MERLINV12 Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 Hopefully some one can help decipher 2 handwritten words in the image below, the first one is in the middle of the rubber stamp "Cont......., maybe ?? The 2nd one is the word/words under what I believe is "Gatcombe" in the 2nd entry ?? Have done the usual searches, but cannot make any matches. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 Could the first word be continuation (?) And the next bit 'aux...*****' George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 Contagious ? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss002d6252 Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 Gatcombe auxiliary hospital Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MERLINV12 Posted 25 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2021 3 minutes ago, ss002d6252 said: Gatcombe auxiliary hospital Thanks Craig, it becomes obvious when you see it written Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MERLINV12 Posted 25 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2021 Craig & George, Still not sure, no tail for a g in contagious, and the cross of the t is in the wrong place for continuation. Any other suggestions, confirmations anyone ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 Continuous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Rayner Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 Definitely Cont...and ends ...te George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MERLINV12 Posted 25 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2021 (edited) Thanks Bardess & George, Had a little play, taken out the form dots & line, maybe doesn't start with a "C", maybe a "P" which could make it Portsmouth, which is where the hospital was ?? Edited 25 October , 2021 by MERLINV12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 13 minutes ago, MERLINV12 said: Thanks Bardess & George, Had a little play, taken out the form dots & line, maybe doesn't start with a "C", maybe a "P" which could make it Portsmouth, which is where the hospital was ?? Isn’t that Haslar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MERLINV12 Posted 25 October , 2021 Author Share Posted 25 October , 2021 8 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: Isn’t that Haslar? Sorry, you have lost me, Haslar ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MERLINV12 said: Sorry, you have lost me, Haslar ??? The hospital at Portsmouth. It is quite famous, although not auxiliary but a principal establishment, so that fits with the “General” category on the stamp. Edited 25 October , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan24 Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 5 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: The hospital at Portsmouth. It is quite famous, although not auxiliary but a principal establishment, so that fits with the “General” category on the stamp. Probably not Haslar. LLT shows this... 5th Southern General. A TF General Hospital in Portsmouth. 48 officers and 989 other ranks. Interesting that it's TF hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 25 October , 2021 Share Posted 25 October , 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Alan24 said: Probably not Haslar. LLT shows this... 5th Southern General. A TF General Hospital in Portsmouth. 48 officers and 989 other ranks. Interesting that it's TF hospital. Thanks Alan, that all appears to fit. It seems that the: “5th Southern General Hospital was based at the Priory School in Fawcett Road, Fratton, Portmouth with additional wards at Portsmouth Royal Hospital, Portsea Island Union Infirmary in Milton Street, and in private homes nearby.“ It was one of 21 set up by the TF Nursing Service pre war and 19 were fully operational by the end of 1914. Before the war they were used for teaching, although all TF Nurses were apparently already nurses in civilian life, unlike the entirely separate VAD. For @MERLINV12: see two pages here (link to second page at bottom of first - https://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME053-1914/page445-volume53-5thdecember1914.pdf Edited 25 October , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 26 October , 2021 Share Posted 26 October , 2021 20 hours ago, MERLINV12 said: Sorry, you have lost me, Haslar ??? 20 hours ago, FROGSMILE said: The hospital at Portsmouth. It is quite famous, although not auxiliary but a principal establishment, so that fits with the “General” category on the stamp. Not the Royal (Naval) Hospital Haslar, which was - the buildings still are - in Gosport, the town on the other side of Portsmouth Harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 26 October , 2021 Share Posted 26 October , 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, seaJane said: Not the Royal (Naval) Hospital Haslar, which was - the buildings still are - in Gosport, the town on the other side of Portsmouth Harbour. Yes I think we solved that earlier in the thread seaJane? Didn’t I post the actual addresses and also some photos of the buildings today? Edited 26 October , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 26 October , 2021 Share Posted 26 October , 2021 4 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: Yes I think we solved that earlier in the thread seaJane? Didn’t I post the actual addresses and also some photos of the buildings today? I saw that - apologies for failing to acknowledge it - but I didn't want to leave the impression floating that Haslar was either a general hospital or in Portsmouth. I should have prefixed my post with something to that effect! very sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 26 October , 2021 Share Posted 26 October , 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, seaJane said: I saw that - apologies for failing to acknowledge it - but I didn't want to leave the impression floating that Haslar was either a general hospital or in Portsmouth. I should have prefixed my post with something to that effect! very sorry. No problem, I was just a bit confused without the context. I found it interesting as it wasn’t at first apparent that the Royal hospital was included in the trio of facilities, as in some accounts it’s been omitted. Fortunately good old Sue Light had made the situation clear in an old thread. Edited 26 October , 2021 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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