World War 1, Europe England Sheffield, 1916
1916Overview
Informal outdoor group of patients and staff of Wharncliffe Hospital, Sheffield
Historical information
In the spring of 1915 the South Yorkshire Asylum, Wadsley, was offered to the War Office by the Asylum's Board, for conversion into a war hospital. The asylum patients were transferred to various asylum's, and the institution, now known as the Wharncliffe War Hospital, was handed over to the War Office on the 1st April,1915. A large number of alterations and adaptations were necessary, and these were carried out by the architect of the asylums board, and the institution clerk of works. an x-ray department has been fitted up, and also three operating theatres. all the day rooms and corridors are occupied as wards.
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Registration number
cwa-org-32-P1900.2087
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Year
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53.412693189785, -1.4984440115134
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- World War 1, Europe England Sheffield, 1916 (0.04km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1440 SHOWELL, 10 Light Horse (20.58km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 3530 CARTER, 10 Light Horse (43.69km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - W45548 HARMAN (49.88km away)
- World War 1, Middle East, Palestine, 10 Light Horse, 1106 MAWDSLEY, 1917 (51.55km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 945 EATON, 10 Light Horse (53.02km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, BIRD, 10 Light Horse (54.41km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 178 AINSWORTH, 10 Light Horse (55.19km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 86 RESHAW, 10 Light Horse (62.72km away)
- World War 1 , Australia, ASHTON, Australian Army Nursing Service, 1917 (67.24km away)
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