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Offline martzy

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Whitchurch hospital
« on: Wednesday 24 January 18 10:04 GMT (UK) »
Just found out that my Grandfather spent some time in Whitchurch Hospital when he was injured in WW1 does anyone know if there is a record of servicemen patients please

I was also told he ended up marrying one of the staff that nursed him so any registers of staff or patients still available would be great

 My Granddad was FRANK JAMES BURTON Royal Fusiliers GS47737 and the nurse or volunteer was AMY BLANCHE GRIMWOOD

Thank you 

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Re: Whitchurch hospital
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 24 January 18 10:13 GMT (UK) »
Birth: March qtr 1900
Romford (Essex) Registration District     vol 4a, page 539

Grimwood, Amy Blanche


GRO Index search reveals her Mother's Maiden Name to be Meloy

Marriage:
September qtr 1920
West Ham Registration District     vol 4a, page 926

Burton, Frank
Grimwood, Amy B
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Re: Whitchurch hospital
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 24 January 18 22:57 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for that I actually have that information, what I really want are the hospital records as Franks army records were lost during the bombing in WW2 and I would like to know more about his injuries if possible

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Re: Whitchurch hospital
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 24 January 18 23:07 GMT (UK) »
The hospital was known as the Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital during WW1.

The information page at TNA says any records are with Glamorgan Archives, under reference DHWHE/9.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=604
http://calmview.cardiff.gov.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=DHWHE%2f9&pos=2
http://calmview.cardiff.gov.uk/TreeBrowse.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&field=RefNo&key=DHWHE%2f9
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)