clive_hughes Posted 17 June , 2016 Share Posted 17 June , 2016 While visiting Anglesey recently I called at a village institute, and saw this embroidery item. It is a linen square, perhaps previously in a frame but now loose. It has the flags of France, Belgium, Serbia and Japan in the corners, but pride of place goes to the Stars & Stripes and the Union Jack, below a Red Cross symbol. There are the initials "A.W.W.H" and date "1915." I know the USA wasn't in the war in 1915, but I wonder whether the initials might stand for something like "American Womens War Hospital" or something similar? The folks where I saw it said it had no history that they knew of, and they would welcome any information. It's just possible a local casualty might have been treated at this place, or a local nurse served there. (Apologies for the picture quality - best I could do on the day) Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 26 June , 2016 Share Posted 26 June , 2016 (edited) Clive, See Aled's post No. 2 in this old thread here the photo below is from Flicker regards Michael Edited 26 June , 2016 by michaeldr Trying to combat the new system which is too clever for its own good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 26 June , 2016 Share Posted 26 June , 2016 Just down the road from me. Still retains some of it's original glory. Belonged to the Singer family (of sewing machine fame) at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 28 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 28 June , 2016 Thank you both very much for that useful information - I'll let the curator know where the piece originated! Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 28 June , 2016 Share Posted 28 June , 2016 Which village Clive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 28 June , 2016 Author Share Posted 28 June , 2016 Dai, it's in the Pritchard-Jones Institute at Newborough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJW Posted 4 September , 2016 Share Posted 4 September , 2016 My Grandfather spent some time there after he was wounded (on 24th April 1917). I have, somewhere, some of his photos which show him in a bed outside what I see from this thread must have been one of the large bays at the sides of the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 4 September , 2016 Author Share Posted 4 September , 2016 Thanks SJW. The embroidery may well have been done as a rehabilitation activity by recovering casualties. Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 4 September , 2016 Share Posted 4 September , 2016 Sorry Clive. I hadn't seen this thread for some time. Thanks for the info about Niwbwrch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJW Posted 17 April , 2017 Share Posted 17 April , 2017 It's been a while since I posted on this thread, but I have scanned the page from my granddad's photo album which has photos taken of him and, perhaps favourite nurses, at the American Women's War Hospital in Paignton in 1917. Also in his album is a postcard showing the same image of the hospital as posted at 2 above, plus a couple of other different ones as well. If any one is interested in those let me know and I'll scan them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_hughes Posted 17 April , 2017 Author Share Posted 17 April , 2017 Thanks SJW! Clive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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