RAF Hospital Changi

Kansenji, on January 20, 2009, said:

Hi!

Thank-you for your Changi Hospital photo.

I am Colin Samson and was BORN in that hospital on 21st January 1952, when it was RAF Changi Hospital, part of the Crown Base that was RAF Changi.

I left Singapore 15 months later & have been unable to return there since then; so I am very grateful to you for publishing your photo here.

sjwmoore, on January 21, 2009, said:

Glad you enjoyed it! Lived there in early 70s as a young child and was lucky enough to revisit last year- as you can see its derelict now!

richart.wanadoo.co.u…, on February 28, 2009, said:

I am Tony Richardson ex RAF. Based at Changi from 1952-3 I had Appendicitis at Christmas that year and had to have it removed here!. So I have a lot to thank for the way I was treated here.

yoyoxx, on March 5, 2009, said:

i am joanne and i was born here in dec 1962. brilliant. Dad was in the R A F at changi .

carniDafoe, on March 28, 2009, said:

I was also born here, in November 1973. I would like to visit Changi but have not yet been back there. If anyone has old photographs of the hospital and surrounding buildings it would be great to put together a collection.

dave saints 76, on April 1, 2009, said:

I was born there in April 1963, dad (Ray Russell) and grandfather (Martin chalky Whitehouse)in R.A.F at Changi, i left for the UK a few months later. Would love to go to Singapore for a holiday. Dave Russell.

Jim Turnham, on April 15, 2009, said:

I was so pleased to see the photo of RAF Changi Hospital Singapore taken by sjwmoore. I spent my National service in the RAF in 1954/55 working in Changi hospital. To the Changi babies I would mention that the maternity ward was on the top floor in those days and it was not easy getting the mums to be up stairs on stretchers.

aberdulais, on August 14, said:

So great to see this photo. My Dad was a doctor here from 1958 to 1961 and we lived at the bottom of the road just below the hospitals. I seem to remember two very tall trees with parakeets by the hospital. My name is Robert Winter and we left Changi when I was about 6. My Dad John Winter ended up being a Senior Surgeon at RAF Halton. I am now going to dig out a huge collection 35mm slides I have of Changi and get them into digital format so that I can share them !! Happy Days !!

sjwmoore, on August 15, said:

Very much looking forward to seeing the slides- be sure to inform when online! I have put a lot of mine on www.singas.co.uk- well worth a visit

A P M, on September 12, said:

I WAS ALSO BORN THERE ON 26TH JAN 1960 DAD WAS IN THE REME LIVED IN BEDOCK AT 21 JALAN HAJ SALAN AND SOMWHERE IN SIGLAP BUT LEFT WHEN I WAS 3 SALDLY NOT BEEN BACK HOPE TO RECTIFY THIS SOME DAY

Ellen Miller, on October 4, said:

I was based at this hospital on the maternity ward it was on the second and third floor of the hospital, from 1968-early 1969 till I married out of the WRAF, my eldest daughter was born there on 21st November 1969 she is a paramedic now, has her dads love of working outdoors and mine as a nurse! I always wanted to take her back just never had the chance, would like to meet Pat O'Shea again she worked on Maternity with me, when I left Changi in 1970 I think the Hospital was being handed over to the local authorities, had a great time there especially in the village happy days

Ellen Miller, on October 4, said:

Its sad to see it derilict now we used to go to 'Milly's' bar.....

sod, on October 25, said:

My first son was born in this hospital on Feb 12th 1969... I remember the hospital well..sad to see it look like this now.

plutusa, on November 3, said:

Tony Richardson: Did you by any chance know my mother Tessa Lawless, ex RAF PM who was posted at RAF Changi, 1952-55?

She brought life to the place, organising parties and social gatherings! Those days were amongst her happiest and she has very vivid memories and stories of her time there. Unfortunately, these include a few tragedies, which I guess were par for the course in the circumstances.

Mum accompanied the first British Army Cas Evacs from Korea. She collected them from Japan and was photographed as the unnamed nurse stepping out of the aircraft at Changi.

Just wondered whether her name rang any bells?!

seryap, on December 7, said:

I currently live in changi village just behind the 'now' Millie's bar!! It's no longer a 'bar' though, it's a foodie place now and it's great!

I;ve always loved the history of changi and it's a real pleasure to be living in this historical landmark, as there aren't many in Singapore.

Well for you who miss changi - good news, nothing much has changed. The english school is now a civil servants club, yacht club still here, the hospital has been opened for lease but to no avail so far, and houses at biggin hill, upavon, sealand, halton, netheravon, turnhouse, hendon, and cranwell, are still intact.