Ramsgate in Kent, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Canadian Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital

They also served: Commemorating Civilians in the World Wars

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 2, 2026

1. Canadian Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital Marker

Inscription. From March 1916 until September 1917, Chatham House was used as a VAD Hospital by the Canadian Military. The building was bombed on 22nd August 1917 killing 2, John Paul and Pte. D. R. Crighton, and wounding 5 others. On the 24th August 1940, 29 people lost their lives during the 'Murder Raids'. The German attack destroyed 78 houses and left 700 badly damaged. Chatham Street and Margate Road were central to this devastation, with 13 people killed.

Erected by Armed Forces Covenant Fund.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1916.

Location. 51° 20.192′ N, 1° 24.963′ E. Marker is in Ramsgate, England, in Kent. It is on Chatham Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 Chatham Street, Ramsgate, England CT11, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Greater South East.

Globally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean,

in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

on one of the British Isles,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mary Woolstonecraft Shelley (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); In Step With Pugin (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Royal Victoria Pavilion (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Viking Bay (approx. 3 kilometers away); Charles Dickens (approx.

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3 kilometers away); The Beginning of English History (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Welcome to St Peter's (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); Margate Jubilee Clock Tower (approx. 6.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ramsgate.

Photographed by Ray Gurganus, April 2, 2026

2. Canadian Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 2, 2026, by Ray Gurganus of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.