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The 1st (or Northumbrian) Northern General Hospital appears in the Army List in July 1909 as part of 50 Northumberland Division. When war broke out in August 1914, the First Northern General Hospital was mobilised with the rest of the Territorial General Hospitals. The original provision was for 540 beds, but by 1917 this had risen to 2166 and the unit took over Armstrong College, Durham University, the Newcastle Workhouse Infirmary (now Newcastle General Hospital) and a private house to serve as hospital accommodation. Territorial Army General Hospitals date from the formation of the Territorial Force in 1908. Each hospital was allocated a small complement of Officers with normal Territorial obligations and a larger complement made up of Officers who undertook to make themselves available for hospital duty on mobilisation.
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List of those who served at the 1st Northern General Hospital, Newcastle during The Great War
List of those who were treated at the 1st Northern General Hospital, Newcastle during The Great War
- Pte. James Arthur Agnew 56th Battalion Read his Story.
Pte. James Arthur Agnew 56th Battalion
Sixteen year old Australian soldier, 3006 Private James Arthur Agnew, was wounded in action near Wimeraux, France 20 July 1916. On 22 July 1916 he was evacuated on Hospital Ship Jan Breydel through Boulogne and taken to England. He was admitted to 1st Northern General Hospital, Newcasle on 23 July 1916 for treatment and recovery. He later returned to his unit in France.
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