Watson, born in 1852, has served as an army surgeon in India, where he was wounded during the second Afghan War, and has returned to England in impaired health. He and Holmes meet in London; they share rooms at 221B Baker Street. The medical practice
Watson establishes does not prevent him from accompanying Holmes on his
crime-fighting cases, which he later records and publishes.
The
character of Watson, as written by Conan Doyle, is modest and
intelligent. He is a patient and sensitive observer, but his detecting
capabilities are no match for the lightning-swift deductive reasoning of Holmes.
