Three men in the gardens of Quex House, with saw

Three 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. The other two are wearing the patients uniform of hospital blues but the trousers only. The uniform of jacket and trousers was made of blue serge. 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

Brichington Commandant Detachment Employed Patients Percy Quex Recuperation Rehabilitation Serge Voluntary

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