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Huddersfield War Hospital, Royds Hall
Huddersfield War Hospital was located at Royds Hall, Luck Lane in the Paddock area of Huddersfield. The Royds Wood Estate had been bought by Huddersfield Corporation in 1913 and it was intended to build houses and a school for disabled children on the land. The outbreak of war delayed the plans and the war hospital was officially opened by Mayor Blamires and his wife in 1915 providing 600 beds in wards built in the grounds. In 1917 the capacity was increased to 2000 beds. Huddersfield war hospital treated 22,000 soldiers during the war and had the lowest death rate of any war hospital in the country. The hospital closed in 1919 and Royds Hall became a secondary school.If you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
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Huddersfield War Hospital, Royds Hall
during the Great War 1914-1918.
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Pte. Henry Northcote 31st Battalion
Henry Northcote was hit by shrapnel in his right arm at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. He was hit in the middle of the right forearm, badly damaging soft tissues and breaking both bones. A field dressing was applied immediately and a temporary splint applied, and he was sent to the 32nd Australian Field Hospital. He said the smell from his forearm was terrible and gangrene had set in, necessitating the amputation of his right arm. After six days, he was transferred to Huddersfield War Hospital for three weeks. He was sent to the Ramsgate Hospital on 10th of May 1917 and shipped home to Canada in July 1917.Heather McCormack
Pte. Joe Moore 8th Company Royal Army Medical Corps
My father served at Royds Hall to my knowledge at least from July 1916 to October 1918 as I have original copies of the hospital magazine for these dates.David Moore
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