Wartime Royal Visit
![[King George V and Queen Mary visit the Torquay Red Cross Hospital]](/thumbs/t1x3x797.jpg)
In September 1915, King George V and Queen Mary visited Torquay to boost the morale of wounded allied servicemen recuperating at an emergency wartime hospital at Torquay Town Hall - where Agatha Christie worked as a nurse.
Written by Mike Holgate
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Technical Information (Metadata)
| Title | Value |
|---|---|
| Description: | |
| Written by | Mike Holgate |
| Organisation | Torbay Library Services |
| Website | |
| Contributor | Mike Holgate |
| Item | |
| Identifier | ref 797 |
| Date | 1915 |
| Format | greyscale photograph; 158 mm x 211 mm |
| Coverage | Devon. Torquay |
| Source | Torbay Library Services |
| Subject | Christie. War. Nursing |
| Type | Image |
| Publisher | Torbay Library Services |
| Rights | Torbay Library Services |
| Keywords | nursing hospital royalty war |
