Widows' Pensions
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The Late Professor David Boyes Smith
The following clauses from the " Memorandum regarding the position of medical officers to be appointed to H. M.'s Indian Forces " makes this clear. " The claims to pension of widows and families of medical officers shall be treated under the provisions of such Royal Warrant regulating the grant of pensions to the widows and families of British officers as may be in force at the time being. "The...
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دوره 39 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016