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Voluntary Aid Detachment
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The Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) was a voluntary unit of civilians providing nursing care for military personnel in the United Kingdom and various other countries in the British Empire. The most important periods of operation for these units were during World War I and World War II. Although VADs were intimately bound up in the war effort, they were not military nurses, as they were not under the control of the military, unlike the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps, the Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service, and the Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service. The VAD nurses worked in field hospitals, i.e., close to the battlefield, and in longer-term places of recuperation back in Britain.
St John's VAD cloth embroidered insignia (1916)
St John's VAD cloth embroidered insignia (1916)
First World War recruitment poster for Voluntary Aid Detachments
First World War recruitment poster for Voluntary Aid Detachments
VAD nurse Olive Middleton, back row far right, in 1915 at Gledhow Hall, the estate of her cousin Baroness Airedale
VAD nurse Olive Middleton, back row far right, in 1915 at Gledhow Hall, the estate of her cousin Baroness Airedale
Violet Jessop in her Voluntary Aid Detachment uniform
Violet Jessop in her Voluntary Aid Detachment uniform
British Red Cross
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The British Red Cross Society is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with more than 17,200 volunteers and 3,400 staff. At the heart of their work is providing help to people in crisis, both in the UK and overseas. The Red Cross is committed to helping people without discrimination, regardless of their ethnic origin, nationality, political beliefs or religion. Queen Elizabeth II was the patron of the society until her death in 2022, and was replaced by her successor King Charles III, who previously served as president between 2003 and 2024.
Give generously to the British Red Cross, [between 1914 and 1918], Archives of Ontario poster collection (I0016189)
Give generously to the British Red Cross, [between 1914 and 1918], Archives of Ontario poster collection (I0016189)
A three-quarter length portrait of a Red Cross and Order of St John barge orderly, wearing sandy coloured shorts, pith helmet and white shirt. He stan
A three-quarter length portrait of a Red Cross and Order of St John barge orderly, wearing sandy coloured shorts, pith helmet and white shirt. He stands side on and holds a wooden barge pole in his right hand. He appears to be standing on the deck of a boat, with the River Tigris and buildings on the riverbank visible behind him, 1919.
British Red Cross parcel
British Red Cross parcel
Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) Ambulance Volvo, used for 999 ambulance work in England
Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) Ambulance Volvo, used for 999 ambulance work in England