Wymondham

Military site
media-15513.jpeg UPL 15513 The memorial garden sign at Wymondham College, Wymondham.

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Photo taken 13 July 2013, Gary Atkins

Object Number - UPL 15513 - The memorial garden sign at Wymondham College, Wymondham.

The hospital was built on a site requisitioned by the Ministry of Works in 1943 and selected as a location to build a Military hospital to support the bases of the US 8th Air Force located nearby. The Medical facility was built under reverse Lend-Lease arrangements and was completed in September 1943.



The hospital served around 60,000 men, from 15 Bomber bases and their affiliated service units. Most of the casualties treated arose from the USAAF's combat missions over occupied Europe, though nearly 3,000 patients arrived at the hospital as a result of the D-Day landings.



An estimated 60% of the casualties treated by the hospital were caused by Flak, 15% from shrapnel and the remainder from crashes and accidents, almost all injuries treated were classed as severe. The majority of the patients were 18-30 years old.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 231st Station Hospital
  • Service Numbers: O-1544615
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Medical Supply Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 231st Station Hospital
  • Service Numbers: O-336562
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Admission & Disposition Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 231st Station Hospital
  • Service Numbers: O-519969
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Chief of Laboratory Section
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 231st Station Hospital
  • Service Numbers: O-486306
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Master of Surgery
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 231st Station Hospital
  • Service Numbers: O-1544096
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Supply and Transportation Officer

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