Cumballa Hill War Hospital Bombay, 1915 Red Cross Postcard

Cumballa Hill War Hospital Bombay, 1915 Red Cross Postcard Cumballa Hill War Hospital Bombay, 1915 Red Cross Postcard

A 1915 postcard of the Cumballa Hill War Hospital, issued by the Red Cross of Bombay (Mumbai). The First World War (WWI) led to bloody warfare for the first time in modern history. It was unprecedented thanks to new military technology. An estimated 1.25 million Indians served in WWI. Many of them were wounded and admitted to the war hospitals in Mumbai.

One of them being the Cumballa Hill War Hospital. Now known as the Parsee General Hospital, Kemps Corner in Mumbai. Some others were the Colaba hospital, Victoria, Lady Hardinge hospital, and so on. As evident on the back, the Red Cross issued this postcard. Back in the old days perhaps even today they sold postcards, lotteries, coupons, etc to raise funds for their medical services. Thus the existence of these Red Cross postcards. Click on the photo for better view.

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Did you know- during World War I, the Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai, was converted into a 600-bed hospital.

From the collection- Raja Ravi Varma Commemorative Stamp Folder., Chandni Chowk In Old Delhi, Old Photo 1860., Aerial View of Parliament New Delhi – Old Print 1946., Old Book – From Lisbon To Calicut 1956

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