Orsett VAD Hospital
In 1917 Orsett workhouse only accepted sick paupers and allowed Orsett VAD 50 beds for wounded soldiers.
Hospital management
Commandant Mrs Wilson
Medical Officer Dr Allingham
In October 1917 an appeal was launched to raise money for a recreation hut for use during the winter.
A committee was formed which included Essex Red Cross Commandant Mrs Violet E Whitmore, Mrs J R Hall, Mr T Ridgwell and Rev J W Eisdell ( Rector of Orsett).
Orsett Basket Works
This was sited in a purpose built block of huts in nearby Pound Lane. The basket works were operated by the Department of Labour as a training facility for wounded soldiers who were unable to return to the army or take up their previous civilian employment due to injuries received in the war.
Many of the men from Orsett Auxiliary Hospital attended the basket works.
Orsett Hall
The nearby Orsett Hall was used as an isolation hospital during World War One taking civilian and military cases. It was not staffed by the VAD.
Purfleet Military Hospital
Purfleet Military Hospital , a few miles to the west, was a large military hospital which was not staffed by the VAD.
