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Studio photograph of a Belgian VAD patientStudio photograph of a young man wearing overcoat and scarf. He is leaning with his elbow resting on a pillar. He has a cigarette in his right hand
Studio photograph of Artieme MettrieA studio photograph of Artieme Mettrie. On the reverse is written Souvenir de l yser 24-12-17 avec mes meilleurs amitiez Artieme Mettrie. The card has been stamped by a military censor
Studio photograph of Jules DeruwezStudio photograph of a Belgian soldier patient in civilian clothes. On the reverse is written in pencil in the hand of Major Powell-Cotton Jules Deruwez 8.2.15
Studio photograph of two Belgian NCOsStudio photograph, taken at American Studio, 1 Arcade Steps, Margate of two Belgian NCOs. On the reverse is written P. Ente, caporal, , He. de Ligne, Birchington 3 novembre 1914; M
Studio photograph of a British soldier in khaki uniform. Printed by The Clock Tower Studios, 1 Marine Terrace, Elephant Hill, Margate. On the reverse is written Feb 8th 1915. To Madam From 10608 Pte
Four hospital patients ready for croquetFour Imperial VAD hospital patients ready for a game of croquet in the garden at Quex Park. The men are are in shirtsleeves and wearing the trousers of the patients uniform hospital blues
Studio photograph of Belgian soldierStudio photograph of a Belgian soldier with the rank of Lieutenant. There is no writing on either the front or back of the photograph to aid identification
Studio photo of Emile VerheyenStudio photograph of Sgt Emile Verheyen, 3rd Regt de Ligne, Belgian Army. On the back is written Souvenir de Emile Verheyen, 1er Sergent, 3rd Regt de Ligne, 1er D.A
Studio photo of Arthur ColinetStudio photograph of Arthur Colinet, Belgian soldier from Anor in northern France. He was a patient at the Quex Park VAD hospital between 11 December 1914 and 29 March 1915. He had a leg wound
Dreyfus / Voila / 1914ALFRED DREYFUS French army officer and victim of injustice as a commandant after his rehabilitation, circa 1914 1859 - 1935
Balestra, Greek PatriotCommandant Colonel of the first Infantry Regiment of the Provisional Government of Greece. Leading soldier in the Greek nationalist struggle against the Ottoman Empire. Date: Circa 19th Century
Powell-Cotton family with donkeyHannah Powell-Cotton in her uniform as Commandant of the Birchington VAD, Major PHG Powell-Cotton and the familys Nanny Mrs Cook with three of the children (left to right)
Antoinette Powell-Cotton with Miss May GlassAntoinette Powell-Cotton (1913-1997) by a tennis net in the garden at Quex Park with her fathers secretary, Miss May Glass in August 1916
Major PHG Powell-Cotton, Quex Park on his 50th birthdayMajor PHG Powell-Cotton of Quex Park wearing a head wreath of fuschias for his 50th birthday. His journal records D.(Diana, his eldest child, b. 1907) had made me a head wreath of fushias
Antoinette Powell-Cotton (1913-1997) with Nanny, Mrs CookAntoinette Powell-Cotton (1913-1997) with her Nanny, Mrs Cook, in the garden of Quex Park in August 1916. Antoinette was the third child of Major and Mrs Powell-Cotton of Quex Park
Hannah Powell-Cotton, Commandant of Kent / 178A studio photograph of Hannah Powell-Cotton in her uniform as Commandant of the Birchington Voluntary Aid Detachment, without hat. This jacket survives at Quex Park today (2015)
Patients in the Mess, Quex Park VAD HospitalA group of patients gathered in the Mess of the Quex Park VAD Hospital. The Mess was sited in the Winter Garden, a large conservatory between Quex House and the Museum buildings
Patients & VAD staff, Quex ParkThis is the same photograph as 1917 External Groups 009. Patients & VAD staff, Quex Parkin 1917. Hannah Powell-Cotton, Commandant, seated centre
Group of hospital patients, Quex Park. There are twenty men in the group. They are outside the front door of Quex House. All are wearing hospital blues the uniform of military hospital patients
VAD staff, Quex ParkVAD staff and domestic staff, Quex Park, Autumn 1917. Standing in the centre at the back is Major PHG Powell-Cotton. Standing at the back, second right is Jack Hedge, Hospital Masseur
Egg & spoon race, Quex House gardenPatients on crutches, some with amuputated legs, are seen taking part in a race in Quex House garden. They are holding a spoon with an egg in their mouths
Patients race, Quex House gardenFour patients are seen taking part in a race in the garden of Quex House, two nurses and a lady civilian are in the background watching
Bedmaking race, Quex House gardenThree nurses are taking part in a bedmaking race, watched by Hannah Powell-Cotton (VAD Commandant) and a male civilian. The beds are positioned against the line of a tennis court marked out
Hospital Sports, Quex House gardenPatients in shirtsleeves are playing the game of trying to eating an apple hanging from a string tied to a horizontal line
Officers of the Birchington VADThe Officers of the Birchington VAD Detachment (Kent/178) standing outside the front door of Quex House. They are (left to right) Alice Cobb, Quartermaster (married to Harold Cobb)
Captain Commandant Bogaerts, Diana & Mary Powell-Cotton(Right to left) Diana Powell-Cotton (1908-1986), Captain Commandant Bogaerts, Belgian Army, Mary Powell-Cotton (1910-1998). In the garden at Quex
Captain Commandant Bogaerts, Belgian Army. In the garden at Quex. Major Powell-Cotton had met Bogaerts in Africa a few years previously. He visited Quex on several occasions during the War. Date: 1915
Major Powell-Cotton and friends(Right to left) Major PHG Powell-Cotton, Captain Commandant Bogaerts, Belgian Army, Anne Bogaerts, his sister. In the garden at Quex.Major Powell-Cotton had met Bogaerts in Africa a few years
Five Imperial patients, Winter Garden, Quex ParkFive Imperial patients outside the front of the Winter Garden, Quex Park. They are wearing hospital blues the uniform worn by patients who were in the Imperial forces
Hannah Powell-Cotton in donkey cart outside the front door of Quex House. The cart is being driven by an Imperial hospital patient. Standing alongside is a member of the Quex House domestic staff
Mrs Mary Holmes and a Belgian patientMrs Mary Holmes (Lady Superintendent) and an unknown Belgian patient standing outside the Winter Garden, Quex Park. The Quex Park VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919
Members of Birchington VAD. Seated (l-r) Mary Holmes (Lady Superintendent), Hannah Powell-Cotton (Commandant), Alice Cobb (Quartermaster). Standing (l-r) Elsie Alice Smith, Florence Perfect, ?, ?
Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, Quex Park. The Quex Park VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919. The hospital was run by Kent/178, the Birchington Detachment
Quex Park VAD Hospital Belgian & British PatientsQuex Park VAD Hospital, Birchington, Kent, UK. Belgian & British Patients in front of the buildings. The VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919
Apple Bobbing, Quex House gardenSeven patients are gathered around at least one chair and some buckets. Five amused nurses are watching. The men are apple bobbing - trying to grab, using only their mouths
Nurses & Patients, Front Verandah, Quex Park. The Verandah, which was outside A Ward, offered a sheltered, south-facing outdoor space
Nurses & patients, Winter Garden, Quex ParkNurses and patients in the Winter Garden, Quex Park. This room was used as the Hospital Mess. Nurse Fanny Watson is standing, second left
Nurses & Doctor, Quex ParkNurses of the Birchington VAD, together with Medical Officer, Dr Harry Worthington, outside Quex House in early 1915. Seated (left to right) are Alice Cobb, Quartermaster, Hannah Powell-Cotton
Seven VAD nurses at Quex ParkA group of seven VAD nurses standing at the front of the Winter Garden, Quex Park in February 1916. In the centre of the group is Nurse Fanny Watson; second from the right is `nurse Mildred Swinford
Quex House in the snow in February 1916. The Quex Park VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919. The hospital was run by Kent/178, the Birchington Detachment
Quex VAD patients in fancy dress outside the front door of Quex House. There was a collection of dressing up clothes at Quex House and they were used occasionally by the patients to put on plays
Nurses & Patients, Winter Garden, QuexA group of VAD nurses and patients outside the Winter Garden, Quex Park, dated February 1916. Standing beside her mother, Hannah Powell Commandant
Patients boxingQuex Park VAD Hospital patients. Entertainments and diversions were a regular part of the life of the hospital. The Quex Park VAD Hospital opened on 15 October 1914 and closed on 31 January 1919
Cartoon, An easy target, WW1Cartoon, An easy target. A German sailor tells his Commandant that a merchant ship has stopped near them. The Commandant replies that in that case hes not likely to miss it. Date: 1916
Lieut Angus Richardson, son of Lieut. -Col. Richardson2nd Lieutenant Angus M. Richardson, 2nd Gordon Highlanders, younger son of Lieut.-Col. Edwin Hautenville Richardson, the renowned dog trainer
War dogs - Major Richardsons stag houndsMajor Edwin Richardson, the renowned dog trainer, posing with his stag hound, whose special work was to attack cyclists. During the Great War Richardson was commandant of the British War Dog School
Lieut. -Col. E. H. Richardson of British War Dog School, WW1Lieut.-Col. E. H. Richardson, Commandant of the British War Dog School during the First World War. Responsible for introducing messenger dogs for use by the British Army at the front. Date: 1914-18
Lady Perrott, formerly Ethel Lucy Hare, first Lady Superintendent-in-Chief of the St John Ambulance Brigade. This meant that she took charge of all St John nursing divisions