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A century of care: 100 years of Andover War Memorial Hospital

Andover War Memorial Hospital is preparing to mark a major milestone as it reaches 100 years since officially opening its doors to the community.

For a century, the hospital has been a place of care, service and remembrance. Its roots lie in a small cottage hospital established in Junction Road in 1876, before the Charlton Road site was created as a lasting memorial to local service personnel who lost their lives in the First World War. The hospital was officially opened in 1926 by Field Marshal Viscount Allenby and joined the National Health Service in 1948. Since then, it has continued to evolve to meet local needs, while remaining guided by the compassion, dedication and strong local support - values that continue to shape the care it provides today.

To commemorate the centenary, we are inviting our communities to share memories, photographs and stories of Anover War Memorial Hospital from across the decades. These will be brought together in a digital display, celebrating the hospital’s history through the voices of the community it serves.

A century of care: 100 years of Andover War Memorial Hospital -
Your memories of AWMH

Share your memories, stories and photographs and help us to celebrate 100 years since Andover War Memorial Hospital officially opened. 

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Terms and Conditions

Thank you for sharing your memories, photographs and stories as Andover War Memorial Hospital marks its 100th year. By submitting material, you agree to the following terms and conditions: 


1. Use of submissions
Your submission may be used by Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in connection with the hospital’s centenary and other Trust activity. This may include use on Trust websites, social media channels, internal communications, media releases, exhibitions, displays, printed materials, publications and other promotional or commemorative activity, now or in the future. 


2. Editing and formatting
The Trust reserves the right to edit, crop, format or adapt submissions for clarity, length, accessibility or design purposes, while preserving the original meaning and spirit of the contribution. 


3. Moderation
All submissions will be reviewed. The Trust reserves the right not to publish material that is considered inappropriate, offensive, defamatory, inaccurate or otherwise unsuitable. 


4. Permission and rights
By submitting content, you confirm that:

  • The material is your own, or you have permission from the copyright holder to share it.
  • You grant the Trust a non‑exclusive, royalty‑free licence to use, reproduce and share the material in all media formats without time limitation.
  • You understand that no payment or compensation will be provided for its use.

 

5. Images and identifiable individuals If your submission includes photographs or information about identifiable individuals, you confirm that you have obtained their permission for the material to be shared. The Trust may contact you to verify consent where necessary. The Trust reserves the right not to publish images where appropriate consent is unclear.


6. Privacy and personal information
We may publish your first name and a general location, such as town or village, alongside your submission. We will not publish further personal details without your explicit consent and will handle all personal data in line with data protection legislation. 


7. Accuracy and sensitivity
Contributors are asked to ensure their submissions are accurate to the best of their knowledge and respectful of former and current patients, staff and the wider community. 


8. Withdrawal
If you later wish to withdraw your submission, please contact the Trust. While we will make reasonable efforts to remove content from future use, we cannot guarantee removal from materials already printed or shared externally.

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Andover War Memorial Hospital, circa 1926. Image courtesy of Andover History and Archaeology Society.

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