Try the Royal Engineers (Tunnel Tigers) who did a lot of work in tunnels and
underground hospitals and bunkers, as can be see today in Gibraltar
(Fortress Squadron). There museum could help anyone interested in military
mining. The are at Brompton Barracks, Chatham Kent ME4 4UG. The military are
very good at keeping documents and planes.
Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Eve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Arras - 1st world war underground field hospital
> Although I dont know the site it is quite possible it was a purpose built
structure. With constant shelling many command and support functions were
located underground and the static nature of the western front provided
considerable time (years in fact) to enlarge and extend such facilities. I
would have thought only a forward casualty clearing station would have
needed to be in a bunker, raterh than a hospital, but maybe these were very
large. After all, the numbers of casualties certanily were! Perhaps members
of the military history mailbase would be the best people to ask.
>
> David Eve
> Greater London Sites and Monuments Record Manager
> English Heritage
>
> >>> Harald Finster <[log in to unmask]> 10/26 7:51 am >>>
> Peter Claughton wrote:
> >
> > Tonight BBC News highlighted the discovery of an underground field
hospital
> > in Arras dating from the 1st world war. I would presume this was a chalk
> > mine utilised as a hospital rather than a specially mined facility. Can
> > anyone confirm its origin?
>
> If you are talking about Arras in France, I can only tell you, that
> there used to be a coal mine (as shown in the 'headframes' book of
> B. & H. Becher).
>
> Harald
>
>
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> ... because a frozen computer can't freeze
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