India Office
usedLanguage	English ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Indian Army → hasPart → Indian Medical Service ⓘ

Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II → appliesTo → Indian Medical Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Army medical services

United Nations Emergency Force → hasPart → Indian Medical Service ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian medical unit

Indian Medical Service → replacedBy → Indian Medical Service self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian Medical Service (post‑Independence civil health services)

Ronald Ross → employer → Indian Medical Service ⓘ

Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin → employer → Indian Medical Service ⓘ

Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin → military branch → Indian Medical Service ⓘ

Surgeon-General Sir William Moore → employer → Indian Medical Service ⓘ

Surgeon-General Sir William Moore → serviceEntry → Indian Medical Service ⓘ

Leonard Rogers → employer → Indian Medical Service ⓘ