Horton VA hospital |
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| Hugh Harford and his wife donated part of their house at Horton, near Chipping Sodbury, for use as a V.A. hospital which the Harford family ran themselves as well as organising further hospital facilities at nearby Hawkesbury. Unfortunately Mr Harford himself became ill, necessitating the closure of Horton hospital in September 1917. The Hawkesbury annexe continued in use until the end of the war, having been transferred to Badminton VA hospital. Hugh Harford died in 1920. | Gloucestershire Red Cross Hospitals 1914-1919 |
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HORTON V.A. HOSPITAL GLOS. 24 final report from The Red Cross in Gloucestershire 1914-19 |
Date of opening—October 24th 1914 No. of beds Admissions since opening to February 26th 1917 Deaths
Average number of days each patient was resident |
35 338 1 1915 58 |
1916 67 |
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OFFICERS Commandant: Mrs H. Harford, Mrs W. Harford Medical Officers: Dr T. C. Leman, Dr A. W. Ward Quartermasters: Mrs F. Stinchcome, Mrs Taylor |
This hospital was provided in Mr Harford's private house, where 28 beds were provided; twelve additional beds were arranged at Hawkesbury by Mrs W. Harford, who acted as local Commandant. In 1917, owing to the illness of Mr Harford, the Horton Hospital was closed and the Hawkesbury annexe was transferred to Badminton. |
