RAF Cosford Hospital Key Tag

In 1940 a hospital opened at RAF Cosford, housed in a series of inter-connected wooden huts. During the Second World War over 42,000 patients were treated, including returning prisoners of war and burns victims in a dedicated maxilla-facial centre.

Following the war, the hospital's remit was widened to include care for the local civilian population. It closed on 31 December 1977 and the buildings were finally demolished in 1980. This brass key tag to the (female) nurses' quarters was donated to the Museum by a gentleman in 1978.