Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg121
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Under the Red Cross. War Hospital in the County Town.
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg121 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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Lynda Chater. Edited 3rd November 2015
Under the Red Cross
WAR HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTY TOWN
Reading War Hospital, which opened in April,
1915, and receives sick and wounded soldiers
straight from the firing line, consists of several
blocks of modern premises in various parts of the
town. They are the Poor Law Institution in Oxford
Road, Redlands, Battle and Wilson Council
Schools and part of the Royal Berks Hospital.
The Education Committee and the Board of
Guardians had, of course, to find their charges
fresh accommodation, and these authorities acted
with a promptness and courtesy which were gratefully
acknowledged. The townspeople generally
show their interest in the patients of the Hospital
by either subscribing for the supply of comforts
or personally entertaining them in their homes and
in other ways. Provision for 1,700 beds was originally
made by the Hospital, which is conducted on
first-rate lines and is well equipped and spendidly
staffed. The commandant is Lieut. Colonel E. A.
Hanley. Wounds, sickness and gas poisoning
comprise the cases, which arrive in convoys of from
70 to 150 and on reaching convalescence are
transferred to Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospitals.
These ambulance vans are two of a number which have been converted by the well-known motor firm of W. Vincent, Castle Street,
Reading. They are built and fitted in accordance with the requirements of the Government and the Red Cross Society.