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Former military hospital in Torquay, England
RAF Hospital Torquay (also known as the RAF Officer's Convalescent Hospital), was a medical facility run by the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Torquay suburb
RAF_Hospital_Torquay
History of English town
hospital and training facility for RAF officers, originally with 48 beds but soon expanded to nearly 250. It was later renamed RAF Hospital Torquay.
History_of_Torquay
the hospital at Torquay was bombed, incurring nineteen fatalities. Most of the hospitals were built in the 1930s or 1940s, to cater either for the RAF Expansion
List of Royal Air Force hospitals
List_of_Royal_Air_Force_hospitals
Former Royal Air Force hospital in London, England
Women's Auxiliary Air Force Hospital, with the Officers' hospital moving to the RAF Hospital Torquay. Citations "Sir Douglas Bader CBE, DSO, DFC". London
RAF_Hospital_Uxbridge
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
Royal Air Force pilot
Fuller in August 1941 after meeting during his period of recovery in RAF Hospital Torquay. They had four children. A keen sailor and horse rider, Griffiths
Frank_Griffiths_(pilot)
Royal Air Force hospitals
There have been several British military hospitals formerly operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) of the United Kingdom. They were primarily identified
RAF_Hospital
Royal Air Force officer
injury. He was treated for burns in hospital and then spent time in RAF Hospital Torquay convalescing. Whilst in Torquay he married Mary Bunce. Zatonski rejoined
Alexander_Zatonski
British Royal Air Force officer (1921–2022)
teaching psychiatric patients at Rampton Hospital. On his retirement, Johnson and his wife moved to Torquay, where they both became active in local politics
Johnny_Johnson_(RAF_officer)
she joined the Red Cross as a voluntary worker and the WVS. She moved to Torquay in 1941 where she worked as National Registration Clerk and was also an
Muriel_Byck
Royal Air Force nurse
was working at the RAF Hospital at St Athan in South Wales, when it was bombed. In April 1942, she was working at RAF Hospital Torquay, and had just married
Iris_Bower
1975 British TV series or programme
summer season at the Princess Theatre, Torquay. Series 1–2 were set at the fictional Royal Air Force station RAF Skelton. They were filmed at Hobbs Barracks
Get_Some_In!
NZ RAF officer (1919–2016)
rehabilitation at the RAF Officers' Hospital Torquay, Lawrence rejoined his unit, by then re-numbered as No. 91 Squadron RAF. He was posted to 52 OTU, RAF Aston Down
Keith_Lawrence_(RAF_officer)
Market town in the South Hams district of Devon, England
largest settlement in the South Hams and is 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Torquay, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Plymouth, and 32 miles (51 km) of Exeter
Kingsbridge
Town in Bedfordshire, England
footballer - West Ham United F.C., Torquay United F.C. Pat Kruse - former professional footballer - Leicester City F.C., Torquay United F.C., Brentford F.C.
Arlesey
English philanthropist and benefactor
Lancaster bombers over Germany. Much later he was welfare officer at the RAF Benevolent Fund. He returned to mixed dairy and arable farming at Longfurlong
John_William_Greening
Volunteer Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment: 27 March 1977. RAF Hospital Ely, 1977 RAF Strike Command: 26 September 1987. 1094 (City of Ely) Squadron
List of Freedom of the City recipients
List_of_Freedom_of_the_City_recipients
Airport of Bristol, England (1930–1957)
RAF Lulsgate Bottom. The former airfield is now occupied by a sports centre, trading estates and retail parks. The South Bristol Community Hospital opened
Bristol_(Whitchurch)_Airport
Irish RAF officer killed in action
Finucane among his colleagues, was an Irish Second World War Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace—defined as an aviator credited with five or
Paddy_Finucane
RAF officer and civil rights activist (1921–1998)
most noted for his achievements as a bomber pilot with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, and for his reputation as a highly influential
Billy_Strachan
English comic actor and theatre director (1914–1988)
Gaiety Theatre, Rhyl (summer 1970), Stop it Nurse at the Pavilion Theatre, Torquay (1972), and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs again at the Theatre Royal
Charles Hawtrey (actor, born 1914)
Charles_Hawtrey_(actor,_born_1914)
Welsh actor (1925–1984)
scholarship at Exeter College, Oxford, and went to the RAF classification examinations held in Torquay to train as a pilot. He was disqualified for pilot
Richard_Burton
Academy in Beckenham, Greater London, England
where they lost to Torquay Boys' Grammar School. Despite the match ending in a 12–12 draw and taking place in a neutral venue, Torquay went through as they
Langley_Park_School_for_Boys
Royal Air Force air marshal (1922–2007)
Torquay on 20 April 1922. He was educated at Kelly College, now known as Mount Kelly, in Tavistock, Devon. Wakeford joined the Royal Air Force (RAF)
Richard_Gordon_Wakeford
grounds of a single hospital, these stations broadcast to bedside units and occasionally public areas of the hospital. Hospital radio is free of charge
List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
List_of_radio_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom
Mansion in Paignton England completed 1870s
Rea 2016, p. 96. "Bygones : How we coped with victims of slaughter". Torquay Herald Express. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014
Oldway_Mansion
announced on this date) 16 March – Jonathan Durham, 59, English footballer (Torquay United, Rotherham United). (death announced on this date) Doug Laughton
2025_in_England
Town in Cornwall, England
Beach Road. They had a regular Sunday supply of preachers from Plymouth, Torquay, and Truro. The first Methodist chapel was built in 1833, at a cost of
Newquay
UK Government department responsible for defence
where "more than a million people along the south coast of England, from Torquay to the New Forest, were exposed to bacteria including E.coli and Bacillus
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)
Place of burial in north London, England
Line Henry Willis, foremost organ builder of the Victorian era Hugh Wilson, RAF test pilot George Wombwell, menagerie exhibitor Ellen Wood, author known
Highgate_Cemetery
Airfield in Devon, England (1928 – 1968)
suitably timed bus service connected their passengers with Teignmouth and Torquay. The service only lasted until the end of the year, when the airline was
Haldon_Aerodrome
List of notable UK deaths in a year
semantic dementia. Paul Dobson, 63, English footballer (Hartlepool United, Torquay United, Scarborough). (death announced on this date) 3 July Alan Banks
2026 deaths in the United Kingdom
2026_deaths_in_the_United_Kingdom
Seaside town in Norfolk, England
Pier. The cast iron, framed glass structure was shipped by barge from Torquay in 1903, ostensibly without the loss of a single pane of glass. Over the
Great_Yarmouth
Programmes of a British television series
Gloucester (10 April 1983) Dundee (17 April 1983) Leicester (24 April 1983) Torquay (1 May 1983) Norwich (8 May 1983) Southport (15 May 1983) Folkestone (22
List of Antiques Roadshow episodes
List_of_Antiques_Roadshow_episodes
English rugby union competition
Peter Yarranton (capt) Wasps & R.A.F Gordon Bendon Wasps Nick Labuschagne Harlequins M J O Massey St Mary's Hospital C T Bowen Newton Abbot W Blackmore
1955–56 Rugby Union County Championship
1955–56_Rugby_Union_County_Championship
Motorway in England
Channel and the M6) the boundary of a new numbering sector for motorways. RAF Moreton Valence had a proposed service area in the late 1970s. There was
M5_motorway
Small coastal town in Gwynedd, Wales
1870s decided to develop the town into a major tourist resort to rival Torquay. As well as constructing a row of boarding houses and a grand esplanade
Tywyn
English actress (1922–1980)
1976 to September 1979 at various places in the UK (including seasons at Torquay, Lincoln, Blackpool and Bournemouth; a UK national tour; and an international
Hattie_Jacques
English journalist and academic (1934–2019)
where he read English, Sociology and Philosophy. His parents relocated to Torquay, prompting Bowker to launch his teaching career at a school in Paignton
Gordon_Bowker_(writer)
Fleet sailing against England in 1588
was brought to Dartmouth. The 397 crew were taken to Torre Abbey near Torquay where they were held prisoner in a barn (today called the 'Spanish Barn')
Spanish_Armada
English radio presenter (1908–1981)
LCCN 48014352 – via Internet Archive. "'...Alvar Lidell Reading It'". Torquay Herald Express. 21 February 1957. p. 7. Archived from the original on 9
Alvar_Lidell
British royal recognitions
Practice. Marlyn Catherine Hookings. For services to the community in Torquay, Devon. Gareth Hopkins. Apprenticeship Programme Manager, Forestry Commission
2025_New_Year_Honours
shootout on farm road: A driver dead, three policemen injured, one man in hospital". The Herald. 16 May 1993. Retrieved 5 May 2024. "Murder spree daughter
List of mass shootings in the United Kingdom
List_of_mass_shootings_in_the_United_Kingdom
British fraternal organization
New Zealand Banner. At the end of the First World War soldiers in the Torquay Demobilization Camp formed the Ye Petitor Lodge No 2674. A GLE dispensation
Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
Royal_Antediluvian_Order_of_Buffaloes
Region of England
Cheltenham (119,000) Bath (94,000) Weston-super-Mare (82,000) Paignton (68,000) Torquay (65,000) Taunton (60,000) Weymouth (53,000). Yeovil (50,000) Salisbury
South_West_England
1963 robbery in Ledburn, England
opportunities promised by his old criminal contacts. He was arrested in 1968 in Torquay and sentenced to 25 years in jail. He was released a decade later. Reynolds
Great_Train_Robbery_(1963)
English football club season
September 1947 Exeter Home 3–1 Hatton 2, Durrant 18090 1 27 September 1947 Torquay Away 1–1 Smith G. 10402 1 2 October 1947 Southend Home 3–2 Hatton 2, Pattison
1947–48 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
1947–48_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season
Burial ground in Surrey, England
includes graves of Czech and United States nationals who died serving in the RAF. The cemetery also has 786 non-Commonwealth war graves, including 28 unidentified
Brookwood_Cemetery
English golfer (born 1931)
the 1949 Daily Mail Tournament, after a first round of 67. He was in the RAF doing his National Service from 1949 and 1951 which limited his playing opportunities
Peter_Mills_(golfer)
British government recognitions
services to Girl Guide's and the community. Richard Edward Garrard, of Torquay, Victoria. For services to sport. Stanley Herbert Garward, Chief Architect
1970_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
Post Office, Torquay. Hannah Haley, Blackplate Mill Opener, Briton Ferry Steel Co. Ltd., Port Talbot. Elizabeth Ethel Hall, Cook, RAF, Hospital, Uxbridge
1952_Birthday_Honours
making a large crater in the pitch. The bomber was forced to leave after RAF night fighters were scrambled to intercept. Two months after the first bombing
History_of_Middlesbrough
British Nazi collaborator (1917–1975)
in public, with a set of RAF pilot's wings attached. While doing so he was involved in a traffic accident, and after hospital treatment was sent to a convalescent
Douglas_Berneville-Claye
Public school in Canford Magna near Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England
Canford School. Retrieved 21 April 2023. "The Trial of Christine Keeler: How Torquay vicar's son Stephen Ward rocked the British establishment". Devon Live
Canford_School
History of English county
together with Halifax bombers. Many RAF pilots were trained at Panshanger. From 1940, No. 2 (AC) Squadron was stationed at RAF Sawbridgeworth, with the purpose
History_of_Hertfordshire
Cemetery in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
crematorium for the district, on Wetherby Road. This area of Yorkshire had many RAF bases during the Second World War. In particular, No 6 RCAF Bomber Group
Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery
Harrogate_(Stonefall)_Cemetery
List of notable UK deaths in a year
date) 12 February Tony Bedeau, 45, British-born Grenadian footballer (Torquay United). (death announced on this date) Denis Wick, 93, British trombonist
2025 deaths in the United Kingdom
2025_deaths_in_the_United_Kingdom
infection. A successful treatment is achieved during May. 4 May: A bomber from RAF Abingdon crashes at the eastern end of Linton Road with fatalities. 5 May:
Timeline_of_Oxford
British military post
of Parliament (MP) for Nottingham South, and Frederic Bennett, MP for Torquay. A Company DCLI reunited with E Company, which had been posted to British
Bermuda_Garrison
My Type), adrenocortical carcinoma. Jon Durham, 59, English footballer (Torquay United, Rotherham United). (death announced on this date) Fang Weizhong
Deaths_in_March_2025
RAF Fayid 2nd Battalion, The Cameron Highlanders, RAF Fayid 1st Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles, RAF Fayid 4th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, RAF Fayid
Structure of the British Army in 1939
Structure_of_the_British_Army_in_1939
British royal recognitions
(London, Greater London) June Miriam Palmer. Headteacher, Mayfield School, Torquay. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs
2021_New_Year_Honours
Cemetery in South East England
Cemetery which was located near RAF Detling & RAF West Malling, and fifty-nine at Hawkinge Cemetery, very close to RAF Hawkinge. Casualty details of German
Hamilton_Road_Cemetery,_Deal
Appointments by Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours
Scatchard Drake, Warden, Queen Elizabeth Home of Recovery for the Blind, Torquay Alfred Lever Duggan. For political and public services in Bristol. Alderman
1953_Coronation_Honours
British royal recognitions
Southampton. Violet Fanny Gresham, JP. For public and charitable services in Torquay. David Parry Griffiths, Headmaster, Uphall County Primary School, Ilford
1958_New_Year_Honours
Cemetery in north Devon, England
headstones. Buried here are 20-year-old Pilot Officer Philip Henry Lowther RAF (1922–1942) who was killed in a flying accident when the Bristol Blenheim
Bideford_Higher_Cemetery
Month of 1943
captive patients. In a German air raid on the British coastal town of Torquay, a church was bombed, killing 35 children and four Sunday school teachers
May_1943
British government recognitions
Mechanician. Temporary Acting Lieutenant-Commander Wynyard Paul Bush, DSC, RNVR (Torquay). Lieutenant Herbert Anthony John Hollings, DSC. Chief Petty Officer Barnard
1944_Birthday_Honours
British documentary television series
country, at Weston-super-Mare. 13 "Torquay to Totnes" 20 January 2010 (2010-01-20) Portillo finds out about Torquay's micro-climate, takes a ride on a steam-hauled
Great British Railway Journeys
Great_British_Railway_Journeys
British film
Daily Express International Offshore Power Boat Race between Cowes and Torquay. 1967 Racing to the Start Michael Ingrams The research and technical skill
Look_at_Life_(film_series)
Appointments and honours by King George V on June 3, 1918
France Sylvia May Payne Commandant and Medical Officer in Charge, Torquay Auxiliary Hospital John Penoyre Arthur Peters JP National War Aims Committee Thomas
1918_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
Labourer, No. 11 Maintenance Unit, RAF Chilmark, Salisbury. Megan Elspeth Morris, Assistant Nurse, St. Asaph General Hospital, St. Asaph. Peter Morris JP, Man-Train
1952_New_Year_Honours
British royal recognitions
Research Council. Dorothy Mary Bryant. For services to the community in Torquay. Thomas Hedley Buchanon, Chief Superintendent, Royal Ulster Constabulary
1976_New_Year_Honours
High School), subject of Radio. Dudley Kernick, 98, English footballer (Torquay United) and commercial manager (Stoke City). Rajesh Khaitan, 75, Indian
Deaths_in_December_2019
Military unit
Corps of Signals 1 Squadron at Exeter 2 Squadron at Taunton 3 Squadron at Torquay, later Bristol 43 (Wessex) Infantry Divisional Column at Bristol Royal
43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
43rd_(Wessex)_Infantry_Division
List of postage stamps issued by the United Kingdom
28 August European Postal and Telecommunications (C.E.P.T.) Conference, Torquay, 18 September (first issue printed in more than two colours) Seventh Commonwealth
List of British postage stamps
List_of_British_postage_stamps
British government recognitions
Pyestock, Ministry of Aviation. Sarah Doris Quick, Divisional Director, Torquay Division, Devon Branch, British Red Cross Society. Betty Randall, Executive
1962_Birthday_Honours
100, RAF pilot. 11 August Freddy Bannister, 84, English rock concert promoter, cancer. Doug Clarke, 85, English footballer (Hull City, Torquay United
2019_in_the_United_Kingdom
Appointments by Queen Elizabeth II
Coal Board. Annie Emma Cheatle, Honorary Collector, Street Savings Group, Torquay. Frank William James Child, Chargehand, Equipment Department Workshops
1965_Birthday_Honours
British government recognitions
(Armourer), No. 12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride. (Carlisle.) Henry Percival Musk, Storehouseman, Royal Naval Hospital Haslar. Patrick Myers, Chief Blast
1951_Birthday_Honours
Heron II), RAF Weston-super-Mare, RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Yeovil/Westland Airport, RAF Weston Zoyland, RAF Merryfield, RAF Culmhead and RAF Charmy Down
History_of_Somerset
United). (death announced on this date) Paul Holmes, 56, English footballer (Torquay United, Everton, West Bromwich Albion). (death announced on this date)
2024 deaths in the United Kingdom
2024_deaths_in_the_United_Kingdom
Kingston Rovers, Hull F.C.). Ernie Edds, 91, footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Torquay United). Ed Victor, 77, American-born literary agent. 8 June – Naseem Khan
2017_in_the_United_Kingdom
History of the city of Manchester, England
aircraft factory (now BAE Systems) which built countless aircraft for the RAF, the most famous being the Avro Lancaster bomber. As a consequence of its
History_of_Manchester
British government recognitions
Talbot) Mrs Barbara Elizabeth Cross. Headteacher, Barton Primary School, Torquay, Devon. For services to Education. (Exeter, Devon) Colonel The Honourable
2002_Birthday_Honours
British architect and town planner (1911–1996)
(opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) 1968 Torbay Hospital and Nurses' Residence, Torquay, Devon 1968 School for Deaf Children, Herne Hill, London
Jane_Drew
British government recognitions
R.A.F. (Rtd.), Higher Executive Officer, Ministry of Defence. For services to the RAF and to Conservation. Robin Clayton. For services to Hospital Radio
2015_Birthday_Honours
British radio and TV quiz show (1948–1986)
Robert MacDermot (died on Saturday 21 November 1964 at Central Middlesex Hospital aged 54, after tripping and falling at London Airport, fracturing bones)
Top_of_the_Form_(quiz_show)
British royal recognitions
Principal Foreman of Stores, No. 7 Maintenance Unit, RAF Quedgeley. (Gloucester). Horace William Archer, Hospital Chief Officer, Class 1, HM Prison, Parkhurst
1957_New_Year_Honours
British government recognitions
For services to the Carers National Association and to the community in Torquay, Devon. Patricia Ellen Anne, Mrs Smith. For services to the Soldiers' Widows
1996_Birthday_Honours
III BT308, prototype of the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, first flies, from RAF Ringway. 11 March: German air raids cause further extensive damage to the
Timeline of Manchester history
Timeline_of_Manchester_history
British royal recognitions
Shops, Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast. John Francis Bulleid, JP, Chairman, Torquay & District Disablement Advisory Committee. George Royall Bullwinkle, AMIMechE
1951_New_Year_Honours
British and commonwealth honours and awards
For services to the Police. Michael Brian Gurney, Chairman of Governors, Torquay Community College, Torbay. For voluntary service to Education. Ian Charles
2009_Birthday_Honours
Aspect of English history
Parliament would have temporarily seated in Stratford-upon-Avon. The former RAF station RAF Worcester was located east of Northwick. A fuel storage depot was constructed
History_of_Worcester
British government recognitions
services to Rotary International and to the Cancer Research Campaign in Torquay, Devon. Hambia Irene, Mrs. Christoforou, Head of Art and Design, Sion Manning
2000_Birthday_Honours
was founded to protect and maintain Chillingham cattle 1940 Spitfires from RAF Acklington intercept Luftwaffe bombers off the Farne Islands 1941 25 April:
Timeline of Northumbria and Northumberland
Timeline_of_Northumbria_and_Northumberland
English judge (b. 1933) Clint Boulton, English footballer (Port Vale, Torquay United) (b. 1948) Mark Eden, English actor (b. 1928) 2 January – Lady Mary
2021_in_the_United_Kingdom
UK national honours award 1974
Employment Committee. Robert Graham Hunt, General Dental Practitioner, Torquay. John Raymond Hunter, Director, Western Area, National Coal Board. Randal
1974_Birthday_Honours
British royal recognitions
particularly to the hospitals, in the Sheffield area. Malcolm Richard Adams, Professional and Technology Officer Grade IV, RAF Manston, Ministry of Defence
1978_New_Year_Honours
Forestry Commission, England. Barber, Luke; Sibun, Lucy (2010). "The Medieval hospital of St Nicholas, East Sussex: excavations 1994". Sussex Archaeological Collections
History_of_Sussex
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