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St John Ambulance

The St John Ambulance Association was set up in 1877 by the Order of St John to teach industrial workers first aid, so that they could provide on-the-spot treatment in emergencies. 

The St John Ambulance Brigade was formed on 24 June 1887, as a voluntary organisation offering free medical care. Those instrumental in its creation include: John Furley, William Brasier, Sir Edmund Lechmere, Sir William MacCormac, Samuel Osborn, Edmund Owen.  Queen Victoria's Jubilee saw the Brigade in action in public for the first time.

In 1974 (or 1968) these two organisations, The Brigade and the Association, merged to form St John Ambulance, a single organisation providing both training and first aid cover.

This information comes from Wikipedia, Wikipedia, First Aid Journal July 1934-June 1936.

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St John Ambulance

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St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2

This cloister and garden commemorate the members of the Order of St John and ...

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St John Ambulance - Bostock 1

This hall was built on ground donated to St John Ambulance by Edward Bostock ...

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St John Ambulance - Bostock 2

At Bostock.net we found the coat of arms for Geoffrey Rowley Bostock (1880 - ...

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St John Ambulance Brigade

Despite its appearance this memorial does not commemorate those who died in w...

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St John Ambulance centenary

1887 - centenary - 1987 St John Ambulance Brigade

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J. H. J. Goulden

J. H. J. Goulden

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Person, Emergency Services

1 memorial
John Whittaker Dilworth

John Whittaker Dilworth

Auxiliary fireman killed in an air raid on Poplar. From the Hindle House Memorial Project: "John Whittaker-Dilworth lived at 107 Hindle House, Arcola Street, Hackney E8 with his wife Hilda Dilwort...

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
George Arthur Roberts

George Arthur Roberts

Soldier and Fireman. Born in Trinidad, he was one of the first black men to join the British Army. In WW1, he earned a reputation for throwing bombs back over enemy lines and was nicknamed the 'Coc...

Person, Armed Forces, Community / Clubs, Emergency Services, Race Issues, Caribbean Islands, France, Turkey

War served, WW2
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Marjorie Winifred Davies

Marjorie Winifred Davies

Auxiliary firewoman killed in the bomb attack on Henry Cavendish School, Balham. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: Auxiliary Firewoman Marjorie Winifred Davies was born on 18 O...

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
J. H. Painter

J. H. Painter

Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.

Person, Emergency Services

1 memorial

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Charlotte Dujardin

Charlotte Dujardin

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1 memorial