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Patients & VAD staff, Quex Park
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Patients & VAD staff, Quex Park
This is the same photograph as 1917 External Groups 009. Patients & VAD staff, Quex Parkin 1917. Hannah Powell-Cotton, Commandant, seated centre, is wearing her outdoor uniform of dark blue jacket and skirt. Most of the VAD staff and one or two of the patients are wearing flower buttonholes. 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: 1917
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1881 1964 Birchington Buttonholes Closed Commandant Cotton Detachment External Groups Hannah Most Opened Patients Powell Quex Skirt Staff 1919 January Parkin
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This evocative photograph captures a moment in time at the Quex Park Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Hospital in 1917. The image is filled with a sense of community and camaraderie as patients and VAD staff gather together, surrounded by the beautiful grounds of Quex Park. At the heart of the scene is Hannah Powell-Cotton, Commandant of the Birchington Detachment, seated proudly in her dark blue uniform. Her husband, Major Percy HG Powell-Cotton, was the founder of the Powell-Cotton Museum located on the estate. Most of the VAD staff and some patients are wearing flower buttonholes, adding a touch of elegance and cheer to the scene. The Quex Park VAD Hospital opened on October 15, 1914, and remained in operation until January 31, 1919. The VAD played a crucial role in providing care and support to wounded soldiers during World War I. This photograph offers a glimpse into the daily life of the hospital and the dedication of those who worked and were cared for there.
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