The London Hospital Gazette 1919

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.  

Field Gun and Cars outside St Bartholomew's c.1929.

After the armistice in 1918, the St Bartholomew's Hospital Journal reports that jubilant students captured a gun and towed it to the gates of the hospital. The canon remained in place for several years. This photo is thought to be taken c.1929.

Image Courtesy of St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives.

Death Awed, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.

Percy Smith produced sketches of war-ravaged countryside, death and destruction. His most memorable series is The Dance of Death, which sums up the horror and futility of war.

Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.

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. 

Edith Cavell Statue.

A newspaper article describing the statue that has been commissioned in memory of Edith Cavell.

Image Courtesy of Royal London Hospital Archives.

Sunday Morning in Billets, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919. 

'Billet' was the term for living quarters, in which soldiers during the First World War slept.

Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.

Dreams in a Dugout, by Percy Smith, 1916-1919.

Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.

Death Refuses, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.

Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.

Death Waits, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.

Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.

Death Ponders, by Percy Smith from the Dance of Death series, 1916-1919.

Image Courtesy of Percy Smith Foundation.