Plaque

St John Ambulance Brigade

Inscription

St John Ambulance Brigade, in memory
{Four lists of names each under a logo and heading:}

Metropolitan Corps, 1887
{List of 27 names - see Subjects commemorated.}

No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1894
{List of 19 names - see Subjects commemorated.}

No. 1 District, 1909
{List of 13 names - see Subjects commemorated.}

No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District, 1922
{List of 6 names - see Subjects commemorated.}

Despite its appearance this memorial does not commemorate those who died in war.  It's a list of people who have worked in the St John Ambulance Brigade, but how they have been selected for inclusion here is unclear.

The Brigade's organisation was similar to that of the military and the names are listed by the corps in which the men served, with the year against the corps name being the year in which it was created, e.g. No. 1 District, 1909.

The format of each entry is as follows: name, grade in the Order of St John (if any); role/job title in the Brigade; start year, end year, presumably the period of the role/job. The listing sequence is not obvious, though the more senior roles have generally gravitated to the top.

Site: St John's Cloister Garden of Remembrance (9 memorials)

EC1, St John's Square, St John's Cloister Garden

The cloister garden is accessed through the gates in the building on St John Square. Free to visit and open most days. The garden was first established in the post war reconstruction, the Blitz having removed some buildings which had been on the site.

Most of the memorials are in the cloister (seen in our photo) on the eastern boundary wall of the garden. Walking this from north to south you will see: St John Ambulance Brigade; St John Ambulance Association WW1 and WW2; Interred; Centenary; Joint Committee; Cannonball and Priory Church.

The Crucifixion plaque is low on the external wall of the cloister. The 1907 Repairs plaque is on the garden's north boundary wall (the church's south wall).

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St John Ambulance Brigade

Subjects commemorated i

St John Ambulance

The St John Ambulance Association was set up in 1877 by the Order of St John ...

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E. S. Abraham, MRCS, LRCP

Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wal...

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Capt. F. E. Bendix, MRCS, MRCP, LDS

Assistant Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wal...

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P. G. Bettison

District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) ...

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W. J. Bintcliffe

Corps Treasurer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
St John Ambulance Brigade

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Cannonball and Priory Church

Cannonball and Priory Church

The last line on the board suggests that this used to be on display at the fr...

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Crucifixion

Crucifixion

The crucifixion sculpture was created by Cecil Thomas and installed as part o...

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Joint Committee Chairmen

Joint Committee Chairmen

Boards like this, listing the holders of high offices in the organisation, ar...

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Order of St John - interred here

Order of St John - interred here

Each name is given with the year of birth and death, and a post-nominal relat...

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Organ donors

Organ donors

As you can see in this photo, the plaque was unveiled inside, on a table, wit...

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