The № 1 New Zealand General Hospital (1NZGH) was a World War I military hospital in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England. The hospital was established in June 1916, after moving from Abasseyeh in Egypt.[1] It was operated by the Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps. It had been the Lady Hardinge Hospital for Wounded Indian Soldiers.[2][3]
| No. 1 New Zealand General Hospital | |
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| New Zealand Medical Corps | |
_Brockenhurst_(operation_theatre).jpg) Operation Theatre at the New Zealand General Hospital No.1, Brockenhurst | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Brokenhurst, England |
| Coordinates | 50°48′41″N 1°34′11″W / 50.8115°N 1.5698°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Military |
| History | |
| Opened | 1916 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Two large hotels in the parish: the Balmer Lawn Hotel and Forest Park Hotel were taken over and became a part of the new hospital, they could each hold 200 beds. 1NZGH became the orthopaedic centre for the New Zealand Medical Service in Britain.[4]
On occasions during 1918 nearly 1,600 patients were accommodated at the hospital.[3] Between 1916 and its closure 1919 the hospital cared for over 20,000 patients.[4] Auckland Avenue and Auckland Place in Brockenhurst are named to commemorate the many New Zealanders who served at the Hospital during World War I.[5]
Saint Nicholas Churchyard has 106 graves of those who died from the war including 93 New Zealanders, three Indian and three unidentified Belgian civilians.[6]
See also
edit- No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital, in Walton-on-Thames, England
- No. 3 New Zealand General Hospital, in Codford, Wiltshire, England.
References
edit- ^ Pyke, Angela (29 June 2016). "Brockenhurst: The No.1 New Zealand General Hospital". Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Brockenhurst a First World War Hospital village 1916 – New Forest Knowledge". Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Brockenhurst Hospital | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b "NZANS History - 1915-1922". www.nzans.org. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Brockenhurst: A World War One Hospital Village - Brockenhurst Parish Council". www.brockenhurst.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Brockenhurst (St. Nicholas) Churchyard". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
Further reading
edit- Carbery, A. D. (1924). The New Zealand Medical Service in the Great War, 1914-1918 (Hardback). Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs.. The official history of the medical service.
- Kendall, Sherayl; Corbett, David (1990). New Zealand Military Nursing: A History of the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps, Boer War to Present Day. Auckland: Self-published..
- McNabb, Sherayl (2015). 100 years New Zealand Military Nursing: New Zealand Army Nursing Service – Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps 1915–2015. Hawke's Bay: Sherayl McNabb. ISBN 978-0-473-31467-5.
- Pengelly, Edna (1956). Nursing in Peace and War. Wellington: Whitcomb & Tombs.
- Rees, Peter (2008). The Other Anzacs: Nurses at War, 1914-1918. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-741755-49-7.. Includes material relating to both Australian and New Zealand nurses.
- Rogers, Anna (2003). While You're Away: New Zealand Nurses at War 1899-1948. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-869403-01-0.
- Tolerton, Jane (2017). Make Her Praises Heard Afar: New Zealand women overseas in World War One (Paperback). Wellington: Booklovers Books. ISBN 978-0-473-39965-8.
- Treanor, Ken (2008). The Staff, the Serpent and the Sword: 100 years of the Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (Hardback). Christchurch: Willson Scott. ISBN 978-1-877427-19-0.
External links
edit- Brockenhurst a First World War Hospital village 1916
- World War I Destinations Information on Brockenhurst in World War I.
- Pathe Gazette No. 541, Brockenhurst & Lymington. A Token of Appreciation (New Zealanders Present Flags Prior To Their Departure For Home). Historic film of the Commanding Office of the No. 1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, and his principal matron presenting a New Zealand flag to the mayor of Lymington before similar scenes at the church at Brockenhurst where a New Zealand flag is presented into the safekeeping of the church. The final scenes show the graves of the New Zealanders buried in the churchyard.
- New Zealand War Graves - St Nicholas – a list of the New Zealand war graves at Brockenhursh Parish Church
- NZEF in England 1916-19 map. A map showing the infrastructure of N.Z.E.F camps, hospitals, depots and offices in England.
- One Woman, One Ambulance, WWI. Article about the experiences of Deborah Pitts Taylor at Brockenhurst.
- Lady Hardinge & Tin Town – Brockenhurst’s Military Hospitals – Stories From The Great War Part 6
- Perry, F. F. (October 1915). "Report of the Lady Hardinge Hospital, Brockenhurst". The Indian Medical Gazette. 50 (10): 361–362. PMC 5150057. PMID 29007068. This report written by F. F. Perry and published in the Indian Medical Gazette covers the period 20 January to 15 June 1915.