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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J. T. Bennett

J. T. Bennett

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
Miss M. M. Masson

Miss M. M. Masson

Lady District Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District, 1914-1939. Serving Sister in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Alfred J. Trimmer

Alfred J. Trimmer

Superintendent of Stores in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1888-1903. Honorary Serving Brother in the Order of St John.

Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
James Braidwood

James Braidwood

Firefighter. Born Edinburgh where he formed the world's first municipal fire brigade. In 1832 he became the first Superintendent of the London Fire Engine Establishment, the precursor to the London...

Person, Emergency Services, Tragedy, Scotland

2 memorials
William Edward Richard Whitlock

William Edward Richard Whitlock

William Edward Richard Whitlock was born on 29 April 1916, the younger son of Bertram Sidney Whitlock (1890-1917) and Rosetta Whitlock née Killick (1893-1971). His birth was registered in the 2nd q...

Person, Emergency Services

War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial

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Dr John Waggett

Dr John Waggett

At Elsevier Ruth Richardson writes:"That year {1882}, Dr John Waggett MD FRCS (1818–1909) decided to donate funds sufficient to erect a drinking fountain on the crest of London’s Notting Hill. Dr W...

Person, Benefactor, Medicine

1 memorial