Military hospitals in Herefordshire

Hospitals known to have been in military use within the county of Herefordshire.

  • Colwall
    • Brand Lodge: property of Miss Julia Holland, who also acted as Commandant.
  • Hereford
    • Beechwood: Commandant Miss Bridgeford
    • Hampton Grange, Hampton Park Road: Commandant Miss B. Lea
    • Helstonleigh: Mr. Sidney Thompson (VAD Commandant, not clear if this actually operated as a hospital)
  • Hope-under-Dinmore
    • Hampton Court
  • Kington
    • Pitfour: Commandant Miss Greenly; Superintendt Mrs. D. S. Winter Dryland
  • Ledbury
    • Upper Hall
  • Leintwardine
    • Hightree House: property of Miss Gertrude Helen Crawshay, donated for use as a Red Cross Auxiliary Hospital. She served as Quartermaster of the hospital, with 48 Voluntary Aid Detachment, from January 1915 to March 1919. Commandant Mrs Georgina Jebb. First 9 casualties arrived after transfer from hospital in Cardiff in early March 1915.
  • Leominster
    • Red Cross Depot (not a hospital)
  • Ross-on-Wye
    • Cradoc Villa, Gloucester Road: property of H. J. Bussell of Bournemouth, lent for use as a Red Cross Hospital. It had been available “to let” for some time before the war. First commandant Mrs. Helen Currey of 8 Voluntary Aid Detachment. First casualties admitted late December 1914.
    • Westfields
  • Weobley
    • Sarnesfield Court: property of Isaac Marshall. First 30 casualties admitted early June 1915. Commandant Mrs Leather; nurse Mrs A. Windebank.

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Military hospitals in the British Isles