Ambulances arriving at Quex Park VAD Hospital

Major Powell-Cotton is supervising the removal of a stretcher from an ambulance at the front of Quex House. The stretcher is being carried by two VAD Hospital patients wearing the patients uniform of hospital blues - blue serge jacket and trousers, white shirt and red tie. Other patients can be seen on stretchers inside the open ambulance. A VAD nurse is looking into the ambulance and another man is standing alongside. The Quex Park ambulances were nuimbered Q1 and Q2'. They were converted from two of Major Powell-Cotton's cars - a Delauney Bellville and a Renault, in September 1914 and were used as ambulances throughout the War. Q1, being unloaded here had the registration number of D.3439'. Q2 had the registration D.5017'. 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. The Commandant was Hannah Powell-Cotton (1881-1964), wife of Major Percy HG Powell-Cotton (1866-1940) of Quex Park, founder of the Powell-Cotton Museum. Major Powell-Cotton was the VAD Transport Officer for the Isle of Thanet area, responsible for organising the transport of patients from the stations to the local hospitals

Alongside Ambulance Ambulances Bellville Brichington Commandant Converted Cottons Detachment Hospitals Organising Patients Percy Quex Recuperation Registration Rehabilitation Removal Renault Responsible Serge Stretcher Stretchers Supervising Thanet Throughout Unloaded Voluntary

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