SECTION VI.
Reading edition
THE ARTISTS’ RIFLES V.A.D.
On the 31st January, 1911, at the suggestion of Colonel Walter Horsley, the then Commanding Officer, a small Provisional Committee was formed with a view to raising a Voluntary Aid Detachment in connection with the Battalion. The result was the formation of the 104th (Artists’ Rifles) V.A.D., the original members of which were all relatives or friends of officers and men in the Regiment, and on the outbreak of the war there was immediately available a well-trained Detachment, numbering over 40, the whole of whom at once volunteered for service abroad or at home.
The primary idea of such an organisation was to look after the sick and wounded necessarily left behind a Territorial Army in action, for whom no provision had yet been made, and to pass them back to the Base Hospitals.
Owing to the Territorial Units being merged into the other fighting forces the V.A.D.s were not required for the purpose for which they were originally intended. Thereupon the 104th offered to equip and staff an Auxiliary Military Hospital. Their offer was accepted and the Hospital was opened on April 28th, 1915, at Egremont, Lyndhurst Gardens, Hampstead, as an auxiliary to the Hampstead Military Hospital, to receive 23 patients, soon increased to 25, and after a year to 32. The entire work of the Hospital—Superintending, Nursing, Cooking, and Cleaning was done by the members of the Detachment.
Before the Hospital was closed, on the 31st May 1919, nearly 1,000 patients had passed through the wards, two at least of whom were old members of the Regiment.
THE 104th (ARTISTS’ RIFLES) V.A.D.
LIST OF MEMBERS WHO SERVED IN THE HOSPITAL.
*: Original Members.
Dr. Lewis Glover Medical Officer.
Miss A. S. Goodall Commandant.
*Mrs. de Segundo Lady Superintendent.
*Mrs. Herbert Shirley Lady Superintendent.
Miss Ethel Allbutt Matron from April, 1918.
Miss Janet Venables Quartermaster.
Miss A. Sawtell Quartermaster.
Miss M. Goodall, M.B.E. Secretary & Treasurer.
Miss Ackers.
*Mrs. Baines.
Miss G. Barrett.
Miss Bodkin.
Miss Brereton.
Miss Brown.
*Miss M. Bruce.
Miss Burton.
Miss Coleman.
Miss Cowell.
Miss Carey Morgan.
*Miss D. Davidson.
*Miss E. Davidson.
*Mrs. Edlmann.
Miss Edgell.
Miss Fischel.
Miss D. Ford.
Miss Freer-Smith.
*Mrs. Fry.
Mrs. Gittens.
Miss Gordon.
*Miss Greenwood.
Miss D. Grinling.
Miss Hammersley.
Mrs. Hammond.
Miss Harris.
Miss Hodson.
Miss Hutchinson.
Miss E. Jones.
Miss J. Manley.
Miss N. Manley.
*Miss Marvin.
Mrs. Morewood.
Miss Moir.
Miss Moore.
*Miss Neame.
Miss Pepper.
Miss Patterson.
Miss Reaney.
Miss Richardson.
Miss Robinson.
*Miss Selfe.
Miss Showell.
Miss Cecil Smith.
Mrs. E. Stewart.
*Miss J. Stewart.
*Miss M. Stewart.
Mrs. Sutcliffe.
Miss Taylor.
Miss Travers.
Miss Turner.
Miss Turton.
Miss E. Wallis.
Miss F. Wallis.
Miss H. Webb.
Miss H. Welch.
Miss M. Welch.
Miss West.
Miss Whitehead.
Miss Wilkinson.
Miss M. Wilson.
Miss Whyte.
Major Arthur Davidson, V.D., Chairman of Committee from October 20th, 1916
LIST OF HONOURS AND AWARDS, 1914-1918.
Order of the British Empire.—Miss A. S. Goodall, M.B.E.
Order of St. John of Jerusalem.—Mrs. de Segundo, “Honorary Serving Sister.”
BROUGHT TO NOTICE (Secretary of State’s Mentions).
Dr. Lewis Glover.
Miss A. S. Goodall.
Miss G. M. Goodall.
Miss D. Grinling.
Miss M. Neame.
Miss A. Sawtell.
Mrs. de Segundo.
Miss O. M. Selfe.
Mrs. Herbert Shirley.
Miss W. Turton
Miss J. Venables
Miss M. Wilson.
