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Epsom and Ewell War Hospital (Grandstand)    The Epsom and Ewell War Hospital (Grandstand) was located in the newly built a new four storey luncheon annexe behind the Epsom Racecourse Grandstand and opened in October 1914. 672 patients were treated before the hospital closed on the 29th of February 1916. The building was demolished in 2007. 12th Oct 1914 Transfer 15th Oct 1914 Admissions 16th Oct 1914 Wards 6th Nov 1914 Good Progress 6th Nov 1914 In Good Care 25th Dec 1914 Festivities 12th Feb 1915 The Fate of the Hospital 28th Jan 1916 Splendid Service If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. We are currently building a database of patients treated in this hospital, if you know of anyone who was treated here, please enter their details via this form Patient Reports. (This section is under construction)   16th Oct 1914   17th Oct 1914   23rd Oct 1914 Those known to have worked or been treated at Epsom and Ewell War Hospital (Grandstand) during the Great War 1914-1918. Broom William John. Pte. Davies Daniel James. Pte. Grace L.. Pte. Jones Frederick. Pte. Marshall Thomas William. Pte. McNab Agnes. Nurse Pullan Tom. Pte. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Epsom and Ewell War Hospital (Grandstand) from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about Epsom and Ewell War Hospital (Grandstand)? There are:8 items tagged Epsom and Ewell War Hospital (Grandstand) available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. 255369 Pte. Thomas William Marshall 17th (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Battalion London Regiment My grandfather, Thomas Marshall, enlisted on the 7th of August 1914 aged 18. He was blown up and buried several times and gassed. He was discharged, unfit for service, in March 1916. He was severely affected by shell shock and continued to spend periods of time in the Epsom Hospitals. He suffered all his life with the after effects and with tuberculosis contracted in the trenches. He died of TB in 1964. Add to this record. 251578 Pte. Tom Pullan 10th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment Tom Pullan was my Grand Uncle. Tom enlisted into the 10th Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) on Friday 4th of September 1914 aged 23 years and 133 days in Richmond Yorkshire. He was severly wounded on the final day of the Battle of Loos on Monday 27th of September 1915 suffering Gun Shot Wounds to his left thigh and both legs. He was sent to the 20th General Hospital at Dannes Camiers. His wounds were so severe that he was transferred to England on Wednesday 29th and sent to the County of London War Hospital, Epsom. On the 31st of March 1916 Tom was sent home with one pound and a suit of plain clothes. On the 18th April 1916 Tom was discharged from the Army. Les Pullan Add to this record. 251422 Pte. Daniel James Davies Kings Liverpool Regiment Daniel Davies, known as Jimmy was my grandfather. He died before I was born and my mother (his daughter) never spoke of his involvement in WW1. My grandfather was old when he was enlisted, aged 35yrs 6 mths. He enlisted in Cardiff in Dec 1916 and was sent to France in Mar 1917. He was sent back to England due to trench fever in June 1918. He spent time in the Australian CCS, Truro Hospital, Epsom War Hospital and War Hospital at Le Tripol. In total he spent 3 months in hospital. One quite sad event on his war record is that he was docked a days pay for stealing comrades rations and consuming them. Food must have been scarce. Alison Dew Add to this record. 245013 Pte. Frederick Jones 1st Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps On the 6th of May 1916, while serving with 1st KRRC, Frederick Jones was "Buried by shell explosion" and "knocked unconscious for about 3 hours". The 1st KRRC War Diary notes of a bombardment probably responsible for his injuries, it says A Company had 5 killed and 2 wounded. After X-Rays to his lower back in France, he was transferred to Epsom for further examination. After further treatment at Epsom and The Infirmary, Birmingham, Medical Board decided he was "Permanently unfit for any kind of Service." On the 15th of Dec 1916 he was discharged, wounded and awarded Silver War Badge No 99941. He died on 24th of May 1923. Frederick was my wife's maternal grandfather. Bob Marshall Add to this record. 241972 Pte. William John Broom 7th Btn. D Coy. Somerset Light Infantry William Broom volunteered in September 1914, aged 17 years and 3 months. He landed in France in July 1915. He suffered shrapnel wounds in the build up to the Battle of Guillemont and was brought back to Epsom Hospital. William then returned to the 7th SLI. He was taken prisoner of war at Fountaine les Clerc on 21st March 1918 on his way back to his unit after some home leave. William was taken to Giessen POW camp in Germany and sent down the coal mines to work. He returned to the Rhondda in 1919 and went back to the coal mines. Paul Evans Add to this record. 224095 Pte. L. Grace 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Pte L. Grace signed an autograph book belonging to Nurse Macnab whilst being treated in Espomn War Hospital on 9th of September 1915. Add to this record. 224093 Nurse Agnes McNab My great grandmother Agnes Macnab was a nurse at Epsom Military Hospital in 1915 Diane Little Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links Suggest a link

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