Royal Naval Hospital, Herne Bay Explained

The Royal Naval Hospital, Herne Bay was a Royal Naval Hospital based at Herne Bay (now Riverwood), near Sydney, Australia.[1] The hospital was used chiefly in Second World War, and a young Cynthia Cooke served there in 1944–45.[2]

In mid-September 1945, the hospital provided equipment to HMS Glory in order to set up a medical facility in the hangar, along with thirty-six medical staff from the Voluntary Aid Detachment and Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service.[3]

Thirty-six deaths occurred at Herne Bay in the period 1945–46.

References

  1. Book: Madden, B. J.. Hernia Bay: Sydney's Wartime Hospitals at Riverwood. 2001-01-01. Canterbury and District Historical Society. 9780957939103. en.
  2. News: Cynthia Cooke; Naval nurse who accompanied PoWs back home after the war. June 15, 2016. The Daily Telegraph. 1st national. 29. LexisNexis.
  3. Book: Hobbs, David. The British Pacific Fleet: The Royal Navy's Most Powerful Strike Force. 2012-03-07. Seaforth Publishing. 9781848320482. en.