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2nd Northern General Hospital, Leeds    The 2nd Northern General Hospital was situated at Beckett's Park Hospital in Leeds, Yorkshire. The teacher training college at Beckett's Park, Leeds was built in 1913, during the First World War it was converted to a military hospital. It was officially called the 2nd Northern General Hospital but was more commonly referred to as Beckett's Park Hospital. There were 60 Officer beds, 2039 Other Ranks beds and the hospital treated 57,200 soldiers between 1914 and 1918. The hospital was gradually returned to educational use until WW2 when it was used to treat the Dunkirk wounded. 19th Oct 1914 Wounded Admitted 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)   18 Oct 1914       Those known to have worked or been treated at 2nd Northern General Hospital, Leeds during the Great War 1914-1918. Abbott Robert. Pte. Carter H. S.. Surg. Husband Robert. L/Cpl. Kindell Percival Kinghorn. Pte. Lord Thomas Edward. Private Masson Walter. Sgt. (d.20th May 1917) Myers Walter James. Pte. Walsh MC MID. Nicholas. RSM (d.24th September 1916) 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 2nd Northern General Hospital, Leeds 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? 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If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. World War 1 One ww1 wwII greatwar great battalion regiment artillery Did you know? 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 2nd Northern General Hospital, Leeds? There are:1 items tagged 2nd Northern General Hospital, Leeds available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. 262969 Sgt. Walter Masson 89th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (d.20th May 1917) Walter Masson served with 89th Field Ambulance and 2nd Northern General Hospital, Kim Clark Add to this record. 250127 L/Cpl. Robert Husband 5th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment Robert Husband (my grandfather) died in 1938 as a result of injuries sustained during the First World War. The news article printed at the time of his death says, "In the Great War Mr Husband joined up with the first batch of the 5th Battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment, and after 21 successive days in the front line during the Battle of the Somme he was badly wounded in the wrist, which turned septic. He was also gassed. He was in hospital in London for a year and for three months at Becketts Park, Leeds after which he was discharged at Ripon." Helen Bloomfield Add to this record. 237521 RSM Nicholas Walsh MC MID 49th Bn. (Alberta) Canadian Infantry (d.24th September 1916) Regimental Sergeant Major Walsh was 48 when he died and is buried in the south-west part of the Bennettsbridge Catholic Churchyard, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. Walsh was seriously wounded and evacuated to the 2nd Northern Special Hospital, Leeds where he died on the 24th of September 1916 His brother lived in Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny. s flynn Add to this record. 223986 Pte. Percival Kinghorn Kindell 14th (London Scottish) Btn. London Regiment My grandfather Percival Kinghorn Kindell served as a private in the 1st London Scottish in World War 1 and was wounded at Le Sars, France on 5th of October 1916. He was repatriated to England and during his recovery in the 2nd Northern General Hospital in Leeds he completed an embroidered picture which appears to be dedicated to the St John's Voluntary Aid Detachment. The inscription on the back of the embroidered picture states that `on the 2nd anniversary of the above hospital, this picture was put up for auction and sold for 8 pounds 15 shillings being sold and re-sold and finally returned to the worker'. The picture has been in my possession for some time now and is a very precious memento of my family’s history. Bronwyn Dwane Add to this record. 221171 Pte. Robert Abbott 5th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment Robert Abbott was born in 1897, and enlisted, at the age of 18yrs, on 11th December 1915. He gave his trade, on enlistment, as a Cotton Spinner. His father's name was Thomas Abbott and the family home was 4, Ribbleston Place, Preston. He went to France in March 1917 and was wounded, in the forearm, in September 1918 as a result of which, he spent a period of time in Leeds Hospital. Stuart Woodcock Add to this record. 208226 Pte. Walter James Myers 4th Battalion My great Uncle, Walter James Myers, was treated at the 2nd Northern General Hospital between 29th July and August 1916 after receiving gun shot wounds at Poziere, France. Any information would help. Jamie Add to this record. 205731 Surg. H. S. Carter 2nd Northern General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps I am trying to gather information about a surgeon called HS Carter, who worked in the 2nd Northern General Hospital, Leeds, during the first world war and submitted a thesis for the degree of MD, to the Leeds University, in 1922. His field of interest was Causalgia. The original article states "The work has been carried out at the 2nd Northern General Hospital, now the Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Leeds".Do you know whether these were the same? I am conducting research into the history of Causalgia, and would be interested in any information about Mr Carter and the two hospitals mentioned. Thank you Kind regards S Duttagupta Add to this record. 111566 Private Thomas Edward Lord Royal Army Medical Corps My uncle Tom was in France during WW 1, and as a result of shell shock was sent to Beckets Park, Leeds (2nd Northern general Hospital). I am interested to find any records of him. Yhnak you Janet Beardwood Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links Suggest a link

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