Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg111
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HEALING THE WOUNDED AT ENGLEFIELD HOUSE.
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg111 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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HEALING THE WOUNDED AT ENGLEFIELD HOUSE
T h e high standard of efficiency at which th e Berkshire
b ranch of th e British Red Cross Society stood on the outbreak
o f w a r was la rgely du e t o th e w ork and enthusiasm of th e
Lord Lieutenant and M rs. Benyon. N ow th e cou n ty is fu r
th e r in debted t o them fo r th eir p a triotic and pu b lic-spirited
act in converting th e Long Gallery at Englefield House in to a
hospital ward. O ne of th e first of its kind to receive wounded
warriors, th e hospital w as first used on October 29th, 1914,
and has been occupied con tinuou sly since th a t da te.
M rs. Benyon is an ideal com m andant, sparing n o effort to
ensure th e com fort of th e patien ts and im bu in g th e w hole of
th e Voluntary Aid Detachment w ith her enthusiasm fo r w ork
and w ell-doing.
E specially is she in debted t o M rs. Foster
and M rs. Joy , th e trained nurses, Miss B en yon, th e assistant
com m andant, M rs. Dobbis, th e quartermaster, and D r. Joy,
th e medical attendant, w ho has been m ost con stant m his
attendance.
The staff con sists of a bout thirty V. .A .D . m embers, who
have all d on e excellent w ork, and w ho are a ssisted by th e
Men ' s Detachment, Berks I ., as voluntary orderlies.
Th e V A D m em bers are also p a rtly responsible fo r th e c o o k in g ;
th e rem ainder is don e in th e house, w here th e laundry work
is also perform ed. T he w ounded soldiers w ho en ter Englefield House find them selves am ong friends at on ce and the
w hole atm osphere has a hom eliness of its ow n.
W elcom e lu xuries are supplied in convalescence, and patients in that
stage spend part of th e day in th e grounds, and on leaving
each receives a com plete set of new underclothing.
M r. Benyon is defraying th e w hole of th e cost of maintaining th e
hospital, which is equipped w ith every necessary and which is
doing splendid service in restoring war-scarred patriots to
health and strength.
ENGLEFIELD HOUSE
SOME OF T H E PATIENTS
THE LONG GALLERY AS A HOSPITAL WARD
THE NURSING STAFF