page_title: Royaumont Abbey
section_title: World War I
hierarchical_section_title: Royaumont Abbey / History / World War I
context_page_description: Royaumont Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey, located near Asnières-sur-Oise in Val-d'Oise, approximately 30 km north of Paris, France.
context_section_description: From January 1915 to March 1919 the Abbey was turned into a voluntary hospital, Hôpital Auxiliaire 301, operated by Scottish Women's Hospitals(SWH), under the direction of the French Red Cross. It was especially noted for its performance treating soldiers involved in the Battle of the Somme. After the war the Chief Medical Officer, Miss Frances Ivens CBE MS(Lond) ChM(Liverp) FRGOG (1870–1944), was awarded membership of the Légion d'honneur.
caption: Dr Frances Ivens inspecting a French patient at Royaumont. Painting by Norah Neilson Gray.
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