Dr Gray was an assistant medical officer at the Islington Workhouse when he was offered the dangerous but well-paid post as surgeon to the Amir of Afghanistan in August 1888. He arrived in Afghanistan in March 1889 and continued in the post until June 1893. He described his experiences in his book, My Residence at the Court of the Amir.

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JA Gray 医生 (1858–1929) – 阿富汗埃米尔殿下的外科医生

1888 年 8 月，当格雷医生获得阿富汗埃米尔的外科医生职位时，他是伊斯灵顿济贫院的一名助理医务官，这一职位虽然危险但收入丰厚。他于 1889 年 3 月抵达阿富汗，并一直担任该职位直到 1893 年 6 月。他在他的书《我在埃米尔宫廷的住所》中描述了他的经历。