Indian Medical Service
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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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administrative service
→
military medical corps → |
| allowedRank |
commissioned officer
→
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
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 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
→
Simla → |
| inception |
1764
→
|
| notableMember |
David Semple
NERFINISHED
→
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 India (British Raj) → Indian Army (British India) → |
| replacedBy |
Indian Army Medical Corps
→
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 |
British War Office
→
Government of India → India Office → |
| usedLanguage |
English
→
|
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
British Indian Army
→
United Nations Emergency Force ("Indian medical unit") → |
hasPart |
|
Reorganization of the Indian Army during World War II
("Indian Army medical services")
→
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appliesTo |
|
Indian Medical Service
("Indian Medical Service (post‑Independence civil health services)")
→
|
replacedBy |