Medical services in the British military go as far back as the formation of the Regular Army after the Restoration in 1660; each regiment had its own Regimental Surgeon and Assistant Surgeon. In 1898, officers and soldiers providing medical services were incorporated into one body known by its present name, the Royal Army Medical Corps. The RAMC began to develop during the Boer War, but it was during the First World War that it reached its apogee both in size and experience. During Britain's colonial days the RAMC had set up clinics a ...

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Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps - History, Royal Army Medical Corps - Colonels-in-chief, Royal Army Medical Corps - Successive changes in title

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The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest recognition for valour "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service, and civilians under military command. It is also the highest award in the British Honours system. The medal takes the form of a cross pattée, 1.375 inches (35 mm) wide, bearing a crown surmounted by a lion, and the inscription "FOR VALOUR". This was originally to have been "FOR BRAVERY", until it was changed on the recommenda ...

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• Victoria Cross - Historical background
• Victoria Cross - Awards
• Victoria Cross - Victoria Cross after 2000
• Victoria Cross - Forfeited VCs
• Victoria Cross - Theft of the VC
• Victoria Cross - Official collections
• Victoria Cross - Unofficial collections
• Victoria Cross - Photo Gallery

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Austin Osman Spare (December 30, 1886 - May 15, 1956) was an English artist and magician. He was the son of a London policeman. As a child, he showed an affinity for art, and he briefly attended evening classes at Lambeth Art School. At the age of 13, he left school to become an apprentice to a stained glass maker, Powell's of Whitefriars Street. During his teen years, his fascination for the occult grew apace, heavily influencing the work he produced. In May 1904 one of his drawings was exhibited at the annual Royal Academy exhibition in Lond ...

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William Thomas Astbury FRS (25 February 1898 — 4 June 1961) was an English physicist and molecular biologist who made pioneering X-ray diffraction studies of biological molecules. His work on keratin provided the foundation for Linus Pauling's discovery of the alpha helix. He also studied the structure for DNA in 1937 and made the first step in the elucidation of its structure. Astbury was born in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent. He attended Longton High School and Jesus College, Cambridge. His studies were interrupted by service dur ...

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A combat medic is a trained soldier who is responsible for providing first aid and frontline trauma care on the battlefield. Combat medics are officially known by a variety of names. In the United States Army, medics have often been called 91Ws since 1999. In the United States Navy, they are known as Corpsmen and fill the combat medic role of the United States Marine Corps, which has no native medical personnel. Combat Medical Technicians (CMTs) in the Britis ...

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Blood transfusion is the taking of blood or blood-based products from one individual and inserting them into the circulatory system of another. It can be considered a form of organ transplant. Blood transfusions may treat medical conditions, such as massive blood loss due to trauma, surgery, shock and where the red cell producing mechanism (or some other normal and essential component) fails (see blood diseases). Blood transfusion - History. Roman Catholic authors take pains to discredit the contemporary ch ...

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• Blood transfusion - Precautions
• Blood transfusion - Procedure
• Blood transfusion - Contraindications
• Blood transfusion - Complications
• Blood transfusion - Animal blood transfusion
• Blood transfusion - Blood transfusion substitutes

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George Warwick Deeping (May 28, 1877 - April 20, 1950) was a prolific English novelist and short story writer. His most famous novel is Sorrell and Son (1925). Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, into a family of doctors, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge to study medicine and science, and then to Middlesex Hospital to finish his medical training. During the First World War, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps. Deeping later gave up his job as a doctor to become a full-time writer. His early work is dominated by historical romances. His later novels can be s ...

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A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100-200 soldiers. Most companies are formed of three or four platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type and structure. Company military unit - US Army. In the United States military, infantry companies are usually made up of three rifle platoons and a heavy weapons platoon; tank companies are usually made up of three tank platoons and a command element. By tradition, an artillery "company" is always called a batt ...

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• Company military unit - British Army
• Company military unit - Canadian Army

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Anthony Burgess (February 25, 1917 - November 22, 1993) was an English novelist and critic. He was also active as a composer, librettist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, essayist, travel writer, broadcaster, translator and educationalist. Born John Burgess Wilson in Manchester, England, he lived and worked variously in Southeast Asia, the United States and Mediterranean Europe. His fiction includes the Malayan trilogy (The Long Day Wanes) on the dying days of Britain's empire in the East, the Enderby cycle of comic ...

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In military terminology, a battalion consists of two to six companies typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel. The nomenclature varies by nationality and by branch of arms, e.g. some armies organize their infantry into battalions, but call battalion-sized cavalry, reconnaissance, or tank units a squadron or a regiment instead. There may even be subtle distinctions within a nation's branches of arms, such a distinction between a tank battalion and an armored squadron, depending on how the unit's operational role is perceived ...

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• Battalion - United States Army
• Battalion - British Army

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Born in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where his father Arthur Vaughan Williams was rector, he was taken by his mother to live with her family at Leith Hill Place, the Wedgwood family home in the North Downs, after his father's early death in 1875. He was also related to the Darwins, Charles Darwin being a great-uncle. Ralph (pronounced "rafe") was therefore born into the privileged intellectual upper middle class, but never took it for granted and worked tirelessly all his life for t ...

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Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Biography, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Works, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Music for Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Music for Solo Instruments and Orchestra, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Operas, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Ballets, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Music with Voices, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Chamber/Instrumental Music, Ralph Vaughan Williams - Miscellaneous

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In 1888 Streeton moved to the Eaglemont estate near Heidelberg which he shared with Roberts, Charles Conder and Walter Withers. He remained at Eaglemont until 1890 during which time he produced many of his most famous landscapes. One of the best, Golden Summer, Eaglemont shows clearly the differences in the light outdoors between sunshine and shade, with the focus of the picture being the glorious yellow-gold colour of the sunlit field. The figure of the man with some sheep seems subservient to the colour of the fields, compared to th ...

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Arthur Streeton, Arthur Streeton - Eaglemont, Arthur Streeton - Official War Artist, Arthur Streeton - Prices, Arthur Streeton - External link

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Prince Richard was born on 26 August 1944 at Barnwell Manor in Northamptonshire. His father was Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third-eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary. His mother was The Duchess of Gloucester (née Lady Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott), the eldest daughter of the 7th Duke of Buccleuch. He was baptised in the Private Chapel of Windsor Castle on 20 October 1944 by Lord Lang of Lambeth and his godparents were: Queen Elizabeth, The Countess of Athlone (for whom her daughter, Lady May Cambridge stood proxy), Th ...

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Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Early Life, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Career, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Education, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Architecture, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Marriage, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Duke of Gloucester, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Titles and Honours, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Titles, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Honours, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Honorary Military Appointments, Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester - Coat of Arms

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Movies based on Deeping's novels belong, with two exceptions, to the silent era. Unrest was filmed in 1920, Fox Farm in 1922, and Doomsday in 1928. Kitty (1929), directed by Victor Saville, was one of the first British talkies (arguably the very first; only the second half of the film had a soundtrack). Sorrell and Son, based upon Deeping's experiences during the First World War, was filmed three times: It first appeared in 1927 as a silent movie, was remade in 1934 as a sou ...

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Warwick Deeping novelist, Warwick Deeping novelist - Select bibliography, Warwick Deeping novelist - Films, Warwick Deeping novelist - External link

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A battalion in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps is the smallest self-sustaining unit that can be deployed. An American battalion has between 300 to 1000 Soldiers or Marines, and consists of several companies. It is commanded by a lieutenant colonel, with majors serving as the executive officer and the Operations Officer (S-3). The Adjutant (S-1), Intelligence (S-2), and Supply (S-4) officers are captains. ...

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Battalion, Battalion - United States Army, Battalion - British Army

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A total of 1,355 Victoria Crosses have been awarded since 1856. Originally, the Victoria Cross could only be awarded to surviving recipients (not available posthumously) and could not be awarded to Indian or African troops (although it could be awarded to their European officers). In 1905 it was made available to be awarded posthumously. Not until the 20th century was it made available to all troops in the service of the Crown (the first Indian sold ...

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Victoria Cross, Victoria Cross - Historical background, Victoria Cross - Awards, Victoria Cross - Victoria Cross after 2000, Victoria Cross - Forfeited VCs, Victoria Cross - Theft of the VC, Victoria Cross - Official collections, Victoria Cross - Unofficial collections, Victoria Cross - Photo Gallery

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A total of 1,355 Victoria Crosses have been awarded since 1856. Originally, the Victoria Cross could not be awarded posthumously, and could not be awarded to Indian or African troops (although it could be awarded to their European officers). In 1905 it was made available to be awarded posthumously. Not until the 20th century was it made available to all troops in the service of the Crown (the first Indian sold ...

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Victoria Cross, Victoria Cross - Historical background, Victoria Cross - Awards, Victoria Cross - Victoria Cross after 2000, Victoria Cross - Forfeited VCs, Victoria Cross - Theft of the VC, Victoria Cross - Official collections, Victoria Cross - Unofficial collections, Victoria Cross - Photo Gallery

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For the British Army, the need to adopt a system to recognize military units' battlefield accomplishments was apparent since its formation in the later part of the 17th century. Although the granting of battle honours had already been in place at the time, it was not until 1784 that infantry units were authorized to bear battle honours on their colours. Before then, a regiment's colours were practical tools for rallying troops in the battle field and no ...

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Battle honour, Battle honour - The Origin of Battle Honours, Battle honour - The Granting of Battle Honours in the Second World War, Battle honour - The Meaning of Battle Honours

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Roman Catholic authors take pains to discredit the contemporary chronicler Stefano Infessura's story of Innocent VIII's deathbed. In 1492, as the Pope sank into a coma, the harrowing story was told that, at the suggestion of a physician, the blood of three boys was infused into the dying pontiff's veins. They were ten years old, and had been promised a ducat each. All three died. Historians of medicine note this event as the first report ...

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Blood transfusion, Blood transfusion - History, Blood transfusion - Precautions, Blood transfusion - Procedure, Blood transfusion - Contraindications, Blood transfusion - Complications, Blood transfusion - Animal blood transfusion, Blood transfusion - Blood transfusion substitutes

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Edward Mannock was born in Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland on 24 May 1887, the son of a corporal in the Royal Scots Regiment, British Army. His family moved to Dublin, London and then, in 1893, to India. In 1897 Mannock developed amoebic infestation which rendered him temporarily blind and left him with permanently impaired vision. Having returned to England following the Boer War, Mannock's father dese ...

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Edward Mannock, Edward Mannock - Mannock's score, Edward Mannock - Career, Edward Mannock - Mannock's rules, Edward Mannock - Reference

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