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Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, C Ward, Quex Park
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Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, C Ward, Quex Park
Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, C Ward, Quex Park.This ward was situated in the second of the two Museum galleries, built in the early 1900s and unfinished in 1914. There were fifteen beds in this ward. The three VADs are members of the Westgate Detachment Kent/64 which worked at the hospital until 10 November 1914. The one on the left is wearing an armband of the Order of St John. The Quex Park VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919. The hospital was run by Kent/178, the Birchington Detachment. The Commandant was Hannah Powell-Cotton (1881-1964), wife of Major Percy HG Powell-Cotton (1866-1940) of Quex Park, founder of the Powell-Cotton Museum. Date: 1914
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Beds Belgian Birchington Detachment Fifteen Galleries Members Quex Recuperation Rehabilitation Situated Staff Unfinished Voluntary Ward Westgate Worked Vads
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This evocative photograph captures a moment of care and compassion in the C Ward of Quex Park Hospital during World War I. The ward, situated in the unfinished galleries of Quex Park Museum in Birchington, Kent, was run by the Kent/178, Birchington Detachment, and provided medical care, rehabilitation, and recuperation for fifteen Belgian patients and three Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurses. The VADs, members of the Westgate Detachment Kent/64, are seen here in their uniforms, two of them wearing armbands of the Order of St John. The hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919, during which time it played a vital role in providing medical assistance to wounded soldiers and civilians from the conflict. The Commandant of the hospital was Hannah Powell-Cotton, wife of Major Percy HG Powell-Cotton, founder of the Powell-Cotton Museum. The serene atmosphere of the ward, with its sea view, offers a poignant reminder of the humanitarian efforts that took place during this turbulent time in history.
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