(Memories written by members of Forces Reunited)
Duchess of Kent Military Hospital Catterick in 2010
Written by Jim Flood
Correction on the history of DKMH. The Miltary Hospital was first established in Catterick Camp in 1915, on land purchased from Crake Dub Farm, Hipswell. The originsl hospital buildings remained in service, with alterations, until DKMH was completed in the Summer of 1976. Catterick Miltary Hospital was, during the years of WW1, the largest military hospital in terms of beds with over 1000 beds available on the site. Much larger than the more "permanenT" military hospital such as CMH Aldershot and RHH Woolwich. Not bad for a temporary hospital which served for over 60 years. I researched the history whilst serving there for the second time, (I served there 4 times in my 26 year career). This was published in the Garrison magazine in 1983/84