Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton, Greater London

Ward 2 in Shanghai Hut No. 3 at Queen Mary's Hospital. Wounded servicemen with missing limbs are wearing their convalescent uniforms. Queen Mary's Hospital was established in 1915 for servicemen who had lost limbs during action in the First World War. Several thousand amputees were rehabilitated at the hospital with many of the patients receiving prosthetic limbs.

Location

Greater London Wandsworth

Period

World War One (1914 - 1919)

Tags

hospital health medicine interior bed nurse soldier uniform disability world war one first ww1 wwi