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Monument record TR 23 NW 166 - King Albert's Hospital for Convalescent Soldiers No. 4, St Gabriel's Home, Lennard Road, Folkestone
Summary
Site of King Albert's Hospital for Convalescent Soldiers No. 4, St Gabriel's Home, Lennard Road.
Location
| Grid reference | TR 2330 3652 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TR23NW |
| Civil Parish | FOLKESTONE, SHEPWAY, KENT |
| County | KENT |
| District | FOLKESTONE AND HYTHE, KENT |
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Full Description
Site of King Albert's Hospital for Convalescent Soldiers No. 4, St Gabriel's Home, Lennard Road. The hospital was opened on 16th December 1914 in Folkestone (the Belgian military authorities in Folkestone requested that the two Belgian ambulance units with 150 beds, which had been based there since November 1914, be added to the list). Now 11 & 11a Lennard Road.
Hazel Basford, 2004, Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War (Unpublished document). SKE31644.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SKE31644 Unpublished document: Hazel Basford. 2004. Kent VAD - the work of voluntary aid detachments in Kent during the first World War.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Aug 9 2016 2:19PM