The Discovery Service (original) (raw)

188 pp ts. memoir of service with the Indian Medical Service 1910-45. This includes operations as medical officer of the 33rd Light Cavaltry (6th Indian Division) in Mesopotamia 1914-15, and work with the Central Research Laboratory in Persia and Iraq 1915-18. During the inter-war period he served in India with the Kala-Azar Plague Commission and other medical research bodies. During 1941-45 work with refugees from Burma in Assam is described. Post-war malarial and other research is also mentioned. The memoir is anecdotal, concentrating on hunting and medical experiences rather than military detail.