| No. 1 New Zealand General Hospital | |
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| New Zealand Medical Corps | |
_Brockenhurst_(operation_theatre).jpg) Operation Theatre at the New Zealand General Hospital No.1, Brockenhurst | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Brokenhurst, England |
| Coordinates | 50°48′41″N 1°34′11″W / 50.8115°N 1.5698°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Military |
| History | |
| Opened | 1916 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The № 1 New Zealand General Hospital (1NZGH) was a World War I military hospital in Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England. The hospital was established in June 1916, after moving from Abasseyeh in Egypt.[1] It was operated by the Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps. It had been the Lady Hardinge Hospital for Wounded Indian Soldiers.[2][3]
Two large hotels in the parish: the Balmer Lawn Hotel and Forest Park Hotel were taken over and became a part of the new hospital, they could each hold 200 beds. 1NZGH became the orthopaedic centre for the New Zealand Medical Service in Britain.[4]
On occasions during 1918 nearly 1,600 patients were accommodated at the hospital.[3] Between 1916 and its closure 1919 the hospital cared for over 20,000 patients.[4] Auckland Avenue and Auckland Place in Brockenhurst are named to commemorate the many New Zealanders who served at the Hospital during World War I.[5]
Saint Nicholas Churchyard has 106 graves of those who died from the war including 93 New Zealanders, three Indian and three unidentified Belgian civilians.[6]