WOBURN PARISH CHURCH - Hospital Memorials World War 1 - Roll of Honour with detailed information Compiled and copyright © 2002 Lynda Smith

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The Woburn Military Hospital Memorial and Duchess of Bedford Window

IN MEMORY
OF SIXTEEN NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS & MEN WHO DIED IN
THE WOBURN MILITARY HOSPITAL
1914 – 1920
THIS TABLET IS ERECTED
BY MARY, WIFE OF HERBRAND XI DUKE OF BEDFORD K.G.

PTE. T.  WATSON	Scottish Rifles.	1915
PTE. J. SMITH	5th  Canadian Regiment	1915
GUNNER P. O’DONOVAN	Royal Garrison Artillery	1915
PTE. H. BROWN	5th Canadian Regiment	1916
L/CPL. T. TURNBULL	5th Canadian Regiment	1916
PTE. J. GREEN	King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry	1916
SGT. E.F. PEACHY	Suffolk Regiment	1916
PTE. W. MELLORS	Lincolnshire Regiment	1916
PTE. A. PROSSER	King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry	1916
PTE. T. CHANEY	East Lancashire Regiment	1916
PTE. J. QUIRK	Leinster Regiment	1916
RIFLEMAN T. BRAMALL	King’s Royal Rifle Corps	1916
PTE. A. WRIGHT	Sherwood Foresters	1917
PTE . J. GOLD	Gordon Highlanders	1917
PTE. W. WHITEHAND	West Yorkshire Regiment	1918
PTE T. FLEW	Devonshire Regiment	1919

ALSO TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHANNES ZACHERIAS TRUTER F.R.C.S. EDIN.
OF WELLINGTON,  SOUTH AFRICA
ASSISTANT SURGEON TO THE HOSPITAL
WHO DIED AT WOBURN ABBEY
15 DECEMBER 1918

AND TO THE MEMORY OF
CONSTANCE ANNIE DEAR
OF NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND
A MEMBER OF THE NURSING STAFF
WHO DIED AT WOBURN ABBEY
ON 4 DECEMBER 1918

BOTH IN THE DISCHARGE OF THEIR DUTIES

AND YOU, TO WHOM IT WAS NOT GIVEN
TO DIE UPON THE FOUGHTON FIELD
YES, YOU FULL EQUALLY HAVE STRIVEN,
FOR YOU YOUR LIVES DID YIELD
AS NOBLY AS THE MEN WHO FELL,
THERE IN THE BLAZING MOUTH OF HELL.

NOT IN THE WILD RUSH OF THE FIGHT
GOD SAW IT MEET FOR YOU TO DIE.
YET HE WHO KEEPS HIS ARMOUR BRIGHT
HIS LORD DOTH MAGNIFY.
YOU ANSWERED EQUALLY THE CALL,
AND HE WHO GIVES HIMSELF GIVES ALL.

ON THE OUTBREAK OF THE GREAT WAR IN AUGUST 1914, A
MILITARY HOSPITAL CONTAINING 102 BEDS WAS EQUIPPED AT
WOBURN ABBEY BY MARY, DUCHESS OF BEDFORD AND
MAINTAINED BY HER FOR SIX YEARS.  IN 1917 THE HOSPITAL WAS
APPOINTED ONE OF THE SPECIAL SURGICAL MILITARY HOSPITALS. 
CONVOYS OF THE WOUNDED WERE RECEIVED DIRECT FROM
FRANCE AND 2453 NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN PASSED
THROUGH THE HOSPITAL

TO THE MEMORY OF
BRYDEN GLENDINING F.R.C.S.
SURGEON TO WOBURN ABBEY HOSPITAL
FROM 1914 TO THE END OF THE WAR
AND SUBSEQUENTLY SURGEON TO THE WOBURN HOSPITAL.
BORN MARCH 29TH 1880
DIED MAY 19^TH 1927

WINDOW
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI

IN MEMORY OF MARY DUCHESS OF BEDFORD
WHOSE WORK WAS IN THE HOSPITALS
WHOSE DELIGHT WAS IN THE BIRDS

HOSPITAL MEMORIAL

This memorial has not been easy to research.  There is obviously no local link with the men commemorated here.  Some with more unusual names are almost certainly correct, others are as a result of elimination.  If anyone can make any corrections or  add further to this research, we will be very grateful.

Last updated 26 May, 2008