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Quex House

Quex House in the snow in February 1916. 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

Picture No
10991813
Media ID
47628076
Size
2435px x 1552px (1.9MB)
Credit
© The Powell-Cotton Museum Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1916

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