Two patients and two nurses in the Hospital Mess, Quex Park

Two patients and two nurses in the Hospital Mess, Quex Park.The patient on the right is wearing the hospital uniform of hospital blues - blue serge jacket and trousers. The other seated man may be a Belgian soldier patient as he is wearing a dark shirt or jacket underneath a greatcoat. He also has a very styled moustache. Two VAD nurses are standing alongside the men. Two more patients in hospital blues can be seen in the background. 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 Brichington Commandant Detachment Greatcoat Hospitals Mess Organising Patients Percy Quex Recuperation Rehabilitation Responsible Serge Styled Thanet Underneath Voluntary

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