Henry Gidney

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Sir Henry Albert John Gidney (9 July 1873 - 1942; Igatpuri, Maharashtra, India). He received his education in Bangalore, Kolkata, and Allahabad. At 16 he joined Calcutta medical college , graduating first class gold medal winner. At 36 years old he was already an FRCS, DPH, MRCP, D.O., a research scholar and a lecturer in ophthalmology at Oxford and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He joined the Indian Army and saw action in china during in the Boxer rebellion and was recognised for his bravery in 1901.

By the time the First World War broke out, he had risen to the level of Lieutenant colonel. After his retirement from the Army, he set up his own private eye hospital in Bombay.

He was one of the important persons of the Anglo-Indian community of the British Raj. He served as the leader of the Anglo-Indian community for about twenty years.

[edit] Achievements

  1. He spent 6 months in London where he took his competitive examinations for IMS.(30 July 1897)and in (28 January 1898} he became an Lieutenant IMS.
  2. After being a Lieutenant for 3 years he then became a captain IMS on (28 January 1901)
  3. He was Civil Surgeon in Eastern Bengal & Assam.
  4. He was a major (more information needed) (29 January 1909 )
  5. He Became anCivil Surgeon of Kohima. Naga Hills (1911)
  6. Elected President of the Bombay branch of the Anglo-Indian Empire League (1918) (founded by Charles Palmer in 1908)
  7. He was Elected again for different thing - Vice-President of the Central Council of the Empire League. 1919
  8. In September 1921 - he then became a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
  9. He forms a Associtaion called Anglo-Indian ans Domiciled European Associtaion, for All India and Burma
  10. He got his title. He was Knighted Sir Henry Gidney in 1931.
  11. He was Elected President of the All India Arts & Crafts Society only for one year because of his death.

[edit] Anglo Indians

If it wasn't for Sir Henry Gidney the famous eye specialist and political leader the Anglo Indians wouldn't have had a certain security of employment. They were given some public positions in government, the police, customs, merchant navies and railways. Lord Hardinde defined them as Anglo Indians in 1911 census. The British who have lived in India for years as ANGLO INDIANS has settled world wide like Canada, New Zealand,United States Of America , United Kingdom and Australia (COMMONWEALTH EMPIRE). The population remaining in British India is well over 150.000 and a total of 500.000plus.

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