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Entry TypeCorporate
Corporate NameUnited States Air Force General Hospital
PlaceSudbury
Epithetmilitary hospital
Dates1942-1948
HistoryLocated just south of Ashbourne, the hospital was built for the United States Air Force during World War II, specifically for possible casualties from the D-Day landings. The hospital was converted to HM Prison Sudbury in 1948.

During the Second World War the military hospital was used as a prisoner of war camp. It operated as Camp 23, Camp 1004 and Camp 1023, which indicates a changing role of the site. Camp 1023 was a German work camp, where prisoners were likely sent to work on nearby farms.
SourceHistoric England Heritage Gateway, https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1139076&resourceID=19191, 6 Dec 2021
Authorised Form of NameSudbury; United States Air Force General Hospital; 1942-1948; military hospital

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