Many people may remember the 1984 TV series of the same name which starred Charles Dance, Peggy Ashcroft, Art Malik, Tim Piggot-Smith, Saeed Jaffrey and Judy Parfitt. India was known as The Jewel In The Crown. This time of colonial ruling was known as the British Raj which was Hindi for rule. 3 British General Hospital in Basra that was established in November 1915. In the Company of Nurses: The History of the British Army Nursing Service in the Great War cites that six nursing sisters assigned to the Mesopotamia Campaign in January 1916 came from the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service for India (QAIMNSI) and attached to the 200 bed No. Thus a few of the QAMNSI can be found in the Indian Army List up to the Second World War. Though existing members wereĪllowed to continue on their previous terms of service until retirement. They were known as QAMNSI (Queen Alexandra's Military Nursing Service for India) until this service was amalgamated in 1926 with the QAIMNS. The book Sub Cruce Candida: A Celebration of One Hundred Years of Army Nursing has many photographs of nurses of the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service for India and the Hospitals. The British element of the Indian Army was withdraw in 1947, two years after the end of the Second World War. The Indian Army saw active service in World War I and WWII. Their role was primarily to defeat against attacks by Russian troops from Afghanistan. Information and history of the QAMNSI and the British Military Hospitals in Indiaįrom 1858 to 1947 part of the British Empire was India where British troops acted as a security force from 1903 to 1947 with the Indian Army. Queen Alexandra's Military Nursing Service for India » TA Field Hospitals and Field Ambulances » Camp Bastion Field Hospital and Medical Treatment Facility MTF Helmand Territory Southern Afghanistan » Ghost Hunt at Tidworth Garrison Barracks » Royal Brighton Pavilion Indian Hospital » Medical Reception Station Brunei and MRS Kuching Borneo Malaysia

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