Obituary Notice of Francis Doaylas, M.D. 5o9 



being present at the affair of Buddoowall under Sir Harry 

 Smith, where he like others lost all his baggage and camp 

 equipage, and a week later at the battle of Aliwal, which was 

 fought on the 28th January 1846, when Sir Harry Smith having 

 in the meantime been reinforced, the Sikh force was driven 

 across the Sutlej with the loss of all their guns. He was also 

 present at the final battle of the campaign on the 10th February 

 at Sobraon, under Sir Hugh afterwards Lord Gough. He 

 received a medal and clasp for this campaign. 



The Sikh War being over, he was appointed to the medical 

 charge of a regiment of Irregular Cavalry, with which he re- 

 mained till the breaking out of the 2nd Sikh War in 1848, when 

 he was nominated Medical Store Keeper with the army of the Pun- 

 jaub, with which he was present at the battles of B-aninuggur, 

 Chillian walla, and Goojerat,for which he received a medal and two 

 clasps. At the conclusion of the campaign he was appointed 

 to the charge of the Nusseeree Battalion (Ghoorka), stationed close 

 to the great hill station of Simla, where he remained till his 

 return home on furlough 1856. While holding this appointment 

 he had a large practice in Simla where he was much esteemed. 



When the Mutiny broke out in 1857, he was at home, but 

 returned to India in time to be present at the final relief of 

 Lucknow in November of that year, by the army under Sir 

 Colin Campbell (Lord Clyde), for this also he received a medal 

 and clasp. He was then appointed to the important post of Civil 

 Surgeon of Lucknow, where, except for a short visit home, he 

 remained till his retirement from the service in 1865, when he 

 obtained the rank of Surgeon- Major. Duiung his time of office 

 there, he had built a large new city Hospital and introduced 

 many sanitary improvements. On leaving Lucknow he was pre- 

 sented with an address by the principal inhabitants, European 

 and Native, along with a handsome silver tray and epergne, as 

 well as with another piece of plate from the Shareholders of the 

 Oudh and United Service Bank in recognition of his services as 

 their Chairman. On leaving the service he settled down in Kelso, 

 where, during the remainder of his life he took an active part in 

 every thing in which he could make himself useful. At the time 

 of his death he was Secretary to the Tweedside Physical and 

 Antiquarian Society ; member of the School Board ; also of the 

 Parochial Board ; Chairman of the Directors of the Industrial 

 School ; President of the Kelso Library ; Honorary Treasurer of 



