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Whitworth Auxiliary Hospital, Darley Dale    Whitworth Auxiliary Hospital was situated in the Whitworth Institute, Darley Dale near Matlock. The Institute, a fine stone building was gifted to the people of the town by Lady Louisa Whitworth, it opened in 1890 and provided an indoor swimming pool, an assembly hall, various reading and committee rooms, a library and billiard room all set in a landscaped park. The hospital at first provided 40 beds, but this was later increased to 55 then to 88. Around 2000 patients were treated at the hospital. 22nd May 1915 Excellent Work 8th June 1915 Visitor 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) No information has been added for this hospital, please check back later. Those known to have worked or been treated at Whitworth Auxiliary Hospital, Darley Dale during the Great War 1914-1918. Harris Richard. Rfmn. (d.4th Oct 1914) 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 Whitworth Auxiliary Hospital, Darley Dale from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 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? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 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There are:2 items tagged Whitworth Auxiliary Hospital, Darley Dale available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. 255789 Rfmn. Richard Harris 1st Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps (d.4th Oct 1914) Richard Harris was 39 when he was badly wounded in the lungs during the Battle of Aisnes in September 1914. He was brought home and died of these wounds in Whitworth Street Military Hospital in Manchester. He was buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester and is remembered on the Screen Wall. Richard was the first British Soldier to die in Manchester as a result of WW1 and there was great local outcry because, unlike German soldiers who had received full military honours when buried there, he was not given the same courtesy. A Manchester newspaper reported that "the lack of the usual military features attending a soldier's funeral was freely commented on". Born in 1875, Richard was a veteran of the Boer War having been awarded the Queen's South Africa Medal for his action in Cape Colony, Orange Free State, the Relief of Ladysmith and Transvaal, he also received the King's South Africa Medal for his service in 1901 and 1902. His WW1 medals (the 1914 Star, the British War Medal and the Allied Victory Medal) were presented to his wife and children, along with his Memorial Plaque, these are still with Richard's family to this day. Anthony Lay Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices. Links Suggest a link

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