Ward 2 in Shanghai Hut No. 3 at Queen Mary's Hospital, showing nurses and wounded servicemen with missing limbs wearing their convalescent uniforms

Date:
1918
Location:
Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton Lane, Roehampton, Wandsworth, Greater London Authority, Sw15
Reference:
BL24276
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

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.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

First World War Military Hospital, First World War, Health And Welfare