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Information and history of BMH Nepal with information about the book The Scalpel and the Khukri by Major Peter Pitt


BMH Nepal in Dharan was opened in 1960 to care for the Ghurkhas and their families (cited in the book Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (Famous Regts. S) by Juliet Piggott).



At the time of opening the Matron of BMH Nepal was Major Ballesty.

The book Sub Cruce Candida: A Celebration of One Hundred Years of Army Nursing has photos of the staff at BMH Dharan which includes the children's ward. There is also a photograph of the QARANC and RAMC team that was sent from BMH Hong Kong to Nepal in August 1988 as part of Operation Nightingale to provide disaster relief after an earthquake.



The Scalpel and the Khukri

The Scalpel and the Kukri: A Surgeon and His Family's Adventures Among the GurkhasThe Scalpel and the Khukri is written by Major Peter Pitt who was an army surgeon at British Military Hospital Nepal from 1966 to 1968. In The Scalpel and the Kukri: A Surgeon and His Family's Adventures Among the Gurkhas Peter Pitt writes about his experiences at the BMH in Dharan in East Nepal where he treated Gurkha soldiers, the Nepalese people and British military personnel and their families. He encountered diseases and conditions such as rabies, cholera, snake bites, tiger attacks and tuberculosis, Buy Now!

Peter Pitt also wrote the book Surgeon in Nepal which was published in 1980. It is still available from private sellers at Amazon. More Information.




Ghurkha Paintings

Some fine paintings of BMH Dharan were displayed in the Officers' Mess of The Duchess of Kent Military Hospital at Catterick Camp. When the Officers Mess closed when the DKMH closed in 1999 the paintings were given to the QARANC Museum.

Ghurkha Pensioner

To the left is a pastel painting of a Ghurkha pensioner on his way home after treatment at the hospital. It was painted by Mr John Carr and displayed on Qaranc.co.uk with kind permission.




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