Royal Army Medical Corps. A photograph of RAMC men from the London Hospital. C.1915.

Image Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.

Male Ward in St Bartholomew's Hospital. 

This posed photograph shows five nurses standing behind a group of recovery soldiers in army hospital uniform. In the picture two amputees can be seen alongside a number of bed bound men.

Image Courtesy of St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives.

Dissecting Room with Military Recruitment Posters.

In November 1915 the Government announced that medical students in their first, second and third year should be released from their studies for military service. This picture depicts the dissecting room covered in military recruitment posters.

Image Courtesy of St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives.

Our Wounded

A pamphlet produced by The Royal London Hospital detailing its involvement in the war. Published on October 14th 1915.

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St Bartholomew's Hospital Journal

St Bartholomew's Hospital Journal was a monthly publication aimed at staff, students and alumni of Barts Hospital. During the war the journal received correspondence from students and staff serving on the Western and Eastern front. These letters cover a range of topics from reports of attacks, to letters relaying a dinner at the front which men from Barts attended. The journal also discusses how the hospital itself functioned during the war and it includes papers on new medical developments such as artificial limbs and facial reconstruction. The journal has  been digitized from 1913-1919. 

Click on the links above to view individual pages of the Journal. PDF's may take a while to download depending on the speed of your internet connection. 

Images Courtesy of St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives. 

Photograph of Edith Cavell

A picture of Edith Cavell with her dogs accompanying the article from the British Journal of Nursing.

Image Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.

The London Hospital Gazette 1915

The London Hospital Gazette was produced throughout the war and contains stories and anecdotes from the frontline including some interesting sketches of battle plans and instructions on how to make a urinal out of items available to serving soldiers. Many of the letters and reports come from those serving with the R.A.M.C and detail the working conditions in medical hospitals on the frontline. The gazette also includes information about the  running of the London Hospital in war time and it contains medical papers which map the impact the war had on medical advancement. 

Please click on the links above to view individual pages of the Gazette. PDF's may take a while to download depending on the speed of your internet connection. 

Images Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.  

Soldiers, Doctors and Nurses in the Square 1915

A photograph of a large group of uniformed soldiers, doctors and nurses taken in the Square at St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1915. Several are bandaged and visibly wounded.

Image Courtesy of St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives.

The Edith Cavell Nursing Home

A newspaper cutting in which Queen Alexandra declares that the new nursing home being built at The London Hospital should be known as the 'Edith Cavell Home' instead of the 'Alexandra Home'. The newspaper describes this as a 'noble and inspiring lead.'

Image Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.

War Fund in memory of Edith Cavell

A newspaper cutting giving details of the war fund set up in honour of Edith Cavell.

Image Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.