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Monument details
Summary
Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Monks Horton.This was a 650 bed tented hospital in use from 1 May 1915 closing on 1 August 1918. The actual location is undetermined but may well have been in the vicinity of Horton Park.
| Grid Reference: | TR 1270 3986 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR13NW |
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| Parish: | MONKS HORTON, SHEPWAY, KENT |
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Monument Types
- (Former Type) HOSPITAL (Modern - 1915 AD to 1918 AD (between))
Full description
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Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Monks Horton. This was a 650 bed tented hospital from 1 May 1915 closing on 1 August 1918. The actual location is undetermined but may well have been in the vicinity of Horton Park.
Convalescent Hospital 650 bed tented 1 May 1915, becoming a Canadian Command depot on 24 May 1915; reopened as a hospital on 21 June 1917 closing 1 August 1918.
Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document). SKE31644.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | --- | Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004. Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War. |
Related records
| TR 35 SE 133 | Part of: VAD hospital, 23 & 24 The Beach, Walmer (Building) |
