W.K. Hospital

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="044b85a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>R.A.F.WEST KIRBY ASSOCIATION</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="R.A.F.WEST KIRBY ASSOCIATION"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History">History</A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News">News</A>   |   <A HREF="news_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News 2">News 2</A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership Application">Membership Application</A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events">Events</A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter">Newsletter</A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bits Pieces">Bits & Pieces</A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shop">Shop</A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos 1946 47">Photos 1946 - 47</A>   |   <A HREF="photos_1948___49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1948 49"> 1948 - 49</A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1950 51">1950 - 51</A>   |   <A HREF="photos_1952___53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1952 53"> 1952 - 53</A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1954 55">  1954 - 55</A>   |   <A HREF="photos_1956___57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 1956 57"> 1956 - 57</A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="W.K. band">W.K. band</A>   |   <B>W.K. 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It has accomodation for about 200 and draws its patients from R.A.F. units throughout the country.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>These photos were sent to Cliff by Keneth Samuda, who was at the hospital from Jan to Aug., 1947, he was a Trainee Wireless Operator, but fell sick at Square Bashing.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="218085e0.jpg" border=0 width="520" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21a145e0.jpg" border=0 width="532" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21c005e0.jpg" border=0 width="512" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21e065e0.jpg" border=0 width="518" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="220fe5e0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="222125e0.jpg" border=0 width="530" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="22649580.jpg" border=0 width="329" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="22858430.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="323" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="22a58360.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="310" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="22c155e0.jpg" border=0 width="277" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>I have no names for anyone, but I think Keneth could be the one here </B></div> <div> <B>with the light tie (red).</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="22e095e0.jpg" border=0 width="521" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Meols Hospital 1947.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5c0645e0.jpg" border=0 width="612" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Dr. Ellis, Sister Burrows, Norman Long, Ron and Cliff Dodshon.</B></div> <div> <B>Order and other 3 not known.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5c2da5e0.jpg" border=0 width="474" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Cliff Dodshon.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5c40c5e0.jpg" border=0 width="268" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Cliff Dodshon and Martin Goldstein.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5c6185e0.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Norman Long, Ron & Cliff</B></div> <div> <B>Above four sent in from Cliff Dodshon, via Cliff East.</B></div> <div> <B>These were taken sometime in 1948.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>    <IMG SRC="50eda5e0.jpg" border=0 width="218" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </B><B><IMG SRC="50ae15e0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above two photos sent to me by Eric Todd, </B></div> <div> <B>he worked at the hospital in 1951, one on the left</B></div> <div> <B>was taken 19/03/51, the one on the right,</B></div> <div> <B> he is with Sister Hart Davis,19/05/51, outside</B></div> <div> <B>Infectious Diseases wards, where they both worked.</B></div> <div> <B>   <IMG SRC="510ef5e0.jpg" border=0 width="239" height="350" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Another one of Eric.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The following two photos are from Jim Sumner, via Cliff east.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5ac902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5aed92c0.jpg" border=0 width="473" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The three nursing orderlies lounging on the grass between the huts,</B></div> <div> <B>were on a 2 to 5 shift, </B><B>Jim is on the left.</B></div> <div> <B>(we were off duty form 2 to 5 then went back on from 5 to 8)</B></div> <div> <B>The other photo was at a dance at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton.</B></div> <div> <B>Jim is second right.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="79877c20.jpg" border=0 width="631" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="79a5ac20.jpg" border=0 width="602" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a296c20.jpg" border=0 width="662" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="79c93c20.jpg" border=0 width="659" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="79eacc20.jpg" border=0 width="684" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a0b6c20.jpg" border=0 width="694" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a488c20.jpg" border=0 width="648" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7a695c20.jpg" border=0 width="661" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Above 8, sent in by Jim Simpson, via Cliff East, </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>If you have any photos from the hospital, please send them to me or Cliff.</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>