Palace Hospital in Helwan/Helouan

[artisticnoodles]

Hello,

Tracing the whereabouts of my relative in Egypt and I've come across a confusing bit of naming.

After being taken ill and leaving Gallipoli he travelled on hospital ship to Egypt where his records state he stayed for 2 days in "Palace H. Helouan".

I am assuming "Palace H" means Palace Hotel or Palace Hospital, but the only records of a Hospital I can find in Helwan are at the Al-Hayat Hotel or the Grand Hotel. There are records of a Tewfik Palace Hotel, but I'm not sure if this was used a military hospital? Would Palace Hotel just be another name for the AL-Hayat?

Also, his record shows he only stayed at the "Palace H" for 2 days before being moved to the Red Cross Hospital in Giza where he stayed for a month. It seems strange to be moved so quickly - was that common?

Any help would be appreciated!

[KizmeRD]

Could it be El Montaza Palace?, which during the First World War was used as a military field hospital for soldiers.

Located on the eastern side of Alexandria, near the seafront (the Montaza Bay/Park district also referred to as Helnan).

MB

 

Edited 23 January , 2023 by KizmeRD

[MaureenE]

Available online, prewar publications, but may be of interest

Helouan : an Egyptian health resort and how to reach it by H Overton Hobson 1906

https://archive.org/details/helouanegyptianh00hobs/page/n7/mode/2up including https://archive.org/details/helouanegyptianh00hobs/page/16/mode/2up page 16 which lists the hotels.

Helouan page 345 Twentieth Century Impressions of Egypt. Its History, People, Commerce, Industries, and Resources by Arnold Wright and H. A. Cartwright 1909

https://archive.org/details/20thc-impressions-of-egypt/page/345/mode/2up

Maureen

Edited 24 January , 2023 by MaureenE

[grantmal]

Who was your rellie serving with?

A possible clerical mistake, writing 'Helouan' instead of 'Heliopolis'?