Catalogue description The Indian Nursing Service

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Details of IOR/L/MIL/9/430-432
Reference: IOR/L/MIL/9/430-432
Title: The Indian Nursing Service
Description:

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 Nursing Service for India. The nurses were recruited in England and they had to pass a selection board composed of members of both the British and Indian Nursing Services.
Date: 1887-1920
Related material:

The surviving application papers were 'put away' as Military Collection 262A (see L/MIL/7/11617-803). An index to them has been inserted in L/MIL/9/430.
Held by: British Library: Asian and African Studies, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Physical description: 3 volumes
Access conditions:

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