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Lady Alexandra Haig (1907-1997), daughter of Field Marshal Earl Haig, on duty with the Voluntary Aid Detatchment (VAD). Date: 1940
Princess Mary (1897 - 1965), third child and only daughter of George V and Queen Mary at the age of thirteen. Born at Sandringham
Group on rear verandah, Quex ParkGroup of patients and one nurse on the rear verandah, overlooking the gardens, Quex Park. This verandah ran along the back of the Museum buildings and was used as a sheltered outdoor space in summer
WW2 VAD Mini Mouse Walt Disney Cartoon CardWorld War 2 VAD Mini Mouse Walt Disney Cartoon Card, World War 2 Walt Disney Postcard, Minnie Mouse - VAD, . Showing support for the Voluntary Aid Detachment Date: 1940s
Powell-Cotton daughters and friendThe three daughters of Major & Mrs Powell-Cotton and a friend play in the garden of Quex Park in September 1916. The children are (left to right) Elizabeth Worthington (daughter of Dr Worthington)
Patients in B Ward at Quex Park VAD HospitalB Ward at Quex Park VAD Hospital was sited in Gallery 1 of the two museum galleries then existing. This room had been built as a pavilion in the garden of Quex House in 1896
Kitchen at Weir Red Cross Hospital, Balham, London, WW1Red Cross nurses in the kitchen at Weir Red Cross Hospital, Balham, South London. Mrs Tytler, head cook, manages the kitchen with a staff of Kensington Red Cross VAD members. Date: 1915
VAD girl, WW1A cartoon drawing a VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment) nurse, showing her made up of the three letters forming her name and carrying a tray. Date: 1918
Women WW1 V. A. DsCover of the book A V.A.D in France, by Olive Dent, illustration by Hassall. Date: 1917
Craig A Vad (1877). Moore, James 1819 - 1883. Date: 1877
Quex Park VAD patients & staff in hall of houseVAD hospital patients and staff in the hall of Quex House in March 1915. The hall was used as a recreation space for the patients
Three Belgian hospital patients in the gardenThree Belgian hospital patients sitting on a grass bank in the garden at Quex Park. The man on the left is holding something - a letter or photograph perhaps and the other two are looking at it
Spectators at Birchington Sports DayVAD Hospital patients watching the Three-legged Race for hospital staff at the Sports Day organised by the Quex Park VAD Hospital and its Annexe at St Michaels in Birchington
Sack Bumping Race, Birchington Sports DayVAD Hospital patients taking part in the Sack Bumping Race at the Sports Day organised by the Quex Park VAD Hospital and its Annexe at St Michaels in Birchington
VAD patients at the Birchington Sports DayVAD Hospital patients at the Sports Day held at Woodford House School field in Birchington during War Weapons Week. The Quex Park VAD Hospital
Birchington Girl Guide Troop at Quex Park June 1920The Birchington Girl Guide Troop photographed in the garden of Quex Park on 11 June 1920. The Troop had attended the presentation of certificates to members of the Birchington VAD Kent/178 to mark
Three Patients (one in bed) with nurses Date: 1916
Three men in the gardens of Quex House, with sawThree men are standing in the garden of Quex House. One is holding a long saw. The man on the left is in civilian clothes and may have been employed at Quex Park
Belgian patients at Quex ParkPhotograph of four Belgian patients of the Quex Park VAD Hospital standing/sitting on the fence in front of Quex Park. On the left is Oscar Van Audenhove
Photograph of British SoldierStudio photograph of a British soldier in uniform. He is seated on a short wooden bench against a studio backdrop. He is holding his cap and a cane
Photograph of a Belgian ex-patientPhotograph of a Belgian soldier holding a copy of the newspaper Het Vaderland. Below the photograph is written Artieme Mettrie, Arme頂 elge, Guerre 14-15-1916
Studio photograph of an Australian VAD patientStudio photograph of an Australian Sergeant. He is sitting on a small table against a backdrop of a curtained window. His hat is beside him on the table
Marriage photograph Belgian soldierPhotograph taken on the wedding day of Emile Verheyen, Belgian Soldier. On the reverse is written Souvenir affecteurse de Verheyen, Emile & Gabrielle - Soul, maries le 7.6.1916 ࠒ amsgate
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
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
Thanet VAD Motor Transport Group and stretcher bearers outside The Yarrow Home for Convalescent Children (date - journal). Sir Alfred Yarrow opened this home in 1894
Birchington VAD nursesStudio photograph (Houghton, Margate & Broadstairs) of the Birchington (Kent/178) VAD nurses. A group of ten nurses is shown
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
Family camp, Quex ParkIn early August 1916 Major Powell-Cotton put up some tents that he had used on his expeditions to make a camp for his daughters in a field on the estate
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
Christmas 1918 in Hospital Mess at QuexA group of patients and staff, together with the three Powell-Cotton daughters are gathered in the Hospital Mess in the Winter Garden at Quex Park VAD Hospital pn Christmas Day 1918
Patients in A Ward at Quex Park VAD HospitalTwo patients in bed near the garden window in A Ward in the Drawing Room of Quex House. Alongside them stand two members of the Voluntary Aid Detachment
Armistics Day 1918 Patients and Staff at Quex ParkPatients and Staff of the Quex Park VAD Hospital on Armistice Day 1918. They are gathered in front of Quex House. With them are Major PHG Powell-Cotton and his wife Hannah
Christening 1918 Tree Planting Soldiers GroupChristopher Powell-Cotton (1918-2006) was christenend at All Saints Church, Birchington on 20 April 1918. Afterwards a tree was planted in the grounds of Quex Park
Christening 1918 Tree Planting Proxy Godfathers groupChristopher Powell-Cotton (1918-2006) was christenend at All Saints Church, Birchington on 20 April 1918. Afterwards a tree was planted in the grounds of Quex Park
C Ward. Quex Park Vad HospitalC Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in the second gallery of the Powell-Cotton Museum. B Ward, in the first gallery, was through the archway on the left of the photograph
Hospital Mess, Quex Park 1917. The Winter Garden, between Quex House and the Museum buildings served as the Mess for the VAD Hospital at Quex Park
A Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in the Drawing Room of Quex House. Originally built as a small ballroom in 1883
B Ward, Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was located in one of the galleries of the Powell-Cotton Museum (currently Gallery 2 (2014)
Masseur at work, Quex Park VAD HospitalJack Hedge, Masseur, at work in C Ward of Quex Park VAD Hospital in 1917. He is watched by eight patients and a VAD nurse
Four Patients playing billiards, Quex ParkFour hospital patients playing billiards in the Hall of Quex House, 1917. This billiards table was bought with the proceeds of a sale organised by the Powell-Cotton children, Diana aged 10
1914 VAD staff in 1917Members of Birchington VAD staff who were the longest serving when the photograph was taken in 1917. Standing (left to right) Camille Van Dyck (Belgian, origianlly a patient)