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| HER Number: | MCO55634 |
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| Name: | PARKENGEAR - Modern military hospital |
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Summary
A temporary military hospital was set up in the last week of January 1944 to initially support two other hospitals at Polwhele and Boscawen.
Protected Status: None recorded
Other Statuses/Codes: none recorded
Monument Type(s):
Full description
In addition to the temporary hospitals at Boscawen, Truro and Polwhele when the workload became increasingly high and to alleviate this demand, a similar tented hospita,l was established during the last week of January 1944. It had 100 beds and was opened in just fourteen days.
It is suggested by a local resident that the location of this field hospital seems to be in the Parkengear area, to the SE of Probus.
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Related records
| 55177 | Related to: POLWHELE - Modern military camp, military hospital (Monument) |
| MCO55610 | Related to: TRURO - Modern military hospital (Monument) |
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