RAF Hospital Cosford

RAF Cosford Hospital
A metal relief of a Royal Air Force Badge set into marble on a floor
Cosford Hospital badge set into the floor of the church at St Clement's Dane
Map
Geography
LocationRAF Cosford, Shropshire, England
Coordinates52°39′04″N 2°17′20″W / 52.651°N 2.289°W / 52.651; -2.289
Organisation
Care systemMilitary
FundingGovernment/NHS
Services
Beds612 (1941)[1]
History
Opened1940
Closed31 December 1977
Demolished1980
Links
ListsHospitals in England

RAF Hospital Cosford was a Royal Air Force staffed military hospital at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England. The hospital opened in 1940, and was one of a handful of Second World War era RAF hospitals that were kept open post Second World War, remaining a military asset until 1977, although it also treated non-service patients. It was known for its personnel reception centre (No. 106 PRC), which dealt with returning prisoners of war in 1945.

  1. ^ Rexford-Welch 1954, p. 194.