Nell'anno 1878, conseguita la laurea in medicina alla London University, mi recai a Netley per seguire il corso di specializzazione come chirurgo militare. Completati i miei studi, fui regolarmente distaccato presso il Quinto Corpo Fucilieri del Northumberland in qualità di assistente chirurgo.
Arthur Conan-Doyle, Uno studio in rosso

In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army. Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon.
A Study in Scarlet