Naunton Park VA hospital Cheltenham |
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| To the south east of Cheltenham town centre, this building still serves its original function as a school. Pictured below in 1915. | Gloucestershire Red Cross Hospitals 1914-1919 |
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NAUNTON PARK V.A. HOSPITAL GLOS. 106 final report from The Red Cross in Gloucestershire 1914-19 |
Date of opening—June 12th 1915 No. of beds — Established No. of beds — Emergency Admissions since opening to Dec 29th 1918 Deaths
Average number of days each patient was resident |
170 23 2751 17 1915 58 |
1916 55 |
1917 64 |
1918 63 |
OFFICERS Commandant: Miss M. B. Holland Assistant Commandant: Mrs McLeod Medical Officers: Dr E. J. Tatham, Dr A. G. Foljambe Forster, Dr S. T. Pruen, Dr R. Kirkland Lady Superintendent: Miss K. Pearce Jackson, A.R.R.C. Quartermaster: Miss Leighton, M.B.E. Assistant Quartermaster: Miss Weir Hon. Secretary: Mr G. Blathwayt Hon. Treasurer: Mr W. F. Newman Masseuses: Miss Morgan, Miss Rose |
NOTE BY THE COMMANDANT Naunton Park Schools were placed at the disposal of the Red Cross by the Cheltenham Education Authorities. All the local dethachments were already at work when the new hospital was opened, but a few members were taken from each and formed into a detachment under Miss Geddes as Commandant, together with a number of members from all parts of the country. A special massage centre was established and the hospital also specialised in Carrel Dakin treatment and pathological and bacteriological work. The hospital was inspected on various occasions by the Commander-in-Chief, Southern Command, and also by Lord French. Miss Geddes was obliged for private reasons to resign her appointment as Commandant in February 1918, and was succeeded by Miss Holland, who continued to the end. |
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The operating theatre at Naunton Park hospital, c.1915
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The main ward, 1915 |
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