During the Second World War, Stranmillis Military Hospital took over the site of a relatively new teacher training college in an affluent part of south Belfast.
On 14th October 1942, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal visited the military hospital at Stranmillis, meeting with officers, staff, and patients on wards.
On 30th December 1942, Lieutenant J.R. Bainbridge photographed Mrs. Gordon Johnson who sold comfort items to patients in Stranmillis Military Hospital, Belfast.