The Voluntary Medical Service Medal is a medal awarded by St Andrew's First Aid and formerly by the British Red Cross. It was instituted in 1932 at the direction of George V.
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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 18
Voluntary Medical Service Medal
…The Voluntary Medical Service Medal is a medal awarded by St Andrew's First Aid and formerly by the British Red Cross. It was instituted in 1932 at the direction of George V. To qualify for the medal, a member must accrue fifteen years' continuous efficient service as…
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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 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
Rapid Response Vehicle (RRV) Ambulance Volvo, used for 999 ambulance work in England