Original WW1 era photographic postcard of wounded soldiers with nurses, (many of them members of the local Voluntary Aid Detachments or VADs) outside Davidson Rd. War Hospital, South Norwood, London, Even the ward beds have been taken outside. The hospital was in operation from 1915-1919.
For more information about this hospital search online 'Lost hospitals of London'. C. Harrison Price Studios, 36 George St. Croydon. The introduction of men's conscription in 1916 made the need for female workers urgent .
Size: 6803px × 4436px
Location: London, England UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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