Imperial Patients, Quex Park VAD Hospital
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Imperial Patients, Quex Park VAD Hospital
Imperial Patients of Quex Park VAD Hospital in the garden of Quex House. Twenty patients are in the foreground of the photograph, a further three can be seen in the background near the verandah which ran along the back of the Museum buildings. All the men are wearing hospital blues the uniform of Imperial patients in military hospitals. Most are wearing their regimental caps. The man seated on the ground second from the right appears to wearing some sort of mask, perhaps a lion mask, with a hair or fur edging. 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: C.1915
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Appears Blues Caps Edging Foreground Hospitals Lion Mask Opened Patients Quex Regimental Sort Twenty Verandah
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This evocative photograph captures the scene of Imperial patients of Quex Park VAD Hospital enjoying a moment of respite in the garden of Quex House during the First World War. The image, taken around 1915, shows twenty patients in the foreground, all dressed in hospital blues, the uniform for Imperial patients in military hospitals. Many are wearing their regimental caps, proudly displaying their military affiliations. The man seated on the ground second from the right wears a distinctive mask, possibly a lion mask, with a hair or fur edging. Quex Park VAD Hospital, run by Kent/178, the Birchington Detachment, opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919. The Commandant was Hannah Powell-Cotton, wife of Major Percy HG Powell-Cotton of Quex Park, who founded the Powell-Cotton Museum. The hospital buildings, with their verandah running along the back, can be seen in the background. These patients, far from the battlefields, found solace and care in the beautiful gardens of Quex Park, a testament to the vital role of Voluntary Aid Detachments in providing support for wounded soldiers during the war.
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