Medical dates:

Medical character:

At the outbreak of WW1 the Ward Convalescent Home for Children in Reigate was transformed into a Class B military convalescent hospital by the Hon. Mrs John Ward.

The Ward Hospital opened in Ocober 1914 with 18 beds.  The nursing staff comprised three Red Cross nurses.  By November the Hospital was caring for 16 wounded Belgian and British servicemen.

In December 1914 Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria visited, speaking to each of the men.  The Wards accompanied the Royal party; each patient received the gift of a cigarette case or tobacco pouch with his name inscribed on it.

By the end of March 1915 all the beds were occupied.  On 28th September the Hospital became affiliated with the Horton (County of London) War Hospital.

The Hospital closed on 15th January 1919.

Present status (March 2012)

In the early 1960s the property was demolished and its site redeveloped.  It now contains Hartlington Close, a gated residential estate.