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Memorial details

Memorial type
Other memorial
District
Sheffield
Town
Sheffield
County
South Yorkshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
27774

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Current location

Kingswood Hall
Sheffield
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 1RN
England

OS Grid Ref: SK 31789 91458
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
DESCRIBED AS STANDARD THANSGIVING HOSPITAL SCROLL.
Inscription
DURING THE GREAT WAR OF 1914-1919 THIS BUILDING WAS ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED AS A HOSPITAL FOR THE BRITISH SICK AND WOUNDED. THE ARMY COUNCIL IN THE NAME OF THE NATION THANK THOSE WHO RENDERED TO IT THIS VALUABLE AND PATRIOTIC ASSISTANCE IN THE HOUR OF ITS EMERGENCY, AND THEY DESIRE TO EXPRESS THEIR DEEP APPRECIATION OF THE WHOLE-HEARTED ATTENTION WHICH THE STAFF OF THIS HOSPITAL GAVE TO PATIENTS WHO WERE UNDER THEIR CARE. THE WAR HAS ONCE AGAIN CALLED UPON THE DEVOTION AND SELF SACRIFICE OF BRITISH MEN AND WOMEN, AND THE NATION WILL REMEMBER WITH PRIDE AND GRATITUDE THEIR WILLINGNESS AND INESTIMABLE SERVICE.
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: no
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Memorial
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Unknown
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Sponsorship
Private
Details: The building where the memorial resides is called Kingswood Hall, formerly known as Middlewood Hospital. Bloor Homes, a private housing company have pruchased the building and converted it into 85 apartments.

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