FREDA SERVED HERE
On the back of this photograph Freda listed the places in which she had served. They included the following:
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Services
June 1941 -September 1943: Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
October 1943 - February 1944: Catterick
February 1944: Fleet, Hampshire
May/June 1944: Luton, Oxford, Eastleigh and Southampton
June 1944 Normandy
September 1944: Belgium
October 1944: Holland
March-June 1945: Germany: Stalag XB Concentration Camp
June 1945 Cuxhaven
August 1945 Munster General Hospital
Below are shown the front cover of Freda's Record of Service Booklet and the entries inside.
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Services
June 1941 -September 1943: Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa
October 1943 - February 1944: Catterick
February 1944: Fleet, Hampshire
May/June 1944: Luton, Oxford, Eastleigh and Southampton
June 1944 Normandy
September 1944: Belgium
October 1944: Holland
March-June 1945: Germany: Stalag XB Concentration Camp
June 1945 Cuxhaven
August 1945 Munster General Hospital
Below are shown the front cover of Freda's Record of Service Booklet and the entries inside.
Freda's diaries and photo albums also give more details of places she served after D Day as the following entries illustrate: June 16th, 1944: Land in Normandy with 86th (BR) general Hospital. Billeted in tents in convent grounds at La Deliverande (it was here that Freda shook hands with Monty).
August 2nd, 1944: Unit moved to Ryes three miles from Asnelles, Freda was taken to see the prefabricated port at Arromanche.
August 27th, 1944: The unit moves to Rugle.
September 4th, 1944: To Amien
September 8th, 1944: In Brussels 5 days after the Germans have left (they take over a hospital full of wounded troops).
September 14th, 1944: Move to Diest, still under canvas.
October 29th, 1944: Holland - Eindhoven in buildings at last. A training college for priests, now used as a hospital.
Pictures below taken from this period in Freda's career.
August 27th, 1944: The unit moves to Rugle.
September 4th, 1944: To Amien
September 8th, 1944: In Brussels 5 days after the Germans have left (they take over a hospital full of wounded troops).
September 14th, 1944: Move to Diest, still under canvas.
October 29th, 1944: Holland - Eindhoven in buildings at last. A training college for priests, now used as a hospital.
Pictures below taken from this period in Freda's career.
November 24th, 1944: Mum and Win posted to Eisden in Belgium with No 10 (BR) CCS. The hospital is in a school and they are billeted with the chief engineer.
February 2nd, 1945: Back to Holland - set up hospital at Grave in a barracks.
March 5th, 1945: Move to Germany, set up castle at Weese
March 16th, 1945: To Bedburg, a German hospital and then across the Rhine to newly liberated Holland and Germany again. This time billeted in a hospital run by Catholic sisters.
April 11th, 1945: Heldrup (girls school)
April 14th, 1945: Bassum - billeted in a milk factory working in a German hospital
May 2nd, 1945: Zeedorf - German naval camp
May 6th, 1945: Concentration camp (see separate section)
June 6th, 1945 Cuxhaven
February 2nd, 1945: Back to Holland - set up hospital at Grave in a barracks.
March 5th, 1945: Move to Germany, set up castle at Weese
March 16th, 1945: To Bedburg, a German hospital and then across the Rhine to newly liberated Holland and Germany again. This time billeted in a hospital run by Catholic sisters.
April 11th, 1945: Heldrup (girls school)
April 14th, 1945: Bassum - billeted in a milk factory working in a German hospital
May 2nd, 1945: Zeedorf - German naval camp
May 6th, 1945: Concentration camp (see separate section)
June 6th, 1945 Cuxhaven
March 5th, 1945: Move to Germany, set up castle at Weese
March 16th, 1945: To Bedburg, a German hospital and then across the Rhine to newly liberated Holland and Germany again. This time billeted in a hospital run by Catholic sisters.
April 11th, 1945: Heldrup (girls school)
April 14th, 1945: Bassum - billeted in a milk factory working in a German hospital
May 2nd, 1945: Zeedorf - German naval camp
May 6th, 1945: Concentration camp (see separate section)
June 6th, 1945 Cuxhaven
Below are photographs taken at Cuxhaven and a group shot of the unit.
Follow the links below to see photographs of some of the places where Freda served.
La Delivrende
Ryes and Asnelles
Brussels
Diest
Eindhoven
Eisden
Grave
Holland
Gandersheim
March 16th, 1945: To Bedburg, a German hospital and then across the Rhine to newly liberated Holland and Germany again. This time billeted in a hospital run by Catholic sisters.
April 11th, 1945: Heldrup (girls school)
April 14th, 1945: Bassum - billeted in a milk factory working in a German hospital
May 2nd, 1945: Zeedorf - German naval camp
May 6th, 1945: Concentration camp (see separate section)
June 6th, 1945 Cuxhaven
Below are photographs taken at Cuxhaven and a group shot of the unit.
Follow the links below to see photographs of some of the places where Freda served.
La Delivrende
Ryes and Asnelles
Brussels
Diest
Eindhoven
Eisden
Grave
Holland
Gandersheim