Group    From 1877 

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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Sidney Sims

Sidney Sims

One of five fire-watchers killed on the night bombs fell on Chelsea Old Church and the surrounding area. Optical lens maker at Gregory Bottley & Co. Had been with the firm since leaving school....

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Frederick Mitchell

Frederick Mitchell

Auxiliary Fireman - one of two men (with L. W. G. Wilson) who gave their lives at Soho Fire Station on 7th October 1940. Beyond the Flames has another photo and: "It would take two days before the...

Person, Emergency Services, Tragedy

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Walter J. Woodland

Walter J. Woodland

Leading Fireman killed as a result of an air raid on Old Palace School, Bow, E3 on 20 April 1941. The photo shows Woodlands as a private in the Royal Army Service Corps during WW1. Our colleague A...

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
James W. Knott

James W. Knott

Corps Secretary in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1887-1889.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Auxiliary Firemen Victor Bruce Wratten

Auxiliary Firemen Victor Bruce Wratten

From the Sub Fire Station 6W, Cheyne Place. Died in a fire which took the lives of seven firemen, known as "The Wednesday".

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial