Maude Memorial Hospital Basra Iraq

[IMBER]

The situation on the ground at the various British cemeteries in Basra is somewhat difficult as regards maintenance and so the CWGC has taken action to commemorate those buried there elsewhere until circumstances improve as detailed here:

http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2038503/BASRA%20(MAKINA)%20CIVIL%20CEMETERY

http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/57200/BASRA%20WAR%20CEMETERY

The CWGC does not commemorate civilian deaths unless caused by enemy action but I have provided this background as to the current status of the area in which he may be buried.

Imber

[Quester]

Hi Imber,
 Thank you so much, it is wonderful to be able to see how the hospital looked then.
Many thanks indeed. Best wishes from Quester

[sarah]

I just wanted to say a huge welcome to new member Ghanim Alsheikh, we all very much appreciate your help and advice.

Regards

Sarah

[Quester]

Yes, thank you again Imber and welcome and thanks for all your tips  Ghanim Alsheikh.
Best wishes from Quester

[Drew5233]

Dear Quester, Maude Memorial Hospital is still operating in Basra City, Iraq. However, its name has been changed to "Basra Jumhoory Hospital" since 1958 and again to "Basra General AlJumhory Hospital" since 2003. I have worked for many years there in the 1970s as a doctor. The more feasible option for you is to search for a burial record for the "British or may be English Cemetery" in Basra which I recall was in the nearby of the hospital and I am sure it is still there. Most probably an English man passing away in the hospital will be buried there as Iraq was under British protection during the WWII with military presence. the other option is to seek support from British embassy in Baghdad and British Consulate in Basra if the case seems relevant. See map below. Good luck. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Basra+General+Hospital/@30.4929753,47.8063134,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x428509b14379ea19!8m2!3d30.4929753!4d47.8063134   

Is this the same hospital that is down the road from the 'Basra Palace complex' near the Shatt al Arab before you get to where the Hilton Hotel is/was? Not sure if the hotel is still there, the last time I saw the hotel it was on fire.

[Ghanim Alsheikh]

Dear Drew5233, no the hospital you pointed to is a different one founded in 1978 while Maude Memorial Hospital (MMH) was founded in 1923. The MMH is is renamed as the Basra Teaching Hospital (BTH) and situated in the old city of Basra; see map on following link: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Basra+Teaching+hospital/@30.4938004,47.8031038,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x3fc49778df1c5ced:0x428509b14379ea19!8m2!3d30.4938004!4d47.8056787!16s%2Fg%2F1tdcdvz0?entry=ttu

[Ghanim Alsheikh]

And the British cemetry is located in Ashar part of Basra; see map on the following link: https://www.google.com/maps/search/Basra+English+cemetry/@30.5302937,47.8179,17z/data=!3m1!4b1?entry=ttu

[Ghanim Alsheikh]

And for the Basra Memorial-Mausoleum, see following article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351127223_The_Concealed_British_Mausoleum_in_Mesopotamia