Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg169
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 1. pg169 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1916 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 224 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246254 |
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Lynda Chater. Edited 20th October 2015
UNDER TWO FLAGS.
The Royal Berkshire Hospital, the largest civil hospital in the county,
has risen to the responsibilities cast upon it by the war with an energy
shown by all such institutions. Early in the year 1915 the military authorities
asked that fifty beds, in addition to fifty already provided, might be set
aside for the treatment of wounded soldiers, and this was done after extensive
rearrangement. Further, by request of the military authorities, the
Board of Management undertook to staff and administer the Redlands War
Hospital of 140 beds. The Board was of further service to the country by
placing the isolation wards at the disposal of the military authorities, and
received an expression of cordial thanks from the General Officer
Commanding-in-Chief. In Benyon Ward, which now accommodates soldiers, a bed
has been endowed in memory of Lieut. Frederic de Vere Bruce Allfrey, 9th
Lancers, who was killed in action on September 7th, 1914. His grandmother,
Mrs. Bruce, of Arborfield Court, endowed the bed, above which is a commemorative
tablet. The addition of military duties to civil work has imposed
great strain on the medical staff, but all concerned perform their tasks
with a cheerfulness equalled only by that of the well-cared-for patients. The
number of patients treated from November, 1914, to January 15, 1916, is 931.
ARRIVAL OF THE WOUNDED AT ROYAL BERKS HOSPITAL.
THE RED CROSS JOINS THE UNION JACK.