O.S.J.J. Annual Report, 1939 by Museum of the Order of St John

ttbe

Gran~ ~rior~

in tbe :fi3rttisb 1Realm

of tbe Wenerable

G'r~er

of tbe 1bospital of St. of

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1939.

\tbe <Branb lPrior\? in tbe :fl3rttisb 1Realm of {tbe Wenerable

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of tbe 1bospttal of St. 30hn

of 3erusalem.

Report of the Chapter-General for the year

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ended 31 st December, 1939.

CHANCERY OF THE ORDER, ST. JOHN'S GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, Telegraphic Address: FiI"Staid, London.

E.C. l.

Telephone: Clerkenwell 6644 .

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IPrior~

in tbe :fJ3ritisb 1Realnl of

\DenerRole ®rber of tbe 1bospitaI of $t. 30bn of 3erusRIenl.

Report of the Chapter-General for the year ended 31st December, 1939.

CHANCERY ST. JOHN'S

OF THE

ORDER,

GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON,

Telegraphic Address: Firstaid, London.

E.C.1.

T elephone: Clerkenwell 6644.

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INDEX.

So\?ereign

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PAGE

Accounts Annual Service . Appointments, Triennial Cinema Fund Committee . . Commandery in Sou them Africa Form of Bequest General Assembly. . Grand Prior, Resignation and Appointment of . . . Grand Priory Church of the Order J oin t Council . J oint War Committee Library and Mu seum L ife-saving Awards Obitu ary

81 7 70 37 76 89 7 7 43 70 70 41 22 38

KING.

Ophthalmic Hospital, Jerusalem Priory for vVales . . Promotions in and Admissions to the Order . . St. John Ambulance Association St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas. St. John Clinic Service Medal. . . . Southern Africa, Commandery in Triennial Appointments Vellum Vote of Thanks War Activities of the Order

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CHAPTER=GENERAL. 1st May, 1940.

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(Brant) lPrior ! MAJOR GE ERAL HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE D UKE OF G LOUCESTER, K.G., K .T ., K.P., G.C.M.G. , G.C.V.O . , P.C., etc.

Sub:::J)rtor: MAJOR-GENERAL THE EARL OF SCARBROUGH, K.G., G.B .E., K .C.B., T. D .

lPrelate : THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, G .C.v.o ., P.C., D. D.

ctba nceITor : THE EARL OF CLARENDON,

K.G.,

G.C .M.G.,

G.C. V .O.,

etc.

18afItff of JEgle: SIR JOHN HEWETT, G.c.s.l. , K.B.E . , C.I.E.

{tbe otber 18afHtfs (Bran~ ctross: FIELD-MARSHAL H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT, K.G., K .T. , K.P . , P.C., etc. H .R .H. TH E DUKE OF WINDSOR, K .G., K.T ., K.P ., P.C . , etc. H .R .H . T HE D UKE OF KENT, K.G ., K .T. , G. C.M.G., G. C.v .o. , P .C. ,

etc.

C OLONEL LORD WILLIAM CECIL, C.V.O. COLONEL SIR JAMES CLARK,

Bt.,

C.B., C.M.G., F.R.C.S.ED.

M AJOR-GENERAL T HE EARL OF ATHLONE, G.c .v.o., D.S.O., P .C., A.D.C .

K.G.,

G.e.B.,

G.C.M.G.,

COLONEL T HE D UKE OF PORTLAND , K.G., G.C.V .O., P.C . , T.D. THE LORD ROCKLEY, G.B.E., p.e. COLONE L THE EARL OF O NSLOW, G.B.E., P.C . BRIGADIER-GENERAL THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, K.P., G.C .V.O. , C.B .E., P.C. THE EARL OF PLYMOUTH , P.C.

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EDWIN H. FRESH FIELD, Esq., LL.D. THE EARL OF ELLESMERE, M.V.O., A.D.C. THE 1\1ARQUIS OF CARISBROOKE, G .C .B . , G .C. V.O. LIEUT.-COLONEL LORD H ERBERT MONTAGU-DOUGLAS-SCOTT, C.M.G., D.S.O . THE HON. SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, G.B.E., C.B., M.V . O. LIEUT.-COLO NEL THE LORD MONSON . COLONEL THE EARL OF DONOUGHMORE, P.C., K.P. COLONEL THE EARL OF LIVERPOOL, G.C.B., G . C.M . G. , G . B .E., M.V.O . , P .C . THE LORD QUEENBOROUGH, G.B.E. l\1AJOR-GENERAL SIR rVOR PHILIPPS, K.C.B., D .S.O. FRANCIS E. ROSHER, Esq. THE LORD STANMORE, K .C.V.O., P .C. LIEUT.-COLONEL CLAUDE B. PALMER, C.B.E. COLONEL THE l\1ARQUIS OF BATH, K.G., C.B., P.C. COLONEL T. WOOLRYCH PEROWNE, V.D., T.D. LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR HENRY McMAHON, G.C.M.G ., G .C.V . O., K . C. I.E . , C .S . I. COLONEL THE EARL OF POWIS. COLONEL EDWIN J. KING, C.B., C.M . G ., T .D., A.D.C. COLONEL SIR COLIN W. MACRAE OF FEOIRLINN, KT., C.V.O., C.B .E. MAJOR SIR JOHN LUMSDEN, K.B . E . , M .D. COLONEL SIR VIVIAN GABRIEL, KT., C.S.I., C.M . G., C.V.O., C . B.E., V.D. SIR CHARLES HYDE, Bt., O .B.E. , LL . D. MAJOR THE EARL OF HAREWOOD, K.G., G.C .V.O., D.S . O . THE VISCOUNT HALIFAX, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C .I.E., P.C . COLONEL THE VISCOUNT WAKEFIELD OF HYTHE, G.C.V.O., C .B . E., T.D. WILLIAM E. AUDLAND, Esq., M.B.E., M.R.C.S . COLONEL THE VISCOUNT LEE OF FAREHAM, G.C.B., G.C.S.L, G.B . E., P.C., F.S.A. LIE U T.-COLONEL THE LORD COTTESLOE, C.B., V.D., T.D. COLONEL THE HON. SIR ROBERT RHODES, K.C.V.O., K.B .E. SIR RONALD STORRS, K .C.M.G., C.B.E. FIELD-l\1ARSHAL SIR PHILIP CHETWODE, BT., G.C .B., O.M., G.c.S.I., K.C.M . G., D .S.O . SIR JOHN BEYNON, BT., C.B .E. SIR GERALD WOLLASTON, K.C.B., K.C.V.O. ALPHEUS F. WILLIAMS, Esq. COLONEL JAMES L . SLEEMAN, C.B., e.M.G ., C.B.E., M.V.O.

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THE MARQUIS OF WILLINGDON, G.C.S.I., G . C.M.G. , G.C.I.E., G .B.E . COLONEL SIR JAMES PURVES-STEWART, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.D., F.R.C.P. CHARLES H. C. PIRIE-GORDON, Esq., D .S.C. THE VISCOUNT HEREFORD. ERNEST A. EBBLEWHITE, Esq., LL.D. H.E. SIR HARRY LUKE, K.C.M.G. MAJOR-GENERAL TH E VISCOUNT DAWSON OF PENN, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., P.C., M.D., F.R.C.P. THE EARL OF LYTTON, K.G., G .C.S.!., G.C.I.E., P.C. THE VISCOUNT LEVERHULME. THE LORD PLENDER, G.B.E. THE EARL OF BESSBOROUGH, G.C.M.G. LIEUT.-COLONEL HUBERT F. BARCLAY. ARTHUR M. WARE, Esq., M .D. MAJOR SIR ALGERNON TUDOR-CRAIG, K.B.E. MAJOR-GENERAL SIR FREDERICK SYKES, G.C .S .L , G.C.LE., G . B . E ., K.C.B., C.M.G., P.C. MAJOR SIR THOMAS G . L. LUMLRYSMITH, KT., D.S.O. MAJOR JOHN B. ARBUTHNOT, M .V . O . THE LORD HAYTER. COLONEL WILLIAM K. MITFORD, C.M.G., C.V.O. CHARLES E. M. HEY, Esq., M . R.C.S. COLONEL CHARLES TRIMBLE, C.B., C.M.G., V.D., T.D., L .R.C.P.(ED.). LIEUT.-COLONEL WILLIAMC. WOOLLETT. MAJOR ARCHIBALD A. GORDON, C . B .E. , M.V.O. WILLIAM V. HARREL, Esq., C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O. SYDNEY W. MALKIN, Esq. MAJOR CYRIL J. H. DAVENPORT, V . D . COLONEL SIR ROBERT ARMSTRONGJONES, KT., C.B.R., M .D. , D.SC., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.P. COLONEL THE VISCOUNT GOSCHEN, G .C.S.L, G.C.I.E., C.B.E ., P .C., V.D. THE LORD DESBOROUGH, K.G ., G.C.V.O. COLONEL LEONARD NOBLE. CAPTAIN LAWRENCE WHITTAKER, M .B.E. COLONEL ROBERT BLACKHAM, C.B ., C.M.G., C.LE., D.S.O . , M .D. THE LORD HARDINGE OF PENSHURST, K . G ., G.C.B., G.C.S . L, G.C . M.G., G .C. I.E., G . C .V . O., 1.S . 0 . , P . C. LIEUT.-COLONEL OSCAR EVAN BOULTON, T.D . MAJOR PERCIVAL B. WALKER. LIEUT.-COLONEL THE EARL OF ARRAN, K.P., P.C. (I.). COLONEL SIR TREVREDYN WYNNE K.C.S . L, K.C.I.E., V.D.

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MAJOR EDWARD H . T. PARSONS, C .B.E. GENERAL SIR JAMES HALDANE, G .C.M. G., K.C . B . , D.S.O. LIEUT.-GENERAL THE LORD BADENPOWELL, O . M., G .C .M . G., G.C .V . O., K.C.B. SIR ARTHUR MARTINDALE, K.C.S.I. MAJOR SIR NEVILE WILKINSON, K.C.V.O. COLONEL SYDNEY A. M. COPEMAN, T.D. , F.R.S., M.D., F.R .C.P. LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR J AMES ROBERTS, KT., C.LE., M.B . , F . R.C.S. SIR HENRY SHARP, KT. C.S.I., C.I.E. WILLIAM E. JARDINE, Esq., C . I.E. CHARLES IIARDY, Esq. COLONEL SIR EVILLE CHA~lBERLAIN, K.C . B . , K.C.V.O. COLONEL DONALD J. MACKINTOSH, C.B., ~1.V.O . , M.B., F .R .S.(ED .) . CAPTAIN THO fAS O. FRASER . COLONEL SIR 'VALTER LAWRENCE, BT., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O., C.B.

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HON. SIR WILLIAM GOSCHEN, K.B .E . SIR LoUIS DA E, G .C. I.E., C.S.I. COLONEL GERALD THOMAS RAWNSLEY, C.B., C.M.G., M.R.C.S. CAPTAIN ANTHONY H. LECHMERE. THE VISCOUNT BOYNE. COLONEL SIR COURTAULD THOMSON, K.B.E., C.B . THE LORD :\lESTON, K.C.S.I. MAJOR EDGAR SHEPPARD, D.S.O., M .C. MAJOR-GENERAL HOWARD CARR , C.B., M.D. ROBERT 1\1. HOLLAND-MARTIN, Esq., C.B. LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR EDWARD TE\\ ART, K.B.E., M.D ., 11.R.C.S . COLO)<EL THE DUKE OF BEDFORD, K.G ., K.B.E., F.R.S. l\IAJOR SIR ARCHIBALD Y. G. CAMPBELL, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., C.B.E., V.D. CAPTAIN SIR ER EST B . B. TOWSE, V.C . , K.C.V.O., C.B.E.

'{tbe ·IRr.prcsentlltive 1knigTJts G IA)OR JOHN 1\1. REDDIE, C.B. G THOMAS H . ,V . CHAMBERS, Esq. G SIR BASIL ;\IAYlIEW, K.B.E. G ERNEST A. HICHARDS, Esq. G D. T. R oc\ N JO~\ES , Esq., C B.E., 1.D. G HE RY ,V. FI 'CHA M, Esq. G LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR ALFRED BINGLEY, K.C.LE .. C.B. J LIEUT.-COLONEL EVAN T. CORY, O.B.E., T.D., M . D.

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EDWIN RALPHS, Esq. SIR FREDERICK MENZIES, K.B.E., M.D. LIEUT .- COLONEL SIR HUGH TURNBULL, R.C.V.O., K.B.E. J COLONEL EVERARD \V. GOLDSWORTHY. G R. \V ILSO ' BARTLETT, Esq. G CAPT. \YILLIAM GOODLEY, O.B.E., 1I.C. G CORBET FLETCHER, Esq., M.B., IIl.R.C.S.

Sub:::J)relates

BISHOP PALMER. THE ARCHBISHOP OF 'EW Z EAL AND. BISHOP FYFFE. THE BISHOP OF LINCOLN. THE BISHOP OF LEICESTER. BISHOP NICKSON. BISHOP HENSON. THE BISHOP IN JERUSALEM.

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ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY. BISHOP OF GI BRALTAR. ARCHBISHOP OF PERTH (\V.A.). A RCHBISHOP OF BRISBANE. BISHOP OF CHRISTCHURCH, N.Z. ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN. BISHOP OF BLACKBURN. BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH.

\\)fficiatillg (Lbaplafns

TIlE HEV. PREBENDARY L. J. PERCIVAL, K.C.V.O. TIlE VERY REV. TUE DEAN OF BOCKING, O.B .E.

'{tTJe 'IRcprcscn tath?c (!omm8 ntlcrs COL. SIR RICHARD NEEDHAM, C.LE., D.S.O. \tVILLIAIIl G . PAPE, Esq., O.B.E. MAJOR PHILIP 1\1. BEACHCROFT, O.B.E. COL. AUGUSTUS 'I. O. ANWYL-PASSINGIL\1I, O.n . E. GUY REPTON, Esq., M .B .E. LIEUT.-COL. 'VILLIAM W. DOVE, F.S.A.

6 '{tbe lRepresentati"e ®mcers: CAPTAIN THE LORD HARRIS, M.C. LEWIS G. \VHYTE, Esq.

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1939·

ffi ern bers of crottllcfI Oil crbapter::::<I3eneraI: (in addition to tlLOse shown under otiler Headings) THE VISCOUNT BLEDISLOE, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., P.C. VVILLIAM G. SMITH, Esq., O.B.E. THE HON. JOHN H. BRUCE. THE HON. VINCENT MASSEY. SIR PERCIVAL H.-S. HARTLEY, C.V.O., M.D. H. ADAMS CLARK, Esq.

anD

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~mcers:

(in additio n to the CMe! Executive Officer, shown above as Chanc6t1or) Secretary-General : :MAJOR-GENERAL SIR PERCIVAL \VILKI NSON, K.C. l.G ., C.B. Receiver-General : THE HON. SIR WILLIAM H. GOSCHEN, K.D.E. Director of Ambulance: BRIG.-GENERAL SIR JOSEPH BYRNE, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B. Hospitaller: COLONEL J. T. WOOLRYCH PEROWL E, V.D., T.D. Almoner: COLONEL THE EARL OF ONSLOW, G.B .E., P.C. Librarian : COLONEL EDWIN J . I(ING, C.M.G., T.D., A.D.C. Registrar: EDWIN H. FRESHFIELD, Esq., LL.D. Genealogist: SIR GERALD WOLLASTON, K.C.B., KC.V .O. Director of Ceremonies: BRIGADIER-GENERAL THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY, K.P., G.C.V.O ., C.B.E., P.C. Chief Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home: MAJOR-GENERAL SIR JOH N DUNCAN, K.C.D., C.M.G., C.V.O., D.S.O . Chief Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas: COLONEL JAMES L. SLEEMAN, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O.

Secretar}? of tbe

~rDer:

(who attends, but is not a member oj, Chapter-General) BRIGADIER W. B. G. BARNE, C.B.E., D.S.O.

:assistant Secretar}?: DUNCAN G. MONTEITH, Esq.

THE CHAPTER-GENERAL has the honour to submit to Members and Associates its Report for the year 1939. ANNUAL SERVICE AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY. The Annual Festival of the Order was held on the 24th June, in the Grand Priory Church, Clerkenwell. Holy Communion was celebrated in the Chapel of St. John.the Almoner, in the ancient crypt, by the Rev. Prebendary L. J. PercIval, K.C.V.O., the Precentor of the Order, at 8.30 a.m. As announced in the Report of the Chapter-General for 1938, H.R.H. The uke of Connaught on account of ill-health had been compelled to resign from the office of Grand Pri.or of th~ Order. . Prior to the Annual CommemoratIOn SerVIce and the meetmg of the General Assembly in the afternoon, H.R.H. The ~uke of Glouceste,r, a Bailiff Grand Cross, was installed as Grand Pnor of the Order m succession to Field Marshal H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught. The ceremony was threefold. First, at a meeting of Chapter-General in the hapter Hall, the King's Mandate was read by the Chancellor, The Earl of larendon; His Royal Highness then took the oath of allegiance to the King, as Sovereign Head of the Order i~ the Brit!sh Realm, and was sworn in as Grand Prior; he then wall{ed m proceSSIOn with hapter-General to the Grand Priory Church, and th~re the Arc~ bi hop of anterbury, the Prelate of the Order, formally mstalled HIS Royal Highness in the Grand Prior's chair. On his return to S~. John's Gate after the service the Sub-Prior, The Earl of Scarbrough, mducted the Grand Prior into his Throne in the Chapter Hall. The Annual General Assembly of Members and Associates of the Order was then held, H.R.H. The Grand Prior presiding. Major-General ir Percival vVilldnson, Secretary-General and l?irector of the Ambulance Department; Colonel J. T. VI. Perowne, Hospitalle,r ; Colonel E. J. King, Librarian; Major-General Sir John Duncan, ChIef Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home; and Colonel J. L. Sleeman, Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas; reported on the work of their respective Departments during the past year. H.R.H. The Grand Prior then said:" Confreres, as this is the first occasion on which I appear before you in the High Office to which His Majesty has appointed me, I wish to voice on your behalf and my own our sincere regret that my Great Uncle, The Duke of Connaught, has felt obliged to resign from the position of Grand Prior, which he has held to the great advantage of the Order for nearly thirty years. From my knowledge of the profound interest which he has always taken in our work for humanity, I am confident that only advancing years compelled him to take that course.

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" On being appointed to succeed him may I say that with hi devoted example before me I shall do all in my power to follow faithfully in his steps. "In this connection I have received a me age from the Duke of Connaught which I know His Royal Highness would like me to read to you and which runs a follows:" { On this the occa ion of your In tallation as Grand Prior of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of t. John of Jeru alem, I wi h to congratulate you on succeeding to so interesting a po ition at the head of an Order which has done so much good throughout th Empire, and is respected by all who know the valuable s f\'ice which arc rendered gratuitou ly by all its members. " { I wish you many years of succe in your new office and rejoice that you have the as istance of the ub-Prior, ,\ho devote all his spare time to his very onerous duties which he ha performed so splendidly ever since he took them over.' " Turning to the Reports of the Executive Officers, to which we haye just listened, the main comment I wi h to make i to congratulate the Departments on the very remarkable re pon e they were able to gi,'e to the appeal made by the Home Secretary for support during and following the period of crisis last autumn. "The Reports of the Director of Ambulance and the hief ommissioner of the Brigade at Home show that the efforts then made are still continuing. " They set a fine example to all engaged in ational ervice and in preparing for the safeguarding of their n ighbours and tIl ms h'e , should the need unfortunately arise. "With reference to the work of our Brigade Overseas, I note that the international situation has resulted in a large increa e in their activities in the East and Far East, particularly in Hong Kong, ' ingapore, Malaya, Burma and Ceylon, where the work has been greatly ncouraged by the visits of the Chief Commissioner, olonel leeman, and his recently appointed Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, Mrs. opland-Griffith. " As regards our Ophthalmic Hospital at J eru alem, the continuance of the disturbed situation in Palestine has inevitably curtailed our work, but I regard it as high testimony to the value of the services render eel by the Warden and his assistants that patients still continue to attend, though naturally in reduced numbers. " In conclusion, I should like to express our appreciation of the elevoted services of our Executive Officer and their Staffs during the last particularly strenuous twelve months. tt I desire also to tender my grateful thanks to our Prelate, the Archbishop, for his presence with us and for the part he has taken in my installation as your Grand Prior, anel also to thank the Officiating Chaplain for his arrangements for the Church Service. " It only remains for me to wish you all success in your various activities during the years to come." Major-General The Earl of Scarbrough, the Sub-Prior, said:tt Before our General Assembly closes I desire to ask not only you who are present here to-day as Members and Associates, but also the

WAR

ACTIVITIES

OF THE ORDER

Order as a whole to allow me to express on your behalf our grateful thanks to His Royal Highness for his presence to-day and our welcome to him in succeeding our well beloved Grand Pnor! Th~ Du~e. of onnaught who unfortunately has been obliged to resIgn hIS posItIon. " I al 0 ~i h on behalf of the Executive Officers to thank your Royal Highne s for your gracious com~ents on t~e work of the Order dunng the pa t year which you have nghtly descnbed as a most strenuous one, and may I fo; my own part be permi.tte~ to say that !lot only do I hope but b lieve that as you come to realIze m more detaIl the real value of thi voluntary ervice to the community at large, not only at home ~ut throughout the Empire, that we shall be encoura~ed to .go f?rward wIth that work for humanity inspired by your ever mcreasmg mterest and helpful guidance. I would now a.sk J;'?ur permission to accord our thanks to the Grand rior by acclamatIOn. \VAR A TIVITIE OF THE ORDER For the Order, as for other Bodies engaged in hu~anitarian. work, 1939 wa an exceptional year, since a third of the I?enod .was a tIme of war. But the po ition in which the Order .fou~d Itself m . eptember, 193 , wa very different from tha~ with whICh It .was faced m Augu~t, 1914, the la t occa ion upon which It had been reqUired to add war servlce to it normal activities. . . Then it wa under two di abilities. In the absence of expenence It \\'a nece arily without knowledge of the call :vhich a \Vo.rld.War wo~ld make upon it rvices and resource.s. In the h~ht ?f offic!a.l m~ormatIOn at that time available to the public, preparatIon m antIcIpatIOn of an immediate war would have been held to have been unnecessary and even . . . provoca ti ve. In neither of these matters was the Order wantmg m enlIghtenment in ept mb r, 1939. It had e~erged.trom the \Vorld \Va~ w;ith complete xperi nce of the dema~ds whIch .mIght be made upon It m the event of a imilar future conflIct, and wIth a full knowledge of the m.eans of fulfilling them to the ati faction of the authori~ie~ and t~e. publi~. On thi point no que tion could ari e. The I?nnClple of ]omt actIOn f?r \Var ervices with the Briti h Red Cro s oClety had been accepted m October 1914. It had been maintained throughout the war. It had contin ued thereafter, even to this day, in respect of the. still existing cor:sequences of that war. learly, it had established Itself as the baSIC principle of organization in a future w a r . . . As to the desirability of making advance preparatIOn-the second pomt upon which comparison could be. ma~e with August! 1914-while ~here was no obligation to regard war as mevitable, ample eVIdence was avaIlable as to its probability. . ' Accordingly, in the spring of 1939 a Jomt CommIttee began ~o consider what joint action would be requir~d in the event of war. -r:h1S Committee, and its sucessors, worked effectIvely. At the final meetmg a few days after war had been declared (14th Septe.mber), the Chairman, the Earl of Cromer, was able to report that a J omt Appeal for Funds had been successfully launched, and that the Joint :V~r Departments had been established staffed, and were already functIOmng. In addition, the Agreement establishing a British Red Cross Society

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and Order of St. John Organization had been drafted and approved by the two Bodies, so that on 6th October the Joint War Organization came legally, formally and officially into being. Under the terms of the Agreement the Joint War Organization was composed of forty-eight members, of which twenty-four were appointed by each of the two Bodies. The Agreement provided for an original Executive Committee of twelve members, one-half appointed by each Body, and for a Finance Sub-Committee. It also made pro vi ion for the appointment of additional members to the War Organization and to its Committees. It provided that the expenses of the Joint Body should be met out of the proceeds of a Joint Appeal. The original members of the Joint War Organization appointed by the Order were:-

us to underrate the value of the preliminary work which was done m face of some discouragement. . The war, as we know, did not take the course prognostIcated by ~hose who alone had authority to speak on the subject. A further. penodconsiderable with some services-was available for preparatIOn. For such services as were fully ready, the difficulty facing the vVar Organization lay in maintaining interest and efficiency in the. <l:bsence of a call to action on the scale that they had been led to antICIpate. The period covered by this Report ends with. D~cember, 1939. But the d mands on the services of the War OrgamzatIOn have no respect for calendar dates. In this Report, therefore, records are necessarily incomplet.e, since events at that time were still pr.oceeding. The Report cannot be other than an interim Report, and, as It covers only the first four months of the war, a preliminary Report. Indeed to the end of 1939 the Joint 'Var Organization had not been called up~n for service to the extent that had been an~~cip<l:ted. In ~espect of the future, in the light of conditions then prevail.mg It wa~ difficult, if not impo sible, for the authorities to give it adVIce or g~Idance .. The Executive Committee decided, therefore, to proceed WIth cautIon in its preparations. While making provision in respe~t of .those services which it could reasonably anticipate would be reqUlred m any event, it d termincd to hold a great part of its Funds in reserve to meet urgent, unfores en demands. A policy of immediate spending would have been I??re popul~r. pending is always more attractive than saving. T~e deCISIOn to mamtain a re erve also put the Appeal for Funds to the ns~ of the argument that no more was required so long as so much remamed unexpended. But we have no doubt, howcver, that the cautious financial policy was at this time the wise one. It was not possible to set a limit to demands \vhich might be made upon the Joint vVar Organi~ation as the war continued. At the same time it was a sound policy to be prudent re pccting the proceeds from the Appeal over a period of years .. In this period there was, however, much that could be done m the field of preparation and organization, even in the absence of. land and air hostilities on the scale anticipated, without embarkmg upon excessive financial commitments. Accordingly, acting on these lines, by ~he end of 1.939 considera?le progress had been made in further preparmg ~he serVlCes of the om t \Var Organization for the foreseen calls that mIght be made upon It. But such preparatory tasks do not lend themselves to spectacular record. They form the commonplaces of organization from which resul ts flow. With the approval of the Army authorities a Commission .had b~en established with the British Expeditionary Force in France, WIth Ma)orGeneral J. W. L. Scott, the Director-General of Me~ical Services ':S Honorary Commissioner of the Joint Bodies, and LIeut.-General SIr Sidney Clive as Red Cross Commissioner. A Base. Depot h~d been established and a Stores Department formed. HospItal supplIes were . . being dispatched as needed to hospitals in the B.E ..F. zone. The decision had also been taken, on representatIOns from the Bnhsh authorities there, to set up a Commission in the Middle East, and at the

t*Major-General Sir Percival Wilkinson, R.C.M.G., C.B. (Vice-Chairman). *Mrs. St. John Atkinson. *R. Wilson Bartlett, Esq. The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Bledisloe, G.C.M.G., KB.E., P.C. The Countess of Clarendon. The Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths. The Countess of Cromer. t*The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Cromer, G.C.B., G.C.LE., G.C.V.O. Major-General The Viscount Dawson of Penn, G.C.V.O., R.C.B., R.C.M.G., P.C., M.D., F.R.C.P. Colonel The Earl of Donoughmore, KP., P.C. Admiral Sir Edward Ratcliffe Evans, KC.B., D.S.O. t*The Hon. Sir William Goschen, R.B.E. The Viscountess Halifax, C.I. General Sir Charles Harington, G.C.B., G.B.E., D.S.O. *Captain The Lord Harris, M.C. The Rt. Hon. The Lord Horder, G.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.P. The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Lytton, KG., G.C.S.L, G.C.I.E., P.C. Field-Marshal The Lord Mille, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.S.O., LL.D. Colonel The Earl of Onslow, G.B.E., P.C. *Colonel J. T. Woolrych Perowne, V.D., T.D. The Rt. Hon. The Lord Plender, G.B.E. Major-General The Earl of Scarbrough, KG., G.B.E., K.C.B., T.D. Colonel The Viscount Wakefield, G.C.V.O., C.B.E. The Hon. John H. Bruce. An additional member of the Order subsequently appointed (to the end of 1939) was:*Major-General Sir John Duncan, R.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., D.S.O., in place of General Sir Charles Harington. Those whose names are distinguished thus * are members of the Executive Committee, and distinguished thus t members of the Finance Sub-Committee. The Joint War Organization and its Departments were thus established and ready for action soon after the outbreak of the war. That the machine which had been fashioned was not required immediately to operate to the degree that was anticipated at that time should not lead

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time this Report concludes steps were being taken to obtain the ervices of a Commissioner. Provision was being made for the formation of a first convoy of seventyfive ambulances for service overseas. The tores Department was providing for current demand for hospital and medical supplies and, so far as it could foresee the requirements, was making provision for the future. A store had been establi hed in London with every facility for loading, storage and di tribution. The Central Hospital Supply ervice had affiliated work depots throughout the country, and had supplied them with material to be made up into hospital supplies for the \\ ar Organization. con iderable reserve from that source had been built up, and the ntral lIo pital Supply Service was already finding it difficult to satisfy the demands of the depots for more work . It had, in addition, as the entral Depot, attracted vast numbers of gifts of supplies from working parties at home, throughout the Empire and in foreign land . The Prisoners of \Var Department was regularly di patching parcel to Service Prisoners of War and to civilian inteTIleeS in ermany. At that time, happily, its activities were on a small scale, but it was planning for eventualities. It was also in communication with th authorities a to the organization of its services for tracing mi sing and wounded men. In a wider sphere of work it was aiding the International R d ro s in connection with its task of tracing Poli h and other rdug e . In a sociation with the authorities it had pon ored a much appreciated postal message scheme to enable divided famiJie in belliO'er nt countri s to send personal communications. In addition, the Trained Nurses Department and the two Departments connected with, but not under the control of, the Joint \Var Organization, the V.A.D. and Detachments Department, and the R d ro sand t. John Library were carrying out the unspectacular but important dutie assigned to them. In one matter before the end of 1939 the Joint \Var Organization had shown its value in an emergency. The "var in Finland came suddenly. The request for medical supplies arose almost at once. The \\ ar Organization gave direct financial assistance for the provi ion of medical upplie (£10,000) . In addition, its services were made u e of to purcha e and dispatch by plane urgent medical stores on behalf of the American R ed Cross, to provide and equip two convoy, comprising thirty specially fitted ambulances, to arrange for the departure of the personnel, and, through the Stores Department, to act as dispatching agents for thousands of cases of supplies. The association of the Joint War Organization with the needs of Finland was continuing at the end of the year 1939. In the preceding paragraphs some of the main activities of some of the Departments of the Joint War Organization to the end of 1939 are briefly stated. It is in no way a complete record. The work of the Joint War Organization is no more than part of the extra burden which the war has placed upon the Order, since it represents only the war services performed jointly at Headquarters with the British Red Cross Society. On these matters there is no question of allocating any particular section or portion to the one Body or the other. It is absolutely a joint effort.

What have been the war services of the Order throughout the country is recorded elsewhere in this Report. These services have on occasion brought them into contact with the County Branches of the British Red Cross Society. As the war continues, joint action will prove, no doubt, to be as necessary to efficient and convenient service in the counties as it is at Headquarters. There, joint action has been come to in the best way by voluntary decision on the part of both Bodies. . o far as the adoption of the principle arises within both Bodies outSIde Headquarters, there can be no question of impo~i~g a d~cision up?n county units. But as circumstances have made Jomt actIOn essentIal as a war measure at Headquarters, the same conditions may very well I ad to its recognition throughout the whole organization of the two Bodie.

HONOURS. PRO 10TION , ADMI

IONS, AND ATTACHMENTS.

The following Promotions, Admissions, and Attachments, recommended by Chapter-General, and approved by the Grand Prior, have been sanctioned by His Majesty the Sovereign Head. AS RIGHT. \Vortley earson Lovell (from Commander). rban 1arks, f.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (from Commander). Lieut.- olonel lfred Joseph Gatt, O.B.E., M.C. (from Commander). H .E. eneral ir William Edmund Ironside, R.C.B., C.M.G ., D.S.O., overnor of Gibraltar. The Duke of B eaufort, R.G., G.C.V.O., P.C. ir harles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey, Governor of South Australia. Lieut.- olonel Gerald Lynham Porte Grant-Suttie (from Commander). George H erbert tevens (from Commander). \Villiam H enry bcoun Mawdsley (from Commander). The Marque s of Exeter, K.G., C.M.G., T.D. H .E. ir Maurice Garnier Hallett, R.C.S.I., C.I.E., I.C.S. ir Edward John Harding, G.C.M.G., R.C.B. H.E. ir Francis Verner Wylie, K. C.S.I., C.I.E., I. C.S. AS DAME. The Lady Forester (from Commander). Mrs. Mary Caroline Inge (from Commander). Mrs. Iargaret Gordon Moore (from Commander). AS CHAPLAI AND SUB-PRELATE The Rt. Rev. Percy Mark Herbert, Bishop of Blackburn. AS COMMA DER (BROTHER). Brigadier-General William Bain Richardson Sandys, C.B., C.M.G. (from Officer). George Frederick Browne (from Officer). Lieut.-Colonel Frank Romer, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (from Officer). Colonel Robert Robertson Kimmitt, O.B.E., T.D. (from Officer). The Lord Mostyn (from Officer).

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Daniel Daniel (from Officer). Oliver Harris (from Officer). Iestyn Rhys Williams (from Officer). Captain William John Canton (from Officer). Captain Sir Leonard Twiston Davies, K.B.E. (from Officer). Lieut.-Colonel Arthur Gaboury (from Officer). Sir Henry John Gauvain, M.D. Sir Evan Davies Jones, BT., LL.D. John Adams Hunter. Sir Denis Duncan Harold Owen Boulton, B.T. (from Officer). Lieut.-Commander Philip Miles Filleul, D.S.C., R. . (Rtd.) (from Officer). Francis Carr Bottomley, O.B.E., M.D. (from Officer). Lieut.-Colonel William vVatkins Dove (from Officer). Herbert John Vick (from Officer). Sir vVilliam Jenkins, M.P. (from Officer). Captain Norman Murray Ingledew (from Officer). Francis Llewellin Jacob (from Officer). William John Bennett (from Officer). Arthur Blaikie Purvis (from Officer). Major Arthur Harold Coates (from Officer). St. Clair Cecil Holland (from Officer). Alexander Moncrieff Coutanche. Victor Gosselin Carey. George Herrick Duggan. Elbert Walter Kneeland. The Lord Kemsley (from Officer). Major-General George Grant Tabuteau, D.S.O. Sir Robert Vaughan Gower, K.C.V.O., O.B.E., M.P. (from Officer). John Welsh, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (from Officer). AS ASSOCIATE COMMANDER (BROTHER). Dosabhai Framji Panthaki, M.B.E. (from Associate Officer). Angelo Ch. Bolanachi (from Honorary Associate). AS COMMA DER (SISTER). Nancy Beatrice, The Hon. Lady Croft (from Officer). The Countess of Lindsay (from Officer). Mrs. Sibyl Henrietta FitzMaurice of Orkney (from Officer). Agnes de Sivrac Edith, Lady MacMichael. Mrs. Lizzie Blanche Ebblewhite (from Officer). Mrs. Frances Mary Sleeman (from Officer). The Dowager Marchioness of Reading. Lady May Helen Emma Abel Smith. Gladys Constance Mabel, Lady Hallett. AS OFFICER (BROTHER). Captain William James Henry Pontin, M.B.E. (from Serving Brother). Ernest Thomas Milburn (from Serving Brother). Charles William Curtis (from Serving Brother). Joseph Alfred George Gravestock (from Serving Brother). William Wilding Johnston (from Serving Brother). Alfred Brookes (from Serving Brother) .

Henry George Ramsbottom, L.R.C.P.&S.ED. (from Serving Brother). Edmund Edward Dudley (from Serving Brother). Isaiah Hall (from Serving Brother). John Henry Heaton (from Serving Brother). Norman Harold Kettlewell, L.D.S., R.C.S., L.M.S.S.A. (from Serving Brother). John Harris Rea (from Serving Brother). Ernest Joseph Burnett, M.B.E., M.B., M.R.C.P. (from Honorary Associate). David Thomas (from Serving Brother). David Henry Griffiths, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (from Serving Brother). Gwilym Llewelyn Pierce, L.R.C.P.&s. (from Serving Brother). Captain Alfred Thomas Neale Evans (from Serving Brother). Robert James Clarke, M.B. (from Honorary Associate). Robert Launcelot King. Ian ~ rank Bovvater. Lieut .- olonel The Lord Forester. rajor harles Evelyn Pym. lemcnt \ hitlock Cowell. Lieut.- olonel Edward lade Goss, M.C., M.R.C.S., 1.M.S. Major ir Frederick vVilliam Beresford Cripps, D.S.O. Major Philip Hobart Catt. Cyril Grove Costley-vVhite. yril Frederick Gamon, M.V.O. Robert Johnson Bradley. Martin Keith-Roach. The Hon. Anthony John Percy Hugh Michael Ashley Cooper. Francis Joseph Bach, M.D. Christopher Foulis Roundell, C.B.E. Robert Yarnell Davies, O.B.E. \ illiam Arthur Morgan. Richard Ogilvy Ramage. John Lee Colburn (from Serving Brother). John Craven Glen, L.R.C.P.&S.ED. (from Serving Brother). William Edward Naylor (from Serving Brother). William Henry Ball (from Serving Brother). J olm Brierley Howarth (from Serving Brother). Major Eben Stuart Burt Hamilton, M.C., M.B. (from Serving Brother). Grahame tewart Hodder (from Serving Brother). Erik Hoerman, M.B. (from Serving Brother). Ernest James Moors (from Serving Brother). Major Hugh MacLaren Cameron (from Serving Brother). Andrew Croll, M.D.ED., F.R.C.S.ED. (from Serving Brother). Herbert Wainwright Edwardson (from Serving Brother). Charles Henry Newton. Charles Mark Jenkin Jones. Captain Walter George Bagnall. The Lord Teynham. Stuart Murray Ingledew. Lieut.-Colonel George Singleton Parkinson, D.S.O. Captain Viscount Garnock. Edward Victor Evans, O.B.E.

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Stanley 'Veetman Lord. Ro bert tewart Miller. Edwin Franci White, F.R.C.S. Colonel Colin Sinclair Lyon, O.B.E., T.D. Freeman Newton. Arthur Mitchell. Major Colin 'ViI on, R.A.M.C., M.B. Lieut.-Colonel Louis J 0 eph Adjutor Amyot. Henry Rupert Bain. Lieut.-Colonel John Joseph Blake. Commander Eustace Alexander Brock. William Charles Bruce. \Villiam Asbury Buchanan. J ames Somerville Cameron. Robert Fennell, K.C. Charles Paul Gaboury, M.D. Asa VV. Heise. Captain Harold Brown Kenner. John Henry Martin. Wilfrid Wallace McKay. Clarence John Archibald McKillop, M.D. Lieut.-Colonel Edgar \Villard Mingo. William George Murrin. William Merton Neal. Dr. Freeman O'Neil. Lawrence Frederick Betts Palko Charles Fleetford Sise. Major Wilmot Edward Lenox Sparks, M.D. George Stephen. N orman Allan Teare. Lieut.-Colonel Ronald Herbert Candy, C.LE., 1. 1.S. Alexander Fordyce Harvey. Lieut.-Colonel Norman Briggs, LM.S. vValter Kirby. Fred Tipton Bowdler (from Serving Brother). Arthur Ferguson MacCallan, C.B.E., F.R.C.S. Sir Herbert Edward Morgan, K.B.E. Norman Ward Rawlings, L.M.S.S.A., L.R.C.P. J ames Cotter (from Serving Brother). Frank Leslie Newton, M.B. (from Serving Brother). Major Edward Walter Northfield (from Serving Brother). Captain vVilliam Arthur Rees, L.R.C.P.&s. (from Serving Brother). Richard Higgins (from Serving Brother). Eric Lyle McKay (from Serving Brother). Commander Oscar Henderson, C.V.O., C.B.E., D.S.O., R.N . (Rtd.). Commander Sir John James Kenward Shaw, BT., R.N. (Rtd.). Major George Aylwen. Lieut.-Colonel William Ernest Pringle, M.C. Colonel Thomas Richard Pennefather Warren, C.B.E. The Rev. Prebendary John Francis Clayton, M.C. (Sub-Chaplain). John Forbes, M.B. (from Honorary Associate).

PROMOTIO S, ADMISSIONS, ETC.

Lieut.-Colonel Alured Charles Lowther O'Shee Bilderbeck, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H., LM.S. Colonel Gordon Gray Jolly, C.LE., LM.S. Colonel Reginald Stephen Tovmsend, LM.S. AS ASSOCIATE OFFICER (BROTHER). Colonel Harry Louis athan, D.L., M.P. J ehergia Jevardji Ghandy. aptain Mohammed Hafiz-uddin, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lieut.- olonel mbuj Nath Bose, O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P., LM.S. David Benjamin (from Associate Serving Brother). H.ai Bahadur arat Chandra Brahmachary (from Associate Serving Brother). . , axena, D.P.H., M.B. AS OFFICER (SISTER). Ii s Eva Katherine Baddeley (from Serving Sister). Ir . Mary Annie ichol, A.R.R.C. (from Serving Sister). Mr'. Frances Iary leeman (from erving ister). Mi Lucy Pugh (from erving ister). 1r . Therese Lucia Gollcher. Mi s Edith Eveline Cheesman. J\1r'. Alice laud nderwood. Iaclame There e F. Casgrain. ~Ii. s \Vinifrecl Grindley (from erving ister). Mr-;. J s. ie Anne Francis (from erving Sister). Ii. s Ethel Haliday (from erving ister). J\Iis Helen Amy orser (from erving Sister). Mi wendoline l\Iary Barrington (from Serving ister). Mi s Emily Pro vis (from crving ister). Dr. Isab 1 Thoma Day (from erving Sister). if . Violet Evelyn Knight. Mi s fabel Reynolds. 1\1r . Jane Pa ley Hay Graham Brown, M.B. E s Dorothy Victoria Kalker. Dame Joanna Margaret Cruickshank, D.B.E., R.R.C. Mr . Aldycn Irene Hamber. Irs. Elizabeth A. Labatt. Mi s Margaret J ardine Laurence MacLaren. Mrs. Eleanor Elizabeth Bamlet Morgan, O.B.E. Mrs. Eleanor Margaret Paterson. Mrs. Violet Maud Whitehead. Miss Rosabelle Perm,vne. J\Irs. Jacqueline Theodora Cockburn. Mrs. Ida Rebecca Hammond Beachcroft. Miss Elizab~th Lucy May (from Serving Sister). Mrs. Cathenne Mabel Edg~rley, L.R. C.P.&s. (from Serving Sister). Mrs. Norah Knowles HardIe de la Pryme (from Serving Sister). Mrs. Grace Rotchell (from Serving Sister). Mrs. Lucinda Henrietta Wilson. Mrs. Katherine Sheila Andrewes. Miss Pamela Rose-marie Collyer. B

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AS SERVING BROTHER. Frederick Richard Stent. Richard] ones. James Thomas Carter, M.V.O. Captain Humphrey Clifford Llo) d, Frederick Victor Thome. M.V.O., M.C. \Villiam Alfred May. Eric \Villiam Rowthorn. \Villiam ] ohn Waistell. \ illiam George Thomas, 1.1\1. Zephaniah Splevins. David Roger \ illiams. Roy Allen Newson. Dr. James Ewen herwood. Thomas William Hill. H arry Maddox. John Atherton. Archibald John Allen. Albert Thomas Andrew. Arthur Blakeman. Alfred Sargent. ertie ] ames \Villett. \Valter James Bellamy. The Rev. Herbert James Beck Edward Stapleton Moore. (As istant-Chaplain). Harry Bertrand Phillips. Thomas Edward Casson. Henry Ernest Hicks. George Douglas mith. Albert Sidney Barclay. Erne t Richard Collard. Frederick Lubovius Richard, M.B. ] ohn \Vatkinson . John Wells, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Ralph Dixon. ] ames Lamberton, M.B., D.P.H. Herbert Outhwait Sidney Hough. \Villiam Oswald Atkinson. John \Villiam \YattersoD, "'LB. Ellis \Varburton. Norman Harold Cooper. Eric Frith. Edwin] ames Smith. Archibald George Green. \Villiam James Wallis. Victor harles \ righton. Alfred Garland. Robert Greig. Ernest Edward Young. Tom Blackburn. Captain William MildreD, M.B.E. Thomas Alfred Burrows. ] ohn \tVilliam Heaps. \Villiam ] ames H oward. John Edgar Jones. Alfred Robert Tozer. William Charles Crowe. Charles Thomas Cox. \tVilliam Wallace Perriton. James Hall. Arthur Henry Penistan, M.B. Mornington James Rich. John Henry Lynch. Ernest Edward Jakeway. Arthur Seed. Thomas Alfred Forster. Thomas] ones, M.M. Albert Edward Hazell. Lieut.-Colonel William George, William John Smith. M.C., T.D., M.B. Duncan McAuley Gracie . Albert Leigh. George Clegg . Alfred Horrocks. Thomas John Minhinnick. Harold Omega Rothery. George Charles Minhinnick. Leonard Herbert Rickett. \Valter Jacobs. Harry Sharp. ] ames Willie Cockcroft. Herbert Clinch. Major Norman William Hammer, James Jackman. M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., R.A.M.C.(T.A.). Alfred Arthur Hamilton. William David Jenkins, M.n..C.S., Charles Clifton Pellowe. L.R.C.P. Patrick] oseph Cassidy. Edmund Claud Malden, M.B. William Duncan. Walter John Meredith. Don Bastian Ranasinghe. Edmund Ralph Weaver-Adams, Major Colin Macphail Forbes, M.B. M.B., M.R.C.S.

PROMOTIONS, ADMISSIONS, ETC. Edgar Meredith Mears. John Macfie, M.B. John Bramley. Alfred Whitfield. Joseph Bellamy. William Clifford Earle. James William Stevenson. ] oseph Raynor. Harold Harrison. Robert Tait. George Lee. vVilliam Campbell Lyons, M.B. George ] oseph Goldfinch Harman. Thomas Owen Jones. Charles Bassett. Frederick George Burnell. William Daniel. vValter Isaac Davies. vVilliam Thomas Davies. Harold Tom Dennis. David \Villiam Jones. Josiah] ones. \Villiam Henry Morris. David Owen \Villiams. Cyril Edward Arthur Lindesay. harles Henry Baxter. Stanley harles Brown. Victor Raymond Bush. Joseph Alfred Armand Cote. James Edward Cowley. Walter rawshaw. J ames Smith Durward. Edmond Charles Emmott. Dr. Thomas Wesley Alvin Gray. Peter Millar McNee Henderson . ] ohn Francis Mepham. Dr. Hugh Roy Mustard. William] oseph Thomas Pearce. William George Price. William Reynolds. Charles Montgomery Ross. Walter Sharp. Harold Emerson Stanley. John Stevens, M.B.E. Victor John Richard Thompson. Frederick Burt ] ohns. Arthur Charles Carter. William Wilfred Best. Samuel James Barrow. Inman Way, M.B. Harold Whitfield Ward, M.B.

William Alfred Restieaux. ] ohn Purchase. William Kirkwood. Arthur Robinson Home, M.B. ] ames Albert Bartlett. Amritlal Ujamsee Sheth, M.B. Leo Percy Clements. William Shaw. \i\Tilliam Marchant. Joseph] ohnson. Frank Holgate Smith, M.B.E. Richard Benedict Coyles. Lieut.-Colonel John Rigby, T.D., M.B. \ right Taylor. Richard Henry Harrison. James Moran. Arthur Peel. James Arthur Gott. Walter George Oldfield. Edmund Harvey Lodge, M.B. James Smith Whittaker. George Henry Wren. Harry James Hoby, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Henry McCamley. Francis Alexander Seth Baird. Arthur Cowan Hinton. I van Terence St. Clair Pringle. Lieut.-Colonel] ordan Constantine John, O.B.E., M.B ., M.R.C.S., I.M.S. Arthur Alexander Bryant, O.B.E. H erbert Armitage. Joseph Alfred Dawson. Arthur Frederick Brazier. Arthur Thomas Thomson. David Aneuryn-Evans, L.R.C.P. amuel Wild, ]nr. Daniel \\ illiam Gurney P ell. John Forrest Hamilton, M.D. Squire Speight. Arthur Bert Hudson. Andrew Murdoch, M.B. Frederick Ernest Poulton. ] ohn Lawrence] ohnston, M.B. Cyril George Grassby. Walter Charles Lewis. Robert Alexander Milne, M.B. William Randall. Edward Green. Charles Price.

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Frederick Samuel Dare. J ames Starr. William John Lyons. William John Clitter. Fred Taylor. Wilfred Stockton. Henry Scully. Thomas Edwin Jones. James Brockless. Adam Johnston, M.B. James Robert Saunders. vValter Charles Shalders. George Dukes Captain George Ferguson Shepherd, F.R.C.S.I. \Villiam Burton Fox, M.B. Benjamin Charles Ward.

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VELLUM VOTE OF THANKS.

Jolu1 Ridgway Hanna, M.B. P rcy Hillman Attwell. Eric Hod on. Harold Evan Thomas, M.B. Frederick James \Vilkes. harles Cecil Thomas. George Goodrick. Major Alexander hristic, M.B.E. Lieut.-Colonel James Au tin Chapman, O.13.E. Lieut.-Colonel Albert Ray outhwood, M.D., M.R.C.P. Eugene Thomas Cornish. Eric Lind ay ymons, M.B. Henry J 0 eph O'Donncll BurkeGaffney, M.D.

AS ASSOCIATE SERVING BROTHER. Mohkam Chand Mac1hok, I van Solomon. D.P.II. Johan Lovius, M.B., D.P.H. Major Dhirendra Nath Gupta, Trilok Nath eth. Ardeshir Cawa j i Doctor. L.1\1.S., I.1\1.S. Manzur Hasan Kazmi. Paresh Chandra Datta, LB., F.R.C.S., D.P.H., L.R.C.P. Pravakar Narayan Gokhale, M.B., F.R.C.S., D.P.H.

l\!.B.,

AS SERVI TG SISTER. Mr . Annie Maud Deacon. Mrs. Eira vVinifrcd Evans-Be\'an. frs. Ellen Christabel Gilbertson. Mrs. Hannah Barclay Llewellyn. The Lady Merthyr. Mrs. Ina Leonora larke. Mrs. ara Louisa \Vestlake, l\I.B. Mrs. Ruby Alice Ogilvie. Miss Alice Robina \Vhite. Mrs. Helena Foster. Mrs. Eleanor Paling. Miss Annie Loui a Oldfield. Miss Alice Jacklin. Mrs. Margaret Thornton. Miss Mary Emily Dorathea Burkitt. Miss Fanny Mabel Margaret De Levante. Miss Grace Emily Garland Jayne. Mrs. Kate Rebecca Wilson. Miss Violet Anne Reading. Miss Bertha Booth. Miss Mabel Pearson.

Mrs. Emily Jane Milburn. Mrs. Adeline Frances Tapply. Miss Julie Sophie Lottie Werner. Miss Barbara Mary Laura Gardiner. Mrs. Minnie Campbell. Miss Irene Penelope Page. Miss Eleanor Grace Gainsford. Miss Annie Mary Rowlatt. Mrs. Florence Kate Hall. Mrs. Katie Newton. Miss Edith Barlow. Miss Lilian Rycroft. Miss Maud Ellis Duligall. Miss Amelia Mahony. Mrs. Eliza Wareham. Miss Gertrude McConnan. Mrs. Eva Lord. Mrs. Ethel Goode. Mrs. Margaret Ann Bartle. Miss Agnes Amy Schofield. Miss Rebecca Sidwell Greaves. Miss Caroline Chapman.

Miss Eliza Ann Wilkinson. Miss Fanny Crowther. Mrs. Eileen aroline Duncan Tinker. 1i s Dorothy 1avrojani. Mrs. Cornelia Emmeline Thomas. l\1i s Roberta Margaret Allan. Ii s Alice Gertrude Bell. Airs. laire Marie Renaud ampeau. lara hristie, l.D. l\Ir . Lucretia Jamieson Goodfellow. Mi Rose Margaret Grier. l\1i s Evangeline Alberta Hastie. l\Irs. Edith Emily Beck J ost. Ii s Anne Aline Landriault. Dr. Florence Evangeline Perry. "Mi s Harriet Eleanor Vincent. Mi s nnie May Rienit . l\Ii stella \Vinifred otley. Mi s Barbara Ellen Blackshaw. l\1r . Elizabeth Brown. :fIlr . Yiolet Petyt. Mi s Mabel \\ oodland Howes. Miss atherine Tyzack. 1\1i s lara Lilian Randell. Miss Lilian Broadhead. Mr. nnie Clarke. Miss Maggie Annie Kelsey.

Miss Edith Mary Mackenzie. Gweneth Margaret, Lady Cook. Miss Ethel Marie Walter. Miss Annie Harris. Miss Margaret Elsie Broadley. Mrs. Lydia Agnes Hampson. Mrs. Isabel May Edwards. Miss Ethel Maude Harrison. Miss Jane Ellen Weetman. Mrs. Alice Meredeth Burn, M.B. Mrs. Edith Eastwood. Mi s Matilda Fitton. Mrs. 1\1artha Sucksmith. Miss Gertrude Smith. Miss Margaret \Vinifred Anderson, M.B. 1\lrs. Ellen Anne Paul. Mrs. Olga Alice achs. Mrs. Dorothy Kate Grindal. 1rs. Florence Erica \Vilson. Dr. Luzia Laetitia Cornelia de Meneze . Mrs. lona Hensman, M.B.E. 1\1rs. Eva Iary Moody. l\Iiss Edith Annie Innes. Mrs. Eva Arkins. l\Ii Ella Elizabeth England. 1\1rs. Gertrude Mary Dawkins.

AS ASSOCIATE SERVI G SISTER. Dr. Eulalia Statira Richards. ERVICE MEDAL. In addition to the members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade shown on pages 24 to 37 of this report, the ervice Medal has been awarded to the following : Lieut.-Colonel Robert Elmer Wodehou e, a.B.E., M.D. Charles Albert Gray.

Allan Travers Lewis, K.C. Charles Gardiner Cowan. David Kemp Edwards.

VELLUM VOTE OF THANKS. The thanks of the Grand Prior and the Chapter-General engrossed on vellum have been awarded to the following as an acknowledgment of their distinguished services to the Ambulance Department and in otherwise carrying out the objects of the Order : Herbert Clift. James A. Price. Thomas John \Villiams. George William Hall.

William Cope. Albert Ernest Finney, M.D. Ernest Thomas Kemp. Robert James Brown.

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Samuel Montford Edwards. Mrs. Muriel Annie Bayley. Alexander McCullum Millar, M.D. Percy Kemp. John Henry Corlett. Albert Dilact Harrop. \Villiam John Edgson. John \Villiam Fairburn. John Prosser. Captain Taliesin Edward Richards. Robert Cooke. John Alfred Martin. Henry Campbell Patterson . Jesse Slocombe. Mrs. Doris Johns, M.B. David Owen Evans. Miss Edith Mary Pugh. Miss Annie Mabel Pugh. \iVilliam Blakey. Mrs. Irene Hannah Parry. Julius Hicks. Reginald John Cashman. Frederick Griffin. Thomas H allam. Mrs. Doris Lewis. Mrs. Edith Pontefract. Cyril Ernest \Vest. Mrs. Grace Wynifred Lodge. Miss Alice Mary Paley. John Prentice, M.B. John Montgomery. Charles Shales. Harold J. Sims. Frederick Henry Cox, M.B. William H. Julian. Henry Gordon Prest, M.B. Henry John Willmott. William John Sinnott. Alfred Thomas Stokes. Edward James Matcham. John George Ernest Peat.

William Arthur Fitzherbert Hurst, M.B., L.R.C.P.&s. Charles Reginald vVall. Henry Eduard Geyer. Jan Daniel Louw. Colonel Alexander Alfred Hayton, V.D. Harry Spitz, M.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Constance Georgia Carney (Miss) . vVilliam Cowan. James B. Saunderson. Edmund Bishop. Kenneth George McKay Aberdeen, M.B. Frederick Harry Uther Baker, 1.B. Francis Teulon Beamish, LB. yril Phillips Bryan, M.B. amon Lewi ass, M.B. Basil John H allion, L.R.c.P.&s. Richard \i illiam John son, M.D., F.R.C.S. James McAleer, L.R.C.P.&s.I. H arold Raymond mith, M.B. Alfred Ernest Vivian, LB. James Hugh Railton. Robert Nicoll Johnston. amuel James Hood. vVilliam H enry Taylor. William Donald H aigh. Frederick \Villiam H ebblethwaite, M.B. Alfred Edmund Busst Hitchin. Edgar Lionel Gilbert North. Alexander John \Vebb. Albert Kirk. John Aubrey Mann. Miss Mary Elizabeth Burns. Miss Florence Maud Brigg Jolm Arthur Semmler. John Kaylor. Vernon Bell, L.R.C.P.&s.

LIFE-SAVING AWARDS. Awards for gallantry in saving or attempting to save life have been made by the Chapter-General to the following persons who endangered their own lives on behalf of their fellows : AWARDED THE LIFE-SAVING MEDAL IN GOLD. John Benjamin McKay, M.B., CH.B. Divisional Surgeon, Bolsover Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade.

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AWARDED THE LIFE-SAVING MEDAL IN SILVER. Reginald Ringham Superintendent, Staveley Corps, St. John Ambulance Brigade : and Frederick John Holtham. AWARDED CERTIFICATES OF HONOUR. The Slaveley Corps, and The Markham Colliery Division, St. John mbulance Brigade. On ihe 10th 1\fay, 1938, a serious accident, involving heavy loss of life, occurred at the Markham Colliery of the Staveley Coal and Iron Company. Dr. McKay was summoned to the Colliery at 6.30 a.m. and arrived at 6.40. He at once descended the shaft and found deputies administering Carbogen to unconscious men. Taking over ihe conirol he organized arti.ficial respiration squads and proceeded, accompanied by a man with a stretcher, into the Main return airway where he came across many unconscious and dead men. He examined all the cases and separaied the dead from the living. He at once put the artificial respiration squads in charge of the lalter, some of whom responded sufficiently to be ultimately resuscitaied by Carbogen. \Vhile working on a case himself he was overcome by the fumes and collapsed. He was at ihe moment waiting for the arrival of stretcher parties, some of whom had themselves become casualties. While still unconscious he was taken by a stretcher party to the surface Ambulance Room, where he was partially revived,. but kept relapsing into unconsciousness. He was removed to the Chesterfield HospItal where he was brought back to consciousness. During his periods of semi-consciousness in the Ambulance Room he made repeated requests to be sent down the mine again. Dr. 1\lcKay was one of the last men to be brought alive out of the pit, and he owes his life to the fact ihat whilst lying unconscious he was trodden upon by a stretcher squad carrying a corpse, which caused him to utter a groan, whereupon the squad removed the corpse from the stretcher and brought out Dr. McKay. Dr. McKay was three days in Chesterfield Hospital and three days in bed at his home. Dr. 1cKay is not a Colliery official and therefore his duty did not require him to go under ground into very grave danger. He went voluntarily, in spite of some opposition, knowing ihe risk, but in the expectation that his medical knowledge and skill would be of service to those in great need. In this respect he stands out alone amongst the many other brave men who worked so heroically after the disaster and who accepted the risk as a phase in the life of a miner. :Mr. Ringham is Chief Agent for the Staveley Coal and Iron Company's Collieries and 1\lr. Holtham is an employee of the Company. Mr. Ringham was responsible for the organization and leadership of the rescue parties, during which he partially collapsed ihree iimes, but on recovery refused to relinquish his leadership or permit himself to be removed to ihe surface. In ihe case of Mr. Holtham, the explosion occurred just as the shift below had completed iheir work and had commenced to return to the surface, but Mr. Holtham (with many others) r emained below, and at once commenced the work of rescue long before the rescue Brigades with their protective apparatus could arrive and take over. During this period many members of the shift lost their lives. Mr. Holtham was conspicuous in this work in the face of a probable second explosion, and continued working strenuously for many hours, until he had finally to give up on account of physical exhaustion. The members of the Staveley Corps and of the Markham Colliery Division worked very strenuously for a long unbroken period, both above and below ground, in rescuing the survivors and bringing to the surface those who had been killed by the explosion.

AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF HONOUR. Fireman Fred Wade, Blackpool. At Blackpool on the 13th December, 1938, at about 3 p.m., a horse drawing a coal lorry took fright and ran away. Fireman Wade was at the time telephoning from a Police call box. He came out and made an attempt to seize the reins, but without success. He then hailed a passing lorry and pursued the runaway. When

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alongside he jumped on to the coal in the runaway lorry, made his way to the forward part of the vehicle, and vaulted on to the runaway horse's back, which he then brought to a standstill, having successfully steered the animal past some excavations in the road where men were working. The incident was seen by an ex-Police Inspector who stated that it had been part of his duty to inquire into many reports of such occurrences and he had never come across anything to equal Fireman "Vade's display. But for the action of Fireman "Vade, personal injuries would most probably have been sustained by men engaged in excavation of the road, and by passing pedestrians. AWARDED THE LIFE-SAVI G MEDAL IN BH.O"TZE.

Fireman Erne t vValter Boatwright. E. W. Boatwright, a member of the Fire Brigade at Port Elizabeth, South Afri ca, was standing on the platform of the orih End Railway Station at Iort Elizabeth on the 1st July, 1939, when he saw a woman jump off the plalfonn on to the line in front of an approaching train which was travelling at about 36 miles an hour. He took a flying leap from the plaiIonn, grabbed the woman round the ,,-aist and threw her from the path of the train. The engine flew past a few inches from his foot as both he and the woman went sprawling across the ground on the other side of the passing train. So close was the train when Fireman Boatwright T11 Shcd across the line that the signalman thought that his legs had been struck. The incident 'was witnessed by the Station Master who, in his report, recommended that the cxcccdmgly brave action of Boatwright should be brought to the notice of the Supenntendent of the Fire Brigade. The woman receiyed slight bruises, and J30atwn gh l cscapcd without injury, but suffered slightly from shock. The woman was attended to by the Station 1faster, and detained unt.il her husband arrived. She 'w as cvidently trying to commit suicide, and Boatwright's prompt action was an cxceedingly brave deed.

SERVICE MED_\L . The Order's Service Medal and Service 1\Iedal Bar have been av,rarded to : ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

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SERVICE 1IEDALS. No. 1 District. Adams, Sgt. A. F. Agland, Amb/Offr. W. J. Alder, D/Supt. H. Allen, D/Supt. W. V. M. Allison, Pte. A. Ascott, Hon/Sgt. G. F. Bailey, Amb/Offr. H. '.V. Baker, D /Supt. E. Beales, Han/Sgt. W. E. Bennett, L/ Amb/Offr. E.L. Bennett, Pte. H. C. Barkett, Amb/Offr. C. A. Botting, Amb/Sis. D. Brine, Pte. W. T. Burton, Amb/Sis. E. Catt, Amb/Sis. M. E. Cae, Pte. W. Coles, Amb/Sis. E. Coles, Pte. W. J. Corrigan, Pte. W. Crowe, Cps/Sgn. D . L. Denman, Pte. J. Duly, L/ Amb/Offr. W. A.

Dunlop, Amb/Sis. J. M. Easton, Pte. C. J. Eldridge, Cpl. "V. H. Fitt, Amb/Sis. N. Fitzpatrick, Sgt. C. Frost, Cpl. G. George, Amb/Offr. A. A. Glassman, Pte. H. Godfrey, CpI. H. J. Goodman, Sgt. R Gordon, Amb/Sis. E. Gravestock, Cps/Supt. J. A. G. Gray, Ptt!. A. Grisedale, Cpl. J. H. Hammer, Cty/Sgn. N. W. Harper, Pte. A. H. Harper, Cpl. W. Haywood, CpI. R Herbert, Amb/Sis. A. Herd, Pte. J. T. Hicks, Pte. J. J. T. Hodges, L/ Amb/Offr. C. Hodson, Amb/Sis. G. R

Howell, Drupt. T. Hudson, L/Div/Supt. A. Hudspith, Amb/Sis. A. Johoson, CpI. F. R Keeping, Cpl. "V. E. Kenyon, Pt.e. T. Keyse, Cps/Sgt/l\Iaj. W. A. Kindon, L/ Amb/Offr. D. E. King, Pte. F. King, D/Supt. H. S. J. Lang, Sgt. F. \V. Langdale, Sgt. C. P. Lawrence, Pte. J. S. Lodge, Pte. A. P. Luff, Pte. W. F. C. Malins, Amb/Sis. C. Martin, Pte. H. McCarthy, L/ Amb/Offr. M. McDowell, L/ Amb/Offr. M.E. Middleton, D /Supt. F. J.

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Moss, Amb/Sis. G. Myers, Amb/Sis. 11. Page, Pte. J. E. Palliser, Amb/Sis. 1\1. Pattenden, Amb/Sis. P. L. F. Pearce, L/Div /Supt. C. A. Pearcey, Amb/Sis. A. Pilgrim, Pte. A. H. Pitcher, Cps/Offr. H. R. Raith, Amb/Offr. J. C. Read, Amb/Sis . D. Reeds, Amb/Offr. T. C. Rces, Asst/Commr. '.V. A.

Robinson, Amb/Offr. E. G. Rolls, Amb/Sis. F. Rood, Pte. J. Sayer, Cpl. S. F. Self, Pte. V. J . Shepherd, Cpl. H. J. Shewry, Pte. A. '.V. Simmonds, Amb/Sis. L. Spalding, Cpl. L. A. Stagnell, S/Sgt. A. S. Stevenson, Amb/Sis. E. Stone, Cpl. H. G. Thomas, Sg1.. A. R.

Allen, Pt.e. G. Baker, Pte. H . Bessell, Pte. II . Birch, Amb/Sis. E. Birt, Pte. A. E. Botting, Cpl. L. Butt, D/Supt W. E. heckley, D/Sl1pt. A. L. ' liITord, D /Supt. L. Colson, pI. G . Deacon, Ptc. C. Dicke ns, Ple. C. J. Flood, CpI. l\1. Gardener, Cpl. R.

Gill, D /S upt. '.V. G. Goves, Trans/Offr. R. J. Harding, Amb/Sis. 1\1. IIarris, Pte. H. L. Haycroft, CpI. P. Helley, Amb/ Offr. H. Hobbs, Sgt. H. N. J . Llewellin, Pte. E. Lucassi, Sgt. E. A. farston, Pte. 1. ::\Iartin, Pte. G. :'Iartin, Cps/Sgn. P. illerrett, Cpl. C. D. Mills, Pte. W. J.

25 Tilley, Cpl. S. Vennell, Amb/Sis. A. Vigor, Amb/Offr. J. A. \Vant, Amb/Offr. F. White, Pte. F. C. Whitley, Pte. F. '.Vhitmell, Pte. J. A. "Villiams, Sgt. E. ,Villiams, Amb/Sis. J . Williams, Amb/Sis. F. A. '.Vinterflood, L/ Amb/Offr. L. B.

No.2 District. lTotton, D/Supt. E. J. Page, Amb/Sis. M. C. Peck, Amb/Offr. R. V. Pope, Pte. A. Priddes, Amb/Sis. B. :.vI. Pullin, Amb/Offr. H. J. Roberts, Pte. G . R. Robinson, Hon/Sgt. E. F. Robinson, Pte. "V. T. Rogers, Amb/ Offr. F. N. Rose, L/ Amb/Offr. F. K. Tricker, Pte. A. '.Vheeler, Amb/Sis. A. E. ,\Tilley, Cpl. A. E. C.

o. 3 (Eastern) District. Allen, Arnb/Sis. 1\1. E. Ames, Sgt. "V. Barnes, Amb/Sis. 1 . Bates, Pte. R. W. Booth, Amb/Sis. J\1. Caonon, L/ Amb/Offr. J. Cragg. Amb/OfIr. J. H. Crick, Pte. '.V. Doxey, Pte. H. J. Ekins, pI. C. E. Evans, Pte. '.V.

Folwell, Pte. B. Gammage, Amb/Sis. M. George, Cpl. A. ,V. Green, Pte. J. H. Harriman, Sgt. '.V. E. Howford, Amb/Sis. 1\1. Ireson, Amb/ Sis. F. Luck, Amb/Sis. G. Marston, Amb/Offr. J. W. 1\Iason, Amb/Sis. 11. Michael, Amb/Sis. S. G.

Murby, Sgt. 1. Naylor, Amb/Sis. 1. Parker, D/Supt. J. S. Pearce, Pte. C. "V. Pilbeam, Amb/ Sis. A. E. Prime, Pte. ,V. H. Sparham, Cpl. F. Swann, Amb/Sis. E. Thompson, Pte. H. Warner, Cpl. G. W. "Vright, Pte. D.

No.3 ("Testern) District. Allcock, Pte. '.V. T. Ball, Cpl. R. Bates, Pte. '.V. C. Boulton, pI. W. '.V. Bright, Pte. J. Caswill, Ct/Offr. J. H. Checkley, Amb/Offr. A. E. Cliffe, D / upt. "V. Cooper, Pte. T. Deeley, Pte. F. H. Dixon, Pte. L. C. Eustace, Pte. B. Fraser, Sgt. E. H. Games, Pte. F. ,V. Gillett, Pte. L. Gordon, Amb/Sis. V. S.

Gratton, Sgt. E. Harris, D/Supt. 0. A. Horobin, Cpl. A. C. Jakeman, Pte. A. E. Jones, Amb/OfIr. V·l. Labrum, D / Supt. H. Lamprey, Sgt. H. ,V. Law, Sgt. T. J. Mears, Cps/Supt. E. 11. Mooring, Sgt. W. J. Noakes, Cpl. J. Oldham, Pte. A. E. Osborne, Sgt. S. Prior, Sgt. W. D. Russell, Cpl. H.

Simmons, Cpl. "V. H. Smith, Pte. J. 0. Smith, D / Supt. W. A. J. Stiles, Cpl. H. Talbot, Pte. H. ,V. Thompson, Pte. E. A. Tilbrook, Pte. ,V. J. Vernon, Cpl. G. Ward, Pte. J. ,Varmington, D /Supt. F. H. Williamson, Pte. D . S. \Vilson, Sgt. T. R. '.Voodall, Pte. S. Yardley, Hon/Sgt. W. J.

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No.4 District. Alton, Pte. G. Bamber, AmbjOffr. R. W. Barlow, Pte. J. Barratt. Pte. S. H. Baxendale, CpsjSgtjMaj. F. Beaton, Pte. A. Bedford, Sgt. S. Bennett, Cpl. J. W. Birchall, Pte. S. Birchley, Cpl. E. E. Bird, Pte. R. Blackhurst, Pte. J. Booth, L j AmbjOffr. B . Bradbury, AmbjSis . A. Bryan, Pte. A. G. Butler, Sgt. H. G. Clegg, Pte. A. Clewes, Sgt. C. Clifton, Sgt. J . E. Clough, AmbjOffr. W. Cockell, Cpl. G. Coyles, DjSupt. R. B. Coyne, Pte. E. Cunliffe, AmbjSis. A. M. Davidson, Ambj Sis. A. Dewhurst, L j AmbjOffr. M. Downing, Cpl. A. E. Eaves, Sgt. T. Egerton, Cpl. C. S. Evans, Lj AmbjOffr. A. Fellows, AmbjSis . A. Ferrick, AmbjSis. C. Fisher, AmbjOffr. H. Fitton, AmbjSis. M.

Foster, Cpl. J . Fryer, Cpl. J. R. Gill, AmbjSis. B. Gillett, Lj AmbjOffr. M. Golborne, DjSupt. G. Gray, AmbjSis. E. Greaves, AmbjSis. A. Green, Cpl. E. W . Greenwood, Pte. B. Gunson, Pte. S. Hardman, AmbjOffr. A. Hartley, Pte. E. Hartley, HonjSgt. H. Hill, AmbjOffr. T. J . Hissey, Cpl. J . H. Hodgson, Lj AmbjOffr. B. Holt, AmbjSis. 1\L Howarth, Pte. H. Hoyle, AmbjSis. A. Hughes, Pte. S. J ones, AmbjSis. E. Jones, Cpl. F. J ones, AmbjSis. 1\1. E. Kenyon, Pte. H. Kippax, CpsjOffr. E. Lomas, Pte. J . J. Luckhurst, DjSupt. P. H. Marriott, Pte. T. A. Marston, AmbjSis. 1. Masser, Pte. J. Mellor, AmbjSis. L. Moss, Cpl. G. Nicholas, Pte. J. T. Nicklin, AmbjSis. F. G. McBrien, Cpl. R. E. McLauchlan, Sgt. \V. M.

Oldfield, AmbjSis. B. Peel, Pte. H. Pemberton, Cpl. J . Porter, Cpl. VI. Ramsden, AmbjSis. E. Rhodes, Sgt. A. Rigby, Sgt. T. Roberts, Pte. E. Rodgers, LjDjSupt. 1\1. Shutt, Cpl. W. Singleton, Pte. H. Standing, Pte. G. Starkie, Pte. II . Stone, Pte. W. Stringer, Sgt. A. E. Thornley, Pte. J. W. Tomb, DjSgn. J. A. Tomlinson, Pte. H. Troughton, Cpl. \V. Vicar, Pte. N. \Vade, Pte. J. A. \Yelsby, AmbjSis. 1\1. A. \;Velsh, Pte. W. G. Whitham, DjSupt. C. E. Whittaker, Pte. M. 'Whittam, AmbjSis. J. \Vllkinson, Pte. R. Wilkinson, Dj gn. G. E. Wilkinson, Sgt. \Y. A. Williams, Sgt. II. 'Woods, AmbjSis. L. \Voolfenden, Pte. D. \VooUey, AmbjSis. 1. L. Wyke, Pte. T. W.

No. 5 District. Ailmore, Sgt. W. Allen, Sgt. W. Allport, Ambj Offr. E. Ansell, Sgt. H. E. Anthony, Sgt. H. Archer, Pte. H . G. Aspinall, CpsjSupt. F. J. Atherton, AmbjSis. L . A. Ayrton, Sgt. S. Baguley, Pte. H. Bailey, Cpl. M. Baker, Pte. W. Ball, Cpl. J. S. Bannon, AmbjSis . A. R. Beaton, CtjOffr. P. Bellamy, Sgt. J. Bellamy, Pte. T. Bennett, Cpl. 0. Bentley, Cpl. G. Best, AmbjSis. S. A. Bingham, Pte. C. Black, AmbjSis. E. Blanks, Cpl. A. H. Bogg, AmbjOffr. M.

Booker, AmbjSis. L. Bradley, AmbjOffr. F. Bradshaw, Sgt. J . A. Bramhall, Pte. W. Brayford, Pte. F. N. Breakwell, AmbjSis. L. Britcliffe, AmbjOffr. C. H. Brookes, Pte. J. Brough, Pte. H. Brown, Sgt. F. Brown, Pte. H . Bunning, Pte. G. Buttery. Pte. F. Bunting, LjDivjSupt. D.E. Chattell, Lj AmbjOffr. L. Chumley, CpsjSgtjMaj. C. G. Clayton, Cpl. C. F. Clewes, AmbjSis. E. J. Clewes, Pte. T. Clifford, Sgt. J. R. Clifford, AmbjSis. L. Clift, Pte. C.

Clifton, Pte. A. Cooper, Pte. J. H. Coulson, Pte. G. R. Caulton, AmbjOlIr. J. Cresswell, Pte. S. Crownshaw, DjSupt. S. Cupit, AmbjOlIr. J . W. Dales, Pte. L. M. Davenport, CpsjOffr. J. Davies, Sgt. C. Dilks, Cpl. H. Dixon, CpsjOffr. J. Doughty, LjDivjSupt. L. Dunn, Pte. F. Dyas, AmbjOffr. G. Ellis, AmbjSis. M. Evans, Sgt. N. S. Farrer, Lj AmbjOffr. E. Firth, AmbjOffr. F. Gammons, AmbjSis. E. Garside, AmbjSis. L. Gent, CpsjOffr. H. Gilling, Cpl. R. Gooding, Sgt. J. R.

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Greaves, CpsjSgtjMaj. H. Gross, D jSupt. L. Haddow, DjSgn. A . C. Hall, AmbjOffr. W. H. Hargreaves, DjSupt. W. Haughton, Pte. J. \V. Hawker, Pte. T. Hayton, Sgt. N. Haywood, Sgt. E. Hefler, Pte. J . R. Hepworth, Pte. W. Herberts, Sgt. J. S. Hewitt, Cpl. J. W. Higgins, AmbjSis. M. Higson, AmbjSis. A. Hilton, Pte. B. H. Hinchliffe, Cpl. G. H. Hodgson, Lj AmbjOffr. E. Holbrey, SjSgt. H. A. Holden, Pte. C. E. H olden, Pte. J. H. Holland, Sgt. P. IIollis, AmbjSis. E. G. Hunt, Cpl. G. T. IIunt, Pte. S. Jackson, Cpl. C. Jackson, Cpl. J. H. Jackson, Pte. L. James, AmbjSis. M. E. Jaques, Cpl. H. Johnson, Sgt. A. J. T. \Y. Lavender, Pte. B. Leake, Cpl. R. Lewes, HonjSgt. F. Lloyd, LjCpl. A. B. Lloyd, CpsjOffr. J. Lock, HonjSgt. A. Machen, Cpl. A. Marshall, AmbjSis. R. Mason, SjSgt. D. Mitchell, Sgt. J . Moakes, Cpl. G. V. Moody, LjDjSupt. D.

Morley, Pte. G. N . Mullins, Pte. H. McKay, DjSgn. J. B. McLoughlin, AmbjOffr. C. E. Needham, Sgt. G. Newbury, Cpl. J. W. Newell, DjSupt. W. R. ewell, Pte. F. L. orman, Sgt. F. J. Owens, Sgt. H. Parkin, Pte. G. Parkinson, CpsjOffr. F. Pearson, Pte. A. Pemberton, Cpl. F. Pickard, LjCtjSupt. L. Pollard, Cpl. J. Porter, CpsjOffr. F. G. Poskitt, AmbjSis. E. Preston, D jSupt. A. Preston, Pte. T. Ramsden, Pte. P. Rawlings, Pte. J. Ray, Pte. T. Ringrose, Sgt. E. Robins, Cpl. A. E. Rockley, Pte. G. Rose, Pte. G. H. Rudkin, Pte. G. Russell, Pte. A. S. Salt, Pte. S. E. Schofield, Pte. S. Scott, Pte. H. Scott, AmbjSis. 1. Sellars, Sgt. S. Shaw, Pte. H. Shaw, Sgt. P. Shepherd, AmbjSis. M. Shipley, Pte. H. Simpson, AmbjOffr. W. Slack, Pte. P. Slack, LjCpl. S. Slater, AmbjSis. E.

Atkin, Cpl. A. Bartram, Cpl. A. H. Batten, Lj AmbjOffr. L. VV. Beart, Cpl. E. Bone, AmbjSis. E. Bower, CpsjSupt. W. Brown, Pte. E. G. Browne, AmbjSis. C. M. Burdon, Pte. W. E. Calder, Pte. J. G. Charlton, AmbjSis. M. A. Chater, AmbjSis. S. Cooper, AmbjOffr. T. H. Crinion, CtjOffr. J. W. Curtis, Pte. T. W. Cutts, Cpl. H. Fellows, Sgt. E.

Frater, Sgt. H. N. Freeman, AmbjSis. V. Gough, AmbjOffr. A. G. Hailstone, Pte. J. Hall, AmbjSis . A. M. Hetherington, Sgt. J. Hiddleston, AmbjSis. Howe, AmbjOffr. W D. Hutchinson, Pte. W. Kerry, Sgt. J. J. D. Leitch, SjSgt. G. B. Mansell, Cpl. J. Mawson, Pte. J. J. Millar, CpsjSgn. A. M. Minter, D jSupt. F. T. McPherson, Pte. 0. H. Newlove, AmbjOffr. F. Nicholson, AmbjOffr. W.

Slater, Cpl. S. Smith, Pte. C. L. Spencer, Pte. F. Stanley, Pte. H. Stevenson, AmbjOffr. F. J. Stevenson, SjSgt. J. W. Stock, Cpl. C. L. Stock, Pte. F. Stone, Cpl. C. E. Swift, Pte. J. J. Symonds, AmbjOffr. B . H. Taylor, Pte. F. Thickett, Sgt. J. Thompson, Sgt. W. Thorpe, AmbjSis. E . Tildesley, AmbjOffr. W. J. Tilley, Pte. T. Tinker, Lj AmbjOffr. A. M. Tomlinson, Pte. W. R. Townsend, Pte. S. R. Tucker, AmbjSis. L. Turner, Cpl. J. W. Tye, AmbjSis. J. \Vaddington, Pte. L. 'Walker, Sgt. F. H. \Valker, Cpl. H. \Vaterworth, Pte. C. \Vest, CpsjOffr. C. E. \Vetton, Cpl. W. \Vheelden, Pte. D. vVilkinson, Pte. B. vVilson, Cpl. A. Wilson, AmbjSis. C. vVilson, Cpl. T. Wood, Cpl. R. Wright, AmbjSis. L. A. Wylie, D jSgn. J. Wynne, Pte. J. T. Yates, AmbjOffr. A. S. Yates, Cpl. J. H. Young, LjDjSupt. D.

No.6 District. Parkin, Cpl. J. Phillipson, Pte. J. A. Priestnall, Cpl. J. Rafferty, HonjSgt. G. A. Richards, AmbjSis. S. J. Richards, Pte. T. Robertson, Sgt. J. Robinson, CpsjOffr. G. Robinson, Sgt. C. Rogerson, AmbjOffr. W. Seeley, Pte. F. D. Simon, AmbjOffr. G. W. L. Smith, AmbjSis. H. Smith, Pte. G. Souls by, AmbjSis. E. Stephenson, LjDivjSupt.

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Stobbart, AmbjOffr. H. J. Sullivan, AmbjSis. S. Taylerson, AmbjOffr. C. E. Teasdale, LjDiv jSupt. E. 1.

Tindale, Pte. C. E. Topping, Cpl. G. Tuff, Pte. S. Turnbull, Cpl. G.

Edwards, CpsjOffr. S. 1\1.

Kynaston, Cpl. F. A.

Allen, Sgt. W. Bateman, L j DivjSupt. A.M. Bones, Pte. A . L. Boulton, CpsjSupt. J . Brigden, Sgt. L. Brown, Sgt. W . C. Brown, AmbjOffr. Channon, Pte. W. Coleman, Sgt. F. Coleman, CtjOffr. F. S. C. Collins, Cpl. J. Crossett, DjSupt. VV. D. Deans, CpsjOffr. A. Dobsen, Pte. S. Dray, Sgt. D.

Earley, D jSupt. F. P. Elward, CtjSupt. P. Farler, Sgt. H. C. Ford, AmbjSis. M. A. Frederick, Sgt. J. II. Gidley, LjCtjOffr. E. Gilbert, CtjSupt. G. A. Graham, Sgt. C. A. Hilditch, Pte. J. ,\V. Holman, Sgt. A. C. Howell, AmbjOffr. ,\V. J. Ireland , AmbjOffr. . H. Jackson, Sgt. ,\V. G. James, Cty jSgn, C. H. Jordan, Cpl. A. Kennett, Pte. W. J. Kill, HonjSgt. V. J.

Ball, AmbjSis. Q. Blackwell, Ambj Offr. \V. Blarney, Sgt. R. J. Bray, HonjSgt . S. Congdon, Pte. W. H. Cox, Cty jOffr. A. E. Cox, Cpl. R. W. Day, NsgjOffr. M. Dennis, Pte. J.

Eddy, AmbjOffr. J . II. Farmer, Cpl. V. J. Fowles, AmbjOffr. L. Grandin, Sgt. P. J. Green, Pte. H. J . Harris, Sgt. P. R. O'Hara, CpsjSupt. J. 1\1. Rendel, Cpl. H. J . Richardson, Cpl. ,\V. II. S.

Anderson, DjSupt. G. Brooks, Pte. J. B. Bruce, Pte. J. F. Dodson, Cpl. S. Douglas, DjSupt. W. E. Fulcher, Pte. H. \V. Hayward, AmbjOffr. V. A.

Horrex, Pte. R. Jacobs, Pte. C. J ohncock, Pte. W. F. Lockwood, Pte. G. Pilgrim, AmbjSis. E. Pilgrim, AmbjSis. L. Richards, LjDjSupt. G. Richards, AmbjSis. 1\1.

Maidment, LjDivjSupt. M. Jones, Lj AmbjOffr. 0. M. Woodward, AmbjSis. F. E. Kitto, CtyjOffr. C. M. Griffiths, AmbjOffr. T. A. Jacob, AmbjOffr. C. B. Jenkins, Sgt. A. Thomas, D jSec. and Sgt. T.

Tayler, DjSec. and Sgt. J. C. Hill, Pte. G. H. Powell, Pte. J. Evans, Pte. W. H. Dowman, Pte. T. G. Fox, DjSupt. J. Budge, CtyjSgn. E. J. H. Setter, D jSupt. W. F. Irons, D jSupt. E. W. Rees, LjSupt. K.

,\Vhitehead, Pt.e. G. \Vorsnop, Cpl. L. Youngman, Sgt. J. W.

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o. 8 District.

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King, Cpl. F. Leeson, Pt.e. C. G. Lewis, Pt.e. C. l\IcVey, Pte. T. L. Payne, AmbjOfIr. G. Prew (Jnr.), AmbjOffr.

Hunt.er, Cpl. D. W. Gully, Cpl. R. T. Jones, Pt.e. 1. L. Mitchell, Pt.e. A. T. Grant, Pte. W. T. Coleman, Pte. T. Lamb, Pte. E. C. Griffiths, AmbjSis. M. Goodman, AmbjSis. D. Skryme, CtyjOffr. ,\V. J . Bate, CpsjSupt. A. John, CpsjSec. T. D. Osborne, CpsjSec. W. Trott, CpsjTreas. E. J . B. Owen, CpsjTreas . L. Smith, CpsjInjStores, V.

No.9. District. Symes, Pte. \V. Thomas, Sgt. W. G. Vick, Ct.yjCommr. II. J. 'Warring, Pte. A. \V'enmoth, DjSupt. II. II. Westlake, AmbjSis. E. 1\1. Wills, AmbjSis. J .

No. 10 District. Scopes, Pt.e. A. G. Thorpe, Sgt. VV. G. Watts, t.y jSgtj:'\Iaj.

II. J.

vVilkinson, Sgl. 0. H. Wright, Cpl. C.

Priory for Wales. Francis, LjSupt. M. Davy, AmbjOffr. E. A. Thickens, AmbjOffr. E. Roberts , AmbjOffr. F. Thomas, AmbjOffr. E. R. Jones, AmbjOffr. J . P. Richards, Lj AmbjOffr. A. Davies, Sgt. W. G . Thomas, Sgt. A. G. Newbury, Sgt. W. H. Jenkins, Sgt. J. J.

Ball, Pte. A . Mogford, AmbjSis. E. A. Hampson, M.e., M.B., Divj Surg. T. Whitcombe, DivjSupt. J. Harris, Div jSupt. J. E. Richards, Div jSupt. P. H. Pilliner, Div jSupt. G. H. Jones, Amb.jOffr. J. L. Keen, AmbjOffr. C. H. Davies, Sgt. C. H. Beavan, Cpl. C. l\Iatthews, Cpl. W. Lewis, Cpl. 1. 1. Murphy, DjSec. and Sgt. VV. H.

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Rayfield, Aj AmbjOiTr. J. T. Sand well, Pt.e. ,\V. S. Simmons, CpsjSgtjilIaj. A. C. Simmons, Sgt. II. V. Steele, Sgt. C. Virgo, AmbjOffr. II. A. \Vinter, Cpl. A. \Voolway, Pt.e. E. I~.

Muschamp, D jSupt. C. H. Evans, D jSupt. H. C. Jones, DjSupt. T. J. Parker, AmbjOffr. L. W. Dayment, AmbjOffr. T. L Morgan, AmbjOffr. T. J. Edwards, AmbjOffr. S. Fryer, Sgt. G. E. Rogers, Cpl. VV. Belch, Cpl. VV. J. Protheroe, Cpl. E. Price, Cpl. 0. Edwards, Pte. T. H. J ones, Pte. E. W. Parslow, Pte. F. Williams, Pte. ,\V.

(First., unless otherwise stated.) Chief Commissioner's Staff. Ben tall, Asst. Surgeon-inChief Dr. \V. C. (3rd).

Ellis, Inspecting Officer Colonel C. 1. (3rd).

Lethbridge, Lady Staff Officer Miss 1\1. (2nd).

o. 1 District. Agar, Sgt. A. F. (2nd). Adams, Pt.e. A. (2nd) . Appleton, DjSupt. T. S. (2nd). Ash, Pte. E. C. (2nd) . Ashby, gt. J. H. Bean, LjAjOfir. D. L. Bensted, Pte. D. C. Brown, D jSgn. J. L. Mcl<. Bush, Pt.c. A. (2nd). Carter, Ambj is. 1\1. C. hallis, LjAmbjOffr. 1\1. (3rd) . Chapman, Sgt. J. H. Clarke, AmbjOffr. S. Clifford, DistjOffr. F. \V. (2nd). Collins, Cpl. C. H. (2nd). Cunning, Pte. \V. (2nd). Dixon, I t.e. T. (2nd). Durham, AmbjOffr. T. (2nd). Ferguson, SjSgt. A. E. (5th). Finch, Lj AmbjOffr. 1. (2nd). Findlay, D jSgn. J . (2nd). George, Sgt. H. L. Gibbes, DjSupt. J. H . L. (2nd). Greenwood, AmbjSis. A . L. Hallock, D jSupt. C. A. Harden, AmbjSis. E. Harris, D jSupt. A. C. (2nd).

Harris, AmbjSis. J. Haxell, HonjSgt. G. (2nd). Henney, AmbjOffr. E. J. (2nd). Hile, Pte. A. (2nd). Hill, Cpl. E. C. (4t.h). Hird, Lj AmbjOffr. G. Hodges, Cpl. H. R. (2nd). Holmes, Pte. D. (2nd). Jaggers, SjSgt. A. E. (2nd). Kirk, Pte. J . Leit.ch, Pte. W. E. Long, DistjOffr. L. Lush, Sgt. H . (2nd). Malcher, AmbjSis. R. Mann, Pte. J. S. Mellish, AmbjOffr. C. (2nd). Moffatt, Pte. VV. (3rd). Moran, LjDjSupt. E. Morrish, AmbjOffr. W. l\1orton, AmbjOffr. J. VV. (2nd). McDuff, AmbjOffr. J. (2nd). McIntyre, DistjSgn. E. New, Pte. '\V'. F. (2nd). Newton, DjSupt. A. VV. (4th). Norman, SjSgt. E. J. (3rd). Offord, Pte. A. Ogilvie, LjDjSupt. R. (2nd). Park, Sgt. J. (2nd).

Pickles, AmbjOffr. H. (2nd). Pope, Ptc. J . (2nd). Pratt, AmbjSis. D. Reynolds, Pte. A. L. (5th). Roberts, SjSgt. J. (2nd). Rollinson, Cpl. A. T. Sampey, DjSgn. N. (1st and 2nd). Shrivell, AmbjSis. F. (3rd). Stevens, Pte. J . (2nd). Stitcher, Sgt. B. Strathern, LjDjSupt. L. Taylor, DjSupt. J. E. (3rd). Trussler, DjSupt. T. W. (3rd). Turner, D jS upt. V. G. (3rd). \Varner, AmbjSis. A. vVaters, L j D j Supt. N. vVatkins, AmbjSis. S . vVebb. D jSupt. W. H. vVellesley, Ambj Sis. M. Wells, Pte. J. H. 'Wells, Cpl. H. G. (3rd). \Velthy, Lj AjOffr. A. (2nd). '\Vest, L j DjSupt. A. (2nd). Weston, Pte. J. (3rd). Wilson, AmbjSis. B.

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No. 2 District. Ashwell, LjD jSupt. E. Bowden, Cpl. E. (2nd). Buckingham, CpsjOffr. W. (3rd). Cave, DjSupt. F. A. (3rd). Chapman, AmbjSis. V. Clifford, CorpsjSupt. J. (3rd). Edbrooke, DjSupt. R. G. (3rd). Garland, Lj AjOffr. E. Gates, D jSupt. A. J. George, AmbjOffr. H. (3rd). Gosling, AmbjOffr. J. (2nd). Hall, Lj AmbjOffr. M.

Hancocks, LjD jSupt. A.M. Hieron, AmbjOffr. W. H. Hopkins, AmbjOffr. A. T. (2nd). Ind, Cpl. E . (2nd). Jefferies, CpsjOffr. H. (3rd). Jones, LjDjSupt. E . Lowther, L j DjSupt. K. Moody, Cpl. J. (3rd). ickless, AmbjOffr. T. (5th). Page, Supt. H. Palmer, DjSupt. J. (2nd) . Powell, AsstjCty jCommr. (2nd).

Adams, Lj AmbjOffr. 0. Allen, LjCpsjSupt. F. (2nd). Archibald, Cty jSgn. W. (2nd). Bailey, D jSupt. B. (3rd). Bartram, D jSupt. J. A. Bennett, AmbjOffr. J. (2nd). Blanco, LjDjSupt. E. (2nd). Bland, AmbjOffr. H. (3rd). Braines, Pte. H. (2nd). Burditt, Pte. C. Chapman, Lj AjOffr. 1. (3rd). Charles, Sgt. F. Coleman, Pte. A. (3rd). Coleman, AmbjSis. E. M. (2nd).

Cooper, D jSupt. S. Davis, Ambj Sis. G. (2nd). Deacon, Pte. A. H. (2nd). Denton, Cpl. T. W. Dyson, Cpsj Supt. \V. (4th). Gotch, Cpl. L. C. Hackett, Pte. V. A. Harrison, L j AjOffr. M. (3rd). Hassall, Pte. C. H. (3rd). Hayward, CpsjOffr. E . (2nd). Heath, AmbjSis. B. Hone, AmbjSis. M. Horton, Pte. E. T. Kennings, LjDjSupt. 1. (2nd). Leeson, SjSgt. S. (3rd). Manship, AmbjSis. R. Martin, AmbjSis. C.

Sarah, LjD jSupt. M. (2nd). Scott, CorpsjSupt. J. (4th). Simmonds, AmbjOffr. G. (2nd). Shoesmith, LjDjSupi. E. Style, Lj AmbjOffr. A. (3rd). Tarr, AmbjSis . E. (2nd). Tracey, Ambj Sis. C. \Vathen, Ambj Offr. A . Vl. (2nd). \Vilkinson, LjCty jOfIr. F. Willett, Sgt. B. J. (3rd) . Young, Pte. H. J.

No.3 (Eastern) District.

Beasley, AmbjSis. A. Bellows, Sgt. E. A. (2nd). Boyer, Sgt. A. (3rd). Cooper, Pte. S. J. Davis, Pte. J. Dixon, Pte. J. Hopkins, Pte. A. (3rd). Hutchings, Cpl. T. (3rd). Mackie, D jSgn. A. (2nd).

No.3 (Western) District. Matthews, CpsjOffr. J. E. (3rd). Maxfield, AmbjSis. A. Mills, Pte. W. C. Moss, Cpl. 1. Pane, D jSupt. A. E. Pole, AmbjOffr. R. H. Probert, DjSupt. P. E.

Miller, CpsjSgtjMaj. J. (5th). Partridge, LjCtyjSupi. G. (3rd). Richardson, AmbjSis. S. Roberts, Cpl. T. (2nd). Rowlatt, Lj Ambj Offr. A . Spencer, AmbjSis. M. (4th). Timpson, DjSupt. G. (3rd). Tyler, Pte. R. (4th). Watson, LjDjSupt. J. (3rd). yVoodhouse, AmbjSis D. Workman, AmbjSis. E. M. (2nd).

Rollason, CpsjSgn. N. J. (2nd). Taylor, AmbjOffr. E. Webb, CpsjSgtjMaj. H. (4th). Wheatley, AmbjOffr. J. (2nd). Wooldridge, Pte. S.

No. 4 District. Anderson, Pte. P. Appleton, AmbjOffr. J. (2nd). Ashworth, HonjSgt. D. H. Bamford, Pte. S. Barrett, CpsjSupt. J. A. (3rd).

Barton, AmbjSis. M. Bentley, LjD jSupt. M. (4th). Bickerdike, AmbjSis. A. (2nd). Boddy, Cpl. V. (2nd). Bradshaw, CpsjOffr. R. (3rd).

Brocklehurst, SjSgt. J. (2nd). Brown, AmbjSis. J. A. (3rd). Brown, CpsjSgn. J. P. (4th). Brown, AmbjSis. M. B uckley, Pte. R. (2nd) .

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Chadwick, CpsjOffr. H. (3rd). Clegg, Lj AmbjOffr. 1. Cockill, Cty jCommr. W. B. (5th). Collinson, Ambj Offr. J. Cooke, Lj AmbjOffr. S. Coope, Cpl. S . (2nd). CoHam, Sj Sgt. A. Crookall, AmbjSis. F. (2nd). Dagger, Sgt. R. Dean, Pte. M. Diamond, Ptc. S. (2nd). Dunn, Ambj Offr. E . (2nd) Dutton, DjSupt. J. B . (4th). Dykes, Cpl. \V. Emmott, Pte. W. Firth, Amb j Sis. M. Fothergill, Pte. R. (2nd). Gibson, pI. G . Glover, Ambj Sis. E. Goode, LjDj Supt. E. (2nd). Greenwood, Ambj Offr. \V, (3rd). Hacking, Sgt. H . Haliday, L j Cpsj Supt. E. (3rd) . Hanson, Ambj Offr. F. (3rd) . Harrison, Lj Ambj Offr. F. (2nd). Harrison, Cpsj Offr. R. (2nd). Hartley, AmbjOffr. J. (5th). Heap, D j Supt. E. (3rd). Heap, AmbjOffr. \V. (4th). Heaton, CpsjOffr. J. H. (4th). Hewins, Pte. H. Houghton, Lj AjOifr. A. (2nd). Howker, Ambj Otlr. YV. (2nd).

Hoyle, AmbjSis. F. Hudson, LjDjSupt. E. (3rd). James, Ambj Offr. W. C. James, CpsjOffr. T. (4th). Jameson, DjSupt. J. D. (3rd). Johnstone, Pte. W. (2nd). Kay, LjDj Supt. M. (3rd). Keaney, AmbjSis. M. Large, Pte. W. Lambert, Cpl. H (2nd). Lazenby, AmbjSis. M. Longhorn, Pte. J. Macdonald, CpsjSgtj l\Iaj. S. (4th) . Marsden, Lj AjOffr. J. (4th). Martin, Sj Sgt. J. (3rd). Mason, CpsjOffr. W. (3rd). l\lassey, Ambj Offr. T. Mawdsley, Pte. F. Mercer, D j Supt. R. Montague, AmbjOffr. A. (2nd). :M oore, L j CpsjSupt. 1\1. :M oran, D j Supt. J. (2nd) . Taylor, L j DjSupt. N. (2nd). Newman , Pte. L. (2nd). Tuttall, D j Supt. G. (4th). Parker, Ambj Sis. E. (3rd). Perry, D j Supt. A. (2nd). Phillips, Sgt. \v. (3rd). Pickstock, Sg t. 11. Quayle, Pte. A. Ransdale, D jSupt. J. (3rd). Rees, D j Sgn. J. (2nd). Roberts, Sg t. 1. (3rd). R oth ery, Cpsj Offr. H. (2nd). Senior, Ambj Sis. G. Shelmerdine, D j Supt. J. \V. (4th).

Allen, DjSupt. G. Archer, Sgt. W. H. Barker, AmbjSis. F. (2nd) Barron, Pte. J. (2nd). Beebe, Pte. G. YV. Bellerby, DjSupt. F. Betts, SjSgt. S. (2nd). Bigwood, Cpl. F. (2nd). Brockless, D jSupt. J. (4th). Broughton, DjSupt. J. (4th). Brown, Sgt. F. (1st and 2nd).

Brown, Honj Sgt. 0. (2nd) Burton, Pte. R. Byford, Ambj Sis. E. (2nd). Calvert, Ambj Sis. L. (4th). Carr, CpsjOffr. B. J. (2nd). Cavanagh, AmbjSis. A. Clayton, Sgt. H. (3rd). Cook, Pte. C. (2nd). Cook, Pte C. (3rd). Cooke, LjAmbjOffr. E. M. Crowther, LjDjSupt. F.

Smith, AmbjSis. M. Smith, Pte. A. (2nd). Spicer, LjDjSupt. F. (3rd). Squires, Pte. J. (2nd). Standing, Pte. YV. Starkie, Pte. J. E. (2nd). Su tcliffe, Sgt. C. (2nd). Sutton, DjSupt. S. S'w ale, Lj AmbjOffr. A . (2nd). Sykes, Pte. H. Taylor, DjSupt. F. (2nd), Taylor, Pte. J. C. (2nd). Taylor, Pte. A. (2nd). Thomason, AmbjOffr. J. (3rd). Thompson, AmbjSis. A. (3rd). Todd, DjSupt. P. S. (4th). Topping, AmbjOffr. A. (3rd). Travis, AmbjSis. M. A. (3rd). Trickett, CtjSupt. J, (2nd). Turner, Ambj Offr. C. (2nd). Weed all, Ambj Offr. A. (4th). Whalley, DjSupt. \V. (3rd). \Vightman, LjAmbjOffr. M. yVilding, Pte . G. (2nd). Wileman, Sgt. J. (1st and 2nd). 'W ildman, Supt. J. Wilson, SjSgt. T. (4th). Withington, Pte. J. (2nd). yVood, Cpl. T. (2nd). \Vormald, AmbjOffr. C. (2nd). yVorthington, AmbjSis. E Yates, Sgt. H. (4th).

NO.5 District.

Dale, HonjSgt. E. Daybell, DjSupt. R. (4th). Davies, CpsjSgtjMaj. A. Dobbs, Ambj Offr. C. E. Duke, LjDj Supt. A. Eastwood, SjSgt. F. (2nd) Edwards, D j Supt. J. Ellis, AmbjOffr. 1. (3rd). Flockton, LjDjSupt. A. (2nd). Free, CpsjOffr. A. Freeman, AmbjOffr. W. (2nd).

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Gawthorpe, Cps/Supt. J. Goodman, L/D/Supt. G. Goodwin, L/ Amb/Offr. A. Goold, D/Supt. "V. H. (3rd). Green, Pte. J. Greenwood, D /Supt. J. (3rd). Grice, D/Supt. F. A. (4th). Haddow, D/Sgn. A. C. Hargrave, Cps/Sgt/Maj. R. Harvey, Sgt. C. (2nd). Harvey, Sgt. J. Haswell, Sgt. C. Henry, L/ A/Offr. A. Hick, L/D/Supt. E. Hill, Sgt. P. Hill, Amb/Offr. T. (2nd). Hippey, Pte. G. (2nd). Holmes, S/Sgt. A. (3rd). Hopkinson, Sgt. L. Hudson, Cps/Offr. A. B. Hudson, D/Supt. H. Hughes, D /Supt. C. Hunt, S/Sgt. C. T. (2nd). Inman, Cpl. H. E.

Jervis, L/D/Supt. M. Kruckenberg, Amb/Sis. L. Laycock, Amb/Sis. E. Leake, Cpl. R. Lee, D /Supt. H. (4th). Lees, Amb/Offr. F. Lyons, Amb/Offr. \V. S. l\Iarkey, Pte. G. (2nd). Mason, D/Supt. Mason, Pte. C. (2nd). Milnes, Amb/ is . S. A. (2nd). Mitchell, L/Cps/Supt. E. (2nd). Moulton, Amb/Offr. J . O'Connor, Amb/Oilr. T. Padfield, L/ Amb/Oilr. A. Paver, Cps/Offr. C. (2nd). Pettitt, Amb/Offr. L. (2nd). Picksley, Sgt. G. Potter, L/Cps/Supt. E. (4th). RaUings, Amb/Oilr. G. (3rd). Rowlands, Amb/Offr. S.

Adams, Amb/Offr. H. (2nd). Backhurst, L/D/Supt. E. (3rd). Batey, Cps/Supt. H. W. Batey, L/D/Supt. M. (2nd). Berman, Pte. J. S. Birtley, Cps/Offr. R. (2nd). Crew, L/D/Supt. M. Coffell, Sgt. C. (3rd). Coffell, Amb/Offr. J. (2nd). Dale, Pte. G. R. Davison, Amb/Sis. I. Dodd, Amb/Offr. R. (2nd). Dormer, Cpl. R. Dryden, Sgt. T. (2nd). Elton, Amb/Sis. A. (2nd). Griffiths, L/ A/Offr. L. (3rd). Haley, L/Cps/Offr. H. (3rd).

Harrison, Sgt. T. (2nd). Henderson, Pte. P. Jefferson, Amb/Sis. M. King, Cpl. A. Laws, Amb/Offr. G. Liddle, Sgt. J. T. Lisle, Pte. J. Liversedge, ps/Sgt/Ma j. W. (2nd). Logan, Cps/Supt. J. R (2nd). Malton, Cty /Sgt.jl\Iaj. A. (3rd). Mather, D/Supt. Vl. Merrick, L/D/Supt. G. (2nd). Mills, Pte. J. S. (3rd). Morley, Amb/Sis. E. McVean, Amb/Oilr. K. G. Newman, D /Supt. A. (2nd). Pearson, Cty /Offr. J. Pledger, Cpl. J. H. Reigar, Amb/Sis. M.

Bass, Sgt. C.

Brown, Pte. J.

Bigg, L/ Amb/Offr. E. Branchott, Cpl. W. P. (2nd).

Broad, Cps/Offr. W. A. (3rd). Bucke, Pte. K.

Ryder, L/D/Supt. E. (2nd). Saxton, Cpl. E. Sayles, Amb/Offr. F. (2nd). Severn, Amb/S is. 1\I. heard, Amb/Offr. A. (2nd). Simons, S/Sgt. C. Simpson, Pte. I I. (2nd). Smith, D/Supt. S. Stone, S/Sgt. "V. (4th). Theaker, Cps/Supt. J. H. Thornton, Cps/Supt. A. (4th). \Valton, Amb/ is. G. ",Yard, Sgt. F. (2nd). Webster, Sgt. J. \Vheeldon, Pte. J. (2nd). Wigars, Cpl. "V. L. Williams, D/Supt. I. (2nd). ",Vim penny, Amb/~is. 1\L "VooHon, Cpl. J. \\T. \Vyse, L/D/Supt. E. Yates, L/D/Supt. H. (2nd).

No.6 District. Siddall, Pte. C. H. (3rd). Scott, Sgt. \V. Scurlock, L/D/Supt. E. Simpson, L/D/Supt. 1\1. (2nd). impson, Amb/Sis. A. II. Steel, D/Supt. T. Thain, L/D/Supt. 1\I. (2nd). Urwin, L/D/Supt. . A. (3rd). Yickers, .\mb ISis. R. Wallis, AmbjOfir. W. J. (3rd). ",Vharton, L/ A/Oilr. F. (3rd). Whitfield, Cpl. E. J. "Vhitford, L /Cty/Offr. L. (2nd). Wilson, Amb/Sis. H. Wilson, Pte. W. (2nd). Wilson, Amb/Sis. E. Wood, D/Supt. \V. S. Woodward, Sgt. E. (2nd).

No. 7 District. Carier, Amb/Offr. W. (2nd).

No.8 District. Burnage, D/Supt. A. J. Case, S/Sgt. C. (5th). Conley, Cps/Offr. J. (2nd).

SERVICE

Davy, Cps/Oilr. A. E. (3rd). Dunk, Amb/Sis. A. Erith, AmbjSis. . Evered, L/ Amb/Offr. F. Falwasser, L/Dist/Supt. c. (2nd). Follett, Pte. E. G. (3rd). Fossett, Cps/Offr. S. (2nd).

MEDAL BARS.

Cont.

Froud, Cpl. C. W. Griffin, L/ Amb/Offr. E. Jarrett, Amb/Offr. ",V. (3rd). King, D/Supt. A. G. (2nd). TobIe, Major W. H. F. (3rd). Owen, Pte. J. A. (2nd).

Ray, Trans/Sgt. W. Rogers, Cps/Offr. J. Rutter, Cps/Supt. J. D. (2nd). Venis, Hon/Sgt. A. (3rd). "'VeIls, Pte. F. J. Wren, Cps/Supt. G. (2nd). Yeman, Cps/Offr. S. (2nd) .

No.9 District. Chudleigh, L/D/Supt. E. (2nd). Cockram, Sgt. J. 'IN. (3rd). Hamilton, Amb/Offr. A. Howe, Cpl. \V.

Langmaid, Cty/Offr. H . (2nd). Manning, Pte. J. Palmer, A .RP. Cty/Offr. M.

Smith, D/Supt. F. J. (3rd). Tregale, Pte. R (3rd). Wearne, Cpl. "V. J.

_ o. 10 District. Brereton, Sgt. C. (5th). Brett, (R)D/Supt. J. (2nd). Coleby, Sgt. S. "V. Durrant, Amb/Offr. C. Emery, Pte. \V. H. Fiddy, Cps/Supt. C. (2nd). Garrett, D/Supt. ",V. G. Goddard, Cps/Supt. F. (2nd).

Green, Pte. W. Hawkes, Pte. W. (4th). Hawkes, Pte. "V. (5th). Hutton, Cps/Offr. J. (4th). Tethercoat, Dist/Offr. F. (3rd). Pretty, Cpl. G. Radford, Amb/Offr. C. (2nd).

Blandford, L/Dist/Supt. E. (2nd). Keatinge, C/Cps/Supt. F. (2nd).

Macnamara, Asst. Commr. J. P.

Jones, D. T. R, C.B.E., J.P., ;If-D., Surg.-inChief for "Vales. Salt, M.B., CH.B., Commr., C. E . Williams, Cty/ Offr. T. J. Davies, Amb/Offr. I. Thomas, D/Supt. G. Worthy, Cps/Sec. H. C. (2nd). Jones, Cty/Offr. D. (3rd). Jones, D/Supt. D. W. (3rd). Penberthy, Cty /Offr. W. Samuel, Sgt. P. George, Pte. H. A. Blunt, Pte. R Morris-Thomas, L/Cty / Offr. E. R C. Davies, LjSupt. L. V. Rees, L/Supt. K. Richards, L/ Amb/Offr. A.

J ones, Sgt. E. Jones, Cps/Treas. D. L. (2nd). Williams, Cps/In/Stores D. R. (2nd) . Howells, Cty/Sgt/Maj. T. (2nd). Fitzpatrick, D /Supt. J. (2nd). Hopkins, Sgt. T. (2nd). Jenkins, Cpl. M. (2nd). Bobbett, Pte. A. (2nd). Thomas, C/Supt. J. (3rd). Ledbury, Cps/In/Stores W. J. (3rd). J ones, Cps/In/Stores I. (3rd). Morris, D /Supt. W. J. (3rd). Jones, Sgt. M. P. (3rd). Williams, Sgt. G. (3rd). Ings, D /Supt. J.

Waller, D/Supt. C. H. Wollard, D/Supt. P. R. (2nd). ",Vo 0 llard , D/Supt. P. (2nd). Youngs, D/Supt. H. J. (3rd).

Irish District. Overend, L/Dist/Offr. L. (2nd). Webb, L / Dist/Sgn. E. (2nd).

Priory for \Vales. Williams, Amb/Offr. A. Lewis, Cpl. W. J osty, Pte. E. H. S. Bassett, Cps/Treas. C. Barnett, D/Supt. G. Jenkins, Sgt. W. D. Llewellyn, M.B., CH.B. , Comm. E. (2nd). Price, Cps/Sec. W. (2nd). Little, Cps/Treas. ",V. J. (2nd). Lee, Cps/In/Stores C. R (2nd). Roberts, Pte. A. (2nd). J ones, Cps/Sec. "V. H. (3rd). Wooding, Cps/Treas. J. (3rd). Dennis, D/Supt. H. (3rd). Withers, Arab/Offr . E. (4th). C

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GEL ERAL ST.

JOH

AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

SERVICE MEDALS. AUSTRALIA.

ew South "Vales District. Abbott, Pte. E. G. Allan, D/Supt. A. J. Barber, Pte. \v. C. Blackburn, L/D/Supt. A. 1\1. Bradney, A/S J. Cantrell, A/S N. Conrad, A/O. C. J. Goldsack, A/S. H. Grimshaw, Sgt. C. Helsby, H/Sgt. H.

Hinson, L/A/O. T. Holden, Sgt. E. A. Perry, Cpl. S. \V. Pricier, A/ S. 1\1. Pugsley, Pte. J. T. Vickers, Asst/ Commr. \\'. "VheaUey, Cpl. R. Z. \Yilliams, Pte. F. Windmvs, D/ upt. E. J. \Vorth, Pte. F. Victoria District. Hunter, Pte. S. CANADA.

Alberta District. Allan, L/D/Supt. R. 1\1. Connolly, A/S. A.

Rymer, A/S. E.

SERVICE MEDALS .

Kalu Banda, K. M. Kannangara, D. T. Kitchil, K. T. Kitchilan, A. N. Kurup, C. K. Kwesius, L. E. Latiff, C. S. Mannan, A. B. Mudannayaka, D. H. Mudiyanse, D. M. Muttiah, J. G. Nair, K. C. V. Nair, P. S. K. Nanayakara, F. Nicholaspillai, B. J. Outschoorn, A. L. Peiris, M. M. W. Perera, D. A. Perera, G. D. Perera, J. A. A. Perera, K. K. Perera, N. E. Perera, S. D. S. Perera, W. M. R. Peter, B. S. Peter, K. A. D.

Manitoba District. Mansbridge, Cpl. T.

Stafford, Sgt. A.

Cant.

Pillai, A. P. S. Pussana, H. Ratnayake, D. B. Retnam, V. T. J. J. Saifadeen, N. M. Sallay, B. S. Sallay, M. S. Samarajeewa, E. D. Sarnelis, W. A. Schokman, V. C. Seedin, M. R. Selladorai, E. S. Seneviratne, P. R. Des. Silva, D. A. R. Silva, G. W. Sirinaga, M. A. F. Sivasamboo, A. Sivusampu, P. Subramaniam, R. Thedias, H. G. Thomas, A. D. Varghese, P. Wanigasekera, W. H. Wickremasinghe, D. A. Zainudeen, M. S. HONG KONG.

Langley, L/Dist/Offr. R. Liu Pak Kwan, D/Supt.

Ma Luk, Dist/Offr. Trevor, Cps/Offr. I. B.

Ontario District. Carlton, Pte. J. Cross, A/S. M. Jackson, Sgt. F. Leitch, D/Supt. P. G. Lowery, Pte. P.

Quebec District. Chapman, S/Sgt. T. Cross, L/ A/O. L. McD.

Marchant, A/S. E. Saskatchewan District.

Gordon, A/S. M. M.

INDIA.

l\Ionaghan, A/S. L. E. O'Sullivan, Sgt. W. L. Peneycad, Pte. A. Pereira, A/S. S. ~I. Pickwell, Cpl. II.

Hill, A/S. A.

No. 1 District. Cairns, Asst/Commr. J. No.2 District. Addya, Sgt. P. C. Biswas, Sgt. M. Dutta, A/O. K. Ghose, Cpl. K. Gupta, A/O. B. Mookherjee, A/O. S. M.

o. 3 District.

CEYLON.

Abilinu, W. B. Ameer, D. M. Amerakoon, D. D. Anone, T. M. Appu, V. B. Ariyadasa, M. G. S. A ttygalle, J. Vv. L. Banda, B. M. P. Banda, H. M. D. Banda, M. M. K. Branudeen, 0. M. Carolis, W. D. De Kretser, H. C. De Silva, A. 0. De Silva, H. M. D. De Silva, R. S .

Devasagayam, C. Dewangso, S. K. Dias, D. D. Dorasamy, A. T. Ekanayake, K. A. D. N. Eliappah, S. A. Fernandez, J. K. Fernando, T. J. Gnanapraksam, S. P. Govinden, N. Gunawardena, N. D. D. Hassin, A. A. Ismail, J. R. James, K. G. A. Jayah, T. A. J ayetileke, A. E.

Mukherjee, D/Surg. K. Roy, D/Supt. P. C. Roychoudhury, Sgt. N. C. Sen, A/O. M. Stidson, Pte. R.

Biharilal, Pte. K. B. Deboo, Pte. M. D. Harda, Pte. H. B . Meherjee, Pte. F. R.

Narvekar, Pte. S. J. Paghdiwala, Pte. J. F. Talpade, Pte. J. A. NEW ZEALAND.

C. and W. C. District. Thomas, L/ A/O. D. K. Otago District. Swanson, D/Offr. A. G._S. Wanganui District. Johnston, A/O. G. Reardon, Dist/Sgt. A. H.

Stringer, Pte. F. W. 'Wall, Dist/Offr. R. A.

Wellington District. Exeter, A/O. H. G. Fuller, Sgt. C. McCarthy, A/S. R. K.

Mitchell, A/S. L. Smith, A/O. J. F. SOUTH AFRICA.

Rhodesia District. Austin, Cps/Offr. F. W.

Ferris, D/Supt. N. G. Transvaal District.

Garland, A/O. C.

Mason, L/Cdt/Supt. E. SERVICE MEDAL BARS. AUSTRALIA.

New South 'Vales District. Arkins, L/ A/O. E. (2nd). Mellish, L/D/Supt. E. Poate, Commr. H. R. G. (2nd). Brook, L/D /Supt. M. (2nd). Brown, Sgt. R. A. Ranger, L/ A/O. L. Gilberd, L/ A/O. E. Richards, L/D /Supt. U. Goodrick, A/O. G. (2nd) . Saford, A/S. E. Hamer, D /Supt. G. A. Sandstrom, A/S. 1. Smith, Pte. D. F. Henderson, Dist/Offr. T. H. (3rd). Spencer, A/S. S. (2nd). Keesewurm, A/S. M. (2nd). Steele, L/D/Supt. W. M. (2nd). Legg, L/A/O. M. (2nd). McIntosh, Cps/Offr. A. B. Thompson, L/A/O. E. (2nd). Mainstone, A/S. E. Wilson, L/D/Supt. A. (2nd). Mealey, L/ A/O . E. (2nd).

INDIA. TO.

vVilliams, Cpl. A. (2nd). Woess, D/Supt. H. Wright, Pte. C. B. (2nd).

Sarkies, A/S. C. (2nd). No.3 District.

CANADA.

EW ZEALAND.

Auckland District. Hitchon, Dist/Offr.

Manitoba District. Stubbs, A/O. J. (2nd).

Gresty, D/Supt. J. T. (4th). Hyttenrauch, D /Surg. J.

(2nd).

\Vanganui District. Wakeley, Dist/Offr. R. R. (2nd).

Relph, Cdt/Supt. A. S.

Ontario District. Bell, A/S. A. Dickinson, A/S. F. E.

Tumboli, Pte. M. S. (2nd). Vaid, Pte. J . K. Vazifdar, Pte. J. J. (3rd). Vesuna, Pte. M. R.

Dubash, Cdt/Surg. M. M. (2nd). Judah, Cpl. J. 1. Kapadia, gt. B. K. (2nd). athan, Pte. A. S. Samuel, A/O. D . A. (2nd).

Alberta District. Atkin, Sgt. C. Love, A/O. T. H.

2 District.

Quin onroy, D/ ·upl. J. Hosenberg, D/Supt. H.

South Australia District.

Edsall, A/O. W. (2nd). Morse, Pte. J. E. Tierney, A/O. J. (2nd).

Pangan, K. P. Peiris, M. B. T. Perera, W. S. (2nd). Peries, L. N. (2nd). Pulle, K. S. C. Rajapakse, J. Rajapakse, P. D. A. Sebden, 1\1. (2nd). Samidon, M. A. Schokman, 0. . 0. Selladora, V. Sherifdeen, T. Z. Simion Perera, M. Singho, G. L. W. Smith, P. J . (2nd). Thoradeniya, S. B. Van Cuylenburg, R. G . Vetharanium, S. (2nd). 'Valker, G. Wanaguru, D. A. Viarakagoda, 1. B. Weerakoon, E. R. (2nd). Wickramasinghe, H. D. (2nd). Yapa, U. B.

Cader, M. M. A. Cassim, B. A. Chelliah, V. D . De Bruin, F. J. (2nd). Dole, B. N. Evarts, A. S. (2nd). Fernando, J. H. A. Fonseka, vV'. W. Gunaratna, A. P. IIassim, S. D. Herat, P. H . M. Jayasekera, J. A. C. VV. (2nd) . Jonklaas, F. K. Karunaratne, W. C. Krisnaratne, P. R. (2nd). Lye, B. T. Middleton, W. B. (2nd). Miskin, F. J. Iiskin, T. A. T. Uudiyanse, R. l\Iutteti.uwegama, E. J . air, A. Toorjalh, A. R. Oumar, S. R. Ousman, T. A.

Watson, L/D/Offr. V. (2nd). Victoria District.

Cont.

SERVICE MEDAL BARS.

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

Wellington District. Dutton, Asst/Commr. (3rd). Gaunt, L/ A/O. 0.

McKnight, L/Dist/Offr. M. H. (3rd). ,,yard, Commr. F. W. (3rd).

Quebec District. BERMUDA.

Cobleigh, L/ A/O. 1. C.

Fray, Dist/Supt. J.

Saskatchewan District. Colebank, L/ A/O. A. C.

Duck, L/ A/O. L.

CINEMA FUND

COMMITTEE.

CEYLON POLICE.

Abraham, G. D. Amath, J. A. (2nd). Amath, T. H.

Appuhamy, T. G. T. Banda, W. M. P. Bangsajayah, T. M.

Within the limits of the amount at the disposal of the Committee assistance has been granted during the year ended 30th September, 1939, in the manner indicated in the account at the end of this Report.

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL

THE ST. JOHN CLINIC, PIMLICO. For some years the t. John Clinic and Institute of Physical Medicine has felt the need of increased and up-to-date accommodation for carrying on its work of healing; the urgency of this need was so strongly represented by the Supervisor and Medical taff of the Clinic during last year that the Committee of Management felt it necessary to explore the possibility of adding a new wing. The site of t.he Clinic, owing to the foresight of the Founder, the late Mr. Louis ampbell-John ton, lends itself very well to such an extension, and after careful consideration the Committee took the necessary steps and the new building was put in hand in the summer of 1939. On the outbreak of war the work was well on the way, and it \vas decided to continue, and by now th e new wing is nearing completion. It ha co t the sum of £12,000, towards which the Chapter-General of the Order ha most generou ly contributed £1,000. The value of the work carried on at the t. John Clinic is emphasized by the action taken by the \Vestmin ter City Council. The Council have decided to continue for 1939 their grant of £100 originally made in 1938 for current expenses. In addition the Mini try of II aIth have now nominated the Clinic as a benefit entre for rheumatic ailmenl , and patients are now being treated there and paid for by their In urance Companies. When the war broke out the Committee decided to keep the Clinic open; a reduction in the hours of work was, however, unavoidable. Instead of from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. they were reduced, and are now from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Many of the staff, both doctors and nurses, were at once called away to war work, but the linie was kept open with a greatly reduced staff, and there has been ever since a steady increase in those attending for treatment, the numbers of which dropped to almost nothing at the outbreak of war. During the year 1939, 51,362 patients attended for t.reatment and 104,887 treatments were given, of which 12,385 were free of all cost to the patient. OBITUARY. The Chapter-General records with deep regret the death of the following Members and Associates :DAMES GRAND CROSS. H.M. Queen Maud of Norway, G.C.V.O., V.A., C.l., on 20th ovember, 1938. Lady Perrott, R.R.C., on 4th July, 1939. H.R.H. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, G.C.V.O., G.B.E., V.A., C.L, R.R.C., on 3rd December, 1939. K IGHTS. The Hon. John William Fordham Johnson, on 28th November, 1938. H enry Ernest Garle, on 27th December, 1938. John H orne Stevenson, M.B.E., K.C., on 23rd January, 1939. Ernest Laurie Robinson, L.R.C .P., on 5th February, 1939. Captain Sir John William Nott-Bower, K.C .V.O., on 4th February, 1939. Sir Robert William Philip, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.S.(ED.), on 25th January, 1939. .

OBITUAH.Y.

Cont.

Major-Gen ral John Chislett. Culling, C.B., M.R.C.S. Brigadier-General ir Henry Mill Pellatt, C.V.O., D.C.L., on 8th March, 1939. Lieut.-Colonel ir James Barr, C.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.S.ED. l\lartin \Villiamson, on 26th March, 1939. James Ernest ~lacpherson, on 7th larch, 1.939. Lieut.-Colonel John Edward Henry DaVIes, D.S.O., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., on 1 t l\Iay, 1939. The Lord BrabouDle, G.C .. 1., G.C .L E., M.C., on 23rd February, 1939. George II rbert ose Holden, M.D., on 5th May, 1939. Alexander Gordon Pater on, M.D. harles ' otton, O.B.E., F.R.C.P.ED ., on 28th September, 1939. Lieut.- olon 1 Patrick Fenelon O'Connor, C.B., M.D. Alfred Allen imp on, C.M.G., C.B.E., on 27th ovember, 1939. DA:'IES . The Lady Hailey, on 30th J anuary, 1939. Lady loggelt, on 13th February, 1930. Ii Henrietta :'Ilaria l\Iargaret H ollins. l\Ii. Eleanor Jane Alexander, l\I.B.E., A.R.E.C., on 3rd June, 1939. Emmeline .\UglL ta Loui~a, Lady Newnes, on 8t.h October, 1939. The Do\\agcr 'ountes Haig, on 17t.h October, 1939. The Lad ' Henry Cayendi~h-Bentinck, on 26th ovember, 1 ~39. Lady Thackeray, on 9th December, 1939. CHAPLAIN . The Bi hop of Llandaff, on 29th April, 1939. COl\L\IAl DERS (BROTHERS) . Oli\Ter lorrice \Yilliams, O.B.E., on 31st July, 1938. \Yilliam IIerbert Cawthra, on 21th December, 1938. \Yilliam Bag haw, on 15th February, 1939. Lieut.-Colonel Frank Romer, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., on 7th Augu t, 1939. The Hon. ir John Langdon Bonython, K.C.:'1.G., on 22nd October, 1939. Arthur Thomas Lakin, l\I.B., on 11th ovember, 1939. James Cairns, .I.E., O.B.E., M.B., on 16th December, 1939. OFFICERS (I3ROTHER ). John Sin lair, C.B.E., M.D., l\I.R.C.P., on 9th December, 1938. George \Vill Blomfield, M.D., on 28th ovember, 1938 . Major John \Yilliam Applegate, l\I.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Hubert J eHery Hill, on 13th December, 1938. Henry tuart IcIntosh. Sydney Arthur \Vilkinson, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., on 25th ovember, 1938. Detmar Jelling Blow. 1ajor The Hon. Sir John Hubert \Vard, K.C.V.O. Lieut.-Colonel Albert Richard Henchley, D.S.O., M.D., L.R.C.P .. &S.ED. l\Iajor Edward Harman Hicks, M.R.C.S., L.S.A., in July, 1938. Arthur Charles Turner, O.B.E., on 17th December, 1938. Richard John Barwick, on 4th March, 1938. Lieut.-Colonel Geofirey Henry Julian Fitzpatrick, on 11th March, 1939. Sydney William Gladwell, on 24th larch, 1939. Arthur Luca , in December, 1938.

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Steven Jones, on 25th December, 1938. Captain Jolm McKellar Robertson, C.B.E., V.D., R.N.V.R., on 17th March, 1939. Joseph Burnett, M.B.E., on 4th April, 1939. G:eorge Thornton, M.D. Lieut.-Colonel Charles Thomas Samman, M.R.C.S. Arthur Heys, M.B. Major Charles Joshua Joseph Harris, M.D., M.R.C.S. Wilfred Vincent Miller Koch, M.D., on 28th August, 19:50. Brigadier-General Vere Lorraine Nuttall Pearson, D.S.O. Captain Walter George Bagnall, on 13th August, 1939. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Frank Augustus Douglas tevens, c.n.E., on 16th October, 1939. William Henry Edwards, on 18th August, 1939. Thomas Veevers, in September, 1039. Hubert Osmond Bishop, on 22nd December, 1039. OFFICER (SISTER). Mrs. Clementina Elizabeth Hope Row line, O.B.E., 011 27th 0\' mb( r 1939. SERVI G BROTHERS. Arthur Sanders, on 2nd Januar)~ 1939. Alfred George Foster, on 7th October, 193 Constantine Thirkell, M.B.E. George Leo Lee, on 20th December, 1938. John Key, on 11th November, 1938. Thomas Thomas, on 21st June, 1938. John Thomas Dixon, on 25th February, 1939. Walter Wormald, M.B.E., on 1st March, 1939. Arthur Edward Albert Palmer, M.B., on 27th January, 1939. William Heap. John Morgan, on 9th January, 1939. Samuel Andrew James Hill. Major William Fleming, on 11th February, 1939. Donald Heald, on 22nd October, 1938. Archibald John Allen, on 3rd April, 1939. Major Edgar William Greenslade, on 1st February, 1939. Thomas Thelwell, on 6th January, 1939. George Plater, on 15th April, 1939. John Heap. Herbert Bancroft Seaton, on 27th February, 1938. Robert Cumming, M.B., on 30th July, 1938. Arthur Rowbottom, on 3rd March, 1939. William Penberthy, on 2nd June, 1939. Archibald James George Inglis, on 18th May, 1939. Alfred Henry Niblett. Charles Saunders Renwick, M.B. Morrison George Matthews, O.B .E., on 11th June, 1939. William Joseph Hassall, on 10th March, 1939. William Charles Tomkins. David George Rosser, on 3rd July, 1939.

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Austin Price. \Valter George Daniel. John Wylie Campbell, on 22nd July, 1939. Herbert Henry Dye, on 22nd March, 1930. Arthur Jowett, on 28th August, 1938. Edwin harles Pardee, on 29th July, 1939. Joseph vVoods. Joseph Barber, on 23rd October, 1939. Captain Harry Arthur Fenton, on 21st October, 1939. George Sparks, on 29th October, 1939. Arthur Payne, M.B.E., in October, 1939. Thomas Ivor Evans. Francis Rowe, on 23rd October, 1939. SERVING SISTERS. Mi s Eldred Emily icholson, on 9th November, 1937. Mi s Jean Maclean 1artin, on 11th December, 1938. Mr. 1ary Catherine Bruno Millar, R.R.C. Miss \ . iolet a yer. Mrs. Ada Mary Dickeits, on 16th February, 1939. Mrs. Mary \VaUer, on 17th February, 1939. l\1i s \Vinifred Maud Seargeant, on 6th May, 1939. Miss Mina Jean Peden Hamilton. Miss Alice Marian Benham, l.D., on 5th June, 1939. l\1rs. Jcs ie Kerr \Vatermeyer, on 22nd July, 1939. Miss Mabel Mary Masson, on 1st November, 1939. Miss Clara \ViniIred Coxeter. Miss Louisa ugusta Hernsworth, on 28th December, 1939. HO ORARY ASSOCIATES. Major Ebenezer Teichelmann, F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.(I)., on 20th December, 1938. Miss Elizabeth Ann Evelegh, on 10th February, 1939. Francis Richard assidi, M.B.E., M.D. Albert Thornton, on 2nd December, 1939. DONAT. Frederick Solomon Phillips, O.B.E., on 21st February, 1939. LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. Colonel E. J. King, the Librarian, reports as follows : No publications relating to the Order have been brought to notice during the past year. Owing to the outbreak of war, and the danger of bombardment from the air, it was considered desirable to remove the more valuable articles from the Museum and Library, and to store them in places of greater safety. An Inventory is with the Secretary-General. The interest taken in the Library and Museum is shewn by the steady increase in the number of visitors; the figures given for this year are for eight months only, the Library having been closed to visitors since the outbreak of war : -

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1936 1937 1938 .. 1939 (eight months)

2,156 visitors. 2,767 2,810 1,904

During the excavations at St. John's Gate in connection ,yith the proposed new buildings, there was found in the lime of a di used and built up well a copper Follis of the Emperor John Zimisce , 969-976. It has on the obverse the bust of Our Saviour holding the book of the Gospels with the inscription IH - xc, and on the reverse ISIIS BASILE BASIL. These coins were in common use in Edes a and Ant.ioch and throughout the Levant during the time of the First and econd ru ades, and no doubt this coin was brought back by some brother of our Order, returning to the Convent at Clerkenwell from the Holy Land. There were also found in t.he same w 11 cops of fine \\'ea,"ers' silk of about 1750, in very fine condition, and on the site were found some old tailors' shears, pottery and fragments, and a pewter pot bearing the inscription (( Thomas Norton at Ye Green Ian t J01m's Lane ", and the Excise stamp of King \Yilliam IV. A Tablet has been erected in the ouncil Chamb r to the memory of the late Lady Perrott, Lady Superint.endent-in-Chi f of the T ursing Corps and Divi ions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home ",inc 1911. Lady Perrott was appointed a Lady of Grace in 1002, a Lady of Justice in 1903, and a Dame Grand Cro s in 1928. The in cription OIl the memorial tablet is as follows :IN MEMORY OF ETHEL LUCY LADY PERROTT, R.R.C. DAME GRAl D CROSS AND FOR TWEI TY EIGHT YEARS LADY SUPERINTE TDE T-I T-CHIEF OF THE NURSING CORPS A "D DIYISIONS OF THE ST JOHN AnIBULANCE BRIGADE AT IIO)'IE WHO DIED ON THE 4TH OF JULY 1939 AGED 64 YEARS. There have been no important purchases for the Library and Iu cum during the past year, but among t the generous gifts of members of the Order the following are of particular interest :(1) The Merle Collection. This is an important collection of documents from the archives of Brother Henry de Merle, Grand Prior of Toulouse, 1642- 1651, and General-in-Chief of the Galleys of the Order during the Expedition to Candia, 1646-48. The collection covers the period between 1509 and the end of the seventeenth century, and includes 109 documents. It gives a particularly interesting insight into the everyday life of the Knights of our Order during their last years at Rhodes, and the subsequent period of wandering. This collection is the gift of Sir Charles Hyde, Knight of Justice. (2) A deed dated 1537, relating to the Commandery of Torphichen in Scotland. It bears the papered seal of Brother Walter Lindsay, Commander of Torphichen and Prior of Scotland 1532-1547. The gift of Major J. H . Stevenson, an Officer of the Order.

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(3) "Le Voyage de la Sainte Cite de) erusaler:n: A rare ~~d curious little volume published in 1480, recordmg the VISIt of a Pan~lan to the Holy Land. The gift of Miss B. E. Loveland, Dame of Grace, m memory of her father the late R. L. Loveland, K.C., Knight of Grace. (4) An iron' cannon ball extracted from the English B.astion at Rhodes. The gift of Colonel Sir Vivien Gabriel, Knight of J u~tIce. (5) A heavy gold tie pin with the Cross of t~e Order m .enamel, formerly belonging to Colonel Sir Herbert Perrott, Kmght of JustIce and Secretary General. The gift of Lady Forester, Commander of the Order. The list of donors to the Library and Museum during the year, to whom the thanks of Chapter-General have been conveyed, is as follows : Mr. G. Bellew, Dr. Critien, Lady Forester, Colonel Sir Vivien Gabriel, Miss \V. Godfrey, Colonel E. VV. Goldsworthy, Mr. J. H. Harris, Sir Percival Hartley, Sir Charles Hyde, Mr. A. S. Jones, Miss B. E. Loveland, Colonel J. T. \V. Perowne, Lord Rockley, Chevalier H. P. Scicluna, Major H. J. tevenson, Colonel H. Stott, Sir Algernon Tudor-Craig. JI

THE GRAND PRIORY CHURCH. The Annual Commemoration Service was held on the 26th June ( t. John's Day falling on a Saturday), whereat H.R.H. the Grand Prior was solemnly installed by the Prelate, His Grace the Archbishop. of Canterbury. Owing to the outbreak of war and the subsequent closmg of the Church, only one other Statutory Service was celebrated in 1939 : 10th March.-The Festival of the Dedication of the Church and the Commemoration of the Benefactors, with Holy Communion in the morning, and on the following Sunday (l\Iarch 12th) a Church Parade of the \Vestern Area of No.1 District, St. John Ambulance Brigade, whereat the Rev. W. Pennington Bickford preached to a large congregation. In addition to these, however, a Memorial Service was held on the 10th July for the late Lady Perrott, a Dame Grand Cross of the Order and Lady uperintendent-in-Chief of Nursing Corps and Divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. The new Caretaker (now styled The Verger) appointed in succession to Mr. Riley, is Mr. S. Marshall, late R.N. He has made extensive improvements in the matter of cleanliness and general tidiness. He was recalled to the Senior Service in August, since which time he has been serving on a destroyer on the high seas. After being bricked up for more than a century, the North \Vindow was reopened in the early months of this year, greatly improving the amenities of the Church. In consequence of the war and the absence of the Verger, it was decided to close the Church. All services of the Order have been cancelled for the period of the hostilities, and visitors in numbers are discouraged. Having regard to the imminence of Air Raids, the Col. Man Stuart Memorial East Window and the small pane of medieval glass in the South East Window have been carefully removed and packed away. The Weston Triptych has been taken down and removed to a place of safety. As a memorial to his father the late Rev. W. H. Hornby Steer, Chaplain of the Order, Mr. W. R. Hornby Steer and the family have presented

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the Church with an imposing throne for the use of the Prelate, together with two stools for his Chaplains. These were used at the installation of H.R.H. the Grand Prior on the 26th of June.

FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORDER ST. JOHN OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT JERU ALE f The following is extracted from the Annual Report of the Committee : THE Hospitaller and the Committee of the Ophthalmic Hospital have the honour to submit their Forty-eighth Report for the information of His Royal Highness the Grand Prior, the Chapter-General, and its subscribers. HOSPITALLER AND COMMITTEE. His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, ha been pleased to reappoint the Hospitaller, the Hon. ecretary, and the Committee for the current triennial period commencing on the ev of t. John Baptist, 1939. To replace the loss by death of 1\1r. H. E. Garle and of Sir Edward Knapp-Fisher, C.V.O., by resignation owing to ill health , ther have been appointed the Hon. Patrick Kinnaird, M.C., O.ST.] ., and ir Thomas R. A. M. Cook, KT., O.ST.J., M.P. Your Committee has since the outbreak of war lost, it is hoped onl . temporarily, the valuable services of its Honorary Secretary. For som months after the outbreak of war 1\1r. Humphrey Bowman was attached to the Ministry of Information, and was consequently precluded from continuing his duties as Honorary ecretary until the end of the year. Your Committee has heard with regret of the death of Mr. ]. Horne Stevenson, M.B.E., K.C., Marchmont Herald, and a Knight of Justice of the Order, who for thirty years was a member of the ommiHee and Honorary Secretary for Scotland. He collected for the Hospital between 1919 and 1936 the considerable sum of £571. He resigned hi office and membership in 1936. HOSPITAL PERSO NEL. Your Committee regrets to announce the resignation of Mr. C. F. \Volfe whose voluntary work in the Hospital was recorded 'w ith appreciation in the Report for 1938. He has been succeeded by Mr. E. C. Harvey, M.B.E., of the Department of Education, as part-time Secretary. During his absence on leave Mr. R. S. W . May took his place for a time until transferred to Haifa, when Mr. Wadie Gumri of the firm of Messrs. Russell and Co., Chartered Accountants of Egypt and Palestine, replaced him. The only other change in the Hospital Stafi during 1939 has been the appointment of Mrs. Kumri as whole-time Housekeeper-non-residentin succession to Mrs. Kubeisy who has acted in a part-time capacity for some years past. It is felt that the duties now require a whole-time officer. VISITS. In April, H.E. The High Commissioner paid an official visit of Inspection to the Hospital. In April also the Hospital received a visit from the Earl of Stradbroke,

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K.C.M .G., K.ST.J., and Lady Stradbroke, D.B.E., D.ST.J. Lord Stradbro~e wrote a letter to the Hospitaller of appreciation of what he had seen 111 the Hospital from which the following is an extract : " The visit was especially interesting to us as we had both been present at the reopening of the Hospital by Sir Edmund Alienby, as ~e was then, in 1919. ir John Strathearn showed us all over. the HospItal-everything was in perfect order and we were both astomshed at the enormous number of cases dealt with, bearing in mind that the Staff appec:-red to be limited . . . . I must say I consider too much praise cannot be gIven to Sir John Strathearn and the reputation of .his work and ~he benefit patients throughout that part of the world receIve at the HospItal cannot be over-estimated." CIVIL DISTURBANCES. Owing to three fatal cases of shooting having taken place within sight of the Hospital an observation post was stationed on the roof ?~ the Hospital for some time at the end of January by order of the milItary authority. The ebb-tide of out-patients attending the Hospital took a sudden turn in July. The first six months of the year showed a pronounced shrinkage compared with the same months of 1938-itself a heavy decrease on 1937. The marked change was due in the first instance to the lifting of the ban on wheeled traffic on some of the roads by the military, owing to the improving political condition in the country generally; secondly, to the outbreak of war in September which had the salutary effect of bringing the factions of Jew and Arab together and uniting them against a common danger. New Out-Patients during the first six months totalled 1,219 less than in the same period in 1938. Total attendances for the first six months were less than in 1938 by 8,747. The record for the second six months of the year compared with 1938 is as follows : New Out-Patients. July . August *September October November December Six months' total

1938. 1,273 2,182 1,803 1,071 636 793

1939. 2,302 3,122 2,706 2,094 1,678 1,214

Total Attendances. 1938. 7,287 13,057 12,734 7,337 2,890 3,033

1939. 11,047 16,471 14,310 13,822 10,748 7,071

7,758

Outbreak of war.

The increase in the second six months of the year not only wiped off the deficit of the first six months, but shows a heavy increase for 1939 over the whole year as compared with 1938. The High Commissioner, in a public announcement early in January, 1940 (as reported in The Times), referred to the grave unemployment, destitution, and hunger prevailing throughout Palestine, and urged that the prime essential was to provide more opportunity for the poor man to earn money by work. In his Report for June the Vlarden writes: "The rebellion has brought much misery to Palestine. The few fellahin who come (and principally

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the children) are literally starving: when admitted to Hospital we dare not operate on many until they are slightly better nourished." Your Committee has authorized the Warden always to expend the necessary money to find food for these destitute patients. ST. JOH

's DAY SERVICE.

This annual Service of Holy Communion in the subterranean church of Mar Hanna (St. John) Prodromos was held as usual with the anction of the Acting Orthodox Patriarch. This Church was formerly in the precincts of the Muristan and therefore belonged to the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St. John. I t is fitting that the connection between the Crusading Order and the Grand Priory in the British Realm should thus be annually maintained. ROOFS AND DRAINS.

Roofs.-For many years past the roofs of the Hospital and the \-Varden's Lodge have given trouble-causing damage and con equent annual expenditure during the rainy seasons. Your Committee has now approved of a new process of treatment with bitumen which has proved effectual in the case of the roof of the Annexe and of the Out-Patient epartment and elsewhere in Palestine. The initial cost is high, but the guarantee of fifteen years' permanence given by the Contractor will prove in the end less costly. Drains.-The Municipal Authority has given notice that when the outh Block is built its drains must be connected up with the main ewage system of Jerusalem. Your Committee has decided at the same time to abolish the old and unsatisfactory local drainage system of the exi ting buildings, including the Warden's Lodge, and link up with the Municipal system as soon as the work can be undertaken. The cost, because of the difficult terrain, will be high-the estimate being in the neighbourhood of £460. ANNEXE.

The Annexe is now completed according to the original plan and in addition a veranda room has been added to the caretaker's fiat. The cost-£1,100-was met out of the balance standing to the credit of the former Appeal Fund of 1927, in which the Annexe was included. EXCHANGE OF LAND.

The Adviser of Town Planning advised your Committee that the new boundary formed by the exchange of land with the neighbouring Wakf, as detailed in the Report for 1938, should be marked by a wall at least two metres high. Estimates were invited for this work which will be carried out at a cost of £1 per metre run. There are approximately 210 metres of the new boundary. The wall will, in the first instance, be of dry stones and subsequently cemented and pointed by Hospital labour. GARDENER'S COTTAGE.

additional room is being added to this cottage owing to the increasing family of the gardener. Chapter-General has made a grant of £100 for this very necessary extension for the convenience of an old and faithful

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servant of the Hospital, whose father, also, spent many years of his life in the service of the Order. EW SOUTH BLOCK.

Owing to the disturbed state of Palestine in the first eight months of 1939 no steps could be taken to begin work on this long delayed and necessary extension of the Hospital beyond instructing the Architect to get out his estimate of the probable cost and obtain tenders from contractors, both for the full design and for a more limited plan or plans which would allow of completion at a later date. Four such plans were submitted for tender. The fir t included the whole block as a complete unit- the fourth, the barest minimum of which use could be made, and the second and third alternatives were graded between the first and fourth. As the tenders did not reach the Hospitaller until January, 1940, no further action could be taken on the matter during 1939. The position regarding the South Block will, therefore, be given in the Report of the Chapter-General for 1940. SUPREME MOSLEM COUNCIL.

Your ommittee takes especial pleasure in reporting the gift of £30 by the upreme l\Ioslem Council" as a mark of its appreciation of the work the Hospital is doing for the Moslems of the Country". Thi gift was acknowledged with sincere thanks by your Committee, and Chapter-General also forwarded a forma] Resolution to the same effect to the upreme l\Ioslem Council. THE LADIES' LL E~ GUILD.

The Ladies' Linen Guild has promised the very handsome grant of £500 to be spent on furniture for the wards and nurses' quarters in answer to the Appeal for the South Block. Your Committee has had frequent occasion to manifest its thanks for the most valuable help given by the Guild since its foundation and it can only repeat its very sincere feeling of gratitude for this latest expression of the Guild's loyal support. The Committee would also express its thanks for the work of the Guild in supplying during the past years its usual quota of domestic supplies and garments and comforts for the patients. \iVithout the help of the Guild an additional financial burden would annually be thrown on your Committee and the Order. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OVERSEAS.

. You:- Committee would acknowledge with thanks the financial help It receIves from the Overseas Commanderies of the Order. The Commandery in New Zealand has increased its total as compared with last year from £52 15s. lld. to £65 6s. 2d. The Commandery in Southern Africa has sent £19 ls. 6d. COLLECTED BY LADY STRATHEARN, D.ST.J., HON. TREASURER I JERUSALEM .

. Lad:y Strathearn is to be congratulated on having collected £223 8s. 3d. (mcludmg £25 8s. 3d. from Church Collections). This is the result of her personal effort with no organization behind her and the greatest credit is due to her for so gratifying a result of her devoted work.

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Particulars of the above amounts are to be found prinled at the end of the Report. GREAT PRIORY OF THE MASONIC ORDER OF K IGHTS TEMPLAR. Collected from various Preceptories of the Great Priory during 1939 the sum of £161 13s. ld. was forwarded to the Ho pitaller by the Great Vice-Chancellor, Major Sir Thomas Lumley-Smith. In acknowledging this gift on behalf of the Hospital Committee, the Ilospitaller expressed the hope that the money might most usefully, as in thc preceding years, be allowed to go to the Jubilee Appeal Fund. ~e would lik~ to call attention to the fact that from 1925 onward the Hospltal ha received support from the Great Priory amounting to £1,663 2s. 4d., and since the opening of the Jubilee Appeal the amount collected annually from the Preceptories has been allocated to that appeal which ha benefited by over £750. The Hospital Committee is fully conscion of the debt it owes for this constant and liberal support. SPECIAL GIFTS FROM OTHER SOURCES. Your Committee gratefuTIy acknowledges the following gifts from members and friends of the Order who take an interest in its work in the Holy Land-books, from the Harrogate Social ervice C~ntre, through Colonel C. H. Milburn, O.B.E., K.ST.J., from the Hon. Mrs. VIctor Perowne, O.ST.J., and from Sir Campbell Mitchell-Cotts, O.ST.J.; £22 13s. d. collected at the Drumhead Service at Rossall Camp in August, through Mrs. Tweedale, C.B.E., A.R.R.C., D.ST.J., and £lls. from the Iayor of Fleetwood; £5 5s. from the Friendly Brothers of St. Patrick; an ophthalmic ch~ir specially made to a design of the Warden at a cost of £7 lOs., the glft of Mrs. G. E. F. Hills; also through Mrs. Tweedale the sum of £5 5s. from the Accrington Ambulance and Nursing Divi ion; from the Hospitallers' Club, South Australia, £10; the DO'wager ountess of Lindsay, C.ST.J., £31 2s. 6d.; the Birmingham County .J.A.B. hurch Parade, £14 8s. lld.; and the Salisbury Division S.J.A.B. Special Service in the Cathedral, £11 6s. 4d. FINANCE. The Income and Expenditure Account shows that the cost to the Order of its Hospital for the year ending 30th September, 1939, was £4,607 4s. 4d. as compared with £4,723 in the financial year ending 30th Sept~mber, 1~38. For services rendered to the R.A.F. and Army the Hospltal receIVcd in fees the sum of £264 4s. CONCLUSION. Your Committee is always glad to take advantage of the Annual Report to convey its appreciation to the Surgical and Nursing Staff of the Hospital of the work they are doing for the Order of St. John among the poor and afflicted people of Palestine, thus maintaining the tradition of service and devotion to duty under conditions full of anxiety and not free from danger, of the Hospitaller Order which was proud to refer to the poor and sick whom it nursed as its " mast.ers": Above all your Committee would tender on behalf of the Grand Pnory Its renewed thanks to the Warden, Sir John Strathearn, for his inspiring influence which pervades every member of the Staff, European as well as Palestinian, over whom he has ruled so faithfully for well over twenty years.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULA CE ASSOCIATION. THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

The Director of the Ambulance Department and the Ambulance Committee of the Order have the honour to submit the following report of the work of the St. John Ambulance Association for the information of His Royal Higlmess the Grand Prior and the Chapter-General. INSTRUCTION. The past year's total of certificates issued in England far surpasses any previous record. It is an achievement of which the Association may well be proud, for not only is the figure more than four times as large as that for the previous year and over six times that of a normal year, but it is also double the number issued throughout the whole of England, Ireland, "\ ales, and Overseas in 1914- 15. This last fact illustrates the remarkable response made and sense of duty shown by the people of this country to the Government's call for trained personnel. The total number of certificates issued in England, Ireland, and Wales shows an increase of 212,415 on last year's total, as follows : First Aid (Male) } First Aid (Female) . Home Nursing (Male) } Home Nursing (Female Home Hygiene (Iale) } Home Hygiene (Female) Sanitation Cookery Priory for Wales

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1938.

236,567

53,987

33,103

11,731

301

503

192 129

66 71

270,292 16,157

66,358 7,676

286,449

74,034

According to returns so far received from Centres Overseas, and taking an average in the case of those Centres which have not yet sent in returns, the number of certificates issued overseas is as follows : 1939. 115, 62

1938. 59,625

The grand total of certificates since their inception to date is :England and Ireland. 2,390,220

Wales. 124,490

Overseas. 1,001,365

Grand Total. 3,516,075

The figures relating to re-examination awards is as under : -

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1939. England, Ireland, and Wales. Overseas. 17,995 1,470 51,032 7,578 5,538 586

74,565

9,634

1938. England, Ireland, and TVales. Overseas. 16,063 1,258 50,937 6,922 5,764 512

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It is already well known that H.M. Government, through the A.R.P. Department of the Home Office, invited the Association, in common with the British R ed Cross Society, to undertake the training of A.R.P. personnel in First Aid, making it clear to both bodies that no changes in their regulations, syllabus, or standard of examinations were desired and, further, that no expense should fall on them. The gigantic task undertaken willingly by the Association has not been made ea ier by the fact that not all of these assurances has been observed. The As ociation was pressed, and agreed again t its inclinations, to modify its Regulations as shown elsewhere; parts of the syllabus ha e been omitted from the examination report form, and the Association ha suffered fmancialloss both directly and indirectly, in that it wa a ked and readily agreed to supply its textbook First Aid to the Injured to Local Authoritie at a greatly reduced price; and a grant from Exchequer funds which a Home Office circular of 26th Augu t, 1938, stated would be gi\'en to the headquarters of the organizations for general admini trati e ex pen e , has not been made to the Association. The announcement prompted a number of Local Authorities to refuse to meet the As ociation's cla s registration fee, and as it was not until June, 1939, n ady ten month later, that the Home Office issued a further circular authorizing payment of the fee, much time was devoted to correspondence on a ubject which need never have arisen and only resulted often in much delay in the issue of certificates, delay for which the Association i invariably blam d. It will be seen from the total (for England) that the monthly average issue of certificates was over 20,000 or half the output of a normal year. But the demand for instruction in First Aid in October \Va sudden and almost overwhelming, for although there had been a mall increa e in the staff at Headquarters during 1937, it was insufficient to deal with the huge increase in the work, nor was the accommodation at t. John' Gate large enough to admit of the neces aryexp'ansion in staff immediately. The difficulty was, however, overcome by moving the staff of the t. John Ambulance Brigade into adjoining premises at Bri et treet. One of the first steps taken by the Association at the outset wa to ask the B.B.C. to issue an appeal to the medical profe ion for urgeon Instructors. The response was immediate and mo t sati factory; throughout the year there have been no serious difficulties in obtaining the services of medical practitioners as lecturers. But it has often been necessary to hold abnormally large classes, thereby prej udicing individual practical instruction, a factor which, combined with the influx of doctors strange to the subject of First Aid, has led examiners to report a decline in the standard of knowledge shown at examinations. I t was therefore surprising to fmd that an analysis of the passes and failures at examinations over a period of six months did not reveal a larger number of failures than 10 per cent, but the explanation is that there is a tendency on the part of examiners to deal leniently with A.R.P. volunteers. Those coming forward for instruction in First Aid have been drawn from every section of the community, but it would not be proper to close this section of the Report without stating that the Association had the honour of arranging lectures and demonstrations in First Aid at Buckingham Palace which were attended by Their Majesties the King and Queen.

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OVERSEAS CLASSES.

Reports and statistics are not yet available from all Overseas Centres ?ut from those which hav~ bee~ received, and from correspondence, it IS cle.ar that the matter of .F:rst AId has been taken up no less enthusiastically 111 all parts ?f the ~nhsh Realm. In fac.t, it is probably safe to say that cla ses of mstructIOn have been held m every British Dominion and Colony .. In .those parts of the British Empire where the work of the. Assoclahon IS already est~bli hed, t~e most striking expansion dunng the year has taken place m TanganYIka, where great strides have b.een m~de , and i~ ":,,as gratifying t? learn fron: New Zealand that negotiah?ns \V:t~ the l\1~IStry of EducatIOn for the mtroduction of Preliminary FIrst AId mto Pnmary, Public, and Secondary Schools have been brought to .a. ~ucce sful conclusion. The ingapore Centre has extended its aC~I~Itres throughout Malaya, and negotiations are in progress "vith Tnmdad for the establi hment of a Centre there. MODIFICATIONS IN REGULATIONS.

. I?uring the :year the Association decided to make certain modifications m ItS RegulatIOns. It agreed to allow three lectures a week provided they took place on alternate days. It agreed also to allow two courses of m truchon to be held con.currently.. A more pronounced departure from custom took place when It was deCIded to recognize certain members of th.e profession of Trained urses to conduct examinations in Home Nur mg. INTERNATIONAL CO GRESS FOR LIFE SAVING AND FIRST AID.

Captain A. ~. \Vhite Knox, M.C., M.B., represented the Association at the ~nternatIOnal Congress for Life Saving and First Aid to the Injured at Zunch from 23rd to 28th July, 1939. STORES

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During ~h~ year under r view the abnormal number of classes held by the As O:l~t~on, the gro~th of .the t. John Ambulance Brigade, and A.R.P. trammg brought m theIr trail unprecedented demands on the Stores. Depar~ment,. and notwith tanding the very large reserve stocks hleld, It w~s Impo~sIble to keep pace with the requirements of centres c. asses, Bngade umt (at Home and Overseas) Councils A R P O ' ' tIOns d th P b l i ' " . . . rganlza,~n 0 ~r '-: c BodIes and large firms, as rapidly as it was desired th To gIve a slIght Id~a of the work carried out by the Stores Department' e reserve stock whIch would have normally lasted one year under heavY pr~s ure wa completely exhau ted in one month (October 1938) an the demand fo: stores continued unabated until August 1939' whe.n they were agam very much intensified. The ru h for Fi~st Aid ~~~t~me~t ~vl~r the. whole p.eriod kept stocks depleted, and manufacturers ndo e lver m suffiCIent quantities to enable supplies to exceed d eman s. t ~l~se circumstances, the lack of accommodation and limited trained ~:t .~n .conseq~er:ce thereof, made it impossible to avoid certain delays all d~ IS !ra_tr y:ng to report that with very few exceptions, indeed: man S Iecelved from Home or Overseas were fully met.

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INVALID TRANSPORT CORPS.

During the year the Invalid Transport Corps dealt with 2,073 private cases, and in addition some 500 patients were conveyed to the t. John Clinic and to their homes after treatment. The total mileage covered during the year was G9,G07 miles, thc increase being no doubt due to the transport of evacuated persons to safe arc as during August and September, which was carried through without any exceptional difficulties. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL FIRST AID STATION.

During the year 734 cases were treated, the most notablc evcnt bcing the explosion in the City on the 4th August. The tation was staffed with members of I o. 1 District of the t. John Ambulance Brigade, and much useful work was done. Twenty ca es wcre sent to hospital, fifteen were sent home accompanied by friends, and the remainder were able to proceed after treatment. TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS.

Shortly after the outbreak of war the Order decidcd to move the headquarters of the Association out of London, and by kind permi ion of Lieut.-Colonel The Lord Forester, an Officer of the Order of t. John, temporary headquarters were established at his residcnce, \ illcy Park, Broseley, Shropshire. FIRST AID COMPETITIONS.

Police National Competition .- The usual Eliminating ompetitions for the Police Forces of England and Wales were held in each of the nine Police Districts in January. A total of 94 teams competcd. The Final Competition was held at the Central H all, \Vestminsler, on the 24th February. The judges were: For the Team Test, Dr. G. D. E. Tullis, of Hereford, and for the Individual Tests Dr. A. M. Pollock, of Tunbridge \Vells. The result of the Competition was as follows :1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Police Forces. City of London Police (Winners of the Pim Cup) Birmingham City Police Durham County Constabulary Great Yarmouth Borough Police . Yorks (West Riding) Constabulary Kent County Constabulary Plymouth City Police . Breconsbire Constabulary Preston Borough Police Maximum marks obtainable: 500.

AIarks . 385,

374i 351t 347 333l 325 321 3lIt 300t

The prizes were presented by the Right Hon. Sir Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary, the chair being taken by the Earl of Shaftesbury, a Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order. Among others present were MajorGeneral Sir Percival Wilkinson, Director of the Ambulance Department of the Order, and Lady Wilkinson; Air Vice-Marshal Sir Phillip Game, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis; Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hugh Turnbull, Commissioner of Police of the City of London; A. L. Dixon, Esq.,

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and J. H. Burrell, Esq., Home Office; and many Chief Constables of County, City, and Borough Police Forces. The Chairman, in introducing the Home Secretary, thanked him for sparing the tin:e to officiate in the distribution of the awards, and spoke of the connectIOn between the Order of St. John and the Police Forces. He recalled that as long ago as 1878, the Metropolitan Police Force started ambulance classes, and the Order of St. John brought out a textbook for their use. He congratulated the competitors on the high standard of efficiency, and thanked the judges and all those who had contributed to making the competition a success. The Home Secretary said that he was there first of all to thank the Order of St. John for the help they had given to the Police for all those long years to which the Chairman had alluded, and to thank Dr. Pim, the founder of the Competition, whose highest anticipations must have been fulfilled when the Competition had reached the point that it had done that year, when nearly a hundred t eams had competed. econdly, he was present to congratulate the winning team. As a Londoner he spent most of his time in the streets of London, and he was very glad to think that the winning team was a London team and that in the course of time, when he was run over by a motor bus 'or in some other acc~dent in Lo.ndon stree~s, he would have willing helpers :eady to d~ theIr best for.h1m. The CIty of London took a great interest III Flfst AId work, and It must have been a satisfaction to the Commissioner tha~ they. had won that day in the face of such keen competition. . The work III WhICh the team~ had ~een engaged became increasingly Import~n.t ev~ry year. The dIfficultIes and dangers of traffic in the great CItIes dld not seem to become less with time. Then there was the very big branch of First Aid work now connected with Air Raid Precautions, and therefore, from the point of view of peace-time needs, as well as those of an emergency, it was essential that the Police Forces of the coU?try. shoul.d be willing to have the best possible training of personnel l.n FIrst AId ~f all kinds. So in congratulating the winning team he WIshed every. km~ of success and progress to the Competition. He was glad. to pay hI~ tnbute to the Order of St. John for their help, and.to Dr. PIm for h~vmg founded the Competition, and to the team for haVIng reached so hIgh a standard of efficiency. Inter-Rail~PJay Competition.- The Preliminary Competition for Ungrouped Railways was held at St. Jolm's Gate on the 24th March, and was Judged by Dr. M. M. Scott, of London, with the following result :1. 2. 3. 4.

Railways. Marks. Midland and Great Northern Joint 293t Metropolitan Line, L.P.T.B. . 289 Cheshire Lines Committee 286t Southern & London Midland·& Sc~ttish ·Joint·(Som~rset ~nd D·orset)· 259 Maximum marks obtainable: 400.

The Final Competition was held at the Wharncliffe Rooms Great Central Hotel, London, on the 24th May. The judges were: For the eamG Test, ~r.. F. E. Bendix, of London, and for the Individual Tests r. . S. PhIllIPS, of Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, Wales. The result was as follows : -

Railways. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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!l1arks. 367t 35 2 t 346 343 341t 333t 331 312t 309

The distribution of prizes was pre ided over by olonc.l J. T. \V. Perowne, Hospitaller of the Order, and the Chall~nge lucld, orbet Fletcher Cup, and prizes were pre nted by Tl~e VI count Horne, P.C., G.B.E., etc., Chairman of the Great ~Ve tern Rall~ay. . T" Among others present were: MaJor-General Ir PercIval \\ Ilkmson and Lady Wilkin on; Brigadier \V. B. G . Barne, . ecretary of the .Order, and Mrs. Barne; Sir Harold Hartley, VIce-Pre Ident, L.l\1. . RaIlway; Sir Ronald Matthews and Lieut.-Colonel . if. Barrington \Vard, L.N.E. Railway; and many of the principal official of the raihv~y companies. Lord Horne, in presenting the prize, referred to the splendId mbulance work of the Railway taffs and said that not only ~vere the. mbulance workers of great assistance to the Railway ompame, but In t.he event of a National Emergency arising they would be of the grcat.e t use to the State. The Ambulance Committee of the Order again offers to 1\1r. and Mr . John Maxwell, Mr. Clarence Elder ~nd ir. J 0 ~ph Gro man, ~f Associated British Pictures CorporatIon, Ltd., theIr thanks for theIr continued kind assistance in staging the Police and Railway ompetitions. The effective manner in which this is carried out contribute very much to the success of those events, and the Committee is exceedingly grateful to them.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE AT HO IE. Major-General Sir John Duncan, the Chief Commissioner, reports a.5 follows :-I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the year ending 31st December, 1939. The year has undoubtedly been the most strenuous in the history of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. Great demands have been made on all members, particularly on Commissioners, Superintendent, and their staffs. Many people have felt that the best way in which they could

help in the National war effort was to be prepared to help in assisting the sick and wounded, the result of this has been an enormous increase in the Brigade, as is shown in the following figures. The actual increases of new Divisions and personnel compared with 1938 are as follows : New Units (Divisions and Sections including England, Eire, Northern Ireland, and Wales). Ambulance Tursing adet Ambulance Cadet ursing .

1939. ]34 130 23 11

1938. 77 73 30 19

298

199

Net increase in Personnel. Men "Vomen Boys Girls Less decrease of Girl Cadets

1939. 17,464 13,864 939

1938. 2,131 1,468 315 1,412

32,267 70-1

5,326

31,563

The following tables show the trength of the Brigade on the 31st December, 1939:Adl/lt Units. !lIen. TVol/len. Total . England (including ortbern Ireland) "Vales Eire

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The success of the work of the Association in all parts of the riti h Empire, at home and Overseas, could not be carried on ucce fully without the loyal co-operation of the large number of members of the medical profession who instruct and examine ~ts classes, and the.honor~ry officials of its Centres and Branches. The DIrector and ommittee WIsh once again to express their deep gratitude t.o all who have labour~d in ~he cause of First Aid so well and faithfully dunng the year under reVIew WIth such unswerving devotion to duty.

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A dull Personnel. lIfen. TVomen. Total.

1,566 273 13

860 104 15

2,426 377 28

64,816 7,742 703

29,393 2,029 377

94,209 9,771 1,080

1,852

979

2,831

73,261

31,799

105,060

Cadet Units. Boys. Girls. Total.

Cadet Personnel. Boys. Girls. Total.

329 149 1

220 66 1

549 215 2

6,843 3,270 37

4,674 1,393 31

11,517 4,663 68

479

287

766

10, 150

6,098

16,248

FroI? .t~e above it will be seen that there has been an increase of 298 1:ew D~v~s7,01lS and 31,563 mem,bers, and that the total strength of the Brigade, ~ncludt~7,g Cadets, i~ 121,308. These are very remarkable figures; they prove, If any proof IS necessary, that the Brigade serves a valuable purpose and is efficiently administered; for no service could have expanded

~o greatly unless it had fulfilled both these conditions. This large increase ~s not confined to any particular area, but is spread all over the country

In both urban and rural di tricts; it has naturally thrown an enormous amount of work on Commi sioners and their officers and reflects the ~r~~te~t credit on all concerned. The formation of new divisions requires InItIatIve and enterprise, and I must thank tho e officers and others who have so successfully shown these qualities. The difficulties we have

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encountered during the year have been increased owing to the fact that such a large number of our officers have been called up for military service, these include a number of Commissioners. WORK OF THE BRIGADE FOR 1939. Cases of accident and sudden illness, 622,183, a decrease of 130,565 compared with last year's figures. Bdgade operated motor ambulances carried 101,875 cases 1,419,501 miles (a decrease of 48,030 and increase of 5,442 miles respedively). Attendances at Civil Hospitals, Clinics, and vVelfare Centres by officers and members of Nursing Divisions in 1939 were 186,322, an increase of 148,386 compared with 1938. First Aid work on the highways continues to be efficiently carried out, and there are now 430 Roadside Huts, 677 First Aid Posts, and 663 First Aid Cabinets established on main roads. 21,987 road accidents received treatment (decrease, 2,968), and the injured were tran ported 108,095 miles. From the above it will be seen that the normal work of the Brigade in rendering First Aid to the sick and injured in this country has been fully carried out in the customary manner, but since the outbr ak of war certain other duties have been thrown on to the Brigade. At seaport there have been a number of seamen injured by enemy action. In many cases the assistance of the Brigade has been called in to rend r Fir t Aid, to remove from ships and to transport the injured. In a numb r of case this has entailed our members going out by lifeboats to the damaged vessel. This work has been nobly carried out and numbers of lett rs of thanks have been received from Naval Authorities and hipping Lines, both British and foreign, thanking the Brigade for such services rendered. Another side of war work has had a profound effect on the Brigade, this is the A.R.P. service. Since the inception of A.R.P. some year ago the Brigade has worked in close co-operation with the Home Office. On the anti-gas side the Brigade was asked by the Home Office to a sist in instructing the public in anti-gas mea ures; this work ,vas undertaken energetically by all units of the Brigade. Before the war broke out the Brigade had about 7,000 trained anti-gas instructors and carried out an enormous amount of instruction of the public and also of the personnel of large industrial undertakings in this important service. This duty put a great strain on our members and entailed a large amount of extra work. It was carried out admirably, and I have heard nothing but praise for the efficient way in which it was carried out. One of the most important subjects in A.R.P. is First Aid, all members of the A.R.P. services are obliged to have a knowledge of this subject. It was but natural that the Home Office should request the Brigade, which is the paramount First Aid organization in the country, to assist in this work. This, again, threw an enormous amount of work and responsibility on our officers. This duty, which is our particular subject, has been well and efficiently carried out, with the result there must be an enormous number of the public who have been trained in this important subject by members of the Brigade. When the A.R.P. scheme was put into operation on the outbreak of hostilities a very large proportion of our members were called up for

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A.R.P. service under the Local Authorities, a proportion of these were put on whole-time or paid duty, but a far larger proportion volunteered for part-time or unpaid duty. In the case of male members the duty undertaken was that of stretcher-bearers or duty at First Aid posts. In the case of women members who had volunteered as nursing auxiliaries the duty undertaken was either in First Aid stations, hospitals, or clinics. In many districts our officers are in charge of First Aid stations and First Aid or stretcher-bearer parties in many districts. I have had letters from Medical Officers of Health thanking me for the valuable services of memhers of the Brigade employed on such duties. The Brigade may well claim to have provi.ded a most valuable contribution to the important task of Civil Defence for which it has been preparing for some years. RESERVES. Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve. On the 25th August, 1939, the Royal Naval Sick Berth Reserve was called up, and a total of 1,606 Reservists were mobilized and sent to their respective depots. These men all reported at their depots within 48 honrs. The way the men answered to the call for their services was beyond all praise and reflects the greatest credit on all ranks of this service. They formed a valuable reinforcement to the Royal Navy. MILITARY HOSPITALS RESERVE. This Reserve was mobilized on the 1st September, 1939, and members were posted to Military Hospitals in England and vVales. During the following week, the Director-General, Army Medical Services, requested that the Brigade supply further personnel for service with the B.E.F. in France. A circular was issued to the Ambulance Divisions asking for volunteers who would be prepared for immediate mobilization into the R .A.M.C. The response to this appeal was such that 700 volunteers required by the War Office were supplied, and the remainder were placed on a Waiting List for mobilization should they be required. This vVaiting List is still being maintained, and at the moment there are 600-700 names on it. In December, 1939, the War Office called for a furth.er 100 volunteers, and these were supplied from the \Vaiting List. Pnor to the outbreak of war, 713 members of the Military Hospitals Reserve had proceeded for one week's course of training at Military Hospitals. The total number mobilized for enlistment in the R.A.M.C. to the 31st December, 1939, is 2,400. This fine body of Reservists answered the call for thei~ services with great promptitude and practically all turned up for enlIstment. They formed a valuable reinforcement to the R.A.M.C. VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENTS. On the 1st January, the number and strength of voluntary aid detachments was as follows : Men. Number of detachments Strength of detachments

Women. Total.

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374

762

9,226

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In the latter part of January, instructions were received from the V.A.D. Council to suspend further enrolment of Immobile nur ing members, but to continue to enrol Mobile nursing members and Immobile specialists. In April Immobile nursing members \vere relea ed from their V.A.D. obligation with a view to their enrolment in the Civil Nur ing Reserve. On the outbreak of war the V.A.D. Council took over the control of the V.A.D.s, and the calling up of Mobile members was carried out through the County Controller. The state of the V.A.D.s at the close of the year was : l\Jen. TVomen. Total. 202 1,945 2,156 46 579 625

Mobile members Immobile specialists

Many of these have been mobilized for e[yice in Naval, Iilitary, and Air Force Ho pitals. A TI-GA . The following shows the numbers of anti-gas in tructors and per ons who have been instructed in anti-gas precautions by th Brigade:A.R.P.S. C.A.G.S. L.A .R.P. L.A .G.C. Grade I Grade II

I nstYllctors. Special, 32 ; First Class, 44 ; econd Class, 15 . Special, 104; First Class, 125; Second Class, 37. 5. 210. 5,884. 5,365. Trained in Anti-Gas ]\Jeasllyes. Rank and File 43,809 General Public 61,728

COMPETITIONS. The Annual Competitions for the Dewar" and " Perrott" shield and other trophies took place at the Great Central Hotel, 1arylebone, London, N.W. 1, on the 9th June, 1939. The results were as follows : II

Marks. Ambulance Units. (Max. 540.) 1. Brighton Police Division, No.8 District 457 2. Hetton-Ie-Hole Division, No.6 District 427 3. Exeter City Police Division, No.9 District 3 2·75 4. Bristol (Fishponds) Division, No.2 District 3 2·4 5. Crewe "A" Division, No.4 District. . . . 377 6. Goldthorpe and Barnborough Division, No.5 District 374 7. Birmingham (Mitchell Butler) Division, 0.3 District 367 8. March Division, 0.10 District . . . 353 9. South Metropolitan Gas Co. Corps, o. 1 District 349 10 . Clydach and District Division, Wales 338 11. Shrewsbury Division, No.7 District 302

The Dewar Shield was won by the Brighton Police Division, and the Symons Eccles Cup by the Hetton-Ie-Hole Division. The Trimble Trophy, awarded to the team gaining the highest marks in the practical section, was won by the Brighton Police Division.

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The Ellis Cup, awarded to the Officer or member in charge of the team gaining the highest marks in the individual practical section, was won by Corporal N. W. McLean, Brighton Police Division, with 44! marks out of a maximum of 50. Nursing Units. 1. Horsham Division, o. 8 District 2 . Barnstaple Division, 0.9 District. ., 3. Bournemouth (Meyrick) Division, No.2 District 4 . London Civil Service Division, o. 1 District 5. Todmorden Division, No.4 District. 6. Spalding Division, o. 5 District 7. Ffaldav Institute and Garw Division, Wales 8. Shrewsbury o. 1 Division, 0.7 District 9. Birmingham (Moseley) Division, 0.3 District 10 . Ipswich (Air Duties) Division, TO. 10 District 11 . Cottingham Division, No.6 District

Marks. (Max. 515.) 419·5 408·75 397·75 385·5 366·5 365·5 358·5 354·25 348·75 346·25 324·5

The Perrott hield wa won by the Horsham Nursing Division, and the Corbet Fletcher Trophy by the Barnstaple Nursing Division. The halmers Trophy, awarded to the team gaining highest marks in the practical section, was won by the Barnstaple Nursing Division, who gain ed 201i out of a maximum of 250. The Mountgarret Cup, awarded to the team gainillg highest marks in the Bedrrmking section, wa won by the Todmorden Nursing Division, who gained 95 out of a maximum of 100. The Ellis up, awarded to the Officer or member in charge gaining highest marks in the individual practical section was won by :Miss R. Shaddick, Barn taple ursing Division, who gained 76 marks out of a maximum of 100. The hields, Cups, and Prize were presented by H.R.H. The Princess Alice, ounie s of Athlone, G.B.E., V.A., Dame Grand Cross of the Order. I again wish to record my appreciation and grateful thanks to Mr. and Mrs. John Maxwell, Mr. Clarence Elder, and Mr. Joe Grossman, for their immensely valuable contribution to the success of the competitions, by the provi ion of staging, scenery, actors, and actresses for the various tests: and to the Surgeon-in-Chief, Judges, Stewards, and my Organizing Staff for their very efficient services. INSPECTIO I S The following Inspections were carried out during the year : H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent, Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for \;Vales, inspected Welsh Units at Cardiff. Field Marshal Sir Philip W. Chetwode, Bt., O.M., G.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., K.ST.J., inspected the No.1 (Prince of \Vales') Di trict in Hyde Park, London. The Medical Director-General of the Navy inspected the Kentish Units at Dover. I in~I?ected the ~o. 5 District Staveley Corps Camp at Blackpool, and the MilItary HospItal Reserve called up at Netley Hospital. The Chief Commissioner, Brigade Overseas, inspected the Birmingham, South-East Lancashire, and Norfolk Units. The Assistant Chief Commissioner inspected the Ipswich Corps. The Surgeon-in-Chief inspected the South Worcestershire, No.5 District

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Midland Area, Shropshire Units, and opened new Headquarters at Wellington. The Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief inspected the Bristol, South Bedfordshire, North Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Oldham, and Cambridge Units. Colonel C. J. Trimble, inspected the Cheshire, Manchester, and Salford, and Lytham Units. The Commissioner, Eire District, inspected Units at Dublin. The Brigade Secretary inspected the No.1 Area Lancashire, and urrey and Sussex Units, at Worthing. The County Commissioner for Hampshire in pected Units at Portsmouth. The Commissioner for No.3 (Western) District inspected the \Volverhampton Corps at Bilston. The County Commissioner for Northumberland and Durham inspected the Hull Corps. The County Surgeon for East Riding of Yorkshire inspected nits at Bridlington. Inspections of Nursing Divisions are referred to in the R eport of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief. HEADQUARTERS STAFF. I wish to thank Dr. N. Corbet Fletcher, urgeon-in-Chi £, for his loyal support during this difficult year when there has been uch a demand on the services o~ med.ical officers. ~t is largely due to his en rgy and initiative that t~e medical SIde of t~e Bngade has function ed so efficiently. Durmg the year the Bnga.de suffere~ a gr~at loss in the d ath of Lady Perrott, R.R.C., La~y ~upermtendent-m-Chief of the Nursing Divi. ions. For over half her lIfehme Lady Perrott had devoted her elf tir ·le sly to the ~e~f~re. and efficiency of the N ~rsing Divisions. Thanks to her energy and mIhahve she was able to bnng them to a high state of efficiency. By her steadfastness and devotion to duty Lady Perrott has set an example which is worthy of all praise. The duties of Lady Superintendent-in-Chief have now been taken over by Mrs. St. John Atkinson, who has been connected 'with the work ?f the. Order for man~ years. I am most grateful for the energetic manner m whIch .s~e has. carn~~ out her duties since she has taken over her post. Her admmistrahve abilIty and understanding will be of the utmost value to the Nursing Divisions. CONCLUSION. The past year has been an exacting period to all members of the Brigade, particularly to senior officers who have had an enormous amount of extra work thrown on them by the mobilization for war. All have respon~ed to the c~ll on their s~ryices to. the utmost of their ability. The Bngade has agam shown that It. IS ~ sefVI~e of real National importance and has set a fine example of patnohc N atlOnal Service. I have the honour to be Sir Your obedie~t se'rvant JOHN DUNCAN, Major-General, Chief Commissioner.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS. Colonel James L. Sleeman, the Chief Commissioner, reports as follows : I have the honour to submit the report on the work of the Brigade Overseas for the year ended 31st December, 1939. It is not yet possible to say to what extent the outbreak of war has affected the Brigade Overseas. It is already evident, however, that there has been a most gratifying and loyal response to the need for complete preparedness throughout the whole of the Empire, and in every Dominion and Colony the Brigade has already responded to the call for extra training so as to be ready for whatever duty it may be called upon to undertake. Both in A.R.P. work and in normal activities the Brigade Overseas has every reason to be proud of its membership. At the end of the year I addressed the following message to all Units of the Brigade Overseas : I wish to express my congratulations to all Units of the Brigade Overseas upon the magni.ficent spirit which has animated their officers and members since the outbreak of war. That this has been accompanied by a high standard of efficiency is equally meritorious, while it is most satisfactory to know that both our Ambulance and Nursing strength is now sufficient to deal with whatever emergency may arise. It 'will also be recognized that the period of comparative inactivity will presently change, when, unfortunately, the services of our members will have heavy calls made upon them. But it is equally certain that when that time comes it will find all members of the Brigade Overseas fully prepared and eager to give that service and conscious of the vitally in1portant part which they, too, will be playing in the defence of civilization. I-laving so recently completed an official tour of most of the British Empire, I am in a position to make this statement with confidence after having witnessed the magnificent spirit which animates our members in every Dominion and Colony. And I am equally sanguine that however arduous the service, or extreme the call, all will play their part with that same fine loyalty and courage which has characterized the work of members of our historic Order throughout its history. Tl~ere is, indeed, a curious similarity between the work which modern war WIll caJl upon us to do and that for which the Order was originally formed. For, just as in the infancy of our movement the Knights and members of the Order of St. John were banded together to protect the tr~veller and to heal the sick, so we who serve that same Order eight centu~les lat~r find ourselves engaged in the task of protecting those pu~sumg theIr peaceful vocations who may fall victims to aggression. . Although aware that no message of encouragement is required to sh~?late th~ efforts of those who serve our interests in any part of the Bnhsh EmpIre, I send this message in order to thank those who have made themselves so efficient, as also to congratulate all who have the honour to wear the eig.ht-~ointed .cross of St. John and to serve in that great army of ~umamt~n~n serVIce which, as never before, has been given this opportumty of bnngmg help to the afflicted and efficient aid to the injured and suffering." (t

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STRENGTH. There has been a net increase of 162 Divisions during the year; 176 new Divisions (128 and 48 Nur ing) having been formed and 1 ~1 Divi ions (9 Ambulance and 5 Nursing) having been disbanded. There has also been an increase of 6,612 in the personnel, so that the strength of the Brigade Overseas at 31st December, 1939, was : Ambulance ursing

Divisions.

Personnel.

630 308

20,729 7,499

28,22

It is interesting to note that in 1913 ju t before the outbreak of the last war the strength of the Brigade Over ea wa 7,290, and the .pre ent strength is indicative of the greater stat.e o~ preparedne s wluch now . .. prevails to meet whatever emergency may a~1 ~'. The Cadet strength has increased by 36 DIVI IOns; 41 new D~\'~ ~ons (22 Ambulance and 19 Nursing) having been formed, and 5 ad t DI\,! IOns (4 Ambulance and 1 Nursing) having been di banded. There has been an increase of 1,559 in the personnel so that the adet trength at 31 t December, 1939, was : Divisions. Ambulance Nursing

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3,256 2,497

269

5,753

SERVICE MEDALS AND BARS. During the year the Order has awarded 162 Service iedals and 115 Service Medal Bars to members of the Brigade Oversea OTHER AWARDS. The Grand Prior's Cadet Badge has been awarded to 54 adet of the Brigade Overseas during the year, bringing the total of uch Badges awarded overseas to 157. The Brigade Overseas Headquarters issued 524 Service hevrons and 217 Cadet Proficiency Badges during the year. THE LADY SUPERINTE DE T-IN-CHIEF. I have the great pleasure to report that the Assistant Lady uperintendent-in-Chief of Nursing Divisions Overseas-The Hon. Mrs. oplandGriffiths-(a Commander Sister of the Order), was promote~ L~dy Superintendent-in-Chief to fill the vacancy caused by the reSIgnatIOn of Mrs. Lancelot Dent, A.R.R.C., to which I referred in last year's report. I should like here to express my great appreciation of Mrs. CoplandGriffith's interest in the Brigade Overseas shown by her acceptance of this important and responsible position. INSPECTIONS OVERSEAS. In November, 1938, the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths, C.ST.J., left England for an extensive tour of India, which lasted until the 18th March, 1939. She was accompanied by Miss D. Mavrojani, who acted as Staff

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Officer and met with a most cordial reception everywhere and has reported most l{ighly of the eagerness.of ~ll she n:et to be of service, as also of the kindness and generous hospItalIty re~elved.. . ... During her vi it, Mrs. Copland-Gnffiths mSI?ected Nursmg DIvIsIOns and spared no effort to stimulate the f?rmatlon of others, ~nd I am fident that her visit will have a lastmg and most benefiClal effect. ~~~ish to extend to her my grateful thanks an~ appreci~tio? for what she has accompli hed so splendidly, as also to MISS Mavro] am, S.S.ST.J., for her valuable help. . Mrs. Copland-Griffiths had the honour of b~aring the fo~lowmg'personal message from Her 'lajesty T~e Queen, whIch wa~ recelve~ wIth .loyal fervour and was greatly appreciated by all to whom It was delIvered . " As Q EE EMPRESS A D COMMA DAXT-IN-CHIEF OF THE NURSING DIVISIO S OF THE ST. Jm-ll AMBULANCE BRIGADE, I SEND MY BEST WISHES TO OUR MEMBERS 11 INDIA AND ASSURE THEM OF MY CO TI UED I TEREST I ALL THAT THEY ARE DOING TO AID THE SICK AND I JURED. " I HOPE TO HEAR OF THE FORMATION OF MANY EW DIVISIONS IN THE CITIES OF THE E 1PIRE OF INDIA AND OF THE FURTHERANCE OF THIS GREAT WORK FOR THE RELIEF OF HUMAN SUFFERING AND THE SAVI G OF LIFE. ELIZABETH R." Mrs. Copland-Griffiths' report of her t.our of India has been printed as a eparate publication and has been Clrculated to all c~nc~rned. Let me add that bitter experience has taught me that the. compilah?n of such detailed reports form one of the most important and dIfficult dutIes of such tours. On the other hand they are of the highest possible value as a permanent record of good work seen and those associa~ed with it, l;>ut they also allow exact comparisons to be made and are hIghly appreClated by those who have helped forward the tour concerned. They take the place, a it were, of dispatches from the ambulance" Front", commending able workers and stimulating others to further effort. And little can those who have never engaged in such strenuous tours in tropical countries appreciate the va t amount of labour which they involve, or the fact that most of the subject-matter must be collected, scrutinized, and b~ put toge~her at the end of a long tiring day, seeing that each succeedmg day bnngs with it new matter for inclusion, occupying for the most part the only small leisure in a well filled programme of official duties. Indeed, I do ~ot hesitate to say that a tour would be but half completed without such a record, hard as is the work which it imposes upon those concerned. . That Mrs. Copland-Griffiths and Miss Mavrojani so ably succeeded m keeping such accurate records of the good work accompli hed testifies to great powers of endurance, and their determination to live up to the traditions of the Order. For while it is comparatively easy to carry out inspections and accept generous entertainment, it is intensely difficult to compile a full record of them under the conditions of such a tour. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths arrived back from India on the 29th March, 1939, and left again on the 26th May, 1939, for Gibraltar, where her husband was Commanding the \Velsh Guards. This was most fortunate, for she remained there until the 11th June, and was able to inspect

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the two Nursing Divisions at whose birth I had been present when I paid my official visit to Gibraltar in 1937. Here again Mrs. Copland-Griffiths proved indefatigable in her efforts to stimulate further interest in the work of our Order. With regard to the work in each Dominion:AUSTRALIA. The Brigade in the New SO~tth Wales District has fully maintained its high traditions. Most valuable work has been performed by the Di isions during the year, for which the Commissioner- vVing-Commander H. R. G. Poate, K.ST.J .-and all concerned deserve the highest prai e. In the South Australia District the outstanding service rendered by the Brigade was the excellent work which wa performed during the disastrous bush fires which swept part of this tate early in the year. On that occasion members of the Brigade were continuou lyon duty both in aiding the work of rescue and al 0 admini tering First Aid. The Commissioner, Dr. S. L. Dawkins, O.B.E., K.ST.J., and all others responsible, are to be complimented upon the results of their efforts. The Brigade in the Victoria District continues to carry out its \vork in a most satisfactory fashion and its members have been called upon to participate in the treatment of bush fire casualties and the r suscitation of those fire-fighters for which Australia is so famed. Thanks are due to the Commissioner-Major-General R. M. Downes, C.M.G., K.sT.].-and to those others who have helped in bringing the District to its present standard. During my official tour of Australia in 1936, I was privileged to inspect the Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade and to witness its high standard of efficiency. At the same time my visit convinced me that there was ample room in Queensland for Divisions of our Brigade to function usefully, and I am therefore delighted to report that with the formation of an Ambulance and a Nursing Division at l\Iaryborough , the Queensland District of the Brigade Overseas has come into being. Captain E. R. B. Pike, C.ST.]., deserves great credit for his help in connection with the formation of this District. In the Western A ustralian District the Brigade has again had a mo t successful year under the Commissioner, Dr. H. G. Tymms, K.ST.J., our senior Knight in Australia, and one who has proved a backbone of strength to our work there. It is with deep regret that I must add that this will prove his last year in office, for Dr. Tymms feels that the time has arrived when he should retire. His place will be tak n by Colonel J. R. Donaldson, to whom I wish every success in his responsible position. In Tasmania an increased interest in our work has been evident of late years. Our Divisions there have also performed most useful service on many occasions of public interest. To Dr. T. H. Goddard, the Officer in charge of the Southern Tasmania District, and those others responsible for the progress made, my best thanks are due. BERMUDA. The Hamilton Division again deserves every credit for carrying on in difficult circumstances.

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BURMA. Fifteen n ew adult Divisions and three new Cadet ~ivisions were formed during the year. During my official tour of B.urma y-: ~ 937 I four: d only one Ambulance Division there and no Nursmg DlvlslOns. It IS, therefore most creditable to be able to state that Burma now possesses 38 adult' Divisions and 5 Cadet Divi ions, which reflects the greatest po sible credit upon all co.ncerned-e pecially the Officer in char~~ , Ir. Justice Ba V, and Capt am Ameen and Lady June Hobs~n. Th~ VISIt of the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths, C.ST.]., in 1938, contnbuted m no small measure to the success which has been achieved. Mr. Justice Ba V was promoted to the rank of Commissioner during the year-a promotion most richly deserved. CA~ADA .

The trength of the Brigade within th~ Commandery .i~ . Canada ha advanced during the year by the formatlOn of 5 adult DlvlslOns and 2 Cadet Divi ion. The Brigade re ponded magnifice~tly ~o t.he call fo~ Public Duty on the occa ion of the vi it of TheIr Ia)eshes The Kmg and Queen in May la t. From coa t to coast wherever the Brigade is e t~blished, Di\'i ion of the Brigade turned out for duty and welcomed thIS opportunity of thu expressing their loyalty to The~r Majestie.s,. and, at the same time, of bing of practical a i tance to thelr fellow clhzens. The Commandery ommi ioner, Colonel A. E .. nell, C.M.G:, D.S.O., K.ST.]., and tho e other re pon ible, de erve the hIghest credIt for the ambulance succe which attended the Royal Visit. CEYLOX. The eylon Police Corps, as ever, has maintained e~ciency of an excellent tandard , for which the In pector-General of Police, Mr. P. N. Bank, e. T.]., and his officer, well merit the credit which belongs to them. ince my three official vi it of 1936 and 1937, and that of the Lady uperintendent-in-Chief, Mrs. Copland-Gri~ths, oth~r Ambulance and ur ing Divi ions have b en formed, the credIt for whIch belongs to Lady Abrahams, C.ST.J., and tho e who have supported her in this work. Iy thank are al 0 due to Dr. Gunesekera for his valuable assistance. GIBRALTAR. During the year 2 Ambulance Divisions have been. forme~, and these , with the 2 Nursing Divi ions formed in 1938, have attamed a hIgh standard of efficiency. \Vhen I reach d Gibraltar in 1936, the Brigade had ceas~d to function there fourteen years before. It therefore reflects most credItably upon Lieut.-Colonel . E. Beattie, C.M.G., C.B .E., M.e., C.ST.]., Captain D. S. Gowing, and all other persons concerned,. that such.succ~ss has been attained, while the visit of the Lady Supenntendent-m-Chlef this year proved most encouraging. I was also grateful to Colonel Williamson for accepting office as District Superintendent in charge of the Gibraltar District. HO G KO G. There has been great and commendable activity in Hong Kong, in which such valuable work has been done for so long a time by our Ambulance E

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and Nursing Divisions there. The unsettled conditions which have prevailed in the Far East for the past three years, and the influx of Chinese refugees into the Colony has meant that the Brigade has been inundated with calls for service, all of which have been admirably met. I was witness to the high efficiency and commendable keenness of the members during my inspectional visit to Hong Kong in 1937, when I was particularly struck with the work of the Chinese members of our Brigade. It is with regret that I have to announce that the Commi ioner, Mr. Alfred Morris, C.ST.J., has resigned. Mr. Morris has held charge of the District since 1930, during which time, thanks largely to his energy and leadership, the District developed enormously, and greatly extended its sphere of usefulness. I have, too, to express my regret that the Lady District Officer, Mrs. Langley, has also resigned; one who did much for the Nursing Divisions and for Ambulance ervice generally in Hong Kong. I would like to thank the cting Commis ioner, ~1r. E. Raymond, O.ST.J., Dr. Dovey and ir. Dr. Dovey, ?vIr. Trevor, and Dr. RuUonj , and all those others who have so efficiently sustained the weight of St. John service since Mr. Morris and Mrs. Langley resigned. I DIA. The progress made in the strength of the Bri aade in India has been outstanding, the credit for which largely belong to the hief ommis ioner for the Empire of India, Sir Ernest Burdon, KC.I.E., C.S.I., K.ST.J., and those others who have loyally supported him. That such visits from t. John's Gate are useful is hown in the case of India by the fact that during the two years prior to my visit of 1937, only 10 Ambulance, 3 Nursing, and 3 Cadet Divi ions had been formed; during the two years which succeeded that visit the total of new Divisions raised was 62 Ambulance, 9 Nursing, and 13 Cadet, or a grand total of 114 Divisions, as compared with 16. As it takes the best part of a year to complete the formation of a Division in India, this means that the majority were put in hand before the war stimulated interest in mbulance ervice, and the further stimulus afforded by the visit of the Hon. Mrs. CoplandGriffiths helped greatly towards this most satisfactory result. KENYA. It is a matter for deep congratulation that since my vi it in 1938, 2 Ambulance and 2 Nursing Divisions have been formed in Kenya from among the civilian population. This reflects the highest credit upon our Commissioner, Mr. R. C. A. Cavendish, C.B.E., C.ST.J., and Mrs. Cavendish and those others who have done so much towards this long desired end. For while our Brigade has been most worthily represented in Kenya for many years by the Kenya Police Division, it had hitherto proved impossible to form Divisions among the civilian population. I therefore welcome this valuable contribution to our work in East Africa, while there is every sign that other formations may shortly come into being. In addition to the new Divisions, a number of auxiliary Divisions have been formed, the members of which will be available in case of necessity.

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MALAYA. ~he Brigade in Malaya goes from strength to strength, thanks to the

aSSIduous labours of those men and women who are devoting their time to the development of ambulance and nursing service there-no less tha~ 21 new adult Divisions and 2 new Cadet Divisions having been formed dunng the year. When I recall that there were no Divisions at all in Malaya when I reached there in 1937, it can only be described as amazing that to-day there are 41 adult and 4 Cadet Divisions in existence and others rapidly forming. Much of the credit for this success belongs to our late District Superinte?de.nt, Dr. J. . ~Vebster, C.B.E., C.ST.J., \vho had charge of the Malaya I?Istnct of the Bngade for many years, while these efforts were conl.derablyassi ted by the visit of Irs. Copland-Griffiths in 1938, when she dId mu~h valuable work. It is with very deep regret that I have to record the r.etIrement of pr. J. . \\ ebster, who has earned a worthy place in th~ lIst ~f those pIOneers who have introduced the St. John Ambulance Bngade In the far plac s of the Empire. MALTA. I wi h particularly to congratulate OUf Commissioner, Lieut.-Colonel ~. J. Gatt, O.,s.E., l\I.c .. , K.ST.J., and those others who have been respon~ble .for t~e. I?Cre~Se m strength and efficiency of our Ambulance and ~ur. mg Dlvl~IOns In Malta. My three visits of 1936, 1937, and 1938 ho\V~d the dIfficulty of fOlming new Divi ions there, and I am therefor~ con CI~U~ that the meas~re of success in 1939 represents no mean effort. In addItIOn, au eIul polIcy of reorganisation has been carried out, which has Je~ to the formatIOn of the liema Corps. Our Briaade in Malta is at a hIgh standard of efficiency, which is as it should b~ in this ancient home of the Order of t. John. EW ZEALAND . . The Brigade withiT: t!l~ Con:mandery!n New Zealand has by the formatIon .of many new DIVI IOns Increa ed ItS already considerable strength ~nd It has responded to the calls made upon it in the same admirable way It ~as always done. Its ommandery Commissioner, Lieut.-Colonel G. Balcla):" O.B.~., K.ST.J., ~nd t.hose others responsible deserve high credit. In . aymg thIS .1 have In mmd the high standard of efficiency which I wItnessed dunng my tour of 1936. \Vhat h~s been p~r~icularly impressive about our work in New Zealand has been. I~S recogmtIon of the value of Cadet units. As a consequence the J?ommIOn has not only the largest percentage of Cadets in the Empire but ItS Cadets have ,teen awarded more Grand Prior's Badges than an ' other part of the Bngade Overseas-a truly splendid record. y SOUTHERN AFRICA. . The Brigade within the Commandery in Southern Africa must be hl~~l congratulated. upon. the fact that notwithstanding an already ~~ IS actory progress It has In~r~a.sed this during the past year by no less G an 29 Adult and 12. Cad:t Dl\TISIOns. The « Visitation from St. John's be~~e 1936 showed ItS hIgh effici~ncy ~n? .the splendid spirit of its mem. oth Ambulance and NurSIng DIVISIOns have performed excellent

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service during the year, including duty throughout an epidemic among the nurses at the Groote Schoor Ho pital, when in respon e to an urgent call, members of Cape Town Nur ing Divi ion. of th~ Brigade did duty in the Hospital and were comm nded for theIr efficIency. . . During the year the Rhode ia Railway Di trict w<l:s form~d, comp~1 mg units of the Brigade Over eas di tributed along thl admIra~le r~l.ll\":ay service leavina the remainder of the Divi ion under the Rhode la DI tnct. The 'Comm~ndery ommis ioner, 1\1r. Alpheu \Y illi am , K.ST.] .. the Staff Officer, Mr. A. t Anderson , and aU tho e \vho have contributed to the present high excellence of the Brigade in oulhern frica, de en' high praise. TA~GA1\YIKA.

My tour of TanganyikCl: in 1938.tound it withol!t ambulance en'i: of any kind, while it was ObVIOU ly gomg to be mo t dIfficult to ge.~ mbulance and Nursing Divisions form.ed. Thank. la:-g ly to the Hort of our District Superintendent, MaJor F. . B. NIcoll, O.B.E., .B. -r:.]., I am happy to report that three Divi ~ons have already been form d 1Il ~~r-e. Salaam. This represents the pIOneer work of all ambula~1ce en lc.e 111 Tanganyika, and peaks volume for the e~fort. of all re p nSlbl, p clally those members of the medical prof IOn m Dar- - alaam, whom I found so willing and anxious to a i t during m tay, to all f whom I tender my congratulations and thank. T

UGA~DA.

It is gratifying to be able to r por.t that the "Cganda Police i"is~on continues to maintain its high effici ncy and et an example whIch I hope will soon be followed by the civilian P?pulation o~ l'"ganrda. To the District uperintendent, Ir. H . 1. I\..mg, Dr. \ \ . II. I\..auntze, \C.M.G., M.B.E., and Captain E. G. Fish, o. T.]., and all who ha"e help d forward our work I would tender my be t thanks.

ZANZIBAR For many years our Brigade. in Zar:zibar hCl:s been rep~e ented .b. ' the Police Division only, whose hIgh effiCIency I witne ed dunng my VI It in 1938. Since then and largely due to the keenne s aI~d. ~nergy' ~f. the Commissioner of Police, Mr. A. 1. heringham, C.ST. ]., CIvIlIan DIVI IOn have been formed and the Zanzibar District created. To our District Superintendent, Mr. Sheringham, and tho e other who have helped in this valuable work, I offer my most grateful thank TOURS PROPOSED FOR 1939-40 BUT CANCELLED. It had been my intention to inspect the Brigade Over eas in ~~e Commandery in Canada during the latter part of 1939, as also to VISIt Newfoundland and the West Indies for the same purpose. For I had seen enough of the splendid spirit o~ service given by both Ambulance and Nursing Divisions in Canada dunng my 1929 tour .to make me look forward to this more extensive visit. Mrs. Copland-Gnffiths, too, had planned to make her official visit to Australia about the same time; which would

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have been the first visit ever paid by a Lady Superintendent-in-Chief Overseas to Australasia. Unfortunately, the outbreak of war demanded the cancellation of both these tours. Australia can at least be grateful that it was privileged to have an official visit from Mrs. L. E. Atkinson, D.ST.]., when she accompanied her father, ir John Hewett, G.C.S.L, K.B.E., C.LE., on his tour of 1928. And the Brigade is to be congratulated upon the fact that Mrs. Atkin on has now become the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief of the Home Brigade. CO. CLUSION . The feature of the year 1939 from the Brigade Over eas point of view has been the breaking of new ground in so many parts of the Empire. The new Districts in India, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar, the spreading of the Brigade from ingapore to Penang, and hopeful contacts which have been made in Fiji and Jamaica, are all additional to the normal increase which may be expected where the Brigade is established. The policy of the Grand Priory which resulted in the Chief Commissioner of the Brigade Over ea visiting most parts of the Empire during the four years immediately preceding thi war, the appointment of a Lady Superintendent-in- hief Overseas who ha vi ited India, Ceylon, ialaya, Burma and Gibraltar within the last two years (the last three places having never pre\ iously been vi ited by a Lady uperintendent-in-Chief) and the general awakening Over ea to a recognition that First Aid and Nursing ervices are an essential even in times of peace, all contributed to the increase of strength shown in this report. All these things were providential, for at no period in the history of our Empire was it better served in regard to ambulance and nursing ervice than it was when war broke out. \Vith such efficient members everywhere available, I am happy in the knowledge that come what may and however long this war may la t, our repre entatives oversea will always be at hand to alleviate human ufiering and pos ibly to ave the lives of countless people. There are members not mentioned in this report whom I should have liked to have thanked, but we live in tirring times when it would be invi.dious to ~ngle out a few from so many. I must, therefore, content myself wIth thankmg all those who have worked to bring about this magnificent result, and who share the sati faction of having had the vision to prepare before the call came. For those whom war finds prepared form the backbone of service, the example and the instructors to those others who only rally to the call when the emergency arrives. My t~anks are due to the taff Officer, Captain A. N. Cahusac, M.C., the As Istant ecretary, ir. G. F. Quilter, and their office staff for the help which they have given me, notwithstanding the heavy pressure of other work. Lastly, I would thank Major-General Sir Percival Wilkinson, K.C.M.G., C.B., who, both as Secretary-General and as Director of Ambulance, has ever been r~ady to extend hi~ most able help. It is with regret that the Overseas WIll learn that the bme has now come for him to hand over the duties of the l~tter ~pp?intment. Fortunately, however, the new Director of Ambulance IS Bngadier-General Sir Joseph Byrne, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B., one who possesses a deep knowledge of and a sympathetic understanding

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of Overseas affairs and to whom, on behalf of the Overseas, I wi h many years of successful charge. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JAMES L. LEEMAN, Colonel. Chief Commi ioner, t. John Ambulance Brigade Over ea . TRIENNIAL APPOINT lENT . His Royal Highnes the Grand Prior has been graciously plea ed to appoint Executive Officers, istant Executive Officer, Officiating Chaplains, selected 1embers of the hapter-General, of the ouncil, and of the tanding Committees of the Order, and uperior Officer of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, and the t. John mbulance rigade Overseas, for three years from t. John Bapti t' Da ', 21th June, 193 The Executive Officers appointed ,v:ere : Chancellor-The Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.l\I.G., P.C. *Secretary-General-Major-General ir Percival \Yilkin on, J{. . ~I.G ., .E. Receiver-General-The Hon. Sir \Yilliam Go chen, K.B.E. tDirector of Ambulance-Major-General ir Percival \Yilkin on, K.C.~I.G., C.B . Hospitaller-Colonel J. T. \Voolrych Perowne, V.D., T.D. Ahnoner-Colonel The Earl of On low, G.B.E., P.C. Librarian-Colonel Edwin J. King, C.M.G., T.D., A.D.C. Registrar-Edwin H. Freshfield, E q., LL.D. Genealogist-Sir Gerald Wollaston, K.C.B., K.C.V.O. Director of Ceremonies-Brigadier-General the Earl of hafte bur " I';:.P., G.C.V.O., C.B.E., P.C. Chief Comrnis ioner, t. John Ambulance Brigade at Home- ilIajorGeneral ir John Duncan, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., D.. 0. Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Over ea - olonel James L. Sleeman, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O. JOINT COUNCIL. The following were appointed the Order's representatives on the Joint Council of the Order and the British Red Cross ociety for the year : H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester, K.G., etc. Colonel Augustus 1. O. Anwyl-Passingham, O.B.E. R. W. Bartlett, Esq. The Hon. John H. Bruce. Field-Marshal Sir Philip Chetwode, BT., G.C .B., 0.1'11. Colonel Sir James R. A. Clark, BT., C.B., C.M.G., F.R. C.S. (ED.). The Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths.

* The Secretary-General is appointed to hold office during the pleasure of the Grand Prior and not triennially. t Owing to the great pressure of work caused by the war, Major-General Sir Percival Wilkinson was compelled to resign from the office of Director of Ambulance as from 30th November, 1939. H .R.H . The Grand Prior was graciously pleased to appoint Brigadier-General Sir J oseph Byrne, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B., to that office.

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Colonel C. de W. Crookshank, M.P. Mrs. Lancelot Dent, A.R.R.C. Major-General Sir John Duncan, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., D.S.O. Lady Irving. Colonel E. J. King, C.M.G., T.D., A.D.C. The Lady Margaret MacRae, O.B.E. Robinia, Viscountess Mountgarret, O.B.E. Colonel J. T. Woolrych Perowne, V.D., T.D. Lady Perrott, R.R.C. Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps, K.C.B., D.S.O. Sir Bruce Bruce-Porter, K.B.E., C.M.G., M.D., M.R.C.S. Major-General The Earl of Scarbrough, K.G., G.B.E., K.C.B., T.D. Lieut.-Colonel Lord Herbert Scott, C.M.G., D.S.O. Major-General The Right Hon. ir Frederick Sykes, G.C.S.L, G.C.I.E., G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M.G., P.C. Major ir Algernon Tudor-Craig, K.B.E. A. 1. Ware, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S. 1ajor-General Sir Percival \Vilkinson, K.C.M.G., C.B. (Vice-Chairman). JOINT WAR COMMITTEE. The follo~ing were appointed the Order's representatives on the Joint War Commlttee of the Order and the British Red Cross Society for the year : JOI T WAR COMMITTEE. R. W. Bartlett, E q. E. H. Freshfield, Esq., LL.D. Captain D. Gordon, M.C. The Hon. Sir William Goschen, K.B.E. Lieut.-Colonel ir Henry 1\1. Grayson, BT., K.B.E. Major-General C. J. Bruce Hay, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. Captain The Lord Harris, M.C. Colonel J. T. \Voolrych Perowne. Lady Perrott, R.R.C. Major-General The Earl of Scarbrough, leG., G.B.E., K.C.B., T.D. Colonel J. L. Sleeman, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O. A. M. Ware, Esq., M.D., M.R.C.S. Major-General Sir Percival Wilkinson, K.C.M.G., C.B.

SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE ORDER. THE PRIORY FOR WALES.

The foll?wing ~eport on the work of the Priory for the year 1939 is a necessanly abndged account of activities intensified by the outbreak of war. ASSOCIATION DEPARTMENT. The number of First Aid and Home Nursing Classes examined during the ~ear reached the record total of 1.'584, which is 557 more than in any prevlOus twelve months. The followmg table of comparative figures for

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the past three years indicate the part played by the Ambulance Organization in the building up of the Country' Casualty en'ic s : TUDENTS WHO ATTE:KDED COURSES OF

1937 1938 1939

First A id. 13,491 1-t., 00 26,610

Prelim . Fil'st Aid. 2,276 2,415 2,406

H ome XuYsillg. 1,221 1,19 2,923

Prelim. HOlli e •Y1IJ'sillg. 305 -t.95 352

Home Hygiene b- allitallOll. 30

Tolal . 17,323 1 ,90 32,315

2-t.

~Iedallions

Labels Pendants Total

1937 . 2,59 2,025 1,366 162 19 -t.96 220 25

193 . 3,26-t. 1,972 1,417 ]00 1 526 379

1939. 11 ,906 2,051 1, 03 66

1,0 9 6, 11 526

1,2 6,922 -12

1,-f70 7, -7 5 ~6

]6 ,368

27,59-t.

1, 00 293 12 11

BRIGADE STRE)JGTH.

The summary below hows that the member hip of the Brigade in \Vales increased by 1,645 to 14,434, 3 orps and 40 Divi ion being registered, while 5 Units were di banded. A welcome feature of thi increase is the accession of strength on the ur ing ide.

Boys. Cadets (including Officers)

TVo11len. 1937. 1938. 1939. Headquarter Staff County Supts. County Officers. Corps Officers Divisional Officers. Amb. Sisters

4 4 15 1

4 5 19 20

4 6 17 21

218 182 166 1,099 1,215 1,763

Cadets (including Officers)

1,230

252 81

261 88

273 104

150 56

144 59

149 66

7,742 2,029 3,270 1,393

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12,386 12,794 14,434

The " Tel h member hip of the Military Hospital Reserve increased from 422 to 440 during the year. On the outbreak of war approximately 400 Re crvi t were mobilized and a considerable number who have sought nrolment ince are on a \Vaiting List. The 12 members of the Royal Naval Auxiliary ick Berth Reserve were mobilized for service in Naval Hospitals and hip. Three Reservists volunteered and were accepted for service in connection with the Fleet Exerci e of the Royal avy in July. The relea e of all Immobile Nur ing Members from Voluntary Aid Detachment left the 10 Female t. John V. .D's with a combined trength of only 65 in addition to the one Male Detachment of 9 members. By the end of the year all the men and 13 of the women had been mobilized, the remaining 52 Immobile Officers and Mobile Members holding them elves in readiness to fulfill their obligations at need. For the fir t time t. John V.A.D's undertook responsibilities in connection . with the taffing of ervice Training Camp Hospitals. At Manorbler our V.A.D. per onnel co-operated with members of B.R.C.S. Detachment in taffing the Camp Hospital; and t. John V.A.D. Officer and members undertook the Hospital arrangements at two ubsequent amp at Caernarvon. AIR RAID PRECA UTIO S

\Vith the speeding up by Local Authorities of A.R.P. schemes the demands upon the ~rigade A.R.P. In tructors Ie ened. The following summary of award 1 sued to tudents of A.R.P. Classes held under the auspice of the Brigade in \Vales, however, is evidence of considerable service on the part of our Instructors : SUMMARY OF A.R.P. AWARDS ISSUED. Grade 1. Total awards issued to 31/12/39 Issued during 1939

810 117

A.R.P. A.R.P. G.P. G,'ade 2. Certs. Vouche1's. Certs. 601 150

3,936 1,402

476 283

5,286 2,941

G.P. Vouchers.

Total.

92 70

11,201 4,963

BRIGADE ACTIVITIES

Girls. 3,296 3,232 3,270

RESERVES

The deci ion of the t. John Ambulance A ociation to r cognize tate Regi tered General-trained Nur es as Examiners in Home Tur in g has proved very helpful in Wales and el ewhere in reli Ying the pre nr upon the services of members of the Medical Profe ion.

Men. 1937. 1938. 1939 . 4 5 4 Headquarter Staff 20 18 19 Commissioners . 31 28 28 Asst. Commissioners . 7 8 County Surgeons Asst. County 4 4 4 Surgeons 31 30 33 County Officers. 227 203 195 Corps Officers 723 649 661 Divisional Officers 757 675 713 N.C.O.s 4,889 5,185 5,936 Privates

Corps

».len Women Boys Girls

By the end of December, the following numbers of members had left their Tnits for active service:Tavy, 32; Army, 531; R.A.F., 42.

CERTIFICATES A,",D AWARDS ISSl1 ED. Fir t Aid Certificates Preliminary First Aid Certificate Vouchers Marine Certificates (First Aid) Mining First Aid Certificates Horne Tursing Certificates Preliminary Home ursing Certificates Home Hygiene Certificates Sanitation Certificates

Personnel. 6,554 6,803 1,306 1,445 3,296 3,232 1,230 1,314

Units.

Ambulance Divisions. ursing Divisions Cadet Ambulance Divisions Cadet Tu rsi ng Divs.

I~STRUCTIO::-l.

\V ALES.

Th~

1,314

1,393

treatment of 70,428 cases of accident and sickness during the year mcluded the removal of 6,360 to hospital or home, covering a total

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mileage of 36,072. Brigade Units maintain 13 Roadside First Aid Huts, 38 First Aid Posts and 76 First Aid Boxes; and it is recorded that 2,229 accident cases received attention by Brigade members. Nursing members made 3,661 voluntary attendances at Ho pitals and linics, 2,603 at Medical Comforts Depots and 107 journeys with Ambulance cars. The Home Nursing undertaken privately is not recorded, but frequent calls for as i tance in the nursing of patients in their own homes are readily answered. The appeal for volunteers for enrolment in the Civil Nur ing Re ef\'e was the most important call upon the Nursing Per onnel. By the end of the year 277 had responded, 211 for duty at Fir t Aid Po t and 66 for Hospitals; but the delay in receiving the requi ite Ho pital Training somewhat discouraged recruitment. Notwithstanding A.R.P. ervice, routine Brigade dutie were carried out as usual at all places of amu ement and public gathering ; and the holding of the Royal National Eisteddfod and R o al \Vel h gricultural Show in Denbigh and Caernarvon re pectively enabled the nit in North \Vales to demonstrate theiI;' efficiency in undertaking Fir t Aid arrangemen ts on a large scale. The Cadet Camps which have provided instructive and enjoyable camp holidays for some 300 Cadets annually ince their inno\'ation in 1936 had to be suspended owing to war conditions. ROY AL REVIEW H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent conducted the :fir t All-\Yale in pection in the Sophia Gardens Field, Cardiff, on aturday, 13th July, when ~ parade .nu~b~ring 9,051 men, women, and cadet, from ev r ounty ~n the pnnClpahty was drawn up. The Brigade H eadquarter taff wa m attendance on Her Royal Highness during her tour of inspection and on the dais, from which the Duche s took the salute. The March Past was headed by the Commissioners and Assistant Commi sioner , followed by a company of Brigade Surgeons. In addre sing the parade H .R .H. complimented all ranks on their smart appearance and effective bearing. . The occ~sion. marked the retirement of the Assi tant Lady upermte~de~t-m-ChIe~ for Wales, ~ady (Herbert) Lewis, O.B.E., after 30 year' serVICe m the Bngade . Dunng a long period of devoted dedication to her. duties, she witnessed the creation and development of the Priory, mamly under her husband's leadership, whose far-sighted untiring eff?rts were ably ~uppor~ed on the Nursing side by her unfailing partnerShIp. Lady LewIs carnes the grateful thanks and good wi hes of our whole membership into her well-earned, but still strenuous leisure hours. Mr. A. G. E. J. Fudge also relinquished the post of Assistant ommissioner for Wales, in which capacity he had ably supported his chief in discharging the duties of an Inspecting Officer. His long experience over the whole field of our work, extending to 35 years, commanded the ~espect of his colleagues in council as well as on parade; and his mfluence in the Order will continue to be exercised as a Knight of Grace upon Chapter-General at St. John's Gate. COMPETITIONS. The Welsh Brigade Final Competitions were held in Cardiff on Saturday, 6th May, when the Clydach and District Ambulance and

Ffaldau Institute and Garw Nursing Divisional teams were successful in winning the" Llandinam " Shield and" Arthur Griffiths Memorial" Cup respectively, and represented Wales in the Brigade Finals in London. In the open Competitions organized by the Priory at the Royal National Eisteddfod, Denbigh, three Brigade teams, viz. Kenfig Hill Ambulance, Birkenhead Central Nursing, and Kenfig Hill Cadet, were successful in winning the "Lady Lewis" and "Lady Bute" Cups and "Isca" Shield. At the Royal vVelsh Agricultural Show held at Caernarvon the three trophie were won by H afod Colliery, Denbigh, No. 10 V.A.D. and Llandudno Cadet teams . The \Velsh inter-Railway Competition for the " H arry v\ ebb" Cup, which normally takes place at the end of the year, was not held owing to the outbreak of war, the Cadet Final competitions also being cancelled for the same reason. SERVICE 1EDALS \Vith the awards approved during 1938, the total number of R ecipients of ervice Medals and Bars in vVales is as under :-Medals, 795; First Bars, 347; econd Bars, 142; Third Bars, 34; Fourth Bars, 3; Fifth Bar, l. AMBULAXCE HALLS The expenditure of the balance of the grant of £5,195 is. 2d. from the Commis ioner for pecial Areas towards the erection of Ambulance H alls adds the following towns to the list included in my last year's report of place where Brigade nits are in possession of their own Headquarters : Bridgend, Hirwaun , Penygraig, Ynysddu, Ynyshir. At the end of December a sum of £1,490 is outstanding in respect of advance to Divi ions for repayment to the Priory over varying period of years. A istance has been obtained from the Monmouthshire and South \Vales Committee, Miners' \\ elfare Fund, for grant aid to Divisions not in the. pecial Areas whose claims to financial help are none the less deservmg; and at the close of the year halls are in course of erection at Ammanford, Merthyr Vale, and Pontardawe.

MEDICAL COMFORT DEPOTS. !o. the 96 Depots shown in last year's report 8 have been added, brmgmg the total number operating under the Priory to 94. Returns rendered regularly leave no doubt as to the value of this provision, suppleme.nted during the course of the past two years by grants from the pectal Areas Fund. The articles issued totalled 11 452 for 1939 which .is an increase .of 2,013 on the 1938 figure. It ~ill be readily apprecIated that the 1 sue, r~turn, cleansing, and care of all this equipment .represents 'a very conSIderable contribution of service on the part of Bngade Members and others who participate in this important work. MOTOR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICE The opening of t~e new ta.ti?n at Abercarn in October brought the number of car statIons compnsmg the Priory's co-ordinated service of

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Ambulances to 22. Once again the summary of cases and mileage records a considerable increase on previous years' figures, the 22,446 cases carried being 3,685 more than in 1938, while the mileage of 351,756 was an increase of 38,762. \\ ith the purcha e of 4 new Ambulance with pecially designed bodies and one cha is fitted with a recon tructed body, the efficiency of the Service was maintained at it reputedly high tandard. A further grant of £1,000 wa gratefully receiyed from the ~Iin r ' \YeHare Fund towards capital expenditure. WELSH HOME SERVI E AMBULANCE COM,MITTEE Under the Home ervice Ambulance cherne, 14 Ambulance and 13 Station operated during 1939, rendering ervice adequate to the Ie pressing need in rural areas. The numb r of ca e carried during 1939 was 3,041, the total mileage being ·12,853, an increa e of 47·1 and 6,239 respectively on the 1938 figures. STORES DEP ARnIE~H The text books and publications old during 1939 reached the figure of 11,802, an increase of 1,296 over the previou ear. The number of copies of " First Aid to the Injured" old wa 3,137 fewer than in 1938, due to the fact that the Local Authorities were in a po ition by an official arrangement to purcha e at a pecial rate direct from Headquarters. The sale of the Home Nur ing textbook and Preliminary Fir t Aid accounted mainly for the aggregate increa e. The war deprived the Department of the u ual privilege of di playing First Aid requisites at the Annual Engineering Exhibition. The year was a record one for general trading, however; and while no grant towards uniform provision were available in 1939, purcha e \va greatl stimulated by the Royal Review in July, the total yalue of uniform supplied through the Priory being £3,323 19s. 4d. A. NUAL MEETI:\G . Nearly 1,000 members and representatives of the Priory from e\'ery county in Wales attended the Meeting of General A embly in Cardiff on 15th July, which was graced by the personal participation of H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent, Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for vVale. An Investiture was conducted by the ub-Prior, the Right Hon. The Earl of Plymouth, P.C., and the value of the award of Votes of Thanks and Certificates of Honorary Life Membership was greatly enhanced to those who were privileged to receive them at her hands. The annual meeting of the Chapter was held earlier in the same day under the Presidency of the Sub-Prior, the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of St. Asaph officiating. GENERAL. The past year has witnessed a transition from peace to war, from a condition of preparation for the worst to a calm re olute adjustment to the ordeal of battle under the arbitrament of force. The Priory's

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peaceful avocations have had to be aligned with responsibilities of a warlike nature, for which we were prepared by training in the Technical Reserves of the Medical Forces of the Crown, A.R.P., and more recent openings under the ational ervice Schemes. When all are doing their bit and pulling their weight from high to low, without thought of reward but as a patriotic duty, it is invidious to apportion praise and assign merit other than the consciousness of well-doing in selfless service. The fruits of action follow love of work for work's sake, nobly conceived and tenaciou ly executed. Our whole will is concentrated upon Victory in a Ju t Cause; and however long the struggle Right will prevail. \:Ve commend our efiorts to the blessing of God in the sure knowledge that He cannot fail the \ \ orld and His niverse in His o'>\'!l good time. "The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small." COMMANDERY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.

The following i extracted from the Report of the Commandery : " His Royal Highness The Grand Prior has approved the appointment of i:- Edward John Harding, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., a Knight of the Order, as Lleutenant of the Commandery in Southern Africa in place of Sir \"illiam Clark." The Commandery expre se a very cordial welcome to Sir Edward Harding, His l\Iaje ty's High Commissioner for Basutoland, the Bechuanaland Protectorate, and waziland, and High Commissioner in the nion of outh Afric~ for .~is Maje ty:s Government in the nited Kingdom, who succeed Ir \VIlham lark m these offices, as also as Lieutenant of the ommandery. ir Edward and Lady Harding have already shown their interest in the work of the Order by becoming Patrons of the St. John Ambulance Association within the Commandery. ir \\'illiam and Lady Clark, who left our shores on 15th March 1940 were Patron. of the t. J ohn Ambul~nc~ A~sociation from the beginning of 1935 untll the end of. 1939, and m blddmg them" Au Revoir ", the Commandery expresses Its grateful acknowledgment of their patronage. T~e C~~mandery further expre ses its sincere thanks and appreciation to lr \ Vllliam Clark for the great practical interest he took in the work of the Order, ~nd his valuable service as Lieutenant of the Commandery from 1935 untIl 6th January, 1940, when he was succeeded by Sir Edward Harding. The sixteenth meeting of the Commandery Chapter was held at Government Hou e, Cape Town, on 17th May, 1939, His Excellency The Knight Commander pre iding. Immediately previous to the Chapter Meeting, the Knight Commander held an Investlture of members o~ the Order which wa opened with the cust?l1!ary prayers by the Chaplam, the Rev. Dr. E. Hermitage Day. Dlv.m~ SerVIce fo~ members of the Order, the St. John Ambulance ASSOCIatIOn and Bngade, was held in St. Paul's Church Durban on S~nday, 2nd July, 1939. His Excellency The Knight' Comman'der, WIth members of the Commandery Chapter, attended, and there was a larg.e attendance of Br~gade members, including Cadets. The latter were agam accommodated m the Church Hall, where amplifying apparatus

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enabled the Cadets to follow an inspiring sermon by the Rev. T. G. Vernon Inman. As in the past, His Excellency The Knight Commander and the Chapter members in procession entered the Church by way of the Hall-a feature highly prized by the Cadets. Her Excellency, Lady Duncan, D.ST.J., attended this service and there was a large' and representative gathering of Durban citizens. At the conclusion of Divine ervice His Excellency The GovernorGeneral inspected a large combined parade of the enior and Cadet Divisions of the Town and Railway Sub-District. The Inspection of the Nursing Divisions was carried out by Her Excellency Lady Duncan, Lady Superintendent-in-Chief. Accompanying Their Excellencies was Colonel F. VI. P. Cluver, Deputy Director of Medical Services. Following the Inspection, Their Excellencies received s veral of the local Officers of the Association and Brigade, and the In pection concluded with a March Past. The Reports of the Director of Ambulance and Commandery ommissioner show that the work of the Order of t. John within thc ommandery Area has made outstanding progress during the year under review. There has been an abnormal increase in the instructional work of the Association which has brought a considerable increase in the personnel of the Brigade. The Commandery Chapter gratefully expre es its warme t thank to all Officers and members of the Association and Brigade who have laboured so assiduously and efficiently in achieving these prai cworthy records « Pro Utilitate Hominum ". The Commandery Chapter gladly records it appreciation and thanks to the Union Government for the valuable facilities and financial assistance it provides through the Departments of Public Health, Dcfence, and Railways, and specially thanks Colon IE. H. Cluver, ecretary for Public Health; Colonel A. J. van der Spuy, Director of Medical ervices; and lVIr. T. H. \Vatermeyer, General Manager of Railways, who e continued assistance with the translation into Afrikaans of our textbooks has been invaluable. ST. JOHN AMBULA CE ASSOCIATION. The summary of awards issued shows the abnormal demands for instruction in First Aid and Home Nursing, etc., made on Centres within the Commandery owing to the international situation and the general desire to be prepared for National Service. I t also shows the abnormal demands made on our Lecturers Examiners Demonstrators, and Centre Committees. To each and all of ' these pains~ taking and capable enthusiasts who have so nobly upheld our motto « Pro Utilitate Hominum " I gladly record my warm appreciation and thanks. Instruction in Afrikaans made such rapid progress that the translation of First Aid to the Injured (39th edition), which became available towards the end of last year, was exhausted in a few months and the second impression which, thanks to the courtesy of the Railway Administration has again been revised, will shortly be in circulation. In addition, the Afrikaans edition of the Preliminary First Aid Text Book has been in circulation for some months.

COMMANDERY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.

Cont.

Owing to the" calling up " of a number of our members for Defence Services it was found necessary to cancel the Annual Meeting of the Ambulance Committee, as also the Brigade Annual Competitions. (Sgd.) ALPHEUS F. WILLIAMS, Director oj Ambulance. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS. In my last Annual Report I referred at some length to the magnificent work done by our Brigade members throughout the Ossewa Trek. This brought many eulogistic and well merited tributes from many quarters an~ gave oyr Brigade activities a large and welcome amount of publicity whIch, owmg to the mod~sty of our members, is seldom taken full advantage of. vVhile the work accomplished during the past year has not been quite so spectacular as that of the previous year, the Brigade throughout the Commandery area has carried out its work in its usual capable and thorough manner. The outbreak of the war i~ Europe has its repercussion in this country, and. brought to the fore the. Importance of our work and the necessity for havmg a large body of tramed Ambulance and Nursing members ready for any emergency. It was only natural tha~,. when war was declared, a large number of o~r. membe~s-those of ~hhtary age-should link up with the various MIlita.ry.Umts. But the intensive instructional work accomplished by the As~oClatIon. has meant a considerable addition to the personnel of the Bngade whIch at the close of the year under review totalled over 6,500. I have to ~~12res~ my sincere thanks to the Defence Department for the val~~ble .facll~t~es It offered our Nursing Divi ion members in providing trammg m ~11h~ary Hospi~al A~inistration at Voortrekkerhoogte. The applIcatIOns for thIS prIVIlege have been so numerous that, in order to select the quota of five members for the 25 day course, as also for the half-yearly Refre~her ourse of 15 days, it has been necessary to confi!le recommendatIons to those who had received training in local hospItals. Fo~-tun~tely the iatrons of the various hospitals throughout the country m,:,anably welcome our members, who are able to take adv.a ntage of thIS valuable opportunity for advanced training in nursing d~tIes, an~ I am extremely grateful to the hospital authorities for their kmdly aSSIstance in this respect. A number of our Ambulance Division members were also privileged to att~nd at Defence Headquarters for a period of Physical instruction, WhIC? should prove most helpful to those Divisions which are now reapmg the benefit of this training. I pro~eeded to the Transva.a~ in September for the Annual Inspections, but owmg to the loc.al condItIons at that time it was found necessary to can~el the InspectIOns, as also the Annual Meetin a of the Ambulance CommIttee and the Brigade Competitions. b . But from ~h~ fo~egoi~g Report it will be found that there is a general mcr~ased actIVIty m Bngade circles and the reports of Annual Inspections receIved from all quarters shows that the Brigade duties are increasing

REPORT OF THE

IIAPTER-GENERAL

and continue to be performed in a thoroughly capable and exemplary manner. Once again I gladly express my cordial thanks to all Officers in charge of Districts and to all Officers and member of the mbulance and Nllr ing Divisions of the Brigade, both enior and Cadet, for their able and efficient services. (Sgd.) ALPHEUS F. \YILLIAM ,

Commalldery Conuni sioner. The Report for 1939 of the other Comma.nderie Ovecea have not yet been recei '\'ed.

THE ACCOUNTS OF THE ORDER.

OME A D EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1939.

BALA CE SHEET AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1939.

CE TENARY APPEAL FUND A COUNTS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1939.

SUNDAY CINE IATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS ACCOUI T AT 30TH EPTEMBER, 1939.

The GRAND PRIORY In the BRITISH REALM of the VENERABLE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT -------------------------------------------------

ORDER of the HOSPITAL of ST. JOHN of JERUSALEM. FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER, 1939. INCOME.

EXPENDITURE.

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. Salaries . . Rates and taxes . . . . Printing, Stationery, and general expenses Audit fee . . . . Expenses connected with Mapl estead Special grants . . . . Contributions to Superannuation Fund . . Loss on Exchange--Australia and ew Zealand .

£1935 218 2202 42 121 302 267 32

Loss on Sale of Investment A.R.P. Emergency Account . . . Freehold No. 40, St. J ohn's Square, Clerkenwell

1048 561 3000

"ST. JOHN AMBULANCE GAZ E TT E." Printing and general expenses of journal, etc. Salary .

10 1 352

100 42 55

554 15 2439 7 106 10 3053 2

BALANOE carried to Balance Sheet

5328 12 602 18 10 17

7 5 0 £10470 19

1107 17

112529 18

£5123 19 ]0 3 0

:l U

" S T . JO HN AM B U L ANCE ales of journa l, etc. . . Advertisements, I('ss commi-sion

0 U

197 13

G A ZETTE." 919 10 188 7

1 5

108571 H

3 0

INVALiD TRANSPORT CORPSFees for removal of invalids Donations

75754 13 11 293 9 4 32523 10 10

3865 93

0 6 /

/--

0 8 0 1 6153 14 9 328 1 0 690 9 0 63 0 0 598 1 4 1547 6 2 59563

509

14 13 10

524

395

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL A T J E R U S A L E M. Donations and annual subscriptions. Interest on investments. . . Charity Claim- r efund of in come ta.-

1058 899 13 11 7111 9

971

8 8 ./

6112 10

6636 12

LIB RARY AND

306 4 10 404 12 4

2029

192 16

406 13

MUSEUM.

Donntions 710 17

270 13 104 13 1003 15

9 9 6

B ALANCE carried down ApPROPRIATED as fo llows : T o S. J .A.A. and S.J.A.B. War Expend iture Acco unt To St. John's Ga te New BuIldings Account . To Reser ve a gainst Depr ecia tion of In vestments

0 7

46597 15

3387

Rates and taxes Competitions Audit fee . Special grants . . . . Contributions to Superannuation Fund

ST. JOHN GRAND PRIORY CHURCH. Salary and expenses of Verger . General E xpenses . Al terations of Stalls, etc.

£910 17 6 3617 13 11 £4887 13 440 19

0 2 0

ST. JOHN AMllULANCE BRIGADEPublic duty and maintenance of stations, including wages of station attendant Salaries-administration. . Travelling and incidental expenses . Printing, stationery, and general expenses

LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. Purchase of books, prints, coins, and objects, etc. Salaries .

Rents, less charges Donations

AMB U LANCE D E PARTMENT. ST. JOllN AMBULANCE ASSOClATIONINSTRUCTION AND SALE OF STORESGross profit on sale of stores . Donations and annual subscriptions. . . . Charged to Centres and Detached Classes in ret\pect of instruction

17 15 8 1 32 6 1 127 4 7 609 16 10

Expenses at Jerusalem, including salaries, wages, pension, house-keeping, drugs, repairs. maintenance of furniture and fittings, and general expenses, etc.

1 9 I L

1433

INVALID TRANSPORT CORPSExpenses of removal of Invalids . Salaries and wages. . . . Printing, stationery, and general expenses . Ambulances-repairs, accessories, depreciation

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT JERUSALEM. Expenses at London Office, including salaries, printing, stationery, and general expenses . . Loss on Exchange--Australia and New Zealand.

5 0 19 17 17

5 0 5

4609 I S 0

AMBULANCE DEPARTME NT. ST. JOHN AMllULANCE ASSOClATIONI NSTRUCTION AND SALE OF STORESLecturers' and Examiners' fees and expenses Salaries and wages. . . . . Printing, stationery, and general expenses . . . . . Carriage and freight . Loss on Excbange--Australia and New Zealaud Willey Park, Broseley--expenses re evacuation VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENTSContribution towards upkeep of Central Office Printing, stationery, and general expenses Salaries .

15 14

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. Members' foundation du es . Members' oblations. Interest on investments, etc.. . Charity Claim-refund of income tax

1379

ST. JOHN GRAND PRIORY CHURCH. Collections . . Interest on Investment . . Donations and annual subscriptions Memorial Tablet . . .

47280 19 £126737 12

0 BALANOE brought down

20000 21000 6000

0 0 0

0 0 0 47000 0 280 19

0 0

£47280 19

134 4 57 0 211 15 3 13

2 4

6 6

£126737 12

47280 19

£47280 19

The GRAND PRIORY

the BRITISH REALM of the VENERABLE BA LANCE SH EET AT

ORDER of the HOSPITAL of ST. JOHN of JERUSALEM. 30th SEPTEMBER. 1939.

Dr.

Cr. £23732 19

SUNDRY CREDITORS AND OUTSTANDINGS .

STAFF SUPERANNUATIO

24165

FUND

ST. JOHN'S CHURCH lliINTENANCE FUND

1300

ST. J OHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE BE EVOLENT FUND

2991

HOOO 21000

ST. JOHN'S GATE NEW BUILDINGS ACCOUNT Added this year

0 0

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL FUNDAs last year . Added this year

52123 105

20000

52154 0

LINEN GUILD-OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL Less: Expenditure .

169 0

7 3

1000

nO!

-1

125 100

0 0

3 II

BALANCE IN FAVOUR OF THE ORDERAs per last Account . . . . . Added this year: Commutation of Oblations

5 15

21307 10 4985 10

0 0

IlJGllTS IN

A TLI;; AT KOLossr, A~D

'YPIWS

WAT ON IIOUSE,

JERUSALE~(

3698 !H98

MURISTAN PROPERTY, JERU 'ALEbI . Les8 amounts wrilten off to date

OPUTHAL)UC lio PITAL FUSD IXYE T)(E 'T British Government Stocks olonial Government Stocks Indian ltnilway Annuity .

£91653 1 7991 0 5099 12

0 0

16322 3..

0 0

1583

500

30328 111

8 11 8 11

104743 140 1300 0

21045 16

2991

24165 1260 17

5 Less: Reserve against depre ciation Added this) ear

21608 12

3 0

18\,E ~ T

STAFF BENEVOLENT CONTI:-iOENT FUND INVE. TMENT .

(\:i2 ]6

134461 4000 6000

0 0

6 11

0 0 10000

(Book value of Investments £133,250 . . . and Iarket value at 30th eptcmher, 1939, £136,592.)

136752 16 227 15

280 ]9

8 7 0

TAFb' SUPERANNUATION FUND INVESTMENTS AND BALANCES 25

£26000

25060 15 10 3772 19 10 1495 0 0

GENERAL ACCOUNT INYE T)!E8TS13ri(,j h Governmcnt 'tocks 'olonial Governmenttoci{s British Railway ·tocks

·T. JOHN AMBULA -CE BRIGADE BENE,OLE:-iT FUND ME:-iT A:-iD BALANCES

ENTENARY ApPEAL :I<'UNDInvestments-British Government Stocks British Corporation tocks

1369 0 11 Add: Balance of Income and Expenditure Account as per annexed Statement .

FREEHOLD PRJOUSE at aDd adjoining Ophthalmic Hospital, Jcrusalem . . . Lcss amounts written off to datc

T. JOITN'S CrruRcll lliINTENANCE FUND INYESTME8T

531 17 CENTENARY ApPEAL FUND-Sundry Creditors . . . . . Balance of Income and Expenditure Account

() 0

501

0 0

(Market value at 30th September, ] 939, £30,909.) {)

11 7 10

0 4 1260 17

£50

£51448 14 25448 14

In addition to the abot'c properties cerluin olher properties have been vested in the Order either as part oj its Corporate property or upon 'l'rusts in connection with the 't. Jolm Ambulance Association alul Brigade, but these arc not realizable wilhout lite consent oj tlte Charity Commissioners, or the Trustees, or Local Committees of JIanagement.

4 -1 11

2000 739

FREEHOLD PmmrSES at and adjoining ,t. John's Gate, Clerkenwe ll . . . . Less amounts writtcn oIT to date

STRATlmATtN HOUSE 25000

STAFF BENEVOLENT CONTINGENT FUND Less: Expenditure .

First Aid Huts . Less: Expendlture

531 1 17 ]027 {)

Less: Expenditure

Medical Comforts . Less: Expenditure

0 0

-,-

S.J.A.A. AND S.J.A.B. "AU EXPENDITURE AC COUN T

DONATIONS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSESOphthalmic Hospital Less: Expenditure

0 13726] 10

(~ rarket value 30th September, 1939,'£18, 02.) Sundry Del.Jtors . . . . a h at Bank.

124461

17 70 804

3 11 2 0

----

I 674

6 2956

511 4 2

1 6

AiUBULANCP;S, STORES, A:-iD ApPLl.l.8CES on hand and in use (as estiuta(,ed by the ollicials of the Order). INSIGNIA AND lIIEDALS

011

hand

DEPOSIT Accou TSAbbey.Road Building Society. . WoolWIch Equitable Building SoeieLy .

In hand .

41419 12

ADVANCES (secured)

£310186

2169 12075 857

SUNDRY DEBTOUS AND OUTSTANDINGS, less reserve

CASHAt Bank--Deposit Account Less: Current Account .

6 11

5000 5000 21150 0 1143 12

0 0

4400

10000

0 0

0 7 20006 500

7 0

5 0 20506

On behalf of the Order of St. John, The T reasury, st. John 's Gate, Clerken well, E.C.l.

W. H. GOSCHEN, Receiver-Gencral.

£310186

Having examined the above Balance Shect and Income and Expenditure Account with the books and ;ouchers of the Grand Priory in the Bri(,jsh Realm of the Venerable Ord er of the Hospital of St. John of erusalem and with the returns received from J erusalem, we hereby certlIy them to be correct. 3, Frederick's Place, Old J ewry, E.C. 2. 17th April, 1940.

PRICE, WATERHOUSE &; CO., Chartered Accountants.

SUNDAY CINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS ACCOUNT under London County Council Regulations. Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30th September, 1939. EXPENDITURE.

INCOME.

Ambulance Stores and Appliances Motor Transport of Invalids. Printing, Stationery, etc. Audit Fee Balan ce carried to Balance Sheet

£332 11 2 93 1 6 1 7 6 5 5 0 13 o 10

£445

New Empire, Ltd.

::J

£445

£8

Cr. 2

192 13

£200 17

u..

Balance Sheet at 30th September, 1939. Dr. SUNDRY CREDITORS INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTBalance at 1st October, 1938 £12 0

>~ < z

UJ EoZ UJ U

£175 15

SUNDR Y DEBTORS CASHAt Bank

Add-

Balance as abov e

0 10 25

£200 17

2 1. C. ALBURY,

TREASURER. We have examined the Income and Expenditure Account for the year to 30th September, 1939, and the Balance Sheet at that date of the Sunday CinematogTaph Entertainments Account of the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem with the books and vouchers relating thereto. The expenditure upon Ambulance Stores and Appliances represents grants made to the No. 1 District of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, which embraces the wh~le London area and certain suburbs, to meet expenditure by it of the nature described. The Expendlture on Motor Transport of Invalids represents a contribution towards the cost of removal by the Order's ambulances of patients to and from clinics within the London area. It is our opinion that the expenditure comes within the terms of the Secretary-General's undertaking dated 2~th February, 1938, and that consequently the conditions of that memorandum have been complied WIth. PRI CE, 3, Frederick's Place, Old Jewry, London, E .C.2. 17th April, 1940.

WATERHOUSE & CO ., Chartered Accountants.

FORM OF BEQUEST. l give Rub beqneath the sum of (f ) free of duty to the Grand

pounds Priory in the British Realm

of the \' ncrable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, such . um to be applicable to the general purposes of the Order. And I declare tbat the receipt of the Receiver-General or other proper Officer for the time being of the said Order shall be a sufficient discharge for the same.

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Report of the Committee for 1939 to which m-e appended the

Report of the Ladies' Linen Guild and a

Report on the Properties of the Order in the Old City of Jerusalenl.

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(H ospitaller of Bridgend). '((((lltrll clt . LIEUT. -COL NEL SIR JOHN STRATHEARN, KT., C.B . E., ;'LD., F. R . C.S.{ED.)

Hon. Consulting Ophthalmic Surgeon to the Government of Palestine. ~tt h - '(iQlntll Clt. NORMAN WREN, L .R.C. P . an d s. (ED.). D . O.M.S .

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HO PITAL REPORT

1939.

Report of the Committee for

1939 THE Hospitaller and the Committee of the Ophthalmic Hospital have the honour to submit their Forty-ei~hth Report for the information of His Royal Highness the Grand Prior, the Chapter-General and its subscribers.

HO\YIXG ADDlTIO~ TO CARETAKER'S FLAT l~ .\. -:-:E XE, A:-:D O~ \\'ES T

A.-D XORTII

X]"W ", l HHOU. 'D"

SlOES.

FACI?-:G EAST SHOWING NEW VERANDA ROOM OF CARETAKER'S FLAT IN ANNEXE, AND 0)< THE H ORIZO

(L.) THE TOW ER OF THE RUSSIAN CHURCH ON TIlE OF OLIVES.

Mou

HOSPITALLER AND COMMITTEE. His R oyal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior, has been plea ed to reappoint the Hospitaller, the Hon. Secretary, and the Committee for the current triennial period commencing on the eve of St. John Bapti-t, 1939. To replace the loss by death of Mr. H. E. Garle, and of ir Edward Knapp-Fisher, C.V.O., by resignation owing to ill-health there have been appointed the H on. Patrick Kinnaird, M.C., O.ST.]., and Sir Thomas R. A. 1\1. Cook, KT., O.ST.]., M.P. Your Committee has, since the outbreak of war, lost, it is hoped only temporarily, the valuable services of its Hon. Secretary. For some months after the outbreak of war Mr. Humphrey Bowman was attached to the ::\lini try of Information, and was consequently precluded from continuing his duties as Hon. ecretary until the end of the year. Your Committee has heard with regret of the death of 1\1r. J. Horne teyen on, M.B.E., R.C., Marchmont Herald, and a Knight of Justice of the Order, who for thirty years was a member of the Committee and Hon. ecretary for Scotland. H e collected for the Hospital between 1919 and 1936 the considerable sum of £571. H e resigned his office and membership in 1936. HOSPITAL P ERSONNEL. Your Commi ttee regrets to announce the resignation of Mr. C. F. \tV olfe wbose voluntary work in the Hospital was recorded with appreciation in the Report for 1938. He has been succeeded by Mr. E. C. Harvey, M.B.E., of the Department of Education, as part-time Secretary. During his absence on leave Mr. R. S. W. l\Iay took his place for a time until transferred to Haifa, when Mr. vVadie Gumri of the firm of Messrs. Russell and Co., Cbartered Accountants of Egypt and Palestine, replaced him. The only other change in the Hospital Staff during 1939 has been the appointment of 1\1rs. Kumri as whole-time Housekeeper-non-residentin uccession to Mrs. Kubeisy who has acted in a part-time capacity for some years past. It is felt that the duties now require a whole-time officer. Your Committee has issued new Regulations governing the appointment of the Nursing Staff and the payment of passages of both the British Surgical and Nursing Staffs. In future the cost of passages to and from England will be allowed either in tickets or credit at the current rate of a first class return on a P. and O. liner for Surgical Staff and of a 2nd class for the Nursing Staff, plus first class railway fare to and from Port Said for Surgeons and Nurses,

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

with sleeping-berth accommodation when necessary. Travelling allowance (from day of departure to day of reporting for duty inc1u ive) will be at the rate of 5s. per day for Surgical taff and for Nur ing taff 2s. 6d. per day on first journey out from a Briti h port. The terms of appointment to the Nursing tafi have been.altered from a three years' contract to one of four years, with a break at the end of two years, allowing of a three months' leave with pay to Great Britain, passage being paid both ways. It has been found by exp rience that a three years' unbroken term of service in Palestine is too long a period to be satisfactory. I NSURANCE OF

TAFF.

This has been discontinued after a cover of fifteen montlL, a the tate of Palestine did not seem to warrant further cover after the middle of October. VISITS. In April, H.E. The High Commi sioner paid an official \'isit of In -pection to the Hospital. In April also the Hospital received a vi it from the Earl of tradbroke, K.C.M.G., K.ST.J., and Lady tradbroke, D.B.E., D.ST.J. Lord traclbrokc wrote a letter to the Hospitaller of appreciation of what he had cen in the Hospital from which the following i an extract :" The visit was e pecially intere ting to us a we had both been pre cnt at the reopening of the Hospital by ir Edmund llenby , a he \\'a then, in 1919. ir John Strathearn showed us all over the Hospital e\'crything was in perfect order and we were both a toni hed at the enormous number of cases dealt with, bearing in mind that the taU appeared to be limited . . . . I must say I consider too much prai e cannot be given to Sir John Strathearn and the reputation of his work and the benefit patients throughout that part of the world receive at the Ho ~ pital cannot be over-estimated." CIVIL DISTURBANCES. Owing to three fatal cases of shooting having taken place within sight of the Hospital an observation post was stationed on the roof of the Hospital for some time at the end of January by order of the military authority. PATIENTS. The ebb-tide of out-patients attending the Hospital took a sudden turn in July. The first six months of the year showed a pronounced shrinkage compared with the same months of 1938- itsel£ a heavy decrease on 1937. The marked change was due in the first instance to the lifting of the ban on wheeled traffic on some of the roads by the military, owing to the improving political condition in the country generally; secondly, to the outbreak of war in September which had the salutary effect of bringing the factions of Jew and Arab together and uniting them against a common danger. New Out-Patients during the first six months totalled 1,219 less than in the same period in 1938. Total attendances for the 4 ' X 2' 8 "

CORDI"'.\

f ecit.

R EPORT .

first six months were less than in 1938 by 8,747. The record for the second six months of the year compared with 1938 is as follows : July August * eptember October _ ovember December Six months' total

New Out-Patients. 1938. 1939. 1,273 2,302 2,1 2 3,122 1,803 2,706 1,071 2,094 636 1,678 793 1,214 7,758

THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY THE CHAPTER - GENERAL Of THE VE ERABLE ORDER OF THE HOSPITAL OF

ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM TO COMMEMORATE THE VISIT TO THE HOLY LAND IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1931 OF THE MOST REV ERE ND COSMO CO RDON LANG

13,116

Total Attendances. 1938. 1939. 7,287 11,047 13,057 16,471 12,734 14,310 7,337 13,822 2,890 10,748 3,033 7,071 46,338

66,469

Outbreak of war.

It will be ob erved by reference to the comparative table at the end of the R port that the increa e in the second six months of the year not only wiped off the deficit of the first ix months, but shows a heavy increase for 1939 over the whole year as compared with 1938. The comparative table of statistics also shows very clearly how the work of the Ho pital has been affected by the unsettled state of the country during the last five years. The High ommi ioner in a public announcement early in January 1910 (a reported in The Time ), referred to the grave unemployment, de tilution, and hunger prevailing throughout Palestine, and urged that the prime e ential wa to pro\'ide more opportunity for the poor man to eanl money by work. In hi Report for June the \Yarden writes: cc The rebellion has brought much mi ery to Palestine. The few fellahin who come (and principally the children) are literally starving: when admitted to Hospital we clare not operate on many until they are slightly better nourished." Your ommittee ha authorized the vVarden always to expend the nece ary money to find food for these destitute patients. TABLETS.

97 TH. ARCHBISHOP Of CAN TERBURY

The three Tablets referred to in last year's Report are still in Malta at the time of writing, but it i confidently expected that it will be possible to arrange for their di patch to Jerusalem, via Haifa, before Easter. Photograph of both the larger Tablets are reproduced in this Report .

PRELATE OF THE ORD ER. THE LAST OF HIS PREDECESSORS TO MAK E THE PILGRI MA GE WAS BALDWIN WHO DIED

AT THE SIEGE OF ACRE IN 1190 A. D.

ST. J OH

's DAY SERVICE.

Thi annual ervice of Holy Communion in the subterranean church of :J.lar Hanna ( t. John) Prodromos was held as usual with the sanction of the Acting Orthodox Patriarch. This Church was formerly in the precincts of tbe ~luri tan and therefore belonged to the Knight Hospitaller of the Order of t. John. It is fitting that the connection between the Crusading Order and the Grand Priory in the British R ealm should thus be annually maintained. R OOFS AND D RAI S.

3 ' 2/1 X 2' 6/1

G. CORDINAjecit.

Roofs.-For many years past the roofs of the H ospital and the Warden's Lodge have given trouble-causing damage and consequent annual expenditure during the rainy seasons. Your Committee has now approved of a new process of treatment with bitumen which has proved effectual in the case of the roof of the Annexe and of the Out-Patient Department and elsewhere in Palestine. The initial cost is high, but the guarantee

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OPHTHALlVIIC HOSPITAL.

of fifteen years permanence given by the Contractor will prove in the end less costly. Drains.-The Municipal Authority has given notice that when the outh Block is built its drains must be connected up with the main sewage system of Jerusalem. Your Committee has decided at the same time to abolish the old and un atisfactory local drainage system of the existing buildings, including the Warden's Lodge, and link up with the Municipal system as soon as the work can be undertaken. The co t, becau e of the difficult terrain, will be high-the estimate being in the neighbourhood of £460 .

the High Commissioner, Sir Harold MacMichael, K.C.M.G., D.S.O., and explain the position to him with reference to his appeal for work to be found for the unemployed (vide p. 7 of this Report). The following is the cable received 5th February, 1940, in reply:PEROWNE, 12 Grosvenor Crescent, London. Am most gratified to hear that Order has authorised important extension to Hospital buildings in Jerusalem and am especially gratified to learn that approval of project is in furtherance of campaign which I inaugurated at Tew Year for much needed relief by provision of public works no more beneficent work could be undertaken than extension of Order's activities and present improvement in political conditions gives confidence that full benefit wil l be derived therefrom.-MAcMrcHAEL, High Commissioner.

\ II

NEW

OUTH BLOCK.

Owing to the disturbed state of Palestine in the fir t eight months of 1939 (vide 1938 Report, p. 8), no teps could be taken to begin work on this long delayed and necessary extension of the Ho pital beyond instructing the Architect to get out his e timate of the probable co t and obtain tenders from contractor, both for the full design and for a more limited plan or plans which would allow of completion at a later date. Four such plans were submitted for tender. The fir t included the whole block as a complete unit-the fourth, the barest minimum of which use could be made, and the second and third allernative were graded between the first and fourth. Five contractors tendered, and the lowest for the fourth plan was £15,009. The same contractor put in a tender of £20,OG8 for the whole block as a complete unit. The Architect, in forwarding the e ' timate, explained that the tenders were about 40 per cent higher than hi original estimate, which is the prevalent increase in prices on account of the war. The tenders only reached the Gate on 8th January, 1 1 , and had to be accepted not later than 8th February. 0 time, therefore, \va to be lost. The amount at the disposal of your Committee was £13,5~0. Before approaching Chapter-General for a grant to close the gap between £15,009 and £13,550, with an additional sum to meet architect's and quantity surveyor's fees and other extra, your Committee would have to satisfy Chapter-General that the political conditions in Palestine were such as to justify a sanction to expend so much money on a new building. Further, it was necessary to explain why permission to build only a part of the new block was asked for after the view expressed in the Report for 1938 that your Committee "would not be justified in beginning work until the whole sum is collected or promised". To take the latter point first. The outbreak of war altered all previou estimates ()f costs-in addition to the present jump of 40 per cent as shown in the tenders, advices from Jerusalem from" experienced authoritie " predicted a rising scale of costs not only during, but for years after the end of the war, and finally the tenders submitted were subject to an early time limit for acceptance. Your Committee, therefore, felt very strongly that if prompt action was not taken the probability was that the whole scheme would be indefinitely postponed. This view was strongly pressed on Chapter-General. With regard to the former condition required by Chapter-General, the Sub-Prior instructed the Hospitaller to cable the Warden to interview

On r ceipt of this encouraging cable the Sub-Prior authorised the Ho pitaller to accept the lowest tender, anticipating the sanction of Chapter-General which did not meet till 16th February. hapter-General unanimously approved the Sub-Prior's action, and voted the sum of £2,735 to supplement the £13,550, and so enable the Hospital ommittee to go forward with the building. It hould, however, be clearly understood that your Committee is embarking on the first tage only, and that to complete the building as originally planned and approved, at least another £7,000, at present price, will be required. A NEXE. The nnexe is now completed according to the original plan and in addition a veranda room has been added to the caretaker's flat. Photograph showing the character of the work are given as a frontispiece of this Report. The cost- £l,100-wa met out of the balance standing to the credit of the former ppeal Fund of 1927, in which the Annexe was included. EXCHA GE OF LA D. The Ad\"iser of Town Planning advised your Committee that the new boundary formed by the exchanae of land with the neighbouring \Vakf, as detailed in the Report for 1£)38, should be marked by a wall at least two metres high. Estimates were invited for this work which will be carried out at a cost of £1 per metre run. There are approximately 210 metres of the new boundary. The wall will, in the first instance, be of dry stones and subsequently cemented and pointed by Hospital labour. GARDE ER'S COTTAGE. A~ additional room is being added to this cottage owing to the increasing

famIly of the gardener. Chapter General has made a grant of £100 for this very necessary extension for the convenience of an old and faithful ~ervant of .the Hospital, whose father, also, spent many years of his life 111 the serVIce of the Order. WATSON AND STRATHEARN HOUSES . In future any fresh information touching either of these Houses or the Muristan will be found under the appropriate heading at the end of this Report which deals only with matter concerning the Hospital.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

R EPORT.

SUPREME I10SLEM COU CIL. Your Committee takes especial pleasure in reporting the gift of £30 by the Supreme Moslem Council" as a mark of its appreciation of the work the Hospital is doing for the 10 lem of the Country". This gift was acknowledged with incere thanks by your Committee, and Chapter General also forwarded a formal Resolution to the same effect to the upreme Moslem Council.

SPECIAL GIFTS FROM OTHER SOURCES. Your Committee gratefully acknowledges the following gifts from members and friends of the Order who take an interest in its work in the Holy Land-books, from the Harrogate Social Service Centre, through Colonel . H. Elburn, O.B.E., K.ST.J., from the Hon. Mrs. Victor Perowne, O.ST.J., and from ir Campbell Mitchell-Cotts, O.ST.J.; £22 13s. 6d. collected at the Drumhead ervice at Rossall Camp in August, through Mrs. Tweedale, C.B.E., A.R.R.C., D.ST.J., and £1 ls. from the Mayor of Fleetwood; £5 5s. from the Friendly Brothers of St. Patrick; an ophthalmic chair pecially made to a design of the Warden at a cost of £7 lOs., the gift of Mr . G. E. F. Hills; also through l\1rs. Tweedale the sum of £5 5s. from the ccrington Ambulance and Nursing Division; from the Ho pitaller ~' lub, outh Australia, £10; the Dowager Countess of Lind ay, c. T.J., £31 2s. 6d.; the Birmingham County S.JA.B . Church Parade, £1-1 8s. l1d.; and the alisbury Division S.JA.B. pecial en'ice in the athedral, £11 6s. 4d.

THE LADIES' LI EN GUILD. The Ladies' Linen Guild has promi ed the very hand orne grant of £500 to be spent on furniture for the wards and nur c ' qua:t r. in answer to the Appeal for the outh Block. Your ommlttee has had frequent occasion to manifest its thank for the mo t yaluable help given by the Guild since it foundation and it can only repeat it very sincere feeling of gratitude for this late t expre sion of the Guild's loyal support. The Committee would also express its thanks for the work of the Guild in supplying during the past year its usual quota of dome tic upplie and garments and comforts for the patient. \Vithout the help of the Guild an additional financial burden 'would annually be thrO\vn on your Committee and the Order. CO TTRIBUTIONS FROM OVERSEA . Your Committee would acknowledge with thank the financial help it receives from the Overseas Commanderies of the Order. The Commandery in New Zealand has increased it total as compared with last year from £52 15s. l1d. to £65 6s. 2d. The Commandery in Southern Africa has sent £19 ls. 6d. The Commandery in Canada has voted the urn of 500 (£111 17s. lel.). COLLECTED BY LADY STRATHEAR , D.ST.J., H ON. TREASURER IX JERUSALEM . Lady Strathearn is to be congratulated on having collected £223 8s. 3d. (including £25 8s. 3d. from Church Collections). This is the re ult of her personal effort with no organization behind her and the greatest credit is due to her for so gratifying a result of her devoted work. Particulars of the above amounts are to be found printed at the end of the Report. GREAT PRIORY OF THE MASONIC ORDER OF KNIGHTS TEl\IPLAR. Collected from various Preceptories of the Great Priory durin g 1939 the sum of £161 13s. ld. was forwarded to the Hospitaller by the Great Vice-Chancellor, Major Sir Thomas Lumley- mith. In acknowledging this gift on behalf of the Hospital Committee, the HospitaUer expressed the hope that the money might most usefully, as in the preceding years, be allowed to go to the Jubilee Appeal Fund. He would like to call attention to the fact that from 1925 onward the Hospital has received support from the Great Priory amounting to £1,663 2s. 4d., and since the opening of the Jubilee Appeal the amount collected annually from the Preceptories has been allocated to that appeal which has benefited by over £750. The Hospital Committee is fully conscious of the debt it owes for this constant and liberal support.

OLIVES. The oli,'e han'est throughout Palestine has been a failure. Forty rotl (= drca 24.0 lb.) were harvested which, after pressing, yielded six rot Is of oil, worth about £2 . Owing to the exchange of land the Order ha no\\' 10 t it oli,'e yard. FI~AN CE .

The I ncome and Expenditure Account shows that the cost to the Order of its H o pital for the year ending 30th eptember, 1939, was £4,607 4s. 4d. as compared with [<1,723 in the financial year ending 30th September, 1938. . For sen'ic rendered to the R.A.F. and Army the Hospital received 111 fee the sum of £261 4s. CONCLUSION. Your ommitt ee is always glad to take advantage of the Annual Report to con\'ey its appreciation to the Surgical and Nursing Staff of the Ho pital of t~e work they are doing for the Order of St. John among the po~r and afflIcted people of Palestine, thus maintaining the tradition of sernce and devotion to duty under conditions full of anxiety and not free from danger, of the Hospitaller Order which was proud to refer to the po.or and ick \vhom it nursed a its" masters". Above all, your CommIttee '\'ould tender on behalf of the Grand Priory its renewed thanks to the \Varden, Sir John trathearn, for his in piring influence which pervades every member of the taff, European as well as Pale tinian, over whom he has ruled so faithfully for well over twenty years. F ebruary, 1940.

Comparative Table of Hospital Statistics. 1939. 1938. 1937. 1936. In-patients 690 766 907 679 Out-patients: new 18,254 14,115 21,369 14,327 Attendance , total 97,403 79,019 108,616 75,100 Operations 1,962 1,814 2,749 2,068

1935. 1,207 21,116 97,738 3,148

O PHTHALMIC

HOSPITAL

The Warden's Report for the ) Tear 1939. The year under review saw a gradual lessening of the spirit of revolt amongst the Arab populace; at the outbreak of war the country generally was quieter than it had been for everal years . But the restrictions on traffic remained in force throughout the year and among t the male population a permit to travel was only granted after inve tigation by the military authority. As eye di ea e in some form or other is the rule amongst the Arabs this was u ually not considered by the military a an adequate reason for the granting of a permit to tra,'el to J ern alem. Nevertheless, there was an appreciable increase in the attendance of the coun try people from the di tan t village . The number of new patients seen during 1939 was 18,2 - 1, and lhe total consultations 97,403; in the previous year the corre ponding figure were 14,115 and 79,019. The number of patients admitt d to Ho pital was 690, and the number of operation performed l ,9G2; thi total includes 509 intra-ocular operations, of which 21 were for cataract. There 'were 635 operations for the relief of trichia i ; mo t of the e operations were done on out-patient. Local ance the ia is preferred but, for various reasons, a general ance thetic wa admini tered in 20 case. The average duration of stay in Ho pital wa 14·75 day ; tlli i ' unduly high and was due partly to the increasing number of intra-ocular operations, but also to the difficulty in discharging patient when, a a punitive measure by the military, traffic on certain roads was uspended. Classified according to religion, of the new ca e 14,280 were ;\10 lems, 3,759 were Christians, and 205 were Jews. Of the total con ultalion 81,349 were Moslems, 15,909 were Chri tians, and 7 "' - were J w ~ . • 11 things considered the attendance of the Jew , although mall in proportion to the others, is still remarkable. Further, it is a plea ure to record that Jewish workmen came more readily to the Hospital to effect repair ' , etc.; in electric, sanitary, and skilled trade generally the Jew ' arc indispensable in modem Palestine. The incidence of trachoma amongst the new patient wa 90·33 per cent. This is higher than last year, when it was 87·67 per cent . In 1936, at the beginning of the serious disturbances, it was 93· ,1 per cent, and unfortunately the apparent improvement i due entirely to the temporary change in the type of patient attending the Hospital. A stated in the report for 1938, " the prolonged civil strife has cut us off, to a large extent, from the dense Arab population of the villages of the plains a well as those of the Hebron, Nablus, and Jenin areas; these Arabs are almo t 100 per cent trachomatous, and their place in our out-patient department has been taken by the much less heavily infected inhabitants of the Jerusalem area." The use of the sulphonamide compounds in the treatment of trachoma referred to in last year's report was continued, but the scepticism then expressed as to their value in cases of uncomplicated trachoma has been justified; further, many cases of trachoma complicated with bacterial infection which showed marked improvement at first have since relapsed. However, these compounds have found a place in the routine treatment of trachomatous complications as well as in other infections of the eye. Of the 18,254 new cases, 1,727 were" blind" in one eye (9'4 per cent) ; 694 were" blind" in both (2 '4 per cent); and the number of individuals

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who were" blind" in one or both eyes was 2,421 (13'2 per cent). As in pre,yiou report , the term blind includes not only the totally but also the economically blind; this latter category includes those whose vision does not come up to the admittedly low standard of vision reckoned as the ability to count figures at a distance of one metre. The following table show the incidence of this degree of " blindness" since 1920 : -

Year I

1920 1921 ]922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 192 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1931936 19~7

193 1 39

Total "Blind" " Blind" " Blind " one eye number one eye. both eyes. and both eyes. Examined Number Per cent Number Per cent umber Per cent

, 44

12,100 12,651 14,777 16,225 ]6,640 1 ,127 20,051 20,390 15,296 19,457 1 ,9 4 21,3-0 20,535 20,5 6 21,116 14,327 21 ,369 ] 4,115 1 ,244

899 1,190 1,174 1,2 6 1,329 1,202 1,392 1,456 I , 13 1,500 1,7 11 1,762,127 2,299 2,2 6 2,469 1,442 2,02 1,241 1,727

10·1 9·8 9·2 9·0 ·2 7·2 7·6 7·2 ·9 9·8 8·7 9·3 9·9 11·2 11 . 1 11 ·6 10·0 9·5 8 ·8 9·4

489 621 460 486 620 583 464 477 441 511 685 598 800 750 37 76 437 705 336 694

5·5 5 ·1 3·6 3·3 3·8 3·5 2·5 2·3 2·1 3·3 3·5 3 ·1 3·7 3·6 4·0 4·1 3·0 3·3 2·4 3·

1,388 1,811 1,634 1,771 1,949 1,785 1,856 1,933 2,254 2,011 2,396 2,363 2,927 3,049 3,123 3,345 1,879 2,733 1,577 2,42 1

15·7 14·9 12·9 11·9 12·0 10·7 10·2 9·6 11·0 13·1 12·2 12 ·4 13·7 14·8 15·1 15· 13·0 12·7 11·2 13·2

Here , again, extraneou factor, uch a the civil disturbance, traffic re triction ~, etc. , mu t be taken into account in any attempt at analy ing the fi gure. ; but to "hat extent it i impos ible to say. The cau e of thi "blindne "in the 3,115 recorded blind eyes is hO\,\'n in the following table :A. CO~GENITAL

B . . :\CQUIRED : 1. Conjunctivitis, resulting in (a) Total ornealOpacity (b) Shrunken Globe . (c) Secondary Glaucoma (d) Other conditions

2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Fundal conditions . Glaucoma (primary) Cataract . . . . . Infectious diseases (.l\Ieasles and Smallpox) Injury . . . . . Various Total

49 704 7 4 29 2,015 87 242 497 26 74 156 3,115

Deduc~ing from this list the cases of cataract (497)- the blindness from whIch may be regarded as almost always curable by operation-

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL

R EPORT.

there remains a total of 2,618 irremediably blind eyes. Further, it will be noted that 2,015 (76·9 per cent) were blinded a a result, direct or indirect, of acute conjunctiviti. Under the sub-heading " econdary glaucoma}} only those cases which it is reasonable t.o believe might have been cured by timely surgical intervention are included. Of the 74 recorded case of injury resulting in blindne s, 27 were under the heading " occupational or industrial}}; the remainder were mainly the outcome of village and family brawls. Following a winter season (1938-9) of ample rain the incidence of infectious disease in Palestine was low, but toward the end of t.he ummer there was more than the usual late summer exacerbation of the ea onal epidemic of acute conjunctiviti. The total number of ca e of acute conjunctivitis treated in the Out-Patient Department., including th Annexe, was 5,958 (32 per cent of the new ca e een); in 1 3) the corresponding figure were 3,477 (2L1 per cent of the new ca. e ). f the 5,958 cases of acute conjunctiviti , 702 (11 ·6 per cent) \\' rc complicated with ulceration; the percentage rate of thi complication la t 'car \ya 8·3 per cent; and in 1935 (the year of a very evcrc piclemic of thi disea e) the rate was 21 per cent. The numbcr of ca e of ulccration that went on to perforation of the eyeball \Va 251 (3fi'1 per c nt); la t year the incidence of perforation wa 21 per cent, whil t in tll bad y ar (1935) this complication reached 49 per cent. In the Annexe clinic-where the acute conjunctiviti of infant - and young children only is treated- there werc 3,167 ca e ; of the 379 (11'9 per cent) were complicated by ulccration; and 111 of thce; latter cases went on to perforation (29·2 per cent). Of t.h infant attending this clinic it is to be noted that 350 had corneal ulc ration at their fir -t visit; only 29 developed corneal ulceration whil t undcr trcatm nt. At this clinic, besides copious lavage and the u ual topical application, parenteral injections (raw milk) were given in 342 ca c ; th . e inj ction. are only given in severe cases in otherwi e healthy and \ ell nouri hed children. The majority of the children were also given ulphonamide powders and the results, although seldom dramatic, wcre rcgarded as encouraging. Attention is drawn to the fact that thc cloi ter of the Annexe serve as a " madafeh }} (the Arabic name for a villagc gue ' t hou e). Patients attending the Out-Patient Department who have come from distant villages as well as the parents or guardians of the children attending the Annexe clinic make a temporary lodging there. Ordinarily thc e inmates are responsible for their own maintenance and are not fed from the Hospital. An exception is made in the case of the very poor and debilitated and where it is thought that under-nourishment will prejudice the chance of recovery. The free meals given in thi way amounted to 2,091 ; this is over one thousand less than the previous year, but then we had the good fortune to be able to use a part of the donation rcceived from the Trustee of the Besso Bequest. The use of the Annexe a a shelter is increasing year by year and even in the cold winter period there are a number of out-patients who avail themselves of this temporary lodging. I n the main Out-P atient D epartment, 1,528 cases were tested for refractive errors and 1,166 prescriptions for glasses were given; the remainder, either owing to the presence of irregular astigmatism (a frequent complication in trachoma) or to other conditions, did not show sufficient visual improvement to warrant a prescription. I

Among the cases examined were Army and Air Force personnel, 251 respectively) ;. ~ritish (including Government officials), 217 ; BntI h PolIce, 51; Paleshman Government officials and employees, 307 ; monks and nun, 106. In the X-ray Department, 38 photographs were taken; of these, 20 howed intra-ocular foreign bodies which were localized by the Sweet's apparatu. Eleven of the foreign bodies proved to be ferrous, and these w re ucc~s fully extracted by t.he Giant Magnet. Radium therapy was u ed m the trcatment of pnng Catarrh, basal celled carcinoma of the eyclid. ' etc. ; a total of 87 ~uch treatments were given. X-ray therapy wa u ed m 17 treatment ; thIS form of treatment will be much extended when the new. Phy io-Therapy pepartment is completed. In ray therapy work we contmue to be much mdebted to the practical help and advice of our Honorary Radiologist, Dr. \Y. E. Thompson. wing to thc di turbed state of the country and the traffic restrictions the ophthalmic clinic of the Department of Health were not visited. Dr. Ra cm Khayri, a Government medical officer, attended a course of ophthalmic medicine and surgery; two Government trained and crtificated nurse ( hkhen Halaby and Daimeh Haddad) completed the prc cribed course of ophthalmic nursing; these nurses, after one ycar' ati factory ervice at a Government ophthalmic clinic, will be ligible for thc Ophthalmic Diploma of the Order. La tly, I wi h to accord my sincere thanks to aU members of the staff Briti 11 and Pale tinian, for their loyal service in trying times; and pecially to the ub-\Yardcn, Dr. \\ ren, to whom I am much indebted for hi eager co-operation in all things connected with the Hospital. ( igned) JOHN STRATHEARN, Warden. (2~1. and 3~

April, 1940.

STATI STICS O F DIS EASES. Eye Lids. Trichiasis and Entropion Entropion Spastic . . Ectropion Cicatricial Ectropion Senile Blepharitis Ulcerosa Blepharitis Squamosa Lagoph thalmos Ptosis Hordeolum Chalazion Eczema Epithelioma . Rodent Ulcer Tumour (various) Abscess . Symblepharon Injury. Other conditions Orbit. Cyst Cellulitis Injury .

2,339 11

16 16 114 106 28 14 208 158 4

3 15 11 12 27 15 4

1 10 2

Conjunctiva. Trachoma Spring Catarrh Acute Conjunctivitis Chronic Conjunctivitis Angular Conjunctivitis Blepharo Conjunctivitis. Pinguecula Pterygium Symblepharon Tumour Injury. Cyst Naevus Lachrymal Apparatus. Dacryocystitis (acute) Dacryocystitis (chronic) Fistula Limbus. Jaevus Tumour

. 17,049 82 5,95 64 510 155 13 541 31 5 5 43

36 51 5 2 6

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HOSPITAL.

STATISTICS OF DIS EAS ES (co n t.). Co r'tu~ a .

Ulcer Simple Ulcer Hypopyon Ulcer Perforated Pannus Pannus (ulcer) Leucoma Adherent Leucoma F istula Xerosis Staphyloma . Ectasia Herpes . Plaque Descematocele Keratitis Superficial Keratitis Profunda Keratitis Disciformis Keratitis Interstitial Microcornea . Foreign Body Corneal Abrasion

415 33

254 3,163

185 2,705 63

20 32 160

102 3 3

23 3G 1 7

133

Scl~ra .

Staphyloma . General Anterior Staphyloma Episcleritis Scleritis Foreign Body Iris I ritis (and iridocyclitis) Irido Dialysis Posterior Synechice Occlusio Pupillce Choroid. Choroiditis Disseminated Choroiditis Central. Choroido-Retinitis . Coloboma Rupture R etina. Retinitis Albuminurica Retinitis Diabetica Retinitis Pigmentosa Retinitis Proliferans Arterio Sclerosis Macular Degeneration Detachment . Thrombosis Central Vein

123 9

1 1

42 2

82 10 20 1 3

1 1

4 3 6

1 7

28 27 1

Optic N~rf)~. T euritis Atrophv Retro Bulbar Neuritis

DETAILS OF OPERATIONS. Eyelid s.

6 2

L~ns.

Senile Cataract Congenital Cataract J U\'enile Cataract . Traumatic Cataract Complicated Cataract Anterior Capsular . Posterior Polar Aphakia Secondary Cataract, ::\Iembrane Dislocated Lens

7-1 25 2

43 22 45 13

201 32 22

Vitreolls. Opacities Hcemorrhage Gla l"'-coma. Primary, Sub-Acute Primary, Cbronic Secondary Infantile

6 299

3H) 5

Anisometropia lyopla Hypermetropia Astigmatism . Presbyopia

336 252 6

56 4

3 6

ConjzlIlcliva.

Pterygium \"ound I{epair Removal Tu mour Con j.

36 8

Excision of Sac Abscess Probing and Syringing

7 3

CorneeLo

Cauterization of ulcers TattOOIng

Iris . Iridectomy, Optical ExciSion of Prolapse Optic-Ciliary .I. Teu rectomy

93 14 1

Lens .

Muscl~s.

Globe. Shrunken Ophthalmitis Panophthalmitis Exophthalmos Sympathetic Ophthalmia Foreign Body Injuries Perforating Wound

T richiasis and Entropion : Graft (mucous membrane) Snellen Spencer Watson Other Operations Plastic (skin grafting) \Vound repair operation TumoLl r of lid, remo\Oa l Ptosis operation

Lachryma l Apparatus.

Am~lropia.

Strabismus Convergent Strabismus Divergent Strabismus Sursumvergent Nystagmus 3rd erve Paralysis 6th erve Paralysis

REPORT .

23-1126

2-13

369 25 8 3

20 13

Cataract Senile : 'imple extraction (and intra-capsular) Combined extraction l\Iembrane extract.ion Cataract Traumatic : Linear Extraction Soft Cataract : Discission (with evacuation)

31 160

33 7

Globe.

Decompression operations (Glaucoma) Staphyloma . Enucleation . Evisceration . . Foreign Body (Magnet Extraction)

130 10 27 20 11

Orbit.

Advancement Tenotomy Other Operations

2 4

Total Major OPerations Total 111inor Operalions

1,3 19

643 Gross Total

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Ophthalmic Hospital of The Venerable Order of 5t. John of Jerusalem. Income and Expendit u r e Account f or Y ear E nd e d 3 0th Sep te mb e r , 1 93 9.

EXPENDITURE.

1938

£521 16 11

EXPENSES AT LONDON OFFICESalaries, Printing, Stationery, and General Expenses Loss on Exchange - Australia and New Zealand

19 3 9

£156 £509

830 13 10

76 18 118 7 50

1 9 3

2 78 13 11 276 7 4 136 9 0 SO 11 4 £6,674

9 10

2 2

EXPENSES AT JERUSALEM4,303 6 6 Salaries, Wages, and Pension 836 18 4 Housekeeping 262 13 8 Drugs, Equipment, etc .. 13.j, 2 4 Repairs Maintenance of Furniture and 19 3 8 Fittings Printing, Stationery, and General Expenses 360 9 9 Travelling Expenses 8 3 10 151 11 3 E lectric Supply 36 1 4 Water

52 16 25 0

2 0

910 13

INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS CHARITY CLAIM-Refund of income tax THANK-OFFERINGS OF PATIENTS BALANCE, being excess of Expenditure over Income

6,112 10

£6,636 12

5 11

4,722 13

£6,674

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1939

DONATIONS AND ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONSReceived in London L585 14 49 5 Collected in Scotland 223 8 Colleclcd in Jerusalem Collected by the Commandery in Sou thern Africa Collected bv the Commandcry in Canada (1 '938) 109 9 Colleclcd by the Commandery in Ncw Zealand 65 5 25 0 Priory for \ Valcs-Annual Grant

253 14 13 10 £524

4,322

INCOME.

1938

3 4 3

8 2 0 £1,058

97 1

4,607

£6,636 12

899 13 11 71 11 9

W. H. GOSCHEN, Hon. Treasurer. We have examined the above I ncome and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30th September, 1939, with the books and vouchers in London and with the returns received from Jerusalem, and certify it to be correct. The account forms part of the General Income and Expenditure Account of the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and is incorporated therein. 3, Frederick's Place, PRICE, WATERHOUSE AND CO., Old Jewry, E.C.2 . 17th April, 1940. Chartered Accountants .

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

OPHTHAUIIC HOSPITAL.

Annual SU bscriptions. Donations.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS.

Received In London from 1st Octobel', 1938, to 30th Septembe r, 1939. Annual Subscriptions.

Accrington Ambulance and Tursing Divisions, S.J.A.B. Acland, The Hon. l\lrs. A. D. Acland, P. B. E. Ailesbury, The l\Iarquess of, D.S .O. Angior, Dr. T. ::'1. Ann, Captain H. T. Army and R .A.F. in Palestine, for Treatment Audland, VV. E., M.B.E., l\1.R.C.S. Bailey, Miss E. M. Barclay, Lieut. -Colonel and J\Irs. Hubert 5 0 Barwick, Captain F. 1'.1., O.B.E., R.N. 1 1 Beachcroft, Major P. 1., O.B.E . 5 5 Bilton, Mrs. E. J. 1 1 Bilton, F. 1 1 Bingley, Lieut.-General Sir Alfred, K.C .T.E. , C.B. I 1 Birmingham County, S.J.A.B., Church Parade Birmingham :Nursing Corps, S.J.A.B., Old Comrades Association of the Blackham, Colonel R. J ., C.B., C.l\1.G., C.I.E., etc. 2 2 Brassey, The Countess Brown, Sir Herbert, K.B.E. 5 5 Browne, Brigadier J. G., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. 2 2 Butler, Lady Constance Cadbury, l\lrs. E. H. 5 0 Campbell, Miss E. 10 Canterbury, the Archbishop of, G.C.V.O., P.C. , etc. 1 Cape Town (No. 1) -ursing Division, S.J .A.B.O. Carter, Lady 1 Cavendish, R. C. A., C.B.E .. 0 Cawthra, \V. H. (the late), Cawthra, J\lrs. W. H. Cecil, Commander The Hon. Henry, O.B.E., R.N. 1 Clark, Colonel Sir James R. A., Bt., C.B., c .l\l.G., F.R.C.S .ED. 2 2 Cook, Mrs. F. H. 10 10 Cotton, C., O.B.E ., F.R.C.P.ED. (the late) 1 1 Crookshank, Mrs. J\1. U. 2 0 Cudworth, Miss M. 12 Dalton, C. J. G . . 1 Dalton, Mrs. J. C. 1 Dinmore Manor Chapel, Offertory at Ferard, A. G., C.B.E. 1 ] F itzPatrick, Colonel H. L., C.B.E. 1 1 Freshfield, Miss Je ssica L., R.R.C . . 10 0 Hampshire, County of, S.J.A.B. Hampshire, County of, S.J .A.B., Part collection at Service in St. Peter's and St. Stephen's Churches, J nne, 1938 Harrel, \V. V., C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O. 1 1 Harris, Captain Tbe Lord, M.C. 1 1 Heath, C. E., O.B.E . 5 0 Holroyde, Miss L. M., R.R.C. 1 1 Hospitallers Club, South Australia

Donations

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s . d.

£ s.

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O PHTHALMIC

Annual Subscriptions.

s. d. 1 0 1 0 2 0

1 1

0 0

£152

i 1

\ Vare, A . M., M . D. Webster, Mr s. R. B ., O.B.E . . W ills, Miss Vera ' Villson, fiss F. W ingate, General Sir H.eginald and Lady Yate, Colon el Sir Charles, B t., C.S . I. , C.M.G.

COLLECTED BY LADY STRATHEARN, D.St.J. Hon. Treasurer 111 Jerusalem. £

Donations. £

s. d.

H .E. Sir Harold 1acMichael, K.C.M.G . Anonymous G. H . dam s Edward Ballard D. . Barbour Barclays Bank (D. C. & 0 .) Lieut. D . . Baxendale Dr. Ben D or . "Betty " Mrs. Bigger T . . B out.agy Humphrey B owman, c . ! . G . , C.B .E. Alfred G . oats Thos. ook & on, Ltd ., Jerusalem. . 'V. owell Mrs . II . K . orning Ju dge P. E. F . Cressall, l\!. C. Maj or J . . D envir Major T. Denv ir faj or C. E . Driver Jud ge L. E . C. Evans Lie ut .-Col. E . H. Everson Mrs. J oan Eyles frs. F esy R ob ert Fish er rJ IIelen a Frank T. D . Free m a n . Iaj or J. B . Glubb Miss ::'IIary IIanbid ge E ob ert. L. IIume General Slr Aylmer and Lady Hunter -'W eston Mrs. Kamel Husseini \V. T . Irish R. F. Jardine , V. J . J ohnson Maj or Ivor J olm \Villiam F . KiddIe John Kin gsley-Heath, O . B.E. Miss E :atherine B . Locock Mr. IcDonald David l\IacKay Dr. orman Manson Colonel . l\IcMicking Harold J. l\Iiller Major H . VV. Mirehouse Tom Montgomerie Major R. L. T. Murray Eric Mills Gilbert W. angle Miss Iargaret Tixon, M.B.E. Major-General R. N. O'Conner Stewart Perowne A. L. Peters Chr istopher M. P irie-Gordon W. Purcell-Gilpin . . . Squadron Leader a n d Mrs. G. S. Reed K. L. Reynolds J . C. Clayton Rigby D . G. Salameh F . M. Scott

0 0

£~33

£5 5 14,

PRIORY FOR WALES. Lieut.-Colonel E. J. Trevor Cory, O.B.E. , T.D. , K.St.J., M.D. , Hospitall er of Bridgend. £25

Annual Grant

COLLECTED IN SCOTLAND Colonel Sir Colin MacRae, Kt., C.V.O. , C.B.E ., K.St.J., Assistant Honorary Secretary. £ s. d. The Marchioness of Bute, D.B.E. Sir Robert Philip Mrs . M . M. Graham . Mrs. Fenton W ingate Lady Margaret MacRae The Mar chioness of Ailsa T h e D uchess of Hamilton T. Bar clay, E sq. . . . Lieut.-Colonel H. J. Barnes, M.R.C . P. Mrs . J. M. Newton

3 2 1

(ED .)

S UBSCRI PTI ONS .

HOSPITAL.

0 2 1

0 0 0

2 2 0 1 1 0 1 10 1 1 0 11 0 1 1 0 11

£ 14 11

Note.-This amou nt having arrived after the close of the financial year of the Order (30th September), will be shown in the Income and Expenditure Account for 1940.

s. d .

330 1 0 0 10 0 1 00 3 0 0 10 0

10 0 2 0 0 200 500 150 500 3 0 0 10 0 0 1 10 0 1 00 1 00 1 00

700 200 1 0 0 10 0 1 0

200 200 100 5 0 300 10 0 0 10 0 0 120

2 0 0 200 1 00 1 00 500 1 10 2 0 0 11 0 2 1 0 220 200 1 00 1 00 10 0 8 0 0 1 1 0 1 00 1 00 220 110 200 1 00 2 0 0

220 2 0 10

0 0

Judge B. V. Shaw . l\1rs. J. Shaw. W. B. Kennedy Shaw J. E. Sinclair 1\Irs. G. Stayner Col. F. G. A. Smyth The Earl of Stradbroke, K.C. LG. Archdeacon W. H. Stewart St. Andrew's Church Women's Guild Lady Strathearn . The Han. 1\1rs. Charles Taylor G. D. Thomas Brigadier C. H. Tidbury Owen 1\1. Tweedy . l\Iiss Hester Viney Lieut. Campbell Watson Gandy Major L. J. E. '\Vieler

s. d.

COLLECTED BY THE COMMANDERY IN NEW ZEALAND.

100 0 0 4 15 0 300 2 0 0 10 10 0

C. J. Tunks, 1'\1.B.E., K.St.J., Hospitaller.

200

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500

£ A Hcllland DistrictAuckland Centre and Brigade Hamilton Branch and Divisions Tauranga Branch Paeroa Branch Gisborne Branch Wellington Ce/2treWellington Suburban Tursing Division Dunedin CeJ/trc- . Dunedin _~ursing Division Oaman, CClltreamaru ..\mbulance Division, St. John's Day Church Parade Collection H'angalllti Celltre

Christchl/rch Centre and Divisions

£. O.B.E.)

s. d.

21 18 2 8 7 1 220 130 1 I 0 5

s. d. 1 10

6 10 0 0

6 14

£223

150 5 14 6 1 1 0 4 12 0 306 250 7 16 11 £65

Collections. Christ Church, Jerusalem St. George's School, Jerusalem . . Women's Training College (per Miss H. Ri(Her, St. Andrew's Church of Scotland St. George's Cathedral

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

."~ote. There is a discrepancy of one shilling compared with the amount shown in the Income and Expenditure account on p. 1 , caused by the deduction of exchange by the bank.

GRANT BY THE CONIMANDERY IN CANADA Lieut.-Colonel R. M. Go r, line, D.S.O ., leSt.]. , I\1.B., Hospitaller.

COLLECTED BY THE COMMANDERY IN SOUTHERN

£11 1 17

Grant by the Commandery ( 500)

AFRICA. T. H. Watermeyer, K.st.J. , Hospitaller. £ G. Vv. Nelson, Esq .. 1st Johannesburg Ambulance Division Salisbury Town ursing Division Bulawayo Railway Ambulance Division Bulawayo and Salisbury B.S.A. Police Ambulance Divisions Pretoria Railway Ambulance Division C. S . A. Avis, Esq . . Dr. L. Erasmus Ellis Mrs. E. R. Stanford Bloemfontein Railway Ambulance Division Griqualand West Centre (1938 and 1939)

s. d. 1 1 0 12

Note. (30th

This amount having arrived after the close of the financial year of the Order eptcmber), will be shown in the Income and Expenditure account for 1940.

10 6 1 1 0 300 4 4 0

5 0 110 220 110 440 £19

Note.-This amount having arrived after the close of the financial year of the Order (30th September), will be shown in the Income and Expenditure Account for 1940.

COLLECTED BY THE DEPUTY HOSPITALLER IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, S. L. Dawkins, O.B.E .. ICSt.J. , I\1. B. The Hospitallers' Club per R. P. Goode, (see p. 20).

F.A.I.S.,

Han. Secretary .

{, 10

s. d. 0 0

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

JUBILEE APPEAL FUND, 1937. Contributions during the year ended 30th S eptember, 1939. The Liquidator, B.S. Co ., Ltd Aw Boon Haw Aw Boon Par . Captain "\V. D. Cargill Thompson . Messrs. Finlay Fleming and Co., Ltd. Great Priory of the Order of the Temple Miss F. M. Cory . 11iss F. E. ewton Supreme Moslem Council The Lady Plender J. Villiers Farrow . . '. . '. . Jerusalem Electric and Public ServIce CorporatIon, Ltd .

£ s. d. 4 19 5 25 0 0 25 0 0 15 0 0 4 9 6 227 7 11 200 0 0 r~;) r 0 0 30 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 30 0 0

Linen Guild. !)resitlent:

HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY. <tbairl11an : ROBINIA, VISCOUNTESS MOUNTGARRET.

l.lJice:::(l;bairman:

£691 16 10 THE DOWAGER DUCHESS OF GRAFTON.

<!ommfttee:

INCOME A D EXPENDITURE ACCOU IT TO 30TH SEPTEi\IBER, 1939. EXPE DITURE. I TCOi\IE. Balance at 30th Sept., 1939.

£ s. d. 12,246 18 8

£12,246 18

Balance at 1st Oct. , 193 . Contributions In terest

[, s. d . 11 , 1 '~ 13 9

THE D U CHESS OF S UTHER L AND . THE IARCHIONESS OF BUTE, D.B.E. THE lARCHiO ESSOF TORr.!ANBY,O.B.E. THE D WAGER C OUN TESS OF AIRLIE, G.B.E. LADY MARGARET MACRAE OF FEOIRLIN , O.B.E.

1bon. Secretar}2: MRS. \\'OOLRYCH PEROWNE.

69 1 16 10 366 1 £ 12,2-16 1

THE VISCOUNTESS HEREFORD . THE VISCOUNTESS ELIBANK. THE DOWAGER VISCOUNTESS PLUMER, D.B.E. LADY 1ALCOLlIl OF POLTALLOCH, C.B . E. LADY STRATH E ARN. MRS. "\YO OLRY CH PEROWNE.

Report

Committee for

1939.

The pa t year has been a difficult one in many ways, but your Committee ha carri d on it work and the Hospital has received all the supplie a ked for. wing to the frequent ab ence from London of our Chairman, the Dowag r Duches of Grafton has been appointed Vice-Chairman. Thi is a new office. Grateful letters have been received from the \Varden and Lady trathearn, acknowledging the bale of linen and other stores for 1938 ent out by your Committee. The eighty yards of Bolton cloth asked for in 1938 for the bed-spread arrived later as it had to be specially made and dyed. Lady treathearn 's weekly work parties have been encouraged by the frequent attendance of Lady Mac 1ichael, C.ST.J., the wife of H.E. The High Commissioner. pecially intere ting gift to the Guild has been made by the Viscountess Hereford of a cupboard with two carved panels-one above the other- showing the eight-pointed cross with the fieur-de-lys in the angles. The cupboard itself is of later date but the panels are almost certainly French, and perhaps of the eighteenth century. The cupboard is to be kept at t. john' Gate, where it will be most useful for containing records and patterns, etc., of the Guild.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

The li t of requirements for 1939 was received fro:n Jeru alem, and have been purcha ed and dispatched to the Ho pital, though later than usual owing to the great pre ure of .work thrown on the tore Department at the Gate by the cri i due to th: threat .of war. The financial position is satisfactory. There 1 a. cre~lt b.alance at the end of the financial year of £89 3s. l1d. The followmg 1 alIt of orne of the donations made during 1939, which are here gratefully acknowledged : -

From this list the following gifts have been made by members of the Guild and their Friends : -

1\Iiss V. Byrne . . . . . ....' . Mrs. Hiaains and 5 members of Harrow Nursmg Dl\' lSlon 2 ~:mbers of Harrow ursing Division 3 members of Harrow Tursing Division 3 members of Harrow ~ursing Division . L.A.O. ".\Iiss \Vorkmall, of Harrow Xursing Division Mr. Guy Repton . Mrs. E. Thorne Lady :Margaret IacRae. . . Duchess of Sutherland (for ,,,hite wool) Charlotte, Lady Inverclyde Irs. Bucknill Lady Elibank . . . and brought forward from 1938

3 5 2 4 5 2 3 1 1 1 5 1 1

s. d. 3 0 3 9 ' 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0

The following was the li t of requirements ent b~ the \rarden and Lady trathearn in the early month of 1939. Everythmg a ked for ha be n dispatched to Jeru alem with the exception of the flannelette and odd lengths of material. LI~EX GeILD LIST,

1939

British Staff4 Under Blankets. 4 10squito ets, 4 ft. G in. by G ft. G in. (very fine me h). T

Patients12 pairs of Strong Sheets. . 60 yards Thin Unbleached CalIco . 50 yards Brown Hessian, 36 i!1' wide. . 2 doz. oft \Vhite Shawls, 40 111. by 31 111. or Soft \Vool, \Vhite, 12 lb. Theatre100 yards Gauze. 48 yards Madopolam (for Surgeon's Operating Overalls). Linen Room36 yards \Vhite or Cream H arness. Muslin. 4 dozen 1 inch wide Unbleached Lmen Tape. 4 dozen! inch wide Unbleached Linen Tape. 12 dozen of Letter M. (Large). 12 dozen of Letter W. (Large). 50 Pink or Blue Flannelette. Odd lengths or Roll of very cheap Wool Material. Marking Ink (large bottle) . One N eedlecase of Assorted Needles.

GO yards Unbleached Calico (The Hon. Lady H elen Collins). Mi s Le Cocq, Annual gift of Shawls for the Hospital in memory of her friend, Miss Bates, and a further gift of White Shawls from Miss Le Cocq (White hawls had been specially asked for from Jerusalem) . 1 mall Grey Shawl, Mrs. Goldman. Old Carved Cupboard, Viscountess Hereford. 10 doz. Eye Bandages from the Members and friends of the Deal o. 8 Nursing Division, per Lady \Vollaston. <1 nder Blankets } 50 yards Calico Lady Mulleneux Grayson. 50 yards Brown Hessian 2i dozen Bath Towels from Lady l\'Iulleneux Grayson. The e were left over from last year. 1 TO gift has been received from the Canada Branch of the Linen Guild for 1 39 at the time of writing this Report. The Hon. ecretary is writing about thi . In conclusion, your Committee wishes again to thank all those who so generou ly upport the Linen Guild and enable it to satisfy every request of the \Yarden for the nece ary articles for use in the Hospital. ( igned) ROBIXIA M. Moul TGARRET. JaJluary, 1940.

P .- inee writing the Report a generous gift of £100 has been received from the 1ember of the Linen Guild in Canada, sent by the Chairman, Lady Perley, to Lady Tweedsmuir, the President of the Canadian Branch of the Linen Guild, for tran mi ion to England. It wa hoped that Lady Tweed muir could have had the honour of pr enting this gift to H.~I. Queen Mary personally, but as this could not be arranged, the gift has been mo t gratefully acknowledged to anada by the Hon. ecretary, ::'I1rs. \Voolrych Perm.vne, who immediately inform d IIer Iaje ty of thi plendid gift from Her Ladies of the Linen Guild in anada.

Linen Guild of the Ophthalmic Hospital. Receipts and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30th September, 1939. EXPE DITURE.

RECEIPTS.

£ s.

Stores 67 14 9 Balance at 1st October, 1938 . Carriage and Freight 5 5 5 Members' Subscriptions: ice-Presidents Printing and General Ex. £98 120 Associate Members £4 110 penses 6 15 0 Honorary Members £14 11 0 Loss on Exchange-Australia and New Zealand 8 0 I Donations Balance in hand 89 3 11 £169

£ s. d. 1 2 1

117 1-1 50 11 £169

0 0

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

OPHTHALMI C HOSPITAL.

Subscriptions

and

Donations.

From 1st October, 1938, to 30th September, 1939. VICE-PRESIDENTS. Acland, The Hon. Mrs. A . D . Adams , Mrs. Hu gh Airlie, The Dowager Countess of, G.B .E. Atkinson, Mrs. St. John . Bartholomew, Mrs. C. W . Brassey, The Countess B rocket, Lady Brocket, Anne, Lady Bute, The Marchioness of, D.B.E. Byrne, :Miss V. J ., O.B.E. Cad bury, Dame Elizabeth, D.B.E. Camden, The Marchioness, C.B.E. Campbell, Lady Chamberlain, Lady, G.B.E. Copland-Gri ffiths , The Hon. Mrs . Cordes, :Mrs . T. Cromer, The Countess of . D a vidson, Lady Theodora Dawson of Penn, The Lady, O.B.E. Elibank, The Viscountess Farndon, l\1rs. E. B. FitzMaurice of Orkney, ~Irs . Forester, The Dowager Lady French, Lady Essex, O.B.E. Furley, Lady, R.R.C. Gainford, Lady Garford, Miss, M.B .E. Gladstone of Hawarden, The Lad y , C.B.E . . Grafton, The Dowager Duchess of Graham, Mrs. M . B. Halifax, The Viscountess, C.1. Hambleden, The Dowager Viscountess Hann, Mrs. H. F. Harcourt. The Dowager Viscountess, G.B.E. H ayes, Mrs . Hereford, The Viscountess Hunter-Weston, Lady Inverclyde, Charlotte, Lady Lechmere, Mrs. C. M. Lindsay, The Dowager Countess of Lumley, Lady Lythall, Miss A. E. L ytton, The Countess of, C.l. McConnell, Miss M. J. Maclean, Mrs. M. MacRae-Gilstrap, Mrs. Magniac, Mrs . Claude Malcolm, L ady, C.B.E. Mason, Lady Evelyn, O.B.E. Mawby, Mi ss L. E. , M.B.E. May, Lady Mills, Mrs. J. H. Morgan, Mrs . Hickman Mountgarret, Robinia Viscountess, O.B.E.

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P roperties of the Order il1 the Old City of J erusalem. (1) The Muristan.

The site which is known by the name of Muristan "-a PersianTurkish word meaning Hospital, and first given to this site, it is said, by aladin-occupies an area to the south-east of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is separated from it by a narrow street known as Haret el Dabbaghan or Street of the Tanners. It is bounded on the south by David Street, on the west by Christian Street, and on the east by the Suq al Lahhamin or Malcuisinat " of medieval times. It was within these boundaries, on the ruins, it may be, of a hostel built by Charlemagne, that the pious merchants of Amalfi in 1048 erected their two hospices for the protection and care of pilgrims, one for men and another for women, thus founding the Order of the Hospitallers. During the period of the Latin Kingdom of the Crusaders from 1099 to 1187, the site was covered with the buildings of the Hospitallers. It may thus be said to have been the cradle of the Order. Little now remains of the buildings except the foundations, some of which have been excavated and are visible to-day. Part of the site was presented m 1869 by the Sultan to the then Crown Prince of Prussia (afterwards the Emperor Frederick of Germany), while the remainder was taken over early in the present century by the Greek Convent of the Holy Sepulchre, and is now built over with shops. In 1925 the Order purchased, with the strong moral support of the Palestine Government and largely owing to the efforts of Mr. KeithRoach, C.B.E., K.ST.J., then District Commissioner of Jerusalem, and of the vVarden, part of the site from the German Religious Order to whom it belonged, at a cost of about £2,600. Later, a smaller strip was also purchased for about £1,000 from the Germans and the Greek Orthodox Church, so as to round off the property of the Order. Unfortunately sufficient funds have not as yet been forthcoming to make practical use of this historic site. It is suggested that a Hospitium" might one day be built here, with an approach from David Street on the south side, through an existing arch in the old market. The Hospitium, for which sketch plans have been prepared, would include accommodation for members of the Order and their friends visiting Jerusalem, with a Refectory, Library, Common Room, and Chapel. Such a building, designed on traditional lines in keeping with its character and with its position in the Holy City, would be a worthy memorial of the Order and of its historic connection with the site from which it originally sprang. The site is at present empty, except for an old and rather unsightly hovel, but it is surrounded by a wall, part of vvhich has had to be rebuilt t(

PROPERTIES OF THE ORDER.

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in 1937 at a cost to the Order of £50. Investigations are proceeding with a view to obtaining a few original stones of the Crusaders' period for transfer to the Commanderies in Southern Africa, New Zealand, and Canada, to be utilized in those Dominions in connection with any headquarters that it may be proposed to erect. .

(2) Watson House. This building on the south side of David Street was bought by the late Lady Watson, a Dame of Grace of the Order, and occupied by her for many years. It has a fine view on one side over the Muri tan site and of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and on the other of the Dome of the Rock and the Mount of Olives. Ten years before her death she made over the house to the Order, retaining only her life tenancy, in memory of her husband, Sir Charles \Vatson, as a memorial to whom a finely inscribed plaque was placed by the Order on one of the wall. Lady Watson, who died on the last day of 1936, lamented by all who knew her, and whose work on behalf of the Order and especially of the Ophthalmic Hospital is too well known to need repetition here, expre ed the wish that it should be used either as accommodation for the Medical taft or Nursing Sisters of the Hospital, or as a Dispensary to be administered by the Order for those suffering from eye disease. The house is situated too far from the Hospital to be used suitably as accommodation for Nursing Sisters, or indeed for any of the taff of the Hospital, all of whom must nece sarily reside either in the Hospital building itself, or as near as possible to it. The first alternative was therefore regarded as impracticable, and the second alternative, with some modification, was adopted by Chapter-General. As the accommodation for an eye-clinic would not require more than two or three rooms, it was considered best to utilize the rest of the building as a Baby \Velfare Centre to be administered by the Department of Health. The Department had long been anxious to transfer the existing Centre from its present quarters, and a mutually satisfactory arrangement has been made between the Order and the Palestine Government, whereby the latter will pay a rent of £150 a year to the Order for the temporary lease of Watson House. The Eye-Clinic has been equipped by the Order, but lS being provisionally administered by the Department of Health. The Eye-Clinic at Watson House should prove beneficial to the many poor of all ages suffering from eye disease in the Old City. By providing treatment nearer their homes to those living within the walls it will to some extent relieve the congestion of out-patients at the Ophthalmic Hospital. The Baby Welfare Centre, so ably conducted by the Department of Health, has already proved of immense value to the community, and by its transfer to the premises at Watson House it will undoubtedly be able to offer better facilities than heretofore. The Warden reported in 1939 that the S.E. corner of the garden was in a dangerous condition owing to subsidence caused by the heavy rains of February and that the house below was threatened with disaster. The cost (£40) of making good is to be borne half by the Order and half by the District Health Office. It may be explained here that the garden of Watson House and the courts at the back of Strathearn House are on the top of a series of shops abutting on David Street.

There is a tradition that the site of Herod the Great's gardens is now. ~artly o~cupied by Watson and Strathearn Houses, and another trad1tIon has 1t that t. Peter's prison was on the site of Strathearn House.

(3) Strathearn Hou e. This. house, which adjoins \~a~son House, was purchased by the Order m 1~34 for £1,500 as a trammg school to provide accommodation for Arab. glrls from the villages, with a view to their instruction under the ausp1ces.of the Ward~n ir:. the el~mentary rules of First Aid, Hygiene, Home Nursmg ar:.d Sam~atlOn, w1th the ultimate object of stamping out prevent.able blindness ill Palestine. The experiment proved successful, but m April, ,~936, on the conclusion of its second session, the school was closed: T~e \Varden reported that he found the strain on the staff, combmed WIth the work in the Hospital, too great and recommended r~luctantlx that the experiment under its present auspices should be gl\'~n. up (Report for 1936, page 8). e1ther t~e general situation i.n P.alestine nor the continued pressure on the Hosp1tal Sta~ aFpears to JustIfy the resumption of the scheme at present, and. the building has therefore been reconditioned and leased to the Palestme Government as a billet for British Police at a rental of £150 a year. The name " Strathearn " has been given to this house by ~hapt~r~Genera~ in ho~our of the present \Varden of the Hospital and in IecogmtlOn of h1S serv1ces to the Order during a period of over 20 years. The wall along the street front fell down in the year 1937 and had to be rebuilt with an improved entrance at a cost of £80. January, 1940.

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T HE REV. P REBENDARY L . J . PERCIVAL, K.C.V.O. THE VE R Y R EV. T HE D EAN OF BOCKING, O.B.E.

'trbe lRepresentati\1e <!ommanbers COL. SIR RICH ARD NEEDHAM , C .I. E ., D.S. O . W I L LI AM G . PAPE, Esq ., O.B.E . MA J OR P HILIP M. BEACH CROFT, O.B.E . COL. A U GU STUS M. O. ANWYL-PASS I NGHAM, O .B.E. GUY REPTON, Esq., M . B .E . LIEU T.-COL. W I L LI AM W. D OVE , F. S.A .

COLONEL JAMES

SLEEMAN, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O .

Secretar}? of tbe ~rber: (who attends, but is not a member oj , Chapter-General) BRIGADIER \V. B. G. BARNE, C .B . E ., D.S. O .

:assistant 5ccrctar}?: DUNCAN G. M O NTEIT H , Esq .

\rbe (Sranb lDrior}2 in tbe jSriti5b 1Rea[m of tbe \l)eneral>le ®rber of tf)e 1bo5pita[ of St. Jobn of Jerusa[em AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

'[be St. 30bn :tltnbulancc B550cintion. lDatron: HIS MAJESTY THE KL G. (Sovereign Head of the Order.)

Full information as to the work of the St. John Ambulance Association can be obtained on application to the Chief Secretary, St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell, London, E.C.l, by whom copies of printed papers will be supplied in reasonable numbers without charge, on Reference Numbers or Letters as follow being quoted:

lDresiDcnt : FIELD-MARSH AL H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, K.G. (Grand Prior of the Order.)

:ambulance (tommittee : (Consisting exclusively of Members of the Order.)

1st 1I1ay, 1910 CT)airmnn: BRIGADIER -GENERAL SIR JOSEPH BYRNE, G.C.1\I.G., K.B.E., C.B. (Director of the Department.)

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Reference.

THE SECRETARy-GENERAL OF THE ORDER (ex officio). TH E CHIEF COMMISSIONER ST. JOHN AMBULA}1CE BRIG DE AT HO:\IE THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS MAJOR-GENERAL THE EARL OF ATHLONE, K.G., G.C . B . , G.C.M.G., etc. WILLIAM E. AUDLAND, ESQ., M.B .E., M.R.C.S. W. G. Sj\IITH, ESQ., O.B.E. CAPTAIN W. GOODLEY, O.B.E ., M.C. N . CORBET FLETCHER, ESQ., 1\1.B. MRS. ATKINSON. WILLIAM G . PAPE, ESQ., O .B.E. WILLIAM E. C. LAZE BY, ESQ. THOMAS O . MEIN, ESQ. H. ADAMS CLARKE, ESQ. MRS. DOUGLAS, A.R.R.C. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRIORY FOR WALES.

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(e ,t' officio). (e t' officIO).

BRIGADIER-GENERAL SIR J OSEPH BYR E, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B.

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WILLIAM E. AUDLAND, ESQ., M.B.E., M.R.C.S. THOMAS H. W. CHAMBERS, ESQ . WILLIAM G. PAPE, ESQ ., O .B.E . WILLIAM E. C. LAZENBY, ESQ. THOMAS O . MEIN, ESQ. ROBERT B. DUNCAN, ESQ., M.D. WALTER SCOTT-EvANS, ESQ. H. ADAMS CLARKE, ESQ. MRS. DOUGLAS, A.R.R.C. MISS E. K. BADDELEY

:accountant: THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE ORDER.

:assistant Secretar}2 : DUNCAN G. MONTEITH, ESQ.

~anager:

H. A. J. WRIGGLESWORTH, ESQ. ST. JOHN 'S GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, E.C.

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Formation of Detached Classes

Pamph.

Syllabus of Instruction- Preliminary Course

Paper 40

First Aid Course

Paper 58

Home

ursing Cour e

Paper 60

Home Hygiene Cour e

Paper 85

Sanitation Course

Paper

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Regulations for the conduct of Examinations

Paper 80

Voucher, Medallion, Label, and Pendant Regulations

Paper 62

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A Price List of articles sold by the Stores Department can also be obtained.

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Pamph.

" Crusaders Ancient and

CAPTAIN A. I . CAHUSAC, M.C.

Stores

Formation of Classes in connection with Centres . .

E.C.

ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION. The Director of the Ambulance Department and the Ambulance Committee of the Order have the honour to submit the following report of the work of the St. John Ambulance Association for the information of His Royal Highness the Grand Prior and the Chapter-General.

INSTRUCTION.

First Aid (Male) } First Aid (Female) Home Nursing (Male) } Home Nursing (Female Home Hygiene (Male) } Home Hygiene (Female) Sanitation Cookery

1939.

1938.

236,567

53,9 7

33,103

11,731

38 .000

S4 .00 0

Priory for Wales

301

503 66 71

270,292 16,157

66,35 7,676

2 6,449

74 ,034

According to returns so far received from Centres Overseas, and takin CT an average in the case of those Centres which have not yet sent in return , the number of certificates issued overseas is as follows : 1939. 115,862

"~f\

3~ , 000

I I

30.000

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a8 ,000

~4 , 000

192 129

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~61 40.000

38,000

The past year's total of certificates issued in England far surpasse any previous record, as will be een from a comparison of the figure below with the graph which appears on page 9. It is an achievement of which the Association may well be proud, for not only is the figure more than four times as large as that for the previous year and over ix times that of a normal year, but it is also double the number issued throughout the whole of England, Ireland, \Vales, and Overseas in 1914- 15. Thi last fact illustrates the remarkable response made and sense of duty shown by the people of this country to the Government's call for trained personnel. The total number of certificates issued in England, Ireland, and \\Tales shows an increase of 212,415 on last year's total, as follows : -

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1938. 59,625 12 ,000

The grand total of certificates since their inception to date is :England and Ireland. 2,390,220

Wales. 124,490

Overseas. 1,001,365

Grand Total . 3,516,075

The figures relating to re-examination awards is as under :-

Medallions Labels Pendants

1939. England, Ireland, and Wales. Overseas. 17,995 1,470 51,032 7,578 5,538 586

1938. England, Ireland, and Wales. Overseas. 1,258 16,063 6,922 50,937 512 5,764

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1936/7 ~06

43,129

THE ST. J OH

AMBULA CE A SOCIATION.

It is already well known that H.M. Government, through the A.R.P. Department of the Home Office, invited the Association, in common with the British Red Cross ociety, to undertake the training of A.R.P. personnel in First Aid, making it clear to both bodie that no changes in their regulations, syllabus, or standard of examinations were de ired and, further, that no expense should fall on them. The gigantic task undertaken willingly by the Association has not been made ea ier by the fact that not all of these assurances has been ob erved. The A ociation was pressed, and agreed against its inclination, to modify it Regulations as shown elsewhere; parts of the yllabus have been omitted from the examination report form, and the Association has suffered financial loss both directly and indirectly, in that it was a keel and readily agreed to supply its textbook First Aid to the Injured to Local uthoritie at a greatly reduced price; and a grant from Exchequer funds which a Horne Office circular of 26th August, 1938, stated would bc gi \'cn to thc headquarters of the organization for general admini trativc cxpcn cs, has not been made to the Association. The announcement prompted a number of Local Authorities to refuse to meet the As oeiation' cla s registration fee, and as it was not until june, 1939, nearly tcn month later, that the Home Office issued a further circular authorizing paym nt of the fee, much time was devoted to correspondence on a u bj cct which need never have arisen and only resulted often in much delay in the issue of certificates, delay for which the Association i invariably blamed. It will be seen from the total (for England) that the monthly a\'cra e issue of certificates was over 20,000 or half the output of a normal y ar. But the demand for instruction in Fir t Aid in October \Va uddcn and almost overwhelming, for although there had becn a small incr asc in the staff at Headquarters during 1937, it was insufficicnt to deal with the huge increase in the work, nor was the accommodation at t. john' Gate large enough to admit of the necessary expansion in tafi immediately. The difficulty was, however, overcome by moving the staff of the t. john Ambulance Brigade into adjoining premi es at Bri et trect. One of the first steps taken by the Association at the out ct wa to ask the B.B.C. to issue an appeal to the medical profe ion for urgeon Instructors. The response was immediate and mo t sati factory; throughout the year there have been no serious difficulties in obtaining the services of medical practitioners as lecturers. But it has oftcn been necessary to hold abnormally large classes, thereby prejudicing individual practical instruction, a factor which, combined with the influx of doctors strange to the subject of First Aid, has led examiners to report a decline in the standard of knowledge shown at examinations. It was therefore surprising to find that an analysis of the passes and failures at examinations over a period of six months did not reveal a larger number of failures than 10 per cent, but the explanation is that there is a tendency on the part of examiners to deal leniently with A.R.P. volunteers. Those corning forward for instruction in First Aid have been drawn from every section of the community, but it would not be proper to close this section of the Report without stating that the Association had the honour of arranging lectures and demonstrations in First Aid at Buckingham Palace which were attended by Their Majesties the King and Queen.

OVERSEAS CLASSES

OVERSEAS CLASSES.

Reports and statistics are not yet available from all Overseas Centres, but from those which have been received, and from correspondence, it is clear that the matter of First Aid has been taken up no less enthusiastically in all parts of the British Realm. In fact, it is probably safe to say that classes of instruction have been held in every British Dominion and Colony. In those parts of the British Empire where the work of the Association is already established, the most striking expansion during the year has taken place in Tanganyika, where great strides have been made, and it was gratifying to learn from New Zealand that negotiations with the Ministry of Education for the introduction of Preliminary First Aid into Primary, Public, and Secondary Schools have been brought to a sucec sful conclusion. The Singapore Centre has extended its activities throughout Malaya, and negotiations are in progress with Trinidad for the establishment of a Centre there. MODIFICATIONS IN REGULATIONS.

During the year the Association decided to make certain modifications in its R egulations . It agreed to allow three lectures a week provided they took place on alternate days. It agreed also to allow two courses of instruction to be held concurrently. A more pronounced departure from custom took place when it was decided to recognize certain members of the profession of Trained Nurses to conduct examinations in Horne Nursing. I TERNATIONAL CO GRESS FOR LIFE SAVING AND FIRST AID.

Captain A. C. \Vhite Knox, I. C., M.B., represented the Association at the International Congress for Life Saving and First Aid to the Injured at Zurich from 23rd to 28th july, 1939. STORES

DEPARTMENT

During ~h~ year under review the abnormal number of classes held by the ASSOCIatIon, the growth of the St. john Ambulance Brigade, and A.R.P. training brought in their trail unprecedented demands on the Stores Department, and notwithstanding the very large reserve stocks held, it was impossible to keep pace with the requirements of centres, classes, Brigade units (at Home and Overseas), Councils, A.R.P. Organizations, and other Public Bodies and large firms, as rapidly as it was desired. To give a slight id~a of the work carried out by the Stores Department, the reserve stock whIch would have normally lasted one year under heavy pressure was completely exhausted in one month, (October, 1938), and the demand for stores continued unabated until August, 1939, when they were again very much intensified. The rush for First Aid equipment over the whole period kept stocks depleted, and manufacturers could not deliver in sufficient quantities to enable supplies to exceed demands. These circumstances, the lack of accommodation and limited trained staff .in .conseq~e~ce thereof, made it impossible to avoid certain delays, but It IS gratIfY,llg to report that with very few exceptions, indeed, all demands receIved from Home or Overseas were fully met.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

INVALID TRANSPORT CORPS.

During the year the Invalid Transport Corps dealt with 2,073 private cases, and in addition some 500 patients were conveyed to the t. John Clinic and to their homes after treatment. The total mileage covered during the year was 69,607 miles, the increase being no doubt due to the transport of evacuated persons to safe areas during August and September, which was carried through without any exceptional difficulties. l

ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL FIRST AID STATION.

During the year 734 cases were treated, the most notable event being the explosion in the City on the 4th August. The Station was staffed with members of No.1 District of the t. John Ambulance Brigade, and much useful work was done. Twenty ca es were sent to ho pi tal, fifteen were sent home accompanied by friends, and the remainder were able to proceed after treatment.

TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS.

Shortly after the outbreak of war the Order decided to move the headquarters of the Association out of London, and by kind permission of Lieut.-Colonel The Lord Forester, an Officer of the Order of St. John, temporary headquarters were established at his re idence, \Villey P ark, Broseley, Shropshire.

FIRST AID COMPETITIONS.

Police National Competition.- The usual Eliminating Competitions for the Police Forces of England and \Vales were held in each of the nine Police Districts in January. A total of 94 teams competed. The Final Competition was held at the Central Hall, \Vestminster, on the 24th February. The judges were: For the Team Test, Dr. G. D. E . Tullis, of H ereford, and for the Individual Tests Dr. A. M. Pollock, of Tunbridge \Vell . The result of the Competition was as follows : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Police Forces. City of London Police (Winners of the Pim Cup) Birmingham City Police . Durham County Constabulary . Great Yarmouth Borough Police . Yorks (West Riding) Constabulary Kent County Constabulary Plymouth City Police . Breconshire Constabulary Preston Borough Police Maximum marks obtainable: 500.

Mark s. 385~

374t 351t 347 333t 325 321 311, 300t

COMPETlTlO . . S

and J. H. Burrell, Esq., Home Office; and many Chief Constables of County, City, and Borough Police Forces. The Chairman, in introducing the Home Secretary, thanked him for sparing the time to officiate in the distribution of the awards, and spoke of the connection between the Order of St. John and the Police Forces. He recalled that as long ago as 1878, the l\Ietropolitan Police Force started ambulance classes, and the Order of St . John brought out a textbook for their use. He congratulated the competitors on the high standard of efficiency, and thanked the judges and all those who had contributed to making the competition a success. The Home ecretary said that he was there first of all to thank the Order of St. John for the help they had given to the Police for all those long years to which the Chairman had alluded, and to thank Dr. Pim, the founder of the Competition, whose highest anticipations must have been fulfilled when the Competition had reached the point that it had done that year, when nearly a hundred teams had competed. econdly, he was present to congratulate the winning team. As a Londoner he spent rna t of his time in the streets of London, and he was very glad to think that the winning team was a London team, and that in the course of time, when he was nm over by a motor bus or in some other accident in London streets, he would have willing helpers r ady to do their best for him. The City of London took a great interest in Fir t Aid work, and it must have been a satisfaction to the Commi". ioner that they had won that day in the face of such keen competition. The work in which the teams had been engaged became increasingly important every year. The difficulties and dangers of traffic in the great cities did not seem to become less with time. Then there was the vcry big branch of First Aid work now connected with Air Raid Prccautions, and therefore, from the point of view of peace-time needs, a. well as those of an emergency, it was essential that the Police Forces of the country should be willing to have the best possible training of per onnel in First Aid of all kinds. So in congratulating the \\owning team he wished every kind of success and progress to the Competition. He was glad to pay his tribute to the Order of St. John for their help, and to Dr. Pim for having founded the Competition, and to the team for ha ving reached so high a standard of efficiency.

Inter-Railway Competition.-The Preliminary Competition for Ungrouped Railways was held at St. John's Gate on the 24th March, and was judged by Dr. M. M. Scott, of London, with the following result : 1.

2. 3. 4.

Railways. Jt/J arks. Midland and Great Northern Joint 293~ Metropolitan Line, L.P.T.B. 289 Cheshire Lines Committee. . . . . . . 286; Southern & London Midland & Scottish Joint (Somerset and Dorset) 259 Maximum marks obtainable: 400.

The Final Competition was held at the Wharncliffe Rooms, Great Central Hotel, London, on the 24th May. The judges were: For the Team Test, Dr. F. E. Bendix, of London, and for the Individual Test Dr. G. S. Phillips, of Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, \Vales. The result was as follows : -

14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

THE ST. J OH

R ECOG. ITION OF SERVICES.

AMBULANCE ASSOCIATIOK.

Railways. London Midland & Scottish Railway (Camden Goods) Southern Railway (Horsham) . . London North Eastern Railway (Tyne Dock) Midland & Great orthern Joint (ioulton). . London Midland & Scottish Railway (Crewe Works) Great Western Railway (Pontypool) Southern Railway (Waterloo) Great Western Railway (Barry). . London North Eastern Railway (Tuxford) . Maximum marks obtainable: 500.

ill arks.

367! 352t 3-16 3-13 341t 333t 331 3121\ 309-

The distribution of prizes was presided over by Colone.l J. T. \Y. Perowne, Hospitaller of the Order, and the Chall~nge hleld, orbet Fletcher Cup, and prizes were presented by T~e Vlscount Horne, P.C., G.B.E., etc., Chairman of the Great Westenl Railway.. .. Among others present. wer~: Major-General ir PercIval \VIlkI~son and Lady \Vilkin on; Bngadier \V. B. G: Barne,. ecretary of the .Older: and Mrs. Barne; Sir Harold Hartley, Vlce-PresIde!lt, L.M· • Rmlway Sir Ronald Matthews and Lieut.-Colonel V. L Barnngt?n \\Tard, L.N:E. Railwa y; and many of .the princ~pal officials of the railway compal11e:. Lord Horne, in presentmg the pnzes, referred to the splendId Ambulance work of the Railway Staffs and said that not only :vere the. mbulance workers of great assistance to the Railway Compames, but 111 the event of a National Emergency arising they would be of the greatest u e to the State. The Ambulance Committee of the Order again offers to l\fr. and 1fr John Maxwell, Mr. Clarence Elder ~md ~Ir. J os~ph Gro man, ~f Associated British Pictures CorporatIon, Ltd ., theIr thanks for. ~helr continued kind assistance in staging the Police and Raih~ay ompetltlOn. The effective manner in which this is carried out contnbutes very much to the success of those events, and the Committee is exceedingly grateful to them. CONCLUSIO . The success of the work of the Association in all parts of the Briti h Empire, at home and Overseas, could not be carried on ucce sfully without the loyal co-operation of the la~ge !lumber of member of the medical profession who instruct and exam me ~ts classes, and the. honor~ry officials of its Centres and Branches. The DIrector and ommltte~ WLh once again to express their deep gratitude to all who have labour~d 111 ~he cause of First Aid so well and faithfully during the year under reVIew WIth such unswerving devotion to duty. I

Owing to the shortage of paper, a~d ~ith a view to economy, ~t ~as been decided to refrain from reproducmg m the Report of th~ AssoClatlOn abridged reports from Centres, and the list of Honorary LIfe Members.

RECOGNITION OF SERVICES. On the recommendation of the Chapter-General, and with the approval of H.R .H . The Grand Prior and with the sanction of H.M. The Sovereign Head of the Order, valuable services to the Ambulance Department have been recognized in 544 cases by promotion in, or admission, or attachment to the Order of t. John: and 85 cases have been recognized by the a ward of Vote of Thanks on Vellum. The names of these persons are et out in the R eport of the Chapter-General for the year ended 31st December, 1939. PARCHl\fENT VOTES OF THANKS. The thank of the Ambulance Committee on parchment in recognition of di tingui hed services in furthering the objects of the Association \vere awarded during the year to : R eginald Elliott Twelve. John Ovington. Arthur Herbert lin hull. Frederick J ames \Villiam \\ e t. :Jlr . Ether Frances \ratson . \ YiIfred E. Bennett. Reginald \\ ilkinson. rederick harles \Vren. \Villiam J arne Bartlett. Phinea \Veiner, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lewis Edward felton. Jame Thoma Oliver. A. E. Rudder. Ralph Burford \Vatts. Edwin ewton Daly. :JIi s Hilda Featherstone.

Francis John Hyde. Mrs. Margaret Drummond. Mrs. Agnes Jessie Bennett. Mrs. Helen peirs. :\frs. Gladys Muriel Andrew. Illie Kathleen Emma Davey. Leslie Arthur Booth. Bertha 1ay Halkard. Norman Robertson Bennett, M.B. ydney Bayley Forgan, M.B. vVilliam Herbert \Vhite. Joseph Ludgate. tanley Charles Opie. Horace Charles Leppard. Eustace Bernard O'Rourke.

HO~ ORARY LIFE :J1E lBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

Elected by the Ambulance Committee during the year in recognition of distingui hed services in furtherirlg the objects of the Association : Edwin Noel Hillman Gray, L.R.C.P.& s. Thoma Hardie, L.R.C.P.& s . Edward Wallis Vincent, l.I.B., CH.B . David Rhodes Alli on, M.D. James tewart Soutter, M.B. Eric Oates H alliwell, M.R.C.P.& s . Francis Roy Cripps, M.D., CH.B. Robert Rodger, M.B., CH.B . Julius Cohen, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Ivor Meredith Hughes, M.B., M.R.C.S. John Duncan McVean, l.R.C.S., L.R. C.P. Romeo Gagnon, M.D.

Lorenzo Martel, M.D. Charles Auguste Gauthier, M.D. James Alois Murison, M.D. George Thomas Graham Boyce, L.R. C.P.& S. Gerald Litson vVard, M.B., CH.B. Wilfred Thi tlethwaite, M.B., CH.B. Thomas Parham Lalonde, M.B., CH.B. Harry Augustus Rupert Hamilton, M.B., M.R.C.S. John Allen Hartley, M.B., M.R.C.S. Claudius Edward Cautier- mith, M.B., M.R.C.S.

THE

JOH.

Ai\IBULA~CE

John Yuill vValker, M.B. Henry Norman Witham, M.R.C.S., L.R.C .P. Victor Fowell Ryan, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Thomas Anstey Chave, 1.B., F.R.C.S. Cyril George \Valker, M.D., CH.B. Cecil Petvin Porter, l\1.B., CH.B. Henry Mearns avery, l\1.R. C.S., L.R.C.P. J ames vVaters Thornton Patter on, LD., F.R.C.P. Gilbert Jamieson Meikle, M.D. Ralph Annesley Fuller, M. C., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. F. Cochrane, M.D. Leonard C. Miller, M.D. Dougald G. Jamieson, M.D. James St. Pierre Knight, M.D. Frederick \V. Burden, M.D. Matthew Purcell, M.B., H.B . John M. O. \Vilson, M.B., CH.B. Wazir Singh Ghai, M.R.C .S., L.R. C.P. Arthur Armstrong Denham, l\1.B. William Henry Stewart Hodge, M.R.C.S. Forbes Robertson Mutch, M.B. Albert McBurney, M.D. Reginald John vVride, M.D. William John Candlish, M.D. Sidney Ronald Matthews, M.D., M.R.C.S. Frederick Arnot Bearn, D.S.O., M. C., M.D. Elizabeth Marjorie Anderson, ;'LD. Enid Constance Evans, M.R. C.S., L.R.C.P. Maurice Charles William Long, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Irene Dixon, M.B., M.R.C.S. Harry William Pooler, M.B., M.R.C.S. John Cyril Bennett, M.R.C.S., L.R. C.P. Bert \ Vilfred Buttsworth, M.B. Eustace Herbert Clarke, L.& L.M.R.C.S. Lancelot G. B. Cumpston, M.B. Herbert E. H. Ferguson, M.B. Morris O'Connell Gorman, M.B.

A SOCIATIO:-.l.

Roy Iverach Greenham, M.B. rthur Albert Hill, M.B. Lindley Da id Hodby, l\1.B. Alfred Nailer Jacob, M.B. Neville Crown on Joel, LB. Ronald Barrington Knight, M.B . John lexander Love, 1.B. Thoma \Villiam Mcaghcr, I\I.B. Roland Hodgson atlra, ~l.B. George Lloyd Myle, LB. Harold H. R. Na h, 1\1.B. \Villiam James Pannell, M .B. Aloy ius Daly V. mith, i\I.B . Eric avid T. mith, L.R .. P . • s. Philip edric Thoma, M.B. Rob rt amuel \V. Thoma, M .B. Alfred Octavius \\'atkin , M.B. llan Bickford \\'ebster, l\1.B. Martin Frank \\,illiam, LB . Douglas R. C. \\ il on, LB. Jame Hannibel Young, 1\1.B. Hugh harle aUagher, M.B. Allan D. kyrme, M.H. . . S., L.R .. P. llan L. ham bers, 1. D. Iarjorie \Yynne, M.B. Oswald Georgc Pro . er, i\I.B. edric E. audwell, M.R.C .. , L.R .. P. Donald Ander on ameron, M.D. \Vilfred Macauley Br nncn, M.B. Olive M. Darling, LB. Hugh ollier, M.B. \\,illiam John Monlaguc, i\I.R.C. '· ., L.R.C.P. Frank Burden, l.D. Clifford Robert Downing, 1. B. ydney Bayley Forgan, 1\LB. Frank Kenneth lugford, l\1.B. John Ellison Porter, M.B. Harold \ Villiam Downing toddart, 1.B. Frank Edison \Velch, M.B. Robert oates BrO\Vl1, LV. John Alexander orrigan, M.D. ' Ronald Gifford prenger, M.B., CH.B. R. O. Cooke, M.D. U. N. Murray, M.R.C.P.& s . H. S. Brady, M.B.

17 SUB S C RIP T ION SAN 0

SUBSCRIPTIONS. hapman, )'liss C. E. Cheyney, P. lear, Mrs. ~1. C. Edmonds, ~riss S. J . Fitzroy, The Hon. Mrs. Edward, C.B .E. Gibbes, Mrs. F. Gimson, :;\1r. and Mrs. H. Green, II. G. IIadfield, Lady, C.B.E. H offmeister, J. 1\1. Hob on and on (London), Ltc!. Ibrahim, Abdel Salam ayed Levett, Mrs . ~I. E. ~[iugley, E. Alderman Ru . helifI , The Lady impson, ::\11ss E. A. omerleyton, Lord Touche, ::'I1rs. J . Edward W e tbury, . 1,. .

1938 - 1939.

DONATIONS . s.

5 0 220 5 0

Andrews, R. 1 6 Baddeley, Miss E. 150 0 0 Barnsley, 1iss E. H . 2 6 Bell, Dr. T. 4 2 1 0 Bensham Branch, per J. Armstrong 5 0 1 0 Blaxill, Dr. B.. . . 5 0 1 0 Bonehard, Mrs. V. Dudley . 1 0 2 10 . . 10 0 Burden, S. A . . 10 0 5 0 Cameron, Dr. J . 1 0 5 0 Carson, Dr. T. ., M.C. 5 0 Davidson, Dr. P. T. 12 3 0 1 0 Davis, Dr. G. P. 476 5 0 Graham, Dr. J . '''. 2 10 0 Great Eastern Railway 10 6 Accident Fund 5 0 ~5 0 0 5 0 Green berg, R. R. 10 0 2 0 0 Hamilton, Dr. F. 660 2 0 0 Hart, Dr. B., O.B .E. -486 o 0 H ermon, Dr. J . :l\I. 360 Hospital aturday Fund 1 0 20 0 0 Hodgkin on, \V. 2 0 Howard, Mrs. D. B. 10 0 0 Hutton, Dr. D. J. C . . 3 12 0 James, The Lady Serena 7 4 4 Johnson, Irs. VV. H . . 1 1 0 Jones, 1\1rs. :l\I. 5 0 J ones, Miss ::'II. 2 0 Kidd, Dr. J. G. 680 Mariners, \Vorshipful Companyof . 220 11icklen, Dr. T . E. 110 Middlesex County Football Association 200 ilIorrison, Iiss E. 17 0 ::'1ullins, Dr. G. E. ~ 5 0 MacLeod, E. J . o 0 Porter, Dr. C. P. 8 0 Rienits, 1\1iss .::'11. 8 0 Sells, Dr. R. 1 0 Townswomen's Guild . 1 0 Tupper, J. H. E. 1 0 xbridge, 1aidenhead, vVycombe and District Gas Company 10 6 \Valker, Dr. G. 3 0 vVills, Dr. T. X .. 1 0 \Vilson, J . H. v 0 £ 14 11

Grand Total

DON A T ION S

£278 17 10 £293

The Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable AMBULANCE

Order of the Hospital of 5t. John of Jerusalem. DEPARTMENT.

5t. John INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR

Ambulance Association. THE YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER, 1939. INCOME.

EXPENDITURE. INS TRUCTION AND SALE OF STORES-

I, STRUCTION AND SALE OF STORES-

. 1.75,754 13 11 Gross profi t on sale of stores 293 9 4 Donations and annual subscriptlOns . Charged to Centres and Detached Classes in respect o f 32,523 10 10 instruction .

Lecturers' and Examiners' fees and expen es Salaries and wages Printing, stationery, and general expenses Carriage and freight . Loss on Exchange-Australia and ew Zealand \Villey Park, Broseley-expenses 1'8 evacuation

£108,571 14

VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENTSContribution towards upkeep of Central Office Printing, stationery, and general expenses Salaries INVALID TRANSPORT INVALID TRANSPORT CORPS-

CORP ~

Fees fo r rem o val of invalid s D o nat.l o n s

Expenses of r emoval of invalids Salaries and wages Printing, stationery, and general expenses Ambulances-repai rs, accessories, and depreciatIon

3,865 93

3,958

£112, 529 18

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADEPublic duty and maintenance of stations, incluctl ng wages oj station attendant . Salaries- a dministration Travelling and incidental expenses Printing, stationery, and general expenses

554 15 2,439 7 106 10 3,053 2

0 0 6.153 14 9 32 1 0 690 9 0 63 0 0 598 1 4 1,547 5 2 52,966 15 11

RATES AND TAXES CO?-IPETITIONS AUDIT FEE SPECIAL GRANTS CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPERANNUATION FUND. BALANCE, carried down

£112 ,529 18 ApPROPRIATED as follows :To S.J.A.A. AND S.J.A.B. WAR EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT. To ST. J OHN'S GATE NEW BUILDINGS ACC()UNT BALANCE carried to General Account of the Order

7 BALANCE brought down

20,000 0 0 21,000 0 0 - - - - - 41,000 0 0 . 11 ,966 15 11 £52,966 15 11

On behalf of the Order of St. John,

The Treasury, St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell, E.C. l.

'.V. H. GOSCHEN, Receiver-General.

. 52,966 15 11

£52,966 15 11

. 'V~ have ex.a~:nined the books and vouchers of the Ambulance Department of the Grand Pnory Ill .t.he Bntlsh Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, and certlfy that t.he above Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30th September, 1939, is correct. This Account forms part of the General Income and ExpendIture Account of the Grand Priory of the Order, and is incorporated therein. 3 Frederick's Place, PRICE \ VATERHOUSE & Co Old Jewry, E .C. 2 . Chartered Acc;untants. 17th April, 1940.

20 LIFE MEMBERS. The Life Members attached to

HER ROYAL HIGHNE Ac1and, Hon. Irs. A. D. Angus, B. R. Applin, Lieut.-Col. R. V. K., D.S.O., IILP. Baddeley, Miss E. K. Bagshawe, E. A. Baker, Mrs. F. B. Banting, E. Barton, Mrs. H., O.B.E. Beddington, Mrs. Bevan, T. Beverley, K. H., II!.R.C.S., L.R . . P. Beville, F. \V. Blake, Lady Boag, G . L. Broadwood, Miss Bullock, \V. Burr, A. Burr, Irs. R. Bury, Irs. H. Byron, J. L. Cabot, Miss C. Cal thorpe, The Lady Campbell, The Rev. C. Chambers, T. H. \V. Chapman, 1\1rs. E. J. Cockt-oft, F. \Y . B. Cotton, C., O.B.E., F.R.C.P.ED. Dagenham Branch, S.] .A.A. Daubine de Chavy, MI-s. Davidson, Dr. P. T . Dawson, Lieut.-Col. de German-Ribon, Irs. Delhi, H.M.S., Ship 's Company (Canteen Fund) de Lisle, Irs. E. de Vernon, Captain Dixon, Lady Esher, The Viscountess, R. R. C. Falkner, Brigadie r E. F . , C.lI I.G., D.S.O. Fane, Lady Ford, Col. Sir Bertram Gardiner, Sir Robert S. Geddes, Col. R. J., C.B., D.S.O., M.B. Gladwell, Mr. S. W.

"T.

entres are not included in this Li L

PRIN

BEATRI ' E.

Gonlon, Major A. /\.., . B. E., lIl. V. . Gordon-Lennox, The Lady Algernon, D.B. E.

London & Nortll Eastern H.ailway (Grea t Ea tern Seclion) (.\ccldcnl Fund) Hamilton, Dr. F . II atchard, Mrs. F. Hertfordshire County Council Hodson, Ir. 1 I. Holden, ]. lI. Hospital aturday Fund Howard, frs. D . B . Howlett, Dr. ] . K. Inm an, "1. O. N." Jacob, Dr. H. lame , The Lady Serena. Jones, Dr. \\' . 1\r. IGdd, Dr. ] . G. Lawless, Irs. Leslie, \\'., M. B. Ie ausland, Iiss A. C. 1\IcClure, Lady Maekintyre, Dr. Icllt-aith, Dr. \\'. ;\Iae L. lacVicker, . G., ~1.1l. l\Ialden, Dr. F. J. lal-lin, 1\liss 1· . Martin, lajor J. 1\1. lay, Col. \V. A., R. l\.lIl. c. l\Iilestone Club, The Trustees o( the l\Iiller, II. V., O.B .E. Miller, Lady Minton, Miss H. M. 'lonk, Miss J. Moorhead, Miss L. l\Iorgan, Mrs. A. If. Muler, Mrs. Newman, Major E. VI . Polson Noble, \V. H . F., L.S.A. Northern Bookmakers' Protection Association, Ltd. Norwood Centre, S.] .A.A.

Stirling, J. Thompson, P. W. Tunbridge "Veils Divisiun, Waddy, H. E., M.R.C.S. Walker, apt. L. \Valker, Mrs. "Vard-J ackson, riss F. \Varrack, Miss G. IT. \V eldo n, E. \Vhilaker, Mrs. Whithard, B. M. Wi ghtwick, Mrs. Wilks, Dr. T. M. \Villiamson , Mrs. D. \Y oollcom be, R. L., LL. D.

Ogilvie, Li uL-Col. C. McD., v. D. Picton, Ml-s. L. Poppelwell, Major II. F. W. Port of London Authority Prendergast, 11-s. 1\1. r. Richal-ds, T. E. Rodgett, 1\1 rs. R. B. Ruddle, F. C. ands, \V. E. Shephard, Dr. W. H. hipwright, Capt. D enis Silv r, A . ingleton, 1\1 rs. E. pilling, Mrs. lanley, Lady

. j. A. B.

FORM OF BEQUEST TO

'{the St. JOhl1 Ellltbtllal1Ce Elssociation give and

bequeath to the St. John

a foundation of the

Grand

Priory

111

the

mbulance Association British Realm

of the

Venerable Order of the Ho pital of St. John of Jerusalem the sum of

£ ........... ............................

Lo be applied towards the philanthropic

objects of such Association, and I direct that the said sum shall be paid free of duty.

1 ages 22 to 32 corrected to 1st Augusl, 1940.

CENTRES OF THE ASSOCIATION. OOUNTY AND CENTRE.

HONORARY SECRETARY.

CHAIRMAN .

PRESIDENT.

FORMED.

BEDFORDSI-IIREBedford

1880

BERKSI-IIREReading

1893

\Vindsor and Eton

1880

BUCKINGHAIIISITIREBucks County ...

1922

CAIIIBRlDGESHIREWisbech .

1909

CHESHIREBirkenhead

1912

S. Woodward.

Dukinfield

1893

Stockport

1883

Col. Sir A. ]. Sykes, Bt., I I. Bell. V.D., D.L.

CUlltBERLANDCumberland Mines and Ouarries K';wick

1884

The Earl of Lonsdale, K.G. Lady Rochdale.

\ . J.

1895

P. S. Todd.

Sec.: J. I. A. Mossop, 62, East Road, Egremont, Cumberland. \V . Borthwick, 13, Heads Road, Keswick.

l\fillom

1888

DERBYSHIREChesterfield

1878

Derby

1886

Granby and Ilkeston

1898

Ripley ...

1891

Tibshelf

1878

DEVONSHIREPlymouth & District

1921

Th e Earl of Io unt Edgcumbe.

DORSETPoole

1929

\ V.

DURHAMDarlington

1880

S. L e ng.

Hartlepools

1880

South Shi e lds ...

1883

Lad y Readhead.

Stocklon a nd Thornaby ...

1914

Sunderland

1893

Lt.-Col. II. E. Kit c hing, O.B.E. I. G. Modlin, O.B.E., III.D.

J. L.

GLOUCESTERSHIREBristol

1880

The Bishop of BI'isto!.

H. G. Kyle, l\l.D.

Cheltenham

1912

Gloucester

1881

Col. J. L. Sleeman, C.B ., C.M.G ., C.B.E., M. v.o. Dr. "V . H. Sprague.

C. Fielding.

HAMPSHIREBournemouth ...

1926

Hon. La d y Page Crofl.

Dr.

Miss C. E. Mann, 15, Glebe Road, Bedford.

B. Dr. E. C. Malden.

Dr. R. W . L.

W. A . Ollard.

fay.

Thrasher, O.B.E .

Turse.

\V.

J. H.

Newton.

Grant.

\Voodward

Charlton.

ewton.

Winterbourne, 63a, Queen's Road, Reading.

Capt. W. R. Lines, M.V.O., 121 Clarence Road, Windsor. \V. Scott-Evans, " lkoyi," Broombarn Lane, Great Missenden.

n..

Osborne, 10, Leverington Road, Wisbech .

"V. L. Pollock, 39, Shamrock Road , Birkenhead, Cheshire. J. II. Beard, 243, King treet. Dukinfield. Col. W. Chaloner, O.B .E., 12, St. Peter's Square, Stockport.

H. Holmes, 18-, Devonshire Road, l\Iillom .

G. Fountain, Town Clerk's Office, Chesterfield.

Capt. II. T. Ann.

W. St. John, I.R .C.S., L.R.C.P.

Dr. F. \ V. Schofield, 41, Friar Gate, Derby. A.

l\Iosley, 1, Percy Street, Ilkeston.

F. l\llfrcy, R ipley, Derbyshire. ii' Hu gh 1\1.

ely, Bl.

J. Stickland.

It. Monkcs, l~ , House Street, Pilsley, Derbys. \V. E. Beckley, M.C.

Sec. : H. V. liller, O.B.E., Central Ambulance Station, Greenbank, Plymouth.

Dr. E. S. Bowes.

::'Iris F. A. Bargery, ~-, Quccn's Road, Parkstone, Dorset.

. Leng.

::\I. Fletcher, 135, Longfield Road, Harrowgate lIill, Darlington.

r. Lind ay, 73, rnclifIe Gardens, \Yest lIarUepool. As t. cc.: R. H. arginson, 2, Elm Gro\'c, \Ye t HarUepool.

Iajor T. A. Page, 75, Eing Street, South Shields.

Waugh.

Lewis.

F. C. Bottomlcy, O.B.E.

Buckley, 67, Craigweil Crescent, Durham Road, Stockton-on-Tees. D. Nelson, 151, Cairo Street, Hendon, Sunderland.

1\1. Fair, 13, E lmgrovc hoad, Bristol, 6. Miss B. 'W ood, 16, Lansdown Crescent, Cheltenham. \\'. G. R a nd a ll, "Alvington," G lou es te r.

3, Argyll Road

l\'fajor G. A. Iorant, 2 \ Palmersl on Hoad, Boscombe, Bournemou th.

COUNTY AND OENTRE .

HONORARY SEORETARY .

OHAIRMAN.

PR!8IDENT.

FORMED.

Gosport, Alvel'stoke & Fareham

1889

H. H. ThcPrincesslIelena Major-Gen. W. Victoria. Huskisson, C.M . G.

Major-G~n.

Lymington

1884

The Hon . Mrs. Whitaker. The Hon. Mrs. Whitaker.

J. C. Cowap, "Springfield," Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington .

Portsmouth

1881

The Marquis of Carisbrooke, G.c .n , G. C. V. o.

. White.

Hon . Sec.: C. Carpent.er, 450, Commercial Road, Landport, Portsmout.h. Asst. Sec.: G. Emis. 12, Ethel I{.oad, Fratton, Portsmouth.

Southampton

1880

The Dowager Swaythling.

1879

The Viscount Hereford.

Cantel'bury

1878

The Dean of Canterbury. C. J. Richardson.

l\Iaidstone

1878

A. C. Bossoffi,

Lt.-Col. II. G.

"V. Huskisson, Road, Alverstoke.

C.M .G.,

13, St. Mark's

Sec., Mrs. Twiss, Mayfield, Oakley Road, Shirley, Southampton.

Lady Dr. Attwood.

HEREFORDSHIRE- -

Herefordshire

The Viscount Hereford.

F. Newton, De Lacy House, Hereford.

KENT -

Col. C. P. Oliver,

M.P.

C.B.,

l\Iiss C. H. llardyce, 7, \'emon Place, Canterbury. 'V. H. Day, olicitor, 42, Earl Street, ;\laidstone.

C.M.G., M. D.

LANCASHIRE (EAST)-

Accrington

1884-

01. G. G. II. Bolton,

G. G. II. Bolton,

C 1.

J. W. H a lli\\'cll, Bull Bridge, Accrington.

\I.C.

I.C.

'Y.

J. Beggs, "Glaisdale," Broadoak Road, Ashton-under-Lyne . •\c1.g. ll on. 'ceo J. .\ . Barrett, \\'ood land \ lew, Bacup.

axon.

Ashton-under-Lyne

1894

The layor.

Bacup

1919

A. Aked.

"\ . "\k cc1.

Blackburn

1885

P. PI'ebbl ,1I1.B.

Brierfield

1889

W. Uttley.

W. \Vhalley .

\\'. Hawker, 22, Taylor

Burnley

1883

The Rt. Hon . the Lord Shuttleworth, P.C.

Colne ..

1889

Darwen

1919

Manchester

1880

Eddlcston.

\V. \V atson.

,-\. Dickinson, Ilabergham

ollier)" Burnley.

II. 1'. \Vat on, 10, \\'ord sworth

F. Hindle.

J . C. Almond, Health Office, Darwen.

f. Hargl'eaves 55, Cross

treet,

treet, Colne.

ranchester.

111 B.

Nelson

1888

Oldham

1884

Canon A. E. Mackintosh Canon ,\. E. Mackintosh . C. Thompson,

Rochdale

1886

H . S. Aitken.

Rodley,

t.reet, Brierfield.

A . Parkinson.

Sir \V. Clare Lees, Bt., Col. C. II. S. Redmond, C.B. E.

mith. 51, Ea t Park Road, Blackburn.

]. II.

Irs.

M.R.C.S.

mith.

Tweedale,

C . B . E. .,

QUll1D, ~O

, Gisburn Hoad, BarrO\vford. M.B.,

10, Barker Street, Oldham.

B . Howarth, 44, Falinge Fold, Rochdale.

A.R.R.C. LANCASHIRE (WEST)-

Barrow-in-Furness

1880

Dalton-in-Furness

1887

Lieut. Colonel 'V. F. A. C. Lewis. Wadham. F. Fisher.

Liverpool

1880

The Earl of Derby,

K.G.

W. Jacobs, 47, Kepple Street, Barrow-in-Furness.

Murray Cairns,

Fishel', oli itor, Town Hall, Dalton-inFurness. J. Roberts, 22, Upper Duke Street, Liverpool.

C.B.E., M.D.

Preston

1889

II. Calvert.

St. Helens

1884

Col. G. R. Pilkington.

II. B. Brierley, Killincy, 8, \'ictoria Road, Fulwood, Preston. J. H. ook, 16, Ormskirk treet, t. Helens.

Southport

1887

The Mayor.

'V. H. 1\1. !\Iawd ley, 1, PI' ston Road,

Dr. II. Riddell.

oulhpol' t.

>-l ~

trl

LEICESTERSHJRE -

Leicestershire ...

1880

The

J. J.

Tayor.

Dexter.

Sec.: H. Lockton, t. John Ambulance Headquartel's , Seymour tre t, Leicester.

LIN COLNSH I RE-

Lincoln

1917

The Hi. lI on. The Earl The Hi. llon. The Earl Sec: Miss C. E. Taylor, 13, Carlyle Walk, Lincoln. of Liverpool, G.C.B., of Liverpool, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., M.V.O., P.C .

G.B.E.,

G.C.M.G., l\r.v.o., P.C.

G.B.E.,

1889

Norwood

1892

Polytechnic

1926

Post Office Ambulance ...

1902

NORFOLK -

Great Val'mo uth

1922

o()

> >-l

(3 Z

LONDON-

Hospital Saturday Fund .

(f) (f)

The Lord Mayor of Major R. Rigg, O.B.E., J . Ash, 59, Park Lane, Wallington, Surrey. London. T.D. H. H. Princess Helena Mrs. M. E. Douglas, Miss E. M. Page, 193, Church Road, S.E. 19 . Victoria. A .R. R.C. Sir Kynaston Studd, Bt. Sir Kynaston Studd, Bt. C. McKenna, The Polytechnic, 309, Regent Street, W. 1. Sir H enry H . Bashford, W. L . Scott, M.C., M .D. F. VV. King, M .B.E., Inland Section, G.P.O., Kt., M.D. Mount Pleasant, London, E C. Tho Mayor.

F. Whall, " Ber-John," 19, Cradock Newtown, Great Yarmouth.

Avenue,

CJl

COUNTY AND CENTRE.

FORMED.

HONORARY SECRETARY.

CHAIRMAN .

PRESIDENT.

N ORTHAilIPTONSHIREKettering

1893

Captain T , N. Bird.

H . Tebbey.

Northampton

1886

The Lot'd Lilford,

W. H. PercivaL

Peterborough

1904

Dr. W. Marshall.

WeUingbol"ough

1888

The Marquess of Exeter, K.G., C.M.G.

H. \V. Jackson, o. R. E.

NORTHUIIIBERLANDN ewcastle-on-Tyne

1910

Dr.

North Shields .,.

1888

Col. ir T. Oliver, K.T., III.D. The Mayor.

NOTTINGHAMSHIREBabbington

1878

ir Hu gh M. Seely, BT .

Mansfield.

C. B. Tutt, 8, Wallet.on Lane, Barton Seagrave, Kettering. E. J. Hayward, Rushay," Dooth Lane, \Veston Favel, Northampton. J. VV. Fowler, 78, Bridge St.reet, Peterborough. II

A. S. Campbell, borough.

T. Batey .

Commercial Place,

Welling-

S. Embleton, 2, Osborne Terrace, ewcastle-onTyne. Capt. W. Bower, 8, Manor Road, Tynemouth.

Harrison, M.D.

P. Walters, B.A. Collieries, Lt.d., Cinderhill Colliery,

T. A. Lawton.

Not.i.ingham. OX FORDSHIREOxford County

1926

The Lord Bicester.

W. E. Audland, I1I.R. C.S.

SHROPSHIREShrewsbury

1879

The Earl of Pow is.

Lt. -Col. C. 'vV. Eames, D.S.O., T.D., M.D.

\V. W. Darlington, The End House, Kennedy Road, l{ingsland, Shrewsbury.

SOIlIERSETBath ...

1900

Capt. L. "Whitaker, M.B .E.

E. A . Bagshawe.

1880

Dr. W. H . Vickery.

Dr. W. H. Vickery.

II. Tidman, Rossinieres, Ellenboro Park Road,

Weston-Super-1\I are

111.

B. E.,

II. 1\1. IIinds, 27, Warnbol"Ough Road, Oxford.

prawson, 15, Johnstone

treet, Bath.

\\. eston-Su per-Mare. STAFFORDSHIREBurton-on-Trent

1879

01. The lIon. Grelton, C.B.E., P.C., l\!.P. J. Hunter.

A. F. \\ hetton.

::\[ajor \V. A. Darrow, 19, Guild St.reet, BurtOllon-Trent.. R. Payne, County Mining College, Cannock.

Cannock Chase Coal Fields No\,th Staffordshire

1883

Smethwick

1897

The l\Iayor.

II. Lamb.

~I.

Wednesbury

1887

The

F. Johnson.

II. Topping, 40, Holyhead Road, Wednesbury.

SUFFOLKIpswi ch

1880

SURREYSurrey County ...

1923

SUSSEXHastin gsandSt. Leonards

The ountess of nslow, The untess of nslow, C.B.E., A.R.R.C. C.B.E., A.R.R.C.

1880

The

WARWICKSHIRE Birmingham

1880

Coventry

1912

The Earl of Dudley, T. Oliver Lee. M.C. Lord ·Willou ghby de The Mayor. Broke, M.e .

Leamington and 'vVarwick

1924

The Mayor.

The

WORCESTERSH IR EStourbridge

1883

The Viscount Cobham.

Dr.

Worcester

1920

Major ] . M. Reddie, C.B. Major

1882

l\Iajor Sir Arthur Atkinson, K.B.E .

YORKSHIRE (EAST)Hull and East Riding

...

YORKSHIRE (NORTII)North Riding

Hunter.

1884

1881

S. \\' . r.lalkin, Rock Cliffe,

layor.

Dr \V. F. Fryer.

ounte

Brasser.

The Marquis of Zetland, K.C.S. I., G.C.I.E ., P.C.

] . Garnett Harper, m bu lance W oodbrid ge Eoad, Guildford.

Headquarters,

E. Elliott, 100, Lionel Street, Birmingham. Irs . ] . J. Bomford, 156, Keresley Road, Coventry. .A sst. cc.: II. II. \\ 'ilkins, lare \ 'illa, Longford, oventry. Director of Education, Education Office, 27, Binswood Avenue, Leamington.

. Duuley.

] . II.

M. Reddic, c. B.

F. P. Clarke.

tation, Samuel

1i5s K. Bones, 30, White Rock, Hastings.

~rayor.

] . Maj or Sir A rthur Atkinson, K.B.R.

toke-on- Trent.

Dill, 70, Exet.er Road, Smethwick.

I i s B. oulcher, Ambulance Road, Ipswich.

1-I. S. Gabb, I1f. B.

head Ie,

larLin," Tredor," Cherry St., Stourbridge. Waite, 23, Chestnut Walk, Worcester.

G. Hampson, 39, East Ella Drive, Hull.

G. Richardson, "\Voodleighton," 16, Emerson i\venue, Linthorpe, Iiddl es brough. Asst. Sec.: J. Mark.

1919

F. Widdup.

R. \ V. East.wood.

J. D.

Dinnington Main

1924

Mrs. Athorpe.

P. W. Ellis.

Halifax

191 2

The Mayor.

E. Midgley.

Wright, Stanric, Breck Lane, Dinnington, ncar Sheffield. G. F. Wellman, 47, Sa vile Park Street, Halifax.

Heavy Woollen Di strict...

1883

Major

Hebden Bridge

1887

]. W. Cockcl'oft.

T. Lowe.

Capt. . Thornes, late R.A.M.C., 70, Victoria Roa d, Dewsbury. Asst. ec. II. Blakeley, 10, The Avenue, Bradford H.oad , BirstalI, near Leecl . E. Stansfield, 22, Lee Vi w Rd . , II ebden BI' idge.

Keighley

1883

Kiveton Park

1895

Lt.-Col. W. Scatterty, Lt .-Col. W. Scatterty, A. Waterworth, Rysworth Hall, Crossfiats, M.D. M.D. Bingley. ]. M. MacIldowie. ]. T. Goodman. J. W. ope, Field House, Kiveton Park, nr. Sheffield.

P. Critchley.

....,

::r:

t':j

YORKSHIRE (WEST)Barnoldswi ck ...

o"rj

TuttaIl, 9, Gi burn Hoad, Barnold wick.

(f) (f)

o()

:;...., (3 Z

OENTRE .

FORMID.

PRUIDENT.

HONORARY 810RITARY.

CHAIRMAN.

E. D. Glover, 40, Tong Road, N ew Wortley, Leeds. N. Smith, 133, Ilkley Road, Otley.

Leeds ...

1878

Col. H . Colli nson,

Otley ...

1888

Dr. S. Edgerley.

Rothed1am

1884

Earl Fitzwilliam,

Saddleworth

1894

J. J. Burridge.

T. Hallam.

Sheffield

1878

The Ead of Wharncliffe.

H. C. Else .

Shipley

1896

D. M. S. Han-ison.

Capt. T. Allen.

G. Hodgson, West Lane, Shipley Glen.

Sowerby Bridge

1890

H. Sagar.

Inspector PezeL

Swinton

1902

S. C. Ward.

F. Tate.

F. Wright, 10, Tillotson Avenue, Beech Wood, Sowerby Bridge. E. Oliver, 41, Rownes Lane, Swinton, Rotherham.

\"'lakefield

1896

The Mayor.

Vvath-on-Dearne

1886

A. T. Thomson.

M. C. Martyn.

York .. ,

1890

Capt. G. Swift.

Irish (Dublin)

1881

Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Molony, Bt.

Sir John Lumsden ,

Ulster (Belfast)

1886

Lord Dunleath,

V. G. L. Fielden,

Guernsey

1881

V. G. Carey.

Jersey

1884-

W . O . Walker.

C.M.G., D.S.O.

IRELAND-

CHANNEL ISLES-

ISLE OF MAN-

Isle of Man

C.B.,

1885

Dr. S. Edgerley. D.S . O .

D.S.O.

Earl Fitzwilliam,

Dr. B. S.

1928

J . W. Gilling, 260, Badsley Moor Lane, R otherham . Miss M. Mason, Kinders Crescent, Greenfield, near Oldham . Asst. Sec. R. G. Beard, 45, Bank Street, Sheffield .

T. W. Pesterfield, 21, Greenwood Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield. Asst. Sec.: F. W. Brown, 20, Church View, Sandal, Wakefield. J. W. Poole, Station House, Station Road, Wathon-Dearne, Rotherham. Ag., Miss D. Kenny, 13 St. Mary's, York.

K.B.E., M.D. M.D.

ollings.

Hon. Sec.: Dr. H . Hunt. Sec.: Miss Petheridge, 14, Merrion Square, Dublin. A. W. Mann and Dr. 1. Fraser, 22/26, May Street, Belfast. 1Irs. Hickey, Arosfa, Les Gra vees, Guernsey. P.Le Masurier, 19, Royal

Earl

Granville,

C.B.,

B. E. Sargeaunt,

M.V.O. ,

O.B.E.

D.S.O.

Church Lads Brigade

D .S .O.

Gen. Sir Archibald R. Lt.-Col. L. Noble Cameron, G.B.E., K.C . B . , C.M .S.

RAILWAY

quare, Jersey.

Major J. W . Young, O.n . E., Chief Constable's Office, Douglas, I sle of Ian.

The Rev. H. F. Peerless, Church Lads' Brigade (I nc.), General Headq uarters, orth wold Road, oui.h Harrow. T

CENTRES

Cheshire Lines Committee

1904-

G. Leedam.

Great Western Railway ...

1896

The Rt. Hon. Viscount H . Horne, P.C ., G.B.E.,

London & T. E. Railway (Great Cpntral Section)

19H

The Hon. Eric B. Butler H enderson.

Capt. \ V. 0oodley, O .B.E., l\I.C ., Office 37, L. .E. Rly ., Ll\!crpool Street tation, London, E.C. 2.

(Great Eastern Section)

1896

Sir Gerald F. Talbot,

Capt. \ V. ~oodley, O.B.E., M.C., Office 36, L. .E . Rly., LIverpool Street Station, London, E.C. 2.

ICC.,

H.. '. Wood s, Parcels Department, heshire Lines om nlli.t.ee, entml tation, Liverpool. dams-Clarke.

Miss C. ~. Ault, General Manager's Office, G.W.R., Paddlllgton Station, London, W.

M.P.

K.C.V.O. C.M.G.

(Great Northern Section)

1924

Sir Ronald W. Matthews.

(North Eastern Area)

1895

C. M. Jenkins Jones.

A. E. Arm strong.

S. Cooper, Ambulance Sec., L.N.E. Rly., York.

L.M. & S. Railway

1925

The Rt. Hon . Lord Stamp, G.C.B., G.B.E.

G. L. Darbyshire.

G. S. Hill, L.M. & S. Rly., Labour and Establishment Office, Hunt's Bank, Manchester.

L.P.T.B. (Metropolitan Line)

1904

E. Evans.

A. J. Webb.

Midland and G. N. Joint Committee

1900

Lt .-Col. H. H. Mauldin.

Capt .. W. Goodley, O.B.E., M.C., Office 37, L.N.E.Rly., LIverpool Street Station, London, E.C. 2.

Southern Railway

1925

Lt.-Col. G. S. Szlumper, W. G. Pape o. n.E

E. Uzzell, General IVranager's Office, Southern Ry., Waterloo tation, London, . E. 1.

C.B.E.

Capt. VV. ~oodley, O .B.E., M.C., Office 37, L. r.E. Rly., LIverpool Street Station, London, E.C. 2.

A . . Gravestock, General Offices, Metropolitan R a !lway, Bakel- treet tation, London, N. \\T.1.

CENTRES OVERSEAS. CENTRE ·

HONORARY

eHAIIIMAN .

PREll DENT.

FORMED .

II!OAI!TARY.

o ADEN.

1939

Aden

H .E. Lt.-Col. Sir Bernard H.E. Lt. -Col. Sir Bernard A. Bhatt, Barrister-at-Law, Aden. R. R eilly, K.C.M.G., R. Reilly, K.C.M.G., C.LE., O.B .E.

C . L E., O.B.E.

AUSTRALIA. Adelaide

188i-

Sir Geo. Murray,

New South VVales

1890

Sir Kelso King, Kt.

Tasmania, Ncrth

1909

The Mayor.

South

1929

Alderman J . Soundy.

R. P . Goode, Brookman Buildings, 35, Grenfell Street, Adelaide. ommander R. Griffith-Bowen, R.A.N.{RET.), 44, Dr. . W . lobbs. Margaret Sireet, Sydney, N.S .W. Sir John Ramsay, IU ., Mrs . Robson, M.B.E. ," Elsinore," Richards Avenue, Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania. C.B.E., JlI.B . A. VV. Potter, 36, Argyle Street, Hobart, T asmania . Dr. T . H . Goddard.

1883

Col. J . A. II. Sherwin.

F. \Y. Kaiser.

Victoria

K.C . M . G.

Dr. C. E. C. Wilson .

F. Raven, 217, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria. Hon . Gen . Sec. : J. R. Campbell, 23, Murray Street, Perth, W .A. Sec., W. C. Brear. Capt. E. R. B. Pike, Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade, Brisbane.

V.D., JII.D.

J. J. Holland.

Capt. J . J . Airey.

Western Australia (Head)

1892

Dr.

Queensland

1909

Vicior Drury.

1924

H .E. Sir Wilfrid Jack- II .E. Sir Wilfrid Jack - H.. B. Scargall, son, K.C.M.G. son, K.C.~I.G. Guiana.

BRITISH G British Guiana

lANA. Y.M.C.A., Georgetown , British

I~DIE

BRITISH WE T J amaica

1939

If .E. The Governor.

~Iajor T. J. C.B I, , ill . B.

Burma

1938

II.E. The Governor.

'Ir Oscar de

IIallman, II . Edwards, Y . ~I .A . House, 76, Hanover Street, Klllgston, J amaiea.

BCIOIA. Glan"Jlle, D. Ye ·u<.lian, 64., Pagoda Road, Rangoon.

C I E . , 0 B E.

CA COM MAN DE RY

Canadian Branch

1910

Ceylon

1906

C. G. Cowan.

ADA. OF THE ORDER .

Lt.-Col. R. E. vVod ehouse, Col. A. E. Snell, c. I.G ., D.S.O., Director of O.B E., ilI.D. Ambulance, Hope Chambers, 63, Sparks Street, Ottawa. EYL The Hon .

. S. \\' odcman G. Gun<lsckar, Offiee of Director of ::'Ifedical

\ ICe , P .O. Box 500, 'olombo,

Gold Coast

er-

1'IJ 1.

Fiji Gibraltar

eylon.

1883

1939

GIBRALT.AR. Lt.-Col. A. E. Beattie, Major-Gencral W . C.M.G., C.B.E., M . C. Blackwell, C.B., C GOLD COAST. II.E . Sir Arnold Hodson, Dr. J. 1. l\Iackay,

1<.. :lI.G.

Capt . D . S. Gowing, Assistant Chief of Police, Ceniral Police Office, Gibraltar.

n trJ

l\I.C.

apt. P. Eckel, Police Depot, P.O. Box 116, Accra .

K.C.l\I.G.

>-l

::0

trJ

(f)

lIong Kong

II .E. Sir Geoffrey orthcote, K1..,

1\1rs. B. Ilyde Lay, S.]. .A. Headquarters, Tai Hang Road, Causeway Bay, IIong Kong.

K.C.M.G.

DIA. H.E. The ommandcrin-Chief in India.

1909

H.E. The Viceroy.

Malta

1882

H .E. Gen. Sir Cha rles Bonham-Carter, K .C.B.,

MALTA. Chev. H. ] . Scicluna, M.B .E.

C.M.G., D .S.O .

Sir W. H. Horwood, KT., K.C .

Malaya

1934

::0

(f)

1910

< trJ trJ

Indian Branch

Newfoundland

IIONG KONG.

188i-

NEWFOUNDLAND. Sir VV. H. Horwood, Kt., K.C.

(f)

Khan ~a?-adur Dr. Abdul Hamid, D .P .H., Red ross BLllldmg , 20, Talkatora Hoad, Delhi, India .

Lieut.-Col. A. J. Gait, O .B.E. , lI.C., R.M.A., 38, Strada Cristoforo, Valetta, Malta.

It S. Furlong, "Vaier A venue, foun<.lland.

i. J ohn's,

STRAITS SETTLEME TS. Hon. S. W. J ones, lIon. R. D. Fitzgerald, Mrs. R?g~rs, griculturaIOffice, I'u llerton C.M.G. M.C., M.D. BUlldll1gs, ingapore Straits eUl em enis.

ew-

THE

ST.

JOH l

AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

ANALYSIS OF EXAMINATIONS. 1938-1939.

]

A.-THROUGH CENTRES.

CERTIFICATES

C1l

:.:1:1:

RE-EXAMINATION

...<

umber of

umber of Classes

1:1: Q

IU I/)

>1:1: < 1:1:

October ),'"ovcmbcr December January Fcbruary ~rarch \pnl

CI Z CI

:z:

~lav

Jur;e . July. Augu t September

andidates successful in

o. I failed

Total F .A.

P.F.A .

1,26 ' 4,903

108

151 643

II.. T. b.H. . Hyg. I P.Hg. 119 361

3H 761

10,-126

778

747

526

6,32

291

2~2

267 2,309 2,297 I , 02

557

6,-1-11

6 0

1,03 1

12 .0-17

757

,53 907 9-17 l , l-J-J 3-13 27 '

10.23 12,2 2

413 1,06 ' 1,069

52 ]28 222 52 76

1 7

3,908

192 108

2,631 5 -4570

219 90 70 124 40 14

101 , 36

1.025

1-1,OD2

1,274

13 , 151 16,370

-J.,-J.C-4-

2,0-3

COOkeJi

Sa n.

13 31 3

47 12

0 3

'----v-..-J 1.17

15,276

L08, '6 1

I--

7,1 9

10 3

I 1,590 6,115 12,231 6,923 7,47.1 15,3 12 13,190 15,255 16,421 20,015 5,290 4,600

Number of Candidates

Number of Classes

I 146 683 1,265 668 851 1,415 1,247 1,419 1,636 1,903 587 469

8·4 1 10·05 9·3 8·80 10·22 8·46 8·64 8·5 1 9·06 8·68 9·99 9·26

27 .16 86 79 104 198 146 75 49 34 8 4

- - -,

Percentage of failures

Failed

428 1,427 3, 171 3,435 4,680 8,107 5,715 3,023 1,643 1,476 331 25.1

10 42 86 44 113 116 136 48 36 43 16 7

---

/ 124.416 / 12,289

I Passed

9·00

856

9·45 10 ·26 10·53 11·97 11·65 10·79 10·36 10·33 12 ·42 11 ·26 11 ·77 10 ·89

32 13 48 15 19 37 31 25 27 8 8 5

33,690

697

1,274 827 3,833 1,445 1,806 3,377 3,043 1,932 1,598 1.1 67 356 204

130 47 230 61 85 125 115

,0 .0

B.-THROUGH BRANCHES (DETACHED CLASSES). Oclober _-o\cmber December

>q u

] anuary

ci.

.9-< ~ .d ~

C1l

~ cd

......

If)

.!:I

August Septemb r

(f)

......

If)

11)

00 00

<:'-1

00 ,......

.......

00 00

?lIay . June. July .

M p:j N 0\

F bruary "larch Apnl.

......

1;')1 -J3-1 1, 111 65-1 6-18 1.2. I 9<'-1 I . 06 1, IS7 1,28H -4-.n 32 '

176 3 65-1 19 473

C')

..... 9,-169

7l '

61 210 177 59

453

2, ~01

6 7

2,'0 615 67

160 5 6

69 33

16, -16

122 ,371

127,706

......

IfJ

Centre and Branch Grand Totals, 193 - 9 17,26 Centre and Branch Grand Totals, 1937-8 5,952

ell

......

IfJ

C1l

t?; iii

...Z 1:1:

IU Q

'6...'.0 <.)

C1l

q H

59 127 16

1 17,~

1,754 6 ,945 17.144 9,408 9 ,3 19 18,672 14 ,851

10 2

-I

12 11 20

I : 1-_4_9_~, !f_:~ _I_!_ ,1 flU I

__ 5,166

46 154

236,567

33,103

301

53,9 7

11 ,731

503

183 794 2,018 1,279 1,228 2,259 1 715

100

~~ 66

96 104

64 19

_1_4_ 5,_ 8_76_: 1_1_8,_1_86_ .___ 11_._0_8_....-_2_6_8_ 1 20,862

1 ,084

270,292

30,475

10·17

1,124

54,552

1,781

66,358

6,934

10·52

1,206

44,393

1,723

To face page 32.

ell

...

-1-

621

.....

76 -4-22 1,17 26-1 396 3, 29 2,-4-59 2,159

C1l

CERTIFICATES AND OTHER AWARDS. CERTIFICATES AND OTHER AWARDS. Number issued through Branches and Centres . CERTIFICA TES . England and heland.

Year.

Wales.

1922 (Grand Total) 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 193..J. 1935 1936 1937 193

1,510 ,313 25,006 26,172 32,597 31,389 31,749 35,505 37,245 42,211 44,970 3 ,709 3 ,907 3 ,234 36,403 41,031 43,129 66,35

1939

2,119,92 270,292

Yearly Totals.

Overseas.

10,560* 300,000 5,05]* 23,062 5,48 * 23,642 23,152 5,477* 5,707* 26,846 5,506* 33,604 5,881* 23,727 6,132* 32,606 6,105* 38,031 7,070* 36,419 ,18 * 36,016 6,523 31,696 5,9 -140,712 47,061 5,651 5,7 9 55,60 5,545 53,696 7,676 59,625

1,820,873 53,119 55,302 61,226 63,942 70,859 65,113 75,983 86,347 88,459 82,913 77,126 84,930 89,115 102,428 102 , 370 133,659

10 ,333 16 , 157

5,503 115 , 62

3,113,76-1402,311

2,390,220 124,-1-90 * Including Vouchers.

1,001,365

3,561,075

RE-EXAMINATION AWARDS. (Not including ouchers.) :'IIEDALLTo:-<s.

L.\BELS.

PE:-<DA:-<TS.

England, Ireland, alld Overseas.

T:.ngland, Ireland, and Wales. Overseas.

Wales.

England, It'eland, alld Overseas.

1922 (Grand Totals) 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 193-11935 1936 1937 1938

2-1-6,030 7,6 7 ,247 9,222 10,024 11,169 11,551 11,819 13,663 }..j.,501 14,526 H,561 13,455 13,036 13,016 12,545 16,063

1 ,9-- 213,519 7-11 ,-1-76 1,063 19,320 1,31 1 20,992 23,797 1,3-!7 1,260 26,49 1,192 29,113 1 ,138 30,752 33,741 1 ,406 1 ,26-136,521 1,336 37,795 42,6 3 1 ,559 4-1-,676 1,359 1,315 46,102 1, 1 4 46,909 1,0 9 48,008 1,258 50,937

5,074 1,925 2,540 2,942 3,46 4,011 4,370 4,602 5,009 5,439 5,851 6,154 6,776 6,954 7,090 6,811 6,922

13,66 2,530 2,670 2,778 3,100 3,296 4,375 4,100 4,346 4,695 4,746 5,059 5,362 5 , 043 5,311 5,159 5,764

368 165 182 192 168 322 311 363 366 330 358 369 497 475 441 526 512

1939

441,115 17,995

21,785 1 ,470

769,839 51,032

5,938 7,578

83,002 5,538

4,495 586

459,110

23,255

20. 71

93,516

88,540

5,081

Year.

Wales.

INDEX. PAGK

PAGE

Invalid Transport Corps

Overseas Centres, List of

Pamphlets and Leaflets, List of

Admissions to and Promotions in the Order Analysis of Examinations (facing) Centres, Awards issued through (facing) Centres, List of

Parchment Vote of Thanks 12

Certificates I ssued and other awards

Classes Overseas

Competitions

Form of Bequest

Headquarters, temporary

Honorary Life Members Income and Expenditure Account Instruction, Particulars of . International Congress for Life Saving and First Aid

Promotions in and Admissions to the Order Railway Centres, List of

Recognition of Services

Re-examination Awards Regulations, modification of

St. Paul's First Aid Station

Statistics of awards gained through Branches and Centres (facing)

Stores Department

Subscriptions and Donations Temporary Headquarters

Vellum Vote of Thanks

1tbe Gran~ J)rtol11 in tbe JJrtttsb 'Realm of trbe 11'enerable ~r~er of tbe 'Ilospttal of $t. 3-obn of Serusalem. AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT.

ltbe $t. 30b" ambulance lSrtgabe

Annual Report PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY STEPHEN AUSTIN AND SONS, LTD. FORE STREET, HERTFORD -

. The Chief Commissioner 1939

LONDON: CHANCERY OF THE ORDER,

ST.

JOHN'S GATE,

CLERKENWELL, E.C.1

~be ~ranb

IPr{or}? tn tbe 18rtttsb 1Rea[m of tbe Wenerable ®rber of tbe 1bosptta[ of St. John of Jerusalem. AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

U:be $t. 30bn Ernbulance :J13rigabe.

Annual Report of The Chief Commissioner for the year ending 31st December, 1939

HEADQUARTERS: ST. JOHN 'S GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, E.C.r I

CONTENTS uperior Officers of the Brigade appointed by H.R.Il. the Grand Prior Headquarters Staff Officers Brigade Sub-Committee Report of the Chief Commissioner . Report of the Surgeon-in-Chief Report of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief County Presidents and Vice-Presidents . App ndix 1. St. John Voluntary Aid Detachments-County and Assistant County Controllers Appcndix II. Service Medals and Bars ppendix III. District and County Reports :o. I District . No. II District No. III (Eastern) District No. III (Western) District No. IV District o. V District o. VI District o. VII District No. VIII District o. IX District o. X District. Eire District Northern Ireland (Ulster) District Wales

PAGE 4

4 11

12 18 24 28 32 35

(!omlllanbant~tn~(!bief

75 84

103 113 119 123 127 1+2 151

157 162

1Hursing (!orps anb JDiviatons ot ~be $t.

30bn Bmbulance :f13rigabe ·

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Dame Grand Cro s of the Order of St. John

COUNTY INDEX PAGE

Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bristol . Buckinghamshire Cam bridgeshire Channel Islands Cheshire Cornwall Cumberland Derbyshire Devonshire Dorset Durham Essex Essex (Metropolitan Police Area and Rural Districts of Romford, Orsett, and Rochford) G loucestershire Hampshire and Isle of "Wight Herefordshire. Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire (Metropolitan Police Area Huntingdon . Isle of Wight Kent Kent (Metropolitan Police Area)

75 58 84

59 62 142 12+ 98 127 101 103 130 139 113 144 45 64 66

119 145 45

81 66 123 45

Appointed May, 1928

PAGE

Lancashire Leicestershire. Lincolnshire . London (Ietropolltan Police Area) Metropolitan Police Area. Iiddlesex (l\Ietropohtan PolIce Area) Norfolk Northam ptons h Irc orth umber land ottlllghamshire Oxfordshire Rutland hropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey " Surrey (l\letropolitan Police Area) Sussex Warwickshire Westmorland Wiltshire . W orcestershire York, East Riding. North West

IDeput-g crol1tmanbant:::::in:::::crbief

103

+5 +5

H.R.H.

THE

DUCHESS

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John

45 147 1

113 10+ 70 7

120 72

90 14-

124 45

124 90 101 73 90 115 117

104

GLOUCESTER

Appointed February, 1937

Superior @fficers Appointed by His Royal Highn s

(tomtnieeionere in (tbarge of JDistricte anb (tountiee

the Grand Prior

lDiatriet (tommissionera

(Showing G,'ade in the OrdeY and Dale oj Appointment)

SIR JOHN LUMSDE , K.B.E., M.D.

Ubief <l011l11llsnfontr MAJOR-GENERAL

IR JOHN Du CA

Knight of Grace.

K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., D . . 0.

ppointed July, 1931.

ppointecl January, 1922.

Surgeon:::ln:::a bief CORBET FLETCHER, M.A., M.B., B.CHIR.,

Knight of Grace. 1a~12

T. J OIl

Knight of Grace.

EOIght of Crace .

vYILLIAM GOODLEY, O.B.E., M.C.

Appointed to

F.R . . ' .(E.)

MAJOR PERCY G. DARVIL-SMITH, C.B.E.

Late Commi sioner, 0 IV Di trict . In pectiog Officer, District .

o. 1\

Officer.

Appointed to Buckinghamshire, February, 1923. LEC R. TOWERZEY

Officer.

Appointed to Wiltshire, February, 1923. H

GH H. V. MILLER, O.B.E.

Kmght of Grace. Appointed to Devonshire, July, 1925. AppolOted t o outh-West Devon and certain East Cornwall towns, May, 1936.

5ecretnrn

T A 'LEY EMBLETON

MAJOR PERCY G. DARVIL- !\lITH,

Officer.

.B.E.

!{mght of Grace.

ppointed to

Appointed May, 1912.

:assistant 5ec retnl')?

JAME

YL VESTER HA '

Staff Staff

~ffieer- 1lir

Commander. ommander.

~fficerB lRRiO J)recautions

ommander. Commander.

ommissioner, October, 1 32

Appointed by Chief Commissioner,

Lady District Officer MI S

1.,' AT

ommander.

D. VAUGHA l

HERBERT LANGLEY JONES

Enight of Grace.

~nTH, M.D., C.M.

WYNESS MACGREGOR, M.B., CH.B.

Appointed to Herefordshire, February, 1936.

to 1beat'quartet6 Staff

Appointed by Chief Commissioner for Special Duties,

YSO

Appointed to Hampshire, 17th May, 1935.

Officer.

HERBERT JOHN VICK

Commander. pril, 1935 .

District Staff Officer E. T. MILBURN

Officer.

( ttached)

Assistant Commissioner W. GEO. PAPE, O.B.E.

Commander.

Appointed to Hertfordshire, March, 1935.

1AJOR A. TE

Appomted by Chief Commissioner, June, 1939. :attact)e~

ppointed to Northamptonshire, March, 1932 .

Appointed to County of Leicester, March, 1932.

Appointed by Chief Commissioner, November, 1939.

INTER DRYLA D, D.L., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

l\:night of Grace.

Lady District Officer MRS. P. l\IcKEN A Lady Divisiona~ Superintendent

Appointed to County of Cornwall, March, 1932.

GEORGE F. BROWNE

1arch . 193+ .

Appointed by Chief Commissioner, February, 1939 Dame of Grace.

Appointed to County of Cheshire, January, 1932.

LE LIE ,

Lady District Officer The Lady FORE TER

Dame of Grace.

Appointed to County of Gloucester, May, 1931.

LIE T.-COL. \YILLIAM BLACKWOOD, D.S.O., M.B.

Appointed December, 1935.

Appointed by Chief

orth Riding of Yorks, May, 1930. ARDEW, M.C., M.B., F.R.C.S.

LIEUT.-COL. \V. CHALO ER, O.B.E., T.D.

Staff ®mcets to tbe ]Lao\? SuperintenOent:::in:::(!bie! Lady District Officer II S 1\1. LETHBRIDGE, C.B.E. Dame of Grace.

Appointed to

ARTH R BARRETT

BE ' TALL, O.B.E., F.R. C.S.(E.)

Knight of Grace.

ounties of ~orthumberland and Durham, lay, 1930.

FREDERICK P. 'VILSON A1

Appointed :'Iay, 1910 .

WILLIA I

TO. I (Prince of Wales's) District, June, 1933.

(tount)? (tollll11fssionets

Appointed July, 1936.

ELLIS , C. :-LC., T.D., ~I.D. Knight of Grace . Late Assistant Surgeon -in- hler. COLONEL CHARLES JOSEPH TRIMBLE, .B., .~r.G . , V.D., T.D., L . R.C.r.

Knight of Grace.

o. IV (Lancashire) District, January, 1932. FRASER, F.R.C.S.

APPOlOtcd to Northern Ireland District, March, 1932. APTAI

JllSptcting ®mcers 011 Stnff of (tblef Uonllnfssiolltt COLO EL CL:\RE~ C E

Appointed to

ommander.

TKIN 0

Appointed July, 1939.

BENTALL, O.B.E.

o. V District, August, 1916.

LFRED RICHARDS o . XI (S.E. & C.R.) District, December, 1919.

Knight of Grace . Appointed to Amalgamated with o. VIII (Duke of Connaught's) District, January, 1929.

:assistant Surgcon:::in:::(tbfef WILLIAM

Appointed to

ERNEST

J(night of Grace .

Superintcnoent:::in:::(tbfe! of 1J.llltsing aorps anO lDi"iatotls Dame of Justice.

ovember, 1914.

WILLIAM GEORGE SMITH, O.B.E.

1.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Appointed June, 1936.

MRS. LORNA E.

Appointed to Eire District,

Knight of Grace.

COLONEL GEORGE A. MOORE, C. I.G., D . . 0., M.D., A.M . . (RET.)

Knight of Justice.

SYDNEY WILLIAM MALKIN

Bssistn n t (tbie! a OHlin fsstoner Knight of Grace.

SUPERIOR OFFICERS

Appointed by Chief Commissioner for Secretarial duties of Surgeon-in-Chief, June, 1936.

Appointed to Mid, East, and

orth Devonshire, May, 1936.

CLIVE GARDI ER-HILL, M.B ., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Officer.

Appointed to Oxfordshire, May, 1936.

LIEUT.-COL. CHARLES WILLIAM EAMES, D.S .O., T.D., M.D.

Serving Brother.

Appointed to Shropshire, July, 1936.

J OH

THE ST. COLO EL

Commander.

AMBULANCE BRIGADE

IR BERTRA f

:assistant (1ommissioners

T. FORD, T.D.

Appointed to Birmingham, February, 1937.

D AVID LESLIE BEATH, O .B.E., M.R.C.S . , L.R.C.P .

Officer.

Appointed to

KE NETH

HE RY CYRIL ELSE

omerset, July, 1937.

Knight of Grace.

ppointed to

ambridgeshire, July, 1937 .

IR THO IA

Officer.

ARTHUR CLOUDE LEY

ROMPTON CIIAMBERS

Appointed to

o. V District,

Tovember, 1912.

\,TILLIAM

HAROLD LEPPI GTON THOR TON

HAMILTON, M.C., T.D., M.D.

ommander.

Tovember, 1937.

1IITJI, F.R.C . . (E.), L.R .C.P.

Appointed to County of

uilolk,

l\:night of Grace.

HARLE ' KXIGHT

Appointed to Bedfordshire,

Appointed to NORMA

Appointed to No. V District, December, 1917.

IAJOR EDWARD BURDETT POOLEY, L.R.C.P.

To \"ember, 1937.

Appointed to

Tovember, 193 .

DANIEL

Officer.

J AMES LAMBERTO . T, 11.B., CH.B., D.P.II.

Officer.

o. V District, March, 1911.

ppointed to Norfolk, July, 1937.

Appointed to County of Essex,

Serving Brother.

HARRY

Commander.

COOK, M.P.

L IEUT.-COL . JOHN LIVI IG TO

Serving Brother.

Appointed to

. l\1AURICE- MITII, M.R.C.S., L.R . . P .

Officer.

SUPERIOR O FFICERS

ounties of Cumberland and \Vestmorland, April, 1939.

Appointed to

o. IV District, December, 1919 .

fcCOLL, M.B.

TO. III District, December, 1919.

LIEUT.-COL. \VILLIAM SCATTERTY, M.D.

Knight of Grace.

JENNI GS, 1LH., CH .B.

Appointed to

o. V District, February, 1921.

Appointed to East Riding of York hire, July, 1939. IR GEORGE LE TIIAL

CHARLES ARTHUR POOLE, M.A.

Officer.

Appointed to County of Berkshire, July, 1939. tHARRY

Commander.

ROMPTO "

HA1IBER '

Officer.

Appointed Acting County Commissioner, DerbyshIre, 19+0. tLIEUT.-COL. \ VILLIAM

Knight of Grace.

CATTERTY, M.]).

Appointed Acting County ommi Sloner, We t Riding of Yorkshire, 19+0. tCAPTAI

Serving Brother.

~IAJoR \VILLIA I H. NOBLE, L.M.S . . A.

Command r.

Appointed to

GUY B. ARM TRONG

TO.

ER E T

Appointed to Lincolnshire, 19+0.

HEATLE, K.C.B., C.V.O., F.R.C .S.

ppointed to o. XI (S.E. & C.R.) District, March, 1921, amalgamated With Xo. VIII (Duke of Connaught's) District, January, 1929.

Commander.

VIII (Duke of Connaught's) District, February, 1923 .

l\Ic l

Appointed to

TYRE, 1LR.C.S., L.R.C.P.

o. I (Prince of Wales's) District, February, 1924.

tWILLIAM GEORGE PAPE, O.B.E.

Commander.

Appointed to

uney, 1940.

Serving Brother.

Appointed to

tCAPTAIN PERCIVAL

IR DUDLEY E. M CCO RKELL, M.B.E.

'ommander.

tDAVID BRYCE

Appomted to

us ex, 19+0.

Mu C HA~IP,

J.P.

Appointed to Nottingham hire, 19+0.

AXTHOXY

Officer.

CAPTAL.

Appointed to Staffordshire, 1940.

ONXOR, M.B.E.

ppointed to Irish Free State District, July, 1925.

tEDMUND E. D UDLEY

Officer.

Torthern Ireland District, November, 1924.

YDNEY JAME

Commander.

Appointed to

\VARRE

TO. I (Prince of \Vales's) District, July, 1927.

HUGH F. POWELL, M.B.E., M.D., ~1.R.C.

Officer.

Appointed to West

omerset, 1940 .

tEDGAR SCOTT BOWES, :o.1.R. C.S. , L.R . . P.

JAME

Officer.

H . \VEBB

Appointed to hish Free State District, November, 1929.

Appointed to Dorsetshire, 1940 . FRA K LESLIE

Officer.

EWTO~, M.B., CH .B.

Appointed to \Vorcestershire, 1940.

tCAPTAIN THE LORD HARRIS, M. C ., D.L., J.P.

Officer.

Appointed to Kent, 1940.

APTAIX GUY BOWDER ARMSTRO G

erving Brother.

Appointed to No. V District, l\Iay, 1930.

CAPTAIN ALEXAXDER

Commander.

AMPBELL \ VHITE K

ppointed to

OX, 11. C ., M.B., B .CH .

o . I (Prince of Wales's) District,

ovember, 1930.

MAJOR J OHN W. YOUNG, O.B.E.

Appointed to Isle of Man, 1940. MAJOR EKRICKE S. PHILLIPS, D.S.O., M.A., F.R .C.S.

Appointed to 'W arwickshire, 1940. t Acting. t Temporary for duration of war.

WILLIAM MAXWELL REEKIE, O.B .E .

Commander. JOH

Commander.

o. IV (Lancashire) District, March, 1932. JAMES HUEY, L.M.S.S.A . , L.S .A.

Appointed to

o. V District, May, 1932.

ARTHUR

Officer.

FREDERICK C. COZENS, M.B., B.CH.

McMASTER, M.D.

Appointed to No. VIII (Duke of Connaught's) District,

ovember, 1932.

Appointed No. VnI (Duke of Connaught's) District, February, 1937.

Serving Brother.

A NDREW J. MACWILLIAM

Officer.

Appoint ed to Irish Free State District, February, 1933.

tCAPTAI

PERCIVAL MUSCHAMP, J.P.

Appointed

o. V District, February, 1937.

J OSEPH P . MACNAMARA

Officer.

Appointed to Irish Free State District, February, 1933 . V\'ILLIAM NORMA

Officer.

tMIcHAEL COLI

Appointed to

LAVI, M.B., M.R.C . .

o. I

COLONEL EDWARD GIBBON, M.B . ~rAJOR EBE

Officer

Appointed to

COLO EL GEORGE

Commander.

Appointed to

. REDMO D, T.D., M.B.

o. IV (Lancashire) District, May, 1936. IMP 0

Appointed to

, O.B.E., T.D., F.R.C.S.

IV (Lancashire) District, July, 1939.

Torthern Ireland District, July, 1939. orthern Ireland District, December, 1939.

Rus

APTAIN

o. IV (Lancashire) District, May, 1936.

Appointed to

ITO.

t\VILLIAM ARTHUR DICKSON, M.B., CH .B .

fficer.

WILLIAM H. GASTALL, D.C.l\L

erving Brot her.

TUART BURT-HAMILTO~, M.C., l\I.B., CH.B.

tLIEUT.- OL. KENLIS E. NAGLE

Appointed to No. IV (Lancashire) Distnct, May, 1936.

Officer.

orthern Ireland District, May, 1939.

Appointed to

lACKE ZIE, M.B.

COLO EL CHARLES H.

orthern Ireland District, June, 1937

Appointed to No. V District, March, 1939.

Appointed to

(Lancashire) District, May, 1936 .

IAJOR J OH

Officer.

fficer.

orth Lincolnshire, February, 1936.

Appointed to

Appointed

EDMUND EDWARD DUDLEY

Iovember, 1933 .

R ICHARD CLEGG, M.R .C.S., L.R.C.P.

Commander.

V/ILLIAM ALLE

Servwg Brother.

WEST-WAT ON, M.D.

Appointed to No. V District,

SUPERIOR OFFICERS

T HE ST. J OHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

Appointed to

ELL

TEELE, M.B.

o. I District, December, 1939.

tPROFESSOR GREGG \ VILSON, O.B.E.

o. IY (Lancashire) District,

fay, 1936.

AppolDted to Northern Ireland District, January, 1940.

JOSEPH PATRICK FLAVI

Serving Brother.

Appointed to No. VIII District,

Serving Brother.

Appointed to

fay , 1936.

DAVID BRYCE

CAPTAI

Officer.

WILLIAM ARTHUR REE , L.R. C.P., L.R. C . .

Appointed to No. I (Prince of Wales's) Dlstrict, July, 1936. ALFRED \ Y. .MAl T1

Officer.

Appointed to

1l6sist Rnt crount}? Comm isstoners

o. Vln District, May, 1936 .

orthern Ireland District, December, 1936.

\VILLIAM \\TILDI G J OH TSTO

Officer.

Appointed to County of Cornwall,

MAJOR

Officer.

HARLE

Officer.

GEORGE HUGH MOR E, M.R.C.

Officer.

LIEUT.-COLO , EL

Officer.

H. REA

Officer.

Appointed to

Appointed Northern Ireland District, December, 1936.

Appointed

o. V District, December, 1936.

Appointed

Serving Brother.

Appoint ed No. VIII (Duke of Connaught's District), February, 1937. o. VIII (D uke of Connaught's) District, February, 1937.

,C.LE.

PERCY REAY, M.C.

Mid Devon Area, July, 1937. FREDERICK

Knight of Grace.

PRAWSO

Appointed to Somerset,

JOHN

Officer.

tMAJOR CLIFFORD BRAZIER, O.B.E .

Appointed

GEORGE \ i' /ILFRED HIN GSTON

o. VIII (Duke of Connaught's) District, February, 1937. J OHN H. D AY, M.B.E., J.P.

UTHBERT

orthern Area, Hampshire, November, 1936.

APTAI

Officer.

HERBERT A. J. \iVRIGGLESWORTH

Officer.

fay, 1936.

ppointed to County of Cheshire, June, 1937.

KENNETH H. BEVERLEY, M.R.C . . , L.R.C.P.

Commander.

100RS

Appointed to East Devon Area,

Appointed Northern Ireland District, December, 1936. JOH

ovember, 1929.

Appointed to ·W estern Area, Hampshire, March, 1932 . ER E T JA 1ES

DA IEL PARKER

GLEN, L.R.C .P.

leT

ovember, 1937. S.

Appointed to Eastern Area, Hampshire, May, 1938. ER EST ALFRED BISHOP

Serving Brother.

Appointed to

orthern Area, Buckinghamshire, July, 1938.

THE ST. J OH LIEUT.-COL. JOH

Serving Brother.

BRIGADE

ROBERT COLLINS, M.C., T.D.

Appointed to Southern Area, Buckinghamshire, July, 193 . HE RY Au TIl

Officer.

BRIGADE REPRESE TATIVES

A mULANCE BRIGADE

J OH

TLEY KILLER FER

ppointed to County of Cheshire,

~Iarch ,

1939.

t \\ ILLIAM EDWARD RUTLEDGE, L.H.C.P. &

Appointed to County of

Iorfolk, l\Iay , 1939 .

GEORGE EDWARD

Serving Brother.

ppointed to East Riding of Yorkshire, July, 1939.

GEORGE HENRY EDGECOMBE, M.B., B.eH.

Serving Brother.

Appointed to Counties of Cu m berland and \Y estmorland, J u 1y, 1939 . LIEUT.-COL. H. P. COOK,

SUB-COMMITTEE

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER (Chairman). THE ASSISTANT CHIEF Co 1MISSIO ER. THE SURGEO -I - IIIEF. TIlE LADY UPERI TE DENT-I -CHIEF, NURSI G DIVISIONS. TIlE As ISTA T SURGEON-lX-CHIEF. TIlE I PECTING OFFICERS TO CHIEF COMMISSIONER. THE OMMIS lONER, IRISH FREE STATE DISTRICT. THE COMMISSIO ER FOR WALES. THE STAFF OFFICER, BRIGADE OVERSEAS. YD EY W. MALKI . ER TEST A. RICHARDS. . EMBLETON. APTAI \V. GOODLEY, M.e. \V. MITH, O.B.E. IAJOR A. TEN ' YSON- :'IIITH, M.D.

TRUTT, M.V.O., B.A.

Appointed to County of Buckingham, October, 1938.

'erving Brother.

1.B., F.R.C . .

Appointed to County of Hampshire, December, 1939 . tKE TNETH GEORGE \Y ARD ~ AUNDER , F.R.e.·.

Appointed to

PERCY H.

THE

HOFIELD

Serving Brother.

Appointed to

Serving Brother.

Appointed to County of Gloucester, D c.ember, 1939 LFRED J OH~ OWEi\'"

DE REPRE E TT

,j1B L

PERI

DI TRICT

MR . E. A. TWEEDALE,

Dame of Grace.

MR .

f\D E REPRE

FALWA. SER

MRS. S. PORTER

Appointed to No. X District, July, 1927. MRS. E. F. PRINGLE

Appointed to Irish Free State District, December, 1929. ~ISS A. M. WALKER

Commander.

AMBULANCE COMMITTEE

Appointed to No. I District, June, 1935.

COUNCIL OF THE ORDER JOH;-;

HIEF Oi-DIl SIO ER. TIlE UPERI TE l DE T-I)J-CHIEF. LADY \V . G. ~IITH, O.B.E.

BIRKBECK TO. V District, January , 1917 .

Appointed to No. VIII District, March, ] 923.

E~TATIVE

Appointed to

iRS.

Officer.

BRI

.B.E., A.R.R.e., J.P.

Appointed to :No. III District, February, 1919 .

Commander.

DE TT

ommis ioner)

iRS. M. REEVE, A.R.R.C.

Dame of Grace.

TIYE

E DEP.\RTMENT OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN

THE HIEF OM II SIO, ER. X. CORBET FLETCHER, 1I.A., M.B., B.CHIR., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. LADY PERI~TE DE. T-I -CHIEF. \\T. 7. lITH, O.B.E. APTAIi\'" \V . GOODLEY, O.B.E., ~I. e .

Appointed to No. IV District, Sept mber, 1913 .

Dame of Grace .

BRITTOX

cting.

(Appointed by the Chief

Dame of Grace.

BRIG OF

Appointed to County of Bristol, Decemb r, 1 39.

LADY

ECRETARY OF THE BRIGADE.

Torth \Vorcestershire, December, 1939 .

HE~·mY J OH)J LEWI

Officer.

SECRETARY

'orth Devon Area, December, 1939 .

BIUG

REPRE ENT TIYES ON CHAPTER-GENERAL THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN THE CHIEF COM nssro ER. . W. MALKIN.

R EPORT OF THE C HIEF COMMISSIONER

Annual Report of the Chief Commissioner THE DI RECTOR OF AMBULANCE, ORDE R OF T . J OH .

SIR, I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the year ending 31st December, 1939. The year 1939 has undoubtedly been the most strenuous in th history of the t . J ohn Ambulance Brigade. .G~cat demands. have been made on all members, particularly on CommIssIOners, uI?ennt~ndents, and t heir staffs. Many people have felt that the b st way In w~Ich t~e ' could help the National War effort was to be p~epared to 11 lp In a SlSt ing t he sick and wounded, and the re~ult of thIS h~ been an enormou. increase in the Brigade, as is shown 111 the followll1O" fIgures. . T he actual increases of new Divi ions and personnel compared wIth 1938 are as follows : ew Units (Divisions and ectw ll s includzng EJlgland, Eire 1 orthern Ireland, and Wales)

1939

1938

Ambulance ursing . Cadet Ambulance Cadet T ursing .

13+ 130 23 11

73 30 19

298

199

et 1'ncrea se in P ersonnel

1939

193

17,46+ 2,131 13,864 1,46 939 315 1,412

Men Women Boys Girls Less decrease of Girl

32,267 5,326 70+

adets

31,563

The following tables show the strength of the Brigade on the 31 st December, 1939 : England (including orthern Ireland) Wales Eire

England Wales Eire

Adult Units Men Women Total 1,566 860 2,426 273 104 377 13 15 28

A dull Personnel Men Women Total 64,816 29,393 9+,209 7,742 2,029 9,771 703 377 1,080

1,852

73,261

979

2,831

Cadet Uni ts Boys Gtrls Total 329 220 549 149 66 215 1

479

287

766

31 ,799 105,060

Cadet P ersonnel Boys Girls Total 6, 43 4,674 11,517 3,270 1,393 +,663 37 31 68 10,150

6,098

16,24

F rom the above it will be seen t hat there has been an increase of 298 new Divisions and 31 ,563 members, and that the total strength of the

Brigade, including Cadets, is 121,308. These are very remarkable figures; they prove, if .any p~oof is nece~s~ry, that the Brigade. serves a valuable purpose and IS effiCIently adm1111stered; for no serVice could have expanded so greatly unless it had fulfilled both these conditions. This large increase is not confined to any particular area, but is spread all over the country in both urban and rural districts, it has naturally thrown an enormous amount of work on Commissioners and their officers, and reflects the greatest credit on all concerned. The formation of new divisions requires initiative and enterprise, and I must thank those officers and others who have so successfully shown these qualities. The difficulties we have encountered during t he year have been increased owing to the fact that such a large number of our officers having been called up for military service, these include a number of Commissioners. WORK OF THE Cases of accident and sudden illness, 622, 183-a decrease BRIGADE FOR . , 1939 of 130,565 compared with last year s figures. Brigade-operated motor ambulances carried 10 1,875 cases 1,419,501 mile (a decrease of 48,030 and increase of 5,442 miles respectively) , ttendances at Civil Hospitals, Clinics, and \ iVelfare Centres by officers and m mbers of Nursing Divi ions in 1939 were 186,322-an increase of 1-t.8,3 6 compared with 1938. First Aid work on the highways continue to be efficiently carried out, and there are now 430 Roadside Huts, 677 First Aid Posts, and 663 First Aid abinet established on the main roads. 21,987 road accidents received treatment (decrease 2,968), and the injured were transported 10 ,095 miles. From the above it will be seen that the normal work of the Brigade in r ndering first aid to the sick and injured in this country has been fully carried out in the customary manner, but since the outbreak of war c rtain other duties have been thrown on to the Brigade. t seaports there have been a number of seamen injured by enemy action. In many cases th assi tance of the Brigade has been called in to r nder fir t aid, to remov from ships and tran port the injured. In a number of case thi has entailed our members going out by lifeboats to the damaged ve sei. This work has been nobly carried out, and numbers of letters of thanks have been received from Naval Authoritie and hipping Lines, both Briti h and foreign, thanking the Brigade for such services rendered. Another side of the war work has had a profound effect on the Brigade; this is the .R.P. service. Since the inception of A.R.P. some years ago the Brigade has worked in close co-operation with the Home Office. On the anti-gas side the Brigade was asked by the Home Office to assist in instructing the public in anti-gas measures; this work was undertaken energetically by all units of the Brigade. Before the war broke out the Brigade had about 7,000 trained anti-gas in tructors, and carried out an enormous amount of instruction of the public and aloof the personnel of large industrial undertakings in this important service. This duty put a great strain on our members and entailed a large amount of extra work. It was carried out admirably, and I have heard nothing but praise for the efficient way in which it was carried out. One of the m ost important subjects in A. R .P . i First Aid. All members of the A. R .P . services are obliged t o have a knowledge of thi subject.

THE

REPORT OF THE CHIEF CO:'.1MISSIONER

T. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

It was but natural that the Home Officc hould reque t t.hc Brigade, which is the paramount first aid organization in the country, to assist in this work. Thi again threw an enormous amount of work and respon ibility on our officers. Thi duty, which is our particular subject, ha been well and efficiently carri d out, with the result there must be an enormous number of the public who have been train d in this important subject by members of the Brigade. \Vhen the .R.P. scheme wa put into operation on the outbreak of hostilities, a very large proportion of our member were called up for A.R.P. service under the Local Authorities, a proportion of tho e were put on whole-time or paid duty, but a far larger proportion volunteered for part-time or unpaid duty. In the ca e of male member the duty undertaken was that of tretcher-bearer or duty at fir t aid po t. In the case of women members who had volunteered a nur ing auxiliarie , the duty undertaken was either in fir t aid tabon , ho pitals, and clinic. In many districts our officers are in charge of 11r t. aid tations and first aid stretcher-bearer partie. I hav had letter from Medical Officers of Health thanking me for the valuable servic s of members of the Brigade employed on uch dutie. The Brigade may well claim to have provided a most valuable contribution to tIl important task of Civil Defence, for which it ha be n preparing for omc yeaL. Royal Naval A u,xiliary ick Berth Resen 'e . On the 2-th RESERVES August, 1939, the Royal laval ick B rtll R serve wa called up, and a total of 1,606 Re ervi t were mobilized and ' cnt. to their re pective depots. These men all reported at th ir depot within fortyeight hours. The way the men an wered to the cali for thcir ' crvic was beyond all praise, and reflect the greate t credit on all ranks of this service. They formed a valuable reinforcement to t.h Royal avy. IH.ilitary Hospital Reserve. This re erve wa mobilized on the 1 1 September, 1939, and members were po ted to Iilitary IIo pital in England and \~ ales. During the following week, the Director-Gen ral, rmy:\I dical Services, requested that the Brigade supply further per onn el for ervice with the B.E.F. in France. A circular \\'a i sued to t.he Ambulance Divisions asking for volunteers who would be prepar d for immedial mobilization into the R.A.M.C. The respon e to t.his appeal was uch that 700 volunteers required by the War Office were upplied, and the remainder were placed on a waiting list for mobilization hould they be required. This waiting list is still being maintained, and at the moment there are 600-700 names on it. In December, 1939, the \Var Offic called for a further 100 volunteers, and these were upplied from tbe wai ting list. Prior to the outbreak of war, 713 members of the Military Hospitals Reserve had proceeded for one week's course of training at Iilitary Hospitals. The total number mobilized for enlistment in the R.A.M.C. to the 31st December, 1939, is 2,400 . This fine body of Reservists answered the call for their services with great promptitude, and practically all turned up for enlistment. They formed a valuable reinforcement to the R.A.M.C.

xm-UNTARY DETACHMENTS

On the 1st January the number and strength of voluntary aid detachments was as follows :-

o. or detachments . Strength of detachments

Men 36 762

Women 338 9,226

Total 374 9,988

In the latter part of January, instructions were received from the V.A.D. Council to suspend further enrolment of Immobile nursing members, but to continue to enrol Mobile nursing members and Immobile specialists. In April Immobile nursing members were released from their V.A.D. obligation with a view to their enrolment in the Civil Nursing Reserve. On the outbreak of the War the V.A.D. Council took over control of the V.A.D.'s, and the calling up of Mobile members was carried out through the County Controller. The tate of the V.A.D.'s at the close of the year was :Men 202 46

10blle members . Immoblle specia lists

Women 1,945 579

Total 2,147 625

Many of these have been mobilized for service in Naval, Military, and Air Force IIospital . ANTI-GAS

caution

The following shows the numbers of anti-gas instructors and person who have been instructed in anti-gas preby the Brigade :A R.P . .

C AG.

I n stJ'llctors pecla l 32, First Class 4+, Second Class 15 . pecia l 104, First Class 125, Second Class 37 .

L.A .R.P.

L.A .G . . Grade 1

210. 3, +

Grade 2

5,365 .

TJ'aZll ed i n ..-1 nh-Gas JIeasures Rank and File, 43, 09 . General Public, 61,728.

Th.e Annual ompetition for the Dewar}} and Perrott }} hleld and ot.her Trophies took place at the Great entral Hot.el, J\Iarylebone, London, T.\V.1., on the 9th June, 1939. The result were a follows:-

COMPETITIONS

Anlbulance Units 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 10. 11.

Brighton Police Division, :No.8 District !l etton-le-Hole Division, Xo . 6 District . Exeter City Police Division, TO. 9 District. Bristol (Fishponds) Dl\'i ion, No . 2 District rewe " A" Division, TO. + District. Goldtl~orpe and Barnborough Division, No . 5 Dlstnct . . . . . Birmir:gham (Mitchell Butler) Division, o. 3 Dl tnct . " . March Division, o. 10 District South letropolitan Gas o. Corps, o. 1 District Clydach and District Division, \Vales . Shrewsbury Division, I O. 7 District .

lIIarks (Nlax . 540) 457 427 382·75 3 2·4 377 374 367 353 3+9 338 302

The " Dewar}} Shield was won by the Brighton Police Division and the" ymons Eccles}} Cup by the Hetton-Ie-Hole Division . '

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AMBULANCE BRIGADE

REPORT OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER

The "Trimble" Trophy, awarded to the teal? gaining. the ?i~~est marks in the practical section, was won by the Bnghton .Pollce DIvIsIOn. The" Ellis" Cup, awarded to the officer or member ~n charg~ of the team gaining the highest marks in the individua~ prac~I~<l:1 sech?n, was won by Corporal N. W. McLean, Brighton Police DIvIsIOn, Wlth 44~ marks out of a maximum of 50. Nursing Units 1.

2. 3. -1- . 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 . 11.

Horsham Division, No . c District Barnstaple Division, ·0. 9 District . . '. Bournemouth (l\leyrick) Division, o. 2 DIstnct London Civil Service Division, IO. 1 District. Todmorden Division, No. -I- District . palding Di"ision, o. 5 District Ffaldav Institute and Garw Divi::;ion, Wale hre'wsbury, o. 1 Divi ion, No.7 District Birmingham (Moseley) Divi ion, '0. 3 District Ipswich (Air Duties) Di"ision. IO. 10 Distnct Cottingham Division. TO. 6 District .

JlJarks (.lIax . 515) -1-19·5 40 ·75 397·75 385·5 366·5 365·5 35 ·5 354·25 3-1- ·75 346·25 324·5

The" Perrott" hield was won by the Hor ham Turing Divi ion , and the" Corbet Fletcher" Trophy by the Barnstaple ur ing Divi ion. The" Chalmers" Trophy, a'warded to the team gaining h.igh st. ~~rk in the practical ection, was won by the Barnstaple N ur mg DIVI 1011, who gained 201 k out of a maximum of 250. The" Mountgarret " Cup, awarded to the team gaining h~ghc t. rr:~rk in the Bed-making Section, was won by the Todmorden ur mg DIVI lOn, who gained 95 out of a maximum of 100, . . . The" Ellis" Cup, awarded to the officer or member m charge g~mlJ1g highest marks in the individual practical ection wa won by "Jh s R. Shaddick, Barnstaple ursing Division, who gained 76 marks out of a maximum of 100. The Shields, Cups, and Prizes were present d by H.E.H. The Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, G.B.E., V.A., Dame Grand ros of the Order. I again wish to record my appreciation and grateful thank to 1\1r. and Mrs. John 1axwell, Mr. Clarence Elder, and 1r. Joe ros ma!l for their immensely valuable contribution to the uccess of the comp tltions, by the provision of staging, cenery, actor and actre es for the various tests; and to the urgeon-in- hief, Judges, Stewards, and my organizing staff for their very efficient ervices. The following Inspections were carried out during the INSPECTIONS year :H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent, Lady Superintendent-in-Chief [or Wales, inspected \Velsh Units at Cardiff. Field-Marshal Sir Philip W. Chetwolde, BT., O.M" G.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., K.ST.J., inspected the No.1 (Prince of Wales's) District in Hyde Park, London. The Medical Director-General of the Navy inspected the Kentish U nits at Dover. I inspected the No. 5 District Staveley Corps Camp at ~lackpool, and the Military Hospital Reserve called up at Netley Hosl?lta~. The Chief Commissioner, Brigade Overseas, inspected the BIrmmgham, South-East Lancashire, and Norfolk Units.

The Assistant Chief Commissioner inspected the Ipswich Corps. The Surgeon-in-Chief inspected the South Worcestershire, No. 5 District Midland Area, Shropshire Units, and opened new Headquarters at Wellington. The Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief inspected the Bristol, South Bedfordshire, North Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Oldham, and Cambridge Units. Colonel C. J. Trimble inspected the Cheshire, Manchester, and Salford and Lytham Units. The Commi sioner, Eire District, inspected Units at Dublin. The Brigade Secretary inspected the No. 1 Area Lancashire, and Surrey and Sussex Units, at Worthing. The County Commissioner for Hampshire inspected Units at Portsmouth. The Commissioner for No.3 (\Vestern) District inspected the Wolverhampton Corps at Bilston. The County Commissioner for Northumberland and Durham inspected the Hull Corps. The County urgeon for East Riding of Yorkshire inspected Units at Bridlington. Inspections of Nursing Divisions are referred to in the Report of the Lady- uperintendent-in-Chief. ~UARTERS'

I wish to thank Dr. N. Corbet Fletcher, Surgeon-in-Chief, for his loyal support during this difficult year when there has been such a demand on the services of medical officers. It is largely due to hi energy and initiative that the medical side of the Brigade has functioned so efficiently. During the ear the Brigade suffered a great loss in the death of Lady Perrott, R.R.C., Lady uperintendent-in-Chief of the Nursing Divisions. For over half her life-time Lady Perrott had devoted herself tirelessly to the welfare and efficiency of the Nursing Divisions. Thanks to her energy and initiative she was able to bring them to a high state of efficiency. By her steadfastness and devotion to duty Lady Perrott ha set an example which is worthy of all praise. The duties of Lady- uperintendent-in-Chief have now been taken over by 1rs, t. John Atkinson, who has been connected with the work of the Order for many years. I am most grateful for the energetic manner in which she has carried out her duties since she has taken over her post. Her administrative ability and understanding will be of the utmost value to the Nursing Divisions. STAFF

The past year ha been an exacting period to all members of the Brigade, particularly to senior officers, who have had an enormous amount of extra work thrown on them by the mobilization for war All have responded to the call on their services to the utmost of their ability. The Brigade has again shown that it is a service of real Nati?nal Importance and has set a fine example of patriotic National SerVlce. I have the honour to be, sir, Your obedient servant, JOHN DUNCAN, Major-General, Chief Commissioner. CONCLUSION

REPORT OF THE SURGEON-IN-CHIEF

Report of the Surgeon-in-Chief To

Lastly, throughout the year I have placed my services unreservedly at the disposal of my colleagues; and by means of interviews and correspondence I have been able satisfactorily to solve problems or difficulties connected with their duties and otherwise to assist them in their work for the Brigade.

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER.

SIR, I have the honour to submit my report for the year 1939, the do ing months of which found our organization mobilized once again for national service in time of war. In so doing I desire to expre s my appreciation of the cordial co-operation with which throughout the year the Surgeon-in-Chief of the Priory for Wales and the District and County urgeons in England and Ireland have favoured me in the execution of my duties. I would also take this opportunity of thanking them for their annual statements, which form the basis of my report, and whi.ch they have forwarded to me either personally or through deputie , although in many instances absence from home with II.~I. Forces or whole-time employment with the Emergency Medi.cal ervice might well hav been plead d as an excuse from this duty.

Reference to the attached Analy is of Medical trength shows that the number of medical officers now stand at a higher level than in any previous year in the long hi tory of the Brigade; and it reflects the remarkable numerical increa e in member hip in all Districts, Counties, and Areas during thi year. Indeed, since 1936, when this Analysis was fir t instituted, there ha been a twenty-five per cent rise in the numbers of our medical officers. At 31st December, therefore, there were 2,715 urgeon on the roll of the Brigade; and of this, 2,633 were serving in the technical (or instructional) and 82 in the executive section of the Brigade.

MEDICAL STRENGTH

Throughout the year it has been my privilege to send a letter of welcome to each newly-appointed ivi ional Surgeon ill. England and Ireland, and in many instances to receive a courteous acknowledgment, which is a good omen, because it forecast the future enthusiasm and efficiency of the individual surgeon. Also, by means of circular letters, which I have sent out whenever matters of interest or importance arose, I have kept in close touch with my District and County Surgeons, with most of whom I have now established a personal relationship. At the se:reral Inspectio?s fO.r which we were detailed during the year, the AssIstant Surgeon-m-Chlef and I always made a point of seeking out the surgeons, and of making their acquaintance; and we have this year been impressed by the marked increase in numbers of medical officers who appeared at these functions in uniform. Further, Dr. Bentall agrees with me that the efforts of Brigade Headquarters to co-ordinate our surgeons, and to give them a fuller realization of. their p~culiar ~uti~s, are producing pleasing results, even though there shll remams a mmonty of surgeons who require further stimulation in this respect . HEADQUARTERS METHODS

The popularity of our Surgeons' Week-end Conference, which we first held in 1937, was such that we looked forward to the third such of 14th and 15th October. District Staff Officer E. T. Milburn, my Secretary, had already completed the necessary preliminary arrangements when the outbreak of war on 3rd September rendered it impossible for us to meet. With profound regret, therefore, I had to cancel this function for the duration of the war. Nevertheless, I am happy to tell you that during the earlier months of the year in certain Counties and Areas the surgeons did meet for an annual conference and for their better acquaintanceship. WEEK,END

CONFERENCE

From the reports of my County Surgeons it would appear that considerable interest was manifested in all the preliminary rounds of both tc Dewar" and" Perrott" Shield Competitions, that throughout the Brigade the staging of the tests was more realistic than in any previous year, and that in some instances the results were very close. Brigade Finals took place this year, as usual, at the \Vharncliff Rooms, Marylebone, and were noteworthy for the fact that surgeons from all parts were present among the spectators in unusually large numbers and were cordially welcomed. Rumour had it that certain of them were present to criticize Headquarters' methods of conducting these contests. As, however, no suggestions were made to me on the day or subsequently, I venture to presume that my professional colleagues were satisfied that a fair deal was given to each team and individual, and that our methods in the Final Competitions have attained as near to perfection as is humanly possible. The tests selected were essentially practical, and might conceivably have been encountered by the competitors while on and off public duty. For the" Dewar" team test the scene was a Roller Skating Rink, and the supposed patients were two young actresses who collided while demonstrating the art of skating. This test proved the most popular piece of the day, mainly on account of the hysterical outbursts of one of them, who responded to the signals of the judge in exemplary fashion. With regret I confess that the competing teams did not always carry out the Textbook instructions in their treatment of hysteria, and that some of the bearers used considerable force in their attempts to control the patient's movements. At any rate, the victim afterwards stated that she was bruised from head to foot, but that she had enjoyed every minute of the day. For the "Perrott" team test we set up a monkey-house in the J onsgate Zoological Gardens, and portrayed an emergency which resulted from the antics of a couple of mischievous lads. This also proved attractive to both competitors and spectators. FINAL COMPETITIONS

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

REPORT OF THE SURGEON-IN-CHIEF

The individual tests, which this year, as last, were realistically played to the last detail, included accidents in the home-sitting rooms, bedroom, and bathroom-and a shop. These also served well their purpose of testing and teaching the competitors. At the close of the day it was agreed that the work done by all the teams and individuals was of a high order, and that the competitors, each and all, merited the congratulations of the spectators on the way in which they had solved the various problems. Truth to tell, this is the secret of competition work; and if those taking part can forget the competition element and regard the emergencies merely as incidents encountered on public duty, success is more likely to crown their effort. Once again we were indebted to the Associated British Picture Corporation Ltd. for the realistic staging of both team and individual te t in including the supply of actors and actresses, and more particularly to our kind friends, Messrs. Clarence Elder and Joe Grossman, who took the keenest possible interest in the selection, preparation, and presentation of the various emergencies.

Forces, have enrolled solidly under the A.R.P. Scheme, they have provided the nucleus of the Home Defence Service controlled by the Medical Officers of Health.

Instruction is the prime duty of the Divisional urgeon, and without it the usefulnes of our organization to the general public would be of no avail. For this reason the Brigad ow a big debt to the surgeons who are in medical charge of unit, and who deserve (and receive) our most grateful thanks. In my report of last year I told you that the claim of .R.P. seemed to be encroaching on the normal instruction in Fir t id and Nursing. This year my County urgeons from all part inform me that the position was reversed, and that A.R.P. has called for int n ive instruction in First Aid, which was freely supplied b the Divi ional Surgeons to their members, and also by means of A ociation la to the friends and neighbours of members. As evidence of this, I quote the experience of the Eire istrict, which at the outbreak of war-in spite of its complement of thirty-six urgeon of all ranks-was unable to supply all the demands made on it, and advertised for help. This resulted in seventy-six doctor volunt ering to assist, and in some of them becoming interested in the work of the Brigade. If further proof is needed, several Brigade Surgeons have told me that in the last three months of the year they gave individually from twelve to twenty-four courses of lectures in First Aid. The Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief reported that in his journeying relative to A.R.P. up and down the country, he met many Medical Officers of Health, and that, with few exceptions, these official had referred very appreciatively to the loyal co-operation and assistance of our County and Divisional Surgeons, not only in the basic training of A.R.P. workers, but also in the organization of First Aid Po ts, Stretcher Parties, and Mobile Units, of which in many instances our surgeons have been placed in charge. In these circumstances it is evident that, through its instruction and trained personnel, the Brigade has again proved of immense value to the nation at this time, when First Aid, which was once the hobby of the few, has become the necessity of all classes of the community. Further, since members of the Brigade, who have not joined H.M.

INSTRUCTION OF DIVISIONS

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Without exception the County Surgeons reported that the re-examinations of Divisions have been satisfactorily conducted during the year, and that the standard of knowledge in First Aid and Nursing is being well maintained. Indeed, one told me that a Divisional uperintendent had protested that the standard required was too high. Be that as it may, it is to be hoped that the re-examinations will not be delayed, as is so often done, until the end of the year. Consequent on this neglect to arrange the annual re-examinations during the first half of the year, peculiar difficulties arose in the last three months of the year owing to the withdrawal of so many surgeons from their practices. everal lay Superintendents even asked if they might be allowed to conduct the re-examinations of their units! Th e reque ts I refused on the grounds that the St. John tradition re tricts instruction and examination in First Aid and Nursing to qualified practitioner. With your approval, however, I have agreed that for the duration of the war re-examination by a surgeon of his own unit will be permitted if no other surgeon is available. ~'ith much satisfaction I learned that during 1939 the number of County urgeons who had conducted all, or practically all, the re-examinations of Divi ions within their commands had again increased. After all, the prime duty of the County Surgeon is to test the instruction given t o units. DIVISIONS

The Royal Review by H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent in ardiff on 15th July pre ented the first opportunity for Brigade urgeon in \Vales to parade together, and, following the precedent e tabli hed at the Jubilee R eview in Hyde Park on 22nd May, 1937, they formed a separate company and led the parade in its march pa t the Lady uperintendent-in-Chief for Wales.

ROYAL REVIEW

In my report last year I was happy to record the gallantry and devotion to duty of Divisional Surgeon J. B. McKay, of the Bolsover Division, orth Derbyshire Area, at the Markham Colliery Disaster on 10th 1ay. As you know, this officer was himself overcome while taking hi part in the rescue work; and he owes his life to the fact that a bearer of a stretcher-squad carrying a corpse accidentally trod on his hand as he lay on the ground and caused him to groan. Later, you saw fit to recommend certain members to Chapter-General for special recognition of their services; and surgeons of all ranks were gratified to learn that Divisional urgeon McKay has been awarded the Life aving Medal in Gold, this being the highest honour which The Order can give. During the year I had the privilege of submitting to you reports of fourteen cases of Frst Aid efficiently rendered by members of Ambulance and Nursing Divisions in difficult circumstances on land and sea, in vill~ge or city, and on moor. All were duly approved by you and fully mented the personal letter of appreciation which you always send in MERITORIOUS

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8 4 32 229

2 2 11 9 88 4 133 2,384

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REPORT OF THE LADY SUPERINIENDENT-IN-CHIEF

At the request of the late Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths, Lady Superintendent-inChief Overseas, inspected the Warwickshire Nursing Divisions, and Miss Lethbridge, C.B.E., Staff Officer, inspected the Worcestershire N~s~ng Divisions, which included Malvern, Malvern Wells, Evesham, DrOltwIch Spa, Powick and District, Kidderminster, Worcester, and the Malvern Girl Cadets.

INSPECTIONS

Report of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief To THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER. SIR, I have the honour to submit my report for the year ending 31st December, 1939. In July, 1939, owing to the illness and subseque~t death ?f L~dy Perrott I was appointed to the office of Lady Supenntendent-m-Ch~ef, and whilst my report covers the whole year's work, it is only in connectIOn with the latter half of the year that I have beenJn charge .. The ~evoted labours of Lady Perrott during the twenty-eIght years III whlch ~he hald the office of Lady Superintendent-in-Chief have ~et ~ very hIgh standard, which it will be my earnest endeavour to mamtam. The camp, held again at Rossall chool, wa a greater success than ever. The number of officers and members attending was 251, the highest yet attained. . 11 the Districts wer represented, including Northern Ireland and EITe, and there was one member from Canada. I spent the week-e~d i.n camp and \~a greatly impre sed by th efficiency of the orgamzahon, the enthusla m of the campers, and th extremely useful work being done. . . The Drumhead Service was held on the unday m camp, by whIch a sum of £23 was collected for the Ho pital of the C?rder i~ Jeru al~~1. Lectures were given each day on Advanced Anb-ga \\ ?rk;. 1\hhtar Sanitation; Cookery; First Aid in Midwifery. Exammahon were held at the end of the course. Colonel C. J. Trimble, C.B., C.M.G., V.D., T.D., L.R .. P., insp ctcd the camp. The thanks of the Order are due to irs. T'vveedalc, the Camp 0111 mandant, for the complete success of this most u~eful feature of the year's work. The services of Dr. Beverley, the As Istant omml lOner for the Southern Area of the West Riding of York hire, :'Iajor eWSOl1, R.A.M.C., Miss Smith, Mrs. Pitter Bayley, and Irs. Ric~1ard on, and Mr. Price in giving the interesting lectures and demonstratIOn \\-'ere greatly appreciated.

BRIGADE CAMP

This year 48 Guide Camps were attended by Brigade members. In addition, the officers and members of the West Ham Nursing Division again carried out duty during. each weekend at the permanent Girl Guide Camping Ground at Chlgwell Row. Two members were in attendance on aturdays and undays from 27th May to 20th August. Two Wolf Cub Camps were also attended.

GUIDE CAMPS

Brigade members also attended a number of other cam1?s during the year, including the camp held at Oxford m connection with the L.C.C. School journeys. Letters of appreciation and gratitude have been received for the help given at these camps.

OTHER CAMPS

H.R.H. The Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, graciously presented the Trophies and Prizes at the Annual Competitions. The Perrott Shield was won by the Horsham Nursing Division, and so returned to No.8 District. The Barnstaple Nursing Division were the runners-up, and this team won the" Chalmers and CorbetFletcher Trophies, and also the Ellis Cup. The" Mountgarret Cup for bed-making was won by Todmorden Nursing Division. Mi . E. v alker, Assistant Matron at the London Hospital, Miss M. M. Ingman, Matron of St. Mary Abbot's Hospital, and Miss E. M. Elmes, ister at the Middlesex Hospital, most kindly judged the practical nursing work at the ompetitions. BRIGADE FINALS

The hospital attendances arranged through my office show a very large increase on the previous year. It is to be rem ern b red that London Hospitals were evacuated at the end of August, 0 that very few attendances could be made after that date. Notwith tanding this, during the eight months to August, 1939, there were 7,792 attendance compared with 7,619 attendances for the whole twelve month of 193. Of the 7,:92 attendances, 1,970 were made at Charing ross Hospital and 1,710 at the London. Attendances were made at all the hospitals at which members had carried out duties in previou years. The total number of hospital and clinic attendances made by No. 1 District (which includes the figures given above) was 14,297. Those reported from the provinces are as follows : -

HOSPITALS, CLINICS, ETC.

County Berkshire Buckinghamshire Hampshire Oxford shire Wiltshire Bedfordshire . Leicestershire . orthamptonshire Birmingham . South Staffordshire Warwickshire . W orcestershire Cheshire . . . . Cumberland and \Vestmorland. orthumberland and Durham. orth Riding of Yorkshire East Riding of Yorkshire Shropshire Cornwall Devonshire (Plymouth, etc.) . Devonshire (North, East and Mid.)

Attendances 1,287 1,544 459 899 1,255 96 1,363 3,026 4,399 406 739 2,209 1,318 950 7,549 260 2,500 2,507 1,370 586 3,644

THE ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE Dorset . orfolk . Essex Hertfordshire . Northern Ireland Eire

2,622 414 337 1,294 6,818 2,238

In addition to these duties members throughout the country have carried out many public duties, a well as attendances in connection with ambulance transport, and regular duty at Road and Beach Hut during the summer months. In certain areas members have also attended sick people in their home where, owing to their financial circum tances, the e patients would not have been able to provide themselves with any other nursing service. During the year the Civil Nursing Reserve was formed, and the Brigade has been intensely active registering its trained members in this new body and recruiting and training new member. Up to the end of the year a total of 6,993 Brigade members were registered in the C.N.R. This work is still increasing, and many members are at present taking the necessary hospital instruction to enable them to become registered members of the Reserve.

CIVll. NURSING RESERVE

FIRST-AID POSTS

Since the outbreak of war I have visited thirty-three First Aid Posts where members of the Brigade are on duty.

A large number of our Mobile V.A.D.'s have already been posted at Service Hospitals under the new War Office Scheme, and the Immobiles, with the exception of officers and specialists, were released from their obligation in order to assist recruiting for the Civil Nursing Reserve to supplement nursing staffs of Ca ualty Hospitals. The V.A.D. Department, which is jointly controlled by Dame Beryl Oliver and myself, in co-operation with the Secretary of the V.A.D. Council, administers the policy laid down by the Council under the War Office Regulations.

VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENTS

An interesting development of our training work was initiated by Mrs. Beckwith Smith, Lady County Officer for Oxfordshire, who has generously equipped and open d Rutland House, Bicester, as a residential training centre for students. Under the supervision of a Tutor Matron they attend intensive courses of instruction in First Aid and Home Nursing, followed by the two examinations. A fee of £3 for the fortnight's training is the only charge, and the fact that the classes are small, and students are able to concentrate the whole day, apart from off-duty time, upon the various practical as well as theoretical aspects of their work, gives them a better opportunity to receive individual attention and to become thoroughly efficient. Already Mrs. Beckwith Smith's inspiring lead is being followed by other supporters of the Brigade.

TRAINING CENTRES

REPORT OF THE LADY SUPERINTENDENT-IN-CHIEF

In conclusion I would like to thank all officers and members for the kindness of their welcome. I look forward to meeting them as soon as the work at Headquarters allows me to visit each District.. This will give me an opportunity to express to them personally my admIration for their unfailing response to the many new and arduous calls ma~e upon them. True to their long tradition, they have proved onc~ agam that the Brigade training, discipline, and spirit of service are an mvaluable asset to our country in these difficult times.

CONCLUSION

I beg to remain, Sir, Your obedient servant, LORNA ATKINSON, Lady Superintendent-in-Chief.

ApPENDI X

COUNTY

COUNTY PRESIDENT

29 COUNTY

VICE~PRESIDENT

APPENDIX I County and District Presidents and Vice-Presidents COUNTY

Bedfordshire

Berkshire

COUNTY

COUNTY PRESIDENT

S. H. Whitbread, C.B., M.A., Southill Park, Biggles\>vade. Lady Luke, Pavenham, r. Bedford. The Marchioness of Milford Haven, Lynden Manor, Maidenhead, Berks.

Birmingham Buckingham

Col. The Lord Cottesloe,

C.B ,

VICE~PRESIDENT

Essex

Gloucester

Col. F. Whitmore, C.B., C.M.G ., D.S.a., Orsett Hall, Grays, Essex. The Viscount Bledisloe, Lydney Park, Lydney. *The Viscountess Bledisloe, Lydney Park, Lydney .

Guernsey . Hampshire ~1r.

A. Mitchell (Director), Messrs. Mitchell & Butlers, Birmingham .

The Lady Louis Mountbatten, Broadlands, Romsey, Hants .

V.D.,

T.D.,

Cambridge Cornwall .

The Old House, Swanbourne, Bletchley. The Rt. Hon. The Lord Fairhaven, Anglesey Abbey, Cambridge. Lt.-Col. E. Bolitho, D.S.a., Tregwainton, Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall. *The Lady Vivian, M.B.E., Glynn, Bodmin , Cornwall.

Major M. Buller, Downes, Crediton. *Lady Jane Gray Clinton, Bicton, Nr. Exeter. Plymouth, South-west *Lady Dunbar- asmith, Admiralty House, Devon and East Plymouth . Cornwall :

Rev. H. Jenmng , Madron icarage, Heamoor, Penzance. Lt.-Commdr. A. 'Williams, Werrington Park, Launce ton. Brig. W. White, C.B., D.s.a., Morveth, Vhdemouth, Bude. Mrs. . Blackwood, Tregenna, Camborne. Mrs. H. C. Asher, Tremar Coombe, ewquay. liss D . Penrose Fo ter, Penmilder, Liskeard.

North-east and Mid Devon:

Dorset

Durham.

The Lord Ashley, Mainsail Haul, Wimbourne St. Giles, Dorset. Lady Gray, Egglestone Hall, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham.

* Nursing

Divisions.

C.M.G.,

Herefordsrure Hertfordshire Isle of Man Jersey

Mrs. J . Vellacott, Mountview, Hartley, Plymouth. Mrs. C. Brockley, Houndiscombe Villa, St. Lawrence Road, Plymouth.

Lady Cripps, Ampney Park, Cirencester. The Hon . Mrs. B. M. Talbot Rice, Addington House, Moreton-in-Marsh. Dr. A. Symons, M.R .C.S. , Gwendon, Fermain, Guernsey. Mrs. Harcourt, Malwood Walk, Lyndhurst . The Hon. Mrs. Whitaker, Pylewell Park, Lymington . Mrs . Rothschild, lS, Kensington Palace Gardens, London, W .S. Sir Bertram Portal, K.C.B., D.S.a. , Southington, Overton, Basingstoke, Hants . Maj.-Gen. Sir R. P. Lee, K .C. B.,

Kent Leicester and Rutland

London . orfolk .

Woodlands House, "YVoodlands, Southampton. The Dowager Lady Swathling, 2S, Kensington Court, London, W .S. The Hon . Lady Croft, Knole, Knyveton Road, Bournemouth. The Viscauntess Hereford, Hereford. *The Countess of Lytton, Knebworth, Herts. The Countess Granville, Government House, Isle of Man. Bailiff of Jersey, A. M. Coutanche, Town Hall, Jersey. The Viscountess Astor, Hever Castle, Kent. The Lady Zia Wernher, Thorpe Lubenham Hall, Market Harborough.

The Lady Louis Mountbatten, Kensington Palace, London, W.S. The Viscount Bury, M.C., D.L., J .P., Eccles Hall, Attleborough. *Lady Cook , Sennowe Park, Guist . ursing Divisions.

Mrs. A. Gillilian, Great Bowden, Market Harborough. Lady Oliver, The Firs, Stoneygate, Leics. Lady Hudson, G.B.E., 11, Chesterfield Street, Mayfair, London, " '.l. Sir E. Mayhew, K.B.E., Felthorpe Hall , Norwich .

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Northumberland Nottingham Oxfordshire Shropshire Somerset

ST.

COUNTY VICE-PRESIDENT

COUNTY PRESIDENT

The Hon. Mrs. C. Macdonald Buchanan, Cottesbrooke Hall, Northampton. Mrs. M. E. Garrard, Welton Place, Daventry. Mrs. U. Anyers Willis, Fineshade Abbey, Kettering. Countess Spencer, Althorp, Northampton.

*The Marchioness of Exeter, Burley House, Stamford, Northants.

Lady Appleby, Mancroft House, N ewcastle-on-Tyne. Her Grace the Duches of Portland, Welbeck Abbey, [D.B.E., "\Vorksop. The Lady Bicester, Tusmore Park, Oxford . Major, The Lord Forester, Willey Park, Broseley. The Rt. Hon. The Marquis of Bath, Longleat House, "\ arminster. *The Countess of Cromer, 12, Montague Square, London, W.l.

West Somerset Staffs

Suffolk

Lady Mander, Kilsall Hall, Shifnal, Salop. Sir Francis Joseph, K.B.E., D.L., The Gables, Alsager. *Lady Joseph, The Gables, Alsager.

Wiltshire N . R. Yorks W . R. Yorks. Northern Ireland

* Nursing Divisions.

Co. Antrim Co. Down Co. Fermanagh

COUNTY PRESIDENT

*Lady Edith Stewart Dixon, D.B.E ., Caimdhu, Lame, Co. Antrim. Lady Clarke, Seapark, Greenisland, Co. Antrim. The Lady Dunleath, Ballywater Park, Ballywater, Co . Down . The Countess of Erne, Cromcastle, Newtownbutler Co. Fermanagh. ' irs. D . Parker, O.B.E., M . P ., Moyola Park, Castledawson, Co. Londonderry. The Marchioness of Hamilton 22, Cambridge Square, , London, W .2.

COUNTY VICE-PRESIDENT

Miss E. Montgomery, Greyabbey, Co. Down.

The Earl of Caledon Caledon Park, , Caledon, Co. Tyrone.

* Nursing Divisions.

The Lady Forester, Willey Park, Broseley.

Area P residen ts a nd Vice-Presiden ts irs. A. A. W. Luttrell, Dunster astle, Somer et

'Irs. E. Montford, Newstead, tation Road, Market Drayton .

:Mrs. E. Wallace, Lavington, Petworth.

The Lady Janet Bailey, Lake House, Salisbury. *The Lady Serena James, St. Nicholas, Richmond. Lady Bingley, Bramham Park, Boston Spa. Dr. W. Gibson, M.D., 114, Belmont Road, Belfast.

Belfast City

Co. Tyrone.

The Lady Blanche Cobbold, Glaneham Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Mrs. L. Fitzroy ewdegate, Arbury, Nuneaton.

COUNTY

Co. Londonderry

J .P .,

Sussex Warwickshire .

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The Rev . C. H.ussell, The Old Deanery, Warwick. The Lady Alexandra Metcalfe, Little Compton fanor, r. Shipston-on-Stour

AREA

AREA PRESIDENT

Bedford shire

orth.

Bedfordshire

ou th .

1id Devon Exeter and East Devon. Kent o. 3 Area Leicestershire West Somerset West Sussex

orth.

AREA VICE-PRESIDENT

Sir Thomas Keens, D .L., 14, London Road, Luton. Major-Gen . S. J . Loch, C.B., D . S.O ., Pertenhall Manor, .lIr. Bedford. Mrs. T Templer, Edenderry, Chudleigh. Dame Georgiana Buller, Bellais House, Exeter

Rev. A. 1son, B.A., The Vicarage, Hoton, Loughborough.

Lady B . Wright, The Red House Barham, Canterbury.

Mrs. G. Luttrell Dunster Ca~tle, Somerset. Mrs. E. Wallace Lavington, Petworth.

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32 COUNTY

COUNTY CONTROLLER

ST. JOHN ASSISTANT COUNTY CONTROLLER

APPENDIX II ST. JOHN VOLUNTARY AID DETACHMENTS

Gloucester

County and Assistant County Controllers COUNTY

ST. JOHN ASSISTANT COUNTY CONTROLLER

COUNTY CONTROLLER

Hampshire and Isle of \Vight Herefordshire

Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckingham Cambridge Cheshire .

Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, 5, Rothsay Roacl, Bedford . Irs. Benyon, Englefield House, Theal , r. Reading, Berks. Col. P. Docker, T.D., D .L., 2, Ludgate Hill, Birmingham, 3. Lady Wills, Blagdon, r. Bristol. Major P. G. Darvil-Smith, C.B.E., Meads, Great Missenden, Bucks. Capt. S. W. ykes, 7, Hills Road, Cambridge . Col. D . C. Leyland Orton, T .D., R.A.M.C .(T).,

Cornwall

25 Rodney Street, Liverpool, l. Lt.-Col. The lIon . . A. Hood,

C. A. Poole, Esq ., South House, Reading School , Reading , Berks. Irs. Porter, M .B .E., Angus, cot's Drive, Wokingham . Irs. . Burgess, Hereford House, Clifton Park, Bristol.

Hertfordshire . Huntingdonshire Kent

East Lancs .

West Lancs .

:Virs . E. Tweedale, C.B.E., A . R . R.C., Brooklands, Rochdale.

LeIcester Lincoln hire

C.M.G., D.S.O.,

Cumberland and Westmorland Derbyshire

Devonshire

The Armoury, Pydar t., Truro, Cornwall. Major H . Oxley-Ingham, T.D., D.L., J.P .,

Augill Castle, Brough, ·Westmorland. G. H. M. Pawson, Esq., Cracken Cottage, Chinley, Via Stockport, Cheshire. Brig.-Gen. W. F . S. Edwards, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., D.L.,

Dorsetshire Durham Essex

County of London .

Prudential Chambers, The Close, Exeter, Devon. Lt.-Col. R. F. Woodward, Drill Hall, Bridport. W. A. McKellar, M.B ., CH.B., 53, Old Elvet, Durham . Major F. B. Hitchcock, M.C., T.A. Headquarters, Market Road, Chelmsford, Essex.

City of London H.

. Chambers, Esq., Sunnyfield , Beighton, Sheffield, Yorks .

Mrs. De-La-Pryrne, Pomeroy, Gittisham, Honiton, Devon .

Middlesex orfolk . Northampton

orthern Ireland Mrs. 1. M. Ritson, Sinperley Hall, Durham. Mrs . Morrish, 1 , CIa vering Road, Manor Park, E.12. Miss Rodick, lOa, Harley Road, London, N.W .3. Dist. Offr. C. Fitch, 24, Waldgrave Gardens, Upminster, Essex .

Miss D. B. Faber, Miss C. D. Allen, Roehampton, St. Stephen's Rd., 20, High Street, Cheltenham. Stroud, Gloucester. Mrs. J. Heseltine, Surgeon-Rear-Admiral W. W. Barn Close, Itchen Abbas, Keir, C.M.G., Winchester, Hants. Acorns, Winchester Road, Col. H. D. Shaw. Bishop 's Waltham, Hants. All communications to:Major A. E. Salt, M.A., 13/14, Union t., Hereford. Major A. S. Collard, C.B.E., VIce-Admiral Chilton, The Lordship, B.R.C.S. Office, Much Hadham, Herts. Leahoe, Hertford. Miss H. B. Goldie, The Old Rectory, Brampton. Mrs. C. Falwasser, Col. C. Pye Oliver, C.B., C.M.G., Warwick House, T.D., M.D., Maidstone, Kent . The Gables, Maidstone, Kent. C. H. Fowler-Jones, Esq., Col. J. Howson Ray, F.R.C.S., 14, Moorfield Road, Blackfriars House, West Didsbury, The Parsonage, Manchester. Deansgate, Manchester. 01. G. C. E. Simp on, O.B.E., T.D., The St. George Building, Lime treet, Liverpool. Major R. 1\IcCairns, M.D. Col. Astley V . larke, J .P., The :Magazine, Oxford treet, Leicester. Lt.-Col. F. S. Lambert, M.R.C.S., :'Iajor H . A. Bell, Fairfield House, [ L.R.C.P., Greenstone Hou se, ewland, Lincoln. Grecian Place, Lincoln. Miss M. Tuckwell, Major J. H . Banks, D.L., 296, Leigham Court Road, Duke of York's Headquarters, Streatham, S .W. Chelsea, S.W.3. Col. C. R . Evans, D .S.O. 2, Finsbury Barracks, City Road , E.C.l. riss M. Rodick, Col. R. R. Kimmitt, lOa, Harley Road, 8, Cleveland Road. London, N.W.3. Ealing, W.13. Mrs. M . Sargent, Iajor Anthony Buxton, 22, Tombland, Norwich. 22, Tombland, orwich. Mrs. 1. Jennings, Dr. G. F. P. Gibbons, O.B .E., M.B . , 30, East Park Parade, M . R.C.S., L.R.C . P., orthampton. Tresham House Rothwell, Kettering, Northants. Miss R. L. inclair, Major H. P . ialcolm, Ballybirnie, M.C., M.CH ., R.A .M.C.,T. A.(RET.), HolyhiU, Strabane. 27, ollege Gardens, Mrs. F. C. Vhllace, Belfast, Ireland. The Grange, Muckamore, Co. Antrim. Miss L. \Vhitford, Col. J. Clay, C.B.E . , T.D., M.B., " St. Annes," Heaton, F.R.C.S., ewcastle-on-Tyne. Drill Hall, Hutton Terrace, ewcastle-on-Tyne. 3 T.

orthumberland

THE

COUNTY

T . J OlIN AMBULA CE BRI GADE

ST. JOHN ASSISTANT

COUNTY CONTROLLER

APPENDIX III N ottinghamshire Oxfordshire Rutland. Shropshire

J . Jardine, Esq., ] .P., Deering Street, Tottingham . Mr . Erskine, B.R.C. . Office, Keble Road , Oxford. Brig.-Gen . II. St. G . Gorton, Kelton Priory, Stamford. Lt.-Col. J. H. Westley, C.M.G., D.S.O.,

Somersetshire Staffordshire

Suffolk

Ryton Grove, Dorrington, r. Shrewsbury. . Lt.-Col. H. Allfrey, D.S.O., M.C., ounty Territorial II all , Taunton, omerset. Reid, Esq., O.B.E., LB., c / o Secretary, Stafford, T.A. ., , Market Square, Stafford. Brig.-Gen. Sir Archibald F. IIome, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.III.G., D.S.O., D.L.,

Surrey

Sussex Warwickshire

Wiltshire W orcestershire E. R. Yorks . R. Yorks

W. R. Yorks.

Cavenham Park, Bury Street, Edmunds, Suffolk. Col. L. F. Renny, C.M.G., D.S.O., 26, Wildcroft Manor, Putney Heath, .W.lS.

Col. H. Weeks, O.B .E. , 3S, Marine Parade, Brighton. Col. W. Pepys, D.S.O ., T.D., 46, High Street, \Varwick. B. P. Caillard, Esq., Wingfield reen, Trowbridge, Wilts. Lt.-Col. G. Mackie, D.S.O., M.D., 16, Silver Street, Worcester. Lt.-Col. H. Cape, D.S.O., Thorganby II all , York. Brig.-Gen. H. A. Hold itch, Police Buildings, T orthallerton, N. R. Yorks. Brig.-Gen. W. Sandys, C.B., C.M.G., D.L .,

19, St. Mary's, York.

Miss W. Gibson, 7, Arlington ] rive, oUlllgham. Gardiner-Hill, M.B., CII.B., Fircroft, IIightown Road, Banbury . II

The Order's awarded to : -

SERVICE MEDALS ervice Medal and Service Medal Bar ha ve been

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE AT HOME SERVICE MEDALS

F. H . Edwards, Esq., F.R.C.S., 14, t . John's lIill, hrew bury. Miss G. . Poole, The :'Iledical and Surgical Home, llllehead. S. W. 1alklll, Esq., Rock litle, 'head Ie, taffs. A.

loudesl y-Smlth, E g., M.R.C.S., L.R.C P.,

236, F hx towe Road, Ipswich. Lady Peters,

A.R R .C .,

Ras\\ell," lla combe. (l\Iet. Area), 11s M. Tuckwell, 296, Lelgham Court Road, Streatham, .'V.1 . Til'

Lady orps upt. Ir. A. Lovatt , 15, RadchfIe Road, Earlsdon, oventry, \\'arwick.

Ess L. Barron, 7, IIamlyn A venue, Hull. F. P. Wilson, Esq., Parkhurst, 1iddlesbrough, . R. Yorks. H. C. Else, Esq., The Ford, Ridgeway, ~ 1'. Sheffield. Mrs. H. M. Birbeck, Anley, Settle, W . R. Yorks Miss G. Ashberry, 112, Westbourne Road, Sheffield, 10.

Bennett, Pte. II. C. Borkett, Amb/Offr. C. A. Botting, Amb/Sls. D. Brine, Pte. \Y. T. Burton, Amb/ IS. E. Catt, rob/SIS . 1. E. Coe, Pte. W. oles, rob/ ' is. E. oles, Pte. \V. J . Corrigan, Pte. W. Crowe, ps/Sgn. D . L. Denman. Pte. J. Duly, L/ mb/Offr. W. A. Dunlop, mb/Sis. J . M. Easton, Pte . C. J. Eldridge, pI. W. II. Fltt, mb/ is. Fitzpatnck, Sgt. C. Frost, Cpl. G. George, Amb/Offr. A. A. Glassman, Pte. II . Godfrey, Cpl. H. J. Goodman, Sgt. R. Gordon, Amb/Sis. E. Gravestock, Cps/Supt. J. A. G.

No. I District Gray, Pte. A. Grisedale, Cpl. J . H. Hammer, Cty /Sgn. N. W. Harper, Pte. A. H. Harper, Cpl. W. Haywood, Cpl. R. IIerbert, Arob/Sis. A. Herd, Pte. J. T. Hicks, Pte. J . J. T. Hodges, L/ Amb/Offr. C. Hodson, Amb/Sis. G. R. Howell, D /Supt. T. Hudson, L / Div /Supt. A. Hudspith, Amb/Sis. A . Johnson, Cpl. F. R. Keeping, Cpl. W. E. Kenyon, Pte. T. Keyse, Cps/Sgt/Maj. W.A. Kindon, L / Amb/Offr. D. E. King, Pte. F. Klllg, D/Supt. H. S. J. Lang, Sgt. F. W. Langdale, Sgt. C. P. Lawrence, Pte. J . S. Lodge, Pte. A. P. Luff, Pte. W. F. C. Malins, Amb/Sis. C. l\1artlll, Pte. H. McCarthy, L/Amb/Offr. M. IcDowell, L/Amb/Offr. M.E. Middleton, D /S upt. F. J . Moss, Amb/Sis. G. Myers, mb /Sis . M.

Page, Pte. J. E. Palliser, Arob/Sis. M. Pattenden, Amb/Sis . P. L. F. Pearce, L/Div /Supt. C. A. Pearcey, Amb/Sis. A. Pilgrim, Pte. A. H. Pitcher, Cps/Offr. H. R. Raith, Amb/Offr. J. C. Read, Amb/Sis . D. Reeds, Amb/Offr. T. C. Rees, Asst/Commr. W. A. Robinson,Amb/Offr. E. G . Roils, Amb/Sis. F. Rood, Pte. J . Sayer, Cpl. S. F. Self, Pte. V. J. Shepherd, Cpl. H. J . Shewry, Pte. A. W. Simmonds, Amb/Sis. L. Spalding, Cpl. L. A . Stagnell, S/Sgt. A. S. Stevenson, Amb /Sis . E. Stone, Cpl. H . G . Thomas, Sgt. A. R. Tilley, Cpl. S. Vennell, Amb/Sis. A. Vigor, Amb /Offr. J. A. Want, Amb/Offr. F. White, Pte. F. C. Whitley, Pte. F. Whitmell, Pte. J. A. Williams, Sgt. E. Williams, Amb/Sis. J. Williams, Amb / Sis. F. A. Winterflood, L/Amb/Offr. L. B.

Allen, Pte. G. Baker, Pte. H. Bessell, Pte. H. Birch, Amb/Sis. E. Birt, Pte. A. E. Botting, Cpl. L. Butt, D /Supt. W. E. Checkley, D /Supt. A. L. Clifford, D /Supt. L. Colson, Cpl. G.

o. II District Deacon, Pte. C. Dickens, Pte. C. J. Flood, Cpl. M. Gardener, Cpl. R. Gill, D /Supt. W. G. Goves, Trans/Offr. R. J . Harding, Amb/Sis. M. Harris, Pte. H. L. Haycraft, Cpl. P. Helley, Amb/ Offr. H.

Hobbs, Sgt. H . N. J. Llewellin, Pte . E. Lucassi, Sgt. E. A. Marston, Pte. 1. Martin, Pte. G. Martin, Cps/Sgn. P. Merrett, Cpl. C. D. Mills, Pte . W. J. otton, D /Supt. E. J. Page, Amb/Sis. rv~. C.

Adams, Sgt. A. F. Agland , Amb/Offr. W . J. Alder, D /Supt . II. Allen, D/Supt. W . V. M. Alltson, Pte. A Ascott, lIon/Sgt. G. F. Bailey, Amb/Offr. H. W. Baker, D /S upt . E. Beales, lIon/Sgt. W. E. Bennett, L/ Amb/Offr.

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Peek, AmbjOffr. R. V. Pope, Pte. A. Priddes, AmbjSis. B. M. Pullin, AmbjOffr. H. J.

Roberts, Pte. G. R. Robinson, HonjSgt. E. F. Robinson, Pte. W. T. Rogers, AmbjOffr. F. N.

Rose, L j mbjOffr. F. K. Tricker, Pte. A. Wheeler, AmbjSis. A. E. Willey, CpI. . E. C.

Allen, AmbjSis. 1. E. Ames, Sgt. W. Barnes, AmbjSis. N. Bates, Pte. R. W. Booth, AmbjSis. M. Cannon, LjAmbjOffr. J. Cragg, AmbjOffr. J. H. Crick, Pte. W. Doxey, Pte. H. J. Ekins, CpI. C. E. Evans, Pte. W.

o. III (Eastern) District Folwell, Pte. B. Gammage, AmbjSis. M. George, pI. A. W. Green, Pte. J. H. Harriman, Sgt. W. E. Howford, AmbjSis. M. Ireson, Amb jSis. F. Luck, Amb j is. G. Marston , AmbjOffr. J . \V . Mason, Ambj is. M. Michael, AmbjSis. S. G.

Murby, Sgt. 1. Naylor, Ambj is. 1. Parker, DjSupt. J. S. Pearce, Pte. C. \V. Pilbeam, AmbjSis. A. E. Prime, Pte. W. II. Sparham, Cpl. F. Swann, AmbjSis. E. Thompson, Pte. H. Warner, CpI. G. \\T. Wright, Pte. D.

Allcock, Pte. W. T. Ball, CpI. R. Bates, Pte. W. C. Boulton, CpI. W. W. Bright, Pte. J. Caswill, CtjOffr. J. H. Checkley, AmbjOffr. A.E. Cliffe, D jSupt. W. Cooper, Pte. T. Deeley, Pte. F. H. Dixon, Pte. L. C. Eustace, Pte. B. Fraser, Sgt. E. H. Games, Pte. F. W. Gillett, Pte. L. Gordon, AmbjSis. V. S.

No. III (Western) District Gratton , Sgt. E. Harris, D jSupt. 0. Horobin, Cpl. A. C. Jakeman, Pte. A. E. Jones, AmbjOffr. W. Labrum , D j upt. H. Lamprey, Sgt. H. \" . Law, Sgt. T. J. Mears, CpsjSupt. E. 1. Mooring, Sgt. \V . J. oakes, CpI. J. Oldham, Pte. . E. Osborne, Sgt. . Prior, Sgt. W. D. Russell, CpI. H. Simmons, CpI. W. H.

Alton, Pte. G. Bamber, AmbjOffr. R. W. Barlow, Pte. J. Barratt, Pte. S. H. Baxendale, CpsjSgtjMaj. F.

Beaton, Pte. A. Bedford, Sgt. S. Bennett, Cpo J. W. Birchall, Pte S. Birchley, CpI. E. E. Bird, Pte. R. Blackhurst, Pte. J. Booth, LjAmbjOffr. B . Bradbury, AmbjSis. A. Bryan, Pte. A. G. Butler, Sgt. H. G. Clegg, Pte. A. Clewes, Sgt. C. Clifton, Sgt. J. E. Clough, AmbjOffr. W. Cockell, CpI. G. Coyles, D jSupt. R. B. Coyne, Pte. E.

o. IV District Cunliffe, AmbjSis. A. M. Davidson , AmbjSis. A. Dewhurst, Lj mbjOffr. M. Downing, CpI. A. E. Eaves , Sgt. T. Egerton, Cpl. C. S. Evans, Lj AmbjOffr. A. Fellows, AmbjSis. A. Ferrick, AmbjSis. C. Fisher, AmbjOffr. H. Fitton, AmbjSis. M. Foster, Cpl. J . Fryer, CpI. J. R. Gill, AmbjSis. B. Gillett, Lj AmbjOffr. M. Golborne, D jSupt , G. Gray, AmbjSis. E. Greaves, AmbjSis. A. Green, Cpl. E. W . Greenwood, Pte. B. Gunson, Pte. S. Hardman, Amb j Offr. A. Hartley, Pte. E.

Smith, Pte. J. 0. Smith, Dj upt. W. J. tiles, pl. II. Talbot, Pte. II. W. Thompson, Pte. E. A. Tilbrook, Pte. \Y . J. ernon, CpI. G \Vard , Pte. J. \Varmington, D jSupt. F. II. Williamson, Pte D. S. Wilson, Sgt. T. R. Woodall, Pte. S. Yardley, lIonjSgt. W. j.

Hartley, HonjSgt. H. Hill, AmbjOffr. T. j Hissey, CpI. j. H. Hodgson, Lj mbjOffr. B. Holt, mbjSis. 1. Howarth, Pte. H. Hoyle, AmbjSis. Hughes, Pte. S. Jones, AmbjSis. E. jones, CpI. F. jones, AmbjSis. M. E. Kenyon, Pte. H. Kippax, CpsjOffr. E. Lomas, Pte. j. J. Luckhurst, DjSupt. P. H. Marriott, Pte. T. A. Marston, AmbjSis. M. Masser, Pte. J. Mellor, AmbjSis. L. Moss, CpI. G. icholas, Pte. J. T. icklin, AmbjSis. F. G. McBrien, CpI. R. E. McLauchlan, Sgt. W. M.

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Oldfield, AmbjSis. B. Peel, Pte. II. Pemberton, CpI. J. Porter, CpI. W. Ramsden, AmbjSis. E. Rhodes, Sgt. A. Rigby, Sgt. T. Roberts, Pte. E. Rodgers, LjD j upt. M . Shutt, Cpl. W. Singleton, Pte. II. Standing, Pte. G.

Ailmore, Sgt. W. Allen, Sgt. W. Allport, AmbjOffr. E. Ansell, Sgt. II. E . Anthony, Sgt. II. Archer, Pte. II. G. Asplllall, psj upt. F. J. Atherton, AmbjSis. L. A. Ayrton, Sgt. S. Baguley, 1 teo H. Bailey, CpI. ~I. Baker, Pte. W. Ball, pI. J Bannon, AmbjSis. A. R. Beaton, CtjOffr. P. B Hamy, gt. J. Bellamy, Pte. T. Bennett, Cp I Bentley, pI. G. Be. t, Ambj I . . A. Bingham, Pte. . Black, Ambj is. E. Blanks, pI. A. II. Bogg, Ambj fir. ~1. Booker, AmbjSls. L. Bradley, AmbjOffr. F. Brad haw, .'gt. j. A. Bramhall, Pt . \Y. Bravford, Pte. F. X. Breakwell, Ambj.] . L. BritclifJe, AmbjOflr. . H. Brookes, Pte. J. Brough, Pte. H. Brown, Sgt. F. Brown, Pte. II. Bunning, Pte. G. Buttery, Pte. F. Bunting, LjDiv jSupt.

D . E.

Chattell, Lj AmbjOffr. L . Chumley, CpsjSgtjMaj. C. G. Clayton, Cpl. C. F. Clewes, AmbjSis. E. J . Clewes, Pte. T. Clifford, Sgt. J. R. Clifford, AmbjSis. L. Clift, Pte. C. Clifton, Pte. A.

III

Starkie, Pte . H. Stone, Pte. W. A. Stringer, Sgt. A . E . Thornley, Pte. J. W. Tomb, D jSgn . J . A. Tomlinson, Pte. H. Troughton, Cpl. W . Vicar, Pte. Wade, Pte. J . A. Welsby, AmbjSis. M. A. Welsh, Pte. W. G. Whitham, D jSupt . C. E. o. V District ooper, Pte. J . H. Coulson, Pte. G. R. Coulton, AmbjOffr. J. Cresswell, Pte. S. rownshaw, DjSupt. S. up it, AmbjOffr. J . W. Dales, Pte. L. M. Davenport, CpsjOffr. J. Davies, gt. C. Dilks, pI. H. Dixon, CpsjOffr. J . Doughty, LjDiv jSupt. L. Dunn, Pte. F. Dyas, AmbjOffr. G. Ellis, AmbjSis. 1'.1. Evans, Sgt. . S. Farrer, LjAmbjOffr. E. Firth, AmbjOffr. F. Gammons, AmbjSis. E. Gar Ide, AmbjSis. L. Gent, psjOffr. H. Glllmg, CpI. R. Goodl11g, gt. J. R. Greaves, CpsjSgtj::\Iaj. H. Gross, D j upt. L. Haddow, D j gn. A. C. Hall, AmbjOffr. W. H. Hargreaves, DjSupt. W. Haughton, Pte. J. W. Hawker, Pte. T. Hayton, Sgt. J. Haywood, Sgt. E. Heffer, Pte. J. R. Hepworth, Pte. W. Herberts, Sgt. J. S. Hewitt, Cpl. J. W. Higgins, mbjSis. 1\1. Higson, AmbjSis. A. Hilton, Pte. B. H. Hinchliffe, CpI. G. H. Hodgson, LjAmbjOffr. E. Holbrey, SjSgt. H. A. Holden, Pte. C. E. Holden, Pte. J. H. Holland, Sgt. P. Hollis, Ambj is. E. G. Hunt, CpI. G. T. Hunt, Pte. S. Jackson, Cpl. C.

37 Whittaker, Pte. M. Whittam, AmbjSis. J. Wilkinson, Pte. R. Wilkinson, DjSgn. G . E. Wilkinson, Sgt. W. A. Williams, Sgt. H. Woods, Amb jSis. L. Woolfenden, Pte. D . Woolley, AmbjSis. M. L. Wyke, Pte. T. W .

jackson, CpI. J . H. Jackson, Pte. L. james, AmbjSis. M. E. Jaques, CpI. H. johnson, Sgt. A. J. T. W. Lavender, Pte. B. Leake, CpI. R. Lewes, HonjSgt. F. Lloyd, LjCpI. A. B. Lloyd, CpsjOffr. J . Lock, HonjSgt. A. Machen, CpI. A. Nlarshall, AmbjSis. R. Mason, SjSgt. D. Mitchell, Sgt. J. Moakes, CpI. G. V. Moody, LjDjSupt. D. Morley, Pte. G . Mullins, Pte. H. McKay, D jSgn. J . B. McLoughlin, AmbjOffr. C. E. Jeedham, Sgt. G . Jewbury, CpI. J . W. ewell, D jSupt. W. R. ewell, Pte. F. L. orman, Sgt. F. J. Owens, Sgt. H. Parkin, Pte. G. Parkinson, CpsjOffr. F. Pearson, Pte. A. Pemberton, CpI. F. Pickard, LjCtjSupt. L. Pollard, CpI. J. Porter, CpsjOffr. F. G. Poskitt, AmbjSis. E. Preston, D jSupt. A. Preston, Pte. T. Ramsden, Pte. P. Rawlin gs, Pte. J. Ray, Pte. T. Ringrose, Sgt. E. Robins, CpI. A. E. Rockley, Pte. G. Rose, Pte. G. H. Rudkin, Pte. G. Russell, Pte. A. S. Salt, Pte. S. E. Schofield, Pte. S.

THE

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Stevenson, S/Sgt. J. W .

Stock, Cpt C. L. Stock, Pte. F. Stone, CpI. . E. Swift, Pte. J . J . Symonds,Amb/Offr. B. H. Taylor, Pte. F. Thickett, Sgt. J. Thompson, Sgt. W . Thorpe, Amb / Sis. E. Tildesley, Amb / Offr.W. J . Tilley, Pte. T . Tinker, L/ mb / Offr. A.M. Tomlinson, Pte. \V . R. Townsend, Pte. . R. Tucker, Amb /Si . L. Turner, CpI. J. W. Tye, Amb / Sis. J .

Atkin, CpI. A. Bartram, CpI. A. H. Batten, L/Amb/Offr. L. W . Beart, CpI. E. Bone, Amb /Sis . E. Bower, Cps/Supt. W. Brown, Pte. E . G. Browne, Amb/Sis. C. M. Burdon, Pte. W. E. Calder, Pte. J . G. Charlton, Amb/Sis. M. A. Chater, Amb /Sis. S. Cooper, Amb/ Offr. T. H. Crinion, Ct/Offr. J . W. Curtis, Pte. T. W. Cutts, CpI. H. Fellows, Sgt. E. Frater, Sgt. H. N. Freeman, Amb /Sis. V. Gough, Amb/Offr. A. G. Hailstone, Pte. J. Hall, Amb / Sis . A . M.

Hetherington, gt. J. Hiddleston, Amb / i . Howe, mb / Offr. W. D. Hutchinson, Pte. \ . Kerry, Sgt. J. J. D . Leitch, S/Sgt. G. B . Mansell, CpI. J. Mawson, Pte. J. J . Millar, Cps/ gn. A. M. Minter, D /Supt. F . T . McPherson, Pte. O. H. ewlove, Amb/ Offr. F. Nicholson, Amb / Offr. W. Parkin, CpI. J. Phillipson, Pte. J . A . Priestnall, CpI. J. Rafferty , Hon / gt. G. A. Richards, Amb/Sis. S. J. Richards, Pte. T. Robertson , Sgt. J . Robinson , Cps / Offr. G . Robinson , Sgt. . Rogerson, Amb/Offr. W.

Edwards, Cps/Offr. S. M.

No. VII District Kynaston, CpI. F. A.

Scott, Pte. H. Scott, Amb/Sis. 1. Sellars, Sgt. S. Shaw, Pte. H. Shaw, Sgt. P . Shepherd, Amb/Sis. 1. Shipley, Pte. H. Simpson, Amb / Offr. W. Slack, Pte. P. Slack, L / CpI. S. Slater, Amb/Sis. E. Slater , CpI. S. Smith, Pte. C. L. Spencer, Pte. F. Stanley, Pte. H. Stevenson, Amb/Offr.

F. J.

Waddington, Pte. L. Walker, Sgt. F. H. Walker, Cpt. II . Waterworth, Pte . C. West, Cps/Offr. C. E. Wetton, CpI. W. Wheelden, Pte. D . Wilkinson, Pte . B. Wilson, CpI. A. \Vil son, mb /S ls . C. Wilson, CpI. T . Wood, CpI. R. 'Wright, Amb /S is. L. \Yylie, D/ gn. J. Wynne, Pte. J. T . Yates, mb / Offr. Yates, pI. J. II. Young, L/D/ ·upt. D.

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Lewis, Pte. C. McVey, Pte. T. L. Payne, Amb/Offr. G . Prew Onr.), Amb/Offr.

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III

Rayfield, A/ Amb/Offr. J. T. Sandwell, Pte . W. S. Simmons, Cps/Sgt/Maj.

A. C.

39 Simmons, Sgt. H. V. Steele, Sgt. C. Virgo, Amb/Offr. H. A. Winter, CpI. A. Woolway, Pte. E. E.

o. IX District Ball, Amb/ is . Q . Blackwell, Amb / OfIr. W. Blarney, Sgt. R. J . Bray, Hon/Sgt. S. Congdon, Pte. W. H . Cox, Cty /Offr. A . E. Cox, CpI. R . W . Day, sg/Offr.:'I. Dennis, Pte . J.

Eddy, Amb/Offr. J . H. Farmer, Cpl. V. J. Fowles, Amb/Offr. L. Grandin, Sgt. P . J . Green, Pte. H. J. II arris , Sgt. P. R. O'Hara, Cps/Supt. J. M. Rendel, CpI. H. J. Richardson, CpI. W. H. S.

Anderson, D /S upt . G. Brooks, Pte. J . B. Bruce, Pte . J . F. Dod on, pI. . Douglas, D / upt. W . E. Fulcher, Pte I r. \V. Hayward, Arnb / Offr. V. A.

IIorrex, Pte. R. Jacobs, Pte. C. J ohncock, Pte. W. F . Lockwood, Pte. G. Pllgrim, mb/Sis . E. Pilgrim, Amb/Sis. L. Richards, L/D /Supt. G. Richards, Amb /S is . M.

Symes, Pte. W. Thomas, Sgt. W . G. Vick, Cty jCommr . H. J. Warring, Pte. A. Wenmoth, D/Supt. H. H. Westlake, Amb/Sis. E. M. Wills, AmbjSis. J.

No. VI District eeley, Pte . F. D . imon, Amb / Offr. G. W. L. mith, Arnb / is. II. mith, Pte . G. oulsby, rnb / Sis . E. Stephenson, L / DIV / upt. A.

Stobbart, Amb / OfIr. II. J. Sullivan, Arnb , is. . Taylerson, Amb/ Offr.

No. X District

C. E. Teasdale, L / Div / upt. E. I. Tindale, Pte. E. Topping, Cpl. G. Tuff, Pte. . Turnbull, CpI. G. WhItehead, Pte. G. Worsnop, CpI. L. Youngman, gt. J . \

Priory for \Vales Maidment, L/Div /Supt. l\1. Jones, L/Amb/Offr. O. M. Woodward, Amb / Sis . F. E. Kitto, Cty / OfIr. C. l\1. Griffiths, Amb/Offr. T. A. Jacob, mb/Offr. C. B . Jenkins, Sgt. A. Thomas, D /Sec. and Sgt. T.

Tayler, D/Sec . and Sgt.

o. VIII District Alien, Sgt. W. Bateman, L / Div /Supt. A.M. Bones, Pte. A . L. Boulton, Cps/Supt. J. Brigden, Sgt. L. Brown, Sgt. W . C. Brown, Amb/ Offr. J. W. G . Channon, Pte. W. Coleman, Sgt. F. Coleman, Ct/Offr. F. s. C.

Collins, CpI. J. Crossett, D / Supt. W. D. Deans, Cps/Offr. A. Dobsen, Pte. S. Dray, Sgt. D. Earley, D /Supt . F. P. Elward, Ct/Supt. P. Farler, Sgt. H. C. Ford, Amb /Sis. M. A. Frederick, Sgt. J . H. Gidley, L /Ct/Offr. E. Gilbert, Ct/Supt. G. A .

Scopes, Pte. A. G. Thorpe, Sgt. W. G. Watts, Cty /Sgt/Maj. H. J . Wilkinson, Sgt. O . H. \Vright, CpI. C.

Graham, Sgt. C. A. Hilditch, Pte. J. W. Holman, Sgt. . C. Howell, Amb/Offr. ·Vli. J. Ireland, Amb/Offr. N. H. Jackson, Sgt. W. G. James, Cty/Sgn. C. H. Jordan, CpI. A. Kennett, Pte. W. J. Kill, Hon/Sgt. V. J . King, CpI. F. Leeson, Pte. C. G.

Hill, Pte. G. II. Powell, Pte. J. Evans, Pte. \ . H. Dowman, Pte. T . G. Fox, D / Supt. J . Budge, Cty /Sgn. E. J. H. Setter, D /Supt . W. F. Irons, D / Supt. E. W. Rees, L /Supt. K Francis, L /Supt. M. Davy, Amb /Offr. E. A. Thickens, Amb/Offr. E. Ro berts, Am b / Offr. F. Thomas, Amb/Offr. E. R.

Jones, Amb / Offr . J. P. Richards, L / Amb-Offr. A. Davies, gt. W. G. Thomas, gt. A . G . Newbury, Sgt. \\T. H. Jenkins, Sgt. J. J. Hunter, CpI. D. W. Gully, CpI. R. T . J one, Pte. I . L. Mitchell, Pte. A. T. Grant, Pte. VV. T. Coleman, Pte. T. Lamb, Pte. E. C. Griffiths, Amb / Sis . M. Goodman, Amb/ Sis. D. Skryme, Cty / Offr. \"'1 . J. Bate, Cps / Supt. A. John, Cps/Sec. T. D. Osborne, Cps/Sec. W. Trott, Cps/Treas. E. J. B. Owen, Cps/Treas. L. Smith, Cps/In/Stores, V. Muschamp, D /Supt. C. H. Evans, D /Supt. H. C. Jones, D /Supt. T. J . Parker, Amb/Offr. L. W. Dayment, Amb / Offr. T. L.

Morgan, Amb/Offr. T. J. Edwards, Amb/Offr. S. Fryer, Sgt. G. E. Rogers, CpI. W. Belch, CpI. W. J. Protheroe, CpI. E. Price, CpI. O. Edwards, Pte. T. H. J ones, Pte. E. W. Parslow, Pte. F. Williams, Pte. W. Ball, Pte. A. Mogford, Amb /Sis. E. A. Hampson, M.e., LB., Div /Surg. T. Whitcombe, Div / Supt. J. Harris, Div /Supt. J . E. Richards, Div /Supt. P. H. Pilliner, Div/Supt . G. H. Jones, Amb/Offr. J. L. Keen Amb / Offr. C H. Davies, Sgt. C. H. Beavan, CpI. C. Matthews, CpI. W. Lewis, CpI. 1. 1. Murphy, D /Sec. and Sgt. W.H.

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AMBULANCE BRIGADE

SERVICE MEDAL BARS lFirst , unless otherwise stated) Bentall, Asst. Surgeon-inChief Dr. W. C. (3rd).

Chief Commissioner's Staff Ellis, Inspecting Officer Colonel C. 1. (3rd ).

Agar, Sgt. A. F. (2nd). Adams, Pte. A. (2nd). Appleton, D jSupt. T. S. (2nd). Ash, Pte. E. C. (2nd). Ashby, Sgt. J. H . Bean, L j A j Offr . D. L. Bensted, Pte. D. C. Brown, D jSgn. L. J. McK. Bush, Pte . A. (2 nd) Carter, Amb jSis. M. C. Challis, LjAmbjOffr. M. (3rd). Chapman, Sgt. J . H. Clarke, AmbjOffr. S. Clifford, Dist j Offr. F. W. (2nd). Collins, Cpl. C. H. (2nd). Cunnings, Pte. W. (2nd). Dixon, Pte. T. (2nd). Durham, Amb jOffr. T. (2nd). Ferguson, S jSgt. A. E. (5th). Finch, L jAmb jOffr. 1. (2nd). Findlay, D jSgn. J . (2nd). George, Sgt. H. L. Gibbes, D jSupt . J. H. L. (2nd). Greenwood , Amb jSis. A . L. Hallock, D jSupt. C. A. Harden, AmbjSis. E. Harris, D j Supt. A. C. (2nd).

o. I District Harris, AmbjSis. J. Haxell, Hon j Sgt. G. (2nd) Henney, Amb j Offr. E. J . (2nd). Hile, Pte. A. (2nd). Hill, Cpl. E. . (4th). Hird, LjAmbjOffr. G. Hodges, Cpl. H. R. (2nd). Holmes, Pte. D . (2nd). Jaggers, SjSgt. . E. (2nd). Kirk, Pte. J. Leitch, Pte. W. E. Long, Dist j Offr. L. Lush, Sgt. H. (2nd). Malcher, AmbjSis. R. Mann, Pte. J . S. Mellish, Amb j Offr. C. (2nd). Moffatt, Pte. "V. (3rd). Moran, L j D jSupt. E. Morrish, Amb jOffr. \Y . Morton, AmbjOffr. J. W . (2nd). McDuff, AmbjOffr. J. (2nd). McIntyre, DistjSgn. E. ew, Pte. \"Y. F . (2nd) . Newton, D jSupt. A . , (4th). orman, SjSgt. E . J. (3rd). Offord , Pte. A . Ogilvie, LjD jSupt. R. (2nd). Park, Sgt. J . (2nd).

Pickles, AmbjOffr. H. (2nd). Pope, Pte. J . (2nd). Pratt, mb j Sis. D . Reynolds, Pte. L. (5th). Roberts, SjSgt. J. (2nd). Rollinson , CpI. . T. Sampey, D j gn. . (1st and 2nd). Shrivell, mb j SIs. F. (3rd). Stevens, Pte. J. (2nd). Stitcher, Sgt. B. Strathern, LjD j upt. L. Taylor, Dj upt. J. E. (3rd). Trussler, Dj 'upt. T. W. (3rd). Turner, D j 'upt. V. G. (3rd). "Varner, mb j'ls. A. W aters, LjD j upt. ~ Watkm , Amb j i. . W ebb. Dj upt. W. H. 'Vellesley, Ambj I . M. Wells, Pte. J. II. " 'ells, pI. H. G. (3rd). Welthy, LjAjOffr. A. (2nd). West, LjDjSupt. (2nd). Weston, Pte. J. (3rd). Wilson, AmbjSis. B .

Ashwell, LjD jSupt. E. Bowden, Cpl. E. (2nd). Buckingham, CpsjOffr. W. (3rd). Cave, D jSupt. F . A. (3rd). Chapman, AmbjSis. V. Clifford , CorpsjSupt. J . (3rd). Edbrooke, D jSupt. R. G . (3rd). Garland, LjA j Offr. E . Gates, D j Supt. A. J. George, Amb j Offr. H . (3rd). Gosling, Amb j Offr. J. (2nd). Hall, LjAmbjOffr. M.

No. II District Hancocks, L j D jSupt. A .M. Hieron, AmbjOffr. W. H. Hopkins,AmbjOffr. A . T. (2nd). Ind, Cpl. E. (2nd). Jefferies, CpsjOffr. H. (3rd). Jones, L j D jSupt . E. Lowther, L j D jSupt. K. Moody, Cpl. J . (3rd). Nickless, Amb j Offr. T. (5th). Page, Supt. H . Palmer, D jSupt. J . (2nd). Powell, AsstjCty jCommr. (2nd) .

Sarah, LjD jSupt. M . (2nd). Scott, CorpsjSupt. J . (4th). Simmonds, AmbjOffr. G. (2nd). Shoesmith, LjD j upt. E. Style, LjAmbjOffr. A. (3rd). Tarr, AmbjSis. E. (2nd) . Tracey, AmbjSis. C. Wathen,AmbjOffr. A. W . (2nd). Wilkinson , LjCty j Offr. F. Willett, Sgt. B. J . (3rd). Young, Pte. H . J.

Lethbridge, Lady Staff Officer Miss M. (2nd).

III

No. III (Eastern) District Coleman, AmbjSis. E. M. (2nd). Cooper, D jSupt. S. Davis, AmbjSis. G . (2nd). Deacon, Pte. A . H. (2nd). Denton, Cpl. T. W. Dyson, CpsjSupt. W. (4th). J. A. Gotch, CpI. L. C. Bennett, AmbjOffr. J . Hacket, Pte. V. A. (2nd). Harrison , Lj AjOffr. M. Blanco, LjD jSupt. E. (3rd). (2nd). Hassall, Pte. C. H. (3rd). Bland, AmbjOffr. H. I layward, CpsjOffr. E. (3rd). (2nd). Braines, Pte. H. (2nd). Heath, AmbjSis. B . Burditt, Pte. C. Hone, AmbjSis. M . Chapman, Lj AjOflr. 1. Horton, Pte. E. T . (3rd). Kennings, LjD jSupt . I. Charles, Sgt. F. (2nd). Coleman, Pte. . (3 rd ). Adams, LjAmb j Offr. O. Allen, L jCpsjSupt. F. (2nd). Archibald, ty jSgn. W . (2nd). Bailey, D jSupt . B. (3rd). Bartram, D jSupt.

Leeson, SjSgt. S. (3rd). Manship, AmbjSis. R. Martin, AmbjSis. C. Miller, CpsjSgtjMaj. J . (5th). Partridge, LjCty jSupt. G . (3rd). Richardson, Amb jSis. S . Roberts, Cpl. T. (2nd). Rowlatt, LjAmbjOffr . A . Spencer, AmbjSis. M. (4th). Timpson, D jSupt. G. (3rd). Tyler, Pte. R. (4th). Watson, LjD j Supt. J. (3rd). Woodhouse, Amb jSis. D. Workman, AmbjSis. E.M. (2nd).

No. III (Western) District Beasley, AmbjSis. A. Bellow , Sgt. E. . (2nd). Boyer, gt. . (3rd). Cooper, Pte. . J. Dans, Pte. J. Dixon, Pte. J. Hopkms, Pte. A. (3rd) . Hutchings, pI. T. (3rd). Mackie, Dj gn. A. (2nd).

1atthews, CpsjOffr. J. E. (3rd.). Maxfield, AmbjSis. A. Mills, Pte. W. C. Moss, Cpl. 1. Pane, D jSupt . A. E. Pole, AmbjOffr. R. H. Probert, D jSupt.

Anderson, Pte. P. Appleton, AmbjOffr. J . (2nd). Ashworth, HonjSgt. D . IT. Bamford, Pte. S. Barrett, CpsjSupt. J. A. (3rd). Barton, AmbjSis. M. Bentley, LjDjSupt. M. (+th). Bickerdike, AmbjSis . A. (2nd). Boddy, CpI. V. (2nd). Bradshaw, CpsjOffr. R. (3rd). Brocklehurst , SjSgt. J. (2nd). Brown, AmbjSis. J. A. (3rd). Brown, CpsjSgn. J. P. (4th). Brown, AmbjSis. M . Buckley, Pte . R. (2nd). Chadwick, CpsjOffr. H. (3rd). Clegg, LjAmb j Offr. I.

Cockill, Cty jCommr. W. B. (5th). Collinson, AmbjOffr. J . Cooke, Lj AmbjOffr. S. Coope, CpI. S. (2nd). Cottam, SjSgt. A. Crookall, AmbjSis. F . (2nd). Dagger, Sgt. R. Dean, Pte. 1. Diamond, Pte. S. (2nd). Dunn,AmbjOffr. E. (2nd) . Dutton, D jSupt. J . B . (+th). Dykes, Cpl. W. Emmott, Pte. \V. Firth, AmbjSis. 1. Fothergill, Pte. R. (2nd). Gibson, CpI. G. Glover, mbjSis. E. Goode, LjD j Supt. E. (2nd). Greenwood, AmbjOffr.W . (3rd). Hacking, Sgt. H. Haliday, LjCpsjSupt. E. (3rd).

Rollason, CpsjSgn. N. J. (2nd). Taylor, AmbjOffr. E. Webb. CpsjSgtjMaj. H. (4th). Wheatley, AmbjOffr. J. (2nd). vVooldridge, Pte. S.

P. E. o. IV District Hanson, AmbjOffr. F. (3rd). Harrison, LjAmbjOffr. F. (2nd). Harrison, CpsjOffr. R. (2nd). Hartley, Amb j Offr. J. (5th). Heap, D jSupt. E. (3rd). Heap,AmbjOffr.W. (4th). Heaton, CpsjOffr. J . H. (4th). Hewins, Pte. H . Houghton, L j A j Offr. A. (2nd). Howker, Amb j Offr. W. (2nd). Hoyle, Amb j Sis . F. Hudson, LjD jSupt. E. (3rd) . James, AmbjOffr. W. C. James, CpsjOffr. T. (4th). Jameson, D j Supt. J. D. (3rd.). Johnstone, Pte . W. (2nd). Kay, LjD j Supt. M. (3rd). Keaney, Amb j Sis. M.

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Larg , Pt . W. Lambert, pI. n . (2nd). Lazenby, mb/ i . M. Longhorn, 1 te . J. 1acdonald, psi gt/Maj. '. (4th). lar den, L/ /011r. J . (4th). Martin, S/ gt. J. (3rd). lason, ps/OfIr. \\T . (3rd). ia sey, Amb/OfIr. T. lawdsley, Pte. F. l\lercer, D / upl. R. Montague, mb/011r. (2nd). loore, L/ psi upt. M. Moran, D / llpt. J . (2nd). aylor, L/D / upt. (2nd). ewman, Pte. L. (2nd). Nuttall, D/ upt . G. (..Jih). Parker, Amb/Sis. E. (3rd). Perry, D/ upt. . (2nd). Phillips. gt. W. (3rd). Pickstock, Sgt. 1. Quayle, Pte.

mith, Amb/ ' IS. 1\1. , mith, Pte. '\ . (2nd). pi er,L/D/Supl.l·.(3rd). Squires, Pte. J. (2 nd) . t an din g, Ple . \\' . Starkie, Pte. J. E. (2nd). utcliifc, Sgl. C. (2nd). utton, D /Su pl. S. wale, L/Amb/Offr. (2nd). Sykes, Pte. IT. T-aylor, D/. llPl. F. (2nd). Taylor, Plc J (2nd). Taylor, Pte. A. (2nd), Thoma on, mb/011r. J. (3rd). Thompson, Amb/Sis. (3rd).

Allen, D /Supt. G. Archer, gt. W. II. Barker, Amb/ is. l~. (2nd) Barron , Pte. J . (2nd). Beebe, Pte. G. 'yV . Bellerby, D /Supt. F. Betts, /Sgt . S. (2nd). Bigwood , Cpl. F. (2nd). Brockless, D /Supt . J . (4th). Broughton, D /S upt. J . (4th). Brown, Sgt. F. (1st and 2nd). Brown, Hon /Sgt. O. (2nd). Burton, Pte. R. Byford, Amb /Sis. E. (2nd). Calvert, Amb/Sis . L. (4th). Carr, Cps/Offr. B. J . (2nd). Cavanagh, Amb /Sis . A. Clayton, Sgt. H. (3rd). Cook, Pte. C. (2nd). Cook, Pte. C. (3rd). Cooke, L/Amb/Offr. E.M. Crowther, L/D/Supt. F . Dale, Hon/Sgt. E. Daybell, D /Supt. R. (4th). Davies, Cps/Sgt/Maj. A. Dobbs, Amb/Offr. C. E. Duke, L/D /Supt. A. Eastwood, S/Sgt. F. (2nd).

TO. V District Edwards, D upt. J. Elli, mb/OfIr. 1. (3rd). Flockton, L/D /Sllpt. A. (2nd). Free, ps/OfIr. A. Freeman, Amb/OfIr. W. (2nd). Gawthorpe, p / upt . J . Goodman , L /D jSupt . G. Goodwin, L/Amb/OfIr. A. Goold, D jSupt. "\ . II. (3rd). Green, Pte. J. Greenwood , D j upt. J . (3rd). Grice, D /Supt . F. A. (4th). Haddow, D /Sgn. . C. Hargrave, CpsjSgt. J',1aj. R. Harvey, Sgt. C. (2nd). Harvey, Sgt. J . Haswell , Sgt. C. Henry, Lj AjOffr. Hick, L j D jSupt. E. Hill, Sgt. P. Hill, AmbjOfIr. T . (2nd). Hippey, Pte. G. (2nd). Holmes, S/Sgt. A. (3rd). Hopkinson, Sgt. L. Hudson, Cps. Offr. A. B. Hudson, D /Supt. H. Hughes, D jSupt. C. Hunt, S/Sgt. C. T. (2nd). Inman, Cpl H. E.

Ransdale,J /S ll pl. J . (3rd). Ree , D / 'g n . J. (2nd). Roberts, Sgl. 1. (3rd). Rothery, 'ps/Offr . 11. (2nd). enior, mb /Sis. (y. helmerdine, ]) / ' llpt . ]. W . ( lLll) .

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III

Todd, D / upt. P . S. (4th). Topping, mbjOLIr. (3rd). Travis, mb/ is. M . (3rd). Tnckett, t/SlIPl. J. (2nd). Turner, mb /Offr. (2nd). \\'ccdall, mbj ITr.

Simons, S/Sgt. C. Simpson, Ple. II. (2nd). Smith, D /Supl. S. Stone, S/Sgt. W . (4th) . Theaker, Cps/Supt. J. II. Thornton, psjSupt. A . (4th).

Walton, Amb/Sis. G. Ward, Sgt. F . (2nd). Webst.er, Sgt. J. Wheeldon, Pte. J . (2nd). Wi gars, CpI. W. L. Williams, D /Supt. 1. (2nd).

(·lLh). Whall y, DjSllPl.

Ad a m s, Amb/Offr. II. (2nd). I3ackhurst, L/D /Supt. E. (3rd). Baley, 'psi upi. II. W. Batey, LjDjSupt. M. (2nd). Berman, Pt. . J. S I3iriley, psjOfIr. R (2n<1) Crew, LjJ jSupi. M. offell, Sgl. . (3rd). oLIell, Amb/Ofir. J . (2nd). Dale, Pte. G. R . DaVIson, AmbjSis. 1. Dodd ,Amb/Ofir. R. (2nd). Dormer, Cpl H. Dryden, Sgt. T. (2nd). Elton, mb/ '1~. A. (2 nd). Griffiths, Lj jOfIr . L. (3rd). Haley, L/Cps/OfIr. H . (3rd).

o. VI District H arnson, Sgl. T. (2nd). Ilenderso n, Pt.e. P. J efierson, AmbjSis. M . King, pI. A. Laws, Amb/Ofir. G . Liddle, Sgt. J. T. Lisle, Plc. J. Liversedge, ps/SgtjMaj. W. (2nd). Logan, psjSupt. J. R. (2nd). Malton, Cty jSgt.jl\Jaj. A. (3rd). Mather, D jSupt. W. Merrick, L/D jSupt. G. (2nd). Mills, Pte. J. 5. (3 rd) . Morley, AmbjSis. E. Mc can, AmbjOffr. K. G. Newman, DjSupt. A. (2nd). Pearson, ety jOffr. J . Pledger, CpI. J . H. Reigar, AmbjSis. M.

Bass, Sgt.

o. VII District Brown, Pte. J.

W. (3rd). Wig hlman , L j mb jOfIr. 1\1.. Wildll1g, Ptc . 1. (2nd). "\ ildman, Supl. J. \Vi leman, 'gl. J. (lsi and 2nd) Wilson, SSgl. T. (4th). Wlllllngton, Ple. J. (2nd). Wood, pI. 1'. (2nd). Worm ald, mbj fir. '. (2nd). Worlhlnglon, \mb /5Is E. Yates, ,gl. II . ( Ilh) .

J [\.IS, L/D/ lIpt. M. Eruck nberg, mbj 'IS. L.

Laycock, Amb/ IS. E. Leake, pI. R Lee, DjSupl. II. (4t h ). Lees, mb/011r. F. Lyons, mb/ fir. :Markey, Ple. . (2 nd) . Mason, D jSupt. Mason, Ple. . (2nd). Milnes, AmbjSls. S. A . (2nd). 11tchell, L/ psjSupi. E. (2nd). loulton, Ambj fir. J. O'Connor, mbjOffr. T. Padfield, L/AmbjOffr. Paver, p jOfIr. . (2nd). Pettitt, mbjOffr. L. (2nd). Picksley, Sgt . G. Potter, L/ ps. Supt. E. (..J th ). RaIlings, Amb/Offr. G. (3rd). Rowlands, AmbjOffr. Ryder, L j D /Sup t. E. (2nd). Saxton, Cpl. E. Sayles, Amb/Offr. F. (2nd). Severn, AmbjSis. M. Sheard, Amb/Offr. A. (2nd).

43 Wimpenny, Amb/Sis. M. Wootton, CpI. J. W. Wyse, L j D jS upt. E. Yates, L/D jSupi. H . (2nd).

Siddall, Pte. C. II. (3rd). Scott, Sgt. W . Scurlock, L / D /Supt. E. Simpson, LjD /Supt. M. (2 nd) . Simpson, Amb/Sis. A. II. St.eel , D /Supt . T. Thain, LjD jSupt. M. (2nd). Urwin, L/D jSupt. S. A. (3rd). Vickers, AmbjSis. R. Wallis, Amb/Offr. W. J . (3rd). Wharton, L/ A/Offr. F. (3rd). Whitfield, Cpl. E. J. Whitford, L/Cty jOffr. L. (2nd). Wilson, AmbjSis. H. Wilson, Pte. \V . (2nd). Wilson, AmbjSis. E. Wood, D jSupt. W. S. Woodward, Sgt. E. (2nd).

Carter, Amb j Offr. W. (2nd).

Bigg, L/AmbjOffr. E. Branchott, pI. W. P. (2nd). Broad , CpsjOffr. W . A. (3rd). Bucke, Pte. K. Burnage, D j upt. A. J . . (5th). Case, SjSgt. Conley, ps j Offr. J. (2nd). Davy, psjOffr. A . E. (3rd). Dunk, AmbjSls. A. Erith, Amb /Sis.

No. VIII District Evered, L j Amb jOffr. F. Falwasser, L /Dist/Supt. C. (2nd) Follett, Pte. E. G. (3rd). Fossett, psjOffr. S. (2nd). Froud, CpI. C. W . Griffin, L/AmbjOffr. E. Jarrett, AmbjOffr. W. (3rd). King, D /Supt . A. G. (2nd).

Noble, Major W. H. F. (3rd). Owen, Pte. J. A. (2nd). Ray, Trans/Sgt. W . Rogers, CpsjOffr. J. Rutter, Cps/Supt. J . D . (2nd). Venis, Hon j Sgt. A. (3 rd). Wells, Pte. F. J. Wren, Cps/Supt. G. (2nd). Yeman, Cps / Offr. S. (2nd).

Chudleigh, LjD jSupt. E. (2nd). Cockram, Sgt. J. W. (3rd). Hamilton, Amb/Offr. A. Howe, CpI. W.

No. IX District Langmaid, Cty /Offr. H. (2nd). Manning, Pte. J. Palmer, A.R.P. Cty jOffr. M.

Smith, D /Supt. F. (3rd) . Tregale, Pte. R. (3rd). Wearne, CpI. W. J.

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Brereton, Sgt. C. (5th). Brett, (R) D /Supt. J. (2nd). Coleby, gt. . W . Durrant, mb /Offr. C. Emery, Pte. W. II. Fiddy, Cps/Supt. C. (2nd). Garrett, D /Supt. W. G . Goddard, Cps/Supt. F. (2nd).

Green, Pte. W . Hawkes, Pte. W . (4th). Hawkes, Pte. W . (5th). Hutton, ps/Offr. J . (4th). ethercoat, Dist/Offr. F. (3rd). Pretty, Cpl. G. Radford, Amb/Offr. (2nd).

Blandford , L/Dist/Supt. E. (2nd). Keatinge, C/Cps/Supt. F. (2nd).

Macnamara, Asst. Commr.

Jones, D . T. R., C.B.E., J .P., M.D., Surg.-inChief for Wales. Salt, M.B., C.H.B., Commr., C. E. Williams, Cty/Offr. T. J. Davies, Amb/Offr. I. Thomas, D/Supt. G. Worthy, Cps/Sec. H. C. (2nd). Jones, Cty/Offr. D. (3rd). Jones, D/Supt. D. W. (3 rd). Penberthy, Cty/Offr. W. Samuel, Sgt. P. George, Pte. H. A. Blunt, Pte. R. Morris-Thomas, L/Cty / Offr. E. R. C. Davies, L/Supt. L. V. Rees, L/Supt. K.

Richards, L/Amb/Offr. A. Jones, Sgt. E. Jones, ps/Trcas. D. L. (2nd). Williams, Cps/in/ tores D. R (2nd). Howells, ty /Sgt/ raj. T. (2nd). Fitzpatrick, D / upt. J. (2nd). Hopkins, Sgt. T. (2nd). Jenkins, Cpl. ~I. (2nd). Bobbett, Pte. A. (2nd). Thomas, / upt. J . (3rd). Ledbury, ps/m/Stores 'iV. J. (3rd). Jones, Cp lin/Stores I. (3rd). Morris, D/Supt. W. J. (3rd). J ones, Sgt. M. P. (3rd). Williams, Sgt. G. (3rd).

Waller, D /Supt. C. II. Wollard, D/Supt. P. R. (2nd). Woollard, D/Supt . P. (2nd). Youngs, D /Su pt. II. J. (3rd).

Irish District

J. P.

Webb, L/Dist/. gn. (2nd).

Overend, L/Dist/Offr. L. (2nd).

No. I (Prince of Wales's) District omprising the areas of the City and Metropolitan Police (parts of Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Middlesex, and Surrey), and in addition that part of Essex included in the Rural Districts of Romford, Orsett, and Rochford. Hcadquarters-97, t. John Street, London, E.C.1. CommissionerCaptain W. Goodley,

O.B.E.,

1.c .• 4, vVoodfield Drive, Gidea Park, Essex. (24.6.33)

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HE DQUARTERS STAFF District Surgeon ASSIstant ommissioner E. :\IcIntyre, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Fernholme, Streatham Road, Iitcham. (222 24)-Commander.

Priory for \V ales Ings, D /Supt. J. WIlliams, mb/Offr. A. Lewis, pI. \ . Josty, Pte. E. 11. . Bassett, ps/Treas. Barnett, D /Su pt. G Jenkm', Sgt. W D. Lle\vellyn, M B, CH.B., omm. E. (2nd). Pnce, ps/Sec W. (2nd). Little, 'ps/Treas, W J . (2nd). Lee. pS/Ill/ tores, . R. (2nd). Roberts, 1 teo r\.. (2nd). Jones, ps/Sec W. II. (3rd). Woodmg", ps'Treas. J. (3rd) DenOl ,D/Supt II. (3rd). Wither, Amb/Offr. E. (4th).

Lady District SuperintendentMISS A. 1. Walker, 11, Acol Hoad, N.vV.6.

(24.6.3S)-Commander.

District Staff OfficersCapt. L. L. Franks. 54, .:'IIonach Court, IIampstead Garden City. .2. (27 .11.23)-A ssoczate Con/mander. N. Burton, 47, Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith. 'V. 6. (25. 7 .27)-Oificer. G. . Green, 1 . IIillside Gardens. Edgware, :M iddlesex. (26.9.28)-Oificer. C. E. Bower. O.B.E., 7+, Roslyn Gardens, Gidea Park, Essex. (3.2.33)-Officer. ]. Grossman. "Oaklands," Shenley Road, Boreham Wood, Herts. (.6.36)A ssoctate Commander. District OfficersJ. Kemp. 79. Grove Road. South Woodford, E.1. (2 .9.32)-Oificer. W. A. Rushmere, 141, Derinton Road. Upper Tooting, S.W.17. (20.3.34)Servillg Brother. F. W. Isern-Smith. 5. edar Road. Oxhey, Herts. (22.7.3S)-Serving Brother. C. F. Peddie. 40. Hepworth Road. Streatham, S.W.16. (26 . .27) -Serving Brother. T. E. Walsby. 163. Lynton Road. W.3. (24 . .37)-Serving Brother. . ]. StIllwell. 10, Falkland Avenue. IT.3. (1.3.37). E. Laune Long, 87, Lake Rise. Eomford, Essex. (15. 11.3) . L. Howard. 23. Fairholme Avenue, Gidea Park, Essex. (2. 10 .39). C. W. Licence, 19. The Ridgeway. N. Harrow. (26.8.37). Lady District Officers(For V.A.D.) : l\liss M. Rodick, lOa, Harley Street, .VV. 3. (29. 11.3 ). Miss 1. R. ~1. Tuckwell. 296, Leigham Court Road. Streatham, S.W.16. (13.7.36). Corps OfficersII. F. IIodges, 16 , St. Barnabas Road, vVoodford Green, Essex. E. Polan, 2+, Edge Hill Court, Wimbledon, S.vV.19. G. S. Lear. 109, Camborne Road. Morden, Surrey. Ambulance OfficersW. T. Eason, 83, Quebec Road, Ilford. Amb. Offr. A . Barber, 131 Culver Grove, Stanmore, Middlesex. Lady Superintendent (A .R. P. Duties)Miss M. Vicary. 73, Stanhope Avenue, Finchley, N.3 . District Sergeant-MajorJames Elam, 49, Graystone Road, Tankerton, Kent.

(26. 5 .37) .

(28.7.39).

(20 .9.3 7) .

(lS.9 .17)-Serving Brother.

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STAFF OF AREAS

Mrs. E. M. Ivlorrish, 18, Clavering Road, Manor Park, E.12 . Sister.

Assistant ComrnissionerW. A. Rees, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., 249, Haverstock Hill, N.W.3. Brother.

(24.6.36)-Serving

(27.7.36).

District Officer-

W. G. Warren, 25, Queen's Crescent, N.W.5 .

W. W. Perriton, 8 , Erskine Road, Walthamstow, E.17. A. E. A. Ambler, 71, South View Drive, South Woodford, E.7.

.W.6.

(5.10.36).

(27.1.36)-Serving Brother.

S. J . Warren, 182, Wimbledon Park Road, S.W.18. (14. 7 . 27)-Commander. C ounty S urgeonG . R. 11. Wrangham, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 26, The Avenue, W.13. (9.10.34). District OfficersF. laridge," Grasmere," Moss Lane, Pinner, Middlesex. (9.11.27)-OjJicer. F. E. Stratton, 26, Woodstone Avenue, Stoneleigh Park Estate Ewell S (24.9.34). ' ,urrey.

SOUTHERN AREA Assistant CommissionerCapt. A . C. White Knox, M.C., M.B., CH.B., 169, Denmark Hill, S.E.5. Co·m mander .

(24.7.30)-

Lady District Officer 1iss A. \Ve t, 13, Selwyn Avenue, Richmond, Surrey.

County SurgeonG. M. Stoker, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., " Holmbury," Streatham Road, Mitcham, (12.5.30).

urrey. THE

District OfficersF. W. Clifford, 18, Weymouth Avenue, Ealing, \V .5. (7.1.29)-Officer. L. 1\1. Smith, 262, The Broadway, '\ imbledon, .W.19. (22.6.33). C. A. Hallock, 61, v estheath Road , .E.2. Miss Grindley, 19, Hawes Road, Bromley, Kent.

(12.5.30)- erving SLsier

P. B. Wickens, 4, Oldfield Road, Bexley Heath, Kent. (20.2.36). R. B. Hawthorn, 29, Ramsden Road, Balham, S.W.12.

CENTRAL AREA Assistant CommissionerCapt. R. V. Steele, M.B., B.S ., Penrhyn Lodge, Gloucester Gat.e, l\.W.l. (4.12.39) County SurgeonB. L. Steele, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P ., L.M.S.S.A., Penrhyn Lodge, Glouce"t.cr Gat.e, (4.12.39). ew Southgate,

.11.

(1 '. 10.2+)

h.ave the honour to submit my report for the year 1939 Dlstnct on 31st December, 1939, was as follows :_ . Headquarters StaffCommissioner . A sistant ommissioners Lady District uperintendent County Surgeons . . District Staff Officers District Officers . Lady District Officers orps uperintendents orps Officers . uperintendents . Lady Superintendent Ambulance Officers . Di trict ergeant-Major

OjJicer. Ambulance 1,641

Nursing 675

S outher1t A rea

2,247

810

EASTERN AREA

Central A rea

1,858

804

Assistant Cornmissioner-

E astern A rea

1,745

694

Western A rea

1,818

1,053

9,309

4 ,036

.6.

Corps Supt.A. E. Wells, 19, Elyne Road, Stroud Green, N.4.

orthern A rea (27.1.36)-Servzng Brother.

Capt. F. E. Bendix, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 49, Woodford Avenue, liford, Essex. (25.6.34)-Officer. District Officer in Cha rge-C. J. Fitch, 24, Waldgrave Gardens, Upminster, Essex . (21.12.27)-OjJicer,

County SurgeonA. Dawson, M.A ., M.D., CH.B ., "Buckie," Barley Lane, Goodmayes, lliord . (6.4.38) .

District OfficerE. W. Haines, 57, Balgores Lane, Gidea Park, Essex.

(6.12.34)-Serving Brother.

The strength of the

Total 1 6 1 5

6 18 7

6 3 1 1 4

1 60

Lady District OfficerMrs. Tapply, All Saints' Vicarage, Highgate,

1939

Corps Supt .-

District Officer-

COl\nnSSIO ER'S REPORT, HIEF COMMISSIO ER ST. JOHN MB LANC~ BRIGADE.

(6.6.39).

SIR,

Lady District Officer -

(31.5.38).

Assista nt Cornrnissioner-

L a dy District OfficerCorps Supt.-

Corps Supt.-

WESTERN AREA

G. P. Hart, 8, Ashbourne Grove, lill I-Iill, .W.7. (24.5.3). S. H. Collins, ,Simmons Way, Oakleigh Park, .20. Miss F. E. Cherry, 34, Cholmley Gardens, Hampstead,

(21.6.35)-Serving

A / Corps Supt .-

County SurgeonMajor N. VV. Hammer, M.R.C.S ., L.R .C. P., 86, Portland Place, W .I.

T. McBride, 54, Parkhurst Road,

L a dy District Officer-

NORTHERN AREA

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DISTRICT

Cadets 159 boys 32 girls 134 boys 76 girls 63 boys 29 girls 2 8 boys 129 girls 221 boys 130 girls 1,261 14,606

Total Increase over year 1938

14,666 4,709

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Approximately 3,000 members are on Full Tim e, and 4,000 members Part Time A.R.P. Work for the Councils, whilst 300 to 400 have been evacuated by their employers to the Country. . The following new Division s and Sections have been formed during the year : -

A mbulance.- o. 143 Ruislip Divi ion. o. 144 Highbury Division . 145 Friern Barnet Division. 146 L. l.S. amden Divi ion. 147 East Barnet Division. 148 Post Office avings Bank Division . 149 Cuddington Division. 150 Borough of Romford Division. 151 Molesey Division . o. 152 West Wickham Division. I o. 153 J. Lyons & o. Ltd . Division. o. 15+ Simpsons Division. 155 Grays (VJouldham B.P.C.M. Ltd) Division . 59 Sutton Division-Carshalton SectIOn. 98 Minchenden (Southgate) Nursing DivIsion. 99 Knightsbridge :Nur ing Division . 100 J Uxbridge ursing Division. . . .. 101 Edgware and lill Hill ursmg DIvIsion. 102 J Borough of IIomsey Tursing . Divis.io?: 1 o. 103N Borough of Paddington Tursmg Dlvi LOn. No. 104 Borough of Bexley ursing DIvision. TO. 105 J Eltham ur ing Division. .I. TO. 106 Ruislip Nursing Division . r\o. 107 Shirley ursing Division. TO. 108N Borou'gh of Romford i\ursing Division . No . 109 Cuddington ursing Di"-I ion . o . 110 Highgate 1 ursing DivIsion . Xo. 111N \Varlingham ur ing Di,,-i ion . o. 112 Feltham and shford Xursing DlvisLOn . o. 113N East Barnet ursing DiviSlOn . No. 114N Benfteet ursing Division . o. 8 East Ham Nursing Division Wanst ead cctlOn. o. 27 \Vest Ham ursing Division-Ba rclay IIall ectwll. Xo. 6 H.S .F . ursing Division-Fusto n SectloH. Cadet Ambulance.- TO. C.43 Bow Cadet mbulance DiviSLOn Cadet Nursing.-l o. C. .26 Surbiton Cadet ursing Dlvlsion . T

It is with much regret that I have to record the deaths of the following , which occurred during the year 1939 : -

Assistant Commissioner, Capt. H. A. Fenton. Lady District Officer, Central Area, Miss M. 1\1. Masson. Divisional Surgeons, Drs . Alice Benham ,:,-n.d . J . R. Buchanan. Superintendents-H. H. Dye ( o. 107 DIvlslOn) . T. W. Wells ( o. 6 Division). On January 1st, 1939, the five areas which comp~se this l?istric.t were re-arranged so as to coincide with the Divisions of the Metropolltan Pollce, WIth w~om we work so closely. The result has been most satisfact?ry ~nd m~ch appreClated by. the Police, and has added considerably to the congemal fnendship whlch alread~ eXls~~d between the Police and the Brigade. I received a personal letter from. Su Philip Game Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, showing his great praIse of thIs chang~ and all it meant to the Force under his command. The first event of interest this year was the A.R.P. Rally at The Royal Albert Hall, when 80 members from No.1 District, led by District Staff Officer C. E. Bower, O.B.E., took part . . . t 97 In March District Headquarters removed to more commodlOus pr~mlses a .' St. John Street, E.C.l., and my thanks are due to The Order for theu support m this connection.

DISTRICT

On 22nd April, the finals of the District Competitions took place, the preliminary rounds having been arranged and directed by each Area Assistant Commissioner. This year Lady Duncan presented the awards to the s uccessful teams, and we were also favoured by the presence of the Chief Commissioner. The results were as follows : Massey l\lainwaring Cup MacFadden hallenge Cup Osborn Challenge Shield Mountgarret up . .J.. innis Eftlciency Cup Brooks Efftclency Cup ursing Bowl Sleat.h Gent

WillLam r\eill ShIeld Macrae up. Rideout up

o. 19/ 1, Old Kent Road Division . o. 28N Civil Service ursing Division . o . 87, Shored itch Division. No.7 Wimbledon ursing Division . o. 7 Toynbee Hall Division . o. 64 Ealing ursing Division. No . 8N East Ham ursing Division (Amb/ Sister, J . E. Woolford). 1 o. 56 Cricklewood Division (Pte. L. G. Parsons) . o. C.2S Southgate Cadet Division . No. C T20 Fairlop ursing Cadet Division . Central Area.

TO. 19 / 1 Old Kent Road Division of The South Metropolitan Gas Co. Corps and o . 2 i\ LVII ervice X ursing Division represented the District in the Brigade Finals for the" Dewar" and" Perrott" Trophies at The Hotel Great Central, Marylebone. As in former years, this District proVIded the patients, stewards, messengers, and the Guard of IIonour for Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone . Assistant ommissioner, Capt. vV. A. Rees was in charge of the Guard and was congratulat.ed on the smart tum-out of the men. On 3rd June, the Royal Review of the London Fire Brigade and London Auxiliary Fire SerVIce took place in Hyde Park, and large detachments of the Brigade were on duty at vanous points in the park, at the request of the Metropolitan Police. Many casualties were treated. On the following Saturday, 10th June, the Annual Inspection of No. I (Prince of vVales's) District took place in Hyde Park, the Inspecting Officer being Field-Marshal Sir Philip'. hetwode, Bt. On Sunday, 2nd July, the ational Service Rally was held in Hyde Park in the presence of Their Majesties The King and Queen. One hundred members from o . I District (70 Officers and Members from Ambulance Divisions and thirty Lady Officers and Sisters from ursing Divisions) took part in the March Past. In addition, 1,450 members were on duty in various parts of the park and treated 295 cases. I had the honour of being presented to their Majesties on this occasion. The Annual Flag Day was held on 22nd July, 1939, when a record collection was made-the total receipts were I, ,415 ISs. lld. During the August Bank Holiday week-end a large party of members of the British Legion paid a visit to Paris, and were accompanied by ssistant Commissioner, Capt . A. C. Vlhite Knox, M.e., and two Privates. Our men were kept very busy treating casualties, but thoroughly enjoyed the trip and were much appreciated by the British Legion. Since the crisis in September, 1938, all members have been kept very busy assisting lecturers at First Aid and Home ursing Classes by practical demonstration of bandages, etc., and helping to train the many volunteers for Council work in connection with Air Raid Precautions. s early in the year as February, fifty male and fifty female members tested Air Raid Shelters, at the request of the Home Office, at the Ministry of Agriculture, vVhitehall, which task took nearly the whole of a Sunday. A number of members, including District Officers, have given valuable assistance by acting as Lay Instructors where only a preliminary course was required, and as demonstrators for a complete course at business house, cinemas, factories, etc. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, at the request of the 1\Iinistry of Health, volunteers were asked to assist with the loading of trains t aking patients from the main London Hospitals to safety zones. Two hundred Officers, .C.O.'s, and Men took part, and the patients were brought from the hospitals by Green Line coaches, unloaded and reloaded on to the specially fitted trains at various London Railway Stations. This was a hard task, and, in some instances, the whole day was occupied

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by our members, without recompense or remuneration. Great praise is due to all concerned, and the thanks of the Ministry of Health were received for the manner in which the work was performed. The Ministry of Health then requested me to call for volunteers to staff civil ambulance trains, and 160 members of Ambulance Divisions gave up their employment to take on this work of I ational importance, but I regret that owing to reorganization by the Ministry the services of 50 per cent of these men were dispensed with in December. I attach extracts from reports received from my Area Assistant Commissioner , my Lady District Superintendent, and various members of my Headquarters taff . In conclusion, I would like to take this opportunity of thanking my Assistant Commissioners and all members of my staff for the amount of work they have undertaken throughout the year. I am proud to be in charge of such an important District, which consists of so many willing members, who give of their best services continuously. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, \V. GOODLEY, aptam. Commissioner Kmght of Grace. EXTRACTS FROM REpORTS NORTHERN AREA.-Assistant Commissioner, Capt. \V . A. Rees. " The year has been one in which prog res previously reported has been more than maintained. One also in which during the latter months of the year Offi ers and members of all ranks have given service to their country in a manner and t.o such purpose as to command the utmost respect. " I am proud to have them, one and all, under my command. " It would indeed have been a sorry plight in which the A.R.P. organization would have found itself, but for the nucleus supplied by the members of the Brigade, Ambulance, and ursing . " The total strength of the Area is now 2,358-an increase m the year of 656 : Ambulance Divisions. ursing Divisions

1,675 6 3

Increase Increase

SERVING WITH H.~I. FORCES Members of Ambulance Divisions Members of Nursing Di\'islOns Total ON FULL TIME A.R.P. \VORK Members of Ambulance Divisions Members of Nursing Divisions Total PART TIME A.R.P. WORK Members of Ambulance Divisions Members of Nursing Divisions Total

429

227 135 11 146 325 144 469 481 109 590

" In addition, members are serving as A .R.P . workers with their various firms. " During the year the following classes have been held :Ambulance Divisions Nursing Divisions Total

FIRST AID 80 Number attending 103 Number attending

3,647 3,577

183

7,224

Total

Ambulance Divisions Nursing Divisions Total Ambulance Divisions ursing Divisions Total

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HOME NURSING 8 Number attending 33 Number attending 41

Total

A.R.P. CLASSES 39 Number attending 31 Number attending 70

Total

383 1,133 1,516 1,455 2,213 3,668

" In spite of the dislocation caused by the outbreak of hostilities, Divisions are still carrying on their ordinary drills and routine Brigade work. Annual Inspections and Re-examinations are being arranged as usual. " I must also mention the cadet divisions. In spite of difficulties, due to war restrictions, these valuable sources of recruits continue to function, and are doing excellent work. " In conclusion, I wish to record my grateful thanks to all members of the Area Staff for their unfailing and willing help at all times." SOUTHERN AREA.-Assistant Commissioner, Capt. A. C. White Knox, M.C . .. Most of the work of the Area has been devoted in 1939 to help rendered to the various Boroughs in their A.R .P . chemes. In the early days Brigade men were much m demand for demonstrators to First Aid classes, for Stretcher Party work, and the urses were almost completely occupied in helping with women's classes in FIr t Aid and IIome l ursing. Though, in many cases, the Boroughs were very grateful for this assi tance, in others they were used purely as a means to the end of in. talling th Ir own people m the various posts as they became trained . Some of my more outlying divi ions were sending demonstrators to classes five times per we k, and some nurse demonstrators were attending as many as ten courses per week. I cannot speak too highly of my nursing officers in this work. They have had more iIme to spare than the men, and have devoted it wholeheartedly to the" ork. mce the outbreak of w a r there has been a great desire to form new divisions everywhere, and though 1 have allowed some new divisions to be formed, I have tried to restrict them to those that were likely to serve some useful purpose when the war is over. .. In spite of this, my members have increased, without counting cadets, from 2,060 ambulance men and nurses in 193 to 3,057 ambulance men and nurses in 1939 . " Of this 3,057, some 700 are on full ttme paid work in the Boroughs' Schemes, With some 2,000 in part l1'me duties of some kind, and about 300 who are not taking part in the schemes at all. "The ur es are almost entirely officered by their own officers in the First Aid Posts. The men, on the other hand, have hardly any of our officers in charge of Sir tcher Party Depots, for the simple reason that the officers in the ordinary way cannot afford to do this type of work and keep their household going. The result i that most of these posts where Brigade men are in the majority are commanded by .C. O.'s or Privates who are not really capable of carrying out these duties . In everal cases Privates-in-charge have failed to be successful, though I must say that many have risen to the occasion and have been a tremendous success. " On th e whole the area is busily engaged in the work of A.R.P. and doing everything it can to forward the movement. fy big regret is still that senior officers have no power to supervise the work of their Brigade members, but this appears to be insurmountable. " My new District Officer in the Eastern side of my Area has been a very <Yreat help to me, and my sincere thanks are extended to my County Surgeon, my District Officers, my Lady District Officer, and my A.R.P. Officers for their loyal support in conducting the work of the Area." CENTRAL AREA.-Assistant Commissioner, Capt. R. V. Steele. " As you know, I have only recently taken charge of Central Area, after the unexpected death of my predecessor, Capt. H. A. Fenton. All members of the area deeply regret the loss of a chief for whom they had a genuine affection and

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respect. I have also to record with much regret the death , after a long illness, of Lady District Officer, Miss M. M. Masson. " The strength of the Area is-Ambulance ursing . Cadet, Boys Girls

1, 5 0+ 63 29

2,75+ An increase of 1,070 during the year. " On 2nd June the Po t Office Divisions were inspected by Sir Raymond Burchell, the Deputy Director-General of the Post Office. The Parade took place in the yard of the King Edward building. "The rea Church Parade was held on Sunday, 25th June, at St. Clement Danes Church, Strand , by the courtesy of the Rector, the Rev . \V. Pennington Bickford . Colonel G. A. loore, Assistant Chief Commissioner, inspected the Parade after the service, and took the salute on the march back to Lincoln 's Inn Fields. " A number of teams took part in the various competitions in the District and Brigade finals, with some success. "A.R.P. duties up to the outbreak of war were well maintained, and since September our members have been doing useful 'w ork in thl connecbon, some in charge of First Aid Posts and Training Centres, others as lecturers and instructor, and as volunteers to Councils of the various boroughs. "My predecessor did a great deal of spade work with schemes for the local Medical Officers of Health and in organizing the various centres. " I give below, approximately, figures showing the scope of A.R.P. work by members of Central Area, Ambulance, and ur ing Divisions. A number of our personnel have trained the services .

•

IN CHARGE OF FIRST AID POSTS AND TRAIN!. G CE TRESAmbulance and ursing Officer , etc.

AMBULANCE DrvISIO s Lecturers and Instructors Hold A .R.P. Certificates . Volunteers to Councils' A.R.P.

118 49+ 390

NURSING DrvISIONSLecturers and Instructors Hold A .R.P. Certificates Full Time members working at F.A. Posts Part Time members working at F.A. Posts Hospital Duties

369 13

17 67

A.R.P. COURSES HELD I CENTRAL AREA DURING 1939Public Brigade and Public Brigade

52 13 6

" In these somewhat difficult times I am encouraging Divisional up erin ten dents to keep in touch with members of their Divisions as far as possible, and to ensure that the Annual Re-examinations are regularly held. " I wish to record my thanks for the promises of loyal support which I have rece~ved from ?fficers and all ranks of the Area. My staff Officers are always ready to glVe me thelI support when called upon, and to help me in the various problems which may arise." WESTERN AREA.-Assistant Commissioner, Sydney J . Warren, Esq. " The strength of the area is now as follows : 28 Ambulance Divisions 1,928 members 20 Nursing Divisions 1,128 11 Ambulance Cadet Divisions 196 7 Nursing Cadet Divisions 168 Total

3,420

DISTRICT

" This shows an increase in personnel of 967 over the year 1938, due to the added interest in our Divisional activities through war. "The year under review cannot be considered as normal at any time, as the possibility of a crisis overshadowed the first half, and , the fears realized, altered the routine of our Divisional work during the latter months. " All Divisions have reported a large number of classes in the earlier part of the year in First Aid, Home ursing, and A.R.P. , both for members and the general public, which accelerated recruiting throughout the whole year. In some Divisions several courses of lectures were being held in the same weeks calling for much hard work amongst the officers and members in organizing, demonstrating, and instructing. " In adcJ.jtion to this pressure, the general work of the Divisions has been carried on up to the outbreak of hostilities, when, for a time, the general work of the Divisions in some cases was discontinued, temporarily, as public duties at cinemas, football matches, etc., were stopped. " At the outbreak of war all Divisions were called upon to respond to their obligations und er the Borough Council .R .P. schemes. In several Boroughs Divisional Officers have been placed in command of the Stretcher Parties, and in a large number of First Aid Posts Officers and members are in control. I have had reports from Council Officers of the great value of the work of our Officers and members in connection WIth the A.R.P. "All ursing Divisions and most of the mbulance Divisions have been inspected or visited dunng the year, and general efficiency has been well maintained . Owing to the number of Divisional commitments, it was not found possible by them to arrange suitable dates for insp ction by the remainder before July, and personal indisposition prevented my completion of this privilege of an Assistant Commissioner later. " I am sorry to report that it was not possible to give the usual monthly producti,?n of Western A rea Gazette, as in past years, owing to the transfer of Lady Supt. MISS Tucker to entral Area, who had been producing this for the Area for many years, and to whom our thanks are tendered. "\\'estern rea attended a Church Parade at the Priory Church in March and enjoyed a good mu ter. After the service the Parade was inspected by The Lord Rockley, G.B.E., P.C. A very interesting Divisional Church Parade was held, for the first time, in the Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace, in April, which was attended by Viscountess 10untgarret and myself. .. The annual meeting of the Officers of Western Area was again held in the Chapter Hall, by permission of The Order, and was attended by representatives from nearly every Division in the Area. Althou gh a number of Divisions showed great interest in Divisional Competitions d~nn~ the year, I found a lack of enthusiasm for the Area preliminaries for the I?lstnct . ompetitions, due, probably, to inability of Divisional Officers to spare bme thIS year from their many other engagements . The Area was, however, represented in all the events of the District, and was successful in securing the " ~ro,?k~ ~' Efficiency ~up by TO. 64 Ealing ursing Division. DIVIsIOnal finance IS always a cause for some anxiety, and some ingenious thought has been put into this by some Divisional Committees. One Division had the good fortune to secure the assistance of an amateur Dramatic Society of Children, who g<i:v~ performances for a whole week of a pantomime for Divisional funds. Another DIVlslOn took over a large London Theatre for a display of dancing, etc., to raise fun?s for the Division. A ursing Division had the help of another Amateur SOCIety, who presented an old-world play. These efforts by friends are very much valued, as showing the esteem in which our work is held in the borouahs concerned. " I WOUld . also like to express my thanks to the host of helpers ~ho gave such valuable aSSIstance on our Flag Day, providing funds for a great part of Divisional needs. " I would .like to acknowledge in this report the great help to the Area in the accom~odabon afforded us in the District Office at 97, St. John Street, which forms a .m.e~tmg-place for Officers of the Area Staff, and for interviews with Officers of DIVISIOns. " It was ~i~h gr~at regret that I had to pass on the resignation from the Area S.taff of Roblma, VIscountess Mo~nt~arret, who had served the Area so well during SIX years of her work as Lady DIstnct Officer. We shall remember with gratitude her great work among the Nursing Divisions of this area. Lady Mountgarret has It.

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been succeeded by Miss A. West, late Superintendent of No. 26 Richmond Nursing Division . " The following particulars give the numbers o~ Officers and Members of Ambulance and ursing Divisions in Western rea servlllg und er the Home Office A.R.P. scheme ; Engaged on Whole Time A.R.P. work 440 Engaged on Part Time A.R.P. work 323 " I should like to express my thanks to District Officer F. laridge. for l~is work for the Area. In addition to the regular ection of \\ ork allotted to hIm, Slllce the beginning of July he has given unstinted attention. to the work usually undertaken by myself, but illness prevented my personal attentIOn for the latter half of the year. I would also mention the work of District Officer F. E. Stratton and County Surgeon G. R. H. vVrangham, who have both helped considerably in the det.ail of Area organizing. I should also like to acknowledge the encourag ment gIven to me by the loyal support of Officers and members of Divisions, without which it would be difficult to control this great and scattered area." EASTER~

AREA.-Assistant Commissioner, Capt . F. E. Bendix. " During the early part of the year, althoul?h A.R.P .. claimed a gre.at deal of time and attention, the normal work of the Bngade contlllued very atlsfactonly, and the general conduct of the organization in the Eastern Area left little to be desired. evertheless, the outstanding feature has been the participation in Air Raid Precautions Schemes, and despite many obstacles and some obstruction, it i n?teworthy that the greater part of the constructive re ults are due to the con~cienbous and self-sacrificing efforts of Brigade personnel. Indeed, III frequent Instances, the initial failure of local A.R.P. organization has been overcome by Oihcers and members of the Brigade in the Eastern Area, and it has been gratifying to fifold so many of our members holding responsible positions in this connection. T~e athtude of those in charge of Municipal Casualties Services has undergone a defintt change in so far as the Brigade is concerned, and many ledical Officers of Health are placing complete and confident reliance in tho e whose experience and knowledge of the training and work of First Aid (Stretcher) Parties have extended over penods of many years. " The discontent which heralded the placing of Brigade member in a some'what invidious position at the inception of air raid precaution cherne is to some extent dispelled, but there still exists a feeling that these members, many of whom are responsible for pioneer work in the cause of Civil Defence, have been relegated to the A.R.P. rank and file and robbed of the status acqUIred as the re ult of much voluntary study and practice. It has been emphasized, however, that we may view the present position with great pride, for, in spite of the heavy handIcap, the Brigade has exhibited once again how indi pensable and invaluable are Its trained members in time of crisis and emergency. " Considerable disorganization occurred at the outbreak o( hostihties, and many Divisions were so depleted, whilst great difficulty was experienced Jll finding suitable accommodation for headquarters, that meetings were temporanly suspended. Thanks, however, to the keen efforts of Superintendents, Officers, and members, Divisional activities were soon resumed, and most units in the Eastern rea are functioning very satisfactorily, although, of necessity, attendances are con~ider ably reduced. Competitions and social functions have been suspended, but Bngade members are taking a foremost part in the tests, competitions, and exerci e arranged in connection with Civil Defence. " The following return of Brigade personnel who have enrolled as volunteers for Air Raid Precautions is submitted for your information ; Full T ime Part Time 301 374 Ambulance Divisions 231 Nursing Divisions 133 Totals

434

605

" The strength of the Eastern Area shows a marked increase, although a large number of members have joined His Majesty's Forces; this is compensated in some measure by the enrolment of new members."

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THE LADY DISTRICT SUPERI TENDENT, Miss A. M. Walker. " I h ave the honour to submit my report concerning the work of the ursing Divisions in No. I District during the year 1939, which has been throu ghout a strenuous period, and has made a heavy call on our members-a call which has everywhere met with a response in ac~ordan~~ with the true Brigade spirit . . " In the earlier months of the year, Jll addlhon to a full measure of the ordlllary public duties, :prac~icall~ every Di~ision was eng;aged in.running a. constant ~uc~es sion of classes III Frrst AId and Anh-Gas Precauhons- with others III Home l. urslllg as often as these could be arranged. There were also frequent practices and tests to be carried out by the personnel allocated to the various First Aid Posts. " Besides the Association classes, and in compliance with requests received from the Women's Voluntary Services, lecturers were provided to give elementary in struction in First Aid and Home ursing to considerably over 100 classes consisting of members of women's and girls' clubs in all parts of the District. Experienced memb rs were also in great demand to act as demonstrators at the classes arranged by many London firms for the benefit of their employees, such demands were unfailingly met. " On tbe outbreak of war there were several boroughs in which the A .R .P. arrangements were not Jll an advanced stage of preparation, and urgent calls were made upon our local officers for help in staffing First Aid Posts, etc. The calls were met with zeal and efficiency, involving, in some cases, day and night toil. In some III tances, these services, although appreciated at the time, were afterwards forgotten by the local authorities, if one may judge by their later actions. " In a few boroughs our Officers have been placed in charge of all the First Aid Post arrangements, or otherwise retained by the borough authorities for any assistance required; about eighty-five other Officers, .r ursing Officers, or members take charge eIther of the post or of the shift in which they work. The large majority of these are paid workers. " At the end of the year, 91 of our members were working full time in First id Posts, :'Iobile nits, Ambulance Stations, etc., of whom 803 were in receipt of payment. In addition there were 1,166 part-time workers taking duty regularly. " ApproXimately 350 members of Nursing Divisions have been evacuated, either \nth their lmsiness firms or thelr own families. 183 mobile V.A .D.'s are at the service of the v ar Office; of these about half have been already posted. Information has just been received that an Ambulance Driver of the Chingford Nursing ivision is going to Finland shortly with the Tursing Yeomanry. " An appreciable number of oLlr Officers and Ambulance Sisters find themselves indlvidually responsible for the First id Emergency arrangements in the business premises in which they are employed, and this naturally limits their freedom to pledge thetr services outside. Iso, there are whole Divisions-such as the Civil Service, outh Metropolitan Gas Co ., Barclays Bank, Inland Revenue, whose members are expected to hold themselves at the disposal of their employers in case of emergency. lost of these, however, offer part-time assistance to the local stations, provisionally. " There has been much misunderstanding and consequent delay in connection with enrolment in the CiVIl! ursing Reserve, but progress is now being made, and the December, 1939, return shows 31 'mobile' offers, with 372 full-time and 466 part-time' local' volunteers . Of the total of 869, only 555 have completed the requisite hospital training. " Owing to di organization due to the outbreak of war it was almost inevitable that the ordinary Divisional activities should be brought to a temporary standstill, but the usu al fine spirit has overcome many difficulties, and most of the Divisions have now been able to arrange regular meetings, and, where this can be done without detriment to A.R.P . duties, many have resumed attendance at local cinemas, where their services are welcomed and appreciated." THE PUBLIC DUTY OFFICER.-District Staff Officer, G . C. Green. " The first nine months were very busy ones, and owing to the call for A.R.P. Services, it was at times difficult to arrange for duties to be covered at short notice . ." Two events in Hyde Park call for special mention. On 3rd June their Royal HIghnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Kent reviewed the London Fire Brigade and Au~iliar~ F~e Servic~, when we had over 00 all ranks on duty. On 2nd July, theIr MajestIes the Kmg and Queen took the salute at a Review of all branches of

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the A.R.P. Services. For this 1,200 men and women were on duty, and we had a n u mber of seriou s cases to attend. " The departure of Their Majesties to Canada and the United States, their return, and drive to Guildhall gave more calls for our services. " It will be seen from the attached figures that with the exception of Public Duties, there is a marked decrease both in personnel and cases treated, compared with last year. 'With the closing of all places of amusement at the outbreak of war, our services were not required, but with the partial return to normality our personnel are doing duty, as far as their A .R.P. work will allow."

I I Public

Duties

GreyRoad hound'i Divi- Cinemas, Huts Dirt, siol1al Theatres, and I etc . Patrols A .R.P. and Duties Race Tracks I

I Totals

I 1---

Surgeons. Officers Sergeants Other Ranks Lady Ambulance Officers Ambu lance Sisters Cadets-Ambulance. Cadets- ursing Personnel on Duty Cases Treated.

53 533 442 5,313 382 1,932 106 35 8,796 4,819

6 164

112 220 2,922

151 2,153 2 112 1,099 53 3,820 2,+75

17 443,324 515

22 1,905 2,331 90 ,051

232 201 ,320

999 14,731

11 337

645

554

60 110,74415,0+4

14 9,671 3,460

203 162 I, 21

100 3,149 3,507 110,5

° 1,5 °

19 72 9

17 ,22 2,+]3

2,29+

13< ,6-19 26,313

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AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS.-District Staff Officer, C. E. Bower, 0 B .E. " It naturally followed that after the mternabonal crisis of S ptemb r, 193~, this Branch received an impetus during the early part of last year, reachlllg a peak after the outbreak of hostilities in September, 1939 . " Classes and Examinations .-During the year no less than 465 cou r ses \\ ere held and 397 examinations conducted (109 courses and 107 exammalions ~mce last September). Candidates were examined with results as follows :

Candidates 12,081

Certificates

Vouchel s

Fmlures

857 Brigade 10,020 General Public

52+ Brigade 64 General Pu bhc

10,877

616

" It will be seen that approximately 95 per cent of the candidates satisfied the examiners. (( Instructors.-At the close of the year the register of instructors was as follows :-

A .R.P.S. Ambulance Nursing External

13 2

C.A .G. 31 3

L.A .G.C.

Grade 1

Grade 2

27 12

161 96 205

130 60

462

216

2 15

(( In order to achieve the results shown above this body of instructors has performed 'Some sterling work, undertaking lectures and examinations, often at very short n otice, to meet the d emands of local Authorities. The onset of war made some inr oads into our instructor staff in consequence of demands by the Services and 'Civil Defence Organization. (( Home Office Schools-A.R.P. School, Falfield.-The outbreak of war seriously interfered with the attendance this year, and the results of the few students able to attend are not yet to hand.

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" High Explosive and Incendiary Bomb Schools.-Facilities wer e afforded C.A.G.S. Instructors on two occasions to undertake the additional instruction for A.R.P.S. qualifications, and results so far received show that seven were successful in these courses. "Home Office Staff School.-The courses of special training for instructors in Tactical and Administrative Training of First Aid (Stretcher Parties) were attended by nine members from our instructor staff, and all were successful in obtaining Staff School Instructor Certificates. It was later the privilege of this District to send representatives to the school as instructors in this subject. (( Instructor Training.-The District was represented on the instructor staff at the week-end courses held on 28-29th and 27-29th January for Grade 1 and L.A.G.C. Instructors respectively. A course for First Aid (Stretcher Party) Instructors was held at District Headquarters on 23rd and 30th July, and attended by forty-eight representatives on a Metropolitan Borough basis . " Home Office.-,l.,re have again been honoured by requests for collaboration on the matter of protective devices by the War Office working in conjunction with Civil Defence Departments, and valuable work has been performed. " The . train imposed on this District by this branch of service alone has been greater than ever before, and the unselfish response to continuous demands is one of which \'\'e may well be proud. " I have receiyed a full measure of co-operation from the instructors of the Distnct, and must express high appreciation of the loyalty evinced by the members of the department at Headquarters, by whose untiring efforts this branch was maintained in the face of reduced strength and difficulties occasioned by the war."

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The co-operation between the B.R.C.S. and ourselves is very satisfactory. Conclusion.-I should like to express my thanks to all ranks for their unstinting loyalty and work during the past year, especially mentioning the Lady County Secretary, Mrs. H. F. Porter, M.B.E., and the County Secretary, Mr. F. A. C. Jarvis. am, Sir, Your obedient servant, C. A. POOLE, County Commissioner, Berkshire.

No. II District BERKSHIRE COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-C. A. Poole, M.A., South House, Reading chool, Reading. (-.7.39.) . COUNTY SURGEON.-J. G. Bird, M.D., B.CH., 64, London Road, Readmg. (4.10.37.) COUNTY OFFICER (A.R.P.).-H. F. kidmore, 324, Tilehurst Road, Reading. (21.8.37.) COUNTY OFFICER ( ECRETARY).-F. A. C. Jarvis, 29, Radstock Road, Reading. (3.6.39.) ACTING LADY COU TY SUPERINTENDENT.-Mrs. H. F. Porter, .\ngus, Scot's Drive, Wokingham, Berks. (1.7.39.) OUTH HOUSE, READI:-.IG CHOOL, RF.,\DING, 1st /1 fay , 19-+0. THE CHIEF Co lMISSIO ER, ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE. SIR, I have the honour to submit my report for the year endmg 31 t December, 193<).

Strength.Units and Personnel Ambulance ursing Cadet Ambulance Cadet ursing Total

[:n~ts

2 2

193 361 134 4 46

5 9

1939 595 216 62 50 923

Illcl'casc 23+ 2 1-1 + 33·1

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HEREFORD HOUSE, CLIFTON PARK, BRISTOL, 8, 21st ~March, 1940 .

Decrcase THE CHIEF OM MISSIONER, T. JOH:-.I ~1BULA, CE BRIGADE. IR,

Til

Service.-First Aid has been rendered to 2,05+ persons, an increase of 271 over 1938. Members of the ursing Division attended Hospitals and Clinic on 1,1 7 occasion, an increase of 869 over 1938. The four ::'Ilotor Ambulances which are manned by the Local Divisions conveyed 831 patients travellin g over 20,375 miles. Inspections.-Owing to the war some Ambulance Divisions were not in pected, although dates had been fixed. Those Divisions which I had the honour to m pect were, on the whole, satisfactory. The Nursing Divisions were inspected by the Lady May Abel-Smith, Lady County Superintendent, on the occasion of the County Competitions. County Competitions.-The County Competitions were revived this year and took place at Reading School on April 2+th. The "Didcot" Shield was won by Reading G.vV. Division, and that team represented the County at the District Competition. Our grateful thanks are due to the members of the medical profession for their services as judges. Royal Show, Windsor.-The Royal Agricultural Society's how '.,'as held this year in Windsor Great Park, and the Windsor Division were entrusted with the Ambulance Service. I should like to record my high appreciation of the excellent work of Divisional Superintendent Simmonds. We were most ably assisted by the B.R.C.S . and are very grateful to them for their help. A .R.P.-The Brigade is very well represented in A.R.P. duties throughout the Cou nty. As far as Reading is concerned the whole of the work of the First Aid Parties is under the control of the County Commissioner, and throughout the County practically the whole of our available members are taking part in the casualty service.

BRISTOL

OUNTY OMMISSIO ER.-l\1ajor F. C. Burgess, J\l.A., M.D., M.R.C.P., Hereford lIouse, Clifton Park, Bristolo. (2.37)-Officer-(decea ed). ASSISTANl CO NTY COMMISSIONER IN HARGE.-A. J. Owens Britton, 3, The Avenue, St. Andrew's Park, Bristol. (4.12.39)-Officer. Cou TY URGEO '.-H. \V. 1\1. Strover, O.B.E., ~f.B., 12, Gloucester Road, Bristol. (20 7.26)-Officer. COUNTY OFFICER.COUNTY .R.P. OFFICER.-G. J. reech, 16, Lodgeside Avenue, Kingswood, Bristol. (26.3.3 '.) LADY OU 'TY uPT.-Mrs. H. Burgess, Hereford House, Clifton Park, Bristol 8. (11.1.37.) ORPS OFFICER (ATT. OUNTY STAFF-TREASURER).-J . F. Smith, St. Keyna, Enightcott. Ii.oad, Abbots Leigh, Bristol. (14.4.39.)

I have th honour to submit my report for the year ending 31st December, 1939. Units and Personnel Units Strength lleadquarters taff 8 mbulance Divl ions 24 1,292 N ur mg DivlslOns 6 252 Cadet Ambulance Divisions 2 75 adet urslOg Divisions 4 150 Total

1,777

This IS a net increase of five new Units and a net increase of 512 in personnel in comparison with 1938. Servlce.-The work of the Transport Department has also increased during the past year : Accidents . 3,2 2 Invalid Removals. 6,+57 Fires attended 55 Total

10,297

An increase .of 132 cases compared with the previous year. The total mileage for 1939 was 73,259 miles. Members of the ounty on Public Duty and at work in the various factories have attended ~8,989 cases, while 12,202 duties were undertaken during the year. Dedtcatzon of Colours.-On 25th June, 1939, the Colours, which had been presented to the Cou~ty by County Officer and Mrs. G. J. Creech, were dedicated at Temple Church, Bnstol, by ~he Ven: Archdeacon Welchman, Assistant Chaplain of the Order and an Hon. VIce-PresIdent of the County of Bristol.

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No. II

AMBULANCE BRIGADE

The Church was filled with members of the Brigade, and following the Service the Brigade was formed up in line in the Church grounds and the Colour paraded. Inspection.-The Annual Inspection was held on July 13th, 1939, the Inspecting Officer being Dr. W. C. Bentall, O.B.E., the Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief of the Brigade. In the afternoon, the Headquarters and Transport Department were inspected. while in the evening, accompanied by the Lord Mayor of Bristol, the Sheriff of the City and County, and the County ommissioner. Dr. Bentall inspected the two Corps, including ursing and Cadet Divisions. The Parade was under the command of County Officer A. J. Owens Britton. The Inspection was held on the Bristol Memorial Ground, by permission of the Committee of the Bristol Football Club, and the stands were crowded with interested spectators. There were many distinguished guests, including the Lady Mayoress, Irs. E. Y"l. Lennard (wife of the Sheriff), Col. H. C. 'Woodcock (Iron. Vice-President). Alderman Sheppard (Chairman of Bristol 'Watch and .R.P. Committees and County Director, British Red Cross Society), Commanding Officers of local Territorial Units, and many others. His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, K.G., G.C.V.O., P.C . , K.ST.J . , the County President, \-"as unfortunately prevented from carrying out the Inspection as arranged. owing to official duties. The parade was a record for the County, more than 1.100 men, women. and Cadets being on parade. an increase of 400 compared with 193 . After the General Salute and the Inspection, the Brigade marched past, headed by the County Band, the Salute being taken by the Lord 1ayor at the request of the Inspecting Officer. The Lord Mayor then presented Service Medals and Bars . Dr. Bentall expressed his satisfaction with the Parade and paid special tribute to the number of medical men and women on parade, and also to the great increase in the number of the ursing Divisions. Dr. Bentall concluded his report on the Inspection in the following terms: "The ounty of Bristol shows remarkable vitality, unusually rapid gro\.V1:h in the last three or four year, and all the sign of a large increase in the near future. Relationships with the authoribes and the City are excellent, and the organization under the County ommissioner and Mrs . Burgess, who is the Lady County Superintendent. is of the highest order." Competitions.-The eliminating Competition for the "Dewar" hield and " Perrott" Cup was held on March 18th, 1939. The Fishponds Ambulance and Nursing Divisions were successful in this competition, the Fishponds mbulance Divisions winning the" A. C. Price" Cup and the" Packers Division" up (for best individual work), and the Nursing Division the" Helen Burges" up. In the District Competition at Bridgwater on May 13th, the Fishponds mbulance Division were again successful and won the " Oxo" Cup. In the Final Competition in London this Division was awarded fourth place. We have the "Harrison" and "Beavis" Cups and the "Lambert" hield for Ambulance Divisions. "Packers Division" Cup for .i. Tursing Divisions, and the" Ashmead" Cup for Cadet Divisions, but owing to the War, no competitions were held for these during 1939. Service Medals and Bars.-Fifteen medals and eleven bars were awarded to members of the County during the year. Air Raid Precautions.-The attached report has been received from the County A.RP. Officer, Mr. G. J. Creech:" SIR,

" I beg to submit the following details regarding the A.RP. Work of the Bristol St. John Ambulance Brigade for 1939 : Classes held 69 (42 for Bristol Casualty Services) Persons attending 2,527 (1,780 for Bristol Casualty Services) Persons examined 1,889 Number passed 1,815 Number failed 74 " A special Week-end Course for the Bristol Chamber of Commerce was held, as a result of which some thirty-one Grade 1 and twelve Grade 2 Certificates were gained. A Brigade Instructors' Class was held at which eleven persons gained the Grade 1 and two the Grade 2 qualifications.

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.. T.he la~ge difference between the number attending classes and the number exammed IS accounted for largely by the fact that many of our classes were in progress when War was declared. All classes were suspended for some weeks and when they were reopened the numbers were ' considerably reduced. ' " The figures of Certificates issued in this County to date are as follows : 1937 433 1938 2,195 1939 1,815 Total

4,443

.. This figure refers entircly to new Certificates granted and does not take into question of re-examination and members whose first Certificates are mcludcd m the aboye .figures. " Yours respectfully, "G. J. CREECH, Air Raid Precautions Staff Officer." ~ccount the large amount of work involved in the ISSU~ of Voucl.l ers to between 900 and 1,000 Brigade

Iv/embers serving in R.lI!. Forces, Local Authorities A.R.P. Services, and the Civil Nursing Reserve. ' 1. Royal avy, Army, and Royal Air Force

a. S.B.R b. M.H.R c. Royal avy d. Army e. RA.F.

Total

2. Local Au thori ties

3. Civil

ursing Reserve

a. Whole time

63 26 4 48

4 145

b. Part time

59 136

Total a. Hospital b. First Aid Posts

195 15 84

Total . 99 Making a Grand Total of 439 M~mbers of the ounty are playing a prominent part in the Bristol Casualty SerVIces, a shown by the following appomtments:Divi ional Surgeon Dr. 1. G. Davies Deputy Controller. County Officer G. J. Creech Staff Officer for F.A. Parties to the Controller. Ambu.lance Officer E. G. H. Spencer. Assistant Staff Officer. Supenntendent H. J. Croker . .l .. Lady Corps Officer Miss 1. E. Sarah. J TramlDg Officers.

In ~ddition to the above, the six Officers commanding Companies at the three Full-time Depots, and the three Training Officers at the three Part-time Depots are all members of the Brigade. Several Surgeons are in charge of lobile Units. Losses by Death.-The County has sustained severe losses during the year by the deaths of Corps Officer H. Trott, who had been Secretary for over thirty years and of County Officer A. Cotton, M.B.E. ' S:oun~y Officer Cotton was. j.ustly regarded as the" Father" of the Brigade in Bnstol, he was ~me of th~ ongmal Members of the Brigade, and was Corps Superintendent of the CIty of Bnstol Corps for many years. Mr. ~en~eth. Parker: a m~mber of the Barton Hill Division, was lost on H.M.S. Rawalptn~t whIle servmg With the Sick Berth Reserve of the Royal avy. ~onclustOn.-The War has, of course, caused many difficulties in the work of the Bngade, but .memb.ers are carrying on with their Drills and Public Duties. Many are engaged m vanous forms of National Service.

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THE ST. J OHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE

It is a pleasure to note that the County is growing in strength, and that its numbers have almost doubled during the past three years. . Since I was mobilized on 24th August, 1939, the greater part of. my Bngade work has fallen on my Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. J. Owens Br~tton, and on the other members of the County Staff, to whom I wish to record my smcere thanks and appreciation. . d 'd Finally, I would express my thanks to all Officers and members for their plen I work during a very difficult year. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, ORMA BURGESS, Major, RA .M.C., County Commissioner.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COU, TY COMMISSIONER.-Major P . G. Darvil-Smith, C.B.E., Great Missenden (Tel. 154). (2 .23)-Officer . ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-E . A. Bishop, Southdene, Bourton Road, Buckingham. (7.3 )-Serving Brother. COUNTY SURGEO .-G. W. N. Townsend, M.B. , B.CH., D.P.H., County Office, Aylesbury. (7.2.40.) P d COUNTY OFFICER (SECRETARY).- T. B. R. Tebbitt, Kaduna, Moat Lane, restwoo , Great Missenden. (2.2.39.) COUNTY OFFICER (TREASURER).-R Stewart-Miller, Lloyds ~ank, ylesbury. LADY COU TY SUPERINTE DENT.-Mrs. II. K . Scott, Jacutmga, hcsham Bois. (31.7.36.)- erving Sister. . LADY CORPS OFFICER.-Miss M. Sharp, Oakenholt, The Rise, mersham. (12.53.) ORTHERN AREA. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Surgeon Captain G. O. 1. Dick nson, M.B ., CH.B., late R ., 100, High Street, Olney . (1.1.3S)-Officer. LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Miss G. Savory, Emberton House, Olncy. (17.4.40) CORP OFFICERS (Anti-Gas).-W. Seaton, 3, The Villas, Streatford Road , Buckmgham. (8.9.37). MIDLA D AREA. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIO"'ER . -Lieut.-Colonel J . R. Collins, M.C, T.D., Hill Top, Berghers Hill, \Vooburn Green. (7.3.) COUNTY SURGEoN .-Lieut .-Colonel S. Hunt, M.B., B.S., late I.M .S., \Vhyteholme , Brownswood Road, Beaconsfield. (1.1.3 5 .) . A/ CORPS SUPERI TEN DENT (attached) .-Lieut. L. J. Talbot, Mlsbourne View, Chalfont St. Peter. (31.2.39.) . CORPS OFFICER.-C. Day, Station House, Saunderton, High Wycombe. (21.7.39.) AREA. SOUTHER ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-H . A. Strutt, M.V.O., 51, Sussex Place, Slough (10.30)-Officer. COUNTY SURGEON.-E. R. \Veaver Adams, B.A., M.B., B.CIIIR., Twyford IIouse, Sussex Place, Slough. (8.11.38.) COUNTY OFFICER (PUBLIC DUTIEs).-J. Scott, 43, Albert Street, Slough. (7.3.39.) CORPS OFFICER (ANTI-GAS).-R. D. Rees, 40, Alpha Street, Slough. (20.3.39.) THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

GREAT MISSENDEN, 11th March,1940.

SIR,

I have the honour to submit my report for the year ended 31st December, 1939. Units.-There are 60 Units (35 Ambulance, 14 Nursing; 9 Cadet Ambulance, and 2 Cadet Nursing), an increase of 17 Units.

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Strength : Ambulance Division ursing

Cadet Ambulance Divi ion Cadet Nursing

1939 957 342

1938 581 247

1,299

828

235 68

219 40

303

259

The nct increase in strength of the senior personnel is 471 (376 men, 95 women) and of the junior personnel 44 (16 boys and 28 girls), making a total increase in peJsonnel of 515. ,'ervice.-First Aid has been rendered to 12,412 persons. Members of Nursing Divisions attended Hospitals and Clinics on 1,544 occasions, and undertook duties with Iotor Ambulances on 1,540 occasions-an increase of 1,131 and 1,224 respectively. :Yledical Comforts Depots are maintained by two ursing Divisions . There are twenty 10tor Ambulances, 18 of which are staffed and maintained by Ambulance Divisions of the Brigade. These Ambulances conveyed 5,224 invalids over 119,654 mIles. There ,verc 1,266 accidents attended to, the mileage for road accidents being 6,540 miles. Thi makes a total of 6,490 cases, with a mileage of 126,194-an 1ncrease oj 596 cases. Thirt '-seYcn Roadside First Aid Cabinets are maintained by Divisions . A lr Raid PIl'cautlons.-There are 1 certificated instructors of all grades actually enrolled in the BrIgade. Throughout the year these have been employed in mstructlOg the mem ber of the Brigade and the General Public. The co-operation of the Brigade \\ Ith th e A.R.P. uthorities is most gratifying. In many parts of the ounty the First Aid ervices have been allotted to local Divisions, and from reports recclved they are carrymg out their duties satisfactorily. In the Gerrards roc; Arca an A.R.P. Corps of the Brigade has been formed comprising four Ambulance DIVISions WIth a Transport ection of 26 \Vomen Ambulance Drivers. At the speCIal request of the Chief Constable for the County, wherever men are a\'ailab le and not employed in A.R.P. duties, stretcher squads have been attached to Police Stations for service on emergency. This service is supplementary to the A.R.P OrgaOlzation. There are 576 men and 136 women actwely employed in A .R.P. duties. Allowing for 225 members (174 men and 51 women) serving with the Forces this represents 70 per cent of the avazlable personnel. In considering this remarkable percentage it hould be borne in mind that the Motor mbulance Sen-ice has to be maintained; IIo pital and linie attendances kept up, and personnel kept available for attendance on First Aid case , of which there were over 12,000. The" A.R.P. Efficiency" Cup, presented by Lieut.-Colonel J . R Collins, was "on by the Aylesbury Nursing Division for the year 193 . Civil ursing R eserve .- V .A. D . Immobile members were released from their .A.D. obligation to join this Reserve, and many have done so, but the figures are not at the moment available. InspecllOns.-On the 25th June the Mid Area Divisions were inspected at High Wycombe by Colonel T. R P. Warren, C.B.E., the Chief Constable of the County. The Parade was under the command of Assistant County Commissioner, Lieut.Colonel J . Rollins . On the 2nd July the South Bucks Corps was inspected at Slough by Colonel The Hon. Maurice C. A. Drummond, C.M.G., D.S.O., Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. The Parade was under the command of Assistant County Commissioner II . A. Strutt, M.V.O. Competitions.-The Annual County ompetitions were held at Aylesbury on 29th April, the following teams gaining the trophies named : " Dewar" (Team and Individual)1. Wolverton Division . 296 282 2. Stokenchurch Division 243 3. Slough Town Division

" Dewar" County Shield. " Carlile" Cup Major Abraham's Cup.

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AMBULA

" Perrott" (Team and Individual)1. Slough ursing Division . 256~ 2. Olney Nursing Division 232 " Perrott" (Individual)1. Olney J ursing Division enior Cadets1. Aylesbury Cadet Divi ion.

E BRIGADE

" Leonard West" Cup " Centre" Cup. "Mary Brown" Memorial Cup. " Taylor" Shield.

The Judges appointed by the Senior County Surgeon , Lieut.-Colonel S . Hunt, were: Surgeon Captain G. O . 1\1. Dickenson (County urgeon, orthern Area) ; Dr. F. A. Bevan (County Surgeon, Oxford); Dr. E. R . "W eaver Adams (County Surgeon, outhern Area); Lieut.- olonel M. H . . Summe.rs. ( orps Surgeon, Sou~h Bucks); Dr. O. F. Conoley, and Dr. !3arbara Fmch (DIvlslOnal Surge0I?-s); Miss Sakes, fatron, and Ess Beckett, ASSIstant latron~ Royal Bucks HospItal; and 1\1iss Sharp, S.R .N., County taff. 1\1y th~nks are ~ue to the ounty Staff and other Officers for their valuable co-operatIon on thIS occa Ion The \Volverton Ambulance and Slough ursing teams represented the County at the No. II District Competitions, held at Bridgwater on the 13th lay . Deaths.-I regret to report the deaths of 1\1r. F . G. C. choo£, Transport Officer, Southern Area; and Professor G. P. Mudge, County A .R.P. OffIcer. The late Mr. Schoof took a keen and active interest in the various branches of t.he Order's work, and the motor ambulance service in particular, and had rendered over twenty years' loyal and efficient service. The late Pr.ofessor 1.1udge rendered valuable service as an Anti-Gas Instructor, both to the Bngade and the General Public.

Awards.-Thirteen Service Medals and six Service :l\1edal Bars were awarded. Conclusion.-I desire to place on record my high appreciation of the loyal and valuable services rendered by the Officers of the County and Area taff, and by t~e Corps and Divisional Officers. The fine record of sernce d unng the past yea~ IS largely due to their individual keenness and efforts. The loyal and devoted services of the rank and file merits the highest praise. I am also grateful for the cordial co-operation of the Chairman and Hon . Secretary of the Bucks County Centre, St. John Ambulance Association. The big increase in the personnel of the Brigade is attributable to the a~tivities of the Centre Secretary. I especially thank the County Secretary of the Bngade for hiS ever wlllln g and efficient help . I have the honour to be, . Ir, Your obedient servant, P . G. DAR IL- ~IlTH, ounty Commissioner, BucklOghamshlre.

GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-A. Barrett Cardew., M.C., M.B., F.R.C.S., Keynsham Lawn, Cheltenham. (26.5.30)-Commander. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.- H. J. Lewis, Hendre, Overton Park Road , Cheltenham. (4.12 .39)-Serving Brother. COUNTY URGEON.-W. Hutton, L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., L.R F.P.S., Walmer House, Cheltenham. (18 .4. 32 .) COUNTY OFFICER.-S. J. Stewart, Home Farm, Swindon, Cheltenham. (27.7.39.) LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT. -Miss D. B. Faber, Roehampton, St. Stephens Road, Cheltenham. (14.10.39.) LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Mrs. 1. Laming, Edgeworth Manor, near Stroud. (1.12.39).

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DI STRICT

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. J OHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. KEYNSHAM LAWN, CHELTENHAM . SIR, I have the honour to submit my report for the year ending December 31st, 1939· The strength of the Brigade in the County is as follows : Ambulance Divisions ursing " Cadet Ambulance Divisions Cadet Nursing

Units 9 9 2 2

Strength 383 249 50 41

22 723 n Illcrease in strength of 322 since 193

At the outbreak of War in September, we were fully prepared-t he County Staff and myself had kept close pe:sonal contact with all Divisions up to that date. But afterward, petrol restnctIons, the " black-out, " and extreme weather conditions, made It practically impossible to maintain this close contact. But I am satisfied that all 1 iv~sions car~ied on~ in spite o! ~ll difficulties, in most examplary fashion . They carned on With theIr own tralOlllg and the training of hundreds of Auxllianes for the A.R.P. Service, many of whom have become members of the Bngade. And I would pay a sp~cia~ tribute to the many trusty veterans, who have given up every moment of thelr leisure time, and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to tillS dut ". To tlll report, I. a ttach a report from the uperintendent of the City of Gloucester Ambulance DIVISions, which reveals an unbounding enthusiasm and intense devotlOn to duty on the part of all ranks . Glouce. ter \Yagon \Vorks' Divi ion has continued to carry out efficient and steady w?rk Gloucest.er Aircraft Pivision, Brockworth, is a newly-formed but highly fhel nt. unit, With a leavelllng of many veteran members of the Brigade fr~Hl: ~ll part of the Country. They are fortunate in having a very keen and popular DIvIsional . urgeon All t.he ot.her .\mbulance Divisions in the County continue to do yeoman service. tlYsillg DwiswJls.-The Lady C~)U.no/ Supe:intendent, l\Iiss Faber, reports that s~e IS sahsfied WIth the work of all DlvlslOns dunng the year, in spite of many difficulties, n<;>t the lea t of .whl ch has been ~he formation of the Civil ursing Reserve. A grahfym~ featur~ IS that many tramed nurses have joined as I ursing Officers . The aclet Dn'l Ions, at present confined to the Cheltenham area, have done good work, and many of their members pass on into the Ambulance and ursing DinSlOn m due course . Honours . -Lady Corps uperintendent Miss A. E. Carrick, and Corps Officer vV. H. Ball have been promoted to the rank of Officer in the Order. Promolions.- r.liss D . B. Faber has been promoted to the rank of Lady County Superintendent. Mrs . Laming, of Edgworth fanor, near Stroud, has been transferred from the ounty?f Hampshire, and appointed as Lady County Officer. Count~r <?fficer 11. . J . LeWIS has been promoted to the rank of Assistant County Comml slOner. Lleut.-Co.l onel A. J . Stewart has been appointed County Officer. Corps Officer \Y. II. Ball IS attached to the County Staff as Officer in charge of the County A.R.P . Equipment. It is with the deepest regret that I record a great loss to the Briaade throuah ~he death of Dr. J. :\IcF. \V . Pollard, who for many years had been the Divisio;al Surgeon of the Cheltenham Town Ambulance Division . He was much beloved by all. Many of our younger members have joined the Defence Forces of the Crown. To them all , we express good wishes for a speedy and safe return. .Our relations with the Police, Press, and British Red Cross Society are mo t fnendly . In conclusion, I take the opportunity, in this report, of recording my sincere thanks to our County Presidents, Viscount and Viscountess Bledisloe, for their

No. II

THE ST. JOHN AMBU LANCE B RIGADE

m uch-valued interest and assistance; my deep gratitude to the County Staff for their loyalty and enthusiastic work at all times; and, last but not least, to the First Aid workers-the rank and file of the Divisions-who bear the brunt of the work with such keenness and good humour. I have the honour to be , Sir, Your obedient servant, A . BARRETT CARDEW, County Commissioner.

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY COMMISSIONER . - iajor A. Tennyson Smith, M.D., C.M., Rodborou gh Grange, Alyth Road, Bournemouth. (17.5.35)-Officer. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERs.-Lieut.-Col. C. L. Dunn, C.LE., I.M.S. (ret.) , (11.36)-Officer. J. . Glen, L.R.C.S., L.R .C.P. (30.5.3)Officer. Lieut.-Col. H. P. Cook, M.B., F.R.C .S., I.M.S. (ret.). (12.39.) Major C. G. H. Morse, M.A., M.R.C.S., 28, Chessel Avenue, Boscombe, Bournemouth . (4.4.40)-Officer. COUNTY SURGEONS.-F. C. Bottomley, O.B.E., M.D. (Advisory). (19.11.26.)Commander. O. T. J. C. de H. Clayre, ;\f.R .C.S., L.R.C .P. G. H. Pitt, M.D., F.R.C.S. (3.5.39.) A. Cockayne, M.R.C .S., L.R .C. P. (2 .3.40.) LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-Mrs. F. Hayes, St. Column's, IcKinlcy Road, Bournemouth. (12.4.37)-Dame. COUNTY OFFICERS.-Lieut.-Commander P. Filleul, D.S.C., R. . (ret.). (4. .37)Commander. G. A. Holt. (18.8.37)-Serving Brother. Lieut .-Col. P. H. Marshall, O.B.E., LA. (ret.). (9.5.38 .) Captain]. H. Coghlan. (16.1.39.) A. R. Morley. (26.6.39.) B. P. Everett, O.B.E. (19.8.39.) (ACCOUNTA T).-W. L . Brett, 90, Tuckton Road, outhbourne, Bournemouth. (1.2.40.) (PUBLICITY AND PROPAGANDA).-R. Lowe, 9, Cecil Avenue, Bournemouth. (8.6.40.) LADY COUNTY OFFICERs . -Mrs . J . M. Heseltine. (22.9.36.) Miss D . C. Hayes-Officer. Mrs. Leonard, By The vVay, St. lair Road, Carnford Cliffs, Bournemouth. (21.6.39 .) Mrs. D . Mackenzie. (28.3.40.) Mrs. J . B. Garrett, J.P., c.c. (18 .3.40.) Miss A. Agar, J .P. (30.9.39.) COUNTY TREASURER.-F. C. Bottomley, O.B.E., M.D., 1, Beechwood Avenue, Boscombe, Bournemouth-Commander. COUNTY SECRETARY.-G. A. Holt, 28, Palmerston Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth. (18.8.37)-Serving Brother. ASSISTANT SECRETARY.- Lady County Officer Miss B. Hyla Greves, 23, Grosvenor Road, Bournemouth. (4.9.39.) WESTERN AREA. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Vacant. COUNTY SURGEON.-G. H. Pitt, M.D., F.R.C.S., Pilgrims, Lymington. COUNTY OFFICER.-Captain J. H. Coghlan, " Ashdon," Brightlands Avenue, Southbourne, Bournemouth. LADY COUNTY OFFICER. -Miss D. C. Hayes, O.ST.J ., St. Columbs, McKinley Road, Bournemouth.

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EASTERN AREA. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER . -J. C. Glen, S.B.ST.] ., L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Bury Grange, The Avenue, Alverstoke, Hants. COUNTY SURGEON.-O. T. J. C. de H. Clayre, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P ., 5, Manor Road, Itchen, Southampton. COUNTY OFFICER AND STAFF OFFICER A .R.P.-Lieut.-Col. P. H. Marshall, O.B.E ., I.A. (Het.), Maybe," London Road, Widley, Portsmouth. LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Mrs . J. M. Heseltine, Barn Close, Itchen Abbas, Winchester. AREA SECRETARY.-Lady County Officer Miss A. Agar, ].P., Bury Grange, The Avenue, Alverstoke, Hants. It

ORTHERN AREA. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Lieut.-Col. H . P. Cook, M.B., F.R.C.S ., I.M.S, (ret.), Great Copse House, Eversley, Hants. COUNTY SURGEON.-A. Cockayne, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 12, Salisbury Road, Andover COUNTY OFFICER } AREA SECRETARY A. R. Morley, 17, Queen's Road, Aldershot . STAFF OFFICER A.R.P. LADY OU TY OFFICER.-Mrs. D. H. Mackenzie, M.B.E., Squires Hall, Fleet. CENTRAL AREA. ASSI [ANT OUNTY COMMISSIONER.-R. R. Garrett, S.B.ST.]., M.R.C.S., L.R .C.P. The Cottage, Eastleigh, Hants . LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Mrs. R R. Garrett, J.P., C.C., The Cottage, Eastleigh, Hanls . AREA ECRETARY.-MiSS W. Dawson, 8, Romsey Road, Eastleigh, Hants. ISLE OF WIGHT AREA. ASSISTANT OCNT Y CO;\1l11ISSIONER.-F. R. B . H. Kennedy, L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.ED., Wootton Bridge, Isle of Wight. COUNTY URGEON.- '. H . "\ . 'N OOD, M.B., B.C., l\f.R.C.S., Bramley," hanklin, Isle of Wight. Cou TY OFFIcER.-B. P. Everett, O.B.E., Brambles House, Freshwater. AREA TREASURER.-Lady Corps Officer-on-Staff Mrs. M. F. 1. Spicer, Woodend," Yarmouth, I s le of \\'ight. AREA SECRETARY. -Lady Corp Officer-on-Staff Miss E. 1\1. E. Caws, "Seacroft, " 9, Queen ' Road, Ryde, Isle of W ight. It

RODBOROUGH GRANGE, ALYTH ROAD, BOUR El\IOUTH, iv!arch 18th, 1940 .

THE CHIEF OMMISSIO. ER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

IR, I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the year ending December 31st, 1939. The numerical strength of the Brigade in the County is as follows : 22 County taff Cadets Total Unzts Ambulance Nursing 1,094 4 3 118 vVestern Area 31 493 1,367 293 569 Eastern Area 46 505 437 82 245 110 orthern Area 17 232 63 116 53 Central Area 10 104 104 Isle of Wight 4 10

1,463

1,215 556 Brigade Reserve Honorary Staff A.R.P, Reserve

3,234 28 74 276 3,634

In 7 Corps and 101 Divisions.

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This shows an increase of 1,124, exclusive of llonorary Staff and .R.P. Reserve, and of 24 Divi sion . The 24 Divisions sanctioned by you and registered in 1939 are as follows : -

Competitions.-The County Competitions were held at Farnborough on March 25th, when thirteen teams competed. The results are as follows : Ambulance-

Ambulance DivisionsCity of Portsmouth Transport Division Andover Division Cheriton 'ection Sarisbury Di\' i ion Lee-on- olent Divi ion \ estbourne Divi ion Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Division Freshwater and Totland (1. of \V .) I l\'Jslon Meyrick (1. of W.) Divi ion Ryde (1. of W.) Division ewport (1. of W .) Division

15. 12. 12. 25 . 31. 12. 13.

2.39 5.39 5.39 5.39 5.39 6 .39 6.39 7.39 20. .39 29. (.39 30.11.39

ursing DivisioltsFarnborough Division Alexandra Division. Sarisbury Division Fawley Division Alton Divi ion Fareham Divi ion Purbrook Division Westover Division

G. 3.39 13. 4.39 22 5.39 7. 9.39 11.11 .39 11.11.39 11.12 .39 12.39

1st Bournemouth Ambulance Division 2nd Portsmouth City Police Division

Winners of Pittard Shield. 1st Meyrick Nursing Division \Vinners of Sinkin Rose Bowl. 2nd Southbourne ursing Division Meyrick ursing Division was again first at the No. 2 District Competitions, Bridgwater, and again third at the Final Competitions, London . The Annual Cadet Competitions were held at Bournemouth on May 13th. Resulls : Southbourne Cadet Ambulance Division. Senior Ambulance 1st Alverstoke Cadet Ambulance Division . J u n ior Ambulance 2nd Gosport Cadet Ambulance Division. 1st Boscombe Cadet ursing Division . SenIOr ur ing 2nd harminster Cadet Nursing Division. 1st Boscombe Cadet Nursing Division (A Team). JUOlor l ursing 2nd harminster Cadet Tursing Division (A Team). Eleven teams competed

Publ1C DlIlzes . The mbulance DiviSIOns report l\umber of motor ambulances Tumber of cases removed It1 eage of such r emovals 1'\umbcr of road accidents MJ!eage i>I dical Comfort Depots

6. 3.39 3 4 39

5 4 39 "

7 39

Three County Vice-Presidents- The lIon. Mrs. Ingham Whitaker, Mrs . Lionel de Rothschild, and Mrs. Harcourt, were appointed dunng the year. Organization and Administration.- The institution of t.he rea OrganizatIOn has proved of the greatest value, without which the admll1lSlrat.IOIl of th ounty Brigade would now be extremely difficult, owing t.o the fact that. It has practtcally doubled itself, both as regards the number of Divisions, and as regards p r 'o nnel during the last five years. I have the honour to report that the work of t. John has been re-lOsbtuted 10 the Isle of \Vight, and, with your sanction, a further area bas been formed there, under the control of a County Surgeon and ounty Officer. Annual County Inspection, 25.6.39 . -By kind permiSSIOn of the Officer commanding the 1st Batt. K.O.S.B., this Inspection was held on the Parade Grounel, Clarence Barracks, Portsmouth, on June 25th, when o\'er 1,700 were on parade With four Divisional ambulances. Portsmouth orps furnished the olour Party. The Inspection was taken by the County President, 01. The Rt . lIon. Lord Templemore, KC.V.O., C.M.G., D.S.O ., O.B.E., D.L., who was accompanied during his inspection by His 'Worship, the Deputy Lord Mayor, Portsmouth, Surgeon Rear-Admiral W. Keir, C.l\1.G., Brigadier I-lawton, R.M ., and LlCut.- 01. Lake, O.C., 1st Batt. KO.S.B. Prior to the Inspection, the Lord Mayor entertained the County President, the County Staff, and other guests to luncheon. After the Inspection, the Brigade marched off in two half battalion for Divine Service at the Cathedral, by kind consent of the Provost, the sermon being preached by the Right Rev. The Bishop of Portsmouth, and at the Royal Garrison Church, by kind consent of the Senior Chaplain, Portsmouth Command, who took the Service. After Service, the wholf~ Brigade marched off for tea. By kind permission of the O.C., RA., and the O.C., 1st Batt. I( .O.S.B., the band of the RA . and the pipe band of the K.O.S.B. were on parade, and played during the Inspection and on the march to and from Service. During the year, till the declaration of war, Divisions were inspected individually by the County Staff. All had satisfactory reports .

. Winners of Twiss Trophy .

Nurstng-

Cadet DivisionsEastleigh ursing Divi ion Lymington Nursing DiVision Fareham Ambulance Divi ion Basingstoke Ambulance Division

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9,9+3 cases. 8

3,841 +2,963 440 2,521 7

Blood 7 },(lIlSjIlSW1t 'ervice.-Thls ervice, run by Winchester Division, has again recel\'ed the lhanks and commendation of the authorities of the Royal Hants Ho. pital, \\'l nchester. V.A .D.'s . The deCISIOn of the \Var Office to release all Immobile 1embers has deCimated the fifteen Detachments of the County Brigade. Detachments are, however, being kept in existence to deal with Mobile Iembers and the possibility of future developments after the " ·ar . All were inspected during the summer by the Counly ont.roller, who expressed his entire satisfaction with the efficiency of Officers and members . C1Vll Xzuslng ReseYve.-The re 'ponse to the call for this form of national duty has been very great: 602 Nursing i>Iembers enrolled; 35 received hospital training and have been allocated to hospitals, should their services be required . Since December the numbers enrolled and trained have increased appreciably. . 11Y

Razd PrecallllOlls . ·umber of Grade 1 A.RP. Certificate Holders umber of Grade 2 A.RP. Certificate Holders Tumber of Rank and File A.RP. Certificate Holders umber of General Public A.RP. Certificate Holders (exclusi\'e of 1938 return) .

War-Time

107 137 813 53

ActI1'UWS.-

1. Se.rvice in the Forces of the Crown. The following have reported for duty : (a) ASSistant County Commissioner, Lieut.-Col. Dunn, C.LE., l.M.5. (ret.); Assistant C~lUnty Commissioner, Li~ut.-Col. Cook, F.R .C.S., 1.:'1.5. (ret .); County Officer :LIeut.-Commander P. l\L FIUeul, D.S.C., R.N. (b) Corps and Divisional Superintendmtendents, Ambulance Officers and 1embers: 135 joined up as reservists of the R .A.S.. B.R, l\1.H.R, or as recruits for the RA.M.C., within 14 days of the declarabon of war. (c) Mobile 1embers, V.A.D.: up to 31.12.39, very few had been posted for duty at Military Hospitals. 2. Education of the General Public. Instruction in First Aid and in Home Nursing. In addition to training recruits and probationers, the demand for instruction has b~e~ ~onstant a.nd ~sistent. ~his ~as been met by the County Staff, Corps, and !?lvlslOns, w.orkmg m co-operation With local centres, St. John Ambulance Associabon, and With local authorities.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

The services of Brigade Surgeons have been called on continually, and practical instruction has been given by Officers and members of the County Brigade who h.ave been working under a very heavy strain, and who deserve the greatest commendatIon. Full figures are not available, but 319 courses of instruction were held under the authority of Portsmouth, Gosport, Southampton, Lymington, and Bournemouth Centres, St. John Ambulance Association, and by 'Winchester and Eastleigh Division. 9,1 + members of the general public received instruction, and 5,9 2 ertificates were gained up to the end of the year. 3. Air Raid Precautions: (a) Ambulance-eighty-five per cent of all available members of Divisions have enrolled in the Casualty Services of local authorities. To this number must be added members of the Brigade working in Royal aval Dockyards, Post Offices, and Railways, and in large works where their A.R .P. services will be utilized . (b) ursi ng: over sixty-eight per cent of all available members of Nursing Divisions have enrolled, either for First Aid Post work, or as Members of the Civil Jursing Reserve. Members are working under theIr own Officers, either in First Aid Posts, or in First id Parties at Portsmouth, Gosport, Southampton, Eastleigh, Basingstoke, Alton, Farnborough, and Andover. It is a matter of regret, however, that A.R.P. authorities have not made more use of the Brigade as units working under their own Officers. Trained convoy stretcher bearer parties are being arranged at l3a ingstoke, Sarisbury, Andover, Alton, vVinchester, and Bournemouth. The year's work has been very heavy, and, without the active co-operation of the Assistant Commissioners, the Lady County Superintendent, and members of the County Staff, together with the active support of Officers of Corps and Divi ions, that work could not have been done . I take this opportunity, t.herefore, of expressing my most grateful thanks to every Officer and member of the o unty l3rigade. I bave the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, A. TE YSO S IITH, County Commissioner, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COMMISSIONER-C. Gardiner-Hill., M.B ., M.R.C.S., L.R .C. P., Fircroft, High town Road, Banbury. (29.5.36·)-Officer. COUNTY SURGEONS-F. A. Bevan, M.B., B.S., The Corner House, \Yood stock, Oxford. (29.5.36.) T. F. Briggs, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 39, The Green, Banbury, Oxford. (29.7.39.) LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT-Mrs. H . D . Beckwith-Smith, The Manor House, Stratton Audley. (14 .8. 39.) COUNTY OFFICERs-F. Dearie, 29, Portland Road, Oxford. (21.10.29.)-Officer. H. Howard, Blankestone, Eynsham, Oxford. (29.7.39.) LADY COUNTY OFFICERs-Lady Irving, Bayswater Farm, Headington, Oxford . J. B. Tomkinson, Fritwell, Bicester. (7.11.39.) FIRCROFT, HIGHTOWN ROAD, BA BURY. February 11th, 1940.

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. SIR, I have the honour to submit my report for the year ending December 31st, 1939 . The total strength of the Brigade in the County is :Units Strength Ambulance Divisions 525 14 Nursing Divisions . 4 110 Cadet Ambulance Divisions 5 131 Cadet Nursing Divisions. 2 69 25

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During the year the following new Divisions were formed: Ambulance Divisions at Westcote l3arton and the Alpha Cement Works, a ursing Division at Thame, and a Cadet Ambulance Division at Chipping orton . By mutual agreement with the County ommissioner of orthamptonshire it was decided that the Brackly Divi sions, owing to their geographical situation, should in future be controlled by Oxfordshire. The strength of the Divisions shows a very satisfactory increase of 282, an increase to which all units have contributed. Our five ambulances have dealt with 2,373 patients, showing a mileage of 34,490 miles. This is a slight decrease over the previous twelve months, but shows that in spite of the fact that our Divisions have been greatly depleted through the calling up for the Forces of many of our members, we are still able to maintain our regular ambulance service. Owing t.o the general increase in work throu ghout the County, it was considered necessary t.o apply for additions to the County Staff. This was approved, and the following appointments were made: Dr . T . F. Briggs, of the Banbury Division , was promoted to County Surgeon and Divisional Superintendent; H. E. Howard, of the Woodstock Division, was promoted to the rank of County Officer. Both th e e Officers have rendered valu able services to the Brigade. Towards the end of the year Lady Bicester was appointed the Lady President of the County Nursing DivislOns, and Mrs. Beckwith- mith the Lady County Superintendent. Mrs. Beckwlth-Smith's keenness and interest in our work was quickly realized, as she rented a t. her own expense Rutland House, Bicester, and started intensive courses for the training of girls in First Aid and Home 1 ursing. Great credit is due to her for her init.iative and generosi ty, and already her training school has received much favourable comment in the press, and her example is being followed in other parts of the country. Owmg to the greatly increased duties of all members of the Brigade, it was not considered possible this year to hold a combined Annual Inspection, and so the Dl\'JSlOnS were inspected by myself. Part of the County was inspected on the occasion of the Dedication of the new ambulance of the Banbury Division. This impressive Service took place in the Horse Fair outside the Banbury Parish Church, and I should like to record that the new ambulance, costing over [700, was purchased from the funds and savings of the Banbury Division without having to appeal to the publIc for donations. The remainder of the County Divisions were inspected on the cricket ground of Lynams School, which had been kindly lent to us by the h eadmaster. I was greatly impressed by the smartness and keenness of all on parade, and also by the most noticeable increase in our numbers . mce the outbreak of \Yar many of our men and women have joined the Services, whil t others have volunteered for A.R.P. work. In fact, in parts of the County the Fu t Aid Posts and Parties are almost entirely composed of our members and those trained under us. Their services are greatly appreciated by the County Medical Officer of Health. The Tursing Divisions can again sho w a great increase in their work. They can record ' 99 at.tendances at local hospitals and 377 journeys on the ambulances. The number of duties that all rank have been called upon to perform has increased very considerably, and it is most gratifying to me that this great increase in the work has been met by a most ready response from all Divisions. In the District Finals for the " Perrott" Shield the Banbury ursing Division, for the second year in succession, were unlucky in not obtaining first place. This year they lost owing to the deduction of marks for wearing arm badges which were no longer in order. The year under review has been a difficult one, but I am satisfied that the keenness and efficiency of all ranks is such that a good account would be forthcoming in any emergency. I should like to convey my thanks to my County Officers, Divisional Officers, and members of all other ranks who have wholeheartedly supported me throughout the year and helped me to increase our activities. Throughout the County our relations with the Police and all public bodies continue to be most friendly, and I should like to acknowledge the courtesy and help we always receive from our County Medical Officer of Health. I should like, in conclusion, to pay a tribute to the press, who have on all occasions been most helpful in furthering the interests of our work. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, CLIVE GARDINER-HILL, County Commissioner for Oxfordshire.

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WILTSHIRE

EAST COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-D. L. Beath, O.B.E., M.R.C.S., 76, Pultency Street, Bath. (2.37.)-Officer . ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-F. Sprawson, 15, John tone treet, Bath. (29.11.37.)-Knight. COUNTY OFFICER.-F. R. Stent, +5, Sydney Buildings, Bath. (25.( .39.) LADY COUNTY S UPERINTENDENT.-Miss F. J . St.Leo \Vilkinson, 6, George Street, Bathwick Hill, Bath. (20.7.40.)

COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-A. R. Towerzey, c/ o Messrs . W . D. & H. O. Wills, Swindon. (16.2 .23.)-Officer . COUNTY OFFICER.-D. T. Sinnett, 55, Corby Avenue, Swindon. (18.11.32.)Serving Brother. LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-MrS. E. L. Battye, 4, Millbrook, Salisbury. (26.2.40.)

WEST COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Hugh Powell, M.B.E., M.D., M.R.C.S., 17, Ellenborough Park Road ., Weston-super-Mare. (19+0.)-Officer . ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-A. Wevell, J.P., 100. Wembdon Road, Bridgwater. COUNTY SURGEONS.-G. E. Peckett Davis, M.B. , B.S., 29, Trewartha Park, \\'es tonsuper-~Iare.

\V. Bain, M.B., B.S., M.R .C.S., L.R.C. P., Brook Ilous ,Minchead. (26.6.40.) COUNTY OFFICERS .-S. J. Bailey, 59, Shaftesbury Road, Weston-super-Mare.-Serving Brother. W. J . Tottle, 1, Whitting Road, Weston-supcr-J\lare.- erving Brother. G. L. W. Sidey, Westcombe, Culmhead, Taunton . TREASURER.-T. E. Bagley, F.R.C.A., F.I.S.A., 6, South Parade, \Vcston-super-:\Iare. LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-Mrs. G. A. Danby, L. I.S.S.A ., andhill Park House, Ash Priors, Taunton. LADY COUNTY OFFICER (A.R.P.) FOR \VEST A, D E\'iT SO'IERSET.-:\II~ C. A. Poole, South Bay, Doniford, Watchet . CORPS OFFICER (A.R.P.) (ATTACHED COUNTY STAFF).-C. B. :'Iarsh, L.D . . , L.A.R.P., "Mullions," Boulevard, \Ve3ton-super-:;\Iare.

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. SIR,

76, Pl'LTEKEY TREET , BATH . A ugusl 221ld, 19-+0.

I have the honour to submit my annual report for the year ending December, 1939. The strength of the Brigade in the County at the end of the ycar IS as follo\\ s : County Staff 11 Ambulance Divisions 619 ursing Divisions 203 Cadets (Ambulance) +3 The Annual County Inspection and Church Parade was held on April 23rd at Wellington . The inspection was taken by the Surgeon-in-Chief, Dr. . CorbetFletcher, Kt .St.]. The Annual C:ouI?-ty Compe~itions 'w ere held on April 29th at Bridgwater, -and t~e No. 2 DIstnct CompetIhons were also held at Bridgwater on May 13th. Satisfactory work has been carried out in connection with the A.R.P ., and a large number of our members have taken their Certificat es. The County of Somerset was represented at the funeral of the late Lady Perrott, on the 8th of July, by the County Commissioner. In conclusion, I would like. to record my appreciation of the work of m y County Staff, and thank them for thelr loyal support and untiring work throughout the year. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, D. L. BEATII, Commissioner for Somerset.

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

c/o MESSRS . \V . D. & H. O. WILLS, SWINDO~.

February 22, 1940 . I have the honour to present my report for the year ended December 31st, 1939. I am pleased to report that the Brigade has made progress in Wiltshire last year, five new Ambulance and two new Nursing Divisions having been formed. All the Divisions are very enthusiastic and keen, and have set about collecting finance to equip themselves with uniforms and materials in a most praiseworthy manner. The County Competitions took place at Swindon on March 4th, and the Swindon Division were again successful for the fourth year in succession, and they represented \Vlltshire m the District Competitions at Bridgwater on May 13th. The County Inspection was to have taken place at Swindon on September 10th, but had 1.0 be cancelled owing to the outbreak of War. During the year the Box DiviSIOn havc erected and manned a roadside hut on the main London road, and thi s service had been much appreciated by the vast volume of traffic continually passing up and down. The Swmdon Division have again done much home nursing at the request of the local doctors, who have made most eulogistic entries in our members' case books . Each DiVISIon of the Brigade has taken a leading part in the A.R.P. scheme of its town, and our relations \\ Ith the various Iedical Officers of Health are excellent. These gentlemen have expressed themselves most grateful for the assistance offered, and have made full use of our members in staffing First Aid Posts, Stretcher Parties, and Casualty Services m general. In conclu lOn, I WIsh to express my thanks to my County Officers and all the members of the vanous Divisions for their great help and enthusiasm, and it has indeed been most encouraging to visit each Division and see how keen they are and how qUIckly they have become known and respected in their towns . I have the honour to be, Sir, Your humble servant, A. R. TOWERZEY, County Commissioner of Wiltshire. SIR,

A .R.P . DUTIES Swindon.Full-hme A.R.P. members of the Swindon Council Scheme . Part-time members Essential personnel of the Great Western Railway ompany and other Firms Swindon Nursing.Lady Superintendent in charge of ight Shift at one First Post. Lady Divisional Secretary in charge at the second Post. Full-time members of Council Scheme Part-time members Air-raid ,Varden

13 20 17 Aid 5 6 1

The Lady Superintendent, with the assistance of her Division, has given practical lectures for all .R .P. Courses held for females in the town, and has arranged all the examinations. Salisbury.-The Divisional Surgeon holds a special position of Medical Officer for A.R.P. for Salisbury. The whole of the personnel of the three First Aid Party Depots is composed of Divisional members.

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Except for a few essential personnel retained by their employers, the whole of the Division has taken an active part in the City Scheme. Salisbury Nwrsing.-County Officer, Mrs. Battye, is commandant of Salisbury First Aid Post. l\Iembers working at the First Aid Posts. Members in the Civil Nursing Reserve and attached to the General Infirmary

No. III (Eastern) District

B EDFORDSHIRE

All other members of the Division are part-time members of the alisbury cherne. Westbury.-Full-time Iembers serving with Local Scheme. . 10 Each of the three First Aid Posts is in charge of a Iember of the DivisIOn. Corsham.-The whole of the Division are enrolled in the Local Scheme. One is a Transport Officer, three are Wardens, and the remainder are members of the First Aid Parties. Chippenham.-The chief First Aid Post is in charge of the DIvisional. Surge~n, and has five members of the Division attached to it. The four First Aid PartlCs are largely composed of Divisional members, and the leader of each party is a member of the Division. Trowbridge.-The Usher's Division forms the basis of the Town's asualty 'ervlcc, the Divisional Superintendent being in charge of that service . The party leaders and personnel are all members of the Division . The Divisional Superintendent was approached by the Police to give l~ctures to the special .c<;:mstables of the Police War Reserve, as well as to the Repair, Rescue, and Demohtlon Squads. The whole of the Division are in the Town's A.R.P . cherne. Calne.-Members of the Division enrolled in the town's Scheme. Sergeant Bewely is Ambulance Officer of the Town under the cherne. Four First Aid Parties have been formed and are manned by the Division . All members of the A.R.P. personnel have been prOVided by members of the Division at the request of the Local ~ledical Officer. Boz.-Three First Aid Points, each of which are in charge of members of the Division. The remaining members formed the two Stretcher PartIes under the Head Wardens. Lectures in First Aid and A.R.P. to the Wardens were given by the Officers of the Division, who also lectured to a class of local inhabitants, nineteen of whom hold an anti-gas certificate. Melksham.-A.R.P. Casualty Service Part-time members. 21 The personnel of two First Aid Parties is provided by the DiVISion. Many members of the Division are retained as essential personnel by various firms in the town. The Medical Ofncer of Health has expressed his gratitude and thanks to the Division for the excellent work and help they have given. Bradford-on-Avon.-The Division has representatives in out-door casualty work in connection with A.R.P. The personnel of two First id Parties supphed by the Division. The Divisional Surgeon and Superintendent was in charge of the main First Aid Post. Highworth.-The Divisional Surgeon is Medical Officer in charge of the Town's Scheme. Eighteen Members of the Division- part-time services, and the leaders of o. 1 and No.2 parties are supplied by the Division, one member is a special constable, and another member is attached to the Observer Corps in the neighbourhood. A. R. TO\ ERZEY .

COUNTY COMMISSIO ER.-W. C. Knight, 82, Spenser Road, Bedford.-(30.11.38)-

Serving Brother. COUNTY OFFICER (TREASURER).-W. T. Knight, 14, High Street, 01ney.-(6.10.33)-

Officer. COUNTY OFFICER (SECRETARY).-S. H. Stone, 26, Newnham Avenue. (29.1.39.) COUNTY OFFICER (ANTI-GAs).-Capt. C. G. Ingall, Three Ways, Haynes . (30.8.37.) ORTHER AREA COUNTY SURGEON.-H . W. Round, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., The Grange, Turvey. (25.1.38.) PECIAL DUTY OFFICER.-COrpS Officer G. Parsons, 120, Coventry Road, Bedford. (21. .36.) OUTHERN AREA COUNTY SURGEON.-R. Anderson, M.B., CH .B., Stopsley House, Stopsley, Luton. (1.12 .37 .) Cou TY OFFICER.-W. H . Weatherhead, 4, Dumfries Street, Luton. (24.11.36.) SPECIAL DUTY OFFICER.-Amb . Officer R. Ellison, 84, Oakley Road, Luton. (258 .3 .) 82, SPENSER ROAD, BEDFORD,

February 14th, 1940. THE

HIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

SIR,

I have the honour to submit my report for 1939. the County taff during the year. nits and 1,ersonnel : Ambulance Divisions Ambulance Sections A .R .P. Reserves ursing Divisions Cadet Ambulance Cadet Tursing.

No change has been made in

Units

Strength

12 2 3 2 3 1

452 23 93 71 44

23 702 Since my last report the London Brick Company Corps has been reorganized, and the Divisions of Eye Green, Farcet and Yaxley, Fletton and Steeple Claydon have been transferred to their respective Counties. That has reduced our strength by 83. On the other hand, the following new Divisions have been formed: Bedford A.R.P., Bedford Electricity, Sharnbrook, Dunstable, also A.R.P. Reserves attached to Luton Vauxhall Motors, Luton Town, and Luton Electrolux Divisions, which provide an addition of 209 members, making a nett increase of 384 on last year. County Competitions were held at Stewartby, by kind permission of the Directors of the London Brick Company, on March 19th, with the following results :-First, Bedford Town; Second, Luton Vauxhall; Third, Luton Electrolux; Fourth, Dunstable; Fifth, Bedford Electricity; Sixth, Lavendon. Individual Test: First, Luton Vauxhall; Second, Bedford Town; Third, Luton Electrolux; Fourth, Dunstable; Fifth, Lavendon; Sixth, Bedford Electricity. District Competition.-The County was represented at Northampton on April 1st, by the winning team from the Bedford Town Division. Flag Day.-In conjunction with the B.R.C.S., the Annual Flag Day was held in Bedford and District on June 3rd, 1939, for the support of our County Fund.

THE ST . JOH

No. III

AMBULANCE BRIGADE

Inspection and Church Parade.-Throu~~ ~he courtesy of the County Commis~ioner for Cambridge, detachments of my DIvIsions were e~able~ to take part m an Inspection at Cambridge by the Assistant Surgeon-m-Chlef on July 23rd. A Cburch Parade followed . Inspect1·ons.-Arrangements had been made for Area Inspections to be held in the month of September, but owing to the outbreak of war they had to be cancelled. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS.

Bedford.-For the last two years, at the request of the Lo~al Authorities, I have held the position of First Aid Commandant ~nder . t?e Medical. Officer of Hea~th. Since September, 1938 , I have been en 9aged m t~al~mg u~ces~lve ~lasse~ of First Aid Volunteers in Anti-Gas, and arrangmg for their mstructlOn m First Aid by our Sur<Yeons, under the rules of the St. John Ambulance ssociation. To retain them as at> disciplined body the Bedford A.R.P. Division was formed, and after training by Bri<Yade Officers suitable members were promoted as Officers and T. . O.'s . The Divisional Supe;intendent also gained his Grade 1 Instructor's Certificate, and his instruction has been most successful. I have also given Anti-Gas Training to all the member of the Bedford Town Division, and they with the Bedford A .R.P . Division form the male personnel of the Casualties Services of the Borough of Bedford. Fifteen are employed on wholetime duty in First Aid Depots and Posts. Both Divi ions meet weekly for practi.ce, in addition to weekly practices at the First Aid Party Depots and Posts to which they belong. The Officers in charge if the four First Aid Party Depots are as under : Divisional Superintendent E. Lucas . o. 1 Depot Divisional Superintendent W. F. Poulter. No .2 Corps Officer . C. Riddle . o. 3 Ambulance Officer Keyworth . o. 4 Dr. J. C. Boyde, Divisional Surgeon, is the :'.Iedlcal Officer at one of the First Aid Posts. It has also been my responsibility to prepare Traming ExerCises for the whole of the Casualties Services and Transport, both collectively and combmed with the other A.R.P. Services. I have been mo t ably supported in this work by my hardworking County Secretary, ~Ir. S. II. Stone, by my ounty A.H. P . Officer, apt. C. G. Ingall, Corps Officer G. Parsons, and other members of the Bngade who have acted as Umpires. In addition to the First Aid Volunteers, instruction in First AId, under the rules of the St. John Ambulance Association, has been given to the ounly and Boro~gh Police, Officers of the Iinistries of Labour and Transport, taff of th e orporabon Departments, and employees of private firms . Members of the Bngade assisted the Medical Officers as demonstrators . At the request of the A .R.P . Authorities, the Horne Office Short First lei ourse has been given to the seven groups of Air Raid 'W ardens and also the Decontamination and Rescue Squads by Capt . C. G. Ingall, Corps Officer G . Parsons, and myself, using Brigade members as demonstrators. Under the Emergency Hospital Scheme, I was requested by the Medical Officer of Health, on August 26th, to undertake the unloading of three emergency hospital trains bringing 500 stretcher cases to be placed in our local hospitals. In accordance with the arrangements made in September, 193 , I used t. John's Officers and men to unload at the hospitals, also to form the nucleus at the station with our First Aid Volunteers, augmented by other volunteers. Most efficient service was rendered, the last train being cleared under" black-out " conditions.

Luton.-In Luton, County Officer W. H . Weatherhead has been actively employed, supported by our Brigade Officers and members. Prior to September 1st, 1939, the Brigade had five Anti-Gas Instructors employed in. training. Br~gad? me~bers, and also in training local volunteers for the A.R .P. Medical Services m I'lrst AId and Anti-Gas. Ambulance. 36 trained. Nursing 10 Local Volunteers 78

(EASTER ) DISTRICT

On th e outbreak of hostilities, a number of members became employed as fulltime workers in First Aid Posts. Nursing

Attached to First Aid Posts as reserves for part-time work : Ambulance Nursing

16 27

Members employed in factories became attached to their firm's Casualties Service. A .R.P. Reserve Units were formed by the following Divisions:Luton Electrolux Works. Luton Vauxhall Works. Luton ursing Division. Volunteers for National Service wishing to join the Brigade were formed into an auxlliary unit of the Luton Town Division. The Iyil Tursing Reserve had a total of twenty-one volunteers, of which eight were full -time and thirteen part-time. It became nece sary to complete the training of local volunteers who had undertaken full -time Fir t Aid work, and a special class was formed for this purpose, with lecture III Anti-Gas and First Aid practice. Trained volunteers were also thereby enabled to maintain their efficiency. A course of lectures in Anti-Gas by County Officer \\featherhead commenced early 10 December for all Brigade and A.R.P. Reserves. The Girl Cadet Division rendered valuable assistance to the Education Authorities for several days during the evacuabon period. Publz c Duly .-The usual public duties at football matches, theatres, and cinemas have been carried out by our members, besides which detachments have been on duty at yanouc; Emplre Air Day Displays in the County; Riseley Point to Point Races, at the reque t of the Oakley Hunt ; Bedfordshire Agricultural Show, ational Service \\'eek, etc. joml Commlttee.-In accordance with instructions received from Headquarters, a ounly Joint ommittee was set up on the outbreak of war. It consists of equal numbers of the Bntish Red ros ociety and St. John Ambulance Brigade, under the halrman;;hlp of our County President, S. H. vVhitbread, Esq., C.B . It is worklOg well, and wa' responsible for the local arrangements for the ational Flag Day, on October 10th, 1939 .

R . T.A .S.B.R.-All members of this Reserve proceeded to their appointed Depots on mobilIzallOn. R .A.1II .C. and Army.-Several of our younger members have been accepted for the

ervices, and others are now being called up in their age groups .

Transport. -Our new Division at Dunstable has a remarkably good return, in dealing with 65 road accident, invoh-ing 325 miles, and removing 265 patients, with 3,324 mile .

Inc1'ease.-The tremendous expansion of the Luton Vauxhall Motors Division is worthy of note. From last year's strength of 37 they are now 137, with 6+ A.R.P. Reserves . Another new Division that has worked hard is Sharnbrook. Although 'without a town's resources, they have raised sufficient money with the help of their President to equip all of their twenty-two members . The past year has been a very busy one for all ranks. 1\1y thanks are due to my County Staff, Medical Officers, Divisional Officers and members who have all given self-sacrificing service. For many it has meant giving up all leisure for many months to supply the urgent demand for knowledge of First id, but no reasonable request has been refused. On various occasions the Local Authorities have expressed their appreciation of the assistance we have been able to give them. I

have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, \\!. C. KNIGHT, County Commissioner, Bedfordshire.

No. III

THE S T. J OHN AMBULANCE B RI GADE

(EASTERN) DISTRI CT

The following new Units have been registered : -

LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER .-G. F. Browne, Ambulance Headquarters, Packe Street, Loughborough. (3.3.32)-CO'I'It??lander. . COUNTY SURGEON .-Neil Macleod, M.B., CH.B., Burlelgh Cottage, William Street, Loughborough. (28.10.29.) . COUNTY OFFICER.-A. E. Atkins, Laveville, Sandcliffe Road, Midway, Burtonon-Trent . (9.11.34.) R d M k t H (South Leicester).-Captain T. G. Lowe, 80, Coventry oa, ar e arborough. (30.5.38.) . P . R d De LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.- Miss G. E. ~artn?ge, 91, nncess oa, Montfort Squ are Leicester. (13 . .34)-SerVtng Stsler . R d LADY COUNTY OFFI~ERs.-Mrs. G. E. Fargher, "Ronaldsway," Beacon oa, Loughborough. (28.6.38.) Mrs . C. Pelly, The Coombes, Marston, Trussell, Market Harborough. (11.1.40.) Mrs. L. Burns, Hartopp, Burton Lazars House, Melton Mowbray. (11.1.40 .) A~lBULA.

CE HEADQUARTERS, PACKE STREET, LOUGliBOROUGH, February 17th, 1940.

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. J OHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. SIR, . I h ave the honour to submit my report on the wo~k. of the Bngade for the year just ended which has been one of unprecedented acbvlty. The str~ngth of the County on December 31st, 1939, \vas as follows : -

Ambulanee.-County Staff Corps Officers Divisional Surgeons Divisional Superintendents Ambulance Officers Non-Commissioned Of-£i.cers Privates Nursing.-

Lady County Superintendent Lady County Officer Lady Corps Officers Divisional Surgeons . Lady Divisional Superintendents Nursing Officers Lady Ambulance Officers Ambulance Sisters

Cadets.-

Cadet Superintendents Cadet Officers Cadets .C.O.'s Cadets Lady Cadet Superintendent Lady Cadet Officers Nursing Cadets

6 9

44 29 30 153 1,172 1,443

1 1 3 15 13 6 20 403

462

2 7

151 176 1 2

56 59 2,140

This shows an increase of 234 Men and 110 Nurses, with a decrease of 22 boy and 8 girl Cadets.

North Evington Ambulance Division. Post Office Ambulance Division . Blaby Ambulance Division. Cosby Ambulance Division (from Section ). Birstall Tursing Division. Cosby Cadet Ambulance Division.

Duties.-At all the important events in the City and County Men and Nurses have been in attendance and carried out their duties satisfactorily. Cases A ttended. - The reported "cases attended" total 24,170. Of these over 1,500 were treated on the parks, playing fields, etc., while the remainder are cases attended during the day or evening in the cinemas, public thoroughfares, and factories. Transport. - The thirteen Ambulances in the County conveyed 13,104 patients during the year, covering a distance of 121,986 miles. Market Harborough and oalville have recently acquired new vehicles. The Leicester Centre were the recipients last July of a completely equipped and up-to-date Ambulance, through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs . J. H. Corah, given by them to inaugurate the introduction of an arrangement between the Centre and the Leicester and County Saturday IIospital Fund, whereby contributors are able to have the free use of the Ambulance whenever required. By the time this report is in print, Loughborough also will have two new Daimler Ambulances in service. One of t hese Ambulances is being very generously presented to the Centre by Mrs. vVilfred Moss, in memory of her late husband and former President of the Centre, Wilfred Moss, Esq., C.B.E . All the vehIcles are, therefore, modern and up-to-date in every respect for the mcreased work now expected of them. Hospital and Clime .-lttendanees.-These duties are chiefly undertaken by members of the r ur mg DIvisions, and total 1,363 attendances . In many instances a single attendance means a stretch of eight hours' duty, while the majority are for a period of four hours . In addition, over 500 hours' duty at Loan and Hire Departments is recorded . Annual Inspeetwn s.- Iajor P. G. Darvil-Smith, C.B.E., O.ST.]., Commissioner for Buckmgham (Brigade ecretary), inspected the Leicester Corps in the grounds of Leicester bbey, on unday, June 11th. He was assisted by Assistant ommissioner H. A . J. Wrigglesworth, o. (Duke of Connaught's) District. Eight hundred Officers, Men, and Turses were on parade. The combmed hurch Parade and Inspection of the orth Leicestershire Units took place at shby-de-la-Zouch on Sunday, June 27th. Dr. W. C. Bentall, O.B.E ., F.R.C .S., was the Inspecting Officer on this occasion . He "was present for the Church Service in the mornmg, when he read the Lessons. In the afternoon, he inspected the members on parade, and later took tea with the personnel at the Royal Hotel. Before leaving, Dr. Bentall gave a very inspiring and impressive address, which will long be remembered by all his listeners. I personally lDspected the Market IIarborough Ambulance and Tursing Divisions in July, but the remaining Divisions have not been inspected, owing to the outbreak of War. CompetUions.-The County Round of the "Dewar" and "Perrott" Shield Competitions were held in iarch, when the "w inners-Narborough Ambulance and Vaughan College Tursing Divisions-represented the County in the District Finals at orthampton, where both teams secured third place. Several of the usual competitions were held early in the year, but the majority had to be cancelled. Civil Nursing Reserve.-The number of members enrolled in this Reserve at t he end of the year was 131, made up as follows : Mobile Full Time 1

Immobt"le Full Time 28

Part Ti'me 102

Total 131

THE ST.

JOH

No. III

AMBULANCE BRIGADE

Practically all the members of the Leicester Corps . urs~ng Divisions are allocated to First Aid Posts and are therefore not free to enrollO thIS Reserve. Voluntary Aid'Detachments.-At the outbreak of War the County's quota of Mobile members were ready for service, and on September 2nd, at tw?nty-four hours' notice, six members left for the Military Hospital at Shenley. SlOce then seven more have left for the Royal Javal Auxiliary Hospital at Skegness, and three more are leaving for Haslar. R .N.A .S.B. and M.H. Reservists responded to the Country's call at the outbreak of War. iany men have also been called up for Act~ve Ser:vice, and this has considerably depleted the Brigade strength, a well as lOcreaslOg the work of tho e left behind . Air Raid Precautions.-This has been the most prominent feature of the work during the year, and has undoubtedly involved an enormous strain .on the ~ervices of the members. At the beginning of September our Officers, b<?th lO the I~y Cl:nd County, were called on to assist the Medical Offic~rs of .Health lO the orgaUlzat~on of the First Aid Posts, Aiding Depots, and !lobile UOltS. The auth~nhes rel~ed entirely on our trained personnel to occupy the key positions, and to assist ,!-lso wIth the staffing of the posts and subsequent trainin g of the man~ volunteers wlllch came forward. The following i a summary of the number of Bngade members engaged in this duty:Tolal Paid Voluntary Officers or members in charge of First 71 59 12 Aid Posts, D epots , or 1Vlobile Units. 1,60,' 1,502 106 Personnel engaged at ditto Totals

1,561

1,679

In addition to the assistance given in the organization of the First id and Me~ical Services a tremendous amount of time has been pent in instructlOg the pubhc 10 First Aid Home Tursing, and Anti-Ga. There have been 257 eUlor and 221 preliminary courses in First Aid held in the City and ouno/-] 1,216 persons instructed. Fourteen Home ursing Classes were arranged, clllefly for volunteer for the Civil ursing Reserve-374 receivlOg instruction. In additlon, over 1,0~O persons attended Anti-Gas lectures !5.iven by Bngade instructors. T~c e figures WIll give some idea of the amount of leisure time sacnficed. The reqUIrements ~f the Civil Defence Act also brought forward hundreds of extra people to be lrained ; here again members helped with zeal and enthusiasm. . On December 10th we were honoured by a visit from II r Royal IIlghness the Duchess of Gloucester. Her Royal Highness, wearIng Bngade ulllform, and accompanied by Lady Zia 'Vernher, Lady ounty President, was recelVed at the Cossington Street First Aid Post ~y the Lord :Mayor, Lady .::-'Iayor~ss, Lady ounty Superintendent 1iss G. E. Partndge, and myself. After mspectlng the Guard f Honour of :'lIen and urses, the County and Corps Officers and OffiCials of the Corporation, etc., were presented to Her Royal Highne~s. he the~ lO:,.ested hss Lilian Broadhead, Lady Corps Secretary, with the InslcYOla of ervmg Sister of the Order and made a tour of the First Aid Post. From here Her Royal Ihghness proce~ded to the Belgrave House Aiding Depot, where she witnessed a d~monslration of "Action-Station," and was shown round by Dr. E. K.1Iacdonald, Medical Officer of Health . Both these Stations are under the contro l of St . J ohn Officers. . Appointments.-I would like to tCl:ke this opportunity of expressing my app~ecIa tion of the appointment of Lady Zia Wernher as the first La~y County Pres~de~t of Leicestershire . She is already proving a very energetic and enthUSiastic President and of great assistance in the County. . Appreciation.-In conclusion, I would lIke to pay tnbute to .my ount~ Staff, Surgeons, Corps and Divisional Officers, and all ranks fo~ th~lr loy~l a~slstance through a difficult year. Year by year the calls upon theIr ~elsure tI~e lOcreas~, and still they respond cheerfully, often at great personal sacnfice. WIthout t~elr help my work of administration would have been very arduous, and I do appreCIate their co-operation. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, GEO. F. BROW E, County Commissioner for Leicestershire.

(EASTERN) DISTRICT

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

AND

HUNTINGDON

COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-L. W. Dryland, D.L., M.R.C.S., L.R .C.P., D.P.H., London Road , Ketterin g. (3.3.32)-Knight. COUNTY SURGEoN.-Major G . F. P. Gibbons, O.B.E., M.B., B.S ., M.R .C.S., L.R.C.P., R.A.M.C., Tresham House, Rothwell, Kettering. (4.12.37.) COUNTY OFFICERS.- J. C. Parker, The Hill, Harrowden Road, Wellingborough. (22.1l.27)-Officer. W. H. Percival, I, The Crescent, Phippsville, Northampton. (10.1l.32)-Officer. C. W. Curtis, 41, Collingwood Road, Northampton. (16.11.32) -Serving Brother. F . Holgate Smith, M.B.E., Cedar Lawn, Wellingborough. (22.5.33)-Serving Brother. LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-Mrs. 1. Jennings, M.B.E., 3, The Ridgeway, orthampton. LADY COUNTY OFFICERS.-l\1rS. E . Shaw, Whitton Lodge, Long Buckby, Nr. Rugby. (30.9.39.) :'IIiss K. Bradford, South View, Westway, Harrowick Road, Earls Barton. (7.9.39.) A/COUNTY SECRETARY.-Supt. E. Claypole, 112, Hawthorn Road, Kettering. (12.36)-Servmg Brother. LONDON ROAD, KETTERING, February 29th, 1940. THE CHIEF C01-Il\lISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. SIR, I have the honour to submit herewith my Annual Report for the Counties of Northampton and Huntingdon for the year ended December 31st, 1939. The total strength of the 92 Divisions, comprising the I orthamptonshire Unit (Ambulance, urSlOg, and Cadet), is 2,698 members-an increase of 783 during the year, primarily due to the influx of recruits owing to the War. The recorded cases attended by Ambulance Divisions total 7,099, and 3,636 by the urslOg Divisions, but this figure is below the actual number treated, as a number of Divisions do not record this item. There were 1,413 members successful in passing their re-examination. The outbreak of War has somewhat disorganized the work in the County generally, but the efficiency and enthusiasm of the members has been well maintained, and the close working together and the cordial relations existing between Ambulance and ursing Officers has been of considerable help during the trying months at the latter part of the year. IIer Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John (Deputy Commandant-in-Chief of ursing Corps and Divisions), has during recent months taken marked interest in the work of the Brigade in the County, and has mad e a tour of First Aid Posts, inspiring all who were privileged to meet her, and increasing the enthusiasm and efficiency of the Brigade personnel who man these Important posts. There have been many changes in the Brigade personnel during 1939 . The Marchioness of Exeter, O.ST.]., has graciously accepted the position of President of the County ursing Divisions, and the Hon. Mrs. Catherine Macdonald-Buchanan becomes Vice-President. Mrs. VV. Harvey Reeves, A.R.R.C., D.ST.]., after many years ' valuable service in the County, has been appointed Lady Inspecting Officer to the L~dy Superintendent-in-Chief, and her County work has been taken over by MISS L. E. Mawby, M.B.E., O.ST.]., who is now Lady County Superintendent, with Miss K. Bradford, A.R.R.C., as County Officer and Secretary. Mrs. 1. Jennings, M.B .E., takes Miss Bradford's position as Corps Superintendent ( orthampton), in addition to her work as Assistant County V.A .D. Controller. Mrs. E. M. Shaw, late Divisional-Superintendent,. Daventry, has been appointed a County Officer. County Officer F. Holgate Smith, M.B.E., is congratulated on his admittance to the rank of Serving Brother of the Order of St. J obo. 6

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

New Divisions.-It is gratifying to record the formation of new Nursing Divisions at Corby (Kettering Corps), East Haddon, Raunds, Bozeat, and orthampton (Reeves) Division; and Ambulance Divisions at Cranford Iron Company, Klngsthorpe, Northampton Electric Light and Power Company, and at Peter Brotherhoods Works, and ·Westwood Works at Peterborough . . . Inspections.-The four Corps of the County ( .mbulance and .u rslng) were agalll inspected separately. I myself took the Inspection of the I~ettenng, North<l:mpton, and Wellingborough Corps, an? C~)Unty O~cer C. W. Curtis, O.ST.]., deputized for me at Peterborough. Lady D1stnct Supenntendent Mrs. Harvey Reeves, A.R.R.C., D.ST.]., and the County Officers were in attendance and assisted with the Inspections, which were very successful. A total of 1,656 me.mbers were present; 27~ were absent with written leave, and 347 were absent w1thout excuse, a figure which an attempt should be made to reduce, as the members concerned thereby lose efficiency for the year. The turn-out of all ranks was very pleasing, and the general smartness of those on parade was most encouraging. The Divisional. Records were again inspected on separate dates by County Officer F. Holgate Sm1th, M.B.E., and I am grateful for the concise reports submitted and for the service so efficiently rendere~ . Divisional Secretaries in the main are complimented for their work, which 1S generally well done. I am pleased to record the excellent work performed by Private j ac~ "Y~rner, of the Burton Latimer Division, and Private Ronald jones, of Flnedon Dlvls1on, who attended an injured workman in the mines at Finedon, two miles from the entrance to the mines, who had received a fracture of the ri ght leg. To render F,rst Aid the e men had to crawl for some considerable distance on their hands and knees. On arrival at orthampton Hospital they were complimented on their effiCient work. The Headquarters at orthampton, !(.ing Street, have be~n comp letely r~novated and are now in a very satisfactory cond1tIon, capable of housing the largely Increased membership and supplying the extra needs of the work. of ~he Divisions. . Public Duties at Sports, Theatres, etc., have been malntallled , although curtalled during the concluding three months owing to the \Var. The serVIce has been willingly performed, and continues to be much appreclated. Th receptlon of evacuees called for increased work by Men and urses throu ghout the ounty, anel also for increased transport services, especially in the removal of expectant mothers, which was a particular feature at orthampton. The two Flrst lel Posts In vVickateed Park, Kettering, were fully occupied, especially at holiday times. The number of serious injuries showed a slight reduction, which points to the success of the" Safety-first" campaign. The ursing Divisions have again done excellent work in assisting at Hospitals and Clinics, 3,026 attendances being recorded . The number enrolled in the Civil ursing Reserve is 63 ; of this number 231 have completed their Hospital trai~ing. .. . Transport of the Sick and InJured.--r:h1s IS a feature of our work .that IS much. In evidence. Our Motor Ambulances dunng 1939 removed 4,693 patlents, travelling 57 860 miles in addition to which 496 Road Accidents were dealt with and 3, 66 miles were c~vered. A good deal of creditable work is done by our members III thi important branch of public service, which is in most cases voluntaIJ:' and often entails long-distance transport. The Ambulances of the ounty were Inspected a t the Brigade Inspections and found to be in the best order, well kept, and efficlently manned. Two new Motor Ambulances have been put in commission at Torlhampton (one the gift of F. W. Panther, Esq.),.and these were dedicated at the orthampton Corps Inspection by the Rev. Canon Trevor Lewis (Sub-Chaplain of the Order) on july 2nd. . Service Medals.-It is pleasant to record that twenty-one erV1ce Medals and twenty-seven Bars were distributed during the year. Corps Sergt.-Major j . Miller, of the Kettering Corps, is congratulated on having received a Bar with five crosses, representing over forty years' service. Air Raid Precautions.-The past year has been a strenuous one for all concerned. Our Grade I and C.A.G.S. Instructors have had a busy time with Brigade and Local Authority Classes, and have done useful work. Local Authorities have established First Aid Posts and Parties in many places, with the assistance of Brigade members, and in other places the Brigade Divisions have arranged and manned the servi~es. A good deal of assistance has also been given to Local Authority Volunteers dunng the Classes, which the Association has arranged on behalf'of the Authorities' Casualty Services, in training and preparing candidates for examination. It is estimated 1,196 of our members are holders of the Brigade A.R.P. R. and F. Certificates, in

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addition to sixty Grade I and thirty Grade II. A number of Divisions have formed Brigade A.R.P. Reserves, but the majority have increased their membership in place of creating Auxiliary Reserve, which is an arrangement to be commended to all Divisions. Every Division has devoted itself to increasing the efficiency of local A.R.P. Organizations, which could not have reached the standard necessary without the co-operation of the Brigade Units. It is not possible at the moment to summarize the work done in relation to Home Security, but it is estimated that over 50 Officers are in charge of First Aid Posts and Parties, 1,200 members enrolled in A.R.P. duties, and 100 engaged on fulltime duty. District Competitions.-The" Dewar" County Round was held at Wellingborough on March 11th, after the four Corps of the County had completed their eliminating competitions. A team from each of the Corps competed, and orthampton ~e<l:d quarters Division were successful and represented the County at the D1stnct Competition . The" Perrott" Shield Round was held at Kettering on March 18th, Burton Latimer ursing Division going forward to the District Competition. The Brigade o. III District Finals took place at Northampton Town Hall, on April 1st, and secured considerable interest, a large crowd being present from all over the Di trict. Seven teams represented the o . III District for the" Dewar "-Birmingham, Bedford, Northampton, Bilston, Narborough, Iuneaton, and Tipton. Mitchells and Butlers, Birmingham, proved to be the winners with 217 points out of a possible 270, and went forward to the Final at London. The" Perrott" Competition was won by Moseley Nursing Division with 222 POlDtS out of 270. Teams representing Moseley, Malvern, Vaughan College (Leicester), Burton Latimer, Chasetown, and Holbrooks (Foleshill) competed. The judges in the" Dewar" contest were: County Surgeon Major G. F. P. GIbbon, O.B .E. (1 Torthants), County Surgeon W. O. F. Sinclair (Birmingham), orps urgeon Eric Shaw (Northampton Corps), and District Officers H. H. Wilkins and M. Christopher eNo III, \Vestern District). The tests for the " Perrott" Competition were in the hands of County Commissioner C. Gardiner-Hill (Oxfordshire); The Matron, Horton Hospital; Miss Scott, orthampton General Hospital; Corps Surgeon W. A. D. Lawson (Peterborough); Lady County Superintendent Iiss Partridge (Leicester), and Lady Corps Superintendent 1\1rs. P . H. Lee (Birmingham). The grateful thanks of the members are due to the judges for their arduous work. The County Officers and Corps Superintendent W. E. Edwards, M.B.E., were responsible for the excellent arrangements. I wish to place on record the valuable assistance given by my Staff, for the effiCIency of the work, and the loyalty of their services during this the most eventual and strenuous year experienced since I became County Commissioner. To all members a debt of gratitude is due for their loyalty and continued interest in the work of the Brigade. LESLIE W. DRYLA D, County Commissioner, orthamptonshire and Huntingdon.

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No. III. (Western) District COUNTY OF BIRMINGHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-COl. Sir Bertram Ford, T.D., D.L., LL.D., 12, Montague Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. (17.11.33)-Connnander. COUNTY SURGEON.-W. O. F. Sinclair, M.B., B.S., D.P.H., 149, Golden Hillock Road, Sma1l Heath, Birmingham. (6.2.37)- erl'illg Brolher. COUNTY OFFICERS.-W. E. Ballard, 3, 'Vake Green Road, Moseley, Birmingham, 13. (7.7 .33)-Officer. . . G. E. King north, 77, elwyn Road, Edgbaston, BlITll.1llgham, 16 . (.7.33)-Comlllander. vV. E. lorse, 100, Lionel Street, Birmingham. (20.10.39.) LADY COUNTY OFFICER. -"Mrs. P. H . Lee, 1, ugustus Road, Edgbaston. (9.9.39.) CORPS OFFICER.-J. E. Matthews, 304, Borde ley Green Road, East Birmingham. 11,

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Nursing CorpsSurgeons Officers Other Ranks

14 63 690

Cadets-Boys and GirlsOfficers .C.O.'s Other Ranks

4 4 115

767

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123 2,714

The work done by members of the Brigade has been considerable and of real value to the community. The following particulars may be of interest : -

Hospital and Clinic A ttendancesMen. Ambulance isters

510 4,399 4,909

Ordinary Cases AttendedMen. Ambulance Sisters

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29,110 13,351 42,461

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SIR, I have the honour to submit herewith my Annual Report on the work of the St. John Ambulance Brigade and Nursing Corys, Blrmingham ounty .. . The past year has been one of exceptional dlfficulty and ceaseless actl\'lty. The outbreak of War, coming as it did at the height of the holiday season, cau ed a great deal of dislocation, and a sudden change in the work and outlook of the Brigade. The strength of the Units in the ounty of BirmlDgham at December 31st, 1939, was as follows : County Staff, 7; 3 Ambulance Corps and 1 ' ursing orps-divided into 4Ambulance Divisions and 4 Cadet Dlvlsions; 1 ur mg Divisions and 5 Cadet Divisions, making a total of 75 Divisions. - The respective strength of individual Corps were:County Staff "A CorpsSurgeons 12 Officers 2 T.C. O.'S 56 Other Ranks 4- 79

Work with the Birmingham Hospitals Contributory Association Ambulance ServiceDrivers 2,713 cases Orderlies 2,237 Ambulance Sisters 7,184 A mbulance Duties GenerallyMen. ursing Corps Civil

ursing ReserveCompleted 50 hours' training In training . Mobile V.A.D.'s Immobile V.A.D.'s (Specialists)

1,193 2,487

88 133 22 39

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CorpsSurgeons Officers .C.O.'s Other Ranks

14 29 42 531 616

CorpsSurgeons Officers .C.O.'s Other Ranks

12 28 57 529 626

Members of the Brigade have undertaken the following Full-time Duties2 Hospital Train Detachments 2 Hospital Tight Detachments 23 Military Hospital Reserve 8 Royal a val Sick Berth Reserve 64 Royal Army Medical Corps . 147 O.H.M.S. 16 A.R.P., Full Time Events.-The outstanding events of the year have been : 1. The visit to Birmingham of Their Majesties The King and Queen, on which occasion the Brigade turned out a large number of Men and urses for street duty, and for the furnishing of First Aid Posts. A Guard of Honour of the Nursing Corps was graciously inspected by Her Majesty the Queen. 2. The Visit of H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent, when she opened the City Airport. Unfortunately it poured with rain all day, but nevertheless a large contingent of Men and Ambulance Sisters furnished a large number of First Aid Posts, and carried on cheerfully and efficiently in spite of the inclement weather.

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3. The Annual Review.-We were fortunate, indeed, to have the honour of the of Colonel J . L . Sleeman as Inspecting Officer. The Dunlop Rubber Company kindly placed their magnificent recreation ground at our disposal, and the Directors most generously entertained Officers and their friends to tea. In spite of terrible weather conditions there was a fine turn out of the Brigade, and a large assembly of the general public displayed a keen interest in the proceedings. The numbers on parade were : pre~ence

" A" Corps B" Corps " C" Corps Cadets Nursing Corps II

361 365 350 68 354 1,498

4. Evacuation of Hospitals.-After the declaration of War, orders came to clear the hospitals, and a call was made on the Brigade for help. An emergency call was issued, and a large number of men paraded and moved over 00 cases. A further call came a few weeks afterwards, and again the Bngade responded well and moved some 200 cases. 5. Church Parade.-Owing to the outbreak of War the Annual Church Parade had to be abandoned, to the great disappointment of all ranks, and also of the public. Our Church Parade is fast becoming a notable one, and affords a very fine spectacle. 6. Visit of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chiej.-This was a very happy event for the Nursing Corps, and a representative detachment of Officers and ursing Sisters paraded for inspection. The Lady Superintendent-in-Chief inspected the Buildings and Headquarters, and also saw some of the Ambulances, etc . Work of the Sttrgeons.-I attach a report from County Surgeon W. O. Forster Sinclair, which is eloquent testimony to the work, not only of this Officer, but also that of the numerous Corps and Divisional Surgeons who have gathered round him. I cannot pay too high a tribute to the unfailing support Dr. Forster Sinclair has given me, and the ceaseless work which he is doing for th e Brigade. His example is well backed up by his fellow surgeons. A.R.P.-Under the direction of County Officer W . E. Ballard, much good work has been done in this direction and much real progress made. I attach )"lr . Ballard's report, which is self explanatory . As regards Cerfificates, our members hold : Grade I Grade II A.R.P./c. L.R.A.P. General Pu blic

68 87

592 23 24

Ambulance Corps.-I have myself inspected each of these Corps, and am well sati.sfied with the general discipline arid efficiency. The year has been difficult on account of the amount of " shift" work now done, and the amount of work done on Sunday. It is not easy to get the various Units together. Excellent work has been done by the Corps Superintendents and their Officers. Nursi.ng Corps . -The yrog:ress of the Nursing Corps is very satisfactory. Miss Locker IS vey keen and IS dOlllg extremely good work, to the result of which I look forward ~th. p~easure. There is a marked improvement in the smartness, turnout and dISCIpline. Competitions.-The District Competitions, held at Northampton, showed Birmingham well to the front, as the first places were secured by Mitchells & Butlers Division and the Moseley Nursing Division. Flag Day.-This was held on June 24th, and was a great success, the amount collected being a record sum.

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The Brigade and ursing Corps also co-operated most effectively with the British Red Cross Society in making the Lord Mayor of London's Flag Day extremely successful, a sum of nearly .£3,000 being raised. National Service Rally.-A splendid contingent of men and .Nurses attended this great Rally in the Town Hall, and also took a notable part m the DIsplay at Handsworth Park . In concl usio n , I shou ld like to express my thanks for, and app.reci<l:tion of, the SerVIces rend ered by my County Surgeon, Dr. W . O. Forster Slllclalr.; County Officer W. E. Ballard, A .H..P. Staff Officer; County Officer G . E. Kmgsnorth, Honorary Treasurer and Duty Officer; County Officer W. E. Morse, as County Secretary; and Lady County Officer Mrs. P. H. Lee, J .P. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, BERTRAM J. T . FORD, Colonel, County Commissioner. A brief report upon the Medical and Surgical work of the Brigade for the year 1939 :Dunng the year I personally re-examined twenty-four Divisions in the Ambulance and I"ursing Co rps in Birmingham. The standard in the Ambulance Corps was not qUIte as good as in former years, especially in the arresting of hcemorrhage, and III applying artificial respiration. In the Nursing Corps, althou~h the .standard was good, there are a few instances that would repay a lIttle more hme bemg spent upon them . The reading of a thermometer and the taking of a pulse could be improved upon. a doubt the anxious time and the call of A .R.P. account.s in a large degree for the slight falling off in the standard of work as evidenced m the re-examlllabons. The re-examination of twenty-three other Divisions was undertaken by other Corps and DiviSIOnal Surgeons with my approval. Here again they have stressed the Importance of artifiClal respiration being performed correctly. DUring the year three Surgeons resigned--one on account of his departure from Birmingham; the other two on account of their R.A.M.C. duties. On the other hand, one urgeon has rejOIned the Brigade, and ten Surgeons have joined the Brigade. The enthusiasm o[ the Brigade Surgeons is well borne out by the number on Parade at the Annual Review, and as judges in the various competitions. At the two final Competitions there were fourteen Surgeons, who acted as judges. I think this is sufficient evidence to show the great interest the Surgeons take in the work of the Brigade. The year 1939 has proved a remarkable one. First, both our teams from Birmingham won their respective round in the District Competitions. This result is uniqu e in the history of the DIstrict, and although they were not so successful in London, they gained valuable experience. Secondly, War broke out in September and the various calls of the Services have greatly depleted our ranks. A number of our urgeons are already on Active Service, whilst a large number of the personnel have already enrolled with the Services. Finally, the older men have an added burd en to carry on the traditions of the Brigade to the best of their ability until the time comes when peace will be restored, and they can lay down their work for the younger and more expert successors . W. O . FORSTER SINCLAIR, County Surgeon. REpORT OF A.R.P. WORK FOR THE YEAR 1939.

Classes.- During the period under review, Classes were held as follows : Brigade Classes 12 General Public Classes 13 Short Courses of Instruction 3 Mixed Brigade and General Public 3 Making a total for the year of 31 Classes.

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Examinations.-For the same period, 28 Examinations were held, resulting in : Passes Grade I (including External Candidates) 12 Grade II 20 Vouchers (Re-examinations) 36 A .R.P. C. Certificates 178 General Public Certificates 514 Total :-760 passed ; 16 failed to satisfy the Examiners. All Certificates issued from the County have been specially written, and have thereby gained very much in appearance and individuality. The work has entailed a considerable amount of work for those gentlemen, outside our own ranks, who have helped in this way . While it is quite certain that many of those who hold the General Public Certificate have subsequently joined Divisions of the Brigade, at present there is no record available as to the numbers who have done so.

Other Certificates gained during the year : A.R.P.S. (Easingwold) L.A.G.C. (later endorsed for L.A.R.P.) L .A.R.P. from L.A .G.C.

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Equipment.-Applications for the loan of respirators and other equipment for instructional and training purposes, as well as issues for war-time service in hospitals, ambulances, hospital trains, and similar units, amounted to 76 for the year, with a total issue of 1,266 respirators alone, besides any other stores. Owing to the difficulty of supplying the public during the early days of war, a gift of 200 civilian respirators was made from our stores to the City .R.P. Department for distribution from their depot . These respirators had been assembled and packed by a squad of willtng helpers at our own Headquarters, their energy only slacking when there were no more supplies available for them.

Refuge Room.-A room on the ground floor has been eq llipped as an Anti-Gas Room for members of the staff in case of attack; in addition, a certain amount of equipment is available in case of fire; on the occasion of the visit of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief in December, the room and other arrangements were open for inspection, and ready for use if desired .

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WARWICKSHIRE ACTING COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Major E. S. Phillips, D.S.O., M.A., F.R.C.S., 153, Learn Terrace, Leamington Spa. COUNTY SURGEON.-H. G. Webster, M.R.C.S., The Yews, Longford, Coventry. (8.1.21)-Officer. COUNTY OFFICERS.-A. C. Wilkins, "Mansfield House," Grange Road, Longford, Coventry. (25.10.35)-Officer. W. C. Skinner, 87, Wheelwright Lane, Coventry. (8.5.39.) G. ]. Fowler, Fire Station, Daimler Works, Coventry. (23.5.40.) COUNTY OFFICERS (A.R.P.)-W. A. Jennings, School House, Clifton, near Rugby . (5.10.36.) W. T. Thomson, M.R.C.S., L.R .C. P., J.P., Tollgate House, Bishop's Tatchbrook. (21.11.37)-Serving Brother. COUNTY OFFICER (A.R.P. AND TRANSPORT).-]. Harris, 35, NichoUs Street, Coventry. (3.4.40.) COUNTY OFFICER (SECRETARY).-H. K. Perry, 123, Blackwell Road, Coventry. (8.5.39.) LADY COUNTY OFFICERS.-Miss D. V. Kalker, Dudley Lodge, v arwick Road, Coventry. (2 .4.34.) The Lady Willoughby de Broke, "Woodley House, Kineton, Warwick. (10.5.34.)

SOUTHERN AREA. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-D. McColl, M.D., Albert Road, Tamworth. COUNTY SURGEON.-Captain F. L. Richard, M.B., CH.B., "Braefoot," 19, Lichfield Street, Walsall. COUNTY OFFICERS.-M. Christopher, Church Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. (1.1.39.) E. T. Hale. (1.1.39.) LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Lady Hickman, Myswell Manor, r. Wolverhampton. (19.6.40.)

SHERBOURNE PRIORS, WARWICK, March 18th, 1940. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. SIR,

I have the honour to submit my Report for the District, for the year 1939. Owing to war conditions, I have abbreviated this as far as possible~ The total strength of the whole District at the end of December was as follows : -

South Staffordshire. Warwickshire W orcestershire

WORCESTERSHIRE ACTING COUNTY COMMISSIONERs.-F. L. ewton, M.B., CH.B., Loddlswell, Avenue Road, Malvern. (5.12.39)-Officer (South \Vorcestershire). ASSISTA T COUNTY COMMISSIO ER.-P. H. Schofield, 59, Vicarage Road, Lye, Stourbridge. (5.12.39)-Serving Brother ( orth Worcestershire). COUNTY SURGEONS.-G. C. Campbell, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 26 and 2 , Dudley Road, Brierley Hill, Staffs. (13.3.37.) C. P. Porter, 27, Church Street, Kidderminster. (12.12.39) COUNTY OFFICER.-Major P. R. W. Carthew, The Armoury, Malvern College, Malvern. (24.7.36.) LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-MrS. C. M. Lechmere, Grove Hill, Suckley, Worcester. (12.5.38.) LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Miss E. C. Jeakes, Taynuilt, Malvern. (30.12.37.)

STAFFORDSHIRE ACTING COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-E. E. Dudley, 2, Crawford Street, Fenton, Stokeon-Trent. (1.7.40.) NORTHERN AREA. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER. COUNTY SURGEON.-J. Manuel Lewn am , M.B., CH.B., Baker Street, Fenton, Stokeon -Trent. (10.5.39.) COUNTY OFFICER.-F. G. Porter, 23, Osborne Road, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent. (17.4.40.) LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Mrs. H. Dudson, "Lynwood," The Avenue, Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent. (26.4.40.)

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Ambulance 868 1,095 1,093 3,056 Grand Total

Nursing

211 651 399 1,261 4,317

Also Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, District and County Officers = 15. The chief item to mention is the formation of New Divisions, as below : -

A mbulance Divisions Allen's, Tipton Bilston Town Sankey, Bilston Welhngton Tube Works, Tipton Arley Colliery

Nursing Divisions Warwick Town Hillmorton Sankey Upton -on -Severn Bishop's Itchington Powick and District Wallsall Working Men's Club Halesowen Alfred Herbert West Bromwich Cadet

This is the greatest increase of ew Divisions, and I think constitutes a record . I have to record, with very sincere regret, the death of Dr. Whiteside, who was Surgeon to the Wilnecote Division for twenty years, and whose funeral I attended, and also that of County Officer Hirons, who had done splendid service for Warwickshire for thirty years. During the year I inspected personally, the Walsall Corps at Walsall, and Wolverhampton. Corp~ at Bilston. Warwickshire were inspected at Rugby by the Assistant Surgeon-m-Chlef, and the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for Overseas, assisted by m~self and other County Officers. My greatest thanks are due to County Officer Skmner and .the County Secretary, for making such excellent arrangements. South W.orceste!shrre were mspected by the Surgeon-in-Chief assisted by myself at Kldde~m~ster, and North Worcestershire were inspected at my request by Assistant ComIDlsslOner McColl, of South Staffs.

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Flag Days were held in various places during the year, and the Joint Red Cross and St. John Flag Day, held in October, was a very great success and most enthusiast ically worked for by the whole District. In the County of Warwick alone the result was £2 ,500. We have now at Coventry eight Motor Ambulances and Cars. Annual Church Parades were held in various places. I wish to record my grateful thanks to all Officers and Men throughout the D istrict , for their loyal work during the year under review.

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orth Staffordshire now County of Staffordshire.

No. IV. District LANCASHIRE COMMISS1ONER.-W. G. Smith, O.B.E., Sunnyside, Seel Road, Huyton, near Liverpool. (1. 1. 32)-Knight of Grace. (District Headquarters-39, Fishergate, Preston.) INSPECTING OFFICER (ON STAFF OF CHIEF COMMISSIONER).-COL C. J . Trimble, C.B., C.M.G., V.D., T.D., L.R.C.P., Broad Oak, Penwortham, Preston. (1.1.32)Knight of Grace. RESERVE ASSISTANT COMMISS1ONERS.-C. H. Fowler-Jones, "Rayside," Bryn Newydd Avenue, Prestatyn, N. Wales. -Officer. E. R alphs, J.P ., 18, Furze Lane, Purley, Surrey.-Knight of Grace. LADY DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.-Mrs. E. A. Tweedale, C.B.E., A.R.R.C., J.P ., Brooklands, Rochdale. (30.9.13)-Dame of Grace. DISTRICT OFFICER (SECRETARY).-W. H. Harris, Manor House, Powis Road, Ashton , Preston. (1.5.37.) DISTRICT TREASURER.-W. H. Harris, Esq. (4.3.32)-Hon. Nlember. HONORARY DISTRICT AUDIToR.-Lieut.-Colonel W. Chaloner, O.B.E., T.D., J .P. (F.C.A.), 12, St. Peter's Square, Stockport. (17 .2.32)-Commander. (County Commlssioner for Cheshire.) CORPS SUPERINTENDENT (on Staff of Inspecting Officer) .-T. Donnelly, Derby Dene, Derby Road, Poulton-Ie-Fylde. (1.1.32)-Officer. CORPS SUPERI TE DENT (attached District Staff).-vV. Mellor, 70, Heyes Lane, Blackburn. (7.2.38.) W. Heap. (6.5 .38 .)

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OMMISS1ONER (Sub Area o. l).- R. Clegg, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 61, Park Drive, Nelson. (10 .6.36)-Commander. (S ub Area o. 2).-Major J . A. Mackenzie, M.B., CH.M ., M.A., Wood thorpe, Padiham. (10.6.36)-Officer. DISTRICT OFFICER.-]. B. Aitken, 49, Albert Road , Coine. (15.4.39.) CORPS SUPT. ATTACHED.-W. Heap, 84, Birtwistle Avenue, Colne. (6.5.38.)

No . 2 Ar ea (Eas t Lancashire) . ASSISTANT COM lISS10 ER.-Col. C. H. S. Redmond, T.D., M.B., CH.B., 77 , Alexandra Road South, Ianchester 16 . (10.6.36)-Officer. DISTRICT OFFICER.-F. Lomax, M.B.E., 56, Rydal Road, Heaton, Bolton. (1.2.33) Commander.

No. 3 Ar ea (South-East Lanca shir e). ASSISTANT COMMISS1ONER.-l\Iajor E. S. B . Hamilton, M.C., M.B., CH.B ., F.R.C.S., Hertford, South Downs Road, Hale, Cheshire. (1.6.35)-Serving Brother. DISTRICT OFFICERs .-Capt. R. 1. Poston, M.D., CH .B., ThorncEffe, Failsworth. (26.1.32.) J. S. I-err, c/o The Lancashire Steel Corporation, Ltd., Irlam, near Manchester-Officer.

No. 4 Area (Sou th Lancashire) . ASSISTANT COMMISS1ONER .-Vacant. DISTRICT OFFICER.-Vacant.

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No. 5 Area (South-West Lancashire). ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.-COl. G. E. C. Simpson, O.B.E., T.D., F.R.C.S., 15, Rodney Street, Liverpool. (10.6.36)-Serving Brother. . COUNTY SURGEON. -W. M. Cairns, C.B.E., M.D ., 34B, Parkfield Road, Llverpool, 17 . (28.5.37.) DISTRICT OFFICER.-COL D. C. L. Orton, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H ., Fernhill, Victoria Road, Huyton, near Liverpool.

No. 6 Area (Preston and the Fylde). ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.-W. H. Gastall, D.C.M., B.SC., 24, Kenwyn Avenue, Blackpool. (10 .6. 36)-Serving Brother. COUNTY SURGEON.-J. Mackenzie, M.D ., CH.B., "Glengarth," 4, St. Annes Road West, St. Annes-on-Sea. (2.4.38.) DISTRICT OFFICER.-G. B. Horrocks, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., I, Station Road, Westham, Kirkham, near Preston. (31.3.38.)

No. 7 Area (North Lancashire). ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.-Lieut.-Col. E. B . Pooley, L.R.C.P., Hill Rise, Dalton-inFurness. (19.12.19)-Knight of Grace. DISTRICT OFFICER AND HON. SOLICITOR.-Major W. G. Pearson, I, Croslands Park Road, Barrow-in-Furness. (20.10.32.) DISTRICT OFFICER.-Major F. S. Carson, M.C., M.D., M.CH., Abbey Road, Barro\\,in-Furness. (17.6.35.) SUN. YSIDE, SEEL H.OAD, THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. HUYTO , SIR, Tear LIVERPOOL. I have the honour to submit herewith my report, as Commissioner of o. IV (Lancashire) District, for the year 1939. Up to the start of the War, all the usual p~ace-ti~e activities o~ the Brigade in Lancashire were carried out as usual, and an lllcreasmg membershIp enabled more duties to be undertaken in many places, but since September last a conSIderable amount of this work has ceased, and the energies of our members have been directed into war-time channels. The strength of the District at the end of 1939 was as follows : 1938 1939 District Staff 21 24 Ambulance Divisions 5,385 7 ,321 Ambulance Cadets 1,279 779 ursing Divisions 2,550 3,763 ursing Cadets 1,198 771 10,433 12,658 These figures show an increase in personnel of 2,225 over 1938. During the year new Units as follows were registered : 12 Ambulance 3 Ambulance Cadets 16 Nursing Divisions 3 ursing Cadets 34 Corps and Divisions in the District:Corps Ambulance Nursing . Cadet Ambulance Cadet Nursing Total cases treated during 1939 were 39,812.

1938 19 156 119 48 47

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Road First Aid Services.-This important work of the Brigade is being continued, and in the case of accidents members render valuable aid whenever possible. Road accidents treated amounted to 609. Public Duties.-A large amount of duty has been ably and willingly carried out during the year, although the demand for Public Duty since the outbreak of War at football matches, etc., has not been so great. Royal Lancashire Agriculture Society.-This Show was held at White Lund, near Morecambe, early in August, and the Ambulance duties were carried out by the Morecambe and Lancaster Divisions. The Secretary of the Society sent a letter of grateful appreciation for the services willingly rendered. Reviews and Inspections.-With few exceptions all Divisions have been inspected, and I am glad to be able to report that a very good general standard of efficiency is being maintained. outh East Lancashire Review and Inspection.-This was held on May 20th, at Tyldesley, when the District was honoured by the presence of Colonel J . L. Sleeman, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O., who inspected the parade. No.1 Area Rev1ew and Inspection.-On June 17th, Major P. G. Darvil-Smith, C.B.E., inspected the umts of this Area in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle, Clitheroe, when a fine parade of some of the oldest Divisions in the District showed how keenly the Brigade is represented in Torth East Lancashire. Oldharn Corps.-Oldham Corps was inspected on June 24th by ttte Assistant Surgeon-in- hief, Dr. \Y. C. Bentall, O.B.E., F.R.C.S., when a strong and smart turnout testified to the healthy state of the Brigade in the Oldham area. Bolton Corps.-The Annual Inspection of this Corps was held on July 29th, when I inspected a very creditable parade of the Divisions comprising this Corps, and was pleased to observe a good standard in every way. iUallchesler and Salford Corps.-This inspection was carried out by Colonel C. J . Trimble, C.B., c.:'1.G., on July 1st, 1939. There were on parade, all ranks, 753, a record for the orps. orps upenntendent \V . E. aylor and those who assisted him were congratulated upon the excellence of Brigade work in 1anchester and District. Preston Corps.-The 1 ursing and Cadet Divisions were inspected by Assistant Comml ~lOner W. II. Gastall, D.C.M., on Tuesday, June 6th, 1939. The Units presented a smart appearance under the command of Lady Corps Superintendent Miss M. Moore. To. + Area.-Assistant Commissioner Colonel C. H. S. Redmond carried out the Inspection of the Divisions of 0.4 Area on June 10th, at Wigan. He complimented all ranks on a smart parade. l\1echcal Comforts Depot.-The twenty-three Depots in the District have continued their most useful work, a piece of social service which, in a quiet and unobtrusive way, does a good deal to maintain the reputation of the Brigade in various places in this County. Reserves.-Reservists of the Royal Taval Auxiliary Sick Berth and Military Ho pltal - Reserves were called up at the outbreak of \Var, and I have since received information of their capabilities from several sources, which reflect credit upon the Brigade and the District. Church pWfades.-Church Parades were held by almost all Corps and Divisions in the District, mostly on the Sunday before or after St. John's Day, and I had the privilege of attending those held at Chorley and Manchester on June 18th and 25th. District COllference.-The Annual District Conference, arranged for September 30th, had to be cancelled on account of the \Var. Ai.r Ra~d Pyeca1tti?ns.-Dur~ng the year, many classes were held in the subject of Alr Raid Precautions, and lllterest IS keen throughout the District. Valuable assistance is being given by our members in connection with the A.R.P. scheme, under the Medical Officers of Health in the cities and towns of Lancashire. In the great majority of cases, the Medical Officers of Health have gladly availed themse.lv~s of the servl~es of the members of the Brigade, and have expressed their appreciatIOn of the trallled help rendered by them, but in a few instances I re O'ret that the serv~ce of the Brigade has not been utilized to the best advantage, ~ith consequent discouragement to keen workers. Up to ~ate ~ ha~e ~eceived the ,following figures giving the number of Brigade members 10 thiS Dlstnct engaged 10 A.R.P. Services, but these must be taken as

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a p proximate, in view of the absence on naval and military service of so ma n y of those of our members who were responsible for rendering and keeping records. Members engaged on Part-time Service 2,191 Members engaged on Full-time Service 964 Officers in charge of First Aid Posts . 100 Total

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Voluntary Aid Detachments.-Lady District Superintendent Mrs. E. Tweedale, C.B.E., A.R.R.C., J.P., whose annual report on the V.A.D. Detachments in Lancashire I append, has, during the year, continued her work as a pioneer of Air Raid Precautions, in addition to her manifold activities in the Brigade and as Assistant County Controller. "BROOKLA DS," ROCHDALE. \V. G. SMITH, Esq., O.B.E., 39, Fishergate, Preston. SIR, I have the honour to submit my Sixteenth Annual Report on the Women's Voluntary Aid Detachments in the o. 4 (Lancashire) District, for the year endrng October 31s1, 1939. There are 71 Detachments registered at the War Office, with a total strength of 646. This decrease in members is due to the War Office order to reduce establishment by discharging Immobile members to enable them to volunteer for First Aid Posts and the Civil Nursing Reserve. Approximately 1,000 members have been affected. I am pleased to report that the Inspections were held before the order came through to reduce establishment. On March 25th, 1939, twenty-eight West Lancashire Detachments paraded for Inspection in the Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens, Blackpool, wIth a strength of 507. The Inspecting Officers were Col. E. C. Beddrow, M.C. (in charge of the Military Hospital, Lichfield), on behalf of the \A' ar Office, and Col. G. C. E. Simpson, O.B.E., T.D., F.R.C.S. (County Controller), on behalf of the Joint .A.D. Council. They were welcomed by the Mayor and Mayoress of Blackpool. On arrival at the Parade ground, they were received 'w ith the General Salute, followed by Inspection in Line and March Past. The organ played for the March Past. A Hospital 'Ward was arranged in the lounge and palm-court, a Decontamination Centre and First Aid Post were erected, and a good demonstration of cookery was given. Questions were answered smartly. Col. Beddrow presented several V.A.D. Brooches to members who had twelve years' efficient service. On Saturday, April 22nd, the East Lancashire Detachments paraded for Inspection at the Headquarters of the Sixth Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers, by kind permission of Colonel J. H. Gartside, M.C., Officer Commanding. Forty-three Detachments paraded for Inspection, with a strength of 600. The Inspecting Officers were Colonel H. H. Blake, O.B.E., Deputy Director of Medical Services, Western Command; Major G. K. Fulton, Assistant Director of Pathology and Hygiene, Western Command; Captain W. B. F. Brennan, Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Services, on behalf of the W?-r Office, and Colonel J. II. Ray, F.R.C.S. (County Controller), for the Joint V.A.D. Council. They were received at the Town Hall by the Mayor and fayoress, who accompanied them to the Drill Hall. On arrival there, they were received with a eneral Salute followed by Inspection in line and 1'.Iarch Past. The Roche Ambulance Brigade Band played for the March Past. One of the offices was converted into an operating theatre. The cooks from the various detachments gave a fine display of cookery. There was a display of Rescue 'Vork by a stretcher squad in protective clothing. This year the Hospital Ward was arranged in the gallery of the large hall, u nder which was a Decontamination Centre and First Aid Post. Questions were asked on t he various surgical and medical cases in the War, a n d First Aid rendered to supposed casu alties in the large hall.

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Colonel Blake presented a number of V.A.D. Brooches for twelve years' efficient service. One member had t.aken her hospital training in Gibraltar. The Inspecti ng Officers at. each Inspection addressed the Parade, and spoke highly of the work done. Eight members from the West Lancashire Detachments took duty for a fortnight at the H. .A.F. 'amp at Cork in June, and six members and one Officer, from the East Lancashire Detachments, took duty at Great :Ylalvern in June, and again at the R.A .F . Camp at Cork in September, just before the outbreak of War. Over a hundred members ha\ e been mobilized and are serving in Taval, Army, and Air Force Hospitals. Several have been promoted to Grade I Turse. One promoted to ommandant in a laval Hospital, and one recommended for Assistant Commandant by the Selection Board. The following IS t.he strength of the Detachments in Lancashire on October 31st, 1939, reglst.ered at the War Office. No. of Total Immobile Detach ments .11 auile County 365 111 254 --13 East Lancashire 281 104 177 2 \Vest Lanca. hire. 71

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There were 1,107 Officer and members mspected at the two Inspections this year. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, E. A. TWEEDALE . COMPETITIONS HELD DURING 1939. • o. -t DIstnct CompetitIon Ln First Aid, held at Blackburn, January 28th, 1939. First Aid Squad. 1st Blackpool," Trimble" Shield. 2nd Blrkenhead, " The Southport" Cup. 3rd Li\'erpool I orth. 1st Birkenhead, " Howard Rose" Bowl. IndIVIdual Squad 2nd Kendal. 3rd Ashton. l'1rs. \Yilliams, " Peace" Trophy. 1st Officers. Individual 1\1rs. B. Ball. 2nd 11lss Harrison. 3rd );Tursil1g quad Competition, held at Totbngton, February 11th. Birkenhead, I ursing Shield. 1st Todmorden. 2nd Blackpool. 3rd Miss S. Parr, Preston . 1st [ncllvldual 1\liss Sellers, Preston l-ligh School. 1'1rs. Rothwell, Todmorden, " Lancashire" Cup. 2nd Irs. A. Kester, Royton. 3rd Todmorden, " Cadet" Cup. 1st Girl adets Preston" B ," " Cadet" Trophy . 2nd LIverpool North. 3rd Ardwick " A," Bov " Cadet" Cup. Boy Cadets 1 st Ard\\'ick " B." 2nd " Perrott" Preliminary, h Id at Rochdale, March +th . Todmorden, "The Roys" Cup. 1 st Blrkenhead. . 2nd orth-West Manchester. 3rd " Dewar" Preliminary The" Dewar" Preliminary was won by Crewe. J

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South East Lancashire Competition, held at Tyld esley, May 20th. A mbttlance Divisions. Coronation Shield ".iVon by Ferranti, Oldham . " Wembly" S h i e l d . Castleton. " 'Wilson & Stock all " Shield Swinton. "Daniell Hall" Shield Todmorden. The" Tweedale" Shield Crawshaw booth. Boy Cadets. South East Lancs Cup Won by Chadderton. ursing Divisions. South-East Lancs Shield Won by Denton and Royton (equal). The " George Scarr " Shield " Bury North. South-East Lancs ursing Shield, won by Radcliffe. Silver Jubilee Trophy . Won by Bury. C7'rl Cadets. The " Lees" Cup, won by Roche (Rochdale). Cene:al.-In ending this report, I d~sire to place, once again, on r ecord my feeling of grahtu? e ~o the membe:s of. my District Staff, 'whose fine example and devotion to the pnnclples of our hlstonc Order are the mainstay of Brigade work in this County of Lancashire. To the hundreds of Officers, Corps and Divisional, who give up so much to serve others, and the tho~sands of other ranks, \\'ho maIntaIn the reputatIon of the t. John Ambulance Bn~ad~ by their constant whole-hearted serVice, I offer my very grateful thanks, admlrahon, and respect. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient erv ant, Wl\l. G. SMITH, Knight of Crace of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Commissioner, Ko. -+ (Lancashire) Dlstnct.

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12, ST. PETER'S SQUARE, STOCKPORT, M arch 28th, 1940 .

SIR,

To say that thirteen new Ambulance Divisions and twenty new ursing Divisions have been added during the year would inadequately describe the work that has been done during the year-for many months the members accepted training in Home Defence measures, includIng Anti-Gas, First Aid, Home I ursing, and Civilian Hospital Duties. On the outbreak of War, the triple components of the British contribution to the International Red Cross began to play its part. The Red Cross-St. John and St. Andrew members, loyally co-operated in offering their services for the use of the local authorities, so that it can safely be said that there i-not a borough, village, or hamlet within the Count y that does not reflect the activity of the triple alliance. A certain amount of confusion existed in the public mind as to the relations of these organizations, but that is gradually being disseminated, and the Organizahons are working together in the closest co-operation, harmony and goodwill, whllst the peace-time utility training for post-war members is not being lost sight of. There has been intense activity throughout the Brigade all through the year. Not only has the numerical strength increased. but the efficiency has been of a higher order. It may also be mentioned that 3,075 Candidates have obtained certificates in A.R.P. The Review and Inspection by Col. Trimble was held in June, and extracts from his report say:THE CH IEF COMMISSIO. ER, T. JOH:-I AMBUU., CE BRIGADE.

39, FISHERGATE STREET, PRESTON, LANCASHIRE.

" SIR,

CHESHIRE COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Lieut .-Col. VV . Chaloner, O.B.E., T.D., J.P., 12, St. Peter's Square, Stockport. (1.1.33)-Commander. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.-J. A.1\:. Fern, Severn Gables, \Vilrnslow. (2.39)- erving Brother. .. Capt. P. Reay, M.C ., Oakdene, Prestbury. COUNTY SURGEON .-R. Ighhngale, M.B., CH.B., Greeba, Buxton Road, Stockport. (13.5.32)-Officer. COUNTY OFFICERS. -J. Cotter, "Avoca," lenlove Gardens South, l\Iossley Hill, Liverpool. (24.4.36)- erv111g Brother. W. Dale, 64, Manor Way, Crewe. (24.4.36.) T. A. Prickett, 90, Torkington Road, Hazel Grove. Major J. H. Mandleberg, Oughtrington !louse, Oughtrington, Lymm. (25.11.38.) W. C. Robinson, "Inglefield," Dean Row, \\'ilmslow. LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-Lady Tollemache, Peckforten Castle Peck-forten, Cheshire. (2.10.38.) , LADY COU TY OFFICERS.-Miss G. M. Brice, M.B., B.S., 210, Astley Street, Dukinfield. Mrs. 1. Place, 1.B., CH .B., D.P.H., 25, Hoole Road, Chester. Miss G. E. Wilkinson, M.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., " Keri," Brook Lane, Alderley Edge, Cheshire. l\.Ir~. . Demetnadi, Manley Knoll, l\Ianley. HON. COUNTY AUDITOR.-Wllham A. ixon, Cronkbaare, Dlsley. CORPS SUPERINTENDENT.-T. Senior, " Denyson," Runcorn Road, Barnton. CORPS OFFICERS.-R. E . A~thony, 6, Wood kind Hey, Bebington, Wirral. T. Armitage, "Iona," 19, Meadowside, Moreton, Wirral. COUNTY TREASURER.-J. A. K. Ferns, " Seven Gables," Wilmslow. COUNTY AUDITOR.-W. A. Nixon, J.P., "Cronkbaara " J ackson's Edge Lane Disley COUNTY SOLICITOR.-W. Johnston, J.p., Davenport Park, Stockport. ' .

CHURCH PARADE, CHESTER, June 25th, 1939. .. Owing to illness, Lady Perrott, R.R.C., Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, was unable to keep an appointment to inspect the Church Parade at Chester, representing the ounty of Chester, on Sunday, June 25th. Colonel Chaloner, the County Commissioner, communicated with me, and asked me if I would deputize for Lady Perrott. I was very glad to accept this invitation, and, accompanied by Assistant Commissioner v\' . H . Gastall, D.C.M., B.SC., I went to Chester on June 25th. .. The Parade, under the command of County Commissioner Chaloner, O.B.E., T.D ., J .P., was formed up on the Town Hall Square, and at 3 o'clock received me with a General alute. I had an opportunity of looking at the assembled Divisions, and also saylllg a few words of encouragement and explaining my presence there . There was not very much time to spare, as the Cathedral Service was due at 3.30 p.m. " I was very gratified and pleased, more so than I can express in such a short report , to see such a wonderful turn-out of the Cheshire Units. There wer e on parade just on. 2,000 of all ranks : men , women , and cadets. I have the following .C. O.'s, 240; Privates, 679 ; figures at my disposal :-Surgeons, 25; Officers, 230 ; Ambulance Sisters, 652; and Cadets, 162. A total of 19 8. "The move .into the Cathedral began just before 3.30 p.m., and this occupied a considerable hme. The Dean of Chester and Canon Morgan wer e responsible for ~h.e ser:rice in the Cathedral, which was most impressive, and was very heartily Jowed w by all attending. On the conclusion of the service in the Cathedral the Divi~ions for~e.d up ~nd Marched Past in fours-an excellent display of drill and beanng. It IS Impossible to state how pleased I was with all I saw. I have not, for some years, seen a turn-out of Brigade Units indicating more enthusiasm. The atmosphere enveloping. the whole Parade was one transmitting great encouragement as to the well-bewg and character of the Brigade Organization in Cheshire. The Units were particular~y well dressed and smartly turned-out, and their bearing all throu gh was one showwg great smartness and efficiency and giving great hope of the future. I again repeat how greatly impressed I was.

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" I was pleased to notice that a very fine Division was formed from the Chester Police, and there was also a Division recruited from the Chester Fire Brigade. The Chief Constable of Chester, Mr. E. Grifiiths, is the Corps Superintendent in charge of t he Police Division. " Colonel Chaloner was very ably assisted by members of his Staff; he mentions Assistant Commissioners P. Reay and J . A . E. Ferns; County Officers J. Cotter, W. Dale; Corps Surgeon Dr. Hughes, and Corps Superintendent E . Griffiths (the Chief Constable of Chester). There were also present Lady County Superintendent Lady Tollemache and Dr. Mary Place. I have to express my tbanks and indebtedness to Assistant Commissioner J. A. K . Ferns for hi kindne s and attention to me as my Staff Officer. " The l\Iayor and Iayoress of Chester (Mrs. and Iiss Brown) were present and seemed greatly pleased and gratified with all they saw; they also attended the service in t he Cathedral. " In conclusion, I would like to say that there was definite evidence of great activit y and prosperity in the Brigade Movement, as instanced by the Parade I am now r eporting on. Colonel Chaloner is to be complimented, along with his Staff, on what he is at present doing to develop the Brigade and increase ItS popularity, and I have no doubt of his ultimate success . He tells me that the movement IS increasing rapidly, and that much public interest is taken and energy put into the work in the County of Chester. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant, CHARLE J. TRIMBLE, " Inspecting Officer, TO. I DIstrict Area." I desi r e again to record my grateful thanks to Lady Dlstnct uperintendent Mrs. Tweedale, C.B.E., A.R.R.C ., for the invaluable work she has done for the V.A .D. for so lon g a period-a work that is highly appreciated . Her report is as follows: BROOKLA OS, Lt.-Col. W. CHALONER, O.B .E., T.D., J.P., ROCHDALE, 12, ST. PETER'S SQUARE, March 27th, 1940. STOCKPORT. " SIR, " I have t he honour to submit my Sixteenth Annual Report on the Women's Voluntary Aid Detachment s in the County of Cheshire, for the year ending October 31st, 1939. " There are ten Detachments registered at the vVar Office, wIth a total strength of seventy-seven. " The decrease in numbers is due to the \ ar Office Order to reduce establishment by discharging Immobile members, to enable them to volunteer for First Aid Posts and the Civilian ursing Reserve. "The I nspection was held at Reddish on April 1st, 1939, before the order to r educe was issued. " The Inspecting Officers were Colonel H. H. Blake, O.B.E. (D.D.M.S., Western Command), for t he War Office, and Colonel D. C. Leyland Orton (County Controller for the J oint Council), accompanied by yourself. . " .There ,:vere 181 Officers and members on Parade. The In pecting Officers were receIved WIth a General Salute, followed by Inspection in line and March Past . The Boys' Brigade Band played for the 1arch Past. "A very nice Hospital Ward was arranged, where cases were treated and questions asked. First Aid was rendered to accident cases in the large hall, and cooks fr om the various detachments provided several nicely cooked dishes. Previous to the Inspection, a competition m.s held in First Aid and Home ursing, the J udge being Dr. Gladys Wilkinson. " T he r esult of the Competition was as follows : First Birkenhead The" Barnish" Cup. Second Dukinfield The " Catrill" Cup. Third Port Sunlight " The Trophies were p r esented to the winners by Colonel H. H. Blake, O.B.E.

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.. The following is the strength of the Cheshire D etachments registered at the War Office, October 31st, 1939:No. of Total Detachments JvIobile I mmobile Strength 10 3 39 77 " One member has been recommended for Commandant by the Selection Boar d. " I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Signed) E. A. TWEEDALE. U

The strength of the Brigade 111 the County is : Ambulance urs ing Cadets

2,060 1,526 361 3,947

As compared with last year :Ambulance ursing Cadets

1,368 536 235 2,079

for which result I must thank every member of my Staff 'w ho has so '\\'illingly and loyally contributed to this result With un stinted devotion to the Order. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, W. CHALO TER, County Commissioner.

WESTMORLAND AND CUMBERLAND OU TY O~Ir.IlSSIO. ER.-J. Lamberton, M.B ., CH.B., D.P.H., 3, Marlborough Garden s, tanwlx, arlisle. (+.39)- erving Brother. ASSISTA. T OUl'TY COM lISSIONER .-G. H . Edgecombe, M.B., CH.B., Stramongate House , Eendal. (1l.4.39)-Serving Brother. OUNTY lJRGEON.-II. G . Parker, M.B., CH.B., Parknook, Gosforth, Cumberland . (11 + 39 ) COUNTY OFFICER.-J . Vhight, 5, Ashleigh, Kendal. (19.5.32)-Serving Brother. ISLE OF MA1\' . ACTING COU TY OMMISSIO. ER.-Major J. '\ . Young, O.B.E ., Chief Constable's Office , Dou glas. (5.6.40.) Cou TY OFJ ICEf{ (SECRETARY).-T. D . Lewis, " Trevor," Duke Road, Dougl e.s . (1+ 9.40.) LADY OUNTY OFFICER.-1\Irs. 1. Young, "Oakleigh," Glencrutchery Road, Douglas. (14.9.40.)

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3, MARLBOROUGH GARDENS, STANWIX, CARLISLE, March 27th, 1940.

SIR, I have the honour to submit my report on the work carried Counties for the year 1939 . The total strength for the two Counties is as follows : Total 1. A mbulallce DiV1·sions.8 Cumberland 3 \Vestmorland Total This is an increase of 65 .

out in the above

Strength 203 97 300

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Total Strength 162 75

237 Total 8 Increase during the year, 52. Cadet Ambulance Total strength 6 Decrease 6 Cadet Nursing Total strength 10 Decrea e 1 The total strength, all told, including the County Staff of 5, is 55 The total increase of strength is 110 . Considering that there have been, unfortunately, no returns from: (1) rlecdon and Frizington Ambulance Division; (2) leator Moor Ambulance Di\'ision; (3) ' Vhitehaven Cadet Ambulance Division; the numbers speak volumes for the work accomplished under very difficult conditions. Unemployment in \Yest umberland is still very great, and the Superintendents are to be congratulated on not only k~eping up their numbers, but actually increasing them under these trying CIrcumstances. Two new ·ursing Divisions have been formed, namely, at Iaryport and Temple Sowerby, and, judging from their initial meetings, these two DivlslOns will, I am sure, perfor m good work in their a reas . Again I have to record the death of one of the Staff, County Officer J. Kerr, of vVorkington . County Officer Kerr was a keen supporter of our work, and not only took a great interest in County affairs, but also the interests of his local Division. Everyone will miss his genial and painstaking ways. During the year Lieut.-Col. Cockhill, T.D., M.D., retired from the position of County Commissioner, and was placed on the Reserve. This has been a blow to everyone connected with our work, and we regret his loss very much mdeed. Dunng the fourteen years I have been associated with hIm, he has been a great as et t~ the Order, and given of his best for St. John's. He has kmdly consented to pu t hi~ vast knowledge at ou.r disposal in an advisory capacity. All ranks hope he may enJoy many years of r etIrement. The Ambulance Divisions attended 1,199 cases, entailing a mIleage of 12,236~. The Nursing Divisions attended 769 cases, and put in at IIospltal and Municipal Clinics 950 attendances. On 264 occasions, Tursing Sisters were present at removals by motor ambulances, and 17 road accidents called for members' presence . . ~he following are approximate figures supplied to me by the vanous Divi ions, glvmg a r esume of work being done in the various services and local A.R.P. organizations : 1. Those serving with the Royal avy 2 2. " Army 35 3. " Air Force 1 Military Hospitals as Mobile V.A.D. members: 4. (a) Home, 32; (b) Overseas, 12 44 5. Local A .R.P.-whole-time . 6 part-time 216 6. Civil Nursing Reserve Members-Hospital 51 First Aid Post 4 Total servin g 359 In . the ~o~~ty Competitions, the" Collinson" Bowl was won by the Kendal Nursmg DlvlslOn, and Ambulance Sister Ostell, of the Carlisle ursing Division won the" Cockill " Cup. ' To keep up the high standard of efficiency displayed by my predecessor has been no easy task, but following in his footsteps has been most interesting and instructive work. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JAMES LAMBERTO T M.B., CH.B., D.P.II., Serving Brother, County Commissioner, Cumberland and vVestmorland.

No.

District

COMMISSIONER AND INSPECTING OFFICER -So W. Malkin, Rock Cliffe, Cheadle, Staffordshire. (8.16 )-Knight of Grace. ASSISTANT OMMISSIONER (STAFF OFFICER).-H. C. Else, The Ford, Ridgeway, near Sheffield. (21.2.11)-Knight of Grace. DISTRICT SURGEON.-Captain T. C. A. Sweetnam, M.D., B.A ., B.CR., B.A.O., Rectory lIou e, ll ensworth, n ear Pontefract. (5.4.38.) . LADY DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT Ar"D INSPECTL 'G OFFICER.-Mrs. Blrkbeck, Anley, Settle, Yorks. (31.1.17.)-Dame of Grace. . DI STRICT OFFICER.-VV. A. East, 49, St. John's Avenue, East KIrkby, Notts. (29.6.3+ )-District Secretary. DISTRICT ERGEANT-MAJOR.-J. 'V . Gilling, 24, Guild Road, East Dene, Rotherham. (13 12.32.)-Serving Brother.

DERBYSHIRE ACTING OU TY COMMISSIO ER.-I L. . Chambers, Sunnyfield, Beighton, near Sheffield. (26.11.12.)-Co11l1llander. • 'ORTI IER AREA Cou TY SURGEoN.-Capt. L. E. Sutcliffe, l\I.B., CR.B., Priory House, Newbold Moor, hesterfleld. (11.10.29)- eruzng Brothel'. COUNTY OFFICERS.-J. T. Goodwm, M.B.E., Grove Hill, ewbold Moor, Chesterfield. (22 .7.2 )-Officer. F. Brindley, M.C ., The Spinney, Lansdowne Road, Buxton. (27.11.37.) F. A. Grice, 57, Crompton Street, Derby . (15.7.39.) COUNTY OFFTCER (A.R.P.). H.. E. Twelves, 1+, Mansfeldt Crescent, ewbold, hesterfield. LADY OU TY OFFICER.-Mrs. G. E. \Vood, M.B.E., 85, Elmton Road, Creswell, near Worksop. (21.12 ..20)-Dame of Grace. .0UTIIERl AREA Cou TY URGEO .-Major P. J . Stokes, LB., B.CR., Galtee House, Ilkeston. (25.2.37.) COUNTY OFFICER.-S. A. J. Hill, Chaldene, Wycliffe Road, Alfreton. (16.3.37.)Serv mg B,'other . LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-i\Irs. G. E. vVood , M.B.E., 85, Elmton Road, Creswell, near Worksop. (21.12.20)-Dame of Grace.

LINCOLNSHIRE ACTING COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Capt. G. B. Armstrong, Tolethorpe Lodge, Spalding. (26.5.30)-Serving Brother. A j SSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIO ER.-M. C. Lavin, M.B., B.S., M.R.C. S., L.R.C.P., 163, Clee Road, Cleethorpes. (16.3.36.) COUNTY SURGEON.COUNTY OFFICERS.-F. F. Gibson, Del Monte, Bathurst Street, Lincoln. (24.2.28.) G. A. Enderby, Birk Lea, Spilsby Road, Boston. (17.3.33.) Serving Brother. J. Paddison, 65, Cambridge Street, Cleethorpes. (13.6.38.) LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Miss H. B. Harvey, St. Helena, Pinchbeck Road, Spalding. (27.7.36.)

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NOTTINGHAM SHIRE ACTING COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Captain P. Muschamp, J.P., Elmfield House, Mansfield . (3.3.37. ) COUNTY SURGEONS.-F. Crooks, 6, The Ropewalk, Nottingham. (13.4.39.) Dr. S. YV. Donald, Brookside, Sutton-in-Ashfield. COUNTY OFFICERS.-G. E. Hardy, 323, Jottingham Road, Mansfield. (9.7.29.)Officer. L. W. yValters, The Poplars, Whitwell, YVorksop. (25.7.33) -Seyving Brothey. A. G. '.Veller, 260, Perry Road, Sherwood, ottingham. (3.1.37.) Capt. E. P. W. Muschamp, Etwall Ilouse, utton-in-Ashfield, otts. (13.4.37.) COUNTY OFFICER (A.R.P.).-C. W. Jenkinson, The Old Hall, Balderton, ewark. (6.7 .37 .) LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-JYliss W. A. Gibson, 7, Arlington Dnve, ottingham. (12.7.40.)- e1'ving Sister. LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Mrs. R. Greaves, 43, '.Natson Road, \\'orksop. (12.7.40)

taffordshire, see page SlO.)

WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE ACTING COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Lieut.-Col. \V. catterty, M.D., M.A., J.P., Highfield, Keighley. (18.12.21)-Knight of Gyace. ACTING LADY COUNTY SUPERINTEKDEI T.-Mrs. Birkbeck, Anley, Settle-Da ll l(' of Grace. NORTHER AREA. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.COUNTY SURGEON.-E. H. Lodge, 1I.B., B.CH., astle Garth, '.Vetherby. (2 .7.34.) COUNTY OFFICER.-F. Widdup, J.P., Lansdowne, Coates, Barnoldswick. (4.2.30.) -Officer. L ADY COUNTY OFFIcER.-Mrs. G. W. Lodge, Castle Garth, Wetherby. (15.7.39) SOUTHER AREA ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-K. H. Beverley, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., The Haven, Worsborough Dale, Barnsley. (7.4.35)-Commander. COUNTY SURGEON.-Captain F. W. Sullivan, M.D., B.CH., B.A.O., South I irkby, Pontefract. (13.5.38.) Cou TY OFFICER (A.R.P.).-C. H. Forster, 7, Far Lane, Hillsborough, Sheffield, 6. (31.3.37.) LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Miss G. Ashberry, 112, yVestbourne Road, Sheffield, 10. (26.11.23)-Officer. MIDLA D AH.EA ASSISTANT. COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Capt. W. N. West-V\'atson, M.D., Victor Lodge, Manmngham, Bradford. (17.11.33.)-Officer. COUNTY SURGEON.-C. C. Hargreaves, M.B., CH.B., D.P.H., The Grange, Allerton Bywater, near Castleford. (18.4.34.)

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COUNTY OFFICERs.-Capt. T . Allen, 6, Selbourne Terrace, Shipley. (24.9.25)- · Officer. R. H. Baker, 47, Harold Street, Burley, Leeds, 6. (2.3.38) Serving Brother. LADY COUNTY OFFICER.- irs. O. M. Geldard, "The Grange," Ilkley, Yorks. (8.11.29.)-Serving Sister. ~OGTH-EASTER

AREA

ASSISTANT COU TY COMMISSIONER.- J. J. Huey, L.S.A., L.M.S.S.A., " Ash Mount," Mexborough. (22.7.32.)-Cormnandey. COUNTY SURGEO .-Dr. B. lIart, O.B.E., Armthorpe, near Doncaster. OUNT\, OFFICERS.-\\'. Still, "CliIton House," Edenthorpe, Doncaster. (9.6.28) -Sel'ving Brother. . Bunting, Bow House, Hatfield, near Doncaster. (31.8.29.) -Officer. J. L. Le Brun, Markham Grange, V/oodlands, near Doncaster. (21.12.3 .) LADY COU TY OFFICERS.-MISS E. M. M. Lindley-Wood, York Lancaster Military Hospital, York. Irs. M. . Rogers, 43, Windsor Road, Doncaster. SOUTH-WESTERN AREA

NORTH STAFFORD (Included in

DISTRI CT

ASSISTAN T OUNTY O;\DIISSIO:-:ER.-H. L. Thornton, Spring Vale, Meltham Road, IIuddersfield (29.12.17 )-Conllllander. COUNTY URGEON.-COI. G. H. L. IIammerton, C.M.G., D.S.O., L.R.C.P. & s., L.F.P. & s .. The ~Iount, Dewsbury, Yorks. (19.5.36 )-Knight of Grace. 'OUNTY OFFICER.-A Eobertshaw, 14, Garlick Street, Rastrick, Brighouse. (21.7 2+ )-Seyvuzg B1'Other. (ou. TY OFFICER (A.R.P.)-H. IIarrison, "Hazeldene," Wyvern Avenue, Marsh, IIuddersfield. (27.4.3.) LADY COeNTY OFFICER.-ltIiss A. E. Unthank, M.B.E., The Vicarage, Cawood, elby (31 5.33 .) - eYV1'ng Sister.

THE

HIEI' O:lDII5SIO 'ER, T J OH:-: A:lIBULANCE BRIGADE.

ROCK CLIFFE, CHEADLE, STOKE-O -TRE T, STAFFS., December 31st, 1939.

lR,

I ha\c t.he honour to submit my report for the year ended December 31st, 1939 . I attach tatishcs for the District (shown in detail for the ten areas), from which it \'v'ill be seen that personnel now stands at 19,057, an increase of 4,250 upon the previou year. In SImilar manner, it will be seen, cases treated, mileage, and other figures show a marked increase.

West Riding of Y01'ksliire (South Western Area) An enormous amount of time and work has been gi"en to assist and run the First Aid side of A.R.P. work, also in assistance to instructional classes arranged for public volunteers in First Aid and Tursing. In Huddersfield alone, in this manner some 2,000 men and women have received instruction in First Aid, 350 women in Home Nursing (who are now in Hospital, Training for the C. .R.), and 1,500 have received modified First Aid instruction, under the direct supervision of my Assistant om missioner. The Brighouse Headquarters have been taken over by the A.R.P. Authority. At EIland, our Headquarters have been taken over by the Military Authority.

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ST. JOR

No. V

AMBULA CE BRIGADE

West Riding of Yorkshire ( outh Eastern Area) Doncaster Amalgamated Collieries Group was inspected by Assistant Commissioner Else on August 20th. The customary Parade on the Doncaster Race Course was cancelled owing to the outbreak of War. Many of the members of this Area are enrolled in the A .R .P. Casualty 'erviccs, some as whole-time paid workers, but the majority on a part-tune voluntary basIs, as Ambulance drivers and attendants, and FIr t Aid parties, and First Aid Post personnel. Much training in .R.P. measures was given by Officers and other ranks qualified to give such instruction. West Riding of Yorkshire (Northern A I'ea) Members of our I ursing Divisions have trained at York, Keighley, Skipton, and Harrogate Hospitals. In several instances \Var has brought so man' call for the tlme and nergy of members, that a compari::;on of the usual actl\"ltle \\ ith tho e of former years is of little value. Public duties have been carried on as formerly, but ompetltions, etc., have given place to A.R.P. Where Commanding Officers, men, and :'Iobile \T . .D. llltS are called up, those remaining have been engaged in coachmg First Id and Antl- as Classes. staffing First Aid Posts, fitting civilian respirators, etc. West Riding of YOl/~shlre (1lIldfalld "hea) In this Area the men in charge of First Aid Posts number twenty -four, with a like number of women. Twenty-three of our members are III charge of First Aid Parties. Full-time members for paid duties are 2 men and ,' 7 women; part-time members on paid duty are 678 men and 365 women. Part-time urgeons number " with a total of 1,310 rendering A.R.P . duty The Area was inspected by the urgeon-in-Chief on June 17th . West Riding of Yorks/nre (~outhern A lea) All ranks in this Area have now a reasonable knowledge concernmg Anti-Gas warfare. Local Authorities have been pleased to make use of our personnel, and to employ them as Demonstrators and Assistants. South Ltncolnsh Ire The ordinary work undertaken by Units is steadily increasmg. and, added to A.R.P. duties, the Divisions are kept busy. The Annual Inspection of the Area was held at Stamford, the alute being taken by Lieut.-Col. Lambert. Generally speaking, it may be said that A.R.P. work has been built round the Brigade foundation.

DISTRICT

107

As a sequel to the Markham Colliery Disaster, which occurred on May 10th, 1938, the following Awards for Bravery were made by the Order: Divisional Surgeon J . B. McKay, Gold Medal; Corps Superintendent R. Ringham, Silver Medal; Mr. F. J . Holtham, Silver Medal.

N otting hamshire In the personnel, there is a substantial increase, especially in the ursing Divisions, which show an advance of over 100 per cent. The Annual Inspection this year was carried out in Corps and Divisions. The nnual Church Parades (very popular in this Area) were held at Mansfield, Worksop, and ottingham, in each case with excellent attendances. ApprOXimately 460 Officers and members are enrolled on A.R.P. duties . Capt. Iuschamp, J.P., the Assistant Commissioner in charge, Kottingham County, has presented to the Mansfield Division three Motor Ambulance Trailers, and they have been handed over to the Controller of A.R.P. services for the duration of the War. North Staffordshire The year has been exceptionally heavy. Divisional work has increased tremendously, brought about chiefly by the training of recruits and A.R.P. personnel. Iany firms have sought our co-operation in the training of their employees. Many of the trainees have joined the Brigade. Most of the Medical Officers of Health in the Area have requested our co-operation and III the majority of cases our members are staffing First Aid Posts. I took the Inspection of this Area on June 4th. Lectures are still being given in Anti-Gas, and the issue of A.R.P. Certificate continues to make steady progress . GE ' ERAL. The Distnct Camp was again held at Bridlington, under the command of Assistant CommisslOner Else. I inspected the Camp, and I found everything most satisfactory . The "Birkbeck" Bowl District Competition was held at Leeds on May 6th. Spaldlllg DlviSlOn were the winners. I append the reports of my Air Raid Precautions Staff Officer and my Lady District Superintendent. I wish, in concluslOn, to convey to my Staff, my Corps and Divisional Officers, and to all other ranks, my warm appreciation and my most grateful thanks for their splendtd serVlces. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, S. W. MALKI , Knight of St. J ohn, Commission er. THE HAVEN, WORSBRO' DALE, Tear BAR SLEY, January, 1939 .

North Lincolnshire Work in this Area has proceeded most satisfactorily, and the members have, and are, performing their full share of War work.

THE COM1\IISSIONER,

Derbyshtre There is a considerable increase in personnel. A County Inspection was arranged to be held at Chatsworth Park, with His Grace the Duke of Devonshire to take the Salute. The proposal fell through consequent upon the War. Staveley Corps, Bolsover Division, and Creswell Division, were inspected early in the year, in their respective Camps of Instruction. The Chief ommissioner honoured the District by taking the Staveley Corps Inspection. The great majority of our members in this County have been trained in A.R.P. Thirty-two out of forty-two First Aid Posts are staffed either wholly or in part by the Brigade.

SIR, I am pleased to state that during the year 1939 your District has made steady progress in the above. In some Areas the whole of the Casualty Service is being organized and worked by the Brigade, whilst, in others, very valuable help is being given to the M.O.H. in the organization of the Services. I herewith enclose you a statement of Certificates issued for 1939 . I have the honour to be, Sir, Yours obediently, K. HAROLD BEVERLEY, Air Raid Precautions, o. V District, Staff Officer.

O. V DISTRICT. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS.

No. V

THE ST . J OHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE

108

AN LEY, SETTLE, YORKSHIRE,

December 31st, 1939. THE COMMISSIO

ER,

V DISTRICT.

S IR,

I have the honour to ubmit my report for the eventful year 1939. The death of Lady District Officer 1iss Herdman is a real loss to me and to all who k new her. I welcome the appointments of Mrs. Rogers as Lady District Officer for the SouthEastern Area of the \ Vest Riding of Yorkshire, and of Mrs. Lodge to the Torthern Area of the County. Ther e are 172 ursing Divisions in o. V District, an increase of 30, and 26 Cadet Divisions. In July, I was instructed by you to receive the returns for the Civil Tursing Reserve and to encourage recruiting. The numbers continue to grow. The following is the summary to the end of December, 1939 : -

West Riding of Yorkshire.Northern Area Southern Area Midland Area South-East Area Sou th -\V est Area

Derbyshire St affordshire ottinghamshire Lincolnshire

Total for

o. V District:

DI ST RICT

109

Southern Area.- Lady District Officer Miss Ashberry.-In Sheffield, 121 women's classes have been organized; 72 full courses have been taken. Students enrolled in t hese have numbered above 3,780. Much A.R.P. work is being done; 17,256 hours have been served. An emergency hospital has been equipped and arranged fo r the soldiers in Sheffield . This is proving to meet a great need. Great credit is due to Miss Ashberry, and to Lady Corps Superintendent, Mrs. Windle. Alidland .t1rea.-Lady District Officer Mrs. Geldard.-The Leeds Corps deserves praise for the work it has done. Classes for 624 women are being held. Many First Aid Posts are being served. 233 members have completed their hospital training for the Civil ursing Reserve, in the Corps. Irs. Renton is doing excellent work. South-Easte1'?~ A rea.- Lady District Officer Mrs Rogers. Nearly every ursing Division In the Area is either manning or assisting in First Aid Posts. The time of waiting has been used to lDcrease efficiency. Several hundreds of people in Doncaster have taken First Aid and Home rursing classes since war was declared. The -ur ing Divisions have assisted. Much keenness has been shmvn in hospital training .

outh- Western A rea. -Lady District Officer Miss Unthank.-In all centres, members are helping at First AId Posts, and aloin training recruits . The numbers enrolled in the Civil Nur lDg H.eserve are most satisfactory.

Mobiles 12 12 15 6 11

i1l1mobi/es 290 239 3+4 17 299

Completed H ospttal Traimng 132 112 140 3 137

DerbysMre.-Lady District Officer Irs. \Vood.There IS great actlnty in til whole County . Three new Tursing Divisions have been formed Derby City i dOlDg well. Some places find it difficult to obtain hospItal training for the CIVIl ' ursing Reserve. First Aid Posts are largely staffed WIth our member About 200 are serving in these; new classes are being held lD all centres.

1,350

559

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89 99 130 65

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Nottinghamshll'e. - Lady Dl tnct Officer, Miss Gibson.Four new ' urslllg DiVlsIOns have been formed, making a total of fourteen. In addItion, seven new classes are being held from which it is hoped to form new ursing DiviSIOns. Practically every Officer and member has undertaken some form of \Var work. Roughly two-thirds of the members have been absorbed into .R.P., ancl one-third into the iviI ~T ursing Reserve. Worksop and Mansfield Divlsions are working under the Director of Hospital Auxiliaries, to act as his deputIes for recruitmg and training volunteers for the Civil Tursing Reserve .

lobile, 59; Immobile, 1,733; Hospital TralDed, 691.

Full returns are sent to the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief at the end of each month. During the autumn I visited the following places, and in most cases had an interview with the Medical Officer of Health, in order to find out his requirements :- Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Sheffield, Doncaster, York, Harrogate, hesterfield, Derby, Mansfield, Keighley. In most places I held meetings for the Lady Divisional Superintendents, and obtained reports about the work. A great deal has been done in preparation for hostilit ies, but a great deal remains to be done. The following reports have been received from the Lady District Officers of the d ifferent Areas : -

West Riding of Yorkshire.Northern Area.-Lady District Officer Mrs. Lodge.-This Area has suffered a great loss in the death of Miss Herdman, the Lady District Officer. There are three n ew Nursing Divisions. The n u mbers in each Division have increased considerably; one Division has been more than doubled. A great deal of work has been done in t raining A.R.P . volunteers; some members have been out every night, carrying out their work. One Division has done 2,022 hours in hospital, not counting the wor k of those V.A.D.'s on active service.

Ltncolnslure . -Lady District Officer MISS Harvey.Many new members have been recruited for all A.R.P. services. All First Aid Posts and POllltS are manned . The Civil -ursing Reserve has volunteers; some members are having their first experience of hospital training . Two new Tursing Divisions have been formed. palding Tursing Division represented o. V District lD the" Perrott" Shield Competition, and won sixth place. North taffordslnre.Unfortunately Dr. Balsillie found it impossible t o continue to be Lady District Officer. She is a great loss. There are three new Tursing Divisions in the Area. One hundred members have joined the Civil ursing Reserve. There is difficulty in obtaining hospital training. Before closing my report, I must express my most grateful thanks to all my Lady District Officers, without whose help it would be impossible for me to organize the women's work in this large District . All ranks have shown the greatest keenness to rise to their opportunities. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, MURIEL BIRKBECK, Lady District Superintendent.

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orfield, M.D., Municipal Hospital, Sunderland. (21.8.39.) OUNTY OFFICERS.-P. S. Blunden, Silksworth Colliery, Co. Durham. (9.5.35.) -Serving Brother. H. S. Crace, M.A., The Haven, Stockton Road, W. Hartlepool. (22.8.30.)-Serving Brother. J. W. Stobbs, 6, Studley Gardens, Low Fell, Gateshead, 9. (29.6.38.) LADY OUNTY SUPER!. TENDENT.-Mrs. 1. M. Ritson, Sniperley Hall, Durham. (2+.< .27)-Serving lster. LADY COU TY OFFICERS-Miss R. 1. Robson, The Larches, Durham. (16.12.35) -Serving Sister. Miss T. G. Dillon, Dene House, Seaham. (7 .10.40.) ou TY TRANSPORT OFFICER.- J. T. Whitfield, 5, Skinnergate, Darlington. (2. 7 .26.) COUL 'TY SECRETARy.-l\I. Y. Simpson, Moor House, Ryton-on-Tyne. (2.9.37 .) LADY ou TY SECRETARy.-i\Iiss L. Whitford, St. Annes, Heaton, ewcastle-onTyne. (2.11.35)-Serving ister. ORPS OFFICERS ATTACHED OUNTY TAFF.-J. Yr. Pringle, "'Vest Layton," East Layton, Yorks. (31.7.39.) 'V. Mather, 8, St. Cuthbert Terrace, Ferryhill. (4.12.39) - Servmg Brother.

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NORTHUMBERLAND OU TY RGEON.-'V. F. J. \Vhitley, M.D., D.P.H ., F.R .S.E., Tewcastle-on-Tyne, 1. (9.10.36)- erving Brother. 'ou TY OFFICERS .-G. R . Curry, 1II.S.M., 36, Balmoral Road, Newcastle. (15.7.13) -Officer. A. E. Holliday, Lynmouth, Ellington, Morpeth, orthumberland. (12.1.31)-Serving Brother. LADY COU TY UPER INTENDEXT.- Mrs. J. Anderson , Rudchester, Hepscott. (21.5.40)- erving lster. LA UY 'OUNTY OFFICER.- .:\lrs. I. C. 1\1. 1\IcCracken. LADY OLNTY ECRETARY.-~Iiss L. 'W hitford, St. Anne's Heaton, Newcastle-onTyne. (2.11.35)- erving 1ster. OUNTY SECRETARY.-M. Y. impson, Moor House, Ryton-on-Tyne. (2.9.37) .

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Nursing:. Newcastle-on-Tyne Corps-Newcastle Northern . North Tyneside Corps-Willington Quay and Ilowdon . Throckley and District Division. These. new registrations brought the number of Divi,ions up to 95 Ambulance, 45 ursmg, 10 Cadet (Boys), 4 Cadet (Girls)-a total of 15+ units in the area. Personnel-Officers and other ranks; Ambulance Divisions. 3,77+ Cadet (Boys) . 245 ursing Divisions 1,202 Cadets (Girls). 54

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In connection with the visit of Their Majesties the King and Queen to this City, in February last, a Guard of Honour, drawn from local Nursing Divisions, was paraded at the General Hospital. I wish to place on record my thanks to the Officers of the County S~aff, .to all Corps and Divisional Officers, and other ranks, who have helped to malltall the services of the Brigade in this area. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, STA LEY EMBLETO County Commissioner, Knight oj Grace oj the Order oj St. John.

5,275 This represents an increase of 1,232 during the year. Up to the end of the year Nursing personnel to a total of 57 had been enrolled in the Civil ursing Reserve. A proportion of this number has not as yet completed the minimum amount of hospital training. Anti-Gas Certificates; 22 Home Office, 173 Grade 1, 550 Grade 2, A .R.P. (Rank and File), 2,200. The total number of G .P . Certificates issued is 4,000. The number of Public Duties carried out was rather more than usual, and mcluded, as for many years past, the staffing of a First Aid Station in connectIOn with the ewcastle Festival-the largest fair of its kind in the Country. The duty \\ as carried out joi~tly by the Ne~c~stle-on-Tyne Corp and th e Vi cker ArmstrongArmstrong VVhIhvorth Corps; It mvoh'es ten days and mghts' contmuous serVlce, and provides much useful training for Officers and other ranks. A high percentage of our strength is engaged in the Casualty erVIce, under local A.R.P. Schemes. The following Competitions, covering the \\ hole of X o. VI Dlstnct, \\' re held during the year, with the following results ; Ambulance: Silver Challenge Shield . Hetton-Ie-Hole Divi ion. Durham Bronze Shield . Hetton-Ie-Hole DivislOn. North urn berland Bronze Shield. Lynemouth DivlslOn (Ashington oal o. Corps). Yorkshire Bronze Shield Hull Docks Division (IIull orps). " Hammersley-Johnston" Cup . Pte. "\ . Charlton, Ilull Docks Dn'ls ion (Hull Corps). Awarded to member obtaining highest indiVIdual marks in connection with the ilver Challenge Shield. " Col. F. W. Gibbon" Bowl Hull Docks Division (Hull orps). District Staff Cups Houghton-Ie-Spnng DIVIsion, held by team gaining second place m " Gibbon" Bowl Competition. " Colonel C. B. Palmer" Trophy Hetton-Ie-Hole Division . Nursing: " Burdon" Challenge Cup Cottingham and District ursing Division . " Palmer" Cup Durham ity Tursing DiviSion Ladies of Yorkshire Cup Middlesbrough Central Tursing Division . " Atkinson" Cup A / S. l\Iiss Barker, Durham City Nursing Division. "Bevan" Cup L/ A / O. Miss Underwood, Middlesbrou gh Central ursing Division. " Alwyn D. Smith" Trophy A/ S. Irs. Rutherford and A/S. :Miss Barker (Durham City ursing DIvision). For Bedmaking section of " Burdon" Challenge Cup Competition. " Robert Anderson" Cup Hull Docks Division (Hull Corps). " Storey" Cup Newcastle Tramways Nursing Division (Newcastle-on-Tyne Corps). The majority of the units were inspected during the year, but unfortunately those fixtures which had been made for September and later in the year had to be cancelled. A good standard of efficiency was shown by those units which were seen.

EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE OUNTY OMMISSIONER.-. Jennings, M.B., CH.B., 135, Princes Avenue, Hull. (27 .7.39.) A/ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-G. Edwards, 14, Cranbrook Avenue, Hull. (27.7.39. )-Serving B,'other. Cou TY SURGEoN.-Vacant. OUNTY OFFICERS.- L. F . "Wilson, 172, Southcoates Lane, Hull. (17.11.39.) H. Bartrop, 22, King's Bench Street, Hull. (17.11.33)Serving Brother. T. Mackay, 1 , Bricknell Avenue, Hull. (0.10.39.) A . R. Lidgely, 179, Park Avenue, Hull. (3.8.39)-Serving Brother. LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDE T.-Lady Atkinson, A.R.R.C., Ferriby Lodge, orth Ferriby, E. Yorks. (27.1.36)-Officer. LADY COUNTY OFFICERS. -Miss L. Barron, 7, Hamlyn Avenue, Hull. (19.2.36) -Servmg Sister. Mrs. 1. M. Edwards, 14, Cranbrook Avenue, Hull. (26.6.39)-Serving Sister. o NTY SGT.-MAJoR.- Vacant.

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COUNTY HEADQUARTERS, 194, ANLABY ROAD, HULL, April 1st, 1940.

SIR, I have the honour to submit the Annual Report for the year ending December 31st, 1939, as below;Dunng the year under review, Mr. "Y. T. Atkinson has retired from the office of ounty Commissioner after over forty-two years of service, well and faithfully rendered to the various branches of the Order, and a fitting tribute of appreciation was made when he was pre::.ented with a magnificent wireless set and cheque, subscribed for by the members throughout the East Riding. To the office of County Commissioner I succeeded in June last. This, therefore, is my first AI1llual Report. The strength on December 31st was ; -

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872 549 This is a net increase of 475 during the year. During the year under review, we are pleased to place on record the registration of the following new Divisions;A1nbulance Nursing Cottingham and District. Buckrose. orth Ferriby. Ferriby and District. Hull, R. G. Tarran. Kingston.

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Honouys.-I am also pleased to place on record the fact that the Order have recognized during the year : -

year that has terminated. Lastly, but by no means least, I should like to thank the Assistant Commissioner and the County Staff for the exceptional amount of zealous work performed under diffi cult circumstances, and at the sacrifice of so much of their leisure time. I have the honour to be, Sir, Yours obediently, N. JE TINGS, County Commissioner, East Riding of Yorkshire.

Lady County Officer Mrs.!. M. Edwards Lady Corps Officer Mrs. L. Hampson } as Serving Sisters. Lady Corps Officer Miss C. Chapman Divisional Superintendent O. Atkinson Divisional Superintendent E. J. Smith Serving Brothers. Ambulance Officer 'V. Wallis Ambulance Officer A. Garland and a Vellum Vote of Thanks wa pre ented to Dr. A. M . Millar.

Reserves.-The appeal for volunteers for the various reserves has been exceptionally well responded to, and all of the members of the reserve called up on mobilization have responded to the call. In addition, many new recruits have been accepted into the Medical Services, following our representation on their behalf.

NORTH RIDING OF YORKSHIRE OUNTY COMMISSIONER.-F. P. WILSON, J.P., Parkhurst, Middlesbrough. (20.7 .25.) -Commander. COUNTY SURGEO .-B. G. Sandys-Belas, L.R.C .S., L.M., L.R.C.P., Craigmore, The Crescent, Middlesbrough. (2.2.37)-Commander. COUNTY OFFICER.-J. Pearson, 5, Stoneleigh Avenue, Middlesbrough. (2.2.37 .) -Serving Brother.

Inspections.-Various Inspections throughout the East Riding were held, the Hull Corps being inspected by County Commissioner S. Embleton ( orthumberand Durham area), and the East Riding area Inspection was held at Bridlington, the Inspecting Officer being County Commissioner Dr. N. J ennmgs. One or two individual ursing Divisions in remote areas were inspected by Lady ounty upcnntendent Lady Atkinson, A.R.R.C., and the Easington Division was inspected by Dr. Cripps at my request. The reports of all Inspecting Officers were good and stated that the general efficiency was well maintained in the area.

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Road Duties.-This important branch of our work has been efficiently carned out during the year under review, and the number of duties and miles patrolled show a considerable increase despite the fact that this work had to be curtailed towards the end of August. A total of 125 road accidents have been attended to during the season.

Hospitals and Clinics.-The members of the I ursing Di\'lSlOnS have to theIr credit 2,500 duties at the various Hospitals, and the inauguration of the Civil ur ing Reserve has been the means of recruiting a large number of personnel, and in the majority of areas our urses have completed or are undergoing the necessary training as required in this Reserve . We have thirty-four members serving in the Civil Hospitals in this capacity. Air Raid Precautions.-This work has thrust a heavy burden on the Brigade, and in particular on those holding Instructors' Certificates, but all responded to the call in a very creditable manner, and as a result we have trained large numbers of the general public and works' staffs in this necessary routine. First Aid Classes.-F.ollowin~ the crisis of September, 1938, exceptionally large classes have been orgalllzed dUrIng the year throughout the area, and I should like to thank, in particular, the Brigade Surgeons who have given the lectures, and also the members of the Brigade who have acted as demonstrators and class secretaries, for the work t~ey h3:ve carried out on hitherto unparalleled scale, and it speaks well for the BrIgade III general that we have been able to organize and complete this necessary work with very little previous notice. In conclusion, I should like to place on record my sincere thanks to all Brigade Surgeons, Officers, and other r anks, also to the Police, Press, Medical Officers of Health, and all other helpers, who have in any way contributed to the successful

PARKHURST, MIDDLESBROUGH, March, 1940.

SIR, I have the honour to submit my Report for the year ending December 31st, 1939 . The strength of the Brigade in the County Area was as follows : -

Duties . -The routine duties that have been carried out in prevIous years ba\ e been maintained, and since the outbreak of war additional duties ha\e been called for, and the response to these calls ha been in every way satisfactory. The \'anous A.R.P. organizations made initial calls on the services of the Brigade In eptember, and there has been no report of any lack of support by the various l\Iedlcal Officers of Health.

The Medical Comforts Depot has been maintained, and its sphere of u efulness considerably increased.

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There is an increase of 111 men and 211 women, and a decrease of 4 Cadets. There ha been activity in enrolling new Divisions-2 Ambulance ( esco, Southern and Ormes by) , and 5 ursing (Danby, Eston, Norton-on-Tees, Ormesby, and Scalby), having been registered. Road Huts.-There are still twelve of these in operation. A mbulances.-The Saltburn-by-the-Sea Division, by praiseworthy efforts, secured an Ambulance within a few months of the registration of the Division, its purchase being given preference over the supply of uniforms. In six months the ambulance has been used on thirty-eight occasions. There are ,now five vehicles and one in reserve, in regular use. There were 193 Road Accidents reported, and the mileage for removals was 2,566, whilst 993 cases were removed with a mileage of 13,423. The total of the above mileages shows an increase over the previous year of approximately 75 per cent. Competitions.-The District Competitions for the Counties of orthumberland. Durham, and orth and East Ridings, was held at Middlesbrough on March 18th. Non e of the I orth Riding Teams was successful in securing trophies, but the " Bevan" Cup for individual ursing was won by Lady Ambulance Officer Miss Underwood, of Middlesbr ough Central ursing Division. A.R .P. Certificates are recorded as having been awarded as follows: Grade 1, 25 ; Grade 2, 48; A.R.P., 281 ; G .P.C., 525. Whole-time workers number 47, and part-time 11 8, as far as records are to hand. H.M. Forces-59 members are recorded as having joined the Forces.

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County Staff.-It is with deep r egret that I have to record the death on December 3r d of Major J . H. Thornley, M.C., M.B., CH.B., of Scarborough, our senior County Surgeon. As a Class Lecturer a n d Examiner, a nd later for many years as a Brigade Surgeon , he gave of his time and energy unsparingly in the service of the Order, and he was held in high esteem in Scarborough and district, where he shared fully in many public interests.

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Public Duties.-The claims of the A .R.P. ervice ha\'e not interfered with the regular fulfilment of public d u ties of all kinds .

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Thanks.-Once again it is my privilege to acknowledge gratefully the help and su pport given me at all times by my Staff, and by all the Officers and rank and file in the Area. I have the honour to be, ir, Your obedient servant, FRED. P. \ \ ' IL 0 , County Commissioner, . Ridm g of Yorkshire, Commander (Brother) of the Order.

COUNTY Co 1MISSIONER.-1. W. MacGregor, M.B., CH.B., Glanmire, Broomy Hill, IIereford. (6.3.36.)-Oificer. (At present on active service.) Cou TY OFFICER.-G. . Bullock, " Sarnia," Upper Ledbury Road, Hereford . (/'1 cting County Commissioner.) COUNTY OFFICER (A.R.P. DUTIES).-H. J. Harris, I, de Lacy Street, Hereford . LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Mrs. C. Hopton, Hampton Manor, Hereford. ORPS OFFICER (SECRETARY).-R. T. Morris, "Stokesay," Upper Ledbury Road, Hereford. COUNTY SERGT.-l\!AJOR.-J. Roe, Summerhill, Upper Ledbury Road, Hereford . " SARNIA," UPPER LEDBURY ROAD, HEREFORD, March , 1940. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN MBULA CE BRIGADE. SIR, I have the honour to submit my Report for the year ending December, 1939.

The total strength of the Brigade in this County is : Units mbulance Divisions 6 ur ing Divi SIOns 5 2 aclet Ambulance Divisions 2 adet ur mg Divisions Total

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ThiS sho\\ s an increase over 193 , largely due to the formation of two Ambulance and one 1 ursing Divisions. Another Ambulance Division is about to be formed, appllcahon havlllg been made for registration. There is every prospect of the Bngade still increas1l1g its strength, although there are many great difficulties confrontlllg a County which depends solely upon an agricultural community for Its upport. It IS with a note of regret, and yet of great pride, that we record the absence of our ounty ommis ioner, Dr. 1. \V. MacGregor, M.B., CH.B., Officer of the Order, who IS on active service with the Royal Navy; also the remainder of our members in the R . .A . . B.R. and the Forces of the Crown. We assure them of a cordial welcome when they return to us. The chi ef event of the past year was the opening of the new Headquarters at Eo s-on-\\'ye, which formed the occasion of the Annual Inspection, when there were approximately 350 on parade. The Inspecting Officers were: Colonel J . L. Sleeman, CR ., C. l.G ., C.B.E., M.V.O., Commissioner for Overseas, and Dr. W. C. Bentall, O.B.E., F.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., Assistant Surgeon-in- hief. Among the distinguished gue ts were iscount and the Viscountess Herefor d, Kni ght and Dame of Ju tice of the Order, and members of the H.oss-on-vVye Urban District Council. A service of dedication was conducted by the Rev . Cousens Petch, Chaplain of the Order. Later, at a local theatre, Dr. W. C. Bentall gave an inspiring address on A .R .P., and referred to the rapid growth of this branch of the work in the County. It is also a source of pride to record the promotion of Ambulance Officer W. Stanley to Serving Brother, in recognition of his services in Ambulance work to the Great 'Western Railway. Tribute must also b e paid to the Divisional Sur geons throughout the Cou nty, for the time and energy t hey have devoted to the work of the Brigade.

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Three Motor Ambulance Services are maintained in County towns, a very high standard of service being achieved. Two of these towns are served by both the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions of the Brigade; in the third town, the Ambulance Division co-operates with the local ursing Detachment of the B .R . . S. Our relations with the Police and the Public Authorities are still cordial. and result in full co-operation when Public Duties are required. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS. The organization of Air Raid Precautions for the Brigade is in the hands of Corps Superintendent H. J. Harris, who has been appointed to the County Staff for this purpose . He is a qualified A.R.P.S. Instructor (First Class), and is a member of the Her eford City Police, being the Officer-in-Charge of the County A.R.P. Control Centre. As such, he arranges all the Exercises in which First id Parties and Posts in the City and County co-operate with the County ontrol and Report Centres; and is, therefore, able to see that the Divisions are carrying out their work efficiently during such Exercises . No First Aid Posts or Depots are manned full-time in the County towns, but the City Ambulance and ursing Divisions are staffing two Depots and one Post with full-time and part-time personnel, assisted by members of the .R.P. Reserve. One First Aid Depot is commanded by an Ambulance Officer of the Ity Division; and a member of the Auxiliary Reserve is in command of the other Depot. lIe ha , however, applied for full membership ot the Brigade. The First AId Post is in charge of the Lady Divisional Superintendent of Hereford -,-TO. 1 Tursing; whilst the Lady Divisional Superintendent of Hereford o. 2 ur ing is in charge of the lady Ambulance and Sitting Casualty Car Drivers attached to the Brigade In the City. Three of the County towns have their First Aid Part r Depots in charge of Officers of the Ambulance Divisions, and the First Aid Post m two of the County towns are in charge of the Officers of ursing Divi ions. The Instructional strength in the County is: 1 A.R.P .. Instructor; 4 Internal and External Grade 1 Instructors ; and 10 Grade 2 Instructor The total number of A.R.P. Certificates issued up to the pre ent time IS: 253 284 G.P.C. "; and 34 Vouchers. There are approximately thirty members of the Brigade employed on full-time A.R.P. work. Owing t<;> the outbreak of hostilities and the consequent extra work entailed, together wIth the work of the Joint War Organization of the Red Cross and t. John, a great strain has been imposed on the depleted ounty Stati, but the Officers are showing a fine spirit of co-operation which is bound to have good results In the future. I would, in conclusion, beg to tender my appreciation and thanks to the Officers and members throughout the County, who have so willingly given me their support at this difficult period of Brigade activity.

COUNTY OFFICER (A.R.P.)-E. Irwin, Hilbre, Ellerdine, Welling:ton. (~9.11.40.) LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-Miss H. A. Corser, ] .P., Launston, Kmgsland, Shrews bury-Officer. LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-The Lady Forester, Willey Park, Broseley, Salop. COUNTY SERGT.-MA]OR.MORETON MILL, SHAWBURY, NEAR SHREWSBURY, March 8th, 1940. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOH N AMBULANCE BRIGADE. lR.

I have the honour to present to you the report for Shropshire, for the year ending December 31st, 1939. Under the year in question, the numbers of the Brigade in Shropshire were as follow :346 Officers and men 417 Lady Officer and ursing Sisters 77 Boy Cadets Girl adets . 58. 898 ne new Ambulance Divi ion, four ursing Divisions, and two new Nursing arlet Dlvlsions have been raised during the year, as follows : Ambulance Division Kur ing Divlsion

I have the honour to be, Slr, Your obedient servant, G. N. B LLO K, Acting County Commissioner for Hereford .

SHROPSHIRE COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Lieut .-Col. C. W. Eames, D.S.O., T.D., M.D., Moreton Mill, Shawbury, near Shrewsbury. (27.7.36 .)-Serving Brother. COUNTY SURGEONS.-F. H. Edwards, F.R.C.S., M.B., B.CH., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P .• 14, St. John's Hill, Shrewsbury. (19.7.36.) W. R. H. Pooler, M.A., M.B ., B.CH., 26, Mill Bank, Wellington. (2.4.37.) COUNTY OFFICERS.-T. R. F. Addie, Raven Buildings, Shrewsbury. (8.6.36.) H . B. Clode, The Innage, Shifnal, Salop. (11.3.39.) T. H. Evans, M.C., Oakmount, Radbrook Road, Shrewsbury. (24.4.39.)

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Therc has been a remarkable increase, particularly in the Nursing Divisions, and the total increase in membership during the year is 355. The number of members of the ursing Units who have joined the Civil Nursing Reservc IS 275, and a large number of Ambulance men have joined H.M. Forces and A.R.P. Units. Dunng the year under review, the Shropshire Horticultural Show, the West Midland Agricultural ocieties Show, local Carnivals, Horticultural and Agricultural hows, memas, and Football matches, were all attended by members throughout the whole County, and valuable work has been carried out at all the main public gathering. as is shown by the fact that throu ghout the County some 1,518 cases are reported as having been attended. The County Parade was held at Ludlow; 324 members were present, and the Inspecting Officer was the Surgeon-in-Chief, . Corbet Fletcher, M.A ., M.B., B.CHIR., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.; the Ludlow Voluntary Aid Detachment (B.R.eS.) also attended. The District Competitions were held this year at Shrewsbury for the Men, and at Hereford for the Tursing Divisions, and the number of teams increased to such an extent that eliminating competitions were held. The Officers' Conference was held in the Spring, but, owing to stress of work and difficulties of transport, the Autumn Meeting was not held . These Conferences have been found very useful in the past, and will be held again as soon as circumstances permit. I should especially like to express my deep appreciation of the work carried out by Lady County Superintendent fiss Helen Corser, O.ST.] ., ] .P., assisted by Lady County Officer Lady Forester, in the formation of the new Nursing Divisions, and in the general supervision of the ursing Organizations. County Officer Addie, who acted as Secretary to the County, was, until he joined H .M. Forces in April last, indefatigable in his help; I have been very fortunate in securing the very valuable help of Captain T. H. Evans, M.C., in u ndertaking the

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duties of Secretary; the County has been divided into Eastern and Western areas , and in the Eastern area County Officer H. B. Clode has kindly undertaken the upervision of the Divisions; County Surgeon F. H. Edwards has not only undertaken the supervision of the instruction in First Aid and ursing of the Western area, but has acted as the Gas Officer of the whole County, with the help of Corps Superintendent E. Irwin as his deputy. County urgeon \V. H . R. Pooler is in charge of the instruction in the East.ern portion of the County. Due to the energy of the whole of my Staff, all the Divisions ha\'e been inspected and r e-examined, and I am much indebted to them for the way they have made the increased work possible. Despite the fact that t he County is wholly agricultural, which makes transport, etc., difficult, I feel very satisfied with the way in which the Brigade personnel have attended every ordinary and Public Duty, and once more I must express my appreciation for the unceasing and indefatigable efforts of the ounty Staff. The two Ambulances, run and staffed by the Brigade in the ounty, have rendered invaluable service to the community, and a tribute must be paid to the zeal of the Officers concerned, who are untiring in their efforts at maintaining and upholdtng the best traditi ons of the Brigade. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, C. \V. EA IES, ounty CommiSSioner.

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No. VIII (Duke of Connaught's) District COM nSSIONER A D INSPECTING OFFICER.-Ernest A . Richards, 16, Hurst Road, Horsham, Sussex. (December, 1919) - Knight of Grace. . . ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS.-Major W. H. F . Noble, L.M.S.S.A ., Haslemere, Slttmgbourne, Kent. (16.2.23.)-Commander. A. B. MdIaster, M.D., B.CH., B.A.O ., D.P.H., St. Stephen's, Godwyne Road, Dover. (18. 11 .32.)Officer. H. A . J . Wrigglesworth, 118, Penshurst Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey. (24.2.37.)-Officer. LADY DISTRICT UPERINTENDENT A. D INSPECTING OFFICER . - irs . C. A. Falwasser, Warwick House, Maidstone. (30.3.23.)-Commander. DISTRICT STAFF OFFICERS . -C. E. Chaplin, 13, \Vodeland Avenue, Guildford. (28.12.36.)-5erving Brother. B. \ . Wells, 71, Wodeland Avenue, Guildford. (2 .12 .36 .)-5erving Brother. J. S. Hannam, 4, Beaumont Court, Beaumont Street, London, W.1. (2.11 .37.) (FOR ADETS.-J. A. Borne, 44, Homecroft Road , Sydenham, S.E. (1.3.21.)-5erving Brother. (ATTACHED).-COrps Supt. J. W. Lamb.e rt, 31, Church Road, Guildford . (1.1.33.)-5ermng Brother. CORPS OFFICER (ATTACHED).-F. A. Trott, 16, Hurst Road, Hor~ham. (25.7.38.) AMBULA . CE OFFICER (for Special A .R.P. Duties).-F. H. A. Wngglesworth, 118. Penshurst Road, Thornton Heath. (19.6.37.)

KENT (Except those portions which come within the Metropolitan Police Area.) A /COUNTY OMMISSIONER.-Capt. The Lord Harris, M.C., Belmont, Faversham . A/ LADY OUNTY SUPERI TENDE T.-Mrs. C. A. Falwasser, Warwick House, Maidstone-Commander. No.1 AREA. ASSISTANT COMMISSIO ER.-Lieut.-Col. C. C. H . Brazier, M.B .E., R.E.(T .), Proctors, Southfleet,9. (2+.2.3 7.) COUNTY SURGEON.-H. J . Hoby, M.R.C.S., L.R.C. P., 219, Tew Road , Chatham. (19.12.36.) . Cou TY OFFICER.-\V. Hancox, 35, \Vilson Avenue, Chatham.-5ermng Brother. COUNTY OFFICER (A .R.P.) .-F. B. Anwell, 'White Lodge, Old Perry Street, Northfleet . (1 .12.36.) LADY COUNTY OFFICER.o. 2 AREA . ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.-John H. Day, M.B.E ., J .P., +0, Earl Street, Maidstone. (24.2.37.) - 5erving Brother. COUNTY SURGEON.-H. A. Madwar, L.R.C.P. & S., Mill House, Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey. (28.12.36.) COUNTY OFFICER (AND COUNTY SECRETARY).-B. Beaumont, The School House, Doddington. (18.12.36.)-5erving Brother. LADY COUNTY OFFICER. -Mrs. K. May, Southview, vVateringbury, Kent. (1.1.37.) - Serving 51·ster.

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NO.3 AREA. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.-F. C. Cozens, M.A., M.B., B.CH ., ,The Downs, Herne Bay. (24.2.37.)-Serving Brother. Cou TY URGEO . -J . R. Hamerton, M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S ., 36, Western Esplanade, Herne Bay. (19.12.36.) COUNTY OFFICER.-G. Gore, 11, London Road, Dover. (1 .12 .36.)-OfficeY. COUNTY OFFICER (A.R.P.).-Vacant. COUNTY LADY OFFICER.-:\1iss L. Curzon mith, 13, Grinstone Gardens, FolkestQne. (1.1.37 .)

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A/ ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.- W . J. B. Trotter, Baringcroft, Cawley Road, Chichester. (July, 1940 .) COUNTY SURGEON.-C. E . Whitcher, L.R.C.S., L.R .C. P., 58, Lansdowne Place, Hove. (23.9 .26. )-Serving Brother. COUNTY OFFICER (A.R.P.).-W. J. _ oble, 10, Melville Road, Hove, 2. (30.11.36.) LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-Countess Brassey, J.P., Park Gate, Battle. (21.2.30.)Dame oj Justice.

CHANNEL ISLANDS SURREY ACTING COUNTY Co 1MISSIONER.- VV. G. PAPE, O.B.E., Hay Tor," Higher Drive, Cu ddington, Banstead, Surrey. LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-l\IrS. . Thomas, \Veston Lea, Albury Surrey. II

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ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER. -Hamer Russell, Brightside, Cookham Deane, Berks. (24.2.37.)-Commander. COUNTY SURGEoN.- Lieut.-Col. C. H. James, C.I.E., F.R.C.S., I.M.S.(R.). St. Rowans, The Chase, Reigate. (27.10.36.)-Serving Brother. COUNTY OFFICERS.-E. J. Prew, 30, Lower ddiscombe Road , Croydon. (4.3.21.). -Serving Brother. (A.R.P.) H. G. Brooks, 10, Chipstead lose, oulsdon. (2 .12.36.) LADY COUNTY OFFIcERs.-Lady Peters, A.R.R.C., The Raswell , Hascombe, Surrey. (17.9.31.)-Officer. Miss A. Stables, Inverugie, Haslemere, urrey. DIVISIONAL SURGEON (Atd. A.R.P. duties).-. ura.-Commdr. \V . II. Butcher, M.D., D.P.R., Council Offices, Oxted.

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(Except those portions which come within the Metropolitan PolIce Area.) ASSISTANT COMMISSIO ER.-J . P. Flavin, 7, Hampton Road , \Vorcester Park. (10.6.36.) -Serving Brother. COUNTY SURGEON.COUNTY OFFICERs.-Capt. P. H . Ellis, Grey Beams, Cobham. (2 .12 .36. ) (A.R.P.).-L. R. Hum, 17, Montgomery Avenue, Hinchley Wood, Esher. (31.12.37.) LADY COUNTY OFFICERS. -Lady Peters, A.R.R.C., The Raswell, Hascombe, Surrey. (17.9.31)-Officer. Mrs. M. D. Briggs, Chantreys, East Horsley, Leatherhead. (8.2.38.)

SUSSEX A / COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-D. Bryce, J .P., Sandycroft, Chesworth Close, Horsham, Sussex. (30.6.36.)-Serving Brother. LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-Miss D . Hubbard, Green Acre, Rotherfield, Sussex.

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ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER.-(Acting) .-C. Heywood, St. Margarets, Peeling Lane, Westham, Sussex. (29.11.37.) COUNTY SURGEON .-Dr. R. Farncombe, Burnt House, infield Road, Bexhill. COUNTY OFFICER.-C. Milt on, 117, Beaconsfield Road, Hastings. 16.12 .22))Serving Brother. (A.R.P.).-A. J . Burnage, 11, Havelock Rock, Eastbou rne. (17 .4.39.) LADY COUNTY OFFICERS.-The Cou ntess Brassey, J.P. (1.2.30.)-Dame oj Justice. Helen Noakes, M.R.C.S., L.R.C. P., Cuttens, Lewes Road, East Grinst ead.

COUNTY SURGEONS (Jersey) . -J. R. lIanna, M.B ., B.CR., Portland Lodge, Mid\"ale Road, St. Helier, Jersey. (4.8.36.) (Guernsey) .-W. B. Fox, B.A., M.B., B.CR., B.A.O., St. Daniens, Grand Maison Road, St. Sampson's, Guernsey. (1.1.3.) Cou TV OFFICERS.-O. L . ubin, 41, St. Saviour's Road, St. Helier, Jersey . (30.9.35.) J. vV. Dear, Earl's Colne," Guelles Road, St. Peter Port, Guernsey. II

35, \VALTON GARDENS, FOLKESTONE, January 1st, 1940. THE

HIEF COl\lMISSIO ER, THE ST. JOHN MB ULANCE BRIGADE.

IR, I have the honour to submit my Eleventh Annual Report as Commissioner, • o. VIII (Duke of Connaught' ) DIstrict. The present strength of the DIstrict is as follows : -

A mblllance P ersonnel In crease Area Kent, .l.·o. 39 240 };o. 2 rea 632 15+ Kent, K ent, No . 3 Area 253 971 Sussex, East 474 66 Su sex, \Vest 710 151 45 119 Surrey, East 'urrey, \Vest 366 55 Channel I les 109 25 Total

+,559

1,053

Nursing Personnel Increase 320 125 316 55 494 264 254 92 425 169 151 75 259 95 96 36 2,315

931

In addition, th ere are +50 Boy and 556 Girls in the Cadet Divisions. To be able to record an increase in personnel of nearly forty per cent over the previous year I ' , I am sure you will agree, a matter for gratification. ynopsis oj Work done.-There were 30,424 cases treated- an increase of 4,187. Eighty-four i\lotor mbulances conveyed 32,585 (decrease 132) patients 520,51 mIles (increase 17,012). Road accidents receiving attention numbered 5,+7 (increase 4 3). and various ambulances in the District trayelled 32,070 miles, conveying these cases to hospital or to their homes (decrease 2,710). Reviews and Inspeclions.-The County of Kent Re\'iew and Church Parade was held at Dover, by kind invitation of the l\Iayor and Corporation. The Parade was inspected by the Medical Director General of the Royal avy. The Counties of Surrey and Sussex held a combined Review and Church Parade at \ Vorthing, by kind invitation of the Mayor and orporation. This Parade was inspected by the Brigade Secretary, Major P. G. Dan-iI-Smith, C.B.E., acting for Brigadier Vi. B. G. Barne, C.B.E., D.S .O., who was unable to attend owing to indisposition. The turn out in both cases were well reported on by both Inspecting Officers. As Commissioner, I was very proud of the Parades. The Divisions were inspected separately during the year, and Inspecting Officers reported well on the general efficiency of all members.

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I desire once again to record my high appreciation and thanks to Superintendents, Secretaries, Treasurers, and Storekeepers for the excellent manner in which they have worked for the benefit of their Divisions, and for the Brigade in their respective areas. Competitions.-The Annual Competitions were well supported. Their organization was in the capable hands of District Officer F. A. Trott, whose energetic work was mainly re ponsible for the high measure of success obtained in the smooth running of the various County and District Competitions. Mrs. C. Falwasser, Lady Di trict Superintendent, in her usual untiring and efficient way, organized the Iursing portion of the Competitions. Surgeons of the District prepared tests, and acted as judges, and the District Staff worked as a team to ensure that the Competitions were worth while, and that in each case the best team should win. To all of them, including the Divisions who had the Competitions in their town, I say" Many thanks." Anti-Gas Training. - The following is an analysis of various Anti-Gas ertificates issued up to December 31st, 1939 : -

No. IX District CORNWALL

340 81 1,823 5, 14

Grade 1 Grade 2 A.R.P. Certificates General Pu biic Total

8,058

Conclusion.-Divisions have been helped considerably by the Police and Municipal Authorities, and on behalf of all ranks, 1 desire to record my appreciation and thanks. The Assistant Commissioners, Lady District Superintendent, and all other members of the District Staff have gIven of theIr best, and by theIr own selfsacrifice and untiring efforts have set an example whIch inspired all ranks to do likewise to maintain their usefulne s and general efficiency. l\ly DIstnct l ' a great team comprised of all members, irrespectIve of rank, and JUcludes many silent workers who are not members. This explains the huge amount of work carried out joyfully and unostentatiously during the past twelve months, without thought of fee or reward, except that which comes .from the joy of service to those in need.

TREGENNA, CAMBORNE, lVI arch 12th, 1940.

THE CmEl' CO:'IMISSIONER, T. JOlIN A:'1BULA 'CE BRIGADE. JR,

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient ervant, E. A. RICH Al D , Knight oj Grace, . Order of St. John, ommIssioner, TO. , District.

COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Lieut.-Col. W. Blackwood, D.S.O., M.B., Tregenna, Camborne. (3.2.32.)-Commander. ASSISTANT OUNTY COMMISSIONER.-W. W. Johnston, Tormohun, Truro. (3.12.39 .) -Officer. COUNTY SURGEONS.-E. S. Toogood, M.D., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.S., Golden Bank, Liskeard. (7.3.32.)-Serving Brother. VV. L. Stewart, M.B., CH.B., Grampound, Cornwall. (5.9.33.) - erV1'ng Brother. LADY COUNTY S PERINTE DE~n . -Miss E. H. P. Grylls, The Green, Redruth. (1.4.3 .)-Servzng Stster. COUNTY OFFICERS .-S. M. Landry, Lemearn," West Heath Avenue, Bodmin. (10 .12.29 )-Serving Brother. R. II. Hadfield, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Trehivin, Heamoor, Penzance. (9.5.36)-Serving Brother. (A.R.P.).-E. O. Samuil, 7, Carwinian Terrace, Liskeard. (1.9.36 .) T. C. Tresider, Dartington, Redannack Estate, Truro. (9.6.39.)

I have the honour to submit my Report for the year ending December 31st 1939 Sfrcngth.-On December 31st, 1939, the personnel was as follows :_ ' . I

Officers County Commissioner and his Staff (mcluding two ounty Surgeons) . DIVI lOnal Surgeons . . Ambulance DIvisions (excluding Surgeon). . . . ursmg Divisions (excluding Surgeons) Ambulance Cadets .1 ursing adets Total

Other Ranks 1939

9 34

Other Officers Ranks 1938 9 31

659

575

32 9 6

311 192 66

22 6

132 118

134

1,228

116

897

. T?~re are 26 mbulance Divisions, 17 ursing Divisions, 12 Cadet Ambulance DIVIsIOns, and 5 Cadet Tursin&, P.ivisions. !his shows an increase in personnel of 359, and of two Ambulance DIvlsIOns, and SlX ursing Divisions over the previous year. Honours and Awards.-The following have had the honour of being admitted :_

Commander oj the O,'der Officer of the Order erving Brother .

Cou.nty Commissioner, W. Blackwood, D.S.O., l\I.B. AssIstant County Commissioner, W. W. Johnston. Supt. C. C. Pellowe, Redruth Ambulance Division.

ine Service Medals, one first and one third Bar to the Service Medal were awarded .

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Competitions.-The following

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ompetition

were held : -

Ambulance Cornwall County Shield " gar Robartes" hield .. Trevarno" Shield .. Thomas Peter" Shield (J unior) .. Dennis Shipwright" Cup ( adets) " Individual" Cup .. Allen" up (Cadets)

Winner 'to Blazey. Redruth. Truro. Penzance. H.edruth. Penzance. LI keard .

1 ursing " Leggo" Cup " Rich" Cup .. Blackwood" up .. Town end" hield District BedmaklOg Cup

Tf 'inner Redruth. Bodmll1 . Redrulh. St. I yes adets. Bodmin (tied with, herwell) .

In the No. IX District Competitions, Bodmin Tursing DivIsion tied for lhe " Vo per" Cup. First A id.-This was rendered on 22,206 occa iOll , and of itself, peaks for the enormous value of the Brigade to the ommunity, especially as 10 many dIstri cts there is no resident medical man, and where the prompt rendering of First id must assist a great deal in the recovery of the injured or sick. Transport . -The cases transported by the 17 Brigade Am bu lances total 3,780 and the mileage run was 59, 23. As the bulk of this work IS done entirely by voluntary drivers, and often entails many hours' absence from home, It speaks volumes for their enthusiasm. I would specially like to thank them, and also 1.h(· employers of labour who allow their employees time off to carry out th Ir Ambulance duties without loss of wages. Members of .I. ursing Divisions accompanied the mbulance on 3+0 occa IOns when conveying female patients. I think this is a very Important part of the urses' duties, and uperintendents should make more use or ~ ur es in accompanying female cases . .Road Casualties.-:-This y.ear 2~9 Road ccidents were attended, entailing a mileage of 3,136 mIles. ThIS IS slightly less than last year, and possIbly this IS an indication of better driving on the part of road users The annual grant of £ISO from the County Council is divided among the Dlvi ion 10 proportIon to the numher of cases they attend and the mileage run, and IS of great use In meetlOg the extra expenses thrown upon the DIvisions. To deal with these road accidents we ha\'e established SIxteen RoadSide FIr t .... 1<1 Boxes and twenty-six Roadside First . Id Posts. s these are situated at p0111Ls where accidents occur, they have been found most u eflli. Public Dutles.11 important shows, fetes, and football matches have been attended, and in most of the seaside re orts members of the 'u rsing DIVISIOns ha\ e been on duty on the beach. Lifeboat Duties.-All our Divisions are linked up with the Ltfeboat 111 thclr neighbourhood, and are available should their services be required. Annual Inspections and Re-exammations.- Owing to the onset of the \Var and the " Black-out," it has been found impossible to carry out the Annual Inspection of each Division this year. All Divisions were inspected at the Annual hurch Parade in June, and again at the combined Parade held in Truro in October. The Annual re-examination gives a percentage of 65 for men and +2 for women The lower percentage in women is due to the increase 10 trength, as 179 took the examination for the first time, and therefore did not reg uire to be re-examllled. Church Parade.-The Annual Church Parade was held at Falmouth in June, when Canon Jennings, of Madron, preached the sermon, and over 700 m'e mbers attended. A combined Parade was held with the British Red Cross at Truro Cathedral in October, and was largely attended. The Bishop of Truro preached. A Church Parade was also held at Madron Church, which was founded by the Order, and was well attended by members of Divisions in the West of the County . This Parade is becoming quite an annual event. I w~)Uld like to thank Canon Jennings, who is a Su b-Chaplain of the Order, for the most lllteresting addresses which he gives on the Order at these occasions.

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.VUyswg DZVWOl1S nder the supervision of my Lady County Superintendent, Miss 1Telen Grylls, they have done excellent work, and I would l1ke to tha:D k the Matrons of lllc Voluntary Ilospitals, where they. have att~nded, for the asslstan.ce they have given in instructing tl:em. T~is hospItal work IS a most valuable trallling, both for home and for hospltal n.u rsmg . . . Cadet Divisions.- These show an lllcrease dunng the year, and are servlllg a useful purpose in instructing boys and girls in the ~mbul~nce Work. I feel, especially in these days, that more use should be mad~ III ~e~t.lllg young people to join the Cadets, as a future training ground for the Sen.lO.r Dlvls~ons.. , Th e War. - Since the outbreak of \\'ar, 115 have JOllled HIS Majesty s Forces . L nfortunatcly a number called up under the age groups have been unable to get mto 1.11 H. .' 1.C. Of those called up, a number are with the B.E.F. ~ c~m tingent from Penzance and St. Ives are on a H?spital Train, and seem to be enJoYlllg themselves. I have received letters from qUIte a number, and they seem to be all " in the Pink ." .. . [ have had numerous applications to join the Royal avy AUXIlIary SIck Berth H.eserve but that Service was full, with a long waiting list, at the outbreak of Wc:r. CtvLI Defence.-A large number of our members are serving in the First Aid Parties and Flrst Aid Posts. Several of our senior Officers are in charge of the Casualty Sen lce III theIr respective areas. Our Cas Instructors have not been called upon so much this year for their services as last OWlllg to the vanous local and Borough Councils having trained their own mstru;tors. Thls fact \vill now allow our Instructors to devote their time to the lllstruction of our own personnel. luch use, howe~er, has been made of our County yag Officer, Mr. E. O. Samuil, by the County CouncIl as an Instructor. Our strength is as follows : A mbulance Divisions : C.A.C.S. 2 L.A.C .C. 3 Grade I 26 Grade 2 40 A .R.P. Certificates 140 A.R.P. Auxiliary Reserve 20

• ttrsmg Divisions: A.R.P.S. C.A.G.S. L.A .G.C. Grade 1 Grade 2 A.R.P. Certificates A.R.P. Auxiliary Reserve

1 1 3 14 36 93 80

The Cornwall joint Voluntary Aid Organization of the St . .John and ~.R.C., which has been in existence since the last war, has taken over dutIes of a J omt War Committee, and under it the following Committees have been set up : Central Hospital Supply Service and Comforts Collections. Convalescent Homes . Red Cross and St. John Library. Prisoners of War (in conjunction with Devon) . Finance. Fmance.-The financial position of all Divisions is satisf~ctory. .Several new headquarters have been obtained and a new Ambula~ce acqUIred d~n~g the year. The \Yar, with its attendant appeals on the generoslty of the p'ubhc, IS bound to have a serious effect on the subscription to Divisions. To meet thIS agrant has be~n received from the Lord l\Iayor's Appeal Fund, which will be a,:-alla.ble ~o ass~st Divisions in their work. I trust, however, that the general publ1c Will stIll assist their local Divisions to the full extent of their power. I would like to record my thanks to Assistant County Commissioner \V. \V . Johnston and my County Staff for all the assistance they have given ~e dunn.g the year, for without it, it would be impossible to carryon th e work sat~sfactonly. I thank all Officers and men for the loyal co-operation they have given me, and I ask them to redouble their efforts at this time, when no one knows what calls may 9

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be made up on us.' .to obtain the services of old members of the Bri ade and of new

°Fver MIlItary age, to take the place of those called up fo~ Service in His Mme?1bter~ aJes y s orces .

R \~Ould ~~ ~ tshank t he Municipal and Urban Authorities, including the Police ' . ., an " couts for the support and assistance they have given us durin ; th e year. b I have the honour to be Sir Your obedient Serva'nt WILLIAM BL CkWOOD

Commander oj the Order oj

j erusalcr1'l

t. John oj

County Commissioner for Cornwall.

DEVONSHIRE Administered as two Counties, viz.-(a) Plymouth, S.W. Devon, and E. Cornwall County." (b) ., E., and Mid Devon County." C OUNTY COMMISSIONERs.-(a) H dl ' e ey V . 1\1 Iller, O.B.E., F.R.I.P.H.H. (7.25.)It

Knight oj Grace. (b) H. J. ick. (22.5.36 .)-Commander.

PLYMOUTH, SOUTH WEST DEVON, and EAST COR WALL COUNTY COUNTY COMMISSIONER (AND COUNTY A.R.P. OFFICER) . -Hedley V. liller 0 B E F·IR.I.P.H.H., Co~nty Headquarters, Central Ambulance tation Gre~nba~k' P ymouth.-Kmght oj Grace. " COUNTY SURGEON.-Lie~t.-Colonel ]. P. tephens \Vard T.D. :'I1 .R C S Chollacott Park, WhItchurch, Tavistock South Devon' (+ 5' ? 1) C" L.R.Cd·P, LADY COUNTY Su ( , " .- . . omman e J' PERINTENDENT A D COUNTY A .R .P . OFFICER) - 11rs R Bal 3, Beech Terrace, Saltash, Cornwall. (20.3.36 )-Officer.· " sdon, LADY Co~ps SS?PT.-Mrs. H. A. Hastings, 20, ' apier Terrace 1\Iutley Plymoutll ' , . S erV1,ng lster. CORPS OFFICERS.-COrps .S urgeon Capt . IIarold F. Vellacott, l\l.c., F.R.C.S. Mount VIew, ~artley, Plymouth. (4.3.21.) , Corps Supenntendent \ illiam F . Pethick, 12 Herbert Street, Devonport. (1.1.2.) , Corps Officer Frederick l\Iardon, 140, Peverell Park Road, Plymouth. (4.3.21.)-Seyving Brother. Corps Officer Charles 1. Ball (Staff Officer for adets) 53 Alexandra Road, l\1utley Plymouth ('J 3?') s' ,

Brother.

, .

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en zng

COU TY STAFF) .-Divisional Superintendent F K . Bright, 12, Bute Road, Plymouth. . CORPS SERGT.-MAJOR A. E. Parkin, 39, Rosebery Avenue, Plymouth . THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER ST. JOHN AMBULA C~ BRIGADE. SIR, I have the honour to submit my R 0r t th . in the City of Plymouth South-W t e:8 on e :r:ersonnel and servIce of the Brigade TRANSPORT OFFICER (0

str~~~~n~~\heO~c~~~e~~~: ~~!r~sl:~~:n~1~b~:S~;IP O~~~~~I'C~:r~~~ tl~:ke~~~9;:~

Cadet Nursing 5' total 30 D ' .. ) , , ursmg, 9, " , IVlSIOns amounted to ; -

Designation . County Staff . (i~cluding Surgeons) Amb~lanc~ !?I:"lsIOns (includmg Surgeons) Nursmg DIvIsIOns (including Surgeons) Cadet Ambulance Divisions Cadet Nursing Divisions .

adet Ambulance, 5 . '

Staff and N.C.O.'s Dzvtsional and Officers ]1..1embers 11 35 26 4 6

354 183 165 119

Total Strength 11

3 9 209 169 125

Totals . 82 821 903 The above figure represents a nett increase of 131 on last year.

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ervices Rendered.-The following services are recorded for 1939 ; Classification By A mbulance Divisions By Nursing Divisions 11 Motor Ambulances Staffed 12 Cases removed Road Accidents Cases attended Roadside Aid Posts, Huts, etc. Ambulance Stations served

3,912 555 4,960 7 6

1,522

715 1

Civil Dejence.-\Vhen \Var was declared the Air Raid Precaution statistics for this County approximately were as follows ; Air Raid Precautions School Instructors 3 Civilian Anti-Gas School Instructor 1 C.A.G.S. (Equivalent) Instructor 1 Grade 1 Instructors 44 Grade 2 Instructors 7 Holders of A.R.P. Certificates of Proficiency 387 During the year, Brigade personnel have been very fully utilized as Lecturers and Demonstrators for instructional duties for A .R.P. workers, and it has been a so urce of partIcular satisfactIOn that Local Authonties have made such widespread use of our Officers and members; this, in addition to the enrolments of many for A.R .P. asualtv erVlces and the Civil Tursing Reserve. There has been co-operation WIth the Royal Air Force in display work, and help gl\en in developing Local Authonty A.R.P. exer cises, etc., as the following encouraging extract from an Organizer's letter bears testimon y; "I should, however, like to place on record my own appreciation, and that of every one in the _ Iedical 'ervlces .. . for the help in personnel and materials so promptly given, even before It was asked. As 1 customary with your uniform staff, they made a great impression on all \\'lth whom they came in contact, and greatly assisted in maintaining a calm effiCIent manner." War ervice.-In addition to .R.P. activities, the Brigade in this County has been, a you know, engaged, Slllce the outbreak of War, in many duties in conJ unction WIth I L:'I1. en-ices-these have occasionally been afloat. From certain confidential Reports submItted to you, I realize you are aware that, when the appropriate time arrl\'es, the Brigade in S .W. Devon and E. Cornwall will have a remarkable record of War service to disclose. At present, I will merely quote from two official communications I received from highly responsible Officers in T1.:'11. erVlces, after our personnel did their part in two exceptional duties, the I1rt WIth the Royal avy, the second with the Army; (1) "Yours is a great Or~alllzabon to fall back on, and to feel proud of . . . . " (2)" The St. John .\mbulance Brigade are to be commended for their skilful and efficient treatment and general arrangement of the whole situation." From all I hear about our Officers and members in Hi Majesty's Forces, they are worthIly mallltaming the traditions of our Order, and a number by their proficiency have gamed promotion. Their loss from civil ambulance and transport duty has been much felt, especially as the active Brigade strength is also depleted by the calls of .R.P. Services, and the excessive hours worked by many on essential war work III Government Industrial Establishments, etc . My sincere tribute is due to those who are still able to devote themselves to Brigade duty, for their great self-sacrifices in order to maintain instructional activities, public duties, station, and ambulance staffing. 1 ursing Personnel.-Under the very devoted leadership of Lady County Superintendent :'I1rs. Balsdon, the Nursing Units have also responded magnificently to the heavy and varied demands on their time and strength. The report on their year's work has already been submitted to you, so it only remains for me to mention how extremely valuable their services have been. Cadets.-The " black-out" conditions last Autumn made Cadet work difficult, but in some units progress was still made. Cadet Roy Gerry, of the Plymouth Central Cadet Division, had the distinction of commendation in the St. John A mbulance Gazette for his rescue from the sea of a girl, and his su bseq uent successful artificial respiration. Losses.-By the departure abroad on Admiralty Service, of Divisional Superintendent George Howard, of the Plymouth Central Division, not only his Unit, but

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the work as a whole, lost the services of an out tanding personality, whose zeal and efficiency have for many years meant much to Plymouth Ambulance work . His return one day i keenly anticipated. The visit of H.R. H. The Duche of K nt to Plymouth, on May 3rd, meant COItiderable public duty for the Brigade. Amongst those proceedtng to t.heir post was Private \V . Bunker, of the Iutley Din ion . IIc never reachcd hIS destination, as he sustained a fatal road accident on the \vay, and was removed t.o hospital tn a ,t. John Ambulance. He was a very keen and promising young mcmher, and much sympathy was felt for his widowed mother and brothers, both of whom are also Ambulance men. There was an impressIve Bri gade funeral. District Compelltion . -The o. IX. District Eliminating Competitions for t.he " Dewar" and "Perrott" Shield Final Contest werc held at Plymouth on April 29th, when Exeter City Police Team were judged the \\'e5t ountry Ambulance Champions and Barnstaple the Nursing . There was a large and Influent.ial gathering from Cornwall, Dorset, and Devon, over WlllCh the Lord ~layor of Plymouth presided. Thanks.-I cannot conclude without expres ing my heartfelt appr ciatlOn to all ranks who, in their several ways, have gn'en lavishly of t.heir time and skill that lhe sick and injured shall be cared for, and tratntng gIven on such an unprccedented scale. vVhatever the future has in store, by way of arduous or dangerolls duty, you may be confident that the Brigade m .'0.'. Devon and East orn\\all will n () t be found wanting. I ha\'e the honour to be, ir, Your obedient servant, HEDLEY V. IILLER, Km'ght oj the Order of . t. john oj jerusalem, County Commissioner.

February, 1940. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE . SIR,

I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for Tursing Divisions in Plymouth, S.W. Devon and E. Cornwall County for the year ended December 31st, 1939 . Public Duties have been attended on 3071 occa IOns, tncludtng the VISit of T.R.H's. the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester in February and 1I .R.1I. the Duche of Kent in May. \Vhatever the nature of the duty, whether a Royal VIsit or accompanying School Children on their Annual Outing, the members ha\'e given ready and efficient service. umerous testimonials have been recclved throughout the year testifying to the magniiicent work voluntarily undertaken by Officers and members. On Empire Air Day, Grade 1 A.R.P. Officers and members were invited to aSSI t the R .A.F. personnel with demonstrations for the general publIc at a Royal Air Force Base. Offic.ers and members and ~ursing Cadets also participated in the ring's BIrthday Parade on Plymouth Hoe wIth members of the Royal Tavy, Army, Air Fore and training establishments R.N. The co-operation of the Brigade Iembers with H.M. Services is a source of encouragement in the ity. . Although Plymouth is a neutral zone, the members have had theIr part to play m the EvacuatIon Scheme of the country. Trams wIth schoolchlldren to be billeted in Cornish towns and others detrained at Plymouth for towns and villages in S. Devon were assisted by members of Plymouth Divisions at a specially arranged First-aid Post at the main G.W.R. Railway Station as they passed through . Turs ing Cadets also gave great assistance with" cups of water" to the children in theIr trains. With the declaration of war the activities became so numerous that it seemed almost impossible that we could respond, but owing to the loyal manner in which certain of the Lady Officers and their members undertook extra work, every request has been immediately dealt with. Survivors from torpedoed ships brought by H.M. ship to a west country port brought the full horror of U-Boat activities to our Nurses very early in the war.

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In conjunction with the Ambulance Perso~nel they are rendering ~s~ful servic~ to wounded, and on transport with oth~r Su:vlvors. At the moment, It IS not possIble to publish fully the work being done III thIS connection, but wheD: the.ful~ facts can be revealed at some future date, the work of the urses will be an IllspIratIOn to many. As in all other parts of the country, we were faced wIth the V.~.D. problem m May, but a good response from the immo.bile mem~ers resulted ill a transf~r to C. .R. Members have now received HOSpital allo.catIOn and .have already aSSIsted in recent emergency measures in the General HospItals. MobIle members. wh<,> were " standlllg-by " were mobilized on September 8th and have been servillg III the R. . Hospital smce that date. . . Duties have been undertaken at Girl-Guide Camp~, FIrst-aId Posts, .School Tre<l:-ts, and other ju\'cnile outings involving transport of child:en from the CIty to outlymg districts. The First-aid Post at Plymouth Hoe agam proved valuable, but had to be curtaLled earlier than in previous years owing to the war. llospital and Clinic Attendances have continued, and 886 attendances have been made; this includes the complete staffing of one hospital on December 28th by St. John Officers and members . ." A.R .I'. Flr t-md and Home-nursing Classes m connection wIth the A.R.P .. <l:nd . T. R . 'cheme ha\e made heavy demands on Officers and m~rr:bers. In addItion to the orclmary DlVIsIOnal Classes, at one period 34 Classes r~qUlnng our members as Demon trators were bemg held slmultaneo~sly in. th~ CIty of PI~outh . " Owmg to the mcreaed number of recrults . llltO DI':'IsIOns and the black-out dIfficulties, three of the ' ursi ng DIVISIOns m the CIty of Plymouth ~ave had to haye aftcrnoon and evening DiYI 'IOnal f,re~tl?~s to meet the requrrem~n~s of members. ThIS added responsibility, in the DIVIsIOns concerned, has been WIllingly and ch erfully met by the Officers in charge. COlllpetztzons. The followmg were successful in the County and District Nursing ompetltions: Cowzty . .. Gale Shield" Championship-Plymouth Co-operative. aroline Beckly" Cup-Sherwell. . oronatIOn Rose Bowl "-Plymouth Co-operatIve. " Dorothy Ward" up (Bedmaking)-Ford. " ~Iary Stephens" Challenge Cup-(Capta.in) Mrs. Kerswill, Lady upt., Co-operatIve DIVISIOn.

District Competition. " Ellis" up-(Runners-up) Plymouth Co-operative. . .. Yosper" (Bcd-making Trophy)-Sherwell and Bodmlll (Tied). XII/SIIIg Cadets.-Owing to the" black-out," ~n~ ~ursing Cadet Division had to clo.'e do\\ n until the lighter evenmgs; other . DIVISIOns have been more fortunate m bClllg ahle to ha\e thcir DiVisional Meeting on Saturday afternoons. ~n the DI\ ISlon \\ hich has had to closc temporarily, the Cadets have been kept active ?y kmtt1l1g garments for the SIck and poor of the City. At Christmas many a~socla tions rec~Ived dolls, baby clothes, and knitted dresses, etc., for small chIldr~n, woollen comforts for aged folk and other gifts to !?ladden ma~y~ome~ at ~he feshve season. This was the combined effort of all I ursmg Cadet DIVlSIOns III th.IS C~)Un~y. The mitial effort being commenced several years ago has now become an lllstitutIon and a general feature of adet work. In the County Cadet Tursing Competition the "Davey" C~allenge Cup was won by Sherwell and the" Hastings" Bed-Making Trophy by FrIary and Sherwell, who hed. In the Plymouth youth Organ.iza~i<:>n Annua~ Sports, 1\Iembers of. the ord ' ursing Cadet Division secured md~y~dually ~rrst, Second, and T~Ird Pnzes . Cadets have assisted their parent. DIVISIons WIth all Important. duhe.s .. . In conclusion, I wish to thank all Officers and Members of Nursmg DlvisIOn~ for the truly wonderful response they have made to ~he enormo,:s calls we have receIved during the year. In addition to all I have detaIled, the dally taffing of th.e Greenbank Central Ambulance tation and the Totte treet Ambulance St~tIOn, also the regular daily transport of invalid children t<:> and fro~ the two open-aIr schools, imolving approximate transport of 7,500 chIldren (mlleage, approx. 9,000), has been undertaken .

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PeYsonnel Lady County Superintendent Lady Corps Superintendent Divisional Surgeons Lady Divisional Superintendents Lady Divisional Superintendent (On Reserve) Nursing Officers .. Lady mbulance Officers Ambulance Sisters

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Public Duties Attended Transport Duties and Road Accident First id rendered Hospital and Clinic ttendances Invalid Children to Open-air chool

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l,bI9 (::\Illeage, 10,376) 715 <6 7,500, approx., with 9,000 miles travelled, approx. (Signed) RO 11 BAL DO T, Officl'Y of the Oyde1'. Lady ounty Sup nntendent.

NORTH, EAST, AND MID DEVON COU 'TY C01\11\1ISSIO ER.-H. J . Vick, \Vinterdene, Preston, Palgnton. (22.5.36.)Commander. LADY COUNTY . UPERI TENDENT.-':\liss 1 . K. Hardie Jackson, .. Pomeroy," Gittisham, Honiton, Devon. (20.3.36.) Officer. COUNTY A.R.P. OFFIcER.-Dr . Morton Palmer, \Voodlands, Totn s Office~. COUNTY PRESIDENT.-Major M. L. Buller, Downes, Crediton, Devon. COUNTY PRESIDE T ( URSING DIVISIONs).-The Lady Clmion. HON. COUNTY SECRETARY, ST. JOHN Ar-m LANCE ASSOCIATIO"l" :'Ir . II. Taylor, 54, Victoria Street, Paignton. MID DEVO AREA ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-G. \V. Hingston, Belle Vue House, Paignton.Officey. COUNTY SURGEoN.-Captain R . A. P. Gray, M.B., B.CR., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 23, East Southernhay, Exeter. (12.7.35.) LADY COUNTY OFFICERS.-MiSS F. K. Wood, Oakdene, St. David' Hill, Exeter. (23.5.3 .)-Serving Sister. Miss D . E. Whitehead, Beara, Bovey Tracey, Devol).. (23.5.38.) COUNTY OFFICER (CADETs).-H. Langmaid, I, Larkbere Road, Port Royal, Exeter. PRESIDENT.-:\1rs . A. H. Templer, Chudleigh. EAST DEVO AREA ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-E. J. Moors, Bristol House, xminster. (22.5.36.)-Officer. COUNTY SURGEON.-Major E. E. Lightwood, R.A.M.C.(T.A.), Malden, Sidmouth. (21.5.38.) COUNTY OFFICER.-E. A. Bowden, M.B.E., Pendock, St. David's lIill, Exeter. (21.3.39. )-Officer. COUNTY SERGT.-MAJOR.-C. J. Wood, 5, Rutherford Street, Wonford, Exeter. (19.36.)

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ORTII DEVO AREA A/ AsSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-K. G. W. Saunders, F.R.C.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C. P., Roseleigh, Union Place, Barnstaple. A/COUNTY SURGEONS.-R. A. ash, Hatherley House, South Molton. . W. B. Boone, M.A., B.M., B.CH., M.R.C .S., L.R.C.P., Hlllsborough Terrace, Ilfracombe . . OUNTY OFFICER.-A. \lV. Latimer, Hillsleigh Cottage, Instow.-Sermng Brother. A/CO UNTY OFFICER.-J. 1. Pepperell, Silver Barn, Oaklands Park, Barnstaple. LADY CORPS OFFICER (ATTACRED).- Irs. O. G. Knott, 25, Bear Street, Barnstaple. WINTERDENE, PRESTON, PAIGNTON, February 17th, 1940. THE 'H[EF COMMISSIO. ER, T. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. SIR, I have the honour of submitting my Annual Report for the County of North, East, and ;\lld-Dc"on, for the year ending December 31st, 1939. . The table below sho\\'s t.he number of Units, with the strength of therr personnel, as at the above date : Other Ranks Officers Units 17 \ount.y Staff 12 2 orps 1,055 104 35 Ambulance Divisions 475 62 21 • 'ursing DiVISIOns 281 30 18 Ambulance adet DivislOns 128 11 6 l\ursing Cadet DlviSlOn Total

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.R.P. Resen'e, 176 ; Ivil ursing Reserve, 2 O. ::\lembers of Bngade serving with His l\lajesty's Forces, 16 . . .. A compan';on With the 193 figures shows a decrease of 1 Amb.ulance DI:nslOn, but sll1ce thc last Report 2 Divisions have .been .r~d:uced to SectIons of adjacent DI\lSlons. There is an increase of 11 urslllg DIVISIOns and 2 Ambulance Cadet Di\"islOns. The total increase in personnel is 527. . .. \Vhile the figures given below will gi~e s.ome indication of the actIVItIes of th.e Brigade, it is very difficult to give de~aIls ~n a ~hort . report of .the fresh responSIbilities we have undertaken in connectIon WIth rr RaId PrecautIons and \Var work of "ariou kinds.

Services rcnde1'cd : Cases attended a es removed Mileage for remm"aL umuer of Road Accidents Mileage for Road Accidents Tumber of First Aid Huts umber of First Aid Boxes Hospit.al and Clinic attendances . .D.'s, r.Iobile Immobile " A.R.P.-C.A.G.S. Instructor L.A.G.C. Grade 1 Grade 2

7,03+ 4,603 67,750 992 2,907 2 42 3,644 5 (disbanded)

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A ir Raid Pyecautions.-The outbreak of \Var in September last threw a considerable strain on the resources of the Brigade, as in many districts there w;;tS no trained personnel for the Casualty Services outside ~he members of ~he Bngade and ociety. Fortunately for us, the A.R.P. Courses III London, orgalllzed by the Order of St. John, and their nominations for the Home Office School at Falfield, had

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provided a number of competent Instructors. These, under my guidance, had for t hree years been organizing Classes for the Brigade and g neral pu blic in Anti-Gas . In this connection, I should like to emphasize the valuable assistance given to me by Dr. Morton Palmer, the County A.I'-.P. Staff Officer. Until Sep teI:?-~er, 19~.,. the Loca.l . uthorities had given very little help in the matter of provld111g faCIlIties for tra111111g, but the crisis which occurred at that time altered the position entirely, and these Local uthoritles then realized the valuable nucleus of trained men and women . ready and willmg ~o help in any emergency. In.many cases, member~ of the Bngade hold key posItions in local .R.P. Schemes, and 111 some. areas the Bngade and ociety are in control of the Casualty erVlce. I am afraId there has been a lack o.f in.itiative in some Divisions m forming an A.R.P. Reserve, and I feel sure that capitatlOn ancl other fees have not been claimed as they should have been. ' There are three A.R.P. Schemes. operating in .my County, VIZ., Exeter ity, Torbay area (compns111O' Torquay, Palgnton, and Bnxham), anclthe remainder of the County. The latter cheme functions under the County CouncIl, and both Dr lorton Palmer and myself are members of the A.H"P. Execub\'e 'omml1.tc This has enabled me to bring the special qualIficatIOn of our member' before thIS Committee, and to secure their appointmen t a Lecturer. .The ~rigade Surgeons have . b~en inundated \\,Ith requests for JJomc TllrSl11g and FIrst AId lectures for the CIVIl urS111g ancl _\ .R .P. He en·cs. \\' ithout thes Officers and their subordinate, the County could neIther ha\e tralJ1ed nor pro\ Ided the necessary Staff for the Casualty ernces. In the Torbay rea, Mr. Hing ton , the A Sl tant ounty CommIssIoner, is the Area Ambulance Officer, and four of our Surgeons hold execlltl\ c posts under thIS Area Joint Committee. ' .The personnel. of t~e First. Aid Parties and :'Ioblle Post at Torquay, the 1< ir t AId Post and FIrst AId Parties at Palgnton, and th e hrst ,\It! Post at Brixham, conSIsts of member of the Brigade and the member of our .\ KP. H.escn'c. ix m~mber~ of the Paignton Ambulanc Dl\ISIOn are in full-time cmploymcnt at the FIrst AId Party Depot. The FL'(ed FIr t "\l(.l and :.robIle P osts at l'a ignton are staffed, voluntarily, for t\V~lve hours each day of the week by our mcmbers. and o.thers whom. we. have tramed . Dr. G. E. 'a\\'don has done a good deal of work 111 th~ orgamzatI.on of the 1\Iobilc Post.. The AIr Raid \Y arclens m this Are a have been 111structed m the Short First AId ourse by Officcrs of the Bnoad . In Exe,t er, our urses ar~ <l:c~ively engaged in llospital "ork , "hIle eIghtmem b rs of the CIty Ambulance DIVISIOn have been appointed OrderlIes 011 the llosplta l t rain stationed at Exeter. Acting ~orps Officer Inch is Captain of TO. 4 FIrst Aid Post, where m mb rs of the J:Ieavltre~ Ambulance Division arc also \\ orkl11g. One man IS employcd 111 fu~-tIme serVIce under the Exeter A .R .P. O~ganlzer, hief onstable Tarry . .1.n ~ast Devon, :\Ir. .E. J. ,Moors, the ASSIstant ounty Commission r, IS acting as ASSIstant Deputy FIrst AId Commandant for the xmin ter Urban and H.ural ar~as. ~e has al 0, organized numerous ntI-Gas ourses, and glv cn lectures in ~hIS subject. PractIcally every Division in thi~ rea is gIving part-time service ill local A.R.P. Schemes. In North DevC?n~ .a t Barnstaple, Bicleforcl, Ilfracombe . and m the small r to\\n. where we have D lvlslOns, the members are giving part-time servicc under the ounty A .R.P. Scheme . .The County Officer of ~he ~r.e~, and the uperintenclcnts 01 the Barn staple, Bldefor d, and. C.o mbe Martm DlvislOns, have been partIcularly acti\ c lD organizing Classes and gIvmg Lectures . There are very few, if any, of our members employed in full-time service under the County Scheme. ~uring the :past year twenty-eight Anti-Gas Classes have been organized by the Bn~ade, of WhICh the general public attended twenty-two . Sm~ce Classes were c?mmenced in the County, I have issued 40 Gracie I, 3 ' Grade 2, and .)94 A,R.P. CertIficates. The general public have obtained 6+4 Certificates b ut s.eve~al hun.dre~ more persons have attended Classes without taking th~ exammatIon, WhICh IS not insisted on by the IIome Office. Ten of our Officers hold the C.A.G.S. First-class Certificate. Service with His Majesty's Forces. - The Acting Assistant Countv Commissioner for ~rth Devon, three County Surgeons, six Divisional Surgeons, and two Divisional Supenntendents have been called up.

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1 regret that I have been unable to obtain the exact number of men who have joined up or been called up for Service. . . , Appointments.-Dr. G. \Y. K . Saunders has been appomted . Actlll~ Asslst~nt ounty Commissioner for 'orth Devon , vice Dr. E. Hoerman, who IS now III JamaIca, but still actively engaged in Brigade work. Dr. R. A . ash, of South Molton, and Dr. \V. B. Boone, of llfracombe, have been appomted Acting County Surgeons of the ' orth Devon Area. Corps Officer I r. Langmaid, of Exeter, has been appointed County Officer for Ambulance Cad ts . P10gress-Dunng the past year seven ' ursing Divisions in 'orth and East Devon, and five ' ursing Dn;iSlOns lD Mid Devon have been registered, largely owing to thc illltIatIve of Lady County Officers 1\1iss Wood and Miss Whitehead. A ne'" aclet Di\ ISlOn has been registered at Axminster. In spIte of the handicap of depleted ranks in the Ambulance Divisions, and the additional \.R]> . activities, thc ordinary work of the Brigade is still being carried on, but 0\\ Ing to the loss of key personnel, the Annual Returns have been very late comIn g in, a nd some are still outstandmg. Obl/uar\' 1 regret to report the death of Corps Officer Major E. ,y, Greenslade. COlllptliliuJlS The Barnstaple Ambulance and 1\"ursing Divisions, and the Exeter 'ltv I '01I 'C DI\'1 lon, ba\ e sc.ored successes in the County and District Competitions . The PolIce Dl\'1SlOn and th e 1 ursmg Divi Ion mentioned took part in the Flllal Competitions m London for tIl .. Dewar" and "Perrott " hields. The Barntaple ~ 'ursing Team secured the .. Corbet Fletcher" and " Chalmers" trophies and thc " Ellis" Cup for the Team Leader gaming the highest marks. A ppn ci(//I01/ I WI sh to express my thanks to the Assistant County COI:?-miSSloncr~, the Lady County Supenntendent, and the County Staff, who have agalll giv'n me thclr loyal support: also to r ecord my appreciation of the self-sacrifice sho\\ n b\' the 1)1\ ISlonal Officers and members, who ha\'e carried on under dIfficult condition I wish to thank the I1onorary ecretanes of the Branches of the St . John AmLulanc.c .\ssoeiation for theIr contmued help, and theIr ommittees for valuable financial support to the Dn'iSlOns in theIr dlstncts, rhe Brigade is al.·o mdebted to the Press for the publicity given to our work, and to th members of the Police Forcc for their assi t a nce on many occasions, ha\'e the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, HERBERT J. VICK, Commander of th e Orde1', County Commissioner.

BRISTOL HOUSE, AXMI STER, THE T

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Sm, I have the honour to ubmlt the nnual Report of the East Devon Area for the year endmg December 31 t, 1939. SatIsfactory progres has been made . mbulance Divisions have incre~sed in strength, and, but for the 'Var, fre hones \\'o uld probably have been regIstered. I ursmg Dl\ iSlOns have been formed in several place, and there has been an increa e of 'adet actlnty. OW1l1g to the \Var, both the" Knott" Cup and" Alhuesen " Cup Competitions were ca ncelled . /rength of ./ 1rea.-Staff, +; Surgeon, 8; Superintendents, 9; Officers, 7 ; K .C.O.'s and Privates, J 99. Increase, 22. Cadets, 5l. Senl/Cfs.-Cases attend d, 0+. Patients removed, 604. Mileage, 10, 56. Road a cidents, 1 H. Mileage, 717 . Beach huts, 3. .Vat101lal Ser1'lce.- Tearly twenty-five per cent have joined H. 1. Forces . Every D1\'i ion is pulling its weight in connection with A.R,P.

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DIVISIONAL REPORTS. .-:lxmi nster.-The new .\ mbulance was dedicated by the Vi car of xminster al a parade attended by units from every Division in the area. Many calls have been made on its services by the military authorities in charge of an internment camp " somewhere" in the area. The D evon County gricultural how " 'as held at Axminster this year, and Fm;t Aid arrangements were entirely carried out by the t. John mbulance Brigade (East Devon). ~ursing personnel was supplementec1 by Exeter ursmg DiYI ion (Mid Devon). BudZeigh Salterton.-This Di,-ision is well supported financially by the local branch of the Association. It is, however, difficult to get recrUIts, but Superintendent Carpenter i slowly building up a sound unit . Beach Hut and Football dutie are carried out. Cullompton.-The Divisional Superintendent is in 1I.1:I1. Forces. cting Divi ional Superintendent Rutley is maintaming the efficiency of the division The l\Iotor Ambulance fulfils a need of the district, and is well supportecl. Exmouth.-A new Division (Exmouth, Sir Garbu tt Knott) was formed and registered during the year, to serve outlying dislricts. This has not y t functIOned owing to the Association Secretary and Acting uperintenclenl Perriam beJl1~ called to the colours soon after the outbreak of \ ar. The two DIvISIons are workIng a~ one, under Superintendent outhwell, of Exmouth Town DIvISIon, \\ luch carne" out the public Ambulance service and also duties in connectIon \\ Ith the lifeboat The Cadets have been revived und er adet Superintendent \Yeekes, and how great promise. H oniton.-Under Acting Superintendent Sergt. L. J. JIallett, the .,tandard of. efficiency has been maintained. Axminster's old ambulance wa ' purchased and reconditioned. It is an asset to the diviSIOn and has been called on for sen Ice bv the Police on several occasions. • OtteJ'Y St ..Mary.-The Division ha· uffered a eli tinct 10 s by the r _i{Tnation of Superintendent H. Prince, who ha left the dIstrict . It "'as 'princlpally through his efforts that the Division was established. I' und - are being accumulat. d for the purchase of a Trailer Ambulance. Seaton and Beer.- ergt. S. C. Hunt is m charge of the DiVISIon dunng the absencl' of Superintendent \V. A. Hawker on actIve sen Ice. FfflCl('ncy has been \\' 11 maintained, and the fund for the prOVision of an Ambulance ha~ no\\' reached a substantial figure. Beach IIut duty is carned out. in summer in cOIljunction with the Red Cross. Sidmouth.-Superintendent Irish has met with difficulty in arrangIng the weekly drills, as the halls in the town are either not blacked out, owmg to x p l1se, or el e occupied by some" uthority." plendid work 1 being done with t.he \ml>ulance Appreciatwn.-My best thanks are due to all Officers and other ranks under my command, for their loyal co-operation and contlllued good work durin" the year under review, and to local authorities, Police, and Press for their help and IIllerest in our work. I have the honour to be, Ir, Your obedIent. s '[\'ant., ERJ.TEST j. ;\lOOl<.S, Officey of the Order, Assistant County CommissIOner, East. De\ on.

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

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The following is our personnel on December 31st, 1939 : Other Ranks Officers Units 4 County Nursing Staff 2 1 Corps 475 62 21 Nursing Divisions 128 11 6 ursing Cadet Divisions 28

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It is a large increase, eleven new Tursing Div~sions, and one new ~ursinl? C::~det Division have been registered in the year makmg, twenty-one ursmg DIVISIOns and six ursin g Cadet Divisions alto.gether. . . It is quite Impossible for me to go mto detaIls of all the dIfferent branches of the work now being done. . . \Ve were very successful with competition.s ; t~e Barnstaple team won the Dlstnct Round thus qualifying to compete at the Fmals m London, where they were second, winning t.he " Chalmer's" Trophy, the" Ellis" Cup, and the" Corbet Flet.cher" C~p. OWlQa to the order from the V.A.D. Council, releasing all Immoblle ursmg ;\Iembe; from their obligation to the War Office, a great many, as well as ne~ members, have been able to join th e C. .R., ~,:,-ny of whom have completed theIr trainin g and others are in training; 2 0 have Jomed the C.N.R. . Oth~rs are staffing A.R.P. Posts and Points, and others are servmg on the A.R.P. MobIle nits. . In Exeter, t.he St. John Hospital of 400 beds is (with ~he exception of the Staff Sisters) staffed exclusively by members of the Order, and1l1 another .the augmen~ed staff are all members of the Order. Ambulance Sisters are also servmg on HosP.Ital Trains, In July, the ~ewton Abbo~ ~!vision volunteered for bloo~ transfUSIOn, and many individuals of the other DIVISIOns have done the same. ewton Abbot DiviSIon bought two Oxygen Tents, one large and one po-r:table; th~ use of these has been gratefully accepted by the Ne\vton Abbot Hospital and ~Ispen~ary . The KII1~sbridge Divi ion had raised a large sum of money to budd therr H .e adquarters, b~t thi ha had to stop owing to the ~Yar. On December 4t~, th~ ~:ngs bridge nurses were called out late one evenmg. to accompany the~ DIVISIOnal , urgeon to a ship-wreck, wh~re they r.endered effiCIent he!p to the survIvors . T~ey \\ ere highly commended for It. In spite of all the extra \\ ar work, they are covenng the Ambulances as usual. . I would lIke to say a word of appreciation to our older n:embers, who are wor~mg hard to prOVIde comforts for our sailors and soldiers. TheIr ,:vo:k m~y not come mto the hmelight qUite as much as the more active work, but It IS qUite as necessary and qlute as useful. The Cadets are also doing their bit; before the \Var, I saw some very good work done by them for the Distressed Areas . . . . Before closing, r would like to thank my two County Officers for therr untmn g work in raisin g all the new Divisions, as well as all the other work. It has meant many long journeys for them in all weathers. r also want to thank all other Officers and members for their loyal support, and for all the excellent work they have done and are still doing. Some of our Mobile V. .D.'s have been called up, and others are still waiting. . DE LA PRYME, Lady County Superintendent.

POMEROY, GITTISITAM, HO'ITO:-1, DEVOX, Feb. 17th, 1<)+0.

SIR,

I have the honour to submit my Report for 1939, of the Tursing Divisions of North East and Mid Devon, but, before starting on the work of the Divisions, I would like to say how deeply grieved we all were, Ofncers and members, at the passing of our late Lady Superintendent-in-Chief Lady Perrott. We felt in Devon that she belonged to us, and that feeling was strengthened when we heard that she was to be laid to rest among us, and we were grateful for the opportunity given to all ranks to show our last respects to one who will always be remembered by us for her kindness, help, and consideration.

DORSET A / COUNTY 01MISSIONER.-E. S. Bowes, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 39, Parkstone Road , Poole. AI ASSISTANT COUNTY COMlI1ISSIONER.-Major C. MacPhail Forbes, M.B., CH.B., 16 Belvedere, \iVeymouth. COUNT~ SURGEO . -R . V . S. Cooper, M.A., B.CH., M.R .C.S., L.R.C .P., 70, Abbotsbury Road, ·W eymouth . COUNTY OFTTCER . -J . ~I. O'IIara , 184, Bournemouth Road, Parl,stone.

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LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDE T.-Mrs. A. M. C. Cooper, 70, bbotsbury Road, Weymouth. A.R.P. COUNTY TAFF OFFICER.- A. E . Cox, "Corra Lynn," Coldcroft Avenue, Weymouth . LADY CO UNTY OFFICER.- Irs. E. L Boyle, Compton Abbas H.ectory, ear Shaftesbury, Dorset. HON. COUNTY TREASURER.-R. Haves, "l\Iarina," \Vhitecliff Road, Parkstonc .

THE CHIEF 01\11111SS1O ER, ST. JOHN A:-'IBULA CE BRIGADE.

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SIR, I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the year ending Dccember 31st. 1939. There are now in the County: 11 Ambulance Dl\') ions, J.. Tu rsIng Division::;, 3 Cadet Divisions (Boys), 3 adet Dl\'isions (Nur mg), the pcr onncl being: 361 men, 266 women , 161 Cadets, giving a total of 7 8, which shows an iner a'c of over 2 in all ranks . The year, on account of the Crisis, has been a remarkable onc. and the Increase in one year the largest ever, due of course to the stimulus of t.he • -atlOnal Emergency; and although there have been many set-backs and some diffLculb s, thc ultimate result in a small County is very sati factory. 11 the routinc work \\ent on as usual until the declaration of \V ar. The various Beach Huts and Aid Posts did good \\'ork , e peclally t.hc Hut on the sands at \Veymouth, although, owmg to the \Var, thl \\'a ' cut short before the sea on was over. Much time has been given to A.R.P. work m the County, and I give here the report by the A.R.P. County Officer, 1\1r. A. E. Cox : -

" REPORT ON A.R.P. ACTIVITIES, 1939. " The greater part of Anti-Gas training and rccrUltmg of A .H. .P uxLlmnes was completed in 1938. The year 1939 was chiefly occupied in con ohdating the posItion and First Aid Training. " A number of nti-Gas courses were held in the County, and 374 G.P ertificates and 50 Brigade Certificates were issued. FIrst AId Training of volunteers proceeded with Brigade and detached classes, and aood work was done by Bngade memb 1'<; in assisting at these classes. " The County suffered the loss of an energettc A .R.P Orgamzer in t.hc death of Dr. G. Basil Price, C.M.G., of Poole, \\'ho, m the short time he was wIth u , won the respect and affection of all who came in contact with him . " At the outbreak of War, practically the whole of the Brigade personn I plac c! themselves at the disposal of the Local Autbonties for A.R.P. duties, some accepting full-time appointment. " A certain amount of dislocation naturally occurred in transferring activit.lcs from Brigade control to Local Authorities' control, and members have not all settled down to the new conditions. " In four towns, First Aid Posts are officered by Brigade Surgeons, and Brigade Officers in charge of First Aid Parties. " Numbers on full time 60, and on part time 3, 0." The County Competitions and Annual Inspection were both held at Poole, the former at the Grammar School, and the latter at Poole Park; my most grateful thanks are recorded to the Headmaster, Mr. Greenfield, for the use of the School, which is admir ably adapted for this purpose. Also to the Mayor and Corporation of Poole for permission to parade in the Park and to allow tea to be served to the members and friends in the Municipal buildings. There has always been the most cordial and friendly spirit shown between the Corporation and the Brigade, and the M.O.H. of Poole, Dr. Maule Horne, and Mrs. Maule Horne have done a great d eal to help, especially as regards A.R.P. work.

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The Annual Inspection was very well attended, as the members and the public gave their support and turned up in large numbers . An innovation was introduced this year by the holding of a Drum llcad Service, and gratefu l thanks are extended to the Rural Dean of Poole, who mad himself responsible for this Service, and the bandmaster and his inst.rumentallst.s for the music. The In spection was carried out. by :'.lajor A . Tennyson SmIth, CommiSSIOner for I-I ants, and his presence was much apprecIated by all ranks, and be expressed himself well . atlsfied by wha~ he saw. 1, myself, \\ as very glad to have the opportunIty of \\ elcommg a near neighbour, as relations between our two Count.Les have always been most friendly. The unt.Lm Iy death of Dr Bast! Pnce , C' ~I G., l\I D., F.R.C .P ., IS recorded by the ount.y A.H P . Officer, 1r. A. E. Cox. lIe was WIth us only a short time, but he endeared hlmc;clf to us all, not only by his capabilities, but by his kindly and court.cous dlSposlt.lon at all times. Be leaves a gap in Dorset whIch WIll be dIfficult to fill. Til luneral took place in St. Luke's Church, Parkstone, which was largely at.t.encl d , not only by members of the Dol' et DIVISIons, but by members of adjac nt 'ount.les. 1 should Itke, before concluding thIS Report, to tender my sincere and grateful thank to all my Officers and other rank for their unfading loyalty and efficiency. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, F. H. RODIER HEATH, Commande1', Order of St. John, Late County Commissioner.

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CAMBRIDG ESHIRE COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-K. S. Maurice-Smith, Ely . (1937.) COUNTY SURGEON.COUNTY OFFICER.-(SOUTHERN SECTIO )-W. Cambridge. LADY COUNTY OFFICER.-l\'IrS. A. F. Manley, 9, LADY CORPS OFFICER (ATTACHED).-J\1iss M. . Cambridge. (1.6.40.)

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Cambridgeshire Regiment; the Mayor of Camb~idge, Alderman Spalding; many of the Cambridge orporation, and other prom111ent persons. 745 sat down to tea at the Dorothy Cafe, and afterwards there was an inspiring service in the Church of St. Mary-the-Great, by kind permission of the Vicar, the H.ev. E. C. Essex, M.A., \\ ho was the preacher. . . Air Ra1d Precautions.-During the earlier part of the year, A.R .P. tram111g went on unceasIngly. Tot only was instruction in Anti-Gas given to members of the DIVIsIOns, as well as to the general public, but many First Aid Classes were held by Brigade 'urgeons, assisted by Senior Officers as lay instructors, for non members of the Brigade, e .g., the general publIc, wardens, members o~ the Ob~erver Corps, and A.F. '. and school teachers, etc. In no circumstances was InstructIOn confined only to those who were members of the Brigade, and directions were given to all Divisions to co-operate wIth the Local A~thontie.s in giving .F~r~t Aid instruction to a:rY: and all who wIshed to receive such 111structIon. All DlvlsIOns responded very wIllmgly to these extra calls on their services. \\,hen \\'ar broke out, a very great strain was at o.nce thrown on the Brigade. This stralll was taken by Dn Isions cheerfully and efficIently. At the end of the year t.he Bngade was undertakmg the followmg duties under the asualty Services of the vanous Local Authonties concerned : Cambridge-First Aid Posts. 2 FIrst Aid Party Depots 3

Some aSSIstance IS gi\'en by members of the Brigade to the personnel of the I' .A.P., the stafhng of whIch is undertaken by the B.RC.S. illarchirst id Post. 1 FIrst id Party Depot 1 Wisbech- First AId Party Depot 1

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17 51 This shows an increase on 1938 of 10 Divisions, and 30+ personnel. I am hopeful that several new Divisions will be registered during the comlOg year. Sanction was given to the promotion of DivisIOnal Supenntendent \\' . Taylor, S.B., of Cambridge, to County Officer, in June. lIe has, as ':1sual, done magUl~c nt \\ ork for the Brigade. Unfortunately for the County he IS at pre ent erv111g 111 the Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve. In August, Lady Divisiona~ Superintendent M~s . l\Ianley was transferred from Durham to Cambridge. She IS at present dOll1g 111valuable work In ambndge a Lady Corps Superintendent, attached to . ou~ty: .Staff . As time permits, I am hoping that she will assist the newer TursIng DIYlSIOn dunng the commg summer. I have paid personal visits to all Divisions, and am pleased to record that the standard of efficiency and smartness i satisfactory. Church Parade.-The second County hurch Parade was held 011 July 23rd, on Parker's Piece, Cambridge. We had the great honour agam of having the AssIstant Surgeon-in-Chief, 'V. C. Bentall, Esq., K.ST.J., O.B.E., F.R.C.S., a Inspecting Officer. Eighty per cent of the County were on parade, and there were al·o over 200 members from adjacent counties, making a total of 5 0 taking part in the Parade and 1.\1~rch Past. Mr. Langley Jones, Commissioner for Hertfordshire, and Mr. \V. C. Kmght, Commissioner for Bedford, were present, and representative detachments from the Counties of Bedford, Hertford, and Essex. Many of those attending the Parade in the previous year came again, and it was good to see familiar faces. I am hig~ly appreciative of the support given by these neigh.bouring Counties, and would. hke to mention each Division by name, bl:lt space forbIds. The Band of the Cambndgeshire Regiment, by very kind permission of Lieut.-Col. F. . Drake Digby, T.D., and Officers, was present and played throughout the Parade and 1arch P~st. Amongst the visitors were Colonel F. . Drake Digby, T.D., Officer Commandmg

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As istance IS glven III one or two cases by personnel who are not members ?f the Brigade, but. \\ho have been trained and hold St. John Ambulance AssoclatIOn certiti ates. ElyFirst Aid Post . 1 FIrst Aid Party Depot 1

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I have the honour to submit my Annual Report for the County of for the year ending December 31st, 1939. The strength of the County is made up as follows : Units o. Personnet Ambulance 279 ursing 7 1 7

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FIrst Id POllltS are also staffed by members from the Littleport, and Outwell and lJpwell Di\ ISlons. In all cases th mbulance and ursing Divisions have been working together 111 the performance of these duties. In practlcally e\'ery case, where the Brigade is undertaking the staffing of Posts or the provIsIon of personnel for FIrst id Parties, the Divisional Officers have been left in charge by the Local AuthontIe. I am convinced, both from personal k~ow leduc and from reports recerved, that this arrangement produces the most effiCIent, mgothest. , and happiest workIng pOSSIble, either in a First Aid Post or with First Id Parties. All dutIes carried out by members of the Brigade under these Casualty Service schemes ha\~e be n done voluntanly, and I am pleased to say that not one member 1. recel\'Ing payment. I am unable to give an accurate figure for those enrolled on A .H..P. dutIes, but a conservative estimate is that about eighty per cent of the County strength I::; so enrolled. . .. In the maJonty of cases it has been necessary for DIVISIOns to arrange for twentyIour hour .. skeleton" staffs to man the Posts. That this arrangement has been Larned out cont.muously from September 3rd until the end of the year, and is being contmued In the future, speaks well for the keenness and enthusiasm of personnel generally. 1 want to place on record my very high appreciation of the great efforts put forward by Officers and all ranks in the County, to make such a performance pOSSIble. It must be remembered, too, that as men have volunteered or have been called up for serVIce in H.M. Forces, heavy additional demands have been placed on those members remaining. I am very proud to have such a body of men and women in this ounty. Finally, I am pleased to record that, in most cases, the Brigade has received the best treatment from the Local Authorities, with whom they have been able to co-operate very happily. In September, 1939, the Brigade played a very active part in Cambridge, Ely, March, and \\,isbech, in assisting with the de-training of the evacuated population from London, and also with the moving of patients who had been evacuated to

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these towns from other hospitals . Thc latter work , involving as it did a lot of stretcher cases, was very arduous and heavy. In the County there are at present the following instructors: 1 .R .P .S ., 2 C.A.G . . , 2 L.A.G.C. , 6 Grade 1, and 6 Grade 2 . Civil Nursing R eserve.- Many diffi culties bave been experienced 111 regard to thi , as there <l:re only two teacbing Hospital in the County- Add en brooke's Hospital at Cambndge and the orth CambridgeshIre IIospital at \Visbec h . Di CUSSlons are stil~ going on in an effort to soh'c these diffi culties, and I hope that t.he comlllg year wIll see the latter solved . Transport Dut ies. ~Tbese are carried out by two Divisions (Ely Ambulance a nd l\I~rcb Ambulance) 111. tbe County, the number of cases moved durin g the y ear be1l1g 242, and tbe mIleage amounting to 1-+,766 mile . " Dewar" Cup.- Once again, the ounty had the bonour to be represented by the March Ambulance Division in this Competition. A It.hou gh no award was earned, I am pleased that once again one of the smallest ounlles in the Brigade sent a team to London . The Brigade has. rec~ived an incr.ea~ll1 g amount of support from t.hc public during tb~ 'past ye~r,. wblch IS most. gratifYing, and more interest is belng shown in t.he ongms, tradItions, and functions of the Order and Brigade . The Press ha given us all tbe belp p.oss~b~e, and I want to t a ke thIS opportuDlt.y of express1l1g my thanks . .It would b~ mVldlOu~ to menti~n Illdl\lldual Officers by name, but I bope they w~ll . accept tbls expresslOn of my slllcere thanks for their loyalty, co-operatIOn , and wl11mgness to carry out all duties assigned to them cheerfully and to the best of tbeir ability . In fact, all ranks have supported me With an nt.hu slasm worthy of tbe bighest traditions of the Brigade. 1 have the honour to be, ' ir, Your obedient ser ant, I\:. S . l\IA RICE - )'IITll , ommlssioner, ounty of ambnd g

One new Division was formed during the year at Burnham-on-Croucb. Unfortunately, since then the Divisional Surgeon, Dr. Wilson, has gone on active service. Dr. Shiel, of IIarlow, has also gone on active service, but as yet none other. Our Annual County Inspection was due to take place the week War commenced, and this unfortunately had to be cancelled. (Signed) J. T. WHITLEY, County Surgeon, Acting County Commissioner.

HERTFORDSHIRE OUNTY COMMISSIONER.- H. Langley Jones, Edale, 128, Clarence Road, St. Albans. (5 .3.35. )- K night. Cou TY SURGEON.- C. P. Craggs, M.B. , B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C .P., 123, orton Way , Letchworth. (6.4.36 .) ou TV OFFICER.- E. Keightley, 16, Clarence Road, St. Albans. (8.9.34.) COUNTY OFFICER FOR A.R.P.- A. Guy Widdicombe, The Woodlands, Hatfield Road, St. Albans. (1.6 .38 .) LADY COUNTY OFFICER.- Dr. Margaret Wells, Longbutts, Upper Marlborough Road, St. Albans. CORPS OFFICERS (att. CTY. STAFF) . -T. C. Forbes, 54, High Street, Ware. J. R. Petts, 156, Pixmore Way, Letchworth. (10.9.37.) W . E. Douglas, 14, Souberie Avenue, Letchworth. (5.6 .40.) COUNTY TREASURER . -L. J. I orthcott, 2, Park Avenue, St. Albans.

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COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-Lieut .-Col. J . L. Hamilton, ~1. C. , T D., M.D ., 2.-\, Oxford Road, Colcbester. (1937)- on servi ce . ACTING COUNTY COMMISSIONER.- J. T . Whitley, LB ., CH.B., Thorneybrook , London Road, Chelmsford . (1940 .) COUNTY SURGEON.-R. D. Bradshaw, :'1.13 . , CH.B., Crouched Fri a rs, o lches t e r. (2.8 .34.) COUNTY OFFICERS . -W . E. Torfolk, 4, l\Iarcom Road , hclm s ford . (23 .1.39.) E . A. Poole, 17, owdray Avenu e, olchest.er. COUNTY A.R.P. OFFICERS.-J . Ratcliffe, 19, Bytbe Quay , olchester. (22 .3 .3 .) . H . Floyd, 7, Hi gh treet, Dunmow. LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.- Mrs . B. Smellie, Thc Bndge House, Lexde n, Colcbester. (17.12.37 .) COUNTY SECRETARY (ASSOCIATION) . -R . L. G . Templeman , Berriecourt, Galleywood Road, Cbelmsford . THOR EYBROOK LONDON 'ROAD , CHELMSFORD, A pnl 1st, 1940.

THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE . SIR, Throu~hout the whol~ of the year all Divisions have been actively engaged in preparation for the National conflict. Senior members of all Divisions have been active in training, ~oth in Anti-Gas work and in the short courses under the auspices of the County Pollce. All persons permitted to carry out this work have had to b~ sanctioned by the County Commissioner or his Deputy, and so we maintain a hIgh standard of instruction .

I haye the honour to submit my report for the County of Hertford for the year ending December 31st, 1939. The strength of the Brigade in tbe County is as follows : Strength Units 7 County Staff 615 16 Ambulance Divisions 19 1 Ambulance Sections 196 7 1\ursing Divisions 31 1 adet (Boys) 8 Brigade Reserve 25

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lnspection s.- Most of the Divisions have been inspected eitber by myself or the ounty Officers, but owing to the outbreak of War it has not been able to complete the remainder. Compeftlwns . -At the County Competitions held at Letchworth there were seyen entnes from Ambulance Divisions and four from Tursing Divisions. The Hatfield Ambulance and Nursing Divisions were the winners of the County Cups; Individual ups were won by Pte. P . Rayner, Hatfield Ambulance Division, and Ambulan ce Sister l\1. Garley, \i\Telwyn Garden City ursing Division . First A id and 1 ursing.- First Aid work has been carried out with regularity and efficiency both in public and in factories, etc. Members of ursing Divisions bave made 1,294 attendances at hospitals and clinics. Finance.-The public have given good support to Flag Day and other collections for the carrying on the work of the Divisions, and there have been generous gifts made by individuals. The prohibition of road collections has, however, caused a heavy loss in the case of certain units. 10

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Air Raid Precautio'YIs.- 11 through the first nine montbs of the year, the spate of First Aid and Anti-Gas classes organized by Brigade Divisions [or local Councils continued with unabated vigour, and Co unty Headquarters were unusually busy with the recording of cIa ses, arranging of examinations, the issue of many hundred certificat es, and so forth. Relation s with the "Various Councils in the County were maintained in respect of A.R.P., both through Divisional Officers and the County Council on troller and his Area Officers. Spade-work for Civilian Defence measures was continued without cessation. T he County Officer attended the Home Office Air Raid Precautions Staff chool (First Aid Parties' Staff Course), and became the first qualified Instructor in the su bject in Hertfordshire. A full two-day course on " the Organization and Practical Trainin g of First Aid Parties in Air Raid Precautions," followed by an examination, was held a t St. Albans in June, and was attended by many senior Divisional Officers. Mem bers throughout the County have volunteered as emergency blood donors, several D ivisions leading their local communities as units of "Volunteers. To a great extent, the arranging of new cla ses ceased toward the autumn, but immediately \Var was declared in September, the organizatIon of ca ualty servIces In the majority of towns and villages in Hertfordshire fell upon the \\'illing but somewhat overbur dened shoulders of Divisional Officers . A Lady Supenntcndent in a falrsized town wrote in a short report at the time: "On eptembcr 1 t (1939) I \\'as informed that I was expected to get ready a First Aid Post. I was Imply gl\'en an empty house and told to carry on." That is typical of 'w hat happened all over the County, and the Brigade men and women did" carry on " m the fullest traditIon of our venerable Order. More than that, the gradually lengthenin g period of, happily, idle" waiting," the subsequent axing of many full-time workers, and other such things likely to dampen the first enthusiasm of members dId no t quench their ardour. In the early part of the \Var the majority of Divisions volunteered for sen'ice, many members becoming full-time paId workers . Since then there has been a great deal of reorganization, both of First Aid Posts and full- and part-tune per on nel, a process that appears to be still continuing in many parts of the ounty. Tbl factor makes it almost impossible to gIVe definite figures of the numbers of Bngade members engaged upon the work at any specified tIme. In most parts, however, the basis of the present system is that nearly all Bngade members are" on call" for emergency work in tbeir areas. In many towns dut! s are allocated and proper procedure arranged for personnel upon the soundll1 g of warnings; in others, members who can do so are expected to proceed to the nearest post to supplement the regular whole- and part-time First id workers, but are not otherwise under obligation to assist. Some members have organized and are in charge of the A.R.P. arrangement at their works, and are not available for municipal emergency work during the day. Convoy stretcher practice, with Green Line coach and SImIlar ambulances, has been arranged and carried out by some Divisions under County taff supervision, while certain Divisions have already been called upon, and have handled comoy of B .E.F. casualties, and transferred them from tram to ambulance and so to hospitals. Accor ding to Divisional Returns, the number of Brigade trained personn 1 111 the County (excluding the Metropolitan Area) on December 31st, 1939, \\as : A.R.P.S. Instructors . 1 C.A.G.S. Instructors 3 L.A.G.C. (Brigade) Instructors 5 Grade 1 Instructors 2 Grade 2 Instructors 9 Rank and File Certificates 331 Auxiliary Reserve holding Brigade General Public Certificates 37 In addition to the above, a number of Officers and other ranks have obtained, and a r e continuing to obtain, A.RP.S ., C.A.G.S., L.A.R.P., and L.A.G.C. ertifi.cates through their employers or local authorities, and a very large number of rank and file have obtained A.R.P. General Public certificates before becoming members of the Brigade, but no provision for these qualifications is made in Brigade returns, and no accurate figures as to numbers on any specific date are therefore available.

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. . . d m appreciation of the able assistance gi~en Apprecwtw11-.-I desue to recor Yk t th County Office having been carned b m ounty Staff the heavy wor a e A G :uet Sy tounty Ofncer' E . Keightley, a nd County Officer for A.R.P. . uy Widdicombe. k . th C nty for their support and fo r continuing I offer my thanks to all ran s 1ll e ou . . ' in the service of St. John under very difficult condItIons. . I have the honour to be, SIr, You r obedient servant , H. LA GLEY J O ES, County Commissioner.

NORFOLK k M.., P J.P ., Sennowe Park, Guist, COUNTY COMMISSlONER.-Sir T homas C00. n Torfolk. (1937 .)-Officer . -O servIc e. Cowper Cottage, ACTI 'G COl.'NTY OM;\lISSlONER.-K. F. Lund, M.A., 1.B., Mundesle\' . (8.3.39.)-Officer. R tIed e C P & S 44 . ASSISTANT OUNTY OMMISSlONER.-W. E. u g, L.R. .. ., , A CTJ;';;C, • . 1 (?+ 5 39 ) Pnnce of \Vales' Road, 1 )orW~ClE Se~\'~ll ·A.C.A., Alborough Lodge, Blofield, Cou. TY Fl'ICER ( ECRETARY . .' ,

COU~I~r~\{.1 (.2~;;JC·~R._W.

H. I3alls, 12, Loudon Road, Cromer.

(21.1.38.)-

ervi llg Brother. RId B CH B.A.O ., M.A. , 4+, LADY OUNTY PERI 'TE DENT.--:- lay ut e ge, M.B., . ., Prince of Wales 's Road , • orwich. (2.9.36.) St t orwich. (25 11 3 ) Co t. NTY ERGEANT-:'IL"JOR.-H. taff, 1 , Muspole ree , . . . TH E

HIE!' CO~lMISSIONER, T. JOHN . •:>lBULANCE BRIGADE.

COWPER COTTAGE, Iu TDESLEY, January 27th, 1940.

SI~n

behalf of Ir Thomas ook, who IS absent o~ sick leave, I have the honour ubmii. the _"'-nnual 1 eport for the Cou~ty of orfolk. the Count' lI1ce the last Heport the. following DapPOl\n\~mEent~h~~~edgb:e~n~a~~ Lund ; 1s St ff . \ -tant ommiSSlOner rs. . . u . d t a . a '. SIS ._ 1 R Hannant (late Divisional Supennten en , S5\. tant ounty 01hcers-. r. \\~ l~te Divisional Superintendent, Fakenham) ; Gorleston) ,:-nd ::.~rI· .. B~IrAnI~re ta~ Thorpe ~orwich (late Korwich Corps Sergt.as ounty Sergt.-.\ aJor- . . , , ,

t;.

. t1le ounty is now 3+ Units, consisting of : :'1aJor). The strength of the Bngad e III 1 orps. 23 mbulance Divisions. 5 . . Tu rsing Divisions. 4 Cadet Divisions. 1 Section. . , 1 000 New Divisions have been formed In all a personnel a~ounRtmg hto 0' ~r ~ich' and East HarlinO', with the nucleus during the ear at DISS, eep am, or , to of Divi ions at Great Ellingharo and C.ostessy. . R P k' some are manning, D ' ., re takinO' part m A wor Members from eve~y IV1SlOn a . to Aid Posts 'a~d 'Points: Tearly 100 others either fully or part-time, nearly 2° ° FIrst k nder the Ministry of Health's scheme have volunteered for stretcher-pa rt y wor , u for evacuation of casualties'

the Bri ade are both represented by members on the

J0;n~\~:~~0~~ii't1eO~f t~~ O~d~r, t:dJ~:tB~~~~~:e~.cr~~;;~~~% i~a~h~e~~u:ot~~

Over £+,000 have been ral~e. y . ld' d h ' wrecked persons on by this Committe~ in organ~zm& help fO~ s~;~o~~~s, t~at ~tl~very probable spot y the coast . In this connec~lOn l~ m: m:y land shipwrecked persons there are ~~ ~~fanceo~~~k ~~:i~g :'e:~erso~f ~he Brigade ready to turn out at any hour when

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THE

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JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

required, to help wounded persons brought ashore from bombed , mined, or machinegunned vessels. The Annnal Inspection was held in Eaton Park, orwich, on Sunday, June 11th. Th~ Inspec~in~ Officer was Colonel J . L. Sleeman, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O., Chief Co:mmlssIOner S.J .A.B. Overseas . He was accompanied by the Lord Mayor of orwlch, P. ~. Curl , Esq.; T~l~ ~Qunty President, The Viscount Bury, M.C. ; the County PresIdent (NurSIllg DIVIsIOn), Lady Cook; County Commissioner, ir Thomas Cook, J.P., M.P., C.C.; Assistant County ommissioners, Drs. K. F. Lund and W. E. Rutledge; County Officers, Messrs . W. H. Balls and B. E. Sewell A CA' Lady County Officer, Dr. May Rutledge. ' ... , . This was the largest gathering of the St. John personnel who had ever met together m the County; over 700 members of the Brigade were on parade. C:olon~l Sle~man gave the members an inspiring address, and expressed his satIs~act.IOn wIth all ran.ks. The whole Parade had previously attended Divine SerVIce m the Cathedral m the mornin g. The Service was conducted by the Dean, and the sermon preached by the Archdeacon of orfolk. This was the first combined Service that had ever been held in orfolk. Representatives of the British Red Cross Society very courteously attended. Two Officers' Conferences were held during the year: (1) at waffham on January 29th, when Assistant Commissioner VV. G. Pape, O.B.E., was pre ~nt ; (2) at Aylsham, on July 23rd, when the ssistant Medical Officer of Health for the County spoke on A.R.P. work in Norfolk. More than sixty Officers attended at each Conference. At. the outbre~k of \Var, our Commissioner, Sir Thomas Cook, III.P., J.P., was aPI?omted . Capta~ and Camp Commandant on a Divisional Staff, but ha Slllce retI~~d owmg to 1.11 health ... He remains on the General Reserve of Officer , and antiCIpates returnmg to mIlitary service in the future. .Si~ Thomas desi.res to express his best thanks to Dr. K. F. Lund, . sistant ommlss~oner, for actmg on hIS behalf, and wishes to convey hi - apprecIation to all MedIcal a.nd Cou~ty Officers and members of Di\'isions, for their loyal support and co-operation dunng the past year. I have the honour to remam, ir, Yours faithfully, KEN.!. ETH F. L 'D, Actmg ommi ioner.

SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-A. Cloudesley Smith, F.R.C.S., 236, Fehxstowe Road, Ipswich. (1937.)-On service. ACTING COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-W. F. Fryer, L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 11, Fore Street, Ipswich. ASSISTANT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.-L. H. Colson, White Lodge, Eyke, ear Woodbridge. COUNTY OFFICERS.-F. E. Nethercoat, 29, Palmerston Road, Ipswich. (2 .2.2 .) Serving Brother. J. Pawsey, Levington Road, Ipswich. (4.10.29.)- erving Brother. A. C. Hill, 28, Hervey Street, Ipswich . (22.4.22.)- erving Brother. COUNTY OFFICER.-FoR A.R.P. DUTIES.-R. Philpots, M.A., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 73, Corder Road, Ipswich. LADY COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.-MiSS A. M. Parker, Dickon, Walberswick, Suffolk. (23.1.39.) CORPS OFFICER-A.R.P . ATTACHED.- W. C. Mayhew, 82, Seven Road Ipswich (16.5.38.) , . LADY COUNTY OFFICERS.-Miss E. K. Baldwin, ~6, Ann Street, Ipswich . (24.7.39.) Mrs. 1. A. Colson, WhIte Lodge, Eyke, ear Woodbridge. (20.2.40.) COUNTY SERGEANT- iA]OR.-H. J. Watts, 33, Sproughton Road, Ipswich . (29.9.38.)

No. X THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE .

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DISTRICT

11 , FORE STREET, IpSWICH, June ]7th, 1940 .

SIR,

I have the honour to submit the Annual Report for the year ending December 31st, 1939. There are now in the County of Suffolk : 14 13 4 4

Ambulance Divisions ... -ursing Divisions Cadet Nursing Divisions Cadet Ambulance Divisions,

with a total personnel of 1,071. Competttions.-The Competitions h~l.d were as follows: Suffolk Eliminating Competition, ~ 0 X Distnct Competition, and Suffolk Cadet Competition, all of which were held at Ipswich. . . . l arch Ambulance Division (Cambridgeshire), and FIrst AIr Duties ursmg DIVIsion represented the No. X District at the Brigade Finals ~n Lond0D:' At the Di trict ompetition the standard of work was partI.c~l~rly hIgh. The marking sheet for the men showed a tie for fir~t place (March DIVISIOn a.nd Hatfield Division), but the former were announced as wmners on account of the hIgher :narks in the individual te ·ts. In the ~ Turses' test, only hali a mark separated the Willners from the runners up (Chelmsford). . . At the uiIolk Eliminating Competition the followlI~g tea:ms ob~ame? .fi.rst places: Felixstowe Ambulance Division and First (IpSWICh) AIr Duties DIVISIOn ( ur ing.) . . In the adet ompetltions first places were obtained by IpSWICh GIrl Cadets and Fehxsto\\ e Boy adets. Inspections - I t IS to be regretted that, in the cas~ of those Divisi.ons wh~ normally have their inspection dunng the autumn months, It was not pOSSIble, OWIllg to the War, for these to be held. . . . .. In the case of the Ipswich Corps and First (Ipswich) Air Duties DIVlsIOns the In pection wa held on July 22nd at Ipswich, and was carried out by Col. G. A. l\Ioore, C.~I.G., D.S.O., Enight of Grace of the Order. The Parade n~mbered 150 men, 70 lT urses , 30 Boy adets, and 30 Girl Cadets. The Mayor of IpSWIch (~.E. L. Hunt) and the r.ledical Officer of Health (Dr. J. vV . Hunter) accompamed the Inspecting Officer. . . . . Various First Aid and Anti-Gas demonstratIOns were gIven, whIch drew and interested a large audience of the general public. . WIth regard to Beccles Divisions, due to the generOSIty of the Earl of Stradbroke, it was found possible to hold the inspection at Henham Hall, the County Commissioner being the Inspecting Officer. ., Demon trations were of a very realistic nature, the park beIllg laId out to represent the town of Beccles. It was fortunate that the Divisions were assisted by members of the Beccles A.F.S., and it was therefore possible to stage the complete work of th e A.R.P. services. Gas and high explosive bomb " casualties" were brought to h.o spital, clea~se?, and wounds treated. The speedy work of evacuating the hospltal when thIS m turn was" bombed," and the subsequent work of extinguishing the fires" by the A.F.S. was very commendable. General.-\Vith us, as no doubt in the case of other Counties, last September and subsequent months saw calls of an unprecede~ted ~atur~ upon the Briga?e. It is with pride that I have to report that the Bngade ~ thls County a.re taking ~he strain magnificently. The demands were heavy, and mclud~d work III connect.IOn with teaching and demonstrating to A.R.P. :wardens, s~pply~ng p~rsonnel for FIrst Aid Posts and First Aid Parties, to say nothmg of the mtensificatIon of our normal duties within the Brigade. It is with satisfaction that one notices that the Brigade members form a good solid foundation for the Medical Services in connection with A .R.P . All this has been done in spite of depletion caused by members being called up to serve H.l\I. Forces, V.A.D.'s, etc. T

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THE ST. JOHN Ajo,1B ULA CE BRIGADE

A 1'1' Raid Precautions (Gas) .-Although at the beginning of the period und er review the great majority of Brigade member were trained in Gas, nevertheless a further 160 members were successful in obtaining "Gas" ertificates during the year. In addition to those gaining ertiiicates, there were a number who passed the examination as Instructors, details being as follows : L.A.G.C. L.A.R.P. Grade 2, Grade 2,

Jurses len

1 2 5 1

Anti-Gas demonstrations were arranged in connection with in pection of Divisions and Gas lectures held periodically in all Divisions. COU1'!ty. Commissioner.-It is with r~gret that I would mention that the ounty C0D?-missIO~er (D~. . Clo',ldesley SmIth) has been prevented from attending his duhes-owmg to Illness-smce eptember last . I am certain that it is the sincere wish o~ ~ll in th~ County of Suffolk t. John mbulance Brigade, that the ounty CommissIOner WIll soon be restored to health, and again be with us to fashIOn and control the efforts of the Brigade in the County. In conclusion, I am grateful for the ready assistance I have obtained from memb rs of the Brigade i~ Suffolk, and in particular the County taff, "ho have as isted me loyally and effiCIently . have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, vV. F. FRYER, County Surgeon, Acting ounty CommIssioner.

Eire District CornmissionerSir John Lumsden, [ustlce.

K.B.E.,

M .D.,

14, Merrion Square,

Dublin.-Knight of

STAFF OF THE COr.lMISSIO ER

Assi tant CornmissionersAnthony J. Connor, M B.E., P.C., 32, Cranagh Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin.Officer. nclrew J. ?Iac\Villiam, " St. Andrew's," Killeen Road, Clondalkin, Co. Dublin. -Officer. Joseph P. 1\IacNamara, 25, Hollybank Avenue, Sandford, Co. Dublin.-Officer. ReserveSIr Robert Tate, K.B.E., F.T.C.D., 1, Raglan Road , Dublin.-Officer. Major Edmund Dease, Rath !louse, Portarlington, Leix.-Serving Brother. Jaml's II. Webb, F.R.I.A.I., "Tinoran," Glenageary, Co. J?ublin.-Officer. G Pugin ::'Ieldon, :l1.D., " Dunluce," Anglesea Road, Dublm.-Officer. rthur L. B. loore, J.P., Old Orchard, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Co. lublin 'crvzng Brother. District Surgeons. cton Pringle, 0 B.E., F.R.C.S.(I.), 7, Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin.-Commander. cnator R. J. Rowlette, :lI.D., F.R.C.P.(I.), 55, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin. Mrs. Ella W ebb, M.B.E., I.D., 39, St. Kc\"in's Park, Dartry, Dublin.- Dame of Grace . . \lexander T. ?lcI\:ay, :l1.B., B.CH., B.A.O., 64, South Circular Road, Rialto, Dublin. -Officer. ommandant P. J. Delaney, :l1.D., 15, Rathdown Park, Terenure, Dublin . County SurgeonT. G. \VIl on, M.D.,

F.R.C.S.I.,

3, Fitzwilliam

quare, Dublin-(attached).

District OfficersAlexander Moffitt Fullerton, O.B.E., Standard Hotel, Harcourt treet, Dublin . Knight of G?'ace. . . J{eglllalcl Heber Keatinge, O.B.E., Bramberg, Sutton, Co. Dubhn.-Servtng Brother. Public Duties.-John Gully, 114, Oxmantown Road , Dublin .-Serving B1'other. A.R.P.-George \V . Belton, 10, Parnell Road, Harold's Cross, Dublin.-Seyving Brothe?'. Walter ::'1. Paget Haffield, M . B.E., 7, ummerhill, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.Serving Brother . Lady District SuperintendentMrs. eton Pringle, 7, Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin. -Dame of Grace. Lady District OfficersIiss Letitia Overend, Airfield, Dundrum, Co. Dublin .-Officer. Miss Bertha M. Bruce, M.B.E., Lesseragh, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary.-Serving S1·ster.

152 Miss Miss Miss Mrs.

Emily Provis, 12, Ely Place, Dublin.-Officer. G. M. Barrington, 12, Morehampton Road, Dublin.-Officer. Mary Kane, 13 Dartmouth Square, Dublin . Edmund Dease, Rath House, Portarlington, Leix.

Lady Corps SuperintendentMrs. Reginald H. Keatinge, Bramberg, Sutton, Co. Dublin. AttachedWilliam Blake Elliott, 36, Wellington Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin. (Controller, A.R.P. Auxiliary Reserve.) Superintendent ]. L. Keogh, 14, Rathdown Road, Torth Circular Road, Dublm . Ambulance Officer john]. Iulready, 29, Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin . Ambulance Officer Samuel Herbert Scott, 106, 'andford Road, R.anelagh, Dubhn. Ambulance Off'icer Robert W. jameson, 25 , Park Avenue, Sandymount, Dubllll. 14,

1IERRION

QUARE, DUBLl "

February 5th, 1940. THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. SIR,

I have the honour to submit my Report for the year 1939. The strength of the Brigade in Southern Ireland is as follows ;_ 14 Ambulance Divisions 13 ursing Divisions

70-1

I have been nominated as a member of the Central Council and Executive Committee of the Irish Red Cross Society, so will have an opportunity of watching developments and guarding our Brigade. I am striving to .establish friendly relations with the new Red Cross, having offered our co-operatIOn, but have very clearly stated that in my opinion there is not room in this small country for two or three organizations doing the same work, without giving rise to petty jealousies, causing overlapping and ultimately the possible absorption of St. john. Another development in this country is that of the Irish Association of the Sovereign Order of Malta (the Knights of 1alta), who are becoming active, and are forming Ambulance Units in Galway, I illarney, Cork, Kilkenny, and Waterford. It is, therefore, clear that spheres of inft.uence of these three bodies should be defined, and I am hoping that this may be brought about. Our Brigade strength lies in the fact that we have been established so long-over thirty years. We have done fine work during the Great \Var , two Civil \Vars in 1916 and 1921-22, and on exceptional occasions, i .e., the Catholic Emancipation Celebration in 1929, the Eucharistic Congress in 1932, and, of course, the daily service rendered in Dublin and Cork, and efficient assistance at numerous pilgrimages to Lourdes, and elsewhere; at Race Meetings, and Royal Dublin Society Shows, etc. vVe have gained the confidence of the people of all classe , creeds, and political outlook, and I think I can claim that our Brigade has become an institution of national value which cannot easily be suppressed. The creation of a Sub-Priory or Commanderie over here we have discussed often, but certam inherent difficulties arise, and I often wonder, taking the long view, whether some day a purely Irish organization might be brought into being, enabling us to preserve our individuality, and at the same time satisfying the Government and all concerned. \"Ith regard to work for the past year, we have been concentrating, more or less, on AIr Raid Precaution activities and are now ready for any emergency. In August Ja t I r celved the following letter from the Local Authority in Dublin ; -

377

27 1 Cadet Ambulance Division 1 Cadet ursing Division 29

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THE ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE

Grand Total

"CIT Y HALL,

1,0 1 36 31

" DUBLIN ,

August 31st, 1939 . IR JOHN LU;\ISOEN,

1,14

This total includes the followin g newly regist.ered Divisions ; _ Fertilizer Manufacturers' Ambulance DIvision. Dublin University Nursing Division . Earlsfort ursing Division. The demands upon the Brig~de during the past year were unprecedented thlS was a natural outcome of the CIrcumstances.. T~e exi te~ce of \\'ar filled, not only our own members, but also the general publJc wIth a deSIre for an increa ed knowledge of First Aid . In or.d er ~o ha:re an adequate pe~sonnel, the Association has held very numerous ?laSses.II?- FIrst AId and Home Nursmg, and over 4,000 Certificates have been gamed m a~dIhon ~o. A .R .P ., by' members of the public, men and women, who are now qualified to Jom our AuxIliary A.R.P . Reserve- all regular members of the Brigade, of course, have att~nded A.R.P. Classes. The position now is, as no doubt elsewhere, we ar~ rea~y, but m these unce~ain day~ we must not relax, we must be prepared, even m this neutral country whIch pOSSIbly may escape the horrors of air attack but ~o m~n can dare say, nor ~a.n w~ be ~ertain, that our neutrality can be pre. ervecl: Eue bemg neutral, the condItions m thIS country and our responsibilities matenally d~~e! from those obt~ining in .1914, w~~n. we. gladly ~ndertook our share of responsibIlities, an~ entered mto vanous actiVIties m aSSOCIation with the B.R. .S. Another Importa~t factor is the possible changes arising out of the fact that an Insh. Red Cross Socleo/ has been .set up by the Eire Government, having its official backmg, thu s re~denng the pos~tIOn and future of the Brigade 1ll this country son;tewhat p~ecanous . It .IS pOSSIble tha~ the Red Cross Ambulance and ursing l!m~s may, m process of hme, be set up m competition with us, and thus the contmlllty of .our work and that of our Auxiliary Departments may be curtailed or rendered dIfficult.

OMMISSIO:-lER,

T . ]OH:-: Al\IBULA . CE BRIGADE,

"MERRION SQUARE, II

BLI '."

DEAR SIR JOHN,

.. I am now III a position to refer to your kind and generous offer of the full str n h of the t. john Ambulance Brigade to the Corporation, for the purpose of the orgalllzatlon, development, and control of the Casualty and First Aid Party, FIrst Id Post, and mbulance ervice, required in connection with the Air Raid Precaution cherne. In this connection, it is to be understood that on your Brigade devolves responsibility for the control and arrangement of this entire section of the plan, under the authority of the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. 1\1. H. Russell . On behalf of the Corporation, I wish to express appreciation of the very valuable ervice which you have placed at our disposal. " I understand that in a letter, of yesterday's date, to Doctor Reddin , you ha\'e drawn attention to the fact that our appeal in the Press for volunteers included one in respect of First id and Ambulance Services. I agree, of course, that volunteers for these branches of the Scheme should make application to you, and I am arranging to refer to this fact in my next Press interview. II

Yours faithfully, (Signed) P. J. HER ON, " City lVlanager and Town Clerk." II

Since we undertook to be the prime First Aid movers in the Corporation's A.R.P. cherne, it necessitated an A.R.P. Auxiliary Reserve, and to facilitate the running of this Resen'e I formed the following Committee, with Senator R. ]. Rowlette,

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as it Chair man, and Dermot lIIeredith, B.A.I., A.l\!.INST.C.E., as Honorary Secretary:G. Pugin leldon, M.D., F.R.C.S . I. Colonel hearn. District Officer R. H. I"::eatinge, O.B.E. District Officer Savell O. Hicks, A.M.l ST . . A. District Officer A. L. Downes (Cork). District Officer Miss E. Proviso

M.D .,

Doctor Myles Keogh very kindly placed at our dispo al part of his premises in 45, Lower lIIount Street, for the use of offices, in connection with the Reserve. This I cordially accepted, and ince its opening they have dealt with about ,000 applicants. fllembers wishing to join the A.R.P. uxiliary Re. en'c first rec i\'c training in First Aid and A.R.P., and when in po session of these ertLficates are then allocated to an Area Post for further training with Brigade member . Subsequently, we were also invited by the outlying Borough of Dun Laoghaire to act similarly. After many conferences with the Defence Department of the GO\ernrnent, and the Local Authority, a Scheme has been constructed diVidIng DublIn into Area, and placing the entire control of all First id arrangements under th Brigade Eleven First Aid Posts have been selected in three reas- Torth, outh, and East, and staffs have been chosen with Auxiliarie from our Reserve, to maIn tam a continuous service if neces ary. Adequate medical supplte, anti-gas reopirators, clothing, helmets, etc., are being supplied by the Corporation; thc senices of a panel of doctors, in addition to our ordInary Brigade surgeons, chemists, \ oluntary trained nurses, messenger cyclists, voluntary motor dri\'er With cars, arc rcady, and, of course, the necessary Ambulance will be avallable. In addition, there arc to be two Mobile Units, with full equipment, ready for service at any point in the 1 'orth and South reas. In the East Area, which includes tll ports of Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Harbour, a Unit with a tore of food, clothIng, and restoratives , \\ 111 b ready to help victims of torpedoed craft who may be re cuecl at sea and landed at our ports. We will, of course, be in touch with our numerous hospitals , and any base or evacuation hospitals which may be e tabh hed Although working in conjunction with the orporabon's A R P . cherne, 1 have succeeded in preventing it from mterfering with the holdIng of th annual R e-exarninations and Divisional Inspections. The following duties were performed throughout the year by members of the Brigade. In May, they were in attendance at the Annual Spring Sho\\ held by the Royal Du blin Society. As usual, last year there were a number of Motor ar and Motor Cycle Races , at which the Brigade rendered their sen Ices. Among th se \\ re The L einster " 200," Dublin" 100," Leinster Trophy Car Race, The Iri h Motor Racing Hill Climb, The Irish Motor Club pring Meeting, Dublin niver Ity Speed Hill Climb, and The Grand Prix l.Iotor Race. The services of the Brigade were requested and granted in connection with the vanous pilgnmages to Lourdes and other places. At the Royal Dublin ociety's Horse how in A ugust, First Aid duties were once more under the supervision of the Brigade Per onne!. ur activities extended far afield with regard to Racing, and our members are always to be seen in readiness at the many Point-to-Point and Race MeetIngs helel throughout the country. Our attendances were much sought after by the many Fetes and Carnivals organized in aid of charity. Our members faithfully performed public duty in most of the Dublin theatres and cinemas during the year. . tour First Aid Hut in O'Connell Street, 1,295 cases received treatment . Our FIrst Aid Hut in the Phcenix Park was staffed throughout the football sea on, and lIkewise our Seaside Huts during the summer months . In view of the demand upon the teaching services of our members, the Annual Competitions were omitted last year. evertheless, several Dublin teams competed in the Northern Ireland Competitions, and were successful in carrying ofT several trophies. On June 17th, we held our Annual Review in Lord Iveagh's Gardens, when Mr. William Doolin, President of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, was Inspecting Officer. There were 664 of all ranks on parade . On th is occasion I had the honour to present, on behalf of the Grand Prior of the

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Order, the Insignia of Officer Brother to Assistant Commissioner J . P. Mc ~ama ra , District Surgeon A. T. McKay; and the Insignia of Serving Brother to Superintendent M . Brien; and sixteen Service Medals. With the kind co-operation of the Army Authorities we staged a demonstration in Air Raid Precaution s. They also enabled us to hold an exhibition of the most up-to-date and comprehensive Air Raid I recautions equipment (under the direction of District Officer avell O. IIicks, A.M.INST.N . A., Consulting Engineer to the Irish District). These \\'ere of mu ch interest to everybody present. The demands upon our Invalid Transport Service of the Joint Committee was no less last year than heretofore. This service was greatly appreciated by the public, and during the year we transported 2,3 3 cases; of this number 495 were carried free. Al1 female patients were, as usual, accompanied by an Ambulance Sister, who, during a lapse in her duties, was engaged in sewing for the Stores and Welfare Departments. The activities of the Welfare Department, ably conducted by Miss G . M . Barrington and her faithful Staff and Committee, are becoming more widely known and appreciated by the Dublin public. During the year this Department served 77,403 dlllners and issued 5,611 pints of soup free, at a cost of £2,140. Maternity Grants, consIsting of 662 grocery parcels, 1,324 chemises, and 613 baby bundles, at a total cost of £331 12s. 6d., were issued to 670 mothers. At Christmas, 302 mothers received a bag of coal each, and a grocery parcel containing tea, sugar, and bacon. In the dining rooms, for four months before and two months after confinement, upwards of 300 women receive a daily dinner free, food parcel at the time of confinement, chemises for herself, and baby clothes. Our Annual Sale in aid of the \\' eHare Department, organized by the Tursing Section, was held on ovember 18th. ThIS is always well patronized by the public, and, despite many unforeseen difficulties thIS year proved no exception, and a gratifying amount of £ 555 3s. 3d. "w as realized. It speaks well for the unfailing generosity of our supporters, in such trying times as now prevaIls. From the tores Department, 129 requisitions for medical stores consisting of ~97 items were dealt with on behalf of the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions and the Huts. The value of stores issued free was £63 Os. 10d. During the year 547 invalid requisites were loaned out from the Dublin Depot, and in addition Bray loaned liberally to the poor of that town. \n other department which continues to render valuable service is the Central "W orkroom Department. Thl. body, through its untiring efforts, was able to dIstnbute 7,061 articles to a number of deservin cr charities. This work is supervlsed by Ir. J. \Y . Heney, who deserves our unstinted praise for her continued zeal and energy. ur Annual ppeal was successfully launched on April 2 th, 29th, and May 1st. H realized the satisfactory amount of £ 1,144 2s. 7d. This splendid figure is mamly due to the very capable organizing abilities of Messrs. J. P . McNamara, Reg. H. Keatinge, J . L. Keogh, and :.'Iuss G. 1\1. Barrington. \Ve were represented by members of the ursing Divisions at the Rossall Camp m August. The editing of our quarterly Magazine is still in the capable hands of Lady District uperintendent Mrs. Pringle. Our publication is eagerly a'w aited for by all, on account of the informative articles dealing with our various activities. During the first week of the \Var a big rally of about 2,000 people was held in the Royal Dublm ociety's grounds, the object being to inform the members of increased dutIes which would be required of them. For the fulfilment of these duties it was necessary to get an increase of membership. This was done at the time, as many m embers of the public there and then signified their willingness to join our A.R.P. A uxiliary Reserve. I have found it necessary to increase my District Staff, which I did by including Comdt. P. J. Delany, M.D.; lVIr. avell O. Hicks, A.!lLINST.N.A.; Walter M. PagetHaffield, M.B.E.; Miss M. Kane, and Dr. T. G . Wilson (attached as County urgeon for special duties). Recently, with my Assistant Commissioner A. J. Connor, I inspected the Ambulance and ursing Divisions in Cork, and was greatly impressed by all that has been accomplished in that city, and the high state of efficiency of the Division, largely due to District Officer A . L. Downes, and constant help and advice from Dr. J. J . O'Sullivan, Divisional Surgeon. The work of these two excellent Officers is beyond all praise. Before the inspection we were entertained to dinner by a

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distinguished company of prominent citizens, including the Lord Mayor and Government Officials, howing how much the services of the Brigade were appreciated . In conclusion, I must pay a warm tribute to the members of my District Staff, who, during the past twelve months have given me their loyal support and unfailing help. That I still have Mrs. eton Pringle (nee Miss Blandford) as my Lady District Superintendent is a great satisfaction to me. Mrs . Pringle's work for the Brigade and the Order for the past twenty-five years has been of a very exceptional character, a shining example of efficiency and wise leadership, and to her we all owe a debt it. would be quite impossible to repay. To her and Mr. Pringle, who has also given us so much help, we offer our very best wishes for their future happiness. Finally, I would like to express my appreciation of the good work of our District. Secretary, Iiss Pattison . I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient. servant, JOHN LUMSDE , Knight of Justice of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of t. J ohn of Jerusalem , Commissioner.

Northern Ireland (Ulster) District TIEADQUARTERSClarence Place Hall, 10, May Street, Belfast.

Cornrnissione r 1. Fraser, F.R.C.S .. 33, Wellington Park, Belfast. - On service. Acting Co rnmissione r Professor Gregg Wil on,

O.B.E.,

(March, 1932 .)-Commander.

Beechlands, Malone Road, Belfast.

District Surgeo n R. W . i\1. Strain, M.D., B.SC., 9, Uni\'ersity Square, Belfast .-(4.7.35.) W. 11. Brennan, 6, University Avenue, Belfast. (8.3.40.) A s s istant Cornrnissi onersir Dudley E. l\1cCorkell, K .B.E., D.L., J.P., Ballyarnett, Londonderry. (21.11.24.) -Commander. lfred \Y . 1ann, M.P.S.I., 65, Malone Avenue, Belfast. (Dec., 1936.)-Officer. Daniel Parker, 35, Ravensdene Park, Belfast. (Dec. 1936.)-Officer. John H. Rea, " Linden," Castlewellan Road, Banbridge, Co . Down . (Dec., 1936.) -Officer. \\'. lIen, 42J, ~orth Queen treet, Belfast. (4.6.37.)-Serving Brother. Acting Assista nt C ounty CornrnissionerCo. Tyrone Col. E. Gibbon, M.B., O.B.E., Glencree, Omagh, Co. Tyrone. (24.5.39.) o. Londonclerry-Lieut .-Col. K. E. Tangle, Ballyeglish, Moneymore, Co. Londonderry. (1 .5.39) Lad y Distri ct Supe rinte nd e ntMrs. G. . \\'allace, The Grange, l\luckamore, Co. Antrim .

(7.11.39.)

County S ur geo n s D . E. rosble, ;\LC., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.P., Clarendon Street, Londonderry. (9.1.33.) o. Tyrone-F. C. Mann, M .D., D.P.H., Duncannon, Co. Tyrone . (1.12.39.) o. rmagh-C. Dougan, I.D., D.P.H., Millicent Terrace, Portadown, Co. Armagh. (7.9.39.) Co. Londonderry- \V. F. Evans, Lislea House, Coleraine. (11.9.39.) o. Down-E. l\lcCreay Gibson, Glenoar, Banbridge. (11.9.39.) H . Fleming, r-I.B., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.I., County Hospital, Enniskillen , Co. Fermanagh. (24.11.39.) Dis tric t Officer Capt. . l\Iorlic1ge,

5, Estoril Park. Belfast.

County OfficersJ. Kennedy, can'a treet, Banbridge, Co. Down. (.6.37.) . G. Johnston, M.A., 73, ewry Street, Banbridge, Co. Down. (8.6.37.) . Ringer-Hewitt, 175, Avenue Road, Lurgan, Co. Armagh . (8.6.39.) D. M . Rodgerson, 9, Bray Street, Belfast. (5.10.39.) J. Beatty, J .P., 30, Ballyholme Road, Bangor, Co. Down. (7.3.40.) Lady County OfficersMrs. L. E . Kirkpatrick, The Rectory, Glynn, Co. Antrim. (30.11.34.) Mrs . B. M. Cunningham, 27, Clarendon Street, Londonderry. (24.4.35.) Mrs . Kelly, Cooleen, Warrenpoint, Co. Down. (1.2 .39.) Co. Down- Miss M. Gaffikin, I, Glenade Terrace, ewcastle, Co. Down. (13.9.39.) Co. Fermanagh-Mrs. McKenzie. (13.9.39.)

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Co. Tyrone-(Acting)-Mrs . C. Burgess, Parkanaur, Castlecaulfield, Co. Tyrone . (10.9.39.) City of Belfast- 1iss S. M. Duffin, Summer Hill, Stranmillis, Belfast. (3.11.39.) . B. angle, Ballyeglish, Moneymore, Co. Londonderry. Co. Derry-l\Irs. (13.2.40.) Co. Armagh-nIrs. M. D. Ringer-Hewitt, 175, Avenue Road, Lurgan. (29.1.40 .) outh Armagh-Lady G. O. Stronge, Tynnan Abbey, Co. Armagh. (3.3.40.)

Lady Divisional Superintendentl\Iiss F. Irwin, Lisndbride, Newcastle, Down. (29.6.40.) [iss E. S. Duffin, Summerhill, Stranmilli , Belfast. (.3.40.) 22-26,

STREET, BELFAST, .1., February 23rd, 1940.

MAY

TRE CHIEF COMMISSIONER, ST. JORi Al\IBULANCE BRIGADE.

Miss Sylvia M. Duffin, Lady County Officer for City of Belfast. Lady Dixon, D.B.E., IIon. President of ursing Divisions in the County Borough of BeHast. Mrs. G. T. Wallace, Lady District Superintendent in succession to Miss R. L. Sinclair, who, after a long period of good service, requested a transfer to the Brigade Reserve. Mr. A. S. Ringer-Hewett, County Officer for County Armagh. Mr. D. Rodgerson, ounty Ofncer for City of Belfast. Captain Arthur Morlidge, D.S.O., District Officer and Secretary. The undennent.ioned new Ambulance, and registered during 1939:A mbttlance Divisions South Belfast (Windsor). East Belfast. Shankill (Belfast). ColeraIne. Dungannon.

SIR,

I have the honour to submit this, my Report upon the workmg and condItion of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in t.he 'orthern Ireland DIst.nct for the year ended December 31st, 1939. At the end of the year the strength of the Ambulance and Nur ing Di,lsions in the District was as stated below. (The numbers shown in brackets mdIcate the strength at end of 1938.)

21 (15) 2 (1 Cadet)

DIVISIO, S TVomen (Xlt1'S/JIg) 39 (17) 1 (1 adet)

Total 60 (3~) 3 (2)

jllen (Ambulance)

Alen Ambulance 4 6 (373) 29 (3 )

515

PERSONNEL TVolJlen Xurs1ng 1,376 (379) 53 (56) 1,429

Total 1,( 62 (752) '2 (94)

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TO returns have been received from the undermentioned DIYISIOnS, and their personnel has not been included in the above statement. Belfast Fire Brigade Ambulance Castled erg Nursing Divl ion . Division Londonderry Nursing Division. South Belfast (St. Thomas's) Ambu- Limavady Tursing Division . lance Division Lisnaskea ursing Division (. ection). Donaghadee Ambulance Division Maguiresbridge Nursing Division ( echon). During the year under review the following appointments of Senior Officers have been made : The Earl of Clarendon, Hon. Vice-President for County Tyrone. Mrs. Dehra Parker, M.P., O.B.E., Hon. President for County Londonderry. Miss Evelyn Montgomery, Hon. Vice-President for County Down. Lady Dunleath, Hon. President for County Down. The Countess of Erne, Hon. President for County Fermanagh. The Marchioness of Hamilton, Hon. President for County Tyrone. Colonel E. Gibbon, M.B., O.B.E., Assistant Commissioner for ounty Tyrone. Lieut.-Colonel K. E. Nangle, Assistant Commissioner for County Londonderry. Mrs. Christine Burgess, Lady County Officer for County Tyrone. Miss Mary M. Gaffikin, Lady County Officer for County Down.

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l\'III'SlHg DIVIsions Ballymoney (Co. Antnm). \\'hitehou c ( o. Antnm). Whitehead (Co. Antnm). Portru h ( o. \ntnm) . BaUyca tIe ( o ...\ntnm) . Li na kea ( o. Fermanagh)- ecbon. MaguiresbriJ (Te (Co Fermanagh)- ection.

' ursing, and Cadet Divisions were formed Nursing Divisions Shankill (Belfast). Kilkeel (Co. Down). Tewcastle (Co. Down). Comber (Co. Down). Donaghadee (Co. Down). ewry (Co. Down). No . 1, Dungannon (Co. Tyrone). No.2, Dungannon (Co. Tyrone). Coagh (Co. Tyrone). Clogher (Co. Tyrone). Cookstown (Co. Tyrone). Portadown (Co. Armagh). ?Ioneymore (Co. Derry). Coleraine (Co. Derry). Limavady (Co. Derry). Enniskillen (Co. Fermanagh).

Oth r DlnslOn In process of formation in 1939, which have been registered since January 1st, 1940:Pot Ihce (i\orthern Ireland) Ambulance Division . IIolywood ( ounty Down) Ambulance Division . ~lessr . Ilarlancl & Wolff (Belfast) Ltd. 1 ur ing Division. ~a t.Iecoulfctlcl & ] onaghmore (County Tyrone) ursing Division. Fost OJJice (Telephones-Korthern Ireland) .1. "ursing Division. -c\\ townarcls ( ounty Down) "ursing Dn·ision. \\'e found It nec s ary to consIder the two outh Belfast Divisions (Ambulance DiVISion, registered on June 20th, 1935 , and ' ursing Division, registered on June 24th, 1935) t.o have lapsed. Early in ::\lay, 1939, we commenced the is ue of " District Orders" to assist in promotmg ulllformity III method of working, as between uperintendents of Divisions and Dl'itnct 01hce III BelIa t. About one hundred copies are sent out by post, roughly about twice a month. This has proved most helpful. \\'e have encouraged the circulation of General Regulations, Dress Regulations, nd BngaQc Standing Order, and the re ult has been markedly beneficial. Quarterly onferences of both taff Officers and other Officers have been held, under the pre Idency of the Commissioner; whilst the Officers of Nursing Divisions have met in onference each month, under the presidency of the Lady District SuperIntendent. Officers from the more distant Di,-isions find trayelling both inconyenient. and expensive, especially since the outbreak of 'Yar. We have taken a full share of the work connected with the recruitment of the Civil ' ursing Reserve in orthern Ireland. There were 793 applications received for enrolment by our District Secretary from Nursing Division, and passed on to the Ministry for Ilome Affairs, orthern Ireland. A number of Church Parades have been held during the year. At one of them, held on St. John's Day, at St. John's Presbyterian Church, Belfast, the collection (£10) was given to the Fund to provide a Hospital bed in memory of the late County Officer Miss Wbitaker. Recruiting for the Military Hospitals Reserves and the Royal Taval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve was not good prior to the outbreak of vYar, for some unknown

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reason; but from Divisional Returns I gather that quite a sab ·factory number of our Ambulance members have enlisted in His Majesty's Armed Forces. Rossall chool Camp, Fleetwood, was well attended by Officers and members of o~r .. ursing Di,:,isions at Holywood, Larne, Bangor, and Belfast; four Lady DlvlslOnal Supenntendent , two lady Ambulance Officers, and thirteen mbulan ce isters being present. ..rl.i~ Raid Precautions.-Ma.ny ~f the ~nior Officers of both mbulance and ' urslOg DlvlslOns gave freely of theIr leIsure time to the work of fitting re pirator eluring the summer months: La~er on, they were induced to take up lecturing on nt.lGas measures and FIrst AId for the Local uthority in various parts of the District. In September we were asked by the Superintendent Iedical Officer of Health for the County Borough of Belfast to provide trained personnel for Fixed First Id Posts and Mobile Medical Units. We wished to flilly man any number of Posts whic~ might be allotted to the Brigade, but the Local Authority would not agree to thIS arrangement, a was apparently anticipated by Brigade Order, '0. 6 6. However, by the exercise . of pa~ience and a certain amount of persl t ency we have won. through, and the Bngade ~s on most excellent terms with the uperintenden t MedIcal Officer of Health and IllS taff ; and they are very glad to haye a Division, en bloc, for this Post, and a group of eight or twelve for that Po t, or ~IobJle Medical Unit, . and so on. All this has been a big strain upon the ordmary routlOe work, especially amongst our Ambulance DJ\' i ions . Lookmg at the picture ac; a whole, I feel that I cannot speak too highly of the splendid work which m\' DlviSlOnal Superintendents have carried out during the pa t year. The Annual Competitions were held on aturday, .May 27th, lS13Q. 1 attach an " Appreciation, " which was prepared and CIrc ulated hortly aft r that date. Volunteers for Public Duties at Agricultural 'hows, Air Pageants , Motor Cycle Races , C1l1emas, etc., have been plentiful. The Divisions in the . mall r to\\ nand country districts do not have many opportuOlties. During :t\ovember, 1939, Lady District Superintendent ~l1ss R . L. SlOclalr made request that she should be placed on the Brigade ResenT. I ,erv much reo-retted this decision, for Miss Sinclair had rendered extra-ordlOary good en:icc to the Brigade for many years past-both previous to and ince the r g-i tratlOn of ~ 'orth rn Ireland as a separat~ District.. Her First .-\Id and Home X ur 109 cxpenence \\ as not only connected WIth the Bngade, fOJ dunng the Great \\'ar of 1914 1, she erv <l in France with a Nursing Unit, which was organized 10 her own home town of Strabane, County Tyrone, and was attached to the French Army. Fortunately , I have been able to find in Mrs. G. . Wallace, formerly Lady County Officer for the County Borough of Belfast, one who promises to be a worth successor to :\11 '>s Sinclair. I have the honour to be, Ir, Your obedJent ervant, IA FR EH. Commissio~er , St. john Ambulance Brigade, Torthern Ireland DistrIc t T

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, ORTHERN IRELAND DISTRICT . An appreciation of the Annual Competitions held in the Grounds of .the Roval Belfast Academical Institution, Belfast, orthern Ireland (by kind perml . sion" of the Governors), on Saturday, May 27th, 1939 . . The weather .~as all that could have been desired. Thirty-five teams took part the Competitions (seven more than in 1938). This fact, combined WIth the beautif~l sunshi~e, attracted a very large number of the general public, who showed a keen mterest m the workmanlike manner in which the teams set about solvll1g the ~roblems a.rranged by our hard working and genial District Surgeon, Dr. R. \V . ~1. Stram, and hIS partners, Dr. A. B . FitzSimons and Dr. W. M. Brennan . The attractive p.ersonality of our Commissioner, Mr. Ian Fraser, had produced a notable rally of ladles and gentlemen of the Medical Profession from all parts of Northern Ireland to act as Judges at the Competitions; and they betrayed, by their faces , th<l:t they were every bit as interested and happy in their difficult task of deciding whIch of the contesting teams was the best, as were the crowds of onlookers, the Boy Scouts who acted as patients, or the oft perplexed competitors themselves .

The Competitors from both Ambulance and Nursing Divisions, perhaps, appeared at their best-their uniforms very neat indeed, and their faces full of hope and expectancy- when they paraded in the Common Hall of the Institution, facing Lady Dunleath, and wondering if they were to receive any of the beautiful cups (sixtysix in all), which were arrayed on the table before them, from the hands of this very gracious lady, who told them, before making the presentations, what great pleasure her appointment as Honorary President of the St. John Ambulance Brigade for County Down had afforded her, that she had but recently joined the Brigade, but hoped to pass her First Aid Examination in the near future. Of course, the teams all wished her the same measure of success as they were then hoping for themselves. In due course it was revealed that the following had been adjudged as the most successful teams : -

2. City of Dublin Ambulance Division 3. Broadstone G.S.R., " A" Team

Senior Men 320 points 315 312

Event 2

LORD MAYOR'S CUP 1. East Belfast Ambulance Division 2. Belfast Central Ambulance Division 3. Lurgan Ambulance Division

Novice Men 330 points 328 322

Event 3

" WHITAKER" MEMORIAL CUP 1. Harcourt ursing Division, Dublin 2. West Belfast ursing Division 3. Belfast Central ' ursing Division

Senior Nurses 345 points 337 283

Event 1

BELFAST CHALLENGE CUP 1. Heysham Steamers' Team

Event 4

THE

URSING (" WHITAKER ") CUP ursing Division, "B" 2. Torth Belfast Tursing Division 3. Belfast Central Nursing Division

1. West Belfast

Event 5

Event 6

THE DISTRICT SURGEON'S 1. Belfast Central Cadets, " A" 2. Banbridge Cadets Ambulance 3. Banbridge Cadets Ambulance

CUP Team Division, " A " Division, "C"

THE " CORONATION" CUP 1. Belfast Central Cadets, " A " Team

2. Banbridge Cadets Ambulance Division, " A " 3. 45th Company Belfast Boys' Brigade

Event 7

THE GIRL CADETS' CUP ursing Division Cadets, " A" 2. Banbridge Nursing Division Cadets, "B" 3. Banbridge Nursing Division Cadets, "C" 1. Banbridge

Novice Nurses 312 points 272 257 Boy Cadets (Close) 340 points 298 270 Boy Cadets (OPen 340 points 298 288 Girl Cadets 330 points 312 311

A. MORLIDGE, District Officer, Secretary

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EXTRACTS FROM REPORT OF THE PRIORY FOR WALES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 ST, 1939

THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND

COMMISSIONER FOR "WALES For the year ending December 31st, 1939 Date BRIGADE HEADQ UARTE RS STAFF Appointed. Commissioner for \ Vales . The Hon. John H. Bruce, ] .P., D.L. Hmght 2. 3.31 of justice. Assistant Commi sioner for 2. 3.31 \Vales . A. G. E. J. Fudge.-Knight of G1'ace. Surgeon-in-Chief for \Vales David Rocyn Jones, C.B.E., J.P., ~I B., CH.M., D.P.H.-Knzght of Grace. 26. 5.36 H .R.H. The Duches of Kent - Dallle Lady Superintendent-inChief for Wales. Gmnd Cross. 3. 535 Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief Major A. \Y . Anderson, t.l.B ., CH.B.-COIII?nander. for \Vales. 26. 536 Assistant Lady Superin- Lady (Herbert) LeWls, O.B.E. - Dame of Grace. tendent-in-Chief for 1. 3.31 Wales. Lady Superintendent for \Vales . The Countes of Plymouth. Comlllander. 17 .12.37 Lady Staff Officer for Wales The Hon . Mr . J . H . Bruce.-Officer. 17 .12.37 A.R.P. Staff Officer . Captalll . B. Turner, :\J.R C C:;, L.R.C.P.Officer. 25 2.36 COMMISSIONERS Anglesey Lieut.-Colonel SIr Henry ;'lulleneux Grayson, Bart., K.B.E.-CommalldeJ . 19 . 9.34 Brecknockshire Lieut .-Colonel . G . ole-Hamilton, C.M.G., 19 12 .31 D . . o . -Commander. Caernarvonshire Sir Michael R. V. D. Assheton- mlth, Bart. 5 11 .32 -Officer. Card iganshire teven Jones . -Office1'.. . 4 10.3 3 Carnaarthenshire Evan David Jones.-Knzglzl of Gmcc. 26. 9.25 Denbighshire Charles E. alt, 1\1.B., CH.B.-COIIIJl/(/lIder. . 26 11 23 Flintshire Colonel H. C. L. lIoward, C.:-! G., 0.5.0., J.P ., 20. 4.35 D.L.-Officer. Glanaorgan . David M. Evans-Bevan, ] .p.-Commal/der. 5. 6.31 Merionethshire Sir Charles Phibbs. -Officer. . . 5 .11 32 Monnaouthshire Captain amuel Trevor Beard, O.B.E.4.10.33 Commander. Montgonaeryshire Richard D. Thomas, J .P., L.R .C .P., L.R .C. S. 9.12.32 Commander . Penabrokeshire Daniel Daniel, J.p.-Officer. 27.11.35 Radnorshire Alastair Hair, M.B., ClI.B. 17. .36 Aberdare County John M. \Vilson, !\I.A., B.A. , CIl.B.-Com mander. 12. 5.31 Cardiff County Edgar Llewellyn, M.B., cH.B.-Commander. 20. 4.35 Merthyr Tydfil County Captain William J. Canton, LL .B.-Officer. 10. .37 Newport County Samuel lcCormac, M.B.-COYllmander. . 12. 5.31 Rhondda County Captain Taliesin E. Richards, ] .P., M.E.Knight of Grace. 1. 3.1 Swansea County Urban Marks, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.p.-Commander. 10. 5 .20 BRIGADE SECRETARY W. Mabon Abraham.-Serving Brother. 2. 3 .31

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PRIOR Y FOR WALES

BRIGADE STREJ. -GTH

The summary below shows that the membership of the Brigade in \Vales increa ed by 1,645, to 14,434; 3 Corps and 40 Divisions being regi tered, while 5 Units were disbanded. A welcome feature of this increa e i the acce ion of strength on the N ur ing side. Women

j1Jen 1938. 4 18 2

Headquarter Staff ommls lOners . ASSistant Comml SlOners 7 ounty urgeons Ass! tant ounty 4 Surgeons 30 ountv Ofhc.ers 203 Corps ' Officers Divi lOnal Officers 6+9 ~ '.C.O 's 675 Pri,-ate 5,185

1939. 5 20 31 8 4 31 227 723 757 5,936

1938. 4 Headq uarter Staff 5 County Superintendents 19 County Officers 20 Corps Officers . 182 Divisional Officers 1,215 Ambulance Sisters

Girls

Boys adets .

3,270

Cadets.

261

'273 10+ 149 66

::\Ien " 'omen Boys Girls

3,232 (Including Officers)

.\mbulance Dl\ lIons Xursmg Dn ISlons adet. mb. D1\'1 Ions Cadet ~ursing Divisions

1,314 (Including Officers)

1,393

Personnel

I -Ilils

orps

1939. 4 6 17 21 218 1,763

144 59

6,803 1,445 3,232 1,314

7,742 2,029 3,270 1,393

12,794

14,434

Bv the nd of December, the following numbers of members had left if nit for active service : Xavy, 32.

Army, 531.

R.A.F., 42.

RE ERVES

The \\'el-h member hip of the l\Iilitary Hospital Reserve increased from 422 to 4-40 during the year. On the outbreak of \Var, approximately 400 Re ervi t were mobilized, and a considerable number who have sought enrolment since are on a waiting list. Two Officers of the Vale of Teath orp were awarded the l\I.H.R. Silver Bar Brooch, on completion of 12 year' efficient service in the Re erve. The twelve members of the Royal Javal Auxiliary ick Berth Reserve were mobilized for service in Naval Ho pital and hips. The relea e of all Immobile Nursing members from Voluntary Aid Detachment left the ten Female St. J ohn V.A.D.'s with a combined strength of only sixty-five, in addition t o the one Male Detachment of nine members. By the end of the year, all the men and thirteen of the women had been mobilized, the remaining fifty-two Immobile Officers and Mobile members holding them elves in readiness to fulfil their obligation at need.

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PRIORY FOR WALES

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

For the first time St. john V.A.D.'s undertook responsibilities in connection with the staffing of Service Training Camp Hospitals. At Manorbier, our V.A.D. personnel co-operated with members of B.R.S.C. Detachments in staffing the Camp Hospital; and St. john V.A.D. Officers and members undertook the Hospital arrangements at two subsequent Camps at Caernarvon. AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS

With the speeding up by Local Authorities of A.R.P. schemes, the demands upon the Brigade A.R.P. Instructors lessened. The following summary of awards issued to students of A.R.P. classes, held under the auspices of the Brigade in Wales, however, is evidence of considerable service on the part of our Instructors : SUMMARY Total Awards issued to 31.12.38 During 1939

Grade I Grade II 601 810 150 117

A .R.P . AWARDS ISSUED . G.P. A.R.P. A .R .P. Certs Certs Vouchers 5,2 6 476 3,936 2,941 283 1,402

G.P Total Vouchers 11,201 92 4,963 70

BRIGADE ACTIVITIES

The treatment of 70,428 cases of accident and sickne s during the year included the removal of 6,360 to hospital or home, covering a total mileage of 36,072. Brigade Units maintain 13 Road ide irst Aid Huts, 38 First Aid Posts, and 76 Fir t id Boxes; and it i recorded that 2,229 accident cases received attention by Brigade member. Nursing members made 3,661 voluntary attendances at Ho pitals and Clinics, 2,603 at Medical Comforts Depots, and 107 journeys with Ambulance cars. The home nursing undertaken privately is not recorded, but frequent calls for assistance in the nursing of patient in their own homes are readily answered. The appeal f.or volunteers, for enrolment in the Civil ursing Reserve, was the most unportant call upon the Nursing personnel. By the end of the year 277 had responded, 211 for duty at Fir t Aid Posts, and 66 for Hospitals; but the delay in receiving the requisite Ho pital training somewhat discouraged recruitment. Notwithstanding A.R.P. service, routine Brigade duties were carried out as usual at all places of amusement and public gatherings; and the holding of the Royal National Eisteddfod and Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, in Denbigh and Caernarvon respectively, enabled the Units in North Wales to demonstrate their efficiency in undertaking First Aid arrangements on a large scale. The Ca.det Camps, which have provided instructive and enjoyable camp holidays, for some 300 Cadets annually since their innovation in 1936, had to be suspended owing to War conditions.

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was in attendance on Her Royal Highness during her tour of inspection and on the dais, from which the Duchess took the salute. The March Past was headed by the Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners, followed by a company of Brigade Surgeons. In addressing the Parade, Her Royal Highness complimented all ranks on their smart appearance and effective bearing. The occasion marked the retirement of the Assistant Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for Wales, Lady (Herbert) Lewis, O.B.E., after thirty years' service in the Brigade. During a long period of devoted dedication to her duties, she witnessed the creation and development of the Priory, mainly under her husband's leadership, whose far-sighted untiring efforts were ably supported on the Nursing side by her unfailing partnership. Lady Lewis carries the grateful thanks and good wishes of our whole membership into her well-earned, but still strenuous leisure hours. Mr. A. G. E. J. Fudge also relinquished the post of Assistant Commi ioner for Wales, in which capacity he had ably supported his chief in discharging the duties of an Inspecting Officer. His long experience over the whole field of our work, extending to thirty-five years, commanded the respect of his colleagues in council as well as on parade; and his influence in the Order will continue to be exercised as a Knight of Grace upon Chapter General at St. j ohn's Gate. COMPETITIONS

The \\Telsh Brigade Final Competitions were held in Cardiff on aturday, lay 6th, when the Clydach and District Ambulance, and Ffaldau In titute, and Garw Nursing Divisional teams were successful in winning the " Llandinam " Shield and " Arthur Griffiths Memorial" up re pectively, and represented Wales in the Brigade Finals in London. In the Open Competitions organized by the Priory at the Royal National Ei teddfod, Denbigh, three Brigade teams, viz., Kenfig Hill Ambulanc , Birkenhead Central Nursing, and Kenfig Hill Cadet, were successful in winning the" Lady Lewis" and" Lady Bute " Cups, and " I ca" hield. At the Royal \Velsh Agricultural Show, held at Caernarvon, the three trophies were won by Hafod Colliery, Denbigh, No. 10, V.A.D., and Llandudno adet teams. The Welsh Inter-Railway Competition for the " Harry Webb" cup, which normally takes place at the end of the year, was not held owing to the outbreak of War, the Cadet Final Competitions also being cancelled for the same reason. SERVICE MEDALS

Roy AL

REVIEW

H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent, conducted the first All-Wales Inspection in the Sophia Gardens Field, Cardiff, on Saturday, july 15th, when a ~arade n~m~er~g 9,051 men, women, and cadets, from every County 111 the PnnClpahty was drawn up. The Brigade Headquarter Staff

With the awards approved during 1938, the total number of recipients of Service Medals and Bars in Wales is as under : Medals, 795; First Bars, 347; Second Bars, 142; Third Bars, 34; Fourth Bars, 3; Fifth Bar, 1.

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THE ST. JOHN A IBULANCE BRIGADE

167

MEDICAL COMFORTS DEPOTS

!o. the 86 Depots shown in last year's report, 8 have been added, bnngmg the total number operating under the Priory to 94. Returns rendered regularly, leave no doubt as to the value of thi provision supplem~nted during the course of the pa t two years by grants fro~ the SpecIal Areas Fund. The articles is ued totalled 11 452 for 1939 which .is an increase. of 2,013 on the 1~38 figure. It ~ll be readily apprecIated that the Issue, ret~n, clean mg,. and care of all thi equipment represents a very conSIderable contnbution of service on the part of Brigade members, and others who participate in this important work.

name of the County Commissioner to whom to apply will be found on page shown. A-Ambulance Division.

MOTOR AMBULA CE TRANSPORT

t?e

ERVI E

The opening of new Station at Abercarn in Octob r brought the number of car statIOns, compri ing the Priory' co-ordinated ervice of ambulances, to. 22. O~ce again, the summary of ca e and mileage records a. consl.derable mcrease on previous years' figure, the 22,446 cases ca:--ned bemg 3,685 more than in 1938, while the mileage of 3-1,756 was an mcrease of 38,762.

ursing Diivison.

* lVlll correspondents, tn cases where two County Com'm issioners are ~iv.en on one page and are uncertam whtch County to address, add footnote asking Comm'tsswner to forward tf necessary. Aberford N Accrington A & T comb (York) Acomb & District A l\ckworth A Acton & IIammersmith A & K Adderley Green & rea dtlI combe A ,, see Croydon East Addle tone (Air crew \\'orks) ection A dlsham Adlmgton

Althorpe, see Keadby A ltofts Alton & District A & N Altrincham & Alverstoke A " see Gosport r Ambleside A & Amersham Section A Andover A Andoversford A

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104

nglesey 66 nnesley Colliery A 104 Annfield Plain & West Stanley A & N 113 Ardsley A 104 Ardwick A & 93 Arlecdon & Frizington A 101 Arley Colliery A 90 Armagh 157 Armley & Wortley A 104 Armthorpe A 104 Ash burton A & 134 Ashby-de-Ia-Zouch A 78 Ashford A & 123 S. Rly. A 123 S . Rly. Works A 123 South A 123 see Feltham 45 Ashington Carl A 113 Coal Co. A 113 Duke A 113 Priestman 113 nited Auto Services, Ltd. A 113 104 Ashley 1 134 Ashprington A 93 Ashton-in-Makerfield A & N 93 Ashton-under-Lyne A & N 93 Askam & Ireleth A 104 Askern A 104 Road A 104 Band A 104 " fain Associated Portland Cement Manu123 facturers, Ltd., Corps A 93 Astley Bridge A & J 84 Aston L.M.S. Rly. A 93 Atherton A & 1+7 Attleborough A 98 Audlem A & 104 Audley, see Halmerend A 134 Axminster & District A & N 62 Aylesbury A & Aydlesford (A . E. Reed 's & Co .) A & N 123 147 Aylsham A

104 104 104 45

104 124 45

124 124 124 123 93 93 93

& Heath Charnock

mtree Albrighton 1 Idborough cctlOn 1 ldeburgh A & 1 Alder !Iou e A ldershot A & " Traction Co. A Aldridcre District A lexandra ollege Alford District T Alfreton & District A Allerton Bywater Allesley British Legion lprahams Alresford Alsager, Butt Lane, & Talke

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120 115

14 45 66 66

104 151

103 103 104 90

98 66 A

104 104 103 104 66

98 66 66

101 62 66 64

168

Bacup

A & N Police A Baddeley Green A & N Bagshot & Windlesham A Lightwater N Baildon Section A & N Bakewell District A Balby N Baldock A Baiham, see Streatham N " & Tooting A Ballinamallard N Ballycastle N Ballymena A & N Ballymiscaw N Ballymoney Ballynahinch N Ballyronan Bamford Banbridge A & N Banbury A & N Bangor A & District Scout A r

93 93

104 124 124 104 103 104 145

45 45 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 93

157 70 157 157 157

Banwell A & 72 Barelay Hall N 45 Barclay Perkins A 45 Barelays Bank A & N 45 Bardon Hill A 78 Bardsea Section A 93 Bardsey N 104 Barford St. Martin N 73 Barking A & 45 Barnborough, see Goldthorpe A 10+ Barnes Section A & N 45 Barnes (Durham) 113 Barnet A & N 45 Barnoldswick A & N 104 Barnsley A & 104 Central 104 Barnstaple A & N 134 Barnton A & N 98 Barrowford A & N 93 Barrow-in-Furness A & N 93 Barton (Lancs) A 93 " (Oxford) A 70 Barton Hill A 59 Barwell A 78 Basford A & 104 Basingstoke District A & 66 Bath A & 72 City Police A 72 Batley A & 104 Battersea Bridge A 45 S.R. A 45 Battle A & N 124 Beaconsfield A 62 Bearpark Colliery A 113 Bearwood A 84 Midland Red Bus A 84 Bebbington A 98 (Brackenwood) A.R.P. A 98 Becci~s A & N 148

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Beccles Co-op. Section A Beckton A & N Bedford A & N Aux. A.R.P. A Electricity Works A Bedminster A Town A Bed~~rth A & Beecholme Beeding, see Steyning A Beer, see Seaton A Beeston District & N Beighton A & Belfast Bank Buildings N Carlisle 1emorial A Central A & East A & Electricity 1ains Dept. " Harbour R Station Fire Brigade Great Northern Rly . A Harland W oliI A & L.M. . ( .C. .) l\Iacq uiston .L orth Post 0 [frce A & Robinson Cleaver Shankhill A & South & South No.2 A & \Vest 'W indsor Belgrave Belper A & Belvedere Bembridge Benfleet A & Ben Rhydding Bentinck Colliery Bentley Colliery A & N Berkhamsted A Bermondsey, \Valworth & Peckham Berwick A & Betteshanger Colliery A Beverley A & N Bexhill A & N Bexley A & N Bicester, Rutland House N Biddulph (Staffs) A " (Yorks) N Bideford A & Biggin Hill Billingham I.C.I. A ( esco) A Bilsthorpe A & N Bilston (Sankey Works) A (Thompson Bros.) A Town A Bingley A & N Birchington A & N Bircotes A Birkenhead A & N Central N

148

45 75 75 75 59 59

90 148 124 134 104 103 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 7

103 45 66

45 104 104 104 145

45 113

123 115 124

45 70 104 104 134 123 117 113

104 104 104 104 104 123

104 98 98

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98 98 98 98 A 98 98 104 84 Ansells Brewery A 84 Austin Aero A Austin Motor Works A 84 84 Bakelite Ltd. A 84 Bromford Tubes A 84 Calthorpe N 84 Central A & N Chamberlain & Hookham A Church Lads' Brigade Old Comrades A City A City Gas A & City Transport A Curzon Street L.M. & S . Rly. A Deritend A Dunlop A & G.E.C. 'W itton A G.E .C. Witton (A.R.P.) George Ellison G.P.O. T Hall Green Harborne & IIarris & heldon A Howlett A King's Heath Kynoch A Lawley Street L.M. & S. Rly . Metropolitan (Saltley) A Midland Carriage Works A Mitchells & Butlers A Monument Lane L.M. & S. Rly. A elson Nelson Transport A New Hall (Centenary) Section ew treet, L.M. & S. Rly. A Oscott A & N Perry Bar A Post & Mail A " Transport A Post Office A & N Post Office Transport A Quinton A & Shirley A & N Slade Road N Smith, Stone & Knight A

Smiths of Saltley

84 84 84 84 84 84 84 4

84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84 8+ 84 84

84 84 84 84 84 4

84 84 84 84 84 84 84 84

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Birmingham Snow Hill, G.W. Rly. A 84 84 Tangyes A 84 Taylor & Challen A 84 Telephone House A 84 The Pharmacy 84 Tubes Limited A 84 Ward End N M. W. Ward Co. A 84 84 Winchester House F. W. Woolworths N 84 84 Yardley A 78 Birstall (Leics.) A 104 A & N (Yorks) 75 Biscot A Bishop Auckland Social Service 113 Centre A 113 Bishop Auckland 72 Bishops Lydeard A & N 145 Bishop's Stortford A & 78 Blaby A & 93 Blackburn A & N 93 Police A 98 " Post Office r Black Country (Midland Red Bus) A 90 113 Blackhall Colliery A 104 Blackheath (Lench's) (Staffs) A 45 (London) A & N 93 Blackpool A & 93 (Southshore) N 151 Blackrock 66 Blackwater Fleet A 103 Blackwell Colliery A 139 Blandford & District A 123 Blean District Section 62 Bledlow Section 62 Ridge Section A 62 Bletchley A & N 62 Section (Stewartby) A 104 Blid worth Colliery A 124 Blindley Heath Section A 104 Bloxwich A 113 Blyth & District A & N 104 Blythe Bridge, see Cresswell A 144 Bocking, see Braintree A 127 Bodmin A & N 124 Bognor Regis A 103 Bolsover A 93 Bolton A & 93 L.M. & S. Rly. A 93 " Victoria Hall A & N 93 Boothstown Section A & N 93 BootIe A & 103 Boston A 113 Bothal A 123 Boughton-under-Blean A 147 Boulton Paul A 103 Bourne A 62 " End, see Woburn A 66 Bournemouth A & N G.P.O. Telephone 66 House N 66 Meyrick A & N 66 North A & N

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66 66 66

48+ 45 +5 93 73 1 70 5

13+ 93 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+ 73 7

13+

1++ 124 10+ 104 113 113 139 139 13472

151 103 9 12+ 90 123 45 45 45 72 115 139 93 90 104 104 104 124 124 124 124 59 59 59 59

Bristol East A & 59 Fry & Sons A 59 Gas Works A 59 Lysaghts A 59 orth A 59 Packers 59 Post Office A 59 Public Assistance Committee A 59 Public Health Department A 59 outh A & 59 St. nnes Board lill A 59 Tcmple l\leads A 59 Parnall & Sons .\ 59 Wm. Bu1..ler C' CO. (Bristol) Ltd . A 59 Brittains, Cheddleton A 104 Briti h Thomson-lIouston .\ +5 Brixham A & X 134Brixton & Tulsc l11Ll .I. 45 Brixworth '1 Broad tone, G .S. my. 151 Broadwater 1+8 Brockenhurst A 66 Brodsworth lain A & 1 T 10--1 Bromborough illargarine \\'orks A 9' Bromborough & East Ham 9' Bromford Tubes .\ l + Bromley A & X +5 Bromley-by-Bo\Y :\ +5 Bromsgrove A 90 ~Ildland Red Bus A 90 ectlOn X 90 Brondesbury ecllOn +5 Brookfield Section A +5 Broseley 120 Broughton A & ~ 1 Brownhills & District A 10+ Brown "olan 151 Bryant British Legion l 1 Buckfastleigh A & ... 13+ Buckingham A & ... 62 Buckrose N 115 Bude, tratton A 127 Budleigh Salterton A 13+ Bullcroft Colliery A & 1 T 10+ Bulwell A & N 104 Bunbury (Chester) X 9 Bungay & 147 Burford 120 Burley & Kirkstall 10+ Kirkstall, & Ileadingley A 10+ Burley-in-Wharfedale A & 10+ Burnham, see Cippenham A 62 Burnham-on-Crouch A 1+4 Burnham-on- ea, see Highbridge A 72 Burnley A & .r 93 Queensgate Transport A 93 Burnopfield A 113 Burslem A & N 104 Burton (Lincs .) 103 Burton Latimer A & N 81 Burton-on-Trent A & 104 Bury A & N 93 T

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Bournemo u th Post Ofiice and District A The lexandra .r Transport Bourneville L.~I. & Rly. A ' Yorks A Bow A (St. Mark) A Bowland A Box A & Bozeat A Brackley A & .r Bracknell A & Bradfield (Devon) N Bradford (Lancs) A Ashley City A & ~ City Police A lona .r L.1'.I. & S . Rly . A Stansfield "The Bolling A & .I. Tramways A & West Yorks R.C.C. A Bradford-on-Avon A Bradgate A Bradninch A & N Braintree & Bocking A & Bramber, see Steyning A Bramley, see Pudsey A & 1 Brampton, see \Vest Melton A Brandon Colliery A Brandon .r Branksome " Heath A Braunton A & .r Brawdrip Section A Bray A & N Breaston A Bred bury & Romiley A & Brede A Bredon Section A Brenchley and District A Brentford & Chiswick A Section N Bricklayers Arm~' A Bridgwater & District A&N Bridlington A & N Bridport A B rierfield A & Brierley Hill A & N Brighouse N North A South A B rig'hton A & N Ci viI Service A & N Police A Special Const abu lary A B ristol N "An A Aeropla n e Co. Ltd. A Central A

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R EG ISTER OF DIVISIONS

R EGISTER OF DIVISIO S

B ury North N Bushbury A & N Butt Lane, see Alsager A " "see Kidsgrove Butterley A " Band A Buxton A & Byker ( ewcastle Tramways)

Cadeby A Cadishead, see lrlam A & N Callington Scction A Calmore CaIne Cal stock N amberley & Frimley A & Windlesham Cambois & :\ Cam borne A & .I. Cambridge & .I. Gas \\'orks lorman ement 'Vorks A Post Office A & " Pye Radio Camden L. 1. . Railway A amelford A & Camp all & .I. Torton Canford Cliffs ... Cannock A & T Canterbury A & IT Post Office A & N anvey I land & Capel 1 (Tonbridge) arcroft A Carlisle A & Carlton & Harrold Carlton-m-Lindrick A arnmenellis ' tithians Carrickmines, Foxrock Carrington & .I. Car halton ' \ allmgton a tlecaulficld & Donaghmore I Castleder a Castleford A & Castleton A & N Caterham A & Caxton ection A Chadderton & 1 Chadwell Heath ection Chal£onts, Gerrards Cross A Chapel Allerton N Chapel-en-Ie-Frith A Chard & District A Charlaw & Sacriston A & J Collieries Co., Ltd. A Charlebury A Chasetown A & Chatham A & S. Rly. A

93 104 104 104 103 103 103 113 104 93 127

66 73 130 124-

124 113 127

142 142 142 142 142 45 127 10+ 139 10+ 123 123 45 123 123 104 101 75 75 104 127 151 10445 157 157 104 93 124

14 93 45 62 10+ 103 72 113 113 70 10+ 123 123

Cheadle & Cheadle Heath A & N Heath (Oil Well) A " Section A Cheddar & District A Cheddleton (Brittains) A Chelmsford A & Chelsea & Fulham " see Fulham A Cheltenham Spa A & J Central " Friendly Societies A heriton Section (Folkestone) A & " ,,(Hants) A Chertsey & Addlestone A & N Chesham A & Cheshunt & Ordnance A Chester A Christleton A (Christleton TO. 12) N Fire Brigade A Police A No . 1 & 2 o. 3 (Saltney) " (Upton) Chesterfield & Boro Police A Chester-Ie-Street A & 1 Chesterton A Chichester & Chilton Colliery A Chilwell N Chingford A & Chinley & District A Chippenham A & Chipping orton A Chipstead Valley A Chiswick, see Brentford A hoppington & Stakeford A Chopwell A & Chorley A & .r Christow A hudleigh A Church Gresley Colliery A & N Church Stretton Cinderhill A Cippenham & Burnham A T

Clact~n-on-Sea A Clapham Depot S. Met. Gas Co. Clara Vale Colliery A Claughton A Clay Cross A Cleator Ioor A Cleckheaton A & Auxiliary Cleethorpes A Clevedon A & N Cleveleys A & N Clifton (Yorks) A Clifton A & Hampden A & Burcote N

98 98 104 72 104 104 144 45 45

64 64

64 123 66 124 62 45 98 98 98 9 98 98 98 98 103 103 113 104 124 113 104 45 103 73 70 124 45 113 113 93 134 13+ 78 120 104 62 62 144 45 113 98 103 101

104 104 103 72 93 104 59 70 70

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157 104

liftonville (Belfast) lipstone Colliery A & N litheroe & lix:well (Clapham) logher Clo e \Vorks lowne oagh N Coalville & " Midland Red Bus A Cobham & oddington Section olchester A & oleford & oleraine & Coleshill District A Colne A & oltishall A olyton Combe Martin A & omber Combwich ection Commondale Section Congleton A & Congresbury Conisborough A & Consett & District Consett Constantine Cookham A & Cookstown Corby Corham A Cork City A & r Corsham A Cosby A Coseley Cosham A & N Cottingham & District & N Coundon Countess Wear Court Laundry Coventry (Alfred Herbert)

45 157 113

157 157 7 7

144 64

157 90 93

147 13+ 134

157 72

117 104 72

10+ 113 113

127 5

157 1

151 73 7

104 66

115 113

134 151

90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 66 90

113 113 45 113 113 45 81 124 124

124 93

45 104 103 98

45 78 147 93 93

124

Alvis A City A & N (Daimler) A Hospital Fund N Standard Motors A (Reynolds & Coventry Chain) A & N " (Three Spires) N Cowes & East Cowes A Cradley A & Craghead Colliery A Craigs Court House Cramlington A & Seaton Delaval Cranford, see Heston A Iron Co. Section A ,, Cranleigh A & Crawley N

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rawley & Three Bridges A rawshawbooth A CrayIord A & N re swell & Blythe Bridge A res well A & rewe A & ricklewood A & N Croft ection A

rowland rowle (Lincs) rowthorne A roxd ale, see Tudhoe roydon & treatham East & Adcllscom be N uddington (urrey) A & ection (WwsIord) A (Cheshire) umey ullompton & Dagenham & Dalkey & Killiney Dalton-in-Furness Danby N Darlaston A socia ted \\'orks Bn tish Legion A & N " Rubery wen A Darlmgton & Friendly Socleties A & (] . & E. 1 fall, Ltd .) A Dartmouth A& Darwen A & Daubhill &N Da entry &1 Dawley Dawlish Deal & Walmer & Dean & Chapter A Dedham A Denaby A Main Denham A.R.P . A Denton A & Derby A & " Rolls Royce Dereham & District A Derwent West \\Tood Colliery A Derwenthaugh (Raine's Welfare) A Desborough A & N Devonport A & Dewsbury A & Didcot A & Didsbury A & N Dipton A & N Diss A Doddington A Donaghadee A & N

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103 103 58

113 45 45 45 45 9 98

45 13+ 45 151 93

117 104 104 10+ 101 117 117 123 123 13-1

93 93 1

120 13+ 123 113 144 104 10+ 62 93

103 103 147 113 113 81 130 104 5 93 113

147 123

157

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104 Doncaster A & N 78 Donisthorpe Colliery A 139 Dorchester A & N 124 Dorking A & N 124 Dorroansland A 93 Douglas N 123 Dover A & N 123 Police A 123 S. Rly . A 115 Driffield A & N 90 &N Droitwich Spa 157 Dromore A & 103 Dronfield A 93 Droylsden A & N Dublin, Alexandra College N I S I Browne & olan's A & NISI 151 City of A & 151 entral 151 Ferbliser Manufactures A 151 Fnends A 151 Ilamond Lane Foundry 151 Harcourt 151 Headquarters A & 151 " Transport Imperial Tobacco Co ., Ltd. A 151 151 W . R . Jacob & Co . A & 151 Port Milling Co. Ltd . A 151 St. James's Gate A 151 St. Lawrence N 151 l. Patrick 151 St. Stephen's Green 151 mith Pearson A 151 United Tramways Co . 151 " UDlversity N 90 Dudley (\ orcs .) & 90 M .E . Colhery & District 113 ( orthumberland) A 9 Dukinfield A & 72 Dulverton ecbon A 151 Dundrum & T 157 Dungannon 9 Dunham Hill 144 Dunmow A & 157 Dunmurry A 75 Dunstable A & N 113 Dunston-on-Tyne A & N 113 Durham City N Ealing, Boro of A & N Earby A & N Earlestown A & N Earlsfort N Earls Barton A Earl Shilton A Easington Colliery A " & District A East Barnet A & East Bierley N Eastbourne A & R East Cleveland A & N Haddon N

45 104 93

151 81 78 113

115 45 104 124 117 81

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45 East Ham A & N 98 Eastham N 147 East Harling A 104 " Keswick Section N 66 Eastleigh A & N East Stanley Collieries, see Tanfield Lea A 113 " Walthamstow A 45 Eastwood A & N 104 Eccles A & N 93 Eccleshill A & N 104 Edenbridge A & N 123 Edenthorpe A 104 Edgbaston N 84 Edgerton 104 Edgware & Mill Hill A & 45 Edmonton A 45 Egham A 124 EIland A & N 104 Ellerdine A 120 Ellesborough (Bucks) Section N 62 Ellesmere A 93 Port & District A & N 98 " Lobitos Refinery A 98 Mersey Iron Works A 98 Ellington A 113 Elsecar A & 104 Elstree (British International Pictures) 45 113

Elswick

orth A Works N Eltham A & N Ely A & Emma Colliery A & N Enfield A & N (Tudor) N Enniskillen N Epsom A & N Erdington Erith & District A Esher A Eston A & Etchinghill Euston A & N Everton A Evesham A & N Ewell N Ewhurst N Ewelme A Exeter City A Police A Exmouth A " Garbutt Knott Eye Green A Failsworth A & N Fairlop A & N Fakenham A Falmouth A & N Farcet & Yaxley A Fareham A & N Farington, see Leyland

113

45 142 113 45 45 157 45 84

45 124 117 123 45 93 90

45 123 70 134 134 134 134 134 81 93

45 147 127 75 A

66 93

174

113

Gainsborough A & Gargrave Garston and peke A&N Gateshead Boro & Fell & Gas Co ., see ewca. tie A Police " altwell N Gerrards Cross (A .R.P .) ,\ & Gillingham N (Co-operative Employer)

103 104 93 113 113 113 113 113 113 62

123 123

Gippeswyk A Gitti ham Glapwell A Gla tonbury, treet, & DIstnct Glebe Colliery, see Fenton Glenageary A Glencraig ectLOn i\ Glo sop & Di trict ,\ Glo sop T Gloucester ity A & 1lrcraft ompany\ & \Vagon Works Glusburne 1 Godstone A & • Golborne A Goldenhill see I\: lei S" W\ 'C • \ Gold thorp~}; '" & Barnborou gh .\ &~ Gomersal (Thoma , Burnlcy) A Goole & Goon vean ( hina lay :'lime) A Gop a ll Street In tltule N Gorleston A Gorrin ge Park N Gorton A & Gosforth A c' N Go port A & Al \'cr tokc Gotham A Grange-over- and Gra ppenhall & N Gravesend A & N Grays A & I Grays (Wouldham B .P .C.:\I . '.) A Great Ayton A Barr A Barrow Bolas Ellingham Harwood A & ~ Lever A & T Ryburgh Section A Saughall Yarmouth A & Greenbank A.R.P. A Greenford and ortholt Div. A " Section Greenhithe (Johnson's A .P .C.M., Ltd .) A

.l.

13+ 103 72

104 151 151 103 104 64 T

6,1 64 10-1

12+ 93 10-1

10+ 10+ 104 104 10-1

127 45 1+7

45 93 113 flh

10+ 03

12 3 45 1+4 117 104

9 120

147 93

93 1+7

98 147 9

45 45 123

PAGE

66 Farnborough & 124 Farnham A & N 62 Royal Section 123 Farningham A 93 Farnworth & 10+ Farsley A & 123 Fa ersham A & 66 Fawley and District A 10+ Featherstone A 1+ FelLxstowe & J 12+ Fellbridge Section A 113 Felling Colliery A & 45 Feltham and Ashford A lOt Fenton and Glebe Colliery A (Stafford Coal & Iron Co.) A 10+ 115 Ferriby r Ferryhill Dean & Chapter Colliery 113 A & 115 Filey & District A & N +5 Finchley A 45 & Southgate K & Southgate Church End T 45 'I Finedon A&N 151 Fingal +5 Finsbury N 10+ Firbeck Colliery A & N 59 Fishponds A & 151 Fitzwilliam 157 Fivemiletown N T' Fleckney Section Fleet, see Blackwater 93 Fleetwood A & T 75 Fletton A 101 Flimby A 90 Foleshill & Longford & 90 (The Holbrooks) A & 123 Folkestone A & N 123 Police A 123 S . Rly. 130 Ford (Devon) A 93 Ford A 104Green A 10+ Forest Town 157 Fort William A 93 Foulridge A & J 127 Foxhole & St. Stephens A 1-1 Framlingham A & N 64 Frampton Section A 93 Frenchwood A 66 Freshwater and Totland A 130 Friary A & N 10+ Frickley Colliery and District A 45 Friern Barnet A 124 Frimley, see Cam berley A 1+4 Frinton, see Walton A 101 Frizington, see Arlecdon A 103 Frodingham , see Scunthorpe A 72 Frome A 45 Fulham and Chelsea A 45 see Chelsea N 62 Fulmer (A.R.P.) A Fulwell British Legion, see Roker

175

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Greenhithe & Swanscombe A & Greenside Colliery A Greww~hS. M~. G~Co. A Greerford ortholt A Gretton A Griff Colliery A Grimsby A & Groomsport Guarlford Section (Malvern) ~ Guernsey A & :Xorth Guild'f ord TO . 1 A & K o. 2 A & X No . 3 A Guiseley A & " (Leeds Ity Tramway) Gypsy Lane A

123 113 45 45 81 90 103 157 90 125 125 124 124 124 10+ A 10+

Hac kn ey Hadley a stle \Vork A Hagger::;ton A & 1 Hallsham A c N IIainault :ectLOn ~ Ilalbrook ollicry Hale owen A & (. tcwarts & Lloyd s) A H a lifax A & ~ Kmg Cros A Rover couts Tran port A " \Voodward Halmerend & A.udlev A. IIal tead A . Halton X IIaltwhi stle _\ & X &N Hammersmlth , see Acton Hammerton .1. Hampstead _\ & X Hand worth ( tails) & i\ (York ) A. & N I ranle), c\ • N Ilanwell ' ectlOn (Ealing) ~ Hanwood A. Hapton & i\ Harborne A c Harcourt K Hardwic k oillery A Harefield ~ Harehllls .A Harlesden A Harling ~ Harlington , see Hayes A Harlow A & Harpenden IIarpur lIill A Harrogate & " B" Har;~ld , see Carlton A Harrow " & Wealdstone A Hartford A Hartlepool Hartshill A & T

.l.

45 120 45 12+ +5 103 90 90 10+ 10+ 10+ 104

10+ 10+ 1++

10+ 113 45 10+ 45 10+ 10+ 10+ 45 120

151

103 45 10+ 45 147 45 145 145 103 104 104 75 45 45 113 113 104

I Iarwich A & K Harworth N Colliery A Band A llascombe & Bramley N Hasland & Grassmoor A IIaslemere A & IIaslingden A & X Hastings A & X Band A Busmen's A Ro\'er Section A S . Rly . A IIatfield A & Il a tfield Main Colliery A Hatton District A & X Haverhill A & N Hawkhurst :\ & K Hawman N Haworth A Haydock A & K Hayes and Harlington A & N Hayle A & T &X I Iazel Grove Headingley see Burley A 1Ieaford IIeanor A Heath Charnock, see Adlington A Heaton T Park A & • Heavitree & X Hebburn A & • Hebden Bridge A & Heckmondwike & Liver edge & .l.T H ednesford A Hedon District Section K Heeley A & :x IIellesdon :\ IIelston A & N Helsby B.I.c. A & .1. IIemel Hempstead (House of Dickinson) A Hems,,'orth & ,. Colliery & District A &K Hendon ection T

Henfield A & N Henley-on -Thames A lIereford A & T TO . 2 " S . W. S. & Co. A Herne Bay A & N Hertford Heston & Cranford ection A Heswall & Barnston J Hetton-Ie-Hole A & N Heysham, see Morecambe A& Section A Heywood A c· Hickleton A Band A

144 104 104 104 124 103 124 93 124 124 12+ 12+ 124 145 104 104 148 123 127 104 93 45 127 9

104 104 103 103 93 104 93 13+ 113

104 104 104 115 104 147 127 9

145 104 104 45 45 124 62 119 119 119

123 145 45 9

113 93

93 93

104 104

176

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Higham Ferrers A & N Highbridge N " & Burnham-on-Sea A Highbury A Highcliffe N High Ercall Section N Highgate Village N Highworth A Hightown N High Wycombe A Hill Cakemore N Hill Marton N Hinckley A & N Hinderwell Section A Hindley A & Hitchin A Hoddesdon A Holbeach A & Holbeck, see Hunslet A & N Holborn (London) A & N Holbrook Colliery A & N Holmfirth Hollinwood (Ferranti's) A Holmes Chapel A Holt A Holywood A & N Honiton A Hooe & Ninfield Section A Hope Valley A & N Horbury A & N Horden Colliery A & N Horley A & N Hornca,stle & Woodhall Spa A Hornchurch, see Up minster A Hornsea District Homsey British Legion A " Borough of, N Horseferry A Horsforth and Rodley A & N Horsham A & N Horsley N Horwich A & N Hospital Saturday Fund A & N Houghton-Ie-Spring A & N Hounslow Section A House of Dickinson A Hove A & N Howthe Sutton N Hoylake A & N H ucknall A & N H uddersfield A & N Westgate N Motor Ambulance (A.R.P.) N Hull Alexandra Dock A Argyle A B.I.S. A British Gas Light Co. A B.O.C.M. A Central A & N De La Pole A Docks A Eastern A & N

81 72 72

45 66 120 45 73 103 62 90 90

78 117 93 145 145 103 104 45 103 103 93 9

147 157 134 124 103 104 113 124 103 45 115 45 45 45 104 124 124 93 45 113 45 145 124 151 98 104 104 104 104 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115

Hull Hadra A Kingston A & N Kingston A .R.P. N orthern A orth-West A Paragon A Peel House Pier A Reckitts A & N Robert G. Tarran A Southcoates N Tee-Vee Western A Wilberforce A 'Wright A .. Young People's In titute Hulme A Humberston & Waltham Humbleton Section N Hungerford & Hunslet & Holbeck A & N Hunstanton A Huyton A & N Hythe A &

115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 115 93 115 103 58 104 147 93 123

Ilford A & Ilfracombe A Ilkeston A & Ilkley A & Illogan Ince-in- Iakerfield A Inland Revenue N Instoneville A I pswich Band A Beechholme N Broadwater N First A " Air Duties A & N Gippesvvyk A L. & .E. Rly. o. 1 A L. & .E . Rly . No.2 A Moka N Orwell Works A Ranelagh Works A St. Augustine's N St. John 's A Irchester A & Ireleth, see Askam A Irlam & Cadishead A & N " (Lancashire Steel Corp) A lronbridge A & Irthlingborough A & N Isle of Sheppey A Islip Furnaces A

45 134 103 104 127 93 45 104 14 148 14 14 14

Jarrow A & N Jersey A & N " No.2 N Jesmond N

113 125 125 113

Kead by & Althorpe Keighley A & N Kempsey A & N

177

14 14

148

148 14 148 148 148

81 93 93 93 120 81 123 81

103 104 90

PAGE

Kemsing N Kendal A & Kenninghall Section A Kensington, Boro of & Kentish Town A Kenwyn, Truro Keswick A & .l Kettering A & N Co-operative ~ Cytringan T 1..:\1. & S. Rly . A Thrapston A Weldon N Kew Section A Kidcl rminster A & ~ T Kidlington Kid grove & Goldenhdl A Butt Lane & Talke X Kllburn Sect.lon Kilkeel .l. Klllyman X Kilnhurst, sec Swwt.on -\ Kimberley Kmgsbridge A & N King's Cross L & X .E. Rly. A Kmg '<; Ileath .\ King 's Lynn A & X Kmg ' X orton ~ Ktngskerw 11 X Kmgstandwg, sec Witton A Ktngsteignton A ~ . .l [{tngston A & N I(mgsto\\ n l(ing wear .'ection A IGngswood Kmgton :\ C' ~ Kimer A L' X Klppax \ & Kirkby olhenes A " :\Ialzeard Kirkham c' X Krrkstall, sec Burley A r N Kirton ecbon A Knaresborough, see tarbeck A Knightsbridge Knock Knottingley A & .l T

J..

Lacy Green N Laindon & Dlstrict A , X Lambeth Lanca ter & Lancing & ompting A & N Langley & .l oUeries A & District A " Park A Langold A Langwith Colliery A Larkswood Section (Chingford) Lame A & Launceston A Lavendon A

123 101 147 45 45 127 101 81 81 81 81 81 1

45 90

70 104 104 45 157 157 104 10+ 13+ 45 4

147 4

130

134 45 151 13+ 59

119 90

10+ 10+ 10+ 93 104 103 104 +5 157 10+ 62

45 45 93

12+ 62

103 90

113 104 103 45 157 127 75

Lavendon & Carlton N Leamington & Warwick A & " Midland Red Bus A Leasingthorne Colliery A Leckpatrick, see Strabane 1 Ledbury A Lee Depot S. :\Iet. Gas Co. A Leeds Central A & City A City Tramways (Guiseley) A City Transport A Clayton \;Yorks A Lower vVortley, Farnley ~ Middleton Park Tetleys Brewery A " Victoria Leek A & Lee-on-Solent A & T Leicester Arthur Faire N British United Shoe Machinery Co. Ltd. A City A & City Electricity A Club & Institute A Co-operative A Corporation Tramways A De :\lontfort A H .Q. Jubilee N John L. Eing A Lady Oli\'er .l L.:\1. & S. Rly. A L. & N .E. Rly. A :\Iargaret Noble Midland Red Bus A orth Evington A Park ale A Partridge Post Office A t. Alban's X St. John's N St. Mary's K Sargent Spence St. (L. T. E.R.) A Vaughan College N Vulcan 'Yorks Section A v\lheatsheaf A 'W orking Men's College A Leigh A & " Section (Tonbridge) A Leighton, see Linslade A & ~ Leinster N Leiston A Lenham A Leominster (Hereford) Letchworth A & N Levenshulme L.M. & S . Rly. T

J..

75 90 90

113 157 119 45 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 66 78 78

78 7 7

78 78 78 78 7

78 78 7

78 78 78 78 7

78 78 7 7

7 7

78 7

78 93

123 62 151 134 123 119 145 93

124 45 144 93 93 45

Lewes A & Lewisham, Boro of, A & J Lexdon Leyland 1: " & Farington A Leyton & Leytonstone A & 12

178

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Limavady N 157 Limehouse 45 Limerick & N 151 Lincoln A & 103 Lingfield A 124 (A.R.P.) A 124 Linslade, Leighton, & Wing A & 62 Linton A 113 Liscard ('Yallasey) 98 Liskeard & ... 127 Lisnaskea N 157 Litherland A & 95 Littlehampton A & 124 Little Hulton A 93 Lever A & 93 Sutton A & 9 Littleport A & 142 Liverpool N 93 Automatic Telephone ManfO". Co. & M 93 B.A.T. & Kirkdale A 93 British Enka A 93 British Insulated Cables 93 Central A 93 Dunlop Footwear A 93 Edge Hill L.M. & S. R. A 93 Exchange A & T 93 Gainsborough 93 Gas Company A 93 Mersey Docks & Harbour Board \Vork Dept. 93 ~ ewsham Section A 93 ~ orris Green Service Club A 93 Iorth A & 93 Post Office A & 93 Princes Park A 93 South A & ~ 93 Tillotson's 93 Transport A 93 Liversedge, see Heckmondwike A & 104 London, Barclays Bank A & 1 45 City of A & 45 Mission A 45 Ci viI Service N 45 Divn. British Legion Maccabean Section A 45 East A & N 45 Kodak Ltd. A 45 J. Lyons & Co. A 45 Post Office Alder House A 45 Battersea D .O . A 45 C.T.O. A 45 K.E.B. A 45 Mount Pleasant A 45 N.W.D.O. A 45 Sth. Western D.O. A

Stores & Islington

45 Western District 45 Office A 45

N A &

.1.'

A &

t . Anne

Macclesfield A & Madeley Magherafelt Maghull Section (Liverpool) A Maguiresridge Section Maidenhead A & N Maidstone A & Mainsforth Colliery A Malden and Coombe A & Malmesbury A Maltby A & Malton & Norton A Malvern A & N Wells A & N Manchester Corporation Transport " Daily Mail A J.

45 45 45 157 ] 57 45

:\Ianchester

90 93

104 104104 127 127 7,

103 14

104 ]04 7'

120 119 113

157 75 75 75 75 75 75

orth A & ortl1-West A & ~ Post Office " A" A "B" N 1

"C"

81 103 103

Renold &

" D" A & oventy Chain A&N

Manningham & 1T ?lIanningtree A & N ?lIan field ,\ & 1 Colliery ,\ \ \' oodhouse ?lIam'ers :\fam A & ~ \Iapperley &;\ Colhery A :'larch .\ & N . G E Rly . .\ :'IIarket Drayton & 1 I Jarborollgh ..\ & H,a. en .\ \ & _T :'IIarkham ?lLlln :'I[arlow \ ?lIarr .\ \ :'lIar clen :'IIaryport \ & ?lIatlock A :'Ira\\ nan :\Iayfair ~ ?lIcQuiston X :'IIeIT & Longton .\ ?lIelksham A :\Ielhng

90 66 9

113

134 134 134 93 93

98 120 157 93

157 5

123 113 45 73 104 115 90 90 A 93

93 93

PAGE

]04 10+ 104 10+ 104 103 1+2 142

120 T

"Lelton ?l10\\ bray A c N ~Ienston-ll1-\\ harfedalc A & N ?lIerton, set Wlmbledon A & ;\ :\letropolitan H.ly. East .\ " ~Torlh-\Ye l A " We t A :'Ilexborough .\ & "T Middle brough A c' ~ :'IIiddleton .\ & Park A & 10 Teasdale ~Iidsomer Norton A :'Iildmay A :'IIillhous s Loco. L.?lI. & . Rly. A ilIillom ?lIilton • 1 l\Iinehead & J.T l\1irfield A.R.P. Ees. 'lit~ham A 'lodbury A l\Iolesey 'ection A 10neymore Iongeham A Monkseaton, see Whitley Bay A&N Morecambe & Heysham A & N Moreton A & Morley A & r

:\Ioseley 1 i-Iossley A & ::\lollschole I :\Iuch Wenlock A & 11 u llingar A Murton Colliery A Mutley A

127 120 151 113 130

93 144

93 93 93 93 93 93

104

~Ieltham

123

179

IONS

PAGE

London, Simpsons A tandard Telephone Cables A Tramways A Londonderry A & (Waterside) Long cre Buckley N Eaton & utton Longbridge ( ustin Motor Works A Longford, see Fole hill A & Longridge A & Longton see Meir A Preston Looe c Lostwithiel Loughhorough &~ Louth Lowestoft A & Low Hill, see Bu hbury Low Hill Lubenham Ludlow Lugwardine and Bartistree A Lumley 6th Pit Lurgan A & 1 Luton & ... Corporation Transport ,\ Electrolux 'Yorks A Laporte's 'Works Vauxhall Iotors & 1 " ".R.P. N. Lydd, ~ ew Romney, & Dlstnct & Lydney N Lye A & N Lymmgton A & J. Lymm & District A & Lynemouth Lynmouth, see Lynton Lynton & Lynmouth Lytham

Drvr

7'd

103 10+ 62 10+ 10+ 101 103 127 45 157 10+ 73 93

10+ 7

10+ 45 45 45 +5 10+ 117 93

104 113 72

+5 10+ 93 (i6

10410+ 45 130 45 157 123 113 93 9

104

N arborough

A Naseby A & Tel son A & 1T (Northum berland) A Nelherton A ... Tewark A Tewbury A ~e\\'biggin-by-the-Sea .\ & N ~ ev{castle (~. Ireland) & Gateshead Gas Co. A U udean) A C~\ ovoca. trian) A -on-Tyne City A Close \Vorks A Eastern N Enderby Mills IT Friends A & J J.

~orthern

Ringtons N Riverside A t. Peter's \Yorks A Tramwavs A&N Tramway (Byker) A 'Valker A " 'estern N -under-Lyme A & ~ ~ -c\\" Cross A & N J. tone & Co. A ~ewdigate

Tew Delaval A Edlington A & EnO"land A .1. T ewent ection A Ne\\ Ferry ( .R.P.) A Xewhaven A & J i\ ew Ilolland & District A & T " Hucknall Collieries i\ewington St. Andrew's ) .. ~ c\\- fililis, see Newtown & X ::\Iilton A & N :'lonckton Collieries Ollerton Colliery A Newport A Pagnell & N Tewquay Jew Romney , see Lydd A Newrey A & J N ewstead Colliery A Newton Abbot A & " (Chester) ewtown & K ew Mills & ewtownards 12A

78 81 93

113 90 J 04 58 113 157 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113

113 113 113 113

113 113 113 10+ 45 +5 ]2+ 113 104 81 6+ 9

124 103 104 45 9

66 104

104 66 62

127 123 157 104 134

98 98 157

180

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infield Section, see lIooe A Norbury & T hornton Heath I orden & I lor man R d . S. Met. Gas Co. A l orth A N orthampt on A & IT Castilian 1 Electric Light & Powcr Co . Kingsley Park W.1\L Club A Kingsthorpe Reeves " Spencer N orth Bierley A & )l Camberwell A orthern Heights A Polytechnic Xorth F erriby A N orthfieet A & Northfieet Be\'an's A .P .C.:\I., Ltd. A X orth Leach Section 1 T Northolt Section, see Greenford ..\ North Petherton Section A Seaton Colliery A Shields I \Valsham A orthwich A & orth \Vestern Car Co. A lor ton N Norton-on-Tees, \ Vestern ~ T orton & Whitfield A see Campsall see Malton A Norw ich City A & Corporation Employees A Lads' Club A Princes St. Congregational Church ~ Norwood A & N Nottingham Central A & City A & X Corporation Electricity Dept. A City Transport A & ~ T Manvers J Robin Hood A & K St. Ann's A u neaton A & Nutfield A & uthall A N .W. D .O. A T

Oaken gat es A Oakensh aw Colliery A Oakm ere N (L a n cs.) A Odd Rod e & D istrict A & N Odiham Section A o fferton , Great Moor A Okehampton A Old bury

124

+5 93

+5 113 ]

1 1 1

10+

+5 +5 +5 115

123 123 6+ ~5

113 113 1+7

PAGE

entral A & 1 Equitab le A & .l r " l\Iumps & Old Kent Road S. Met. Gas Co. Ollerton & Olney A & 1 Openshaw N G .E. IUy. Ormcsby A &: Ormskirk 1\ c ~ Orpington Orrell .\ Osidge Section Ossett A c" X OS\\'cstry .; '1.. & ); Otley .\ Ottery t :\Iary A Oughtibritlge A Oundle &: N Outwell & Upwell .\ & ~ O\ertone District Oxcroft olliery A Oxen hope Oxford City .A & N Clarendon Press A Pressed Steel \ West .\ Oldham

93 93 93 A

104

62 93 93 117 93

+5 93

+5 10+ 120 ]0+ 13+ 104 .'1 142 ,1

103 10·~

70 70

9 10+ 117 117 10 ~ 10+ 115

147

1+7 1+7 1+7

+5 10+ 10+ 10+ 10+

104 10+ 10+ 90 124

104 +5 120

113 98 93 104 66 98 134 90

181

R E GIS'! ER OF DI VISIO NS

Paddington, Boro of .\ c " ~ T ~5 Di tm.t Post Ulhce A 15 Paddock ,\' ood 123 Padgate A & IT 93 Padiham e ~3 Padstowe 127 Paign ton & 13+ Pains wick 6.j. Palmer Green K +5 Pannal ~ T 10 I Park gate -\ 10+ Iron c" tecl Works.\ 10+ Parkstone A & X 139 Pateley Bridge 10+ Peak Dale A 103 Peckham, see Bermondscy -\ 45 Pelton Colliery A 113 Pembury A & N 123 Pendeen A 127 Pendlebury, see winton A 93 Peni tone & District A c ' • 10+ Pensil va Section A 127 Penzance A & 127 Percy Main A & K 113 Pershore A 90 Peterborough A & 'I Bryant Bntish Legion '1 Section 81 Itt er N 81 Mellow's 1 St. I ves Section 81 St. Margaret's 81 St. Peter's N 81 The Reeves 81 B r ot herhoods' Works A 81

PAGE

Peterbor ou gh, Westwood's \ iVorks A HI Woodstonc, FIctton, Sl Stanground A 113 Philadelphia A 59 Pill and Dlstnct 1\ 45 Pitsea & Vange A 10+ Pitsmoor 10+ Pleasley olliery i\ &: 1 130 Plymouth Central A & X 130 Co-operativc A & ~ 130 Ford J3() l· nary A & 130 MiUbay G .W . Rly. A 130 Mutley A 130 Post 0 rfice A & i\ ]3U Re-ll1forcmg A 130 " Sher,,{'ll 12+ Polerrate & Stone Cros A & 10+ Pontcfract \ • K 104 Band .\ 119 Pontnlas \ 139 Poole A c · ,:\ -15 Poplar A 157 Portadown A & 1:\ 72 I omshead C" District 139 Portland \ 9 Port Rain bo\\ A 157 Portrush 66 Portsea ~ 12+ Portslac.le A c' • 66 Portsmouth Cit\' Pollce A 66 " l)a ssenger 66 Transport 66 ~orth End ::\ Port 'ea i\ 66 66 Southern Section 9 Port ~llnlJ !-"( ht & IT +5 Potter ' Bar 'ecbon A 93 Poulton-le-F\'lde .\ & .l 90 PO\\"lck District 093 Preesall A Prescot A & 1 93 93 BI abIes .\ & 93 Preston " \ " .\ "A&B" i\ 93 93 o-operatIve N 93 111gh School i\ ( u sex) 124 93 Prestwich A & ~ 62 Pre twood & Dlstnct A 6:2 " SectIOn 62 Princes Risborough A & X Pudsey, Farsley , Stanningley, & 10+ Bramley .\ & N 12+ Pulborough Section A Pulford 9 66 Purbrook N T

Queenborough

A & N

Radcliffe (Lancs .) Radford

A &

123

93 10-1

Rainworth 1 Ramsbottom A & N H.amsey Ramsgate A & N S. Rly. A Ranmoor ;\ Rastrick Raunds A & N Ra vensthorpe A & N Rawdon N Rawtens ta l. A & N Readin g A & K . and Caversham Library G.W. Rly. A Post Office A & N S. Rly. A Thcale Section N Rea~i & Simonstone A Red ch sh A & K Redditch A ~Iidland Red Bus A Redhin A & Reigate Redruth A & 1 Reepham A Reigate A see Redhill .J.. Retford A Richmond A & N Ringwood A Ripley A Ripon A & N Robertsbridge A & IT Rochdale Central N H.Q. A Kelsall & Kemp Roche A & N Roche Band A " B" 1 R~~hester Cl ty A & _ Rockingham A Rodley see Horsforth A & N Roker" ~nd Fulwell BritIsh Legion Rolls Royce A Romford & N Romiley, see Bred bury A & N Romsey A & N Rossington A & I Ross-on -Wye A & Rotherham A & " (Parkgate) A Rotherhithe, S . Met . Gas Co . A Roth \\'ell A & IT H.otol A Roundhay N Rowley Regis A R oyal Arsenal A R oyston A & Royton I Ruddington A Rudheath Section A & Rufford Colliery A Rugby A & T

104 93 93 123 123 104 104 81 104 104 93 5~

58 58 58 5 58 93 98 90 90 124 12+ 127 147 124 124 10+ 45

66 103 104 1:24 93 93 93 93 93 93 123 104 104 131 103 45 98

66 104

11 9 10+ 104 45 1

10+ 90 45 145 93 104 9 104 90

182

PAGE

Rugby, English Electric L.l\L~. A Ru geley & District A & i\ Rui lip A & Runcorn A & r Rushden A & N Rushton A Ryde A Rye A & i\ acriston Collieries Co., Ltd ., sec Charlaw A see Charlaw N addleworth A & N affron \Valden A t. Agnes A St. lbans City A " (Verulam) St. Blazey & N St . Francis (Cerne bbas) A St. Helen's A & Headq uarter i\ Park A Thatto Heath A t. I"es (Cornwall) A & I t. James's Gate A St. John's Gate A & K " " Wood K St. Just A & . . St. Mark's A St. Marylebone St. ~Iinver J St. Pancras, Boro of A St. Stephen's, see Foxhole Sale A & Salford A & I " Broughton Section A Salisbury & N Saltaire Mills A & T Saltash Llandulph A & K Saltburn A ,, Marsi te Section Saltley L.M . & S. Rly. A " Metropolitan A Saltdean N Saltwood N Sandbach A & J Sandbeck A Sandgate Sandiacre, see Stapleford A Sandwich A Sarisbury N " Green A Saxmundham A & Scalby K Scarborough A & N Scholes N Scotswood A Scunthorpe Y.W.C.A. N & Frodingham A T

Seab;~ok

Seaford A & T Seaforth Section

113 113 104 1++

127 1-1-5 1-1-5

127 139

93 93 93 Sl3

127 151 45

+5 127

45 127 +5 127 9R

93 93 73 10+ 130

117 117 4

c+ 12+ 123

98 10+ 123

104 123

66 66 14

117 117 104 113

103 103 123 124

Seaton & Beer A edbergh A & X efton elby \ c K Sennen enno\\'e Park .\ SeLt.lc \ & Se"cnoaks A & ::\ haftesbun· .\ ~ Shamlcv Green hambr-ook .\ bccphridge C' Distnct heerness-on-, ea A & ~ heffield A & ~ orporation fram\\,l\ s A Firth I 'ark L;'1 &: S Rlv. ,\ Sharro\\ ~, . . T ' hlrcgrccn tannll1gton The \Yorks .\ belton iron, Steel . Coal 0 A hcppey Rural \ ,hepshcd .\ & "Sherburn l ' L 1..,tnct .\ Hlli \ Shenngham .\ , herwlil ::\ 'hlfnal K Shlplcy .\ c • , hirebrook ' Iurcmoor A & lllreoaks Colhcr"\' hlrle\ Shorecl1tch .\ & • -'horeham A ' hotton \Yelfare Shrewsbury .\ v • -'buttle\\ ood Dltnct X :idcup (;' N Siclmouth .\ & :::\' 'i leb~ \ SectJOn ~ ilks\\orth .\ Ibelen -\ (; N Silvcrdale & Knutton A & ~ Silverhill , see Teversal A Silverton , lmonstone, see H. ad A ittingbourne A.P . :'II. 215 \ & :\lilton Eegls & X ' kegness A & ~ ' kipton .\ & N laithwalte & ~ Sleaford A & i\ Sleekburn A ligo A & N Slough A & G.W. Rly. A I.C.I. Farnham Road ectJOn A Social Centre A Small Heath N

183

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134101 93 10·' 127 1 ~7 101

123 13()

12-1

75 103

123 l(H 10-1 10+

10+

lO410+ 10·' 10'-1 10-1

123 7'

115 113 147 130

120 101 1()3 113 J()-1 ·L'i 15

121 113 121l

101 Ll

131 7. 113

101 I<H lUI 130 Sl3

123 123

103 104 10-1

103

113 151 62

62 62 fJ2

62 84

PAGE

Small Hcath , C.W. Rly. A Smarden Smethwick .\ & Wet A 'mith, W. II. & on ~ \ & Smith-Pearson Snemton A Snowclown Collicry A Somercotcs Di trict A Sompting, see Lancing .\ Soutball & • 'orwood .\ & ~ South Arreton A Southampton A & " Bovs' Bngad c A Sou th Ashford :\ Soulhbourne & Bourncmouth East A & ~ South Brent .\ Southcnd, Boro of A c . . '-outhgatc A sec }< inchley ~ outhgatl' (:'I[lnc henc1en) .x ~Oll th II <lrro\\ Section .' I Ietton Colliery .\ 1~1rkby c Dic;tricl ;-. ,lel Gas Company A (;" ~ \lolton ,\ &: :'Iloor Coillcry \. ::\l1theld \ ~(;' ;-. ~ outhport .\ Southsca & ~ . outh Shleld~ Boro .\ (St lliltla) .\ ~ orthern Gcneral Transport A .I. 'orll1 , hore outhwark, Barela'\' Perkins .\ outh"Jck, ' horeham and I'orlslaele T

-:-\

outh \\'Ig..,ton .\ Sowerby Bridge ~-\ l', Spaldmg A t ' .l\ Sparkhlll ,t. john (:\len's 0\\'11) .\ C

.l.

~peke,

sec Garston ectlOl1 A pennymoor \ & ~ pofforth 1\ 'pringwcll &. Washington A tafford (:\Itdlancl Reel) A ' taine A & •T Stalrfoo1 A & ~ :tamforth, fT atfield l\1am, see Il atfielcl l\lain .\ takeford Di trict ( TUlde Post)

] 23 4 ,4

+5 151 104 123 103 12445 66 66 66

123 (io 134

45 45 45 +5 45 113 104 45 13+ 113

12+ 93 66 113

113 113

113

+5 ] 2+ 7' 10+ }03

1->+ 93 113

104 113

10+ +5 10+ 10+

113 talybridge A (;' .' Stamford A & ~ Standish A & X Standon A Stanground A tanion ection Stanley & District A Stanningley, see Pudsey

9 103

93 1+5 "1 ~1

A &

r.:

10+ 104

Stanton Ironworks A Staple I1ill A StapleIord 1 ,, & Sandi acre A Star beck & J{naresborough

104

59 104 104 A

Sta veley Ireland Colliery A & N l\larkham Colliery A " \\forks A Steeple Claydon A Steetley Colliery A Steven age & Knebworth A Stewartby Stewart & Lloyds A Stewarts and Lloyds and Corby A Stewartstown X Steyning, Bramber & Beeding A Stithians, see Carnmenellis A Stockinglord & District A Stockport A & i\ " Corp. Transport A tocksbridge & District A & ' tockton and Thornaby A & tockton Heath .l. T Stoke A & X X ewington A & X " " :\Iildmay A Stokenchurch A & N Lane End Section A tone A tone (Kent .\ .P. C.l\l., Ltd.) A tone Cross, see Polegate tonehouse A Stourbridge A & X ' tow-on-the- Wold X Strabane & Leckpatrick N Stratford-on-A '"on A tratton-St.-:\largaret A & i\ trcatham & Balham ~ " see Croydon A treet, see Glastonbury .\ treetley Colliery A tretford A & 1\ troud A & ~ tyall udborough ~ ,udheath Section A Sunbury, Shepperton A Sunderland i\ Barnes X Central K Corp. Transport A DIstrict Omnibus A Ea tern A Grange Judean A Korthern A H.oyalty .1: t. Ticholas A Southern A &N \\Testern Westmoor Road A l1rbiton A &

104 104 103

103 103 62

104 145

75 90 1 157 124

127 90 98 98 104

117 93 104 45 +5 62 62

104 123 124 130 90 6+ 157 90 73 +5 45 72

104 93 64 9 1 9

+5 113

113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 113 45

184

PAGE

Su tton (Surrey) A & (Yorks.) & Cold field A Colliery Isle of Ely N utton-in-Ashfield N (I & R. Morley) Section & l\Iorden N Portland Swadlincote & District A Swaffham A Swanage wanscombe & Greenhithe A & ~ (\Vhite's A.P.C. 1., Ltd.) A Swarthmoor ection A Swindon & 1 Swinton & Kilnhurst " & Pendleburv A & Sydenham South ub~rban Gas Co.

45 10+ 8+ 10+ 142

10+ 10·~

+5 10+ 103 1+7 139

123 123 93 73

10+ 93

Tadcaster

A & N J. Smiths Brewery Talbot A & J Talke, see Alsager A see Kidsgrove Tamworth A & N Tan:fi.eld Lea & East tanley Collieries Tarvin K Taunton N Tavistock A & .1. Teignmou th A Temple 1 SOvYerby N Tenterden A & N Teversal & Silverhill A & K Tewkesbury A & 1\ Teynham A & N Thame A & ~ Thanington A The Holbrooks, see Foleshill A&N Thetford Thoresby Colliery A Thornaby, see Stockton A & N Thorne A & Colliery A & J. Thorne Colliery Band A Thornton A Thornton Cleveleys ~ Heath, see Torbury K Thorntons A Thrapston A Three Bridges, see Crawley A Throckley & District A & N Thrybergh N Thurcroft N Colliery A Thurnscoe A & Tibshelf Tideswell A

10+ 10+ 66 10+ 10+ 10+

113 9' 72

130 13+

10] 123 10-1

123 70

123 90 1+7

104 117

104

PAGE

Tilmanstone Colliery A Timsbury A Tipton Parish A & I Tipton (\V. G. Allen & Sons) A Titchmarsh A Tividale A Todmorclen A & 1 Tonbnc1ge A & N Tooting , see Balham .\. Torpoint A & Torquay • & Totnes A Tottenham & Edmonton A & N " Gas \Vork A Totterdown A & N T ottington Totton .\. Towcester .\ & 1\ Tower Hamlets ecbon ,\ Toynbee IIall A & frawden A & K 'Iring Trowbridge (Ushers Bre\\ ery) \ Trumpington K Truro \ & Tudhoe roxclale:\ Tudor (Enfield) Tunbridge \Yells _\ c • Tunstall A c .1. Turvey SectIOn A Twickenham A & • Twizell, see \Vest I>elton \. Twv[ord A Twywell A & ), Tylde ley A & ;... Tynemouth, Boro of .\ Ulverston & K Upminster & IIornchurch pton (Chester) A Upton Colliery & District Upton Lea \ epton-on-Severn \. c ::.; Crmston A Urswick ectlOn .\ ttoxeter Railway .\ TO\\l1 ,\ & Uxb;idgc .\ & K

123 72

104 10+ 81

104 93 123

+5 130 13-1 13-1

93 66 1

+5 93 62

73 1+2 127 J13 -1-5

123 101 75

+5 113 5',1 93

113 93

]0 I 62

90 93 93

10+ 10<1 -15

104

10+ 10+ 93 +5 93

81 124 113 104 104 104 104 103 103

185

REGI fER OF DIVI IONS

Vauxhall S. :'Iet. Gas Co. Vickers-Armstrong Fire BnO'adc Victoria N 0 Colllery Garesfield olhery .\ Station .\ Wadebridge A Wakefield A & vValber wick Walkden A & I Wallasey A & N Ferries A Post Office Section

+5 A 113 +5 10+ 113

45 127

104 1+8

93 9 9

PAGE

Wallingford & Wallington, see Carshalton N Wallsend A Boro of A & T " Richardson Dees N \Valmer, see Deal A & .1. Walsall, Aldridge & District A Corporation Transport & District A & N Working :'Ien's Club

45 113 113 113 123 10+ 104 104 104

A& V\Tood, Brownhllis &

District i{ \\'ultham, see Cheshunt A Walthamstow & District A & \Valton 1 \Yalton & Fnnton .. & Weybndge A \\'al\\·orth, see BermonJsey A \\'andsworth & Putney A & N Gas Co. .\ Wansford & District \\'anstead Section A & \\'are \\'areham A & ~ Warlin!5ham A & i\ \Varmsworth A Warrington ."\ & K rosfield A & N L:'1. & . Ely A Armitage & Rigby \Varsa h N \\'arsop 1 Warsop Colhery A \Varwick, see Leamington A & Town T \\'a -hford District K \\'ashington, st;.e Springwell A . \ \' ashlllgton tation \\'askerley ~'Edmondbyers A Watchet A \Vaterhouscs .\ \ Vateringbury Waterloo A & Waterside ~ Watford A \Vath-on-Dcarne A Wath & West Melton K Watlington A Ewelme ection A \ \' a vertree A \Vealdstone, see IIarrow .-\. \Veaverham A & I Wednesbury A & N Wednesfield Weedon & Welbeck Colliery Weldon A & I Wellingborough A & N Bozeat L.M. & S. illy A Victoria I Wellington (Shropshire) A T

10+ 45 +5 14 1++ 124 45

+5 +5 81

+5 145 139

+5 10+ 93 93 93 93

66 104 103 90 90 72

113 113

113 72

10+ 123 93 157

45 10+ 10+ 70 70 93

98 10+ 10+ 1

104 1 1

81 81 120

Wellington (Somerset) A & N Tube Works A Wells A & N Welwyn (Rural) A Garden City A & .I. vVembley A & Werrington and District A & West Bergholt & District A & N \Vestbourne A & N \Vest Bridgford A & N Bromwich A & N Robinson Bros. A Corporation Transport A Sand well A & T Westbury A " -on-Tryrn Section West Derby A & ~ \Vestend :x \Vesterham A \\' est Folkestone \Vestgate-on-Sea A & T We t Ham A & Hartlepool A & N \Vesthoughton A & \Vest Melton & Brampton A see vYath T

W~st :'Ie~~ea

104 72

145 145 45 81

144 66 104 104 104 104 104 73 73 93

66 123 123 123 45 113 93

104 104 144 45

"Vestminster A & N 72 Weston-super-Mare A & N .. Bristol Tramway & Carriage Co. Omnibus A 72 Gas Co. A 72 We~tover "N 66 West Pelton & Twizell A & 113 methwick A & K 84 Stanley (.1. orthern Gen. Trans.)

113 45 104 124

West Wickham A Wetherby A & N \Veybridge, \Yalton A (Airscrew "Yorks)

124

\Veymouth A & \Vhaley Bridge A & N Whalley A & K vVharncliffe Silkstone Collieries Wheatley A \Vhickham A & N \Vhitby A & \Vhitefield A & N \Vhi tehall N \Vhitehaven A & Whitehead Whitehill & District A \Vhitehouse Whitewell A Vvhitfield, see Norton \Vhitley Bay & ~Ionkseaton

98 93 104 104 113 117 93

45 101 157

66 157 157

10+ 113 104

Whitmore N Whitstable

139

123

186

PAGE

Whittlesey A Whitton Section N 'V"hitwell Colliery A & 1 T vVhitwood Collieries A 'Vhitworth C' 1 'Vidnes A 'Vigan A & Wigston A ::\1agna A " ;,Iidland Rly. A vVillenhall A & N Willesborough A & vVillesden A & Willington Quay, Howden

45 104 10+ 93 93 93 7 7 ~

10+ 123 +5 ]13

113 +5 157

\Villow 'Walk A 'Villowfield A & 1 9) \Vilmslow A & I \Vilnecote A 90 vVilsden and Cullingworth N 104 Wimbledon & ::\Ierton A & N 45 1+2 Wimblington N Wimborne J 139 72 Wincanton A \'Tinchester City 66 66 " & District A 'Vindermere A & T 101 \V"indlesham, see Bagshot A 12+ 12+ " see Cam berley Windsor A & I 5 157 " (Ireland) Wing, see Linslade A & K 62 123 'Vingham & District .\ Winlaton 113 & District A 113 9" Winsford A & Wisbech A & N 142 Withernsea A & I 115 Withington 6~ 70 Witney A Witton & Kingstanding A 8+ G. E. C. A + Imperial Chemical Industries Wivenhoe A & N Woburn, Bourne End & District Wokingham A Wollaston A & Wolstanton A Wolverhampton A

1+4 A

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Wolverhampton, Courtalds A (John Thompson) A (J ohn Thompson :l \Iotor Pressings) A & Bushbury Wolverton A & Wombwell & 1 \Vood Green A & :0J \Vooclbury, alterton Woodham \y oodhorn A W oodingdean A Woodlands A \\' ood tock A (.\lpha ement Work) Section ,\ Woolston \ & 1\ Woolt on A \Yooh\l ch :::\ \Yoru~ster A & 1 " (:.Iidlancl Reel Bus ) .\ \\orkmgton A Worksop .\ &: ::-\

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104 10+ 10+ 62 104 +5 134

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104

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in tbe lBrtttsb lRealm

of tbe

lDenerable ®rl>er of tbe 1bospttal of St. 50bn of 5erusalem AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT.

~be

St. lobn Bmbulance lSrigabe

~"erseas

Report of the • BRISTOL: JOHN WRIGHT & SONS L TO. STONEBRIDGE HOUSE

Chief Commissioner of the Brigade Overseas For the Year ending 31st December, 1939.

HEADQU ARTERS : ST. JOHN'S GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, E.C. I

Ube a5ranb )pr1or'Q 1n tbe 1l3ritisb "!Realm of tbe Wenerable ~rbcr of tbe 1bospital of St. Jobn of Jerusalem. AMBUL A NCR DEP A R TME NT.

~be

$t. 30bn BnllHllance :fJ3rigllbe

~\Jeraea6.

H EADQUARTE RS:

ST. ]l) II N'S

GATE, CLE RK E N WE L L,

LO N DON,

E. C. 1.

' abl e Add r e s s: "Ove r ens, Firs taid, London. "

Report of the Chief Commissioner of the Brigade Overseas For tIle Year ended 31st December, 19395

SUPERIOR OFFICERS

Pages 3-9 corrected to 30/9/40. Superior Officers of the Brigade Overseas appointed by His Royal Highness the Grand Prior of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. (SHOWING DATE OF ApPOI TMENT AND GRADE IN THE ORDER.)

lbeabquarters.

<tommanbant ~ in ~ <tbief

<!bicf <!ommiS5ioncr or tbe :fBrigabe (D"er5eas.

1Hursing JDi"isions of

{tbe St. Jobn tlnlbulance :fi3rigabe:

COLO EL JAMES LEWIS SLEEMAN, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O.

Knight.

Appointed June, 1930.

JLab}? SuperintenDent:::i11:::<!bief of 1J;lur5ing :IDf"i5ion5 of tbe :fBrfgabe ®"erSea5. THE HON. MRS. COPLAND-GRIFFITHS.

Commander (Sister).

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Dame Grand

CI'OSS

Staff Officer to tbe Cbief Commissioner.

of the Order of St. John.

CAPTAIN A. ApDoint~d

Officer.

March. 1928.

JDeput}? (tolllmanbant::::in::::<!bief

Appointed May, 1939.

CAHUSAC, M.C.

Appointed May, 1933.

Staff Officer to tbe 1ab-g Superintcnbcnt::in::Cbicf.

LADY DISTRICT SUPER! TENDENT MRS. BATTYE.

Officer.

Appointed May, 1933.

1Rursing IDf"isions £l5si5tnnt Sccretar}?

H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER Dame Gt'and

Cl"O S

GEORGE

Serving Brother.

of the Order of St. John.

AplJoint~d F~bruary.

QUILTER.

Appointed July, 1937.

1937 .

:australia. <!om m 15sioner5. WIKG-COMMA DER HUGH R. G. POATE, nLB., CH.M., F.R.C.S.

Knight.

New South 'Vales District.

Appointed February, 1930.

YDNEY L. DAWKINS, O.B.E., M.B., CH.B.

Knight.

South Australia District.

MAJOR-GENERAL RUPERT

Knight.

Appointed June, 1933.

DOWNES, C.M.G., M.D., M.S.

Victoria District.

Appointed July, 1933.

LT.-COLONEL JOHN R. DONALDSO , M.B.

Officer.

Western Australia District.

Appointed December, 1939.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

SUPERIOR OFFICERS.

:assista n t C!OItlItl isstoners.

lbong 1kong.

LT.-COLONEL WILFRED VICKERS, D.S.O., M.B.

Commander.

ew South 'Wales District.

ppointed February, 1937.

:assistant C!ol11l11fssfoners.

PROFESSOR WILLIAM

Officer.

GERRARD, O.B.E., M.D.

Appointed February, 1939.

:acting :assistant C!oltlltlissioners. SIR CEDRIC STA TO

South Australia District.

EDWARD M. RAYMO D.

HICKS, M.SC., M.D.

Serving Brother.

Appointed February, 1940.

Appointed July, 1939.

THOMAS H. GODDARD , B.A., M.B.

Commander.

. Tasmania District.

5nbta .

Appointed Augu t, 194:0.

C!bfef C!ommissioner. ALEXA DER C. BADENOCH, C.S.I., C.I.E .

:fSnrm8.

Knight.

C!ommissioner. THE HON. MR. JUSTICE BA

Associate Officer.

Appointed July, 1940.

Su rgeon:::i n:::C!bief. MAJOR-GE ERAL GORDO

Appointed July, 1939.

Officer.

G. JOLLY, C.I.E., I.M.S .

ppointed Tovember, 1939.

:ILab)2 Superintenbent:::fn:::C!bfef.

Ube (tommanberl? tn (tanaba.

MISS EDITH C. O'CONNELL, Q.A.I.M.N.S .

Officer (Sister).

Appointed November, 1938.

C!ol11l11anber)2 C!ommfssioner. COLONEL ARTHUR E. SNELL, C.M.G., D.S.O.

C!ommfssioners.

Officer. Appointed October, 1935.

MAJOR-GENERAL PERCY S. MILLS, I.M.S.

Officer.

C!omlnisstoners. Saskatchewan District.

Officer.

No.9 District.

Quebec District.

Appointed June, 1936.

:assistant C!oml11fssfoners. LT.-COLO EL SIR HASSAI

Associate Commander.

Alberta District.

Appointed

ovember, 1939.

WALLACE R. NESBITT.

Ontario District.

Officer.

REGINALD V. HARRIS, K.C.

Officer. Nova Scotia District. Appointed August, 1940.

GEORGE M. LITTLE, D.P.H.

Alberta District.

Appointed April, 1940.

Appointed November, 1937.

CHATTERJEE, M.D., M.R.C.P. JEHANGIR

Associate Officer.

No . 9 District.

Appointed November, 1937.

GHANDY .

Appointed November, 1938.

LT.-COLONEL NORMAN BRIGGS, I.M.S.

Officer.

No. 11 District.

Appointed February, 1939.

BOYD, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S.

COLONEL THOMAS

'/Reting :assistant C!ommissfoner.

Appointed November, 1937.

WILSON, C.I.E., O.B.E., I.M.S.

No.1 (I .W. Rly.) District.

. MACKAY, M.D.

Appointed September, 1939.

No . 4 District. S.

Associate Officer. Manitoba District.

No . 8 District.

MAJOR-GENERAL NORMAN

Appointed February, 1940.

COLONEL D.

Iovember,

COLO EL DEWAN H. RAI, M.C., I.M.S .

Associate Officer.

:acting C!ol11111issioners.

SUHRAWARDY, O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.S.

o. 2 District. Appointed (supernumerary) 1937.

GEORGE JOHNSO , M.D.

Officer.

Appointed November, 1938.

Appointed February, 1935.

MAJOR ARTHUR H. COATES.

Commander.

Appointed November, 1937.

COLO EL HUGH STOTT, O.B.E . , M.D.

R EV. CHARLES W. DOWNER.

Sub-Chaplain.

o. 2 District.

Officer.

No.7 District.

LT.-COLO EL ALISTAIR

Officer.

TO. 3 District.

Appointed July, 1939. RANSFORD, C.I.E., R.E.

Appointed July, 1939.

Su rgeon::::i11::::(!bief.

COLONEL WILLIAM C. PATON, LM.S.

Officer.

No. 13 District.

Appointed

COLONEL EDWARD

Officer.

ovember, 1939.

SIR LOUIS E. BARNE T, C.M.G., M.B., F.R.C.S.

Knight.

. PHIPSON, C.LE., D.S.O.

o. 14 District.

Appointed February, 1940.

Appointed January, 1940.

(!ommissioners.

MAJOR FELIX E. R . LABORDA, M.R.C.S.

Serving Brother.

No.6 District.

Appointed May, 1940.

CHARLES

Knight.

No.9 District.

Appointed July, 1940.

LT.-COLONEL M. M. CRUICKSHA K, 1.M.S.

No. 10 District.

Appointed 1ay, 1940 .

HUTCHINSON.

Appointed November, 1929.

MAJOR JAMES W. CRAMPTON .

Serving Brother.

Canterbury and West Coast District. 1936.

Appointed June,

WILLIAM W. DUTTON .

Serving Brother.

Wellington District.

P. PARTHASARATHY, L.M.S., B.SC., L.R. C.P.

No.5 District.

Auckland District.

Officer.

COLONEL P. B. BHARUCHA, O.B.E., D.S.O.

Appointed l\fay, 1940.

Appointed May, 1936.

:assistant (!ommis6ioners. FREDERICK

Appointed March, 1940 .

No. 12 District.

Appointed July, 1928.

Wanganui District.

Bcting :assistant (!ol1lmissioners. Indian Headquarters (Staff Officer for Training). Appointed July, 1937.

TUNKS, M.B.E.

JOH N BRINE.

Commander.

CAPTAIN MOHAMMED HAFIZ-UD-DIN, L.R.C.P.

Associate Officer.

Auckland District.

WALTER KIRBY

Officer.

SUPERIOR OFFICERS.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

Appointed November, 1937.

WILLIAM DEANS PIRRETT.

Serving Brother.

Otago District.

Appointed November, 1938.

WILLIAM BOURNE.

1ken)?a.

Serving Brother.

:assistant (!olTImissioner. RI CHARD C. A. CAVE DISH, C.B.E.

Commander.

Kenya District.

Wanganui District.

Special :appointment b}? tbe (!bief (!olllmissioner. WILLIAM R. CURWEN.

Appointed June, 1939.

District Superintendent in Charge.

f1Dala}?a. (!Ol1llllissioner. R OBERT B. MACGREGOR, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P.

Appointed May, 1939.

Sout.hland District. 1938.

Appointed October,

Ube (tommanber}? in Soutbern :africa.

Appointed February, 1940.

Commanber}? (!ommissioner. ALPHEUS F. WILLIAMS, B.SC.

malta.

Knight.

(!om missioner. LT.-COLONEL ALFRED

Knight.

GATT, O.B.E., M.C.

Su rgeon::::i11::::(!bief. COLONEL SIR EDWARD THORNTON, K.B.E., M.R.C.S.

Knight.

Appointed November, 1937.

H.E. LADY DUNCAN.

Dame.

:assistant (!ommissioner. LT.-COLO EL CLUNY MACPHERSON, C.M.G.

(!ommanber}? (!ommissioner.

THEODORE H. W ATERMEYER.

Knight.

Appointed July, 1920.

S.A.R. & H . District.

Appointed May, 1933.

LT.-COLONE L GERALD E. P EACOCK, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Knight.

LT.-COLONEL GEORGE BARCLAY, O.B.E., V.D.

Knight.

Appointed April, 1937.

(!ommissioners.

Appointed May, 1912.

Ube (tommanber}? in lRew Zealanb.

Appointed November, 1933.

:Lab}? Superintenbent::::in::::(!bief.

lRewfounblanb. Knight.

Appointed May, 1935 .

Transvaal District.

Appointed June, 1934.

WILLIAM JOHN SKILLICORN.

Commander.

Rhodesian Railways District.

Appointed February, 1934.

THE

T. J OH

1:lcting (!ollllnissioner.

CHARLES H. HAMILTON, O.B.E.

S.A.R. & H. District.

MAJOR STANLEY COPLEY, F.R.C.S .

Serving Brother.

Natal District.

Appointed February, 1940.

Natal District.

Serving Brother.

Appointed January, 1940.

LT.-COLONEL GEORGE G. EWER, D.S .O.

M. WATT, M.B.

Transvaal District.

Appointed November, 1938.

CRAWFORD LUNDIE, M.D., CH.B .

:acting JDepnt}2 (!olllmissioner. MAJOR J OH

SUPERIOR OFFICERS.

AMBULA CE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

Natal District.

Appointed January, 1940 .

Appointed January, 19-1:0.

1rangan)?ilia. :assistant (!ommissioncts.

Rcting Rssistant (!ommfasfoner.

WILLIAM E. TURNBULL.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

MAJOR FREDERICK A. B. NICOLL, O.B.E.

Appointed February, 1934 .

Serving Brother.

Appointed June, 1940.

J OHN D. VVHITE.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed February, 193-1: .

Special Bppointments bl? tbe Ubfe! (!ommissioner.

ARTHUR A. COATO .

Serving Brother.

Griqualand 'West District. JORAN S. DE VOl

Serving Brother.

Appointed

ovember, 193-1:.

\ VILLICH.

S.A.R & H. District.

Appointed Tovember, 1934 .

\VILLIAM F. VEARY.

Serving Brother.

Cape Province District.

Serving Brother.

S.A .R. & H. Distnct.

Serving Brother.

S .A.R. & H. District.

Appointed May, 1935.

TROSKIE .

Appointed May, 1935 .

R EGINALD S. V. PARSO S.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H District. EDMUND

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

MAJOR J OHA

Serving Brother.

Appointed May, 1935 .

BRAIN.

Transvaal District.

Appointed October, 1935 . KRUGER.

Appointed March, 1937 .

HARRY H. GREE WOOD.

Officer.

O.F.S. District.

Appointed November, 1937.

CHARLES G. BOOKER, M.B., CH.B.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed Kovember, 1939.

Hcting :assistant (!ommissioners. CHARLES M . HOFFE.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed November, 193-1:.

PIETER T. STEYN.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed December, 1936.

WILLIAM HECKROODT.

S.A .R. & H. District.

Appointed December, 1936 .

GEORGE H. DAWSON.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed July, 1937.

JOHN GAMBLE KNOX AGNEW.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed November, 1938.

Bermuda District.

Appointed May, 1931.

HE TRY M. KING.

District Superintendent in Charge.

Appointed April, 1935.

ROBERT G. FORBES.

PHILIP

HARRY C. CURTIS, M.D.

District Superintendent in Charge.

Uganda District.

LT.-COLO~EL A.

Officer.

District Superintendent in Charge. 1939 .

Appointed March, 1938.

SHERI GHAM.

Zanzibar District.

Appointed June,

MAJOR-GENERAL \VILLIAM R. BLACKWELL, C.B., C.M.G .

Officer. District uperintendent-in-Charge. Gibraltar District. Appointed January, 19-1:0.

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British Empire, I send this message in order to thank those who have made themselves so efficient, as also to congratulate all who have the honour to wear the eight-pointed cross of St. John and to serve in that great army of humanitarian service which, as never before, has been given this opportunity of bringing help to the afflicted and efficient aid to the injured and suffering."

THE DIRECTOR OF AMBULANCE, AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT, ORDER OF ST. JOH , SIR,

WILLEY PARK, BROSELEY, SHROPSHIRE . April, 1940

I have the honour to submit the report on the work of the Brigade Overseas for the year ended 31st December, 1939. It is not yet possible to say to what extent the outbreak of war has affected the Brigade Overseas. It is already evident, however, that there has been a most gratifying and loyal response to the need for complete preparedness throughout the whole of the Empire, and in every Dominion and Colony the Brigade has already responded to the call for extra training so as to be ready for whatever duty it may be called upon to undertake. Both in A.R.P. work and in normal activities the Brigade Overseas has every reason to be proud of its membership. At the end of the year I addressed the following message to all Units of the Brigade Overseas : " I wish to express my congratulations to all Units of the Brigade Overseas upon the magnificent spirit which has animated their officers and members since the outbreak of war. " That this has been accompanied by a high standard of efficiency is equally meritorious, while it is most satisfactory to know that both our Ambulance and Nursing strength is now sufficient to deal with whatever emergency may arise. ." It will also be recognized that the period of comparative inactivity will presently change, when, unfortunately, the service of our members will have heavy calls made upon them. But it is equally certain that when that time comes it will find all members of the Brigade Overseas fully prepared and eager. to give that service and conscious of the vitally Important part whIch they, too, will be playing in the defence of civilization. " Having so recently completed an official tour of most of the British Empire, I am in a position to make this statement with confidence after having witnessed the magnificent spirit which animates our members in every Dominion and Colony. And I am equally sanguine that however arduous the service, or extreme the call, all will play their pa'r t with that same fine loyalty and courage which has characterized the work of members of our historic Order throughout its history. " There is, indeed, a curious similarity between the work which modern war will call upon us ~o do a?d that for which the Order was originally formed. For, Just as m the mfancy of our movement the Knights and members of the Order of St. John were banded together to protect the tr~veller and to heal the sick, so we who serve that same Order eight centu:Ies lat~r find ourselves engaged in the task of protecting those pursumg theIr peaceful vocations who may fall victims to aggression. ." Although aware that no message of encouragement is required to stImulate the efforts of those who serve our interests in any part of the

STRE GTH. There has been a net increase of 162 Divisions during the year; 176 new Divisions (128 Ambulance and 48 Nursing) having been formed and 14 Divisions (9 Ambulance and 5 Nursing) having been disbanded. There has also been an increase of 6,612 in the personnel, so that the strength of the Brigade Overseas at 31st December, 1939, was : Ambulance Nursing

Divisions. 630 308

Personnel. 20,729 7,499

938

28,228

It is interesting to note that in 1913 just before the outbreak of the last war the strength of the Brigade Overseas was 7,290, and the present strength is indicative of the greater state of preparedness which now prevails to meet whatever emergency may arise. The adet strength has increased by 36 Divisions; 41 new Divisions (22 Ambulance and 19 Nursing) having been formed, and 5 Cadet Divisions (4 Ambulance and 1 Nursing) having been disbanded. There has been an increase of 1,559 in the personnel so that the Cadet strength at 31st December, 1939, was : Ambulance Nursing

Divisions. 158 111 269

Personnel . 3,256 2,497 5,753

SERVICE MEDALS AND BARS. During the year the Order has awarded 162 Service Medals and 115 Service Medal Bars to members of the Brigade Overseas. OTHER AWARDS. The Grand Prior's Cadet Badge has been awarded to 54 Cadets of the Brigade Overseas during the year, bringing the total of such Badges awarded overseas to 157. The Brigade Overseas Headquarters issued 524 Service Chevrons and 217 Cadet Proficiency Badges during the year. THE LADY SUPERINTENDENT-IN-CHIEF. I have the great pleasure to report that the Assistant Lady Superintendent-in-Chief of Nursing Divisions-The Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths(a Commander Sister of the Order), was promoted Lady Superintendentin-Chief to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mrs. Lancelot Dent, A.R.R.C., to which I referred in last year's report. I should like

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INSPECTIONS OVERSEAS. In November, 1938, the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths, C.ST.]., left England for an extensive tour of India, which lasted until the 18th March 1939. She was accompanied by Miss D. Mavrojani, who acted as Staff Officer,. and met with a most cordial reception everywhere and has reported most hIghly of the eagerness of all she met to be of service as also of the kindness and generous hospitality received. ' During her visit, Mrs. Copland-Griffiths inspected Nursing Divisions and spared no effort to stimulate the formation of others, and I am con?dent that her visit will have a lasting and most beneficial effect. I Wish to extend to her my grateful thanks and appreciation for what she has accomplished so splendidly, as also to Miss Mavrojani, S.S.ST.]., for her valuable help. Mrs. Copland-Griffith.s had the honour of bearing the following personal message from Her MaJesty The Queen, which was received with loyal fervour and was greatly appreciated by all to whom it was delivered : " As QUEEN EMPRESS AND COMMA DA T-I -CHIEF OF THE N URSI G DIVISIONS OF THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE, I SEND MY BEST WISHES TO OUR MEMBERS IN I DIA A D ASSURE THEM OF MY CO TI UED I TEREST I ALL THAT THEY ARE DOING TO AID THE SICK A D INJURED. " I HOPE TO HEAR OF THE FORMATION OF MA. Y EW DrVISIO S IN THE CITIES OF THE EMPIRE OF I DIA AND OF THE FURTHERA CE OF THIS GREAT WORK FOR THE RELIEF OF HUMA SUFFERING Al D THE SAVING OF LIFE. ELIZABETH R." Mrs. Copland-Griffiths' report of her tour of India has been printed as a separate publication and has been circulated to all concerned. Let me a.dd that bitter experience has taught me that the compilation of such deta~ed reports form one of the most important and difficult duties of such offiCIal tours. On the other hand, not only are they of the highe t po ible v~lue. as a permanent record of good work seen and tho e a ociated WIth It, but they also allow exact comparisons to be made and are highly appreciated by those who have helped forward the tour concerned. They take the place, as it were, of dispatches from the ambulance " Front ".' commending able workers and timulating other to further ~ffort ..LIttle can ~hose who have never engaged in such strenuou tour :n tropIcal countnes appreciate the vast amount of labour which they Illvol:r e.' or the fact that most of the subject-matter mu t be collected, scrutmlzed, and "?e put to~ether. at .the end of a long tiring day, seeing that each succeedmg day bnngs WIth It new matter for inclusion, occupying for ~he m~st part the only small leisure in a well-filled programme of offiCIal duties. Ir:deed, I do not hesitate to say that a tour would be but half completed WIthout such a record, hard as is the work which it imposes upon those concerned. That Mrs. Copland-Griffiths and Miss Mavrojani so ably succeeded in

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keeping such accurate records of the good work accomplished testifies to great powers of endurance, and. th~ir. determina~ion to live up to the traditions of the Order. For while It IS comparatively easy to carry out inspections and accept generous entertainmen~,. it is intensely difficult to compile a full record of them under the conditIor:s of such a tour. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths arrived back from IndIa ~n the 29th March, 1939, and left again on the 26th May, 1939, for .GIbraltar, where her husband was Commanding the Welsh Guards. ThIS was most for~unate, for she remained there until the 11th June, and was able to mspect the two Nursing Divisions at whose birth I had ",?een present when ~ paid my official visit to Gibraltar in 1937. HeTe agaIll Mrs. Co?land-G~Iffiths proved indefatigable in her efforts to stImulate further mterest III the work of our Order. With regard to the work in each Dominion : AUSTRALIA. The Brigade in the New South Wales District has fully mainta0~~ its high traditions. Most valuable work has been performed by the DIVISIOns during the year, for which the Commissioner-Wing-Commander H. R. G. Poate, K.ST.J .-and all concerned deserve the highest praise. In the outh Australia District the outstanding service rendered by the Brigade was the excellent work which ~as performed. during the disastrous bu h fires which swept part of thIS State early m the year. On that occasion members of the Brigade were continuously on duty both in aiding the work of rescue and also administering First Aid. The Commissioner, Dr. S. L. Dawkins, O.B.E., K.ST.]., and all others responsible, are to be complimented upon the results of their e.fforts. The Brigade in the Victoria District continues to carry out Its work in a most satisfactory fashion and its members have been called upon to participate in the treatment of bush fire casualties and the resuscitation of those fire-fighters for which Australia is so famed. Thanks are due to the Commissioner-Major-General R. M. Downes, C.M.G., K.ST.] .-and to those others who have helped in bringing the District to its present standard. During my official tour of Australia in 1936, I was privileged to inspect the Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigade and to witness its high standard of efficiency. At the same time my visit convinced me that there was ample room in Queensland for Divisions of our Brigade to function usefully, and I am therefore delighted to report that with the formation of an Ambulance and a Nursing Division at Maryborough, the Queensland District of the Brigade Overseas has come into being. Captain E. R. B. Pike, C.ST.]., deserves great credit for his help in connection with the formation of this District. In the liVestern Australian District the Brigade has again had a most successful year under the Commissioner, Dr. H . G. Tymms, K.ST.]., our senior Knight in Australia, and one who has proved a backbone of strength to our work there. It is with deep regret that I must add that this will prove his last year in office, for Dr. Tymms feels that the time has arrived when he should retire. His place will be taken by Colonel J. R. Donaldson, O.ST.]., to whom I wish every success in his respon ible position.

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In Tasmania an increased interest in our work has been evident of late years. Our Divisions there have also performed most useful service on many o.ccasions of public interest. To Dr. T. H. Goddard, C.ST.J., the Officer In charge of the Southern Ta mania District and those other responsible for the progress made, my be t thanks a;e due.

to function there fourteen years before. It therefore reflects most creditably upon Lieut.-Colonel A. E. Beattie, C.M.G., C.B.E., M.C., O.ST.J., Captain D. S. Gowing, O.ST.J., and all other persons concerned, that such success has been attained, while the visit of the Lady Superintendent-inChief this year proved most encouraging. I was also grateful to Colonel Williamson for accepting office as District Superintendent in charge of the Gibraltar District.

BERMUDA. The Hamilton Division again deserves every credit for carrying on in difficult circumstances. BURMA. Fifteen new adult Divisions and three new Cadet Divisions were formed during the year. During my official tour of Burma in 1937 I found only one Ambulance Division there and no Nursing Divisions. It is, ~herefore, ~o~t. creditable to be able to state that Burma now possesses 38 <l:dult DIv~sIOns and 5 Cadet Divisions, which reflects the greatest pOSSIble ~redIt upon all concerned-especially the Officer in charge, Mr. JustIce Ba V, A.O.ST.J., a.n~ Captain Ameen, A.O.ST.J., and Lady June H?bson, O.ST.J .. The :VISIt of the Hon. 1rs. opland-Griffith, C.ST.J., In 1938, contnbuted In no small measure to the success ·which has been achieved. Mr. Justice Ba V was promoted to the rank of Commissioner during the year-a promotion most richly deserved. CANADA. The strength ~f the Brigade within the Commandery in Canada has advanced dunng the year by the formation of 5 adult Divisions and 2 Cadet Divisions. The Briga~e responded. :magnifice~tly ~o t.he call for Public Duty ?n the occaSIOn of the VISIt of TheIr Ma] eshes The King and Queen In. ~~y last. From. coast to coast wherever the Brigade is e tablished, DIv~sIOns of the Bng~de turned out for duty and welcomed this opport~I1lty of thys expressmg their loyalty to Their Majesties, and, at the same tIme, of bemg of practical assistance to their fellow citizens. The Commandery Commissioner, Colonel A. E. Snell, C.M.G., D.S.O., O.ST.J., and those othe~s responsible, deserve the highest credit for the ambulance success whIch attended the Royal Visit.

HONG KO G. There has been great and commendable activity in Hong Kong, in which such valuable work has been done for so long a time by our Ambulance and Nursing Divisions there. The unsettled conditions which have prevailed in the Far East for the past three years, and the influx of Chinese refugees into the Colony has meant that the Brigade has been inundated with calls for service, all of which have been admirably met. I was witness to the high efficiency and commendable keenness of the members during my inspectional visit to Hong Kong in 1937, when I was particularly struck with the work of the Chinese members of our Brigade. It is with regret that I have to announce that the Commissioner, Mr. Alfred Morris, C.ST.J., has resigned. Mr. Morris has held charge of the District since 1930, during which time, thanks largely to his energy and leadership, the District developed enormously, and greatly extended its sphere of usefulness. I have, too, to express my regret that the Lady District Officer, Mrs. Langley, has also resigned; one who did much for the Nursing Divisions and for Ambulance Service generally in Hong Kong. I would like to thank the Acting Commissioner, Mr. E. Raymond, .B.ST.J., Dr. Dovey, S.B.ST.J., and Mrs. Dr. Dovey, S.S.ST.J., Mr. Trevor, and Dr. Ruttonjee, and all those others who have so efficiently sustained the weight of t. John service since Mr. Morris and Mrs. Langley resigned.

CEYLON. The Ceylon Police CorI?s, as ever, has maintained efficiency of an excellent standard, for whIch the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. P. N. Banks, C:ST.J., and his officers, well merit the credit which belongs to them. Smce my three official visits of 1936 and 1937 and that of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, Mrs. Copland-Griffiths, ~ther Ambulance and Nursing Divisions have been formed, the credit for which belongs to Lady Abrahams, O.ST.J., and those who have supported her in this work. My thanks are also due to Dr. Gunesekera for his valuable assistance.

I DIA. The progress made in the strength of the Brigade in India has been outstanding, the credit for which largely belongs to the Chief Commissioner for the Empire of India, Sir Ernest Burdon, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., K.ST.J., and those others who have loyally supported him. That such visits from St. John's Gate are useful is shown in the case of India by the fact that during the two years prior to my visit of 1937, only 10 Ambulance, 3 Nursing, and 3 Cadet Divisions had been formed; during the two years which succeeded that visit the total of new Divisions raised was 62 Ambulance, 9 Nursing, and 13 Cadet, or a grand total of 114 Divisions, as compared with 16. As it takes the best part of a year to complete the formation of a Division in India, this means that the majority were put in hand before the war stimulated interest in Ambulance Service, and the further stimulus afforded by the visit of the Hon. Mrs. CoplandGriffiths helped greatly towards this most satisfactory result.

GIBRALTAR. During the year 2 Ambulance Divisions have been formed and these with th.e 2 Nursing Divisions formed in 1938, have attained a high standard of effiCIency. When I reached Gibraltar in 1936, the Brigade had ceased

KENYA. It is a matter for deep congratulation that since my visit in 1938, 2 Ambulance and 2 Nursing Divisions have been formed in Kenya from

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among the civilian population. This reflects the highest credit upon our Commissioner, Mr. R. C. A. Cavendish, C.B.E., C.ST.]., and Mrs. Cavendish and those others who have done so much towards this long desired end. For while our Brigade has been most worthily represented in Kenya for many years by the Kenya Police Division, it had hitherto proved impossible to form Divisions among the civilian population. I therefore welcome this valuable contribution to our work in East Africa while there i~ ~very sign that o~h.e~ formations may shortly come into' being. In addItion to the new DlvlslOns, a number of auxiliary Divisions have been formed, the members of which will be available in case of necessity.

but its Cadets have been awarded more Grand Prior's Badges than any other part of the Brigade Overseas-a truly splendid record.

MALAYA. The Brigade in Malaya goes from strength to strength, thanks to the assiduous labours of those men and women who are devoting their time to the development of ambulance and nur ing service there- no less tha~ 21 new adult Divisions and 2 new Cadet Divisions having been formed dunng the year. When I recall that there were no Divisions at all in Malaya when I reached there in 1937, it can only be de cribed as amazing that to-day there are 41 adult and 4 Cadet Divisions in exi tence and others rapidly forming. Much of the credit for this success belongs to our late District uperinte?de.nt, Dr. J. S. ~ebster, C.B.E., C.ST.]., who had charge of the falaya DIstnct of the Bngade for many years, while these efforts were considerably assisted by the visit of Mrs. Copland-Griffiths in 1938, when she did much valuable work. It is with very deep regret that I have to record the retirement of Dr. J. S. Webster, who has earned a worthy place in the list of those pioneers who have introduced the ... t. John Ambulance Brigade in the far places of the Empire. MALTA. I wish particularly to congratulate our Commissioner, Lieut.-Colonel A. J. Gatt, O.B.E., M.C., K.ST.]., and those others who have been responsible for the increase in strength and efficiency of our Ambulance and Nursing Divisions in Malta. My three visits of 1936, 1937, and 1938, showed the difficulty of forming new Divisions there, and I am therefore conscious that the measure of success in 1939 represents no mean effort. In addition, a useful policy of reorganisation has been carried out, which has led to the formation of the Sliema Corps. Our Brigade in Malta is at a high standard of efficiency, which is as it should be in this ancient home of the Order of St. John. NEW ZEALAND. The Brigade within the Commandery in New Zealand has by the formation .of many new Divisions increased its already considerable strength, ~nd It has responded to the calls made upon it in the same admirable way lt has always done. Its Commandery Commissioner, Lieut.-Colonel G. Barclay, O.B.E., K.ST.]., and those others responsible deserve high credit. In saying this I have in mind the high standard of efficiency which I witnessed during my tour of 1936. What has been particularly impressive about our work in New Zealand has been. i~s recognition of the value of Cadet units. As a consequence the DommlOn has not only the largest percentage of Cadets in the Empire,

SOUTHERN AFRICA. The Brigade within the Commandery in Southern Africa must be highly congratulated upon the fact that notwithstanding an already satisfactory progress it has increased this during the past year by no less than 29 Adult and 12 Cadet Divisions. The" Visitation" from St. John's Gate of 1936 showed its high efficiency and the splendid spirit of its members. Both Ambulance and Nursing Divisions have performed excellent service during the year, including duty throughout an epidemic among the nurses at the Groote Schoor Hospital, when in re,s ponse tp an urgent call, members of Cape Town Nursing Divisions of the Brigade did duty in the Hospital and were commended for their efficiency. During the year the Rhodesia Railways District was formed, comprising units of the Brigade Overseas distributed along this admirable railway service, leaving the remainder of the Division under the Rhodesia District. The ommandery Commissioner, Mr. Alpheus Williams, K.ST.]., the taff Officer, ir. A. M. Anderson, O.ST.]., and all those who have contributed to the present high excellence of the Brigade in Southern Africa, de erve high prai e. TANGANYIKA. My tour of Tanganyika in 1938 found it without ambulance service of any kind, while it was obviously going to be most difficult to get Ambulance and Nursing Divisions formed. Thanks largely to the efforts of our Di trict uperintendent, Major F. A. B. Nicoll, O.B.E., S.B.ST.]., I am happy to report that three Divisions have already been formed in Dar-esSalaam. This represents the pioneer work of all ambulance service in Tanganyika, and speaks volumes for the efforts of all responsible, especially those members of the medical profession in Dar-es-Salaam, whom I found so willing and anxious to assist during my stay, to all of whom I tender my congratulations and thanks. UGANDA. It is gratifying to be able to report that the Uganda Police Division continues to maintain its high efficiency and sets an example which I hope will soon be followed by the civilian population of Uganda. To the District Superintendent, Mr. H. M. King, Dr. W. H. Kauntze, C.M .G., M.B.E., C.ST.]., and Captain E. G. Fish, O.ST.]., and all who have helped forward our "vork I would tender my best thanks. ZANZIBAR For many years our Brigade in Zanzibar has been represented by the Police Division only, whose high efficiency I witnessed during my visit in 1938. Since then and largely due to the keenness and energy of the Commissioner of Police, Lt.-Colonel A. 1. Sheringham, C.ST.]., civilian Divisions have been formed and the Zanzibar District created. To our District Superintendent, Lt.-Colonel Sheringham, and those others who have helped in this valuable work, I offer my most grateful thanks.

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TOURS PROPOSED FOR 1939-40 BUT CANCELLED. It had been my intention to inspect the Brigade Overseas in the Commandery in Canada during the latter part of 1939, as also to visit Newfoundland and the West Indies for the same purpose. For I had seen enough of the splendid spirit of service given by both Ambulance and Nursing Divisions in Canada during my 1929 tour to make me look forward to this more extensive visit. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths, too, had planned to make her official visit to Australia about the same time; which would have been the first visit ever paid by a Lady Superintendent-in-Chief Overseas to Australasia. Unfortunately, the outbreak of war demanded the cancellation of both these tours. Australia can at least be grateful that it was privileged to have an official visit from Mrs. L. E. Atkinson, D.ST.J., when she accompanied her father, Sir John Hewett, G.C.S.!., R.B.E., C.I.E., on his tour of 1928. And the Brigade is to be congratulated upon the fact that Mrs. Atkinson has now become the Lady uperintendent-in-Chief of the Home Brigade. CONCLUSIO The feature of the year 1939 from the Brigade Overseas point of view has been the breaking of new ground in so many parts of the Empire. The new Districts in India, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar, the spreading of the Brigade from Singapore to Penang, and hopeful contacts which have been made in Fiji and Jamaica, are all additional to the normal increase which may be expected where the Brigade is e tablished. The policy of the Grand Priory which resulted in the Chief Commissioner of the Brigade Overseas visiting most parts of the Empire during the four years immediately preceding this war, the appointment of a Lady Superintendent-in-Chief who has visited India, Ceylon, Malaya, Burma, and Gibraltar within the last two years (the last three places having never previously been visited by a Lady Superintendent-in-Chief) and the general awakening Overseas to a recognition that First Aid and Nursing services are an essential even in times of peace, all contributed to the increase of strength shown in this report. All these things were providential, for at no period in the history of our Empire was it better served in regard to ambulance and nursing service than it was when war broke out. With such efficient members everywhere available, I am happy in the knowledge that come what may and however long this war may last, our representatives overseas will always be at hand to alleviate human suffering and possibly to save the lives of countless people. There are members not mentioned in this report whom I should have liked to have thanked, but we live in stirring times when it would be invidious to single out a few from so many. I must, therefore, content myself with thanking all those who have worked to bring about this magnificent result, and who share the satisfaction of having had the vision to prepare before the call came. For those whom war finds prepared form the backbone of service, the example and the instructors to those others who only rally to the call when the emergency arrives. My thanks are due to the Staff Officer, Captain A. N. Cahusac, M.C., the Assistant Secretary, Mr. G. F. Quilter, and their office staff for the help which they have given me, notwithstanding the heavy pressure of other work.

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Lastly, I would thank Major-General Sir Percival Wilkinson, R.C.M.G., C.B., who, both as Secretary-General and as Director of Ambulance, has ever been ready to extend his most able help. It is ~ith regret that the Overseas will learn that the time has now come for hIm to hand over the duties of the latter appointment. Fortunately, however, the new Director of Ambulance is Brigadier-General Sir Joseph Byrne, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B., one who posse es a deep knowledge and a sympathetic unde~standing of Overseas affairs and to whom, on behalf of the Overseas, I WIsh many years of successful charge. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JAMES L. SLEEMAN, Colonel. Chief Commissioner, t. John Ambulance Brigade Over ea..

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I have the bonour to ubmit my report of the progre of the :\'"ursing Di\"i ion . of the ~t. John mbulance Brigade OYerseas for the year 1939. l"orty-ei ght n w ~ ur ing Divi ions ha\"e been regi tered, and 5 disbanded , making an increase of ,j 3 ur ing Divi ions. ~inete 'n n w ad t Kur ing Divi ions have been formed, and one di banded, making an increa e of 18. That mo:t of the ~e new Divisions have been formed in parts of the Empire recently vi ited by you or I on our Inspectional Tours point to the value of per onal contact with those who are or who are to be our fellow worker in the Brigade Over eas. The year 1939 found me already in India where, accompanied by Mi Iavrojani a taff Officer, I had reached R awalpindi . Subsequently we vi ited "ow hera, Pe hawar, Kohat, Delhi, Aligarh, J aipur, Agra, Lucknow, 'awnpore, llahabad, alcutta, Lillooah, Patna, Jamshedpur, Itky, Benare., Jubbulpore, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Madras, Bangalore, M Tore, Ernakulam, Trichinopoly, Madura, holapur, and Bombay. Report recei,"ed from some of the Lady Di trict Superintendents show that great progre s i being made in the formatior:- .of ~urs~ng Divi ion in orne of the place vi ited. In others great actIVIty 1 bemg hown by exi ~ ting Diyi ions. Unfortunately my tour of Australia, which was already planned dovVIl to the la t detail, had to be abandoned owing to the outbreak of war. I shall look forward with great pleasure to making it as soon as possible after the ces ation of ho tilities. Letters receiv d from member in all parts of the Empire report that our nursing members are very active in their war work. A few consignments of " comforts" for the fighting forces have been ent to me, and these I have forwarded to the appropriate place.

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For the first few weeks of the war the R ecord ection of theVoluntary Aid Detachment Council was staffed entirely by members of the Brigade Overseas. ubsequently we were unable to continue, for one reason or another ; but it is pleasant to think that we were able to help our country by buDding up the records of all the erving V.A.D.' in Great Britain. I have been delighted to make the acquaintance of many of our members who have visited London during the last year, and 0 to gain a greater under tanding of their work and their difficultie . It is with the deepest sorrow that I have to report the death of :JIr . Adela Cottle, C.B.E., D.ST.J., our pioneer Nur ing Member in India. For over thirty years Mrs. CoHle built up and led the Nur ing Divi ion in Bengal. In conclusion I hould like to expre my thank to all our Officer and Members for their loyal upport and for all that th yare now doing to aid the Red Cro sand t. John \Yar Organization, both by collecting funds and by holding working partie. l\la y next y ar bring u all a happier world in which to work together for the good of humanity ~ I have the honour to be, ir, Your obedient sen'ant, HSULA COPLAKD-GRIFFITH - ,

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\Ving- ommander H. R. G. Poate, M.B., Commi ioner in charge of the New outh \Vales District, reports : The year has been one of remarkable progress and activity and I am able to state with feelings of great satisfaction that the hearty co-operation and practical efforts on the part of the individual officers and members in the fulfilment of their responsibilities has been most gratifying. The following new Divisions were registered : Parramatta Nursing Division Gladesville Cadet Tursing Tewcastle Cadet Ambulance Bondi Bellevue Hill Nursing \Vaverley Section (Eastern Suburbs Xursing Division) . Broken Hill Nursing Division Hamilton ursing Division S1.. George Cadet ITursing Division

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October, 1938 April, 1939 June, 1939 July, 1939

10th July, 1939 3rd August, 1939 1st December, 1939 27th ovember, 1939

The strenglh of the Brigade al the end of December, 1939, was : District StafI . Corps taff Divisional Surgeons Divisional uperinlendenls Ambulance Officers . Ton-Commissioned Officcrs Privates

16 15 37 31 36 106 870 1,111

Nllrsi'Hg Divisions. Corps Staff Divisional Surgeons . Dlvi ional Superintendents (Women) Ambulance Officers (\Vomcn) mbulance Sisters

5 32

25 29 649 740

Cadet Divisions. Cadet Surgeons adet Superintendents Cadet Officers Cadet N.C.O.'s Cadets .

20 20 8 24 523 595

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2,446

In New South \Vales there are 33 Ambulance, 26 ursing,2 ections, and 21 Cadet Divisions with a membership of 2,446, being an increase of 555 over the previous year. During 1939 79,936 cases of first aid were attended at Sports Gatherings, Skating Rinks, Pleasure Resorts, Beaches, and Picture Shows, in an entirely voluntary capacity. The most outstanding public duties performed during the year were as follows : 1. Australasian Scout Jambo1 ee.-Held at Bradfield from 31st December, 1938, to 7th January, 1939-40 members were on duty at all the principal events. 2. 10th February, 1939.-J:. ight March of the :\Iilitia Forces through the City. Several Divisions were on duty and 20 cases were attended. f

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3. 15th Febrllary, 1939.-Death of Pope Pius XI. Requiem 1\lass at St. l\Iary's Basilica-members were in attendance within the vicinity, and treate(l several cases of collapse. 4. 11th April, 1939.-Funeral procession of t.he late Prime ?l1inist.er, lI on . J. A. Lyons, C.H., M.P., from t. 1ary's Basilica. District uperintendent A. :. \\'ilkinson and District Officer T. H. Henderson represented the Brigade at the Solemn Pontifical Requiem ::'Iass-SO members of the Brigade were on duty and treated 2 ca. es of collapse. 5. 25th April, 1939-A Ilzac Day.-593 member. lined the rout.e of procession and treated 5 cases of collapse. At the Dawn Services 50 members of t.he Glebe Ambulance and Nursing Divisions treated 123 cases. 6. 10th June, 1939.-Review at Centennial Park In honour of the Eing's Birt.hday, 60 members were on duty and treated 35 cases . 7 . Lord Jl1ayor's Patriotic Da),.- . cveral Divisions were on duty in ,lartin Place and 50 cases were attended. FORl\lATIO.

ORPS.

During the year 2 more Corp were formed as follows : Sydney o. 4. Corps Superintendent F . G. True (transferred from XO 3 Corps). Corps Officers A . 1\1. olomon and W . \Yallac Lady Corps Officer ::'liss II. Balhatchet. Sydney No.5. Corps Superintendent L. ::'1. LeBreton (transferred from Ko 1 Corps) Corps Officers C. J. Conrad and A . F. Seymour. Lady Corps Officer ilIrs. E. E. Trist (transferred from ~ -0 I C'nrps).

Mrs. H. Goff .was promoted Lady orps Officer of , ydney:;() 1 'orr in place of Mrs . E. E. Tnst who was transferred to ~ TO. 5 Corps and DI\' lslonal upenntend nt C. C. Dennis was promoted Corps Officer Xo. 1 Corps. Later 111 the year the I 1\ISlOn..; at. ~~toomba, Lithgow, and Portland were attached to ydney Xo ~ orps an(l DIVISIOns at \Vollongong and Bulli-\\'oonona to ,yclney Ko . 'j orp. The following reports received from the respect.ive Corps SuperIntendents show ~learly t~at ~he move to attach all Divisions to orps has pro\'ee! very successful 10 co-ord1l1at1l1g the work and maintaining efficiency ancI discipline Sydney No.1 Corps (embracing Dl\'i ions in t.he City area, Glebe Leichhardt ane! Balmain). Corps Superintendent B. ::.1. , tackpool reports that : "During 1939 we have had two changes in the Corps taff. :'Irrs. Trist \\ as ~ransferr~d to No. 5 Corps on its formation and ::.rr. LeBreton was promoted as ItS Supenntendent. l\1rs. F. H. Goff has been appointed Lady orp~ Olf1cer and Mr. C. C. Dennis, of Auburn, has been promoted to replace illr. LeBreton . ergeant VV. Bones of ~he County Co.uncil Division has been appointed 'orps ergeant-::.raJor after completing the prescnbed course at t.he Staff 'chool of Instruction . "Each Officer of our Corps Staff is a City Aid Post Commandant under the X.E . '., and the Staff .h~s given 125 lectures to 13 classes, mainly in the latter part of the year. In addItion attendances at the School of Instruction total 79 for the year, 12 ?fficial visits were paid to Divisions and 10 meetings were attended. everal duties were also undertaken for Headquarters in Country and South Coastal Districts. "Public duties have been adequat.ely managed by our Divisions on .\nzac Day and the Lord Mavor's Patriotic Appeal Day. "During the year a new Ambulance Cadet Division has been formed at Balmain unde~ Cadet Superint~ndent J. Braid. These Caclets 'were trained and prepared by MISS Anders, Supenntendent of Balmain ~ursing Division, and promise to form the nucleus of a very fine unit. "The .n~~ber of cases tr.eate~ both on and off dut.y, as disclosed by an inspection of the DIVISIOnal Returns, IS eVIdence of the enormous amount of work which must have been put in over the past twelve months by our men and women. . " During the coming year it will be the duty of every Superintendent to arrange Ius or h~r program.me so that First Aid and Nursing efficiency will be maintained at the highest pOSSIble level. I would suggest. that any N.C.O.'s who have the time

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should approach their Superintendent with a view to obt.aining authority to attend the Staff School of Instruction for a refresher course based on the revised Drill Handbook . Sydlley No.2 Covps (all Divisions in Western Suburbs). Corps Superintendent J. A. McCullough reports that : " The general efficiency of every Division within the Corps has been maintained at a very high level, thus reflecting credit on the various Divisional Superint.endents who, by their zeal and ability, have set the example for their members to follow. "The inauguration of a Corps School of Instruction at Burwood (the centre of the Corps area) early in the year has enabled many members of the Corps to receive training and attain non-commissioned rank who otherwise could not have attended the Staff chool at Glebe owing to the long distance which they would have had to travel, and it has been very heartening to the Corps Staff that so many have been successful in their final examination at Glebe Staff School. "Early in October, a competition and demonstration for Ambulance Divisions within the Corps was arranged by the Parramatta Division at Parramatta Oval for a Trophy presented by Sir Frederick Stewart, the Parliamentary member for the District. Every Division in the Corps entered a team, and after a very keen competition the Trophy was won by the \Yest.ern Suburbs Division to whom we extend our hearty congratulat.ions. " Space will not permit of enumerating the numerous other activities carried out by the Divisions which in this time of ational Emergency they have been called upon to undertake in addition to their ordinary duties, but the results attained peak for themselves. " In conclusion, on behalf of the Staff of 2nd Sydney Corps and on my own behalf I would like to convey to every Division, Ambulance, Xursing, and Cadet, under my command, my sincere thanks for their loyal co-operation in the past year, and an assurance that we can look forward to the coming year with every confidence ." ydJ/ey .Vo. 3 COI'PS (Divisions in the South Sydney and Illawarra area). Corps Superintendent J. J. Parsons states that:" I have pleasure in reporting that all the Divisions of the TO. 3 Corps are working to my satisfaction. " It is pleasing to note t.hat the act.ivities of the Ambulance Divisions are increasing, the most prominent being the l\farrickville and ' to George Divisions. These two Divisions are always eager for work and keep looking for more . " The finances of both the .\.mbulance and ~ Tursing Divisions are in a good state, all reporting that their income is greater than their expenditure. " Keen interest is now being taken in the competitive side of t.he work and in this direction the di\'isions of the. TO. 3 Corps should make their presence felt during the coming year. " Cadet Superintendents have reported an influx of Cadets and a watchful eye will be kept on their training. " During the year the Corps conducted a First Aid Compet.ition which was won by the l\Iarrickvilie Division. " I will conclude this brief report by saying that I cannot criticize or discriminate to any extent as each unit of the Corps is pulling its weight and that I, as Superintendent, being satisfied wit.h their efforts is the main thing that counts." Sydney No.4 Corps (all Divisions in the Eastern Suburb ). Corps Superintendent F. G. True reports that : " Since the formation of this Corps in May, considerable work has been done by the Corps Officers in the nature of inspections of all the Divisions under my command. " I have, in company with a Corps Officer, visited and inspected all Divisions, some more than once, and Corps Officers have also carried out these visits alone. This was especially so during the latter part of the year when I was in Camp with the 14th Field Ambulance. " Divisional Church Parades have also been attended. " During the year two (2) applications from Brigade members to form new Divisions were received by me-one in the Double Bay District and the other in the Bondi District. These applications were given very careful considerat.ion by the Corps Staff and after investigation were advised against upon the grounds that the districts It

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were already adequately served by existing Divisions. One must admire the enthusiasm of the members concerned in endeavouring to further the work of the Brigade, but every effort should be made to prevent overlapping between new and old Divisions. " During September I invited the Corps taff and all Superintendents to attend a Conference for the purpose of discussing Divisional problems. " This Conference was held in the Eastern Suburbs Ambulance tation and all invited Officers were present. " As an example of the success of the Conference, one matter \\ hich has caused a considerable amount of friction between two Divisions with regard to territory and allocation of duty at Queens Park was thoroughly dealt with and a working agreement covering territory and duty arrived at to the satisfaction of both Superintendents. " In conclusion, on behalf of all ranks of this Corps, I wish to convey to you their gracious and loyal support for what may prove to be a very arduous year ahead for all of us."

Sydney No.5 Corps (comprising all Divisions in the Torthern Suburbs and Kewcastle). Corps Superintendent L. LeBreton reports that : " I would like to express my most sincere appreciation for the loyalty shown by the Officers and members of the Corps and also for the respect glven to my Officers and myself during Divisional Inspections. " I regret, however, that during my inspections and from reports and obsen'ations, I found it necessary to recommend a certain amount of reorganizatlOn and changes in the personnel of some Divisions. This may cause some ill feeling m certain quarters, but I feel certain that what has been done is for the benefit of the Brigade and the Corps is now in a position in which it should never look behind in efficiency. " The year has been a particularly trying one for the Corps as apart from the ordinary routine there have been First Aid and 1 .E.S. Classes as well as attendance at the Staff School of Instruction, occupying three to four lllghts a week . " During the week-end 15th-16th July an inspection was made of the Xewcastle District by District Superintendent A. '. " "ilkinson and myself when arrangements were made for the formation of a Kursing Div1sion and an exammat10n was conducted for the .C.O.'s by myself. The general effic1ency and keenness ell played by the Division and Section is worthy of recommendation and bear credit to the Officers who took part in training them. " The Inspection of the -ursing Divisions \ ithin the Corps have shown that the standard of efficiency in this direction is well above the average and I am particularly grateful to my Lady Corps Officer, ::'Irs. E. E. Trist, for the invaluable a istance rendered in handling the Nursing and Cadet Divisions . Her task has not been of the easiest I am sure, yet it has been accomplished in a true st. John spint. " Arrangements have been completed for the commencement of a Corps School of Instruction. The syllabus has been drawn up after a thorough and exhausilve inquiry and it is hoped that by this means we will maintain a standard of efficiencv that will demand keen competition. Corps Officer C. Conrad is at present undergoing a special course of Drill Instruction and I anticipate a very strenuous year for him at the School. " In conclusion I would like to thank all who helped the Corps financially and by personal endeavour." NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES.

It is my privilege to state that the St. John Ambulance Brigade has been of inestimable value to the Kational Emergency Services under the Director, Colonel F. Lorenzo, D.S .O., in assisting in the instruction of the civilian population in Air Raid Precautions Methods and First Aid, as well as evolving schemes for the better development and training of those appointed in charge of First Aid Posts and parties. For over three years the Brigad~, which, as all are aware, is an Empire wide Organization with Headquarters in London, has been quietly and unostentatiously giving their services in the training of A.R.P. as laid down in the handbooks published by the Home Office. During the year the names of over 200 Brigade instructors-men and womenwere forwarded to the National Emergency Services and their services have been and are being utilized for the teaching to civilians of First Aid and A.R.P. throughout the Metropolitan Area and in many country towns.

450 men were selected for First Aid Parties for the Municipal and Shire Councils under .E.S. and will assist the local Wardens. In addition 9 (nine) Corps Officers of the Brigade have been made Commandants an.d placed i?- charge of the 9 Aid Posts in the City of Sydney after a conference w1th the Ch1ef \Varden, 11r. C. T. Docker. Since the beginning of the year the names of 220 qualified Brigade Instruc.to~s men and women-have helped the parent Body, the St. John Ambulance A~soc1ahon, in the Instruction of First Aid, Home ursing, and A.R.P. Classes~ mornm&, afternoon , and evening as a result of which over 8,000 candidates rece1ved Certificates. STAFF SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION.

District Ofiicer \V. B. Kubig, Officer in charge of the School, reports as follows : " Duri ng the year 1939, two sessions were conducted at the Staff School of Inst.ru ctio n . Bot.h sessions were well attended by all ranks from Ambulance and IJursin g Diyisions. The Examination results are as follows : Superintendents Ambulance Officers . Corps Sergeant-Majors Sergeants Corporals

Ambulance Sisters. Squad Drill Certificates . Stretcher Drill Certificates

2 2 17 39

23 19

" As Officer in Charge, I am pleased to draw your attentio~ to the manner in which the candidates haye cheerfully adapted themselves to the h1gh standards ~f school discipline and respect to higher autho.rit.Y' . I f~ar that in th~se days there IS apt .to be 'orne slackness in this respect. D1sc1plllle 1S the only thlllg, ~r rather the chIef thinrr which difIerentiates between the St. John Ambulance Bngade and a mob. It is'"'t.he rcsult of constant and careful attention and can never be produced on the spur of the moment. .. Dunng the year TO. 2 Corps established their T.C.O. School at Burwo?d. Early III the 1 'cw Year ... '0. 5 Corps will establish one at the Mosman P.ubhc School, Mo man. Thcse units will be branches of the Staff School of Instrucilon. "On 13th December, 1939, the Commissioner, Dr. H. R. G. Poate, attended the chool antl presented Certificates to the successful candidates, and congratulated the Officer m Charge and his Assistants." INSPECTION OF DIVISIONS.

The Inspcction of all Ambulance, Nursing, and Cadet ~ivisions was officiallx carried out by Officers of the Staff,. and tI:e reports sent Ill. show that all pubhc demands for services had been satlsfactonly met and carned out. All ~e~o.rds, uniforms, and equipment were inspected and fou~d in good order and many DIvlslOns reported increases in public duty and memberslup. .. . The Country Divisions were inspect~d. ~s usual by D1stnc~ Supenntendent A .. S. \Vilkinson who reports that all the Dlv1SlOns were very achve and were carrymg out their duties in true St. John spirit. My personal thanks are extend~d to ex- ergeant \V. Campbell once again for placing his car at the disposal of the Bngade for Country inspections . _ . The Lady District Superintenden~, 1\1rs. J. \V. ::'Iaund, r~ports that th~ };ursmg Divisions have all worked well dunng the year under reVIew and were mspected by Lady Di trici Officers ::''Irs. J. E. Henson and Dr. Frances IcKay to whom she is much indebted and tenders her personal thanks. J\Irs. Maund also reports the formation and registration of -l new ursing Divisions, 1 Section,. and .2 .C.adet I ursina Divisions which will greatly augment the strength of the Nursmg D1v1slOns, also th~t new Divisions are in course of formation at Canberra and Tamworth. I am indeed grateful to the following taff Officers for undertaking the Divisional Inspections-Dr. C. A. Verco, 1r. N. Hayton, Mr. S. L. Parsons, 1\1r. \V. Kubig, Mr. A. J . \Villiams, Dr. Frances McKay, and Mrs. J. E. Henson. The .inspection of so many Divisions is an arduous task and demands many hours of tedlOus work.

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indispensable body of the ational Emergency ~ervice~ in a crisis, and for their assistance in supplying so many instructors to thIS serVIce. The Commissioner in a brief reply thanked the Governor and Lady vVakehurst for their keen int.erest in the work of the Brigade and for their attendance at the inspection which was deeply appreciated by all ranks. The parade was in charge of the Commissioner, Wing-Commander H. R. G. Poate, assisted by District Officer S. L. Parsons. During the inspection and march past a fine musical programme was rendered by the Band of the Headquarters Division of the Brigade under the baton of the ~Iusical Direclor, Ambulance Officer A. H. Baile.

On Sunday afternoon, 26th February, 1939, before a large gathering of supporters and the general public, ir Frederick Stewart, l\1.H .R., officially opened the new asualty Room in Parramatta Park, erected by the Parramatta Ambulance Division. The District Staff was represented by the Assistant Commissioner, olonel \V. Vickers, D.S.O., V.D.; the Lady District uperintendent, Mrs. ] ohn Maund, and Lady District Officer Dr. Frances McI(ay. The building of the room together with the furnishings wa due to the devoted effort of Private]. \\'. Batchelor, of the Parramatta Diyi ion, to whom a letter of thank and appreciation was forwarded. AN UAL CHURCH PARADES.

SERVICE MEDALS OF THE ORDER OF ST. ]OHN.

The Annual Church Parades were held on Sunday, 25th June, 1939, at the St. Andrews Cathedral, and St. :\Iary's Basilica respectively. The main parade assembled at the Mitchel Library at 10 a.m. and marched to St. Andrews Cathedral headed by the Headquarters Brigade Band DiyislOn. Seyenty members attended o'clock l\Iass at t. :'IIary' Basilica followed by a communion breakfast at 9 o'clock in the Chapter House. Those who attended the ervice at 1.. .\ndrews 'were: His Excellencv Lord \Vakehurst (attended by Captain R. E. Loder); Dr. H. R G. Poate, Commi.slOner ; Dr. \V. Yickers, Assistant Commis ioner; :\Ir. .\ . S. \Vilkinso n, Dlslrict Superintendent; Mrs. ] ohn :\Iaund, Lady District uperintendent; and District fficers T. H . Henderson, A. ] . \Yilliam , . L. I ar ons, l\. Hayton, \Y Eubig, and :\Irs. ]. E. Henson. The following represented the St. ] ohn l\mbulance .\ ssociatIOn: Dr. .\ . \V. Mobbs (Chairman), Mr. O. Leggo (Deputy hairman), and ::'Iessrs. \\'. E . YuIll, E. Tewton Daly, Dr. Kate Ardill-Brice, and :\Iiss E. P. E\'ans. Before entering the ~a thedral the Di\'isions were drawn up ancl in:pcclcd by His Excellency. The Parade was in charge of Dislnct OfIicer , . L. Parsons . Divisional Parade Services were also held by the .Auburn, \\'eslern uburbs, Glebe, Manly, Parramatta, and Paddington-\Yoollahra Di\"lslons and were all well attended.

The following Officers and members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in KS.W. were awarded the Service Medal and Service Medal Bars of the Order of St. ] ohn by His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, K.<?, Grand P.rior of the .Order of St. ] ohn, on the authorily of His Most Gracious 1\1ajesty the Kmg, SovereIgn Head and Patron of the Order. Colonel \V . Vickers, D.S.O., V.D., Assistant Commissioner New South vVales; orps Officer C. ] . Conrad, Sydney ~ TO . 5 Corps;. A. ]. A~l<l:n.' Divisiona.l Superintendent, Paddington-"\ oollahra Division; E. ]. Wmdows, DlvislOnal. Supenntendent, Lane ove .\mbulance Division; A. M. Blackburn, Lady Supenntendent North Sydney i\ursing Division; C. Grimshaw, Sergeant ::\orth Sydney Division; H. Helsby, lIon. ergeant, Auburn Division; E. A. Holden, Sergeant, Mos~an Division; '. W. Perry, Corporal, Glebe Division; R. Z . Wheatl~y, C:o~oral, Lelchhardt DIvision; E. G. Abbott, Private, Sydney County CouncIl DIvISIOn; \V. C. Barber, Privale, ydney County Council Division; F. :V.o~th, Private, Eastern uburbs Division; F. \Villiam , Private, Parramatta DIvIsIOn; ]. T. Pugsley, Private, Auburn Division; T. Hinson, Lady Ambulance Officer, CanterburyBankslown .l. Tur ing Division; K atrill, Lady Ambulanc? O~ce~, Tm':rn. ~all );"ursing DivislOn; H. Goldsack, Ambulance Sist~r, ~alma~n. ~ursmg DIvI~lOn; J. I3radney, Ambulance Si ter, Sydney Central )iursmg DIvIsIOn; :\1. Pncter, Ambulance ister, Ne'.vcastle l\ursing Division.

BRIGADE ANNUAL REllNIO. '. The annual reunion of uniformed members to commemorate ~ l. ] ohn ':j Day took place on Saturday evening, 17th Jun e, 1939, at the Pacldmglon Town Hall, owing to my unavoidable absence the Assistant om missioner, olonel \\' YIckers, presided. The function, which was a very happy gathering, 'w as attended by 300 member, including the District Superintendent, Lady District ~upenntendent, and other members of the District Staff. ANNUAL INSPECTION. The annual inspection of all Ambulance, Tursing and Cadet Dinsion \\'as carried out by His Excellency the Lord \Vakehurst, K.C. 1.G. (Kt. of the rder of ' to ] oh n of ] erusalem) accompanied by Lady vVakehurst and attended by aptalll K . O'B. Harding, A.D.C. A very thorough inspection was made of the Ambulance Divi ions by His Excellency, and of the Nursing Divisions by Lady \\'akehurst. The parade state showed that 1,142 of all ranks attended the inspectIOn which was witnessed by a large gathering of the general public which are now beginning to appreciate the voluntary work of these men and women who wear the black and white uniform. It is to be remembered that the Brigade consists for the most part of railway and tramway employees, miners, industrial workers, etc., who devote much of their valuable time without fee or reward in the cause of humanity. The annual inspection is the one and only occasion on which the press and public are privileged to see the Brigade as an organization. At the conclusion of the inspection His Excellency presented Service ~Iedals and Service Medal Bars of the Order of St. ] ohn awarded for long service. In his address His Excellency congratulated the Commissioner on the smartness in appearance and demeanour of the Brigade, and also wished to thank the Brigade for their registration of so many Voluntary Aid Detachments which will be an

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ERVICE MEDAL BAR . Dr. II. R. G . Poate, Commi sioner (2nd); T. H . Henderson, District Officer (3rd); Lady Superintendent 1\1. Brook (2nd); Lady Superintendent W . Steele (2nd); Lady uperintendent . Wilson (2nd); Lady Ambulance Officer E. Thomp. on (2nd); Lady Ambulance Officer E. Arkins (2nd); Lady Ambulance Officer E. :\Iealey (2nd); Lady Ambulance Officer :\1. Legg (2nd); Ambulance Officer E. Goodrick (2nd); A/ ister E. Spencer (2nd); A / Sister M. Kaesewurm (2nd); orps Officer . B. ~IcIntosh (1st); Divisional Superintendent G. Hamer (1st); ergeant R . .\ . Brown (1st) ; Private D. F. Smith (1st) ; Lady Superintendent E. Melli h (1 l); Lady uperintendent 1\1. Richards (1st); Lady Ambulanc~ Officer L. Ranger (1st); Lady Superintendent E. Gilberd (1st); Ambulance S~ster E. l\Iainstonc (1st); mbulance ister 1. Sandstrom (1st); Ambulance SIster E. aford (1st). DISTI JGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL. vYe were all pleased to learn during the year that the Distinguishe~ Service l\1edal of the Royal Life a\'ing Society had been awarded to Corps Supenntendent ]. J. Parsons, ydney 0.3 Corps, by the London Head centre of the Society. 1\Ir. Parsons has been associated with the Society since 192-1 and to him we extend our hearty congratulations on the honour conferred. ORDER OF ST. ] OHN HONOURS. Advice was received during the year that His :Most Gracious Majesty the King through Ilis Royal Highness the Grand Prior, has been pleased to approve of the following appointments to the Venerable Order of St. ] ohn of ] erusalem of Officers and members of the Brigade in ew South Wales in recognition of their distinguished services to the Order.

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Dr. Harold Thomas, Divisional Surgeon, Ianly Division; George Goodrick, Ambulance Officer, Glebe mbulance Division; Frederick J . 'Wilkes, Ambulance Officer, Glebe Ambulance Division; has . . Thomas, Esq. (donor of "Thomas Cup ") . PPOINTME! TS TO THE GRADE OF SERVING SISTER.

Miss Edith Inne , Lady Ambulance Officer, ydney Central ursing Division; fiss Ella E. England, Ambulance ister, ydney Central ~ ursing Division; 1\1rs. Eva Arkins, Lady Ambulance Officer, Balmain Tur ing Divi ion. VOTE OF THANKS 0

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J. Cashman, Esq., H on . Auditor of the t. John Ambulance INVESTIT URE.

On 3rd l\1ay, 1939, Hi Excellency the Lord '''akehur t held an Investiture at Government House and invested the recipients with their rc pective In signia awarded during the year 1938, and whose names appeared in our last rcport. HEADQUARTERS BA. D DIVISION.

During the year the Headquarters Band Divi ional Committec with District Officer T. H . Henderson as Chairman conducted an Art nion. Tickets were distributed to the Divisions, and there was a net profit of £163. Under the Iusical Direction of Ambulance Officer A. II. Bailc thc Band won the A" Grade Championship in the New outh 'Vales Band A sociation ontest. I desire to congratulate the Band members for thi magnificent ac.complishment. The Band is a definite asset to the Brigade and I trust all Di\'isions will as isl to their utmost future appeals for funds. The Divisional Surgeon, Dr. Athol ~robbs, who i also Chairman of thc St. J ohn Ambulance Association, takes a keen interest in the Band DIVISion. I am Ycry pleased to officially acknowledge a contribution from the SL J ohn Ambulancc Association of £25 towards the Band funds. The Divisional Superintendent is ~rr. C. 1(. tewart, lIon. Treasurer :'Ilr. P. E. Fowler, and Hon. Secretary 1\1r. F. C. Dye, all of whom have done yeoman serVH.;e. II

CADET DIVISIO~S.

R eport by District Officer A. J. W illiams. A well-known writer once said, that most failures are caused by haVing the wi hbone where the backbone should be; in other words, wishing for a certam state of affairs instead of rolling up the sleeves and working for it. A couple of years ago I was beginning to think that we were ufIering from that complaint in our Cadet Section, and that we were relying too much on the past performances of Cadet work, to keep us going on the crest of the wave-that the momentum was dying out. Perhaps it is because we are living in the reflected glory of the past and not worrying about the details of the real Cadet requirements that are so necessary if the Cadet Movement is to mean anything. If my opinion counts for anything, and it is held to be a correct interpretation of the position to-day, then we are not succeeding. My explanation is that there are a number of reasons why we are not progressing as well as we should. They are very apparent and very easily remedied. So, despite my early pessimism, we shall have an abiding source of encouragement for the year ahead, although we may not have a meed of satisfa.ction for the actual result of last year's work. My opinion is that the Cadet Section of .S.vV. District has not maintained the atmosphere of romance so definitely provided for in our Cadet curriculum, viz. camping, rambling, natural history, swimming, life saving, sea and boat training, physical exercise, organized games, and public services, these are what made it such an Empire wide appeal in the days gone by. To make definite progress, every Superintendent must be trained. This year we intend to have week-end training camps, one for men and another for the ladies.

Another important move will be the formation of a Parents and Citizens Committee connected to each Division. Where these committees are now formed, they are doing a particularly fine job of administration, thus making it easier for the uperintendenLs to do their job more efficiently, and we are indeed grateful to every member of these Committees and we appreciate their work. Events oj the Year.-Swimming Carnival. Sports Afternoon. Field Days, Camps. Hikes . Church Parades. Annual Inspection. Competitions. As usual nzac Day was outstanding, when a floral tribute in the shape of the St. John Emblem was made and placed by Lady Superintendent Mrs . Spalding. These were all entered into in an enthusiastic and efficient manner. Ollr Supenlltendellts.-I cannot pay too high a tribute to the work of the men and \ovomen in Tew 'outh \Vales who are Cadet Superintendents. They have undertaken a noble work, and they are doing it well. They are helping to form good habits in the youth of to-day so that when they become men and women, they will be much happier Brigade members. 1\. review of the Cadet curriculum, we believe that good habits of thought and action can be planned and controlled by reason, not by chance. We belIe\'e that the boy and girl can be trained to form the habit of success in thmgs they tackle instead of failure, of positive instead of negative, cheerfulness instead of gloom. This is what our Superintendents are doing in no uncertain manner; they are working to a plan to have the habits of our boys and girls helped to success through good and well organized Divisions. In conclu::;lOn, I do hope that our Corps and Divisional Superintendents and Bngadc :'Ilembers and the general public will appreciate the work which our Cadet ~uperintendel1ts are doing, and give them all the support they can. lt is our intention to provide training for them and to assist them in their work, and I feel sure in the near future, we will gather together a happy, contented, as well as effiCIent body of Officers, and the Brigade will receive in return good trained members, loyalty, and friendshIp that are worth counting on as one of the biggest a 'ets of Ollr Brigade. \Ye haye agalIl had a good share of service, advice, and assistance from the District taft and we want to particularly thank \Ving-Commander H. R. G. Poate, Commi 'SlOner K . '. \\-. District, and District uperintendent A. S. 'Yilkinson for their personal attention to our affairs. '\'e also thank ommander H. Griffith-Bowen, R.A . T., General Secretary for the t. J ohn Ambulance A sociation, for his courteous and business-like attention to our want.

CO:lIPETITIONS.

The followlIlg FIrst Aid and Home Xursing Competitions were conducted by the Bngade and re ulted as follows : TT" itllers 111eJllonal Shield Flora Read CliP E. E. Brooks Cup E. J. Davis CliP . jlIcLeod CliP (Cadets) Douglas Shield Benjamin Slueld . Henderson Shield . Overend Individual CLIP.

\Yon by Sydney Central Nursing Division. Won by Sydney Central Nursing Division. 'Von by Sydney Central ursing Division. Won by Marrickville Ambulance Division. \Yon by Burv,ood Cadet l'\ursing Division. \ on by South Sydney Tursing Division. Won by St. George :Nursing Division . 'Von by Goulburn Ambulance Division. \Von by AI ister H. hristie, St. George ursing Division.

C. C. Thomas Cup.-Competed for 26th August, 1939, was won by the Auburn Cadet Ambulance Division for the third time in succession. The winners were presented with the Cup at a Cadet Display \-ery ably arranged by District Officer A. J. Williams, and the various Cadet Superintendents on aturday afternoon, 23rd September, 1939, by the donor Mr. C. C. Thomas. After witnessing an excellent Display by 160 Cadets the visitors were again entertained at afternoon tea by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas. I desire on behalf of the Staff to extend to Mr. Thomas our congratulations on the notification of his appointment as a Serving Brother of the Order of St. John.

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THANKS TO CO!\lPETITION EXAMINERS.

OBITUARY .

I must again thank the following mcdical men for the valuable help t.hey have given in carrying out the duties of exami.ners. The work is t.~dious a~d a gre~t amount of valuable time is necessary WhICh clearly shows t.helr keen wt.erest 111 Ambulance work: Drs. J. B. l\IcKenzie, T. D. Delprat, E. l\Ieyers, G. A Buchanan, A.. A. . ~Ioon, C. . Verco, A. R. Hud on, J. Goldman, E. H. Goulston, K. Addison, Frances McKay, . Telson, P. D. Braddon, G. J. Duncan, F. Bellingham, and also to ister ~I. Baxter, of Prince Henry Ho pital.

It is with profound regret that we record t.he death of the following officers and members during 1939 : 1. Lady Ambulance Officer Miss Mina Hamilton, 1Iarrickville Nursing Division, 24 th April, 1939. 1\liss Hamilton was a Serving Sister of the Order, and was an official representative at the Jubilee Celebrations in London in 1937. 2. Lady Superintendent Miss Alice Williams, Paddington-Woollahra ?\ursing Division, 4t.h June, 1939. 3 . Ambulance Sister Gwen Camps, Marrickville l'ursing Division, 10th June, 1939. -1-. Private P . T . J. l\Iorris, Broken Hill Division, 3rd July, 1939. Several years Chairman of the local Branch of the St. John Ambulance Association. 5. Private B. \'i'ilkie, Goulburn Division, 4th July, 1939. 6. Ex-Superint.endent A . Croft, \Vollongong Division (Service :M edal of the Order), 12th July, 1939. Mr. Croft was for many years Superintendent of the Di"islOn, and was one of the founders of the Illawarra District Ambulance. 7 . Dr. L. B. Diamond, Divisional Surgeon, Leichhardt Division, October, 1939. To all t.he rclatives we extend our inc ere sympathy. In concluding this report I wish to record once more my sincere appreciation of the unselfish assistance rendered by all District, Corps, and Divisional Officers throu n-hou t t.he year and also to the rank and file for the able and willing manner in whI ch they haYe carried out their various duties.

BRIGADE RESERVE. On the 15th ovember, 1939, Dr. . Reginald lIcLcod, who had held t.he rank of D istrict Surgeon since October, 1929, was transferred t.o the Brigadc Heserve, at his own request. A letter of appreciat.ion for services xt.ending ovcr 22 ycar;; was forwarded to Dr. l\IcLeod. In conscqucnce of t.he transfer DIst.nct Ofbcer Dr. P. D. Braddon was recommended t.o t.he Chief ommisSJOner to fill t.he vacancy. STORES DEPARHIENT. The Stores Department reorganized in "March of la t year has provc<.l succe::;sful. Full stocks of all Brigade equipment, Drugs, Ban<.lage, tc., are now available t.o Divisional members at a reasonable price . First l\.ld tores are not sold to thc general public.

South Au s tralia.

VOLUNTARY AID DETACH;\IENTS. During the year the numbers of V.A.D.'s 1l1crcased by 290 member::;. A great deal of enthusiasm was displayed by the mcmbers w 1l1crea 'i ng- their efficiency. 'egotiations "were commenced with the Hospltal ommiSSlU11 for a course of instruction to be given to t.he members of t.he Dct.achment.s on practical nursing in many of the metropolitan and country hospitals 111." 'cw South \\'ale". It is anticipated that early in the .l Tew Year many Voluntary Aid will be recclnng this instruction. In this' ay a large body of men an<.l women \\ III be wcll t.ramecl to reinforce the Medical Services of t.he ommonwealth. The Detachments were inspected by His Excellency, t.he Lord \ Yakchur ·t, Governor of Tew South \Vales, and by Colonel \Yal h, D.D.l\J.S ., Eastern ommand, on thc 2 1st October, 1939. All departments of the work show an improvement.

Dr. ,. L. Dawkins, Di trict, report :-

DISTRICT STAFF TH"\NKS. I wish to convey on behalf of myself and officers of t.he District , taff in .' ew South "Wales my warmest thanks to all our Divisional Surgeons, who 0 nobly come forw'ard each year to give their t.ime and knowledge for the furtherance of our work. Truly this year has been an arduous one but nevertheless t.heir kindly and sympathetic assistance is deeply appreciated by all ranks. Thanks are also due to the Press for their kindly recognition of our activities . Last but not least I wish to t.ender thanks to all our support.er and friends for their practical assistance in many ways, also t.o our Hon. Auditor, "Mr. R J. ashman of Messrs. Brooks and Deane, Mr. Cashman was recently awarded a Vot.e of Thank on Vellum by the Order of St. John, and to him our congratulations are also extended, also to Sydney Ferries, Ltd., Sargents, Ltd., Rudders, Ltd . (for gratuitous services), Hospital Saturday Fund, and the Walter and Eliza Hall Trust, and also the hairman, Secretary, and Inspector of the N.S.vV. Ambulance Transport Service Board, as well as the Chairman and Metropolitan Superintendent of the Central District. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION . Our r elationship with the St. J ohn Ambulance Association is now most cordial a n d our thanks are due especially to the Chairman, Dr. A. W. Mobbs, and to the Secr etary, Commander Bowen, who have helped materially in co-ordinating the activities of the two bodies. We are also not unmindful of the efforts of the General Committee of the Association and wish to thank them for their help .

O.B.E.,

Commis ioner of the

outh Australian

'IX ycar' ago th Brigade in ·out.h .\u tralia was a small band of 200 men and \Yomen, most of whom were in Adelaide. This year there are units of divi ions scaHercd throughout the 't.ate, and the total membership is approximately 1,200 men, women, and cadet.s, all of wh om are highly trained in the principles of First .-\Id and all thc women and a large number of men in Home. 'u rsing. 1\ew country Division. of t.he Brigade have been formed, or are in the process of formation this ycar for men at \\'hyalla, Gladstone, Booleroo Centre, ali bury, and Glossop . ~ 'ur:-;in<T J)i\'isions at. P ort Pirie, Gawler, Lobethal, and Berri. The City ~Iotor Cycle ] 1\ l.inn ha joined, new ~ ·ursing Dlv] ions have been formed at Adelaide and Glcnelg, t\\"o Cadet Divi ions, one at Ri\'erton and one at Glenelg, and others are in process of furma tion. The lrcngth of the Brigade shows an increa e on previous year's figure, the cftlcicnt. strcngth being : District Staff orps Officers ~Iembers of Di"isions ~Iembers of Nursing Divisions Members of adet Divisions Members of adet ~ ' ursing Divisions Re erve

15 7

730 2-13 156 45 12 1,208

Bngac1e members were present at 2,306 function, 7,163 casualties were given first aid including 1,47 treated at various beaches, 6,633 attendances recorded by men and nurses. The two ambulance vans continue to do good work. ttendances were supplied at race meetings within 50 miles of the city. In addition to nnual Show, 122 Race l\Ieet.ings, and 86 Trot.ting Ieetings were attended. Thc St.ate Defence Council has made our organization responsible for giving instruct.ion in first aid and stretcher work and to as ist in home defence. This has entailed the enrolment of over 1,000 men, the arrangement of rooms and equipment, the securing of lecturers and instructors in pract.ical work. \ Vith the co-operation

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of suburban Councils classes weTe formed in all of the principal suburbs. Groups were also ananged at the Chamber of Ianufac i.uTers and the Adclaill tock Exchange. The members of the Brigade have also been respon sible for the inst.ruction in pTactical workofV.S .D . Groups. The ecretaTY of the Eed Cros Emergency ommittee, 1\1rs. 1\1. A. Blackburn has generously wrilten thanking us for the ~en'ice rendeTed. A.R.P. wOTk and casualties service have also r eceived attention. The Annual Inspection of the Brigade and the Farewell Parade to His Excellency, the Governor-General Lord Gowrie was held at Government House on -'unday, 4th June. Lord Gov.rrie was accompanied on his Inspection by the Lt.-Go\ erno"r, ir George l\Iurray, the Brigade ommi sioner, and 'ir Langdon Bonylhon The attendance of Officers, Surgeons, and other ranks was approxImately 26-. The Hospitallers' lub of the Order of St. John held its i\nnual Ball on Fnday, 23rd June, at the Palais Royal. This was one or a number of successful socIa l functions arranged during the year. The fifth .\nnual ~leeling \Va held at the Grosvenor on 7th December. 1\1r. .Andrew D. Young, Pre, ident of th Club, occupied the chair. Ninety members were present. The Annual Church ervice was held in the .\d elaide Town IIall on ,'undav, 25th June. Among those present were His Excellency, the Lt.-Governor, SIr George ~lurray, K.C.~I.G., the Lord ).layor of Adelaide PIr. .A. G. BaneH), and a larg number of District Officers, Surgeons, and friend of the Order. The Rev. T. E. Ruth delivered an inspiring address and anon l\:1l1g, Reys. R E. :tanley, c. H. Gray, and S. Martin took part in the service. The music by ~Ir. Fredl'inlay at the Grand Organ and the Adelaide Orpheus ociety was greatly appreClated A Parade of 'Yelcome to His Excellency, the Governor, and Lady :'IIuriel BarclayHarvey, was held on the parade ground on Sunday, 20th .\u gust .• \bout 3-0 flicers, men, nurses, and cadets attended. The review was witnessed by betwcen ~ O()() and 3,000 people. On the 25th October Lady ).luriel Barclay-Harvey yisited thc asualt '" Enoms at the various beaches and inspected the :'IIetropolitan and ountry. "ursing i)ivisions at Glenelg. The ~Iayor and Mayoress of Glenelg, ~Ir. and ~Irs. Frank 'nl1t11, entertained the Official Party at afternoon tea while the Yi~iling nurses were the ouest:; of the Glenelg Xursing Division. • nangements were also made for the Lady :'IIayoress C~\Ir ' .\ . G. Parr ttl and members of the Hospitallers' lub to visit the Casualty Eooms. Th' ::'Ia\,or and ).Iayoress of Henley and Grange, ~rr. V. Y . llarvey, hospItably supphed aft nloon tea . All of the distinguished visitors paid a very hIgh tnbule of praIse to the cffiClcncv and devotion to duty of the nurses ·w ho are doing thi' work. " Colonel S. R. Burston, who carries with him the congratu lations c,f lhe mcmhers on his appointment and the best wi~hes of all for his future success and safe return, has been appointed D .).I.S. with the A.I.}. abroad. The Brigacll; has bccn most fortunate in that Sir Stanton Hicks has been able to undertake the work as "\ ctln" Assistant Commissioner during his absence. " A concert of massed Bands was held on 'VaY"ille Oval on unday, 10th Dcccmber ; the function was arranged by the S.A. Bands' ASSOCIation and the collectIOn cllvidecl with the Brigade. All the Metropolitan Divisions joined 111 the paradc. His Excellency the Governor and Lady Muriel Barclay-Harvey were present. The \"al wa~ generously placed at the disposal of the Committee by the H oyal .\ gncultural and Horticultural Society free of cost. Another su~cessful Cadet Ca~p :vas conducted at Kingston ParI" clunng the Chnstmas HolIdays under the dIrectIon of District Officer Colonel E. A. II. Hu . ell with Corps Officer R. lac Lachlan as Camp Commandant, first and second officers were ~1essrs. L. IcCabe and H. Stewart. Dr. S. H. Hecker was ~Iedical Officer. The first aid competition, for which D /0 Colonel E. A. H. Hussell prccntcd a handsome cup, was won by the Riverton Cadets. Sir tan ton Hicks acted as judo-e. The Commissioner paid a visit of inspection. " The Brigade is indebted to and expresses its thanks to the Racing and TrottinoClubs for financial support allotted by them for our work, also to a number of leading business houses and other friends for their generou donations. Vie again gratefully acknowledge the assistance given to the J3rigade bv the Government. " In conclusion, I desire to tender my thanks and appreciation to all members of IT?-Y staff, Corps Officers, Superintendents, Officers, and Members for their loyalty. I WIsh to thank 1\1r. G. W. Gray, the Honorary Auditor for his services, and to all who have assisted the Brigade during the period under review, I wish to record my sincere appreciation .

OMMONWEALTII OF AUSTRALIA.

W estern A ustralia

Lt.- 01. J R. Donald on, District, report : -

M.B.,

Commissioner of the \ Vestern Australia

In submitting the report of the activities of the \"estern Australia District, for the year ended 3bt D ecember, 1939, I desire to express the regret of all members of the District Staff and the Divisions at the retirement of Dr. H. G. Tymms, KST.]., from the ofli.ce of ommissioner. During his long service firstly as Assistant Commissioner of the oastal District and secondly as Commissioner of the whole Stat~, Dr. Tymms has seen the organization grow from two Divisions in the l\I~tropolIs and four on the Goldfields to a total of 42 Divisions. The gesture of the ChIef Commissioner that Dr. Tymms should continue to hold the position ?f Commissioner until the date of thIS report, instead of retiring last year .a s he des~red, was g.reatly appreciated by all oncerned, and thus it was made pOSSIble for hIm to qua~fy for his thIrd bar to the ervice ~Iedal, representing 27 years' service, a truly magmficent record of c1evotlOn to the great work of the Order. 1t was also a source of pleasure for me to be recom~ended as t~e successor to Dr. Tymms, and as Acting Commissioner during the ~enod u~der r eVIew, I have been afforded the opportunity of becoming beUer acquaI~ted Wl~h the Officers and ~I embcrs of the \"arious Divi ions more especially those ill the dIstant parts of t.he State, and to sense the great re~ponsibihty that bas been placed upon me to worthily fullil the positIOn. \\'ith the as~istance of the District taff and the whole-hearted support of all ranks, which I feel sure will .be accorded me, I am confident that ~he Organizatton will contmue to expand and mcrease ItS u sefulne~s t~ th~ c0I?-:n umty generally. In a late of such proportIOns as \\'estern AustralIa WIth ItS CItIes ~nd towns separated by great di~tanccs, in some cases .a matter o~ h.'llldreds of mIles, and a limitcd number of medIcal men available, it IS very gratIfymg that men ~md women should equip themselves with the knowledge to enable them to alleVIate human suffering and to be public spirited enough as to become members of the Brig-ade. . The vear wa ' an eventful one inasmuch as the outbreak of war Imposed greater respon~ibilities on all rank, and in addition to buildin~ up their numbers,Jnstruction was obtained b . many Divisions in anti-gas precautIOns to further ~qUlp them for any :\ atlOnal emergency. In the vulnerable parts of tJ:e State Bngade members ha\'c been allottcd for First Aid Posts under the co-ordmated scheme for the protectIOn uf the Llvil population in the event of air raids. Thus the Brig~de in ~his District i:-, ready and prepared to play its part in assisting the EmpIre agamst aggressIon . . . . ._. Thc gen ral efficlCncy of the personnel of the DIStriCt was well mamtameu du~mg th year, and I - members qualified for the ervice ).Iedal, whilst -1 furth~r .qualIfied for bars to theIr ~Iedals, con i ling of 1 First Bar, 1 Second Bar, and 2 ThIrd Bar. ' ince the lIlception of the Brigade in this DIstrict 5-1 member~ have been awarded the ServICe l'IIedal; 17 haye gained First Bars, and 9 have gamed econd Bar to thcIr ~Iedab. , ervice ~Ieclals were awarded during the year to the following : S erv ice lU edals. Bunbury l~ailway Division: Privatc E. A. Rendell. Katanning Railway Division : Divisional Surgeon E. C. Pope. ~Iidland Junction Railway Division: Corporal A. J. Hyatt. . Perth 1\0. 1 Division : orporals J. H. Gibson and J. \Yoolmmgton; Priyates 'V. Jacob en and \V. G. Clark. York l{ailway Division: Private 'V. H. Summerton. Perth 1\0. 1 l\ursing Division: Lady Ambulance Officer I. K. E. Davey. Bars to Service 11,1edals . Perth No.1 Divi ion : Private H. Backshall (1st bar). I erth Nursing Division : Ambulance Si ter L. Jones (1st bar); Ambulance Sister J . chwarze (2nd bar); Ambulance Sister S. Pengel. (2nd bar). . The Competition for the" Tymms " Cup was not held this year, but IS scheduled to take place during the coming year.

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Pages 35-44 corrected t.o 30.9.40 hanges in the per onnel of the Di tri ct Staff will be n ecessary owing to my appointment as Acting Commissioner, and t o r eplace District Officer . F. Seymo ur who transferred to the Kew South \ Vales Districl. The death is recorded of the following members of Divisions, to the bereaved relatives of whom the incere sympathy of all ranks was extended : Divisional urgeon H. O. Irwin and Privat.e . -\ . E. hadbolt (Lake VIew and Star Divi ion). Private T. E. Brady (Perth Tramway Division). Di\Cisional urgeon A. O. \ Yatkins (Gerald ton ~ur ing Division). One new Ambulance Division was established during the year, the \Vyalkatchem Railway Ambulance Division, bringing the total of t.he Divi ion to 42 , comprisIng 33 Ambulance, 8 1 Tursing, and 1 adet Division, wit.h a strengt.h of 1,063 . 'W ith the District taff added the total strength of the Brigade in thIS Distncl is 1,072, as against 946 la t year, consisting of 9 District taff, 41 DiviSIOnal Surgeon, 41 Divisional uperintendents, 42 mbulance Officers, 63 non-commissioneu Officers, and 876 _..\mbulance Sisters and Privates. The call of the Kation has resulted so far in 21 members of DIvisions joining the forces, and many more will doubtle s follow t.heir examplehoulu the war continue. The cases attended while on public dut.y totalled 2,894, \\'h11st 2,605 cases were attended whilst not on public duty, as against 1,903 and 1,747 respecilvely for the previous year. ::'IIembers of Divisions have al 0 carried out valuable work by demonst.rating to the classes in First Aid and Home Tursing conduct.ed by the Association. St. John 's Day (2 4th June) was celebrateu throughout. the Dl~trict, Church Parades being held and addresses on the Order given by t.he oftic.Iailng clergy. The Annual Inspection of Division wa scheduled for the penod :eptemberDecember, but owing to t.he war, and my being called up [or military duty, many of the inspection of the outback Divisions had t.o lapse, and members ,,"ere excu ed in consequence. I hope to visit these Di\'lSlOnS dunng t.he enSUIng y~ar. In concluding thi report my thanks are extencled to all mem bers uf the Di"tricl Staff for their assistance throughout the year, and also t.o the Ofl1cers and Members of Divisions both Ambulance and i\ursing for their devotiun to the OnJer and the practical service t.hey have rendered t.o the community.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA. NEW

SOUTH WALES

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Comprising the Sta te of New South Wales. Wing Com mander H . R. G. POATE, Commiss ione r M.B. , CH . M., F.R.C.S., Commercial Bank Building, 62 , Margaret Street, Sydney. Lt.-Colonel W. VICKERS, D.S.O ., M.B. Assista n t Commissio n e r P. D. BRAnDON, M.B . , F.R.C.S. D is trict S urge o n A. S. WILKINSON, J.P. Dis tri ct Su peri n te n den t Miss F. C. B . McKAY, B.A., M.B. La dy D is tric t S up e rinten den t T. H. HENDERSON, J.P. D is tric t Officers F . A. THORPE, M.B.E. S. L. PARSONS . N. HAYTON. W. KUBIG. C. A. VERCO, M.B . A. J. \VILLIAMS. :L\Iajor G. G. L. STENING, M.B. :i\1rs. J. HENSON. Lady Dis tri c t Officers K. ARDILL-BRICE, M.B. H . WILLER. Dis trict Sergeant

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AmbulanceBroken Hill

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Goulburn

IIeadq uarters 112 .10.38 Band 25 .2.38 SYDNEY No. I Balmam

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Glebe ...

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\V . E. George, M.B . D. C. Henry, :ll.D. Capt. S . P. Lyttle, M.B ., B.S . A. \V. l\Iobbs, M.B.

14.5.20

A. C. Burstall, M.B. P. G. Heffernan, M.B. S. U. Gentile, M.B.

Sydney Central

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J. E. Sherwood, M.B.

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Leichhardt

A. 1\1. Purves, M.B.

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CORPS

Auburn

7.10.14

J . Levy, M.B.

Blackheath

26.4.40

R. \V. Richards, l\I.B.

Granville

18.7.27

C. C. Fleck, M.B.

Katoomba

5.10 .34

E. P. Dark, M.B.

Lithgow

21.7.17

MerrylandsCabramatta

30.6.25

J . Goldman, l\I.B.

Campbell, M.B.

OFFIOER IN CHARCE .

Supt. H . G. Lamb, 55, Blende Street , Broken Hill. Supt. F. E. P. Strickland, 16, Geerilong Gardens, Canberra. Supt. A. J. Wingate, N.S.W. Amb. Transport Service, Goulburn. Supt. C. K. Stewart, II, Coranto Street, Abbotsford. Corps Supt. B. M. Stackpool, 64, Marian Street, Guildford. Supt. G . H. Hamer, 150, Beattie Street, Balmain . Supt. J. H. B a rnes, "Melrose," Grosvenor Crescent, Summer Hill. Supt. M. J . O'Brien, 39, Paling Street, Leichhard t. Supt. C. V. H . Bramwell, " Alta Mira," Q uigg Street, Lakemba, Sydney. Supt. A. J. Thomas, "Carrenya," Hawkins Street, Artarmon. Corps Supt. J. A. McCullough, "Glenlea," 7, Kegworth Street, Leichhardt . Supt. H. T. Hopkins, l\Iurray Street, l\Ierrylands. Supt. A. E. Edmonds, " ::'IIarara," Staveley Parade, Blackheath. Supt. \V. F. Cannon, 6, First Street, Granville. Supt. W. Davis, Ambulance Station, Katoomba. Supt. W. T. l\Iaker, 18, Bridge Street, Lithgow. Supt. S. J . Haydon, Morven Street, Guildford.

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JOHI

COMMO~WEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

AMBULA~CE BRIGADE OVER EA

NEW SOUTH WALES DI STRICT

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRI CT (con tinued). UNITI.

FORMED .

SURCEON.

I I ---.--.----.-------;-----;-;-'-.---Ambulance (COllt.) Parramatta ...

8.3.25

Erby, M.A. I S.E. T.E. \tVoolnough, M.B.

Portland

...

6.6.32

A. C. Ternes, M.B.

Ryde ...

. ..

13.2.40

R. L. Stephen, l\I.B.

7.5.31

]. O'Brien, l\1.B. A. W. l\Ietcalfe, J\.I.B.

\tVestern Suburbs NO.3 CORPS Bulli- \V oonona

27.7.38

SYDNEY

12.6. 29

C. R. Palmec, .f. B.

CanterburyBankstown Marrickville ...

25.7.28 1.1.22

]. H . Edwards, l\I.B. S. G. Bradfield, l\1.B. ]. A. Kennedy, M.B.

...

1.7.24

K. G. Hearne, M.D.

St. George

Sydney (South)

10 .1.21 I

\Vollongong ...

2.9.05

NO.4 CORPS Eastern Suburbs

24.5.39

Paddington\tVoollahra Double Bay Section Waverley .. .

1.9.25

SYDNEY

15.3.09

29.7.40

I 18.7.38

NO.5 CORPS Hamilton ...

Lane Cove

...

Manly

...

Mosman

.. .

I A. S. Boyd,

M.B

Capt. j. Kerr, l\I.B .

G. ]. Duncan, M.B. ]. A. Bassetti, ::It.B. ] . A. Gruen, l\I.B. r.r. \tV. Ginsberg, l\I.B. K. Addison, ::II.B .

1.10.39

C. R. Furner, l\I.B.

1.1.38

C. Paton, l\I.B.

19.7.28

4.4.25

H. Thomas, M.B. T. D . Delprat, M.B.

Willoughby Section Tewcastle ...

27.11.30

Sydney ( orth)

11.8.13

. \tv. Francis, M.B. Major ]. C. Shand, l\I.B. E. McArthur Sheppard, l\I.B. F. Tooth, M.R.C.S. ]. B. Birch, l\I.B.

CadetAuburn ...

1R.9.34

] . Levy, M.B.

Balmain ...

25.7.39

E. W. Griffiths, M.B.

CanterburyBankstown Glebe

21.6 .33

A. Robinson, M.B.

9.12.26

A. C. Burstall, M.B.

Goulburn

23.9.31

29.10.36

Ambulance (cont.) Cadet (cont.)Hamilton ...

- - - -

Supt. , Yo E. Twigg, 72, \Ylgram ' trect, Harris Park. Supt. T. A. Parker, 4, Reservoir treet, Leichhardt Portland. Supt. . Ritchie, 52, obham .\,·enu e, Marrickville 'Vest Hyde. Supt. C. Shales, 20, 1fanking Avenu e, Mosman ... Enfield. Corps Supt. ]. ] . Parsons, 30, Pearl • -ewcastlc (Police Street, Tewtown. Boys ' Club) Supt. C. R. Viegal, PaddingtonRussell treet, \Voonona. ~i vVooliahra Supt. B. ]. Gibbons, 160, hapel I~oatl, ... St. George Bankstown. Supt. A. ]. Gilbert, 26, Premier Street, Waratah . .. :'II arric kville. Supt. G. Simpson, Ambulance tati n, NursingRochdale. \lbury ... ... Supt. S. ]. l\Iiddlemiss, 0, WIlson Strell , Mascot. Broken Hill ... Supt. W. Simpson, 26, Church Stre t, Wollongong. 1st Canberra ... Corps upt. F. G. True, 12, ~Iathe on Street, hats\ ood. SYDNEY No. I Supt. R. F. Howlatt, Xo . Kalu a," CORPS 22, ::'Ioore Street, Bondi Balmain ... Supt. "\.. Allen, 47,'turt Street, KlI1gsIord. Glebe ... ... ,\ / 0 .. \ . Fryer, I , Pelham :trect , Do uble Bay. Leichhardt ... Supt. K. Lipman, c/o Ambulance Station, oogee. Sydney Central Corps Supt. L. ill. Lc Breton, 67, ::'Iou nt Street, -orth 'ydney. Sydney Town Supt. . \Y. ant.nll, 47, hatham Hoad, Hall Hamilton. SYDNEY No.2 Supt. E. ]. "'indows, 49, \\Thiting Street, CORPS Artarmon. Ashfield ... Act. Supt. L. ]. Chapman, 2~, Kag lan treet, ~Ianly. Lewisham Supt. T. \\T. eargent, 60, Stanley - tr 'el, Section hat.swood. Auburn ... Act. Supt. T. W. Seargent, 60 , ,tanley Street, hatswood. Burwood ... Supt. ] . ,V. Gcarsidc, 117, Fleming Street, Islington. Epping . ..

FORMED,

(continu~d).

SURCEON.

Capt. P. S. Lyttle, M.B.

Supt.

]. \V. Lewis, 61, Park aremburn.

Road,

Cadet Supt. C. W. Pearson, 195, Auburn, Road, Auburn. Cadet Supt. ]. S. Braid, 39, Cove Street, Birchgrove, Sydney. Cadet Supt. A. ]. Tritton, 70, Essex Hill, Colin Street, Lakemba . Cadet Supt. L. Lewis, 12, Reginald Street, Abbotsford. Cadet Supt. C. Elms, Park St., Goulburn.

10.2.36 21.11.32

]. Parkes, M.B. ]. A. Kennedy, ::II.B.

2 .5.40 23.1.36

R. Bowman, M.B.

30.6.36

Iajor F. Tooth, M.R.C.S.

Cadet Supt. L. L. Kash, 10, BoV'. ker Street, Waratah. Cadet Supt. C. ]. Armstrong, 164, Flood Street, Leichhardt. Cadet Supt. W. Hutchinson, 5, Hill Street, Campsie. Cadet Supt. H. Giles, 14, Allison Avenue, Lane Cove. Cadet Supt. E. ]. Andrew, 13, Bridge Street, Hamilton. Cadet Supt. F. Gordon, 8, Bellvue Road, Bellvue Hill. Cadet Supt. L. Green, :\Iorgan Street, Hurstville. Cadet Supt. W. ]. Coghill, 27, Ida Street, 1ayfield.

1.6.40

L. S. 'Yoods, M.B.

3. '39

'Y o E. George, l\r.B.

l.1.40

Moya K. I3Iaclcall, ::I-LB.

Lady Supt. Mrs. Davison, Dean Street, Albury. Lady Supt. Sister Gebler, 138, Bromide Street, I3roken Hill. Lady Supt. l\Irs. Hollier, O'Connell Street, Ainslie, Canberra.

25.2.38 1.6.16 20.3.03 25.1l.14

R. E. Nowland, LB.

Lady Supt. Miss E. Anders, 459. Darling Street, Balmain. Lady Supt. Mrs. M. Brook, East View Street, ' Vollstonecraft. Lady Supt. Miss . Muir, 69, Botany Road, Botany. Lady Supt. Miss C. Hoskin, 40, Robertson Street, Campsie. Lady Supt. Mrs. S. Beattie, 14, Peel Street, Kirribilli.

S. C. M. Hiatt, M.B. W. l\1. A. Fletcher, l\!.B.

7.6 .04 15.2.34

A. Moir, l\LB.

25.2.38 5.11.10 26.2.40

C. R. 'Valker, l\LB. rona Xelson, l\LB. K. l\I. Locke, M.B.

14.2.27

E. H. Friedman, l\I.B.

Lady Supt. frs. 1. Trevaskis, St. Clare, 16, Hardy Street, Ashfield.

12.8.3 1

Brenda Laws, M.B.

18 .5.38

D. G. Hunter, M.B.

30.7.27

]. :\1. G. Pirie, ::ILB.

Parramatta

... 19.10.38

NO.3 CORPS CanterburyBankstown Earlwood .. .

3.10.33

...

SYDNEY

15.6.31

Fairfield

Ryde ...

OFFIOER IN CHARCE.

16.6.40

24.5.39

SYDNEY

UNITS. OFFIOER IN CHARCE,

8.7.38

E. L. Parry, M.B. Alice A. Clark, l\I.B. R. L. Stephen, l\1.B.

Lady Supt. Mrs. 1\1. Richards, 37, Union Road, Auburn . Lady Supt. Mrs. N. 1. Hodgins, 70 , Burwood Road, Enfield. Lady Supt. 1frs. F. C. Hoyle, 15, Romford Road, Epping. Lady Supt. Mrs. C. Podmore, St. Kevern Hospital, Barbara Street, Fairfield. Lady Supt. 11rs. M. A. Meppon, Mc rthur Street, Parramatta. Lady Supt. Mrs. G. McMillan, 9, Price Street, Ryde.

27.7.38 1.1.23 17.7.40

C. G. Bayliss, l\r.B.

Lady Supt. 1iss 1. Broom, "Kiora, 30, Adelaide Street, Belmore.

THE

T. JOI-I l

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT (continued).

UNITS.

FORMED .

QUIEN8LAND

SURCEON .

OFFICER IN CHARCE .

St. George Kingsgrove ection Sydney (South) SYDNEY NO.4

30.7.13

R. S. Scott, M.B.

D is t r i ct Offi cer s ...

5.6.28

M. H. Asher, M.B.

Lady Supt. Iiss 'V. I. Steele, 25, O'Connell Street, Sydney. Lady Supt. 1\1iss B. Fury, 31, Monahan Avenue, Rochdale.

1.1.35

A. S. Boyd, III.B.

UNITS.

15.7..10

Lady Supt. Mrs. E. Nettleton, 1 ,Rawson Street, Mascot..

FO r. MED .

AmbulanceMaryborough

24.5.39 H. G. ::.'I1itchell, ;\I.B.

I S. G. Kelson, M.B.

10.7.39

::.'IIr . R. Stephen ,

16 .6 .36

H. E. Goodman, I.B.

King's Cross ...

14.8.18

H . W . Connolly, III.D.

PaddingtonvVoollahra

8.10.31

C. O. Donovan, III.B 1. A. Ginsberg, M.B.

;\1. B.

I Lady upt. ::.'IIrs. G. ::.'If. Brown, 14 , Barclay 't.reet., hanng ross. Lady Supt. Irs. l\lellish, c / o Ambulance Station, Arden treet, Coogee. I L / A O. ::.'IIi s E. Heward, Knox t.reet, lovelly. Lady Supt. ::.'IIrs. E. Fidden, 1, Slarli ng treet, Leich hard t. Lady Supt. ::.'IIi . s E. Gilberd, -i6 , H Ill 't.reei., \"est. Kogarah I Lady Supt. Mrs. D. J. Smit.h, ::.'Ie\! , • r 1 Flat, 36, Kelth ' lrcel, Clo\·elly.

28.5.40

...

1.12 .39

Ma nly ...

...

6.3 .34

Mosman

...

28.5.25

::.'II. H. Elliot-Smith, ;\I.B.

Sydney (North)

5.12.14

E. Gou1ston, M.B.

Lady Cadet Supt. ~Irs. M. Mitchell, , 1\1oorwick Street, Stra thfield. Lady Cadet Supt. illlss?lI. palding, 126, South Paracle, ..\uburn . I Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs . E. Arkins, 41, Short Street, Balmain. I Lady Cadet Supt. Miss E. R. Ambler, 20, Constitution Road, Ryde. Lady Cadet Supt. 1\Ii I. mall, th Avenue, Campsie. Act. Lady Cadet. upt.. :'1iss E. R. Ambl er, 20, onst.it.ut.ion H.oad, H..yde. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss B. Styles, 14, T he Cr escent, Deewhy. Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. A. Rutherford, 24, Gorman Street, Marrickville. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss D. J . Krumbeck, 9, Hamilton Street, Kogarah. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss L. Critteden, 227, Ernest Street, Sydney.

I. ::.'I1organ, ;\I.B.

R. Dick, M.B.

CadetAshfield

...

25 .7.34

E. N. McQueen, M.B.

Aub u rn

..,

28.6 .33

E. H. Friedman, M.B.

1. 5. 31

R. E. Nowland, M.B.

... ...

Burwood ...

... I ...

C a mpsie ...

...

12.5.28

Gladesville School

4.4 .39

. ..

30.1.40

.. .

30.1.31

Balmain . . .

Mauly

...

Marrick ville St. George

8.7.33

... \ 27.11.39

Sydney (North)...

1.10. 30

A. W. J. Bulteau, II1.A., M.B. R. Dick, M.B.

Maisie H . Asher, M.B. F. E. Stayner, M.B.

.1A USTRALI A

Commissioner

DISTRICT .

S. L. DAWKINS, O.B .E., M. B., CH. B., Bell Cabin, S.A. Rlys , North Terrace, AdeJaide. Sir CEDRIC STANTON HICKS, )I.SC., :\oLD. Col. H. H . E. RUSSELL, O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P. R. V. BULMAN. Lt.-Col. P. G . BICE, V.D. A. E . MEAKER, R. P. GOODE. E. MILLHOUSE. Captain G . DEY. Lt.-Col. E. A. H. RUSSELL, M.B. J. E. McKEE. Lt.-Col. J. B. W . J AMES . H. G. 1\1. ROSEVEAR. Surg.-Lt.-Commr. R. F. MATTERS. )"liss V. VVATSON. Miss G. J. JUDE. 1Irs. E. DUTTON. Mrs. G. 1\1. DAWKINS. S. SYMONS.

Actin" A i tant Commis ioner Di trict ur"eon ... .. . District uperintenden t .. . District Officers '" ...

Lady Supt. ::.'III!,)s .\ . \\'. Harris, 25, I\:arreela Road , Cremornc Lady upt. ::'lr5. P. H.ock, 2-4, ::.ralll and l{oacl, Isllngton Lady Supt. Mrs. F. :'1. IIollingworlh, 105, Fairlights t.reet, :'1anly. Lady Supt.. :'1rs. L. . H.owe, 252 , BUD\' od Road, BUD\·ood. Lady upt. :'Irs. A . Blackburn, Rosecliffe, Baker St.reet, Oatley.

Hamilton

7.3.39

SOUTH

P. H. Speight, ;\I.B.

A.A.~I.C.

Compr£sing the State of South Australia.

24 .5.39

...

OFFICER IN CHARCE .

Nursing~raryborough

CORPS

Cremorne

SURCEON,

Captain O. E. ~ ~ot.hling, 1

'i\Taverley Section Kensington ...

SYDNEY NO.5

7.3.39

C ORPS

Bondi-Bellvue 6.7.39 Hill Eastern Suburbs 23.12.l-l

DI8TRICT .

Comprising the State of Queensland. Lt.-Commander . D . PIXLEY, P. and O. Steam.!. avigation Co., P.O. Box 134B, G.P.O., Brisbane. Capt. E. R. B. PIKE, Q.A.T.B., Brisbane.

~------------------~-----------------------------------

Nursing (cont.) Iarrickville ...

COMMOl WEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.

AMBCLA;\ E BRIGADE OVER EA

La dy District Officers

D istrict Ser geant -

- - _ .. -

AmbulanceAdelaide (Motor Cycle) ~\ delaide (S.A. Police) Beachport and Millicent Brighton .. .

31 .5.39 1

17.1.36 24.4.33

R. Salts, M.B.

...

15.2.33

M . E. Goode, M.B. E . Lewis, M.D. V. A. P . Rice, M.B. A. F. Stokes, M.B. D. M. Steele, M.B.

Gawler

...

1.12 .35

Glenelg

...

25.1.33

Glossop

...

1.1.40

...

1.3.34

Henley Beach

---------;--------------------------

Supt. W . H. Johns, Police Barracks, Adelaide . Amb. Officer F. G. Steer, Beachport. Amb. Officer J. Workman, 143, Brighton Road, Brighton . Supt. C. Penrhyn, Gawler Railway, Gawler . Supt. G. A. McMurdo, 29, Jetty Road, Glenelg.

.,to

THE

J OH

AMBULAN E BRIGADE OVERSEA

UNITI.

FORMED.

Ambulance (cont.) Lobethal ...

...

Mannum ...

Mount Gambier o. 2 Norwood and St. Peters Penola ...

C. C. Jung{er, M.B.

1.1.26

W. Broadbent, M.B .

H. R. Oaten, )LB.

Peterborough

18.7.33

Port Adelaide

3.3.33

J. Formby, LB . F. 1. Flaherty, M.B. J. Porter, M.D.

21.6.34

Port Lincoln

1.5.33 30 .7.33

Porl Pirie

1.3.33

31.5.28

F. B . Turner, lILB. F. F. Heddle, M.B.

6.7.28 20.7.17

Whyalla .,.

14 .3.39

Woodville

20.2.33

CadetNorwood and St. Peters Port Adelaide ...

R. Burnard, lI1.B. F. K. Mugford, M.B. R. T. Binns, M.B.

Supt. E. J. Chambers, Burke Street, Peterborou gh . Supt. J . A. Semmler, 10, Sussex Road, Alberton. Supt. J . ~I. Wilkinson, Box 142, Port Augusta. Supt. H. T. Hutchins, Port Lincoln.

...

6 .7.36

Riverton ...

...

12.2.39

Unley City

...

8.4.37

Woodville

.,.

1.1.37

H . H . Hurst, M.B.

Adelaide (Stow)

1.12 .37

R. N. R eilly, M.B.

...

2.10.39

Glenelg

...

. .. 2-U O.39

Por L PIne

. ..

1 2.39

Hen mark ...

...

11 12.39

CadetAdelaide .. TO. 1 ...

13 .1237

42, VIllard Avenue, 'Vellard. Supt. G. C. Wallace, 15, Habitant Avenue, Black Forest .

I Lady Supt. Miss M. E. Burns, 21, Chatham Road, Keswick.

S. R. H eck er, M.D .

'V. J . ,;y. Close,

Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. B . 'W illiams, 27 , Annesley Avenue, K. Xorwood .

~l. B.

TASMANIA

DISTRICT.

10336 69.3 I 1039

TASMANIA

Lady Di trict up erintendent Lady Di trict Officer ...

Supt. 'V. A. D. rawford, 7, POl1son by Street, Hindmarsh.

Ambulance Hobart

~o.

10.4.35

Huon Queenstown. "'0. 1

CadetHobart No.1

Hobart

~o. 2

Hobart o. 3 Lady Supt. Miss F. M. Briggs, 7, Marion Street, Unley. Ho bart 1 O. Lady Supt. Miss G . C. Wallace, 117, ( Fullarton Road, Myrtle Bush. Cadet-H obart No 1

I C. Dunco mbe, III .B.

DISTRICT.

T. H . GODDARD, B.A., M.B., 197 Macquarie St., Hobart. :.'Ilrs. E. 1\1. D'ElIlDEN'. ~li S E. ::'1. HAWKINS .

I Supt. J. L.

Hulbert, 10, Tasman Avenue, Luta na .

.5.39

E. ::'1. _\lles t er, 1\I.B .

.36

.. Parkinson, 1I1 .B.

Supt. ] . J . Carroll , Railw ay Reserve, Queenstown.

7.. 36

C. Duncombe, M.B.

Cadet Supt. W . White, 125, BO'wen Road, Lutana.

10.4.35

C. Duncombe, M.B.

Lady Supt. Mrs. S . Reading, 1, Hill Street, 'Yest H obart.

...

NursingH obart o. 1 Cadet Supt. L. C. McCabe, 39 Belmore Terrace, Woodville Park.

23 .8 .37

Gawler

SOUTHERN

Adelaide (No.2)

20 .12 .33

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

Acting As is tant Commissioner

65, Albert Street, Prospect.

E. F. W est, M.B .

...

SURCEON.

Ltri , • -0. 1)

I Cadet Supt. J . E. Sawyer,

14.8.14

Brighton .. ,

NursingLaunceston Launcestol1 (Paton and Baldwin's,

Cadet Supt. B. L. March, 6, Kennilworth Road, Parkside, Adelaide.

NursingAdelaide (No. t)

27 11.39

Ambulance -

8.7.36

Prospect ...

Nursing (co nt .) ... . .. Hcrri

I Su p t . H. Grimshaw,

30 .3 .36

I- -

Launceston • TO. 1

Supt. H . E. Burns, Tailem Bend .

L. J . Dunstone, lILB .

FORMED .

NORTHERN

Supt. J . J. Iaddigan, 40, Eighth Street, Port Pirie West. Supt. C. Grosset, 70, California Street, Nailsworth. Supt. :.'II. A . C. Woolcock, Riverton.

G. Prest , M.B.

Southern ...

Amb. Officer T. S. Turn.er, lannum. Supt. S . Du dley, 34, Bertha Street, Mount Gambier. Supt. J. Moores, 44, Olive Street, Prospect. upt. E . P. 'W alsh, 1 enola.

L. G. Tassie, M.B.

L. R. Mallen, M.B.

The berton and Torrinsville Unley City

C. T. Piper, M.B.

11.2.36

1.1.40

UNITS.

E. L. Symons, M.B.

Prospect and Walkerville Riverton ...

Tailem Bend

OFFIOEll IN OHUCE.

P. ,V. Rice, M.B.

28.6.37

Port Augusta

----

1.9.36

1.3.33

SOUTH AUSI R .\LIA DISTRTCT (con tinued ) .

SURCEON.

Reformed J. R. Willis, M.B. 15 .1.34 . Lorimer, M.B. 8.12.38

Mount Gambier

CO:\ll\lOXWEALTII OF AUSTRALIA.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA DISTRICT (contim,ed) .

... I

2.10. 9

27 .9.39 4.10.39

. .L·

8 36 .

Lady Cadet Supt. Miss 1\1. \'. Zan t uck, 12, Belle Vue Parade, Newtown.

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----- -- -

---

TlIE

J OH .'

.bll3CL\);CE BRIGADE VICTORIA

WESTERN

DISTRICT.

Comprising tlie Stat! of T'icLoria.

District Snrgeon .. District Superintendent Lady District Superintendent District Officers

AUSTRALIA

LT.-COL. J. R. DO~ALDSO"', M.B. Headquarters, 298 / 308 Wellin gton Street, Perth. J. J. HOLLAND, F.R A C.S. W. C. B REAR. A. E. FISHER. A. L. DAWKI~S, M.B. l\1rs. H. E. PARKER .

Commis ioner

District Surgeon Di trict Superintendent District Officer

F. R .\\, EN.

Colonel \ V. J Oll",STO:-':, D.S.O., lII.C., )f.D. Colonel H. DISHEH, M.D. J. r . l\IORRIS, M.B ., CII.B. E. 1\1. TY:'11\1 S, 1\1.U. \\'. Lyo",.

District Sergeant

DISTRICT.

Comprising th! Stat! of TV!stern Australia.

:l\Iajor-Gen. R. M. DOWN I~S, c.:'1. G., ;\!.D. ,I. ., 217, Lonsdale . treel, l\lelbourl1c, \ 'ic toria. olonel J. A. H. SlrEHW!"' , A.A.;\LC., LB. I . \V OE s. :'IIi s E. J. \YELLS.

Commissioner

OMMO:;-.J \VEALTJI OF AUSTRALIA .

Yr' HSl·A S.

Lady Dis trict Officer

UNITS .

FORMED.

SURCEON .

OfFICER 1ft CHARCE.

Ambulance-

UNITS.

AmbulanceCaulfield Footscray

FORMED.

31.12.14

14-.9.31

St. Kilda

20.3.35

Skipton and District Stanhope ...

21.10.39

Sunshine

16.10.31

Williamstown

kll Alba ny Railway

1. 11. 26

A. R. Home, M.B.

Supt. F. S. Jacka, Young Street, Albany.

Albany Town

11.10.37

A. E. Vivian, M.B.

Big Bell ...

1~ . 11 ~7

T. :'.1. Gilbert,

Bridgetown

19.8. 29

Supt. R PIke, Perth Road, Albany. S upt. E. J . Ryan, Ambulance Dept., Big Bell ::'>.line, Big Bell. Amb. Officer E. A. Duncan, Bridgetown. Supt. F. J. Hyde, Ocean Drive, Bunbury. Supt. A. E. Stout, Atkinson Street, Collie. Supt. H . E. Briggs, Forest Street, Palmyra, FremantJe. Supt. ,\V. A. Restieaux, 156, Hubble Street, East Fremantle. SllPt. E. Ta nca rrow, Geraldton . Amb. Officer W. R. H . 'Wood, Albion Street, Katanning. Supt. G . C. Stewart, ::YIargaret River.

Supt. W . E. Fyfe, 10, Flower Street, Caulfield. upt. E. R. I1 atclt, 104, harl es. tr'cl!l, Foot') ' ray .

fl. Box, :I!.B.

11. 2.32 14.6.10

Su pt. \\'. IIolden, 202, tation Road, Fairfield.

10.2.31 7.1.29

H. F. Summons,

\Y. ]. Hendry,

:'11.3.

upt. L. . Gunn, 93, Ferguson, tre et, \Yll liam:.town.

22 .10.31

26.6.30

WilliamstO\,vn

21.6 .32

M.B.

Su nbury Railway

1. 1. 26

N. S . vVilliams, M.B. A . G. Abbott, M.B.

Collie Railwav

1. 9. 27

If.R.

mith, M.n.

A. R. Bean,

Fremantle 13.12. 27 Harbour Frema ntle Railwa) 1. 1. 25

B . Hallion, M.B.

Ge rald ton Rail way

]. tll c Al eer, L.R.C.P.

D. D. Coutts, u.s.o.

1. 8. 28

Katanning Railway

Supt. W. R. Whiter, Box 69, tanhope.

24.6.31

9. 2.31

D . Browne,

M.B .

1 B.

;\1.13.

10.7.29

CadetRichmond

NursingBr-ighton

OFFICER IN CHARCE .

25.:\. "0

Geelong ... Melbourne l\Ietropolitan Melbourne ~Ietro politan Gas Co . .\Ielbourne Tramways Preston ...

1st Victoria Motor Cycle 1st Victoria Rl y.

SURGEON.

E. C. Pope, M.R.C.S .

\Iarga ret Hiver ...

~7.7.36

Merredin Railway

1. 8. 30

~lidland

1. 9. 25

E. B. Tunbridge,

:upl. J . .:'II. hid)', -1 0, O'Farrell Slrl;cl, Yarra\ 11k. Supf.. 11.] . '\Ylllnwl1., 65, O'Farr 11 :trect, Yarraville.

] unction Railwav :'lIt. Ha\\'thornXorth Perth 1Iull ewa H.l y.

Cadet upt. \V . Sch les::,inger, -11 , Ton gue Street, Yarra"llie.

:-;arrogin Railway

1.1. 25

S. L. Ma inland,

North am 'Railway

1. 1. 25

K. G. Ab erdee n,

M.B.

B. \\T. Bllttsworth,

M. B.

1I.G.-lO 26.10.37 1\1

M . B., B .S .

1. 6. 25

Geelong

21.1.29

Malvern ...

16.2.15

Melbourne

29. S. 29

Melbourne Y.W.C.A. Preston ... Williamstown

13.3.17 19.9.39 18.7.38

Lady Supt. i'lrs. :'Ilitc hell, 69, Outer rescent, Brighton.

C. Cunningham, M.B.

Supt. ,\V. R tafiord, 293, Todd Street, :'.Ierredin. upt. 11. J. H. \,'oods, 3, Sixth Axenue, Bassendean.

Pe rth ( o. 1 )

29.12 .04

Perth Railway

1. 10.25

R. \V. Johnson, M. B.

Perth (S urf Life Saving) Perth (Tramways)

15 .8.:3S

?\. L. Cass, M.B .

10.9.35

T. '\V .

Pinjarra Rly.

1.10.31

A. A. Merrett, M.B.

B. C. Cohen,

!II. B.

Amb. Officer I,. A. Lewis, Rly. Cottage, Mullewa. Am b. Officer ]. Purchase Clyde Street. X ar rogin. Supt. W . E. Clarke, 161 , Chidlow Street, "Xortbam. Supt . .T. Bartlett, 259, Railway Parade, ~Iaryland .

Lady Supt. l\1i s .\. Stevenson, Monaro Road, l\ Ial\'crn. Act. Lady Supt. Miss E . J. Wells, 48, Powell Street, South Yarra.

Reedy

...

~ Sca~borou gh (S urf

LIfe

a\'ing)

~Ieagher,

M.B.

Supt. T. ,\Villiams, 18 . Central Avenue, :\Iaylands. Supt. G. . Parr, 211, Hcytesbury Road , ubiaco. upt. \V. Farrow, 96, Cargill Str eet, Victoria Park, Perth. Amb . Officer F. C. Towler, P injarra.

1.1 ..40 ~..4 .39

H. H. R ... Tash,

M.B.

Supt. D. G. \\'hiLe, Plaza Pharma cy, Plaza ;\ rcade, Perth.

THE

T. JOH

\VESTERN AUSTRALIA

UNITS .

22.8.30

"\Yyalkatchem Rly.

1.10.39

Yo rk Railway

...

CadetFremantle

27.2 .36

NursingAlbany ...

29.10.37

Bunbury

1\I. J. i\Iorri -, 1\1.13.

Supt.. T. B . Lamb, Cnlcorll St.reet, \\'a gin

H. W. Ward , M.B.

Supt. A. F. Noonan, A von Terrace, York.

UNITS.

Lady Supt. Miss ~I. A. Lamb, High chool, Albany. Lady Snpt. :'lEss ;'1. F. 1 eid, .. Wond er J. M. Flynn, M.B . View," Princep Street, Bunbury. Dorothea H. Parker, M. n. Lady Supt. Mrs. G . M . Andrews, 10, Price treet, Fremantle. A. R. Home, M.B.

17.12 .34

A. Watkins, M.B.

1.9.37

Midland Junction Perth (Xo. 1)

13.11.13

Perth (No.2)

23.-+.-+0

(S .D.A.

R. 1. Greeniham, !II.B.

1. O. Thorburn,

LB.

AmbulanceCa lgary (No. 55) Calgary (C n I ted Dairies) _' 0 . 7 E dmonton (No. 61)

Lady Supt. 1\1rs. 1\1. 1. G. fanton, Gregory Street, Geraldton. Lady Supt. ::\Trs. E. :'II. Lapham, Gin gil1 Road, :'Illuclle Swan, ::\Iidland Jun c ti ill . Lady Supt. :'Irs. :'II. Robertson, 47, lade Stree t, Bayswater

CadetLdmonton ( o. 61 c.) Nursinge dgary (Colonel Gunn) (Xo. 60) Edmonton (No . ~O)

.1.40

o. 1) Perth Y.W.C.A.

10.10.38

J. D. Palandri, 1\1.13 .

EASTER

GOLDFIELDS

AmbulanceBoulder Perseverance Coolgardie

16.4.34 7.1.37

Golden Horseshoe

18.10.12

Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie Rly ....

H. J. Davies, 1\1.13. K. "\Y. Hodby, 1\1.13 .

1. Way, M.B.

9.10.30

J. P. Byrne, M.B.

1.9.31

M. Gorman, M.B.

Lake View and Star 22.6.32

P. W. Shanahan, M.B.

Norseman

8.11.36

J. Downing, 1\1.13.

Sou thern Cross

2.11.37

L. D. Hodby, M.B. P. W. Shanahan, ]\[ .13.

NursingKalgoorlie

... I

4 .6 .34

Violet Eville, M.B.

FORMED.

,-_. I

Reformed 25.6.36 4.8 .39

-----;-----

C. F. McGuffin, M.D.

H . "\Y. Price, M.D. A. Day, 1\l.B.

5.10.32

OFFICER IN CHARCE ,

SURCEON .

Supt. C. E. ~1cArthur, 2403, 17th Street, S.W. Calgary. Supt. J. F. Sparrow, 619, 3rd Avenue, "\V. Calgary. Supt. L. H. Nuthall, 11239, 79th Street, Edmonton.

30.11.36

9.12.37 18.8.27

Clara Christie,

:-'1.D.

' Dora Xewson, M.D.

Lady Supt. :'IIi ss B . ::\1. lIalkyard, ,5, "\Vaylen Eoac1, ' henton Park. BRITISH

VB-DISTRICT.

Comprising that part of Western Australza eastwards of Southern Cross. A. 13. \VEBSTER, M.B. II . E . GOLDING, 4, Boundary Kalgoorlie. District Sergeant R. WOOD.

District Surgeon Di8trict Officer

DISTRICT.

Compn'sr"ng the Provina oj Alberla. G. JOHNSON, M.D. Commis ioner G. r.1. LITTLE, D.P.H. Ac tin g A istant Commissioner ...

16.4.40

Geraldton

Perth

Commandery Commis8ioner

Cadet Supt. J. F. Caeser, 37, Fraser treet, E. Fremantle

19.12.28

Fremantle (East)

THE COMMANDERY IN CANADA. Colonel A. E. SNELL, C.M.G., D.S.O., Commandery in Canada, Order of St. John, Hope Chambers, 63, Sparks Street, Ottawa.

OFFICER IN OHARCE .

ALBERTA

5.9.34

Fremantle

Pages 45-52 corrected to 30.9.40.

SURCEON .

1. 1. 26

E BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

(co nt£rfutd) .

FORMEO.

Ambulance (cont.) Wagin Railway...

A~1BULA

COLUMBIA

Lady Supt. 1liss R. :JI. Allan, 607, 15th Avenue "\,vest, Calgary. Lady Supt. l\Iiss H. A. Burns, 11112, 87th Avenue, Edmonton.

DISTRICT.

Comprising the Provina oj Br£/z'sh Columb£a.

lreet,

Supt. W. Kirkwood, 121, Hopkins Street, Boulder. Supt A. C. r.lorton, c/o Tindall Gold Mines, Coolgardie . Supt. V. T. Treloar, Lane Street, Boul ier. Supt. G. D . IcKenzie, 66, Butler Street, Kalgoorlie. Supt. J. J. Kipps, HIy. Slalion, Cool· gardie . Supt. "\V. W. Best, 30, King Street, Boulder. Supt. J. B. Grieve, Central orse man Corporation, Torseman. Supt. W. P. Forrester, ":'Iinburra," Southern Cross. Lady Supt. Mrs. A. J. Bennett, Bourke Street, ICalgoorlie.

122,

AmbulanceCO\\'lchan District (~- o. ') New Westminster ( o. 57) Powell River (1\0.9-)

27.1.31

VANCOUVER CORPS

1.1.39

Vancouver ( 0.51) Vancouver (C. G. Pennock) ( ~o. 75) Vancouver (Mountain) ( 0.72) Victoria (No. 6S)

15.2.29

CadetVancouver (No. SIc .) Yictoria ( TO. 6Sc.)

13. - .40

R. E. Mitchell, M.D.

Supt. G. H. House, 811, Third Avenue, New "\Vestminster.

R. D. A. Bisson, M.D.

Corps Supt. A. T. Iorrison, 4322, "\V. 2nd venue, Vancouver. Supt. J. Cartmill, 7852, Windsor Street, Vancouver. Supt. J. H. Northrop, 3534, Franklin Street, Vancouver.

17.7.40

1.1.38

T. Dalrymple, M.D. I. A. Balmer, M.D.

9.3.38 3.7.35 27.1.35 28.4.39

E. L. Mc iven, M.D.

Supt. E. J . Harwood, Hobbs c/o P.O., Cadboro' Bay.

Cadet Supt. G. Nevill, Street, Burnaby.

. Johnson, 1.D.

3438,

Road, Barker

TIlE

BRITISH COLUlIIBIA DISTRICT

UNITS.

T. J OHN

FORMEQ.

mULA

~1ANITOBA DI S TRI CT

(colltinlled).

UNITS.

OFFICER IN CHARGE .

SURGEON .

--------------~--

VANCOUVER CORPS

1.1.39

R. D. A . Bisson,

12.1.37 2.11.28

iUargulius,

l l\IiSS E. A. Gee,

T. Day,

Winnipeg (Free Pre s) ( ~ o . 77 ) Winnipeg (Lord elkirk) (No . 70)

M .D.

Lady Co rp upl. ::'Ilss E . :\1. Soulhcott, 1163, 26th .\\. nue, West, \'an cou v er. Lady Supt . ::'Irrs. F. E . Carroll , 3-l 03, 2 th Avenue, E ., \'an co u\·er.

M .D .

I1I.D.

Cadet-Seven Oaks ( o. 52c.)

Lady upt . !\Irs . E . Tinkl er , 710, Da\'ie treet, \' an cou ver.

M.D.

( · 0.

(Xo.6 )

\ ictoria ( o. 61 )

28.2.38

Cadet-Vancouver Central (No . 18c.)

14 .5 .35

1.(1

31.8.37

R. J . IIitesman,

Sommerville,

R . C. Browne,

1.10.31

Supt J. H . Henderson, 409, Inglewood Street, St. James. Supt. J . Lille, -l60, Stiles Street, \Yinnipeg .

M.D.

I1I.D.

M.D.

Lady Supt. Miss R. E. Eller, 500, E. Brook Street, Fort V,Tiliiam.

;\I.D .

Lady Supt. :;}1rs. Stewart, 165, Chestnut St reet, Winnipeg.

9.1.-l0 E.

17.6AO

70)

Wn. 'NIPEG .

"T.

t c\\'a rt ,

1. 5.36

CORPS

Fort Douglas (Xo.55 ) Fort Garry

DISTRICT.

Acting Commissioner

Ambulance-Brandon ( 0.26)

11 .3.35

Fort F r ances (No. 74) Fort William (No. 35 ) Port Arthur Central (No. 79 ) Seven Oaks ( o . 52)

17 .5.38 15.3.15

J. :\Iatheson,

;\I.D .

B . C. Hardiman,

:\I.D.

15.9.39

1.5.13

\Yinnipeg (Canadia n P a cific Rlv Co .) (Ko . - ) WinDlpeg (George Seale) ( ~o . 53) \\-mnlpcg I\ 'alour E oad) ( ); C) 71

Colonel D . ~ :'IL-\.CKAY , ;\1.]) . , Pro v in(;lal Buildin CT , Cnr., S he rbrook e a nd P ortuuc Winnipeg. 0 ' :'I1aj or T . E . J lo I.I .. \:-: o, :> 1.D. C. S . I{OBI:-.'SCJ. '. ::.It E . F . ll lJ Dso".

Acting District Surgeon District Superintendent ". Lady District Superintendent

:'IIargare t Owens,

18.3.25

Elino r F. E. Black, M .D . Lady Supt. l\Iiss J. T. Young, King :\larjorie R. Bennett, George Court, Cockburn Street, M .D . \\,innipeg.

E. '.tV. Stewart,

M.D.

1.5.36 1. 7. 27 6.5 .35

L. A. Sigurdson, M.D. H. F. Cameron, 1II .D. K. C. McGibbon, M.B.

Supt . \V. J . T. Pearce, 21-l, Semple Avenue, West Kildonan, \VinOl peg. Corps Supt. J. K K. 1'.ll11en, tc. ' A, Pa ad ena Qurt , \\,inDlpeg . Supt. J. C. Day, 2 6, Johnson AYe., Winnipeg. Supt. H. E. icholas, 247, Archibald Avenue, St. Boniface.

Lady Cadet upt. ::'Irs. L. :\IcIntosh, 6 , Chelsea Court, Assiniboine A venue, "Winnipeg .

10 .5.39

BRUNSWICK

W. R. L. Gunn,

l.D.

Supt. Major F. Davey, 876, Garfield Street, Winnipeg.

DISTRICT.

Comprising th e Provi nce of .Yew Brunsw ick. I

Ambulance St. J ohn (A) (Xo .80) St. John (B) (No.1 )

5.12.39

5.12 .39

, 25.3.13

1II.D .

132.40

Ca det-\YlDDlpeg (George eale) (_'0. 53c)

Supt . S .. \ . S tandin g, 337 , P erc y , l n et, Brandon . upt. C. \Y. ::'k\\'a lt , -l2-l , Colon izali on l{oad , Fort i' ran ee:,. Supt. G. G. Miller, 500, E. Brook Street, Fort \Yllltam .

19437

NEW

3.5.29

Lady Supt. !iss;'1. A. Tait, 79, Chestnut Street, Winnipeg. Ladv Supt. 1iss Attrill, 90, Bannerman Avenue, St. John's, Winnipeg. Lady Supt. 11iss )'1. C. Delany, 613, Agnes Street, \ Vinnipeg.

D . ::'1. H . Hu ggins, tlI.D . Ida ::'1. Armstrong, M .D. i\Irs. E. Douglas, M.D.

17 .3 .36

( ~o. 2 )

Comprising the Province of Manitoba and that part of Ontario extendin a frolll the Eastern Boundary of the Province of 111anitoba HP to and includmg the City of Port Arthur.

Fort Garry (No.3) Winnipeg (Canada P ackers ) (No . 62) Winnipeg (Canadian Pacific Rly. Co .) (No. 14)

5.1.39

MANIT08A

WINNIPEG CORPS

1- -

44)

Po rt . \rth u r (Xo.6-l) SC\ en Oak.., Lady Cadet Supt. ::'Irs. E. :\Iorrison, 759, Tenth Avenue East, "Vancouver.

OFFICER IN CHARCE .

SURCEON.

3 .5 .33

NUfSing-Fort William

6 .5.-l0

FORMED.

8.4.35

Vancouver (Brydon- Jack ) (No . 59) Vancouver Central (No. 18) Vancouver (North)

(continued).

Ambulance (co nt .)

Nursing-New \1.1 estminster ( o. 34)

OMMA~DERY IN CA~ADA.

THE

E BRIGADE OYEHSEAS.

Nursing-St. John (Dr. G. G . Corbett) ( ~ o. 69)

5.6.·W

----- - - --

THE

J OH

A1vIBULA

T HE COMMANDERY I N CA~ADA .

E B H.IGADE O VER EA..

H AMILTO

NOVA SCOTIA DISTRICT.

Comprising the Province of Nova Scotia .

ONTARIO

\V ALLACE R.

'ESBITT. \VILLIA~I J. BELL, 1I1 . B. Miss E . H. C. TO DD. L. HOLT.

SUItCI!ON.

orth B ay ( TO . 86) Sudbury (Nickel) ( TO. 54) Sch umacher (Tisdale) ( TO. 67)

1.3.32 29.5.40 15. 10.30

W. S . Johns, M.D.

Supt. W.

S. W. Bromley, M.D.

Supt. C. H . fo'ricker, 14 - . :\I<..Leod 'tr et. ~orth Bay.

Warwi ck , Box 112, Coniston.

1.10.l2 Hamilton (Canadian \ YestlOghouse) (X o. 7) HamIlton ( ' teel 26.l0.32 Co. of anada) (Xo . 60) I 27.6.40 l\:ltchener (. '0 . '9) 15. 11.12 Owen 'ound (Xo. ') HAMIL TO

' V. D. Robson,

23.2.36

~l.B.

EASTERN O. T ARIO

Supt . J. P. Jenkins. 117 . Third .hcn uc, chumacher.

OFFIOER IN CHARCE.

Supt. W. B. Campbell, -1 4, Beechwood Avenue, Hamilton .

K. H. Trebilcock, M.D.

Supt. J. Bowman, 28A, Avenue, Hamilton.

W. G . ':'Iacdonald, ;\I.B .

Supt. R. Allison, 52, Highland Road, Kitchener. A / O. A. W. Brett, 342, Twentyfirst Street, Owen Sound.

F. E. H . Day, ;\I.D.

1.1.36

Cumberland

~l.B.

D. L. ..\daroson, ;\l.D .

1 ..1 .16

Hamilton (Xo. 16) Hamilton ( teel o. of anada) (Xo. - ')

R. E. Xichol on, M.D.

R. E. Guyatt,

1.1.36

C ORP S

~l.B.

C. V. Hauch, M.D.

Nursing-

F. 1\1. Lively, M.B.

IURC!ON.

H. E. Guyatt,

1.1.36

HAMILTON CORP S

-------------~I-------------------

AmbulanceConiston (No. 59)

I I

Ambulance-

OFFIOI!R IN OHAIICE .

FORMED.

UNITS.

t.1

FORMED.

~Iain

DISTRICT.

Acting Commissioner District Surgeon ... . .. Lady District Superintendent District Sergeant ...

Lt.-Col. 0. A. CANNON, V.D., 689, Street E., Hamilton.

Dis trict Sup erint endent

Comprising the Provin ce of Ontario with the excepti on of that p art extending from the Eastern Boundary of the Provin ce of M anitoba up to and including the City of Port Arthur.

UHITS.

SUB-DISTRICT .

Comprising Grey, TVellington, Waterloo, Dufferin, Halton, Wentworth, Brant, Norfolk, Haldimand, Lincoln, and WeUand.

REGINALD Y. HARRIS, K.C., The Law Courts Building. Spring Garden I~oad. II ali fax

Acting Commissioner . ..

Lady Supt. ':'Iiss F. ·Weston, 13, Hawthorne A venue, Hamilton. Lady Supt. l\lrs . Waldick, 33, Beechwood A venue, Hamilton.

CB-DI TRI T .

Comprisiug all Counties East of the Toronto S/(b-Dlstrict . District Superinte nde nt

KE~lP EDWARDS, 2- . Otta·w a.

Bay~\\'aler

TOROXTO

.\\·enu L',

COIJlPYlSlJ1g Pany AmbulanceKingston (Limestone City) (No. 82) O ttawa ( o. 73) Peter bor ou gh (Geor ge J. Debney) ( o. 53) Smiths Falls (W ood & Frost) (No. 93) NursingKingston (

TO.

66)

Ottawa Cen t r al ( 0. 32) Peterbor ou gh (.r o. 33)

Di lri t 7.2.40

Lieut.-Col. G. M.D.

~\lhson,

T.ilI. \ VEST, 25, Bloor Street \ ;Vest, Toronto.

up erintend e nt

------- 30.6.12 2-1.6..10

TORONTO C ORPS

G. :\1. Fraser, 1\1.B.

8 . .40

14.5.3 1

Ol~tal'io.

-------~-----------------------------------

Ambulance-

18.6.29

19.3. 17

Olllld, Jluskoka, alld the Coullties of Simcoe, Peel, YOl,k, and

.\ct. Supt. .\ . Heedy. 16 . .'Ixlll .'trt'ct. Kingston.

3.5.38

7.2.40

CB -D ISTRICT.

Supt. L. E. TomklO::', -7 .. \ylmcr Street, Peterborough. I I

I Lieut.-Col. I

G. Allison,

M.D. W.O. Gliddon, M.D .

I Lady

Supt. Mrs. Cunningham, 6, :\laltland treet, Kingston. Lady Supt. l\Iiss 11. E. Wilson, 136, Flora Street, Ottawa.

H. N. You ng, M.D.

- -I

• 'ew Toronto & District (Xo . 90) Sault Ste. ':'Iarie (Algoma teel) (Xo. 7) Toronto ( anadian Breweries Transport) (No. 9 1) Toronto (Eastern) ( o. 58) Toronto (North) ( 0. 76)

P. A. Sergeant, ;\1.B.

I H. ' V. Johnston, 1\1.B .

Supt. ' V. J. Hazelwood, Street, ault Ste. ':'Iarie.

3-1 I, ':'Iorin

12. 1.32

H. F. Robertson, lI1.B.

Su pt. A. J. E. Chandler, Avenue, Toronto.

10, Austin

8. 11 .38

H. 1\I. S. Tait, M.D.

Supt. G. Giggal, 95, Rosethom Avenue, Toronto.

1-.6..10 27 .6.40

THE

TORONTO

J OHX

Ar.mCLAN E BRIGADE OVER EAS.

THE

UB-DISTRICT (contilllled).

UNITI.

QUEBEC

DISTRICT.

Comprising the Province of Quebec.

FORMED.

IURC!ON.

OFFIOER IN CHARCE.

Major A. H. COATES, 1254, Bishop Street, Montreal. Capt. C. P. GABOURY, B.A., M.D. A. B. PROVEN, M.~1. )'Iiss H. S. KANE.

Commissioner

Ambulance (cant.) Toronto (Transport Commission) (No. -13) Toronto (\Yest)

5.10.23

1.3.12

( 0.5)

C. D. Go sage, M.D.

Supt. P. G. Leit.ch, c/O Hillcrest Barns, Toront.o.

A. E. Rowley, "LB.

.\ O. J. Binningt.on, 116, :\Iorse .\nnuc, Toront.o.

NursingTORONTO CORPS

Toronto Central (No.1) Toronto \Yest (~o.

York

30.6.12

65)

2.2.-10

Elizabcth C. tockdale, "l.D. J. C. ::\Iaynard, "LB.

District Superintendent ...

AmbulanceIngersoll (K o. 68)

London (Forest City) (No. 1) London (J ohn Labatt) (No. 71 ) St. Thomas (No. 66) Sarnia (No. 63)

Timmins (Xo. 47) \"indsor Central

5.11.36

22.-1.36

J. F. Curtiss, "J.D.

2-1.6.35

G. L. Anderson, lII.D.

6.-1.1-1

\Y .

,upi. 1I 1. Stewart, I():l. King ~t eet \\'cst, Ingersoll. upi. :'II ~1l1rlcy, 502, Elizabcth :tr ·t, Londun

8.5.33

NursingLondon ( o . 28)

1.1.40

Eelly,

upi. II. L (hris(iani, '~·IO, Emery ' lreet, Lonci()n upt. P. E Taylor, 32, l3an\ Ick ,'trc~t t. Thomas upt. ]. \\'. Heecc, 186, Xel on ~tn et, arllla. ·upt. T. H. H.lchanls, -19, Elrby\\ enlll" Timmms upt. J. T . Cresty, 1063, Church Street, \\Tindsor. upt. G. L. -'- ~ut.t, 11, Beale :trc.et, \\' oods1.ock.

L."r.C.

I J. A. MacLennan, M.D.

22.1.40

CadetLondon (Junior Optimistic) I (No.1c.) Timmins (Ko. 47c.)

St. Thomas Central (No. 30) Windsor (No. 67)

\Y. LO\·ED.\ Y, -193, Hlchll10nd Strcet, Lon don, Ontario.

Re-formed A. G. :\Iorris, ;\I.D. 1.10.38 J. B . C. Eobinson, "I.D. 10.11.37 A. G. ':'lorris, M.D.

(No. 28)

Woodstock (X o. 83)

Oorjord, Path , Hllroll, and lJ 1'1 ([I'.

C. A. Osborn, :lI.D .

31.10.26

C. 1\I. :\IacKay, lII.B.

1.9.39

20.2.17 12.4.40

orps Supt :\lrs . I ouglas, 111 , t. lement<>.\ \ enue, Toront.o. Lady upt.. :\fi5S .\. Garnett. r5, .'~\en lle H.oacl. Toronto Lady ,'up!.. :\Iiss E \YIlliams, 3~:3, <Juc ec Avcnue, Toronto Lady "up!.. :\frs Sifton, La\\Tcnce Aven ue, East. Toronto

l'B-DL TRI T.

\\TE TERX OXTARIO

Compl'ising Essex, Eel/I, LalllUolI, JluldlcsL

Dis trict Surgeon ... . .. Dis trict Superintendent ... Lady Di trict uperintendent

FORMED.

UNITS .

Ambulance-

1.4.36

TREAL CORPS

Montreal Central 15.10.15 ( TO. 19) 27.4.3 1 Montreal (Fry Cadbury, Ltd.) (~TO.

56)

C. J. l\IcKillip, M.D.

Y . •\. Corrigan, ;\I.D.

Supt. H. Gauthier, 16 College St.reet, t. Henri, :\Iontreal. Supt. J. troud, 1688, Gault Avenue, ':'Iontreal.

1.1.35 16 .8.28

1.1.37

W. C. Winfrey, M.D. E. R. \Yatson, M.D.

Supt. F. J. Pardoe, 1-11 , Desmarchais Blvd., Yerdun.

H. It D. Gray, ;\I.D.

Lady Supt. ::'Ir. J ost, 4095, COte des Xeiges I{oad, ':'Iontreal.

1A .36

Montreal Central (No. 19) :\lontreal (Ea-;t)

9.9.16 23. - .-10

(:\0. 73)

l\Iontreal (] eanne Mance) (No. 57) Montreal (Lady Drummond) (No. 56) Quebec City (:\ladeleine de Yercheres)

2-1.3.36

J. A. Corrigan,

L.R.C.P.

2-1.3.36

-1.12.3 '\

(::\0. 62)

Sherbrooke ( o. 12)

E. :\Iorin, M.D.

25.5.15

H. D. Bayne, M.D.,

Lady Supt. :\Iiss L. Giroux, Couronne Street, Quebec.

c.M' 1Lady15,Supt. 1\1rs. G. Jameson, \Valton Avenue, Sherbrooke.

SASKATCHEWAN

DISTRICT.

Comprising the Province of Saskatchewan. ion e r

Di tri cl S urgeon

Lady Supt. Mrs. Hemphill, 229, Grand Avenue, London. Lady Supt. Mrs. Edwards, 38, J ohn Street, St. Thomas. Lady Supt. Irs. Get.hing- Jones, 303, Parker Apts., \Vind so_r_._ _ _ . __

J. U. Page, ;\I.D.

NursinglIiONTREAL CORPS

Commi

Corps upt. T. Fitzgerald, 2050, Claremont Avenue, \Vestmount, ::\'Iontreal. Supt. H. \Velham, 6226, Fifth Avenue, Rosemount, ::\Iontreal. upt. C. . Liddiard, 51-10, ::\Ientana Street, ),Iontreal.

l\Iontreal Frontenac) (No.2) Montreal (Lt.-Col. Herbert Molson ) (No. SO) Verdun City ( TO. 69)

adet upi. R L. LO\'eclay, 169, Drea ney Avenue, London .

I P. Poisson, lIl.D.

OFFIOER IN CHARGE.

SURCEON.

I I

I Lady

argeant, "LB.

G. Enid :\rullock, "LB.

31.7.2

1 ..1)

(~o.

P. A.

6 .. 12

OMMANDERY DT CA~ADA.

Rev. C. W. DOWNER, School for the Deaf, Saskatoon. Lt.-Col. A. CROLL, iII.D. ---------

AmbulanceRegina (Speers) (No. 84) Saskatoon ( 0.64)

1.5.-10

7.6.35

Lieut.-Col. \ V. icPhail, M.D

I Supt. H. V. Cruse, 229, Avenue H

orth, Saskatoon.

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FORMED.

SURCEON.

India. ir Ernest Burdon, of India, reports : -

OFFIOER IN OHARCE.

Ambulance (cant.) CadetSaskatoon (No. 64c.)

19.3 .37

Nursing1\utana (No. 63)

1.5 .39

Regina (No. 10) '"

20.6..10

Saskatoon (No.7)

12. 1. 15

Saskatoon (Edith Ca vell) (No. 13)

29.11.15

G. E. Dragan, M.D.

Lady Supt. 1\1rs. A. Reynolds, 6th Street, askatoon.

H. A. Matheson, l\I .D.

Lady Supt. ilIrs. L. Duck, 91 , ::\Iain treet, Saskatoon. Lady Supt. Mrs. ill. Archer, 205, Avenue N. outh Saskatoon.

'V. S. Kinnear, ~1.D.

27,

Chief Commissioner for the Empire

The year 1939 has been a year of great progress in the history of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in India. 98 new mbulance and Kursing Divisions were formed during t.he year, while a reorganization of Brigade work in :M adras reduced the number of Ambulance Divisions there from 10 to 5. At the end of the year the number of Divisions was 263 with a total membership of about 8,000 against 172 Divisions and 5,152 members in the previous year. Qrgani::allOll.-Four new Districts were formed during the year under review, coinciding wit.h the four provinces of Sind, the Punjab, the .'V.F.P., and Assam, and were placed under t.he charge of Lieut.-Colonel N. Briggs, 1.1\1.S., Major-General G . G. Jolly, C.1.E., I.l\I.S. , Colonel R. S. Townsend, I.1\1.S., and Colonel E. S. Phipson, C.l.E., D.S.O., 1.1\1.S ., respectively. Challges in Personnel.-":\Iajor-General E. 'V. C. Bradfield, who had been the greatest help in ecuring for the Brigade the active support of the heads of provincial medical departments, resigned the office of Surgeon-in-Chief on his retirement at the nd of eptember, and was succeeded by :M ajor-General G. G. Jolly, C.LE, K.H.P., 1.1\1.S., who had already shown great interest in the work of the Order of 'to John III the Punjab. Lieut.- olonel K. K. Chatterji, District Superintendent of the Bengal Sub-District, acted for ::\Iajor-General P. 1\1i11s, 1.1\I.S., Commissioner, To.2 (Bengal) District, during the laUer 's absence on leave from 2..J:th March to 2 th October. Dr. R. V. Clayt.on, Honorary ecretary, Bombay Provincial Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association, acted as Assistant. Commissioner of Xo. 3 (Bombay) District elunng , Ir Gtlbert \\'iles' absence on a month's leave from 6th April . Later, Lt.olonel .:\ . 1 Hansford, C.1.E., R.E ., :\Iint :\Iaster, Bombay, succeeded Sir Gilbert as Assistant omml sioner on the latter' resignation with effect from 4th June. Colonel T . Boyd, 1.;\I.S., succeeded olonel Phillips as Assistant Commissioner of _'0. 7 ( .P.) District on 10th June when the latter proceeded on leave pending retiremen t. Lt.- olonel .J. Jatar, C.LE., D.S.C., 1.1\1.S., succeeded Colonel D. H. Rai, L1\I.S ., a l\ssi sta nl om missioner, Xo . (.P.) District, and Lt.-Colonel J. C. John, C.B.E., 1.;\1.S , act.ed as am missioner, '0 . 9 (Bihar) District, during Colonel Stott's absence on SIX months' leave with effect from 1st :\Iay. Colonel P. B. Bharucha, C.B.E., D.S.C., 1.1\I.S ., took over the charge of No. 12 Distnct on ::'Iajor-General Jolly's transfer at the end of September. Lt.- olonel \\'. C. Paton, ;lI.C., 1.]\I.S., succeeded Colonel R. S. Townsend, 1.l\I.S., as .\s istant ommi ioner, ·0. 13 (.T. \\'.F.P.) District, on the latter's retirement in eptember, and at the end of the year Dr. P. Parthasarathy, Director of Public Health in ::'Iysore, succeeded ::\Ir. S. G. as try as Assistant Commissioner, 1\0. 5 (:\Iysore) Dist.rict. :\Ir. A . D. Gordon, C.LE., 1.P., Inspector-General of Police, Bengal, was appointed District uperintendent of the new Bengal Police Sub-District. The Brigade has this year suffered a great loss by the death of Dr. 1 Cairns, C.LE., C.B.E., C.ST.]., Assistant Commissioner of No.1 (I . 'V. Ry.) District, which occurred suddenly at Lahore on 16th December. Dr. Cairns was a most devoted member of the Order of St. John which he had served for over 17 years in various capacities. The relief work so promptly and effectively organized by him in connection WIth the Quetta Earthquake di aster will always stand out as a brilliant example of his spirit of service to the cause of the Order. Lady Supel'intendent-in-Chief's Visit.-In the report for 1938 part of the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffith's tour of inspection of the ursing Divisions in India was described. After Rawalpindi, where we left her at the end of the year 1938, she visited Towshera, Peshawar, Kohat, Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Cawnpore, Lucknow, Allahabad, Calcutta, PatrJa, Benares, Jubbulpur, Tagpur, Hyderabad, Madras, Bangalore, Mysore, Cochin, and Sholapur. She returned to Bombay on 16th l\Tarch and sailed for England two days later after having covered ,500 miles during a period of less than four months. At all the places she visited she inspected ursing Divisions and impressed upon all concerned the urgent need to extend the work of the Order, particularly on the Nursing side which is of special importance at the present moment. At many places she addressed public meetings of men and T.

R.C.I.E., C.S.I.,

•

5--1

THE

T. JOHN

A mULA .. CE BRIGADE OVERSEA .

EYIPIRE OF INDIA.

Co-operation with the Boy Scouts' Association.-The scheme of co-operation with the Boy Scouts' Association of India is being pursued and a number of r.o,:,e.rs a~d scouts haye already been enrolled in the Adult and Cadet Ambulanc~ DlvlslO.ns .m several Districts. The Boy Scouts headquarters has commended to ItS provlllcial organizations the desirability of th~ r~ver~ and scouts obt~ining First Aid ce.rtificates of the St. John Ambulance AssociatIOn m order to quallfy for membershIp of the Bngade. . . . TvaiJlillg IlL A ir Raid Precalltions.-Good progress has been. mamtamed m the training of Brigade personnel in Air Raid Precautions ';1nd ~nh-gas measures, and a fair number are now qualified to act as Instructors m thiS co~rse. To th~ end of the year 83 Instructors and 304 Pass Certificates had been Issued to Bngade members In th various Districts. l' ollllltal'Y . lld Service.- The final regulations for the ?-ew V ~luntary Aid Service to supplement the Army ~ Tursing Service in war were Issued m the latter part of the year. The Government sanctioned the enr?lm~n.t of 100 ~embe~s. from. t~e _'ursing DiVISIOn of the Brigade to complete theIr mIlItary hospItal tral?mg .wlt~lln the year 1939-1940, and recruitment by quotas was aSSigned to certam Dlstncts in which war hospitals are more likely to be situated. By the close of the y~ar under re, lew more than half the number required was enrolled and efforts are bemg made to complete the strength as early as pOSSible. The following is a summary of the reports received from the Districts : .Yo. I Distnct (Xorth-Western Railway). _'0. I District formerly compried the Xorth-\Yestern Railway, the Punjab, and ~ Torth-\\'est Fronlier Proyinces. It was found by experience that this was too blO- a Dlstnct to be controlled by one Assistant Commissioner; and for more effective cO~1trul and al:o for further development of the work of the Order, the Punjab and _'orth-\\·est FrontIer I'ro,·inces 'w ere withdrawn and inaugurated as separate Di'tnels In . \ pril, 1939. . ' \Ye deeply rerrret to mention here the sudden and untImely deml~e of Dr. J. 'alms, C IE., 0 n E., :'-I.D., on 16th December, 1939, who was ASSIstant ComJl1hSIOnCr, _'0. I DIstrict., since October, 1927. Dr. Cairns was a most devoted and most eftiucnt sen ant of the Order and his death is a great loss to the Association and Bngade. Dr. . Chatterjee, :'-I.D., ;\f.R.C.P., D.P.H., Chief :'1edical Officer, _Torth-\\estern Hallway, ha succeeded him. The prescnt strength of the H.ailway Di trict is 5 Ambulance and 1 Xursing Dinsions. ne .\mbulance Di"iSlOn was formed during the year. The Lahore arnage and \Yagon Ambulance Division continued to be active and rendered scrYlcc in the 'arriage and \Yagon shops in accidents, etc. T~e member of the Lahore Loco p1oghalpura) . mbulance Division performed publlc du tIes at "anous matches andocial gatherings. The Lahore Indian Division orgc:nized a First \lfl Post at the .\nnu al ports and at other matches arranged by the );orth\\ estern H.aJlway . The Dl\·i<;Ion al. 0 gave di 'play in the" Charity Fair " ~rganized at the :'Ioghalpura Institute for the \Yar Emergency Fund. It also aSSisted the hOspItal authorities in the transport of indoor patients from the Xorth-\Yestern H.ailway Hospital to it.s ne," premiscs. The :'Joghalpura Xursing Divi 'ion continues to show keen interest a~d .~o useful work by organizing classes in First. Aid and Home i\ursing. The DIVISIOn won the IIalley 'hallenge Bowl for the fourth successive year. orne members undertook trainmg at the British ).Iilttary Hospital, Lahore Cantonment.

women and also gave broadcast talks from the II-India Radio Stations at Delhi Madras, and Bombay. There is r:o clou~t that hcr visit has givcn grcat inspiratio~ and encourage~nent to women Ill. India, both Indian and European, and many spont~neous tnb~te~ have been paid to Mrs. Copland-Griffiths' sympathctic undertandmg, enthUSiastIc energy, and efficiency. .I1.~~pection Iours.-:-T~e Chie; Comm~ssioner in pected the Ambulance and Tursing Dlvlsl.ons of 0: 8 TDls~nct <l:t ..agpur III July. On the 22nd Scptember he inspected the Simla-DelhI .I. ursmg DIVISIO~ a.t a parade held at Viceregal Lodge when the members also gave a most realIstIc A.B.. P. demonstration in the dist.in!!Uished presence of His ~xcellency the Yiceroy. In Tovember he visited alcutta and lllspected the Pollce a?d alcut~a ?ub-D~stricts as well as the E .!. llailway District. In December the ChIef CommiSSIOner Illspected the Brigade Divisions at Patna under the command of Colonel Stolt, Commissioner of :::\0. 9 District and later of the Ambul<l:nce and ~ursing ~ivisio?s at Allahabad. At all these mspe'ction parades demo?stratIOns of dnll and FIrst Aid practIce were given. MaJor-General BradfielTd, Sur~eo?-in-Chi?f, attended a special 111 cling of the office~s and members of. 1'\0. 2 Dlstnct held III alcutta on the 27th July. :'1aJor-General Jolly mspected the Nursing Divisions in Lahore m Dccember. ~}'aining Camps.-Four camps of in truction were organized dunner the year while arrangements for another in Bengal were in proo-ress \\ hcn the yc~r closed ' No. 5 (Mysore) District held its first Camp at D~ddaballapur nca; Bano-al;)re from 14th to 20th )'Iay whic~ was ~ttend~d by 12 officers and 65 men. It pro~'lded an ex~ellent opportulllty for mtenslve tramlOg in First ,,\Id and strctcher drill whIch was gIven by the Headquarters Staff Officer for Trainin a and other local officers. Two Camps were held by the inghbhum 'ub-Distnct III Bihar at Gurumahisani and Iaomundi from 17th to 19th ).1arch and 6th to th October. .\ la[<Tc numbcr of officers and men of the various Ambulance Divisions of the Tata Iron and 'tcc! S:0" Ltd., attended and benefited by the instruction, both theoretical and practIcal Imparted ';1t t~lese Camps. Another training amp was proposed to be held by _-0 (Bihar) Dlstnct at the onepur fair m Xo\'ember, but it had to be postponCd tu the next year. 1\0. 7 (U.P.) District organized its third Camp at hiUawan near Luckn(J\\ fur three days during the Christmas week, whIch was attended by 25 officers and 119 men from Lucknow, Allahabad, Cawnpore, BareIlly, 11lkohabad, and Farrukhabad . The Camp was opened by Colonel T. . Boyd, .Asslstant 01l1mis. ioner, on the 30th Dec~mber, and Hi~ ~~cellency the Go,-crnor was pleased to, ISlt it the follo",in<r day.and mspect the DIVISIOns on parade. In hiS address Ilis Excellcncy stressetl the Importance of First Aid training and expressed satisfactIOn at the sri1arL turnout of t~e .campers. The ta~ Officer from headquarters attended to gl\e In . tructiun. A trall~mg gra?t o! R~. ~OO was made from headquarters to ~ 0 7 District, of Rs. 364-;)-0 to :0:0. ;) Dlstnct, and of H 300 to );0. 2 Distnct for the lraininrr camp proposed to be held in January, 19-10. :;, Equipment Grants.-The following equipment grants were made during the year : -

Rs. No.

II District (Bengal) IV " ().1adras) V (l\tIysore) VII (U.P.) IX (Bihar) X (Delhi) XI (Sind) " XII " (Punjab) "XIII " (1 .W.F.P.) Quetta Nursing Division . Total

300 00 275 1,250 ] ,200 600 '00 1,000 500 75

Xo. II District (Bengal). During the year under re"iew 17 Ambulance and 1 ):'ur ing Divisi?ns were formed, bringing the strength of the Di trict to 54 Ambulance and 3 Xurslllg and 6 Ca~et Diviions. The approximate member hip at the end of the year was 2,530, Showlllg an increase of 633 over that of the previous year. The District. ha now under it three ub-Districts. The Bengal Police Sub-District was formed during the year with 1\Jr. A. D. Gordon, C.I.E ., I.P., J.P., as District Superintendent, Captain P. J . Franks, I.M.S., as Di trict Surgeon, and 1\1r. \Y. L. C. G. Cook, I.P., as District Officer. The Brigade had a First Aid tent at the Proclamation parade on the 1st January. The Nur ing Division and 1.t quads of Ambulance Divisions with stretchers were on duty. The Brigade also attended the Annual Church Parade on the 24th June on St. J olm's Day. There were 60 men, 20 Sisters, and 20 ~ursing Cadets present. Detachments of the Ambulance and 1\ursing Divisions were also on duty at various

6,800

Publi~ Duti~s.-:-Besides the local public duties performed by the members of the vanous Dlstncts, o. 7 (U.P.) District sent to Ajmer squads consisting of 22 Officers and ~~r: from the Allahabad, Cawnpore, Bareilly, and Farrukhabad Ambulance I?Ivl~IOns, under Mr .. M. H. Kazmi, Divisional Superintendent of the Allah';1bad DIVISIOn, for ~Irst AId duty at the Urs fair in August. This special duty mvolved an expendIture of Rs. 205-14-0 of which Rs. 200 was contributed by headq uarters.

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AMBULA CE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

melas, sports, meeti~gs, exhibitions, etc., and attended to 3,404 First Aid cases. The Funeral ProceSSIOn of the late Lord Brabourne, Governor of Bengal was also attended. ' The o. 6 .(I~~ermed.iatc College) and. TO. 9 pagannath Intermediate College) Am~ulance DIvIsIOns d~d very useful SOCIal serVlce on many important occasions du~mg .the Datu Hyacmth 'Week, the Janmastami Procession, the Rowing and ?WImmmg Regatta m the River Buriganga and the Nangalbund BathinO' Festival m the Narayanganj ub-Division. C ~Iany .members of the Ambulance and TursinO' Divisions attended courses of ~rammg m, A.R..P. 93 have obtained A.R.P. certificates and 10 have qualified for mstructors certlficates. The District Headquarters was inspected by Major-General E. \V. C. Bradfield C .. I.E., <?B.E.,.K.H.S., I.M.S., Surgeon-in- hief, on 27th July, 193 . lIe had a detaileci diSCUSSI?n w~th the officers over problems concerninO' the Brigaclc eSI)ccially in connectIOn wIth A.R.P. c , ~ir Ernest Burdon, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., I.C .S., hief Commissioner, t . John Ambulance Bngade Overseas, for the Empire of India, inspected the Calcutta PolIce ub-Dlstrict and the Bengal Sub-District on the 16th and 17th November, 1939, re pecttvely. .Vo. III District (Bombay). Th.e Dist~i~t.comp~ises I? Ambulance, .f Cadet Ambulance, 6. Tursing, and 1 adet Nursmg DlvisIOns, mcludmg 2 Ambulance and 1 • urslOg Division which were for~ed ~t Secu~?erabad. (Decca~) ?uring ~he ye<l:r. S~r GIlbert v\ ~e~, oWlllg to hIS Impend 109 rehrement, relinquished the office of AssIstant Com!llls~lOner and Lt.-Colonel A. J. Ransford, C.LE., R.E., took over charge from hIm. lll. June, 1939. In Tovember la't :r.rrs. Hansford accepted the office of Lady Dlstnct Superintendent and al 0 that of Lady A sitant Controller of the Voluntary Aid Service. On the 1st Augu~t, 1939, ': Prohibition Day," rioting occurred in one or two pl.aces .and t.he Pa~sl and JeWIsh Ambulance. J?ivisions promptly c;enL out squads mth Fust AId eqUIpment to the affected localltles . The Hindu ;\mbulance DI\'ISIOn render~d va.luable services during the Ashadi and I\:artiki Ekadaslu Fairs. The People s UOlon se~t out squads to the Fair at :\Iatunga with theIr :'Ilotor .\mbulanLe. BesIdes, the MuslIm, ~osmoJ?olitan~ Radiant Club, i1IahraHa, and other Dn'l IOns performed .several pub~Ic dutIes dunng processions, tournament, etc . I.nstru.chonal work m A.R.P. has been steadily carried on by the District The tramed lllstr,:c~ors are n.ow engaged in extending A .R.P. 'work in the preSidency amo?&, th~ CIvil 1?opul~ho~ ?f Bombay. A large number have reccl\'cd and ar' re~elvlllg. mstructIOns III CIVIl Defence lea ures. ~ 'carly all the member of the B!I~ade m Bombay have received instruction in A .H..P. and among them are now 2;:, lllstructo~s a?-d 80. pass certificate holders . Tole s than .f.f9 mcm bers of the gen.eral publIc, IJ?-cludlOg doctors and employees of utility en'lce. , ha\'e oblalOcd thelr A.R.P. cerhficates. c;>ut of t~is number 16.f have qualIfied for the Instructors' Course. Sh?rt courses of mstruchon have also been given to about 8,500 persons. Our co~dIal thanks are due to Dr. D. H. Mehta, C.LE . , of Baroda State who after qu~hfying ~s an i~str~ctor has translated essentIal parts of olonel Bilderbeck's Manual mto Gu]arathl, SUItable for the short course of training. His presentatIOn ?f several hundre~ copies of his book free to those who cannol read English is mdeed a very praIseworthy act in the present emergency. The ursmg and Ambulance Divisions in Bombay were inspectcd by IllS Excellency the Governor of Bombay on the 25th :'IIarch, 1939. IIis Excellency expressed pleasure and gratification at the smart turn-out, and Flrst Aid, ~ur inO' and Transport demonstrations. c' Detachments from all the Divisions provided the Guard of Honour on the occasion of the openmg of the Red Cross and St. John Ambulance Building by HIS Excellency the Governor of Bombay on the 22nd :\larch, 1939. No . IV District (Aladras). The strength of the District consists of 9 Ambulance and 2 1 ursin er Divisions. Th~ old 10 Ambulance. I?i:risions were .reor~anized ~nto 5 new ones. C Not only h~v~ .the DIVISIOns already m ~xlstence mcreased in strength but 4- new ~mbulance DI:'IslOn~ ~~re formed. A speCIal feature during the year was the formatIOn o~ 2 .Nu~smg DlvlsIOns of which none existed before. The present strength of the . Dlstnct IS now 588, ~ompar~d with 323 during the la t year, which is a great achIevement for the Dlstnct. It IS also very satisfactory to note that new Divisions

EMPIRE OF I NDIA.

are being formed in the muiussil and in the coming year many more Divisions are expected to be formed throughout the Presidency. Owing to format.ion of Nursing Divisions in the District many appointments were made. Mrs. E. C. Dibdin, O .B.E., was appointed Lady District Superintendent and 1\1rs. Town, Lady District Officer. Along wit.h the increase in strength of the District, general efficiency and keenness have also increased . All Divisions are fully equipped and can deal with any major or minor accident. During the year members of the Brigade units carried out public duties on 89 occasions. 5.f2 cases were attended to while on duty and 92 cases when not on duty. :'Ilany in tances were reported by the Police Department and others in which members of the Brigade distinguished themselves by rendering First Aid in cases of drowning and accldents. In connection wit.h the A.R.P. scheme, 11 casualty clearing centres have been formed in Madras City which are being manned by the Brigade personnel. The casually clearing hospital is also completely staffed by members of the ursing Divi ions . In February an inspection of the Brigade was made by the Hon. Mrs. Coplandnffiths , Lady Superintendcnt-in-Chief, Tursing Divisions, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas . ThiS inspection greatly encouraged the Brigade to further efforts and was instrumental in the forming of Nursing Divisions. The Lady :'IIaTJone Erskine in pected the Brigade on the 10th December. No. T' District (.Mysore). The strength of the District at the close of the year was 6 Ambulance and 1 Cadet .\mbulan ce DiviSIOns. One Ambulance Division at ~lysore was formed during the year, bnngll1g the total membership to 117. Another Ambulance Division consisting of members of the Police Force is in process of formation . One stre tcher squad rendered service at the Adichunachauagire Fair on the 4th , 5th, and 6th )Iarch, 1939. T\vo stretcher squads were sent to 1\Iysore to render publIc sen'lce for 5 days during the Dasara festivities where they attended to l:~ cases. Demonstrations in A.H..P. and First Aid were given on the Dasara exhibiti o n~rouncl on 20th and 21 t October, 1939, and again at Bangalore on the 9th December on the occas ion of the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Red Cross. .\ trainIllg camp was organized by the District from the 15th to 20th l\Iay, 1939, at the Boy Scout General Training amp near Daddaballapur; 10 Officers and 5- mcn drawn from all the Di\'isions undertook the training, The lI o n :\frs. opland-Griffiths, Lady Superintendent-in-Chief of Nursing DI\'lSIOn S, .'l. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, visited Bangalore from the 2.fth to 2L'lh February, 1939, and witnes ed the parade and First Aid demonstrations held by the District. No . T'! District (East Indian Railway). During the year under review the strength of the District remained the same as in the prevlOus year, consi ' ting of 5 mbulance and 1 Tursing Divisions. One Xursing Divi ion has been reported under forrnation at Asansol. On the retirement of her husband, irs. J. A. Bell, Lady District Superintendent, resigned and was su cceeded by ~rrs. Marriott. Interest in the work of the Order has been aroused with the outbreak of war, and training at different centres is well in hand with the object of forming Nursing Divisions at these places. The members of the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions who attended refresher courses and drills showed their efficiency by winning the Railway Event and al 0 the challenge shield presented by the Eastern Bengal Railway ,\Yelfare Committee, obtaining the highest marks in the open events of the competitions at the Bengal Provincial Competitions held on the 17th January, 1939. At Howrah 203 employees have taken a short course of instruction in A.R.P. together with a refresher course in First Aid. Thirteen ladies have received full instruction in the A .R.P. course. The Tursing Divisions were inspected by the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths at the annual Inter-Divisional Competitions held on 31st January, 1939. She was much pleased with their smart turn-out, general efficiency, and the parade. The members of the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions attended the parade at the alcutta Maidan inspected by Sir Ernest Burdon, ICC.I.E., C.S.I., I.C.S., Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, for the Empire of India.

THE

T. J OHN

MBULA!

E BRIGADE OVEHSEAS.

No. VII District (United Provinces). During the year, 7 Ambulance, 3 ursing, 1 Cadet Ambulan ce, and 2 Cadet ursin g Divisions were formed, bringing the total strength of the District to 38 Divisions. The total of the Brigade personnel is 909, an increase of 358 over the previous year. On the r etirement of Colonel J. A. S. Phillips, I.M.S., Colonel Boyd, I.M.S., took over charge as Assistant Commissioner of the Dlstrict. Colonel Philhps had clone much spade work and had put the Brigade on a sound foundation which resulted in the formation of 11 Brigade Divisions during the year. Dr. ( Irs.) T. . Iyer, M.B.E., L . R.C.P ., M.R.C . S. , was appointed as Lady District SuperIntendent and Lady Assistant Controller. The District has also appolllted Dr. (Miss) ur Jahan Yusuf as Lady Organizing Secretary for ursing Divisions . The Ambulance and ursing Divisions are doing extremely useful social service and the services they rendered during the Cawnpore and Benares riots ha\'e brought out the necessity of such organized bodies and helped in increasing t.he number of these Divisions. The Cawnpore Ambulance and adet Brigade DivislOns rendered duties during riots in February and June at t.he 'Crsula Horsman l'IIemonal lIospit.al and also evacuated injured cases to hospitals. The .\ gra c\mbulance Divlsion was on duty at Kailash Uela, Ramlila festival, and football tournaments and rendered First Aid to 21 cases. The llahabad Ambulance Dn'lsion detailed two squads and two Officers for duty during the communal riot. quads from the .\mbulance Divisions of Allahabad, Bareilly, awn pore, and Furrukhabad were sent to the Urs Fair at Ajmer where they transported 3 cases t.o hospital and gave First .Aid to 15 persons. The Cadet Ambulance Di \'isions also rendered SOCial ser\'lce cl urIng riots and in festivals and fairs. In all, First. Aid was given to 26-1 cases when on duty and 157 cases when not on duty. The Nurstng Divi ions are also dOIng exir mely useful work. They are taking training in hospit.als and are helping- l::tdles work parties in making hospital comfort.s. The District organized it.s third annual training camp at Chillawan during December, 1939. The Camp was attended by no less than 25 Officer ' anel 119 men . His Excellency the Governor and Lady Hallett paid a VISit and inspcctcd thc Divisions. His Excellency congratulated the DiviSIOn and particularly pointed out the good work done by the Cawnpore DiviSIOn dunng the communal riots in the city. The Chief Commissioner for the Empire of India inspcctcd thc Di \'isiCJns sta tioned in Allahabad on the 9th December and was pleascd \\Ith lhe progress tha had been made in Allahabad.

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Ambulance Division," has been formed in the mines area. The Sub-.District has decided to present an Ambulance Car for u se at the Western front du~m!? th~ war. It is hoped shortly to complete the organization of a new ~ub-D~st.n.ct m the Dhanbad-]haria Coalfield areas where 3 Ambulance an~ 1 . urs.mg Dlvlsl.ons have already been formed. A third Sub-District of the Pollce m Bihar Provmce may also mat.erialize. . .\. unit of t.he Dharbhanga 1Iedical School Ambulance pivis~ons was detaIled for duty at the last Sonepore Fair. The unit ai.t.en.de~ several First Aid cases ~~d rendered very useful help and assistance to the p~lgrIms.. The Patna Trammg School .\mbulance Division performed useful pubhc serVIce at the Ganges Ghat on the occasion of Ghat. festivals. Camps of inst.ruction were held at Gurumahisani and Toamundi in the Singhbhum Sub-Dist.rict from 17th to 19th l\Iarch and 6th to 8th October respectively. ~nstruc tion in Brigade drill, stretcher drill, physical training, and route marchmg was gl ven and First Aid lectures and practices were held. . . . .. The Hon. :\Irs. opland-Griffiths with her Staff ?fficer 111ss ::.\ITavr?Jam .v~s~ted the District early in the month of February, 1939, and I.n spected ~h~ urSI~g DlvlslOn~ st.ationcd m Pat.na. She also flew to J amshedpur via Ranchl, mspectmg the Itkl ::\ursincy DiVISion on the way. His Excellency the Governor of Bihar inspected the comblllecl parade of the Ambulance and ~ Tursing Divis~ons on th~ ~2nd September and eVlllced keen int.erest. m the activities. The Chief CommlsSlOner, St . .John .\.mbulan ce Brigade Overseas within the Empire of India, inspected the Bngade umb on 2nd December and was sat.i fied with the smart turn-out. . . . An ImpreSSive parade was also held at J amshedpur in honour of the VI~lt of HIS Excellency the Governor on 16t.h July who remarked favo~rably on the Improvement ho\\'n. In addition the BrIgade Divisions were also mspected by the CommiSSIOner ant! the .\SSI tant Commissioner. Xo . X District (Delhi).

.vo. VIII District (Celltral Provillces alld BLlar). The strength of the District remained the same as III the prcYlollS year, comprisil1ff 6 Ambulance and 1 Tursing Divi ions. There was no increase in membership of the Brigade. There has been a setback in the activities of the Robertson :'Ifedlcal 'chool Ambulance Corps during the year. The medical curriculum IS an exacllng one and for want of time and energy it has not been possible to take an aci.l\'c part in t.he ambulance movement. On the 14th February, 1939, the Hon . Urs. Copland-Griffit.hs, Lady uperint.cnuent.in-Chief, Nursing Divisions, St. John Ambulance Brigade Ovcrseas, inspected the N ursing Divisions of the school. In the month of July, 1939, Sir Ernest Burdon, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., I.e.s • Chief ommissioner for the Empire of India, inspected the school corps.

During thc year under report the District consisted of 4 Ambulance, 1 ::\u~sing, 3 .\mbul ance ac1et. and 2 ~ -ursing arlct Divisions. The total of the Bngade personnel as reglStcrcd IS 19l. One r\mbulance and 2 ::\ursing Divisions are under formation . Lt.-Colonel R H. andy. C.I.E., I.:\LS., handed over charge as Assistant CommiSSIoner of the District. on transfer to Major J. A. \V . Ebden, 1.:\1.S., who beg~n hi work Ycry enthUSIastically and started a class consisting of about 80 ladles under his own instructlOn. IIis unt.imely death in );'ovember, 1939, \"as a great 10 s to the Dl st.rict. Lt -Colonel R F. D. :'IIacGregor, C.LE., l\LC., ·1 :.:\I.s. , succeeded as .\ssistant. 'ommis. ioner. and due t.o hi past experience and keen interest i~ the work 3 DiviSlOns are III the proce s of formation . l'IIrs. M. Y. l\Iason was appomted Lady Dist.rict Superintcndent and :'IIr. H. H.. :'IIayar, District .Offi~er. . :'IlaJor ~r. H. 'bah. 1..I.S., District. urgeon, started a class m F~st ~ld at~ended hy the notables of Delhi , which i still going on. In all 1 classes m First Aid and Home ~ -urs1I1g 'were organized during the year. . The :\ ursl11g and Ambulance Divisions rendered useful service at the De~hl Olympic ompetit.lOns, unveiling of the I(ing George's statue .at the. ::.\Iemonal Arch, the 75th .\nni\·ersary celebrations of the Red Cr.oss Soclet.y:, ?lIma. Bc: zar Funct.ion of the Delhi \\Tomen's League and at the All-Indian Industnal ExhibitIon. A ward at the Irwin Hospital, ::\ew Delhi, was equipped with furniture and models, etc ., to scrve as a central place for instruction in First Aid and Home Nursing. I t. has proved very useful.

.Yo. IX District (Bihar). The District since its formation in the middle of 193 has continued to make remarkable progress in ambulance work. The progress made during t.he year 1939 is even more outstanding than that made during the latter half of 193. During the year no less than 26 Ambulance and 4 ursing Divisions came into being, bringing the strength to 35 Ambulance, 7 Nursing, 1 Cadet Ambulance, and 1 adet Nursing Divisions. The total of the Brigade personnel is 1,198 as against 54"* in 1938. The Singhbhum Sub-District which had started with an "Alpha Ambulance Division " during the course of the year formed the" Tisco Works Corps" consisting of 17 Ambulance Divisions with a strength of 452 members. Formation of another Corps is under active progress and 2 Ambulance and 2 Nursing Divisions under this Corps have already been registered. Another Division, "The Naomundi

The District was inaugurated in the beginning of the year and comprised 1 .\.mbulance Division and 3 J. Tursing Divisions. During the year 2 more Ambulance and 2 ... Tursing Divisions were formed, while 3 Ambulance, 3 lusing, and 1 Cadet i{ur ing Divisions were under formation. The year under review was one of special activity. During the autumn the Air Raid Precaution scheme was brought into force in Karachi. First Aid Parties have been allotted duties at each of the 2-1 First Aid Posts. All Officers and member have given their whole-hearted co-operation and regularly attended ",hen called upon to do so. At the All-India Exhibit.ion held at Karachi in the spring, First .\id Posts were organized by the Brigade units and First Aid was rendered in cases of accidents and illness. A First Aid Post was also opened during the sports organized

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by the orth-Western Railway Authorities. Iembers of No.2 Tursing Division have attended regularly all alarm practice at the Railway Hospital. Instruction classes in A.R.P. for Brigade personnel were held during the year and 9 Instructors certificates and 30 Ordinary certificates were is ued. His Excellency the Governor inspected the Ambulance and ursing Divisions on parade after the annual general meeting of the St. John Ambulance As ociation on the 10th August, 1939. Lady Graham kindly invited to tea at Government House all members of the 1'\ursing Divisions and witnessed a First Aid Demonstration given by them.

Commissioner, and 1iss E. Oram as Lady District Superintendent. On the retirement of oloncl Townsend, Lt.- olonel W. C. Paton, M.C., F.R.C.S . , 1.M.S., took over charge o f the District in September, 1939. The four Nursing Divisions at Peshawar, Nowshera, AbboUa~ad, .an~ Kohat which were formerly under TO. I District were t~a~~fer~ed to t~IS ,Dlstnct from the date of its formation. There is no Ambulance DIVISIOn 10 the Dlstnct at present. First .Aid classes have been held in colleges, and for many of the staff at secretariat offices, and it is hoped that it will be possible to form one or two Ambulance Divisions from those who have been trained in these classes.

No. XII District (Punjab).

No. XIV D istrict (Assam). II District, St. J oh n Ambulance Brigade Overseas, formerly c.omprise~ both the Bengal Presidency and the Province of Assam. From the pOlI~.t of VI~W of development of the work of the Order, t.his arrangement. was foun~ Impra.ctIcable and unsuit.able as the Officers of the Association and Bngade, havillg theIr headquarters in alcut.ta and having no ready access to Assam, could not be. eff~cti,:,e in the latter province which was therefore promoted as a separate DIStrIct ill December, 1939, WIth olonel E. S. Phipson, C.LE., D.S.O., L11.S., Inspector-General of Ivtl Ho pltals as Assistant Commissioner. . Colonel E. S. Phipson is keenly interested in ambulance wo:k. <:Lnd IS .already a member of the Order. 11. is expected that a number of DlvlSIOns will soon matenaltze 111 the province.

The Punjab, which formerly constituted part of ITO. I District, was formed into a separate District in April, 1939, with l\Iajor-General G . G. J oIly, C.LE., K.H.P., LlII.S., as ssistant Commissioner. Lt.-Colonel \\T. n.. lz'oss Stewart, C.1.E., 1.;\I.S., District Surgeon; Dr. E. Hamilton Browne, \V . ~I.S., Lady District, urgeon; and Mrs. H. F. Bourne, Lady District uperintendent, who were on the strength of o. I District were al 0 transferred to TO. XII District. Khan ahib houdhn Ba 'hir Ahmad Khan was appointed as District, uperintendent. 22 Brigade Division ' which were formerly und er TO. I Di trict were al 0 tran ferred to t.lli: District. 1ajor-General J olly, on his transfer, was succeeded by Colonel P. B. Bharucha, O.B.E., D.S.O., 1.lII.S., in October, 1939. Eleven Ambulance and 1 Nursing Divisions were formed during the year bringing the total strength of the District to 19 Ambulance, 10 ::\ur 'ing, and 3 adet; Ambulance and ursing Divisions. The Ambulance and Nursing Divi ions continue to render social service to the public at all public gatherings, functions, proce sion. , fairs, exhibitions, sports, etc. The Jhang Ambulance Division was det.ailed for duty to render First .\Id on almo'(; all important fairs and functions. The Government College Ambulance Division treated about 10 r oadway cases and remained on duty at t.he First .\i d Post 10 the All-India Exhibition. It also participated in t.he ::'IIaclagan F. hallenge Cup Competition and retained the trophy. The imla Ambulance Di\'ision attended A.R.P. lectures and rendered useful service on the occasion of IIls ::'Ifajesty t.he King Emperor's Birthday Parade and Empire Day. The Tnity J\mbulance Dl\lo.;lon attended most of the local functions, namely fllela Jur, ;\Iela Dargah, Hazrat ::'IIian Mir Sahib, Urs Data Ganj Baksh, Bisakhi Fair, Icl-i<\Iilad ProceSSIO n, and Du ehra Festival at the fl1into Park. This Division rendered hrst .\Id to 122 cases and removed serious cases to hospitals. The Saraswati Tursing Division attended all the large public gatherings around Amritsar and even accompanied pilgrims to the Cave of .c\marnat.h in Kashmir. The Rawalpindi ITursing Division has trebled its member hlp since its formation in April, 1939 . i\early all the members of the Divi ion have undergone eight. days' training at a British Military Hospital. The Lahore Civil and hanng ro s XurslOg Divisions have worked steadily throughout the year.* .\ team from the Lahore Civil Division secured the second place in the Hailey Challenge Bo\\l contesl. everal members have taken training at the British i\Illitary Hospital, Lahore antt. The Kasauli Nursing Division, though of recent origin, is very active and full of enthusiasm. Some of the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions are rather dormant and steps are being taken to revive them. The Unity Ambulance and Lahore F.C. College Divisions were inspected by the Hon. Sir Sikandar Hyat Khan, the Premier, and the Red Cross ommi sioner in December, 1939. An impressive exhibition of stretcher dnll and Fir t Aid demonstration was given. The Nursing Divisions stationed in Lahore were ins pee ted by the Surgeon-in-Chief, ::'IIajor-General G. G. J olly, C.LE., K.H . P., 1.;\1.S., who expressed his satisfaction at the efficiency of the Divisions.

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Divisions Administered by H eadquarters. QlIctta XlIrsillg Dlt'lsion.-The strength of the Division is ~ow 58 compared .,"'.ith 2 in 193 . The DiVIsion continues 1.0 do very useful work m the way of trammg members of the general public in First Aid and Horne Tursing. Two. series of Firs.t Aid and Home ~urstng lectures were organized during the year, and ill all 94 candIdate ' quallfi.ed 10 First Aid and 2 in Home Nursing. Extra classes. were also held for practical work and special lectures on the care of the eyes, antI-gas measures, surgical cleanlmes , spread of diseases were organized. . . ;\ s a result of re-examination in 1939, 7 members have become elIgIble for :'IledalllOns and -1 members for :t\ursing Pendants. Dunng the year several members volunteered for duty in the British Military Hospital. They each did three consecutive days' work and much appreciated the opportunity of learning ward routine. . . . . After t.he declaration of war, Mrs. Finnis, the PreSIdent of the Quetta DlvisIOn, collected Hs. 19-1 from the member and sent this sum to the Hon. Irs. CoplandGnffiths, Lady uperintendent-in-Chief of Nursing Divisions, St. John Ambulance Brigade Oversea. . . Colonel \V. Bi. et, M.C., Divisional urgeon, made the annual mspectIon on 26th 'eptember at which practical demonstrations were . given by the . rr:embers. He was satisfied WIth the smart turn-out and general effiCIency of the DIVl ion. Conclusion. The remarkable progress recorded in this report has been made possible by hard work done by all Officers and members of the Brigade, and I must express to one and all of them my grateful appreciation of their devoted service to the Order of St. J ohn of Jeru salem. I take this opportunity of placing on record also our sense of gratitude to the H on. ;\Irs. opland-Griffiths, Lady uperintendent-in-Chief of the Brigade Overseas. Her skilled inspections and the high example of voluntary service which her a~duo~s tour of India provided have given a great impetus to the work of the Order m tbls country.

No. XIII District (N.W.F. P.). The North-Western Frontier Province, which was part of No. I District, wa inaugurated as a separate District in April, 1939, with Colonel R. S. Townsend, M.C., M.D ., 1.M.S . , Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, .W.F.P., as its Assistant * The Charing Cross ursing Division sent a parcel of 4~ dozen operation cloths to the Ophthalmic Hospital, Jerusalem, which has been gratefully acknowledged by the warden of the hospital.

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INDIA A. C. BAD ENOCH, C.S .I., C.1.E., Indian H eadquart.ers, 20, Talkatora R oad, • ew Delhi. ::.rajor-General G. G . JOLLY, C.I.E., 1.:11.5 . riss E. C. O'Co NELL, Q.A.r.!. .s. Capt. 1\1. HAFIZ-UD-DIN, M.R .C.S., L.R.C .P. (S t a£I Officer for Training).

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S. C. CHATTERJEE, M.D., C.M.O ., :\ .\Y . H.ail way, Lahore. Mrs. E. l\I. MOODY.

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thya "amity) 13th Calcutta ( orth) 14 th (E. Bengal State Rly., Kanchrapara, European) 15th (E. B engal State Rly., I\:anchrapara , Indian) 16th (E. Bengal State Rly., Saidpu r) 17th Calcutta (Un iv. Inst.) 1 th Barisal (Brojo 1\Iohun College) 19th Calcutta (Ripon Call.) 20th Bari al (BakarganJ) 21st Calcutta (The atyabhama Institute) Calcutta (Post and Telegraphs) Howrah (Physical ulture Inst.)

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Campbell

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C. E . '. FAIRWEATHER , C.LE., 18, Lalbazaar, CalcuUa . Lt.-Colonel ::\I. S. JOSHI, L~I.S. . 'YEALE.

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L. E. Kapier,

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H . E. Wilson, 1\1.B .

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P. K . Chatterjee, I.M.S.

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S. K. Chatterji, M.B.

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C. Pathak, M.B.

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S. K. Ghose, M.D. S . P. Iookerji, M . B.

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l\1.B .

M .B.

Corps Supt. lajor]. 'Voolley, M.B.E., Police Hqrs., 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta. Supt. G. Humble, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta. Supt. O. D'Lastic, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta. Supt. C. Ford, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta. Supt. A. H. Easey, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta. Supt. H . Davies, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta. Supt. T. L. Williams, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta . Supt. V. Churchmichael, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta. Supt. G. ]. Campbell, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta

THE

T. J OHN AMBULANCE BHIGADE OYEHSEA ' .

CALCUTTA POLICE , UB-DISTRTCT (continll ed). UNITS .

o. 3 DISTRICT (continl/ed).

FORMED.

SURCEON .

OFFICER IN OHARCE.

1.1.32

R. Battacharaya, M.B.

1.1.32

S. C. Dutta, M.B.

1.1.33

H. Rahim, M.B.

Supt. T. Keston, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta. Supt. Abani Mohan Gupta, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta . Supt. A. Kinchin, Police Headquartt.rs , 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta. Supt. Ram Chandra Chowdhury, Police Headquarters, 1 ,Lalbazaar, Calcutta.

UNITS.

FORMED.

Ambulance (cant.)

Ambulance (cant.) No.9. Calcutta Mounted Police No. 10. Bailey Guard No.l1. Port Police No. 12. Dock Police No. 13. Northern Civil Police No. 14. Southern Civil Police o. 15. Traffic Police Headquarters Calcutta Police Club

l.1.33 1.5.34

EMPIRE OF INDIA.

Bombay (Radiant Club) Broach (Civil) ...

5.1.19 3l.3.38

Broach (Police)

31.3.38

Sholapur

. :\I. O. Ghani , M.B.

1.4 .37

SuratCosmopolitan Supt. S. Gomez, Police Headquarters, 18, Lalbazaar, Calcutta.

1.5 .34

21.3.17

CaddAhmedabad

1.1.36

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

SURCEON .

G. S. Vazkar, L.M.&S.

Supt. L. S. Vakharkar, 479, Krishna Building, Chira Bazaar, Bombay, 2.

. D . Sake, M.R.C.S.

Supt. V. K. Kulkarni, B.SC., Rao Saheb Mulay Building, ew Peth, Sholapur. Supt. P. H. Surty, Saher Bakery, N anpara, Surat.

P. S. Kapadia, l\1.B ., B.S.

1. 1. 29

Bombay (Parsi) .. ,

1.10.25

1.4.38 Sholapur

1.6.34

M. Dubash, D.O., M.B.

N. D. Sane, M.R.C.S.

Cadet Supt. D. F. Panthaki, :'.I.B .E., 267, Girgaon Road, Bombay. Cadet Supt. V. K. Kulkarni, B.SC., Rao Saheb 1Iulay Building, New Peth, Sholapur.

NursingNO . 3. DISTRICT .

Comprising Bomba·), arid Hydembad Pro'l.'inces, ''lI!ith J-Ifadqltarfers at Bombay.

SFOIW ,

Assistant Commissioner

Lt..- 0 1.

District Surgeon District Superin t endent Lady District Superin t endent

I-li-; :\IaJ cs ty 's "£tnl , B o mba\' Capt. F. N. K ·\PADI.\ , M . D . , I.M . S . Maj or F . T . DEATK ER. :\1r5. L. T . H \ . ·S I ORD .

HA .

C I. E.,

Ahmedabad

8.10.16

BOMBAY CORPS

17.6.04

Bombay (Accountant General's Office) Bombay (Cosmopolitan)

~l.B .,

B.S.

upt. ' ardar J . Yahl , I\:arani , P .O . .-\hmedabad .

5.1.13

Bombay (Parsi)

A. D. Edal Behram, B.A., l>LB., B.S.

Lady Supt. )'Irs. K. S . Tyabji, 152, Kambeker Street, Bombay, 3. Dr. A. D. Edal Behram, Havabibi Building, Cumbala Hill, Bombay.

31.7.39

Bombay (Y .\\' ...\ .)

Poo na and KJrkee

B o .· ~ ,

H Y . Khwaja, F.R .C.S.

1.2AO

1. .38

...

Trimulgherry

21.10.39

Cade/Bombay (Parsi) ...

21.10.25

21.2.-l0

SECUXDERABAD SUB-DISTRICT.

1.4.14

Capt.

A. D' Ollza,

L.M . .

Bombay 15. 11.11 (Hindu S. S. L. ) Bombay 9.2.06 (J e"vish) Bombay 23. 12.22 (Maratha) Bombay 25.9. 32 (Muslim ) Bombay 17.6.04 (Parsi) Bombay (People's Union)

J. J. De. ai ,

22.4 .35

Bombay(;\Iuslim) R. I ,

Sholapur

Ambulance-

17.6.04

BOMBAY CORPS

9.1. 22

D. S. Ajinkya,

M.S.

]. Ezekial, L.;\l.S. S.

. Savant,

l\I.B . ,

B.S.

G. A. Sheikh, l\I.B ., B.S.

S. K. Engineer, o. B. E., F.R.C. P. M. E. Pavri, L.R.C.P. K. S. Patel, M. B., B. S. S. \V. Patil, L. M. &s.

Supt. Capt. J. D . l\:olhawala, Offi.ce 01 Polson, Ltd., Lloyd Buildings, P.O. Box 367, Ballard Estate, Bombay . upt. \\'. , . Gorakshaker, c/o Forbes Campbell & Co., Home t., Fort. Supt. . Judah, Silver "\Iansion, Chinchbunda Road , Bombay, 9 Supt. A. H. Savant, K,M.D. Samaj Hall, Navalkar Lane, Girgaon, Bombay. Supt. M. 1\1. Killedar, Killedar Street, Jacob Circle, Bombay. Supt. D. F. Panthaki, 1. B. E. 267, Girgaol1 Road, Bombay. I

Supt. P. D. Mahajan, 595, Lady J amsetyi Bombay 14.

Road,

Dadar,

Di trict

uperintendent

Di trict urgeon Di trict Officer

AmbulanceLallaguda Ely. ...

1.1.40

Secunderabad (Boy Scouts) Secunderabad C.A. (Health Dept.)

9.2 .39

NursingSecunderabad (Indian Red Cross Society)

22.5.39

16.2.39

Lt.-Col. J. C. PYPER, O.B.E., M.B., Re idency Surgeon, Hyderabad. S. P. TAYLOR, l\I.B. , CH.B., B.SC. P. T. J. Doss, M.B., CH.B.

THE

T. J OHN

EMPIRE OF

mULA" CE BRIGADE OVERSEA.

NO.4.

0 IS T RIC T.

Comprniflf[ Madras, Camatic, TravatJcore, atld Nortfum Ci,-cas Provinces, with Hwdquarters at Madras. Assistant Commissioner

Di trict Surgeon

AmbulanceAnantapur (Ceded Districts College) MADRAS CORPS

Mrs. C. 1II. TOWN. i'.Irs. E. X G. :'IIOCKETT.

FORMID.

omo ..

14.2.40

D. Satyanarayana, L.M.P.

11. 1. 15

P. 1<. Bhima Rao, L.:'II.P.

Buckingham :}Iill

25.1.27

Carna tic :}Iill ...

25.1. 27

George T OWll ...

11.1.15

Iadras (A.G.)

7.12.39

Madras (Govt. Press) Madras (Muslim)

4.5.40

Nursing-

11.1.15

MADRAS CORPS

M. V. RAMANUJAN CHETTY .

Lady District Officers

No. 1 Madras

14 .3.39

Madras (Stanley)

30 . .39

Bhima

6.7AO

Tric.hinopoly (Golden l{ock) ---

Comprising the State

Madras (Port Trust) Madras-I-Azam Madras (Stanley Medical College) Madras (Su rgeon General's) Mambalam

15 .7.35

14.10.38 7.8.39 15.8.39 4.5.38

A. M. ]. Sheerazi, U. R. K.

R. 1<anagasabathy, M.B. T. V. Rao, l\1.B.

Royapetta

11.1.15

U . K. L. Narayana R ao,

Sowcarpet

11.1.15

U. L. Narayana Rao ,

Triplicane

11.1.15

\i\Tash ermaupet

11.1.15

Trichinopoly

Supt. Capt. D. E. abhesan, GO\ t. Royapuram IIospital, :'IIadras. Supt. P. K. i'.Iaduramuthu, IOO , :}[ou ni I{oad, Cathedral 1'.0., Iadras .

L.M. P.

1.5.40

M.P.

Acting A si tant Commi ioner

P. PARTHASARATHY, L.M.S., B.SC., L.R.C.P., Director of Public Health, Bangalore.

Dis trict

]. V. KARVE, M.B., CH.B.

urg eon

District S uperintendent

H. R. ABDUL GAFFAR, B.A.

Di trict Officer

B. X. _ ARAYANA RAO.

AmbulanceNo. 1 Bangalore (Scout) No. 2 Bangalore (Central College) No.3 Malleswaram No. 4 Chamundy No.5 Chikmagalur No.6 Bangalore

M.B. L.

M ysore, with Headquarters at Bangalore.

M.B.

Tair, L.M.P.

T. Rajaram,

DIS T RIC T,

Tham bu

Su pt. Syed Ahmed Sahib, Muslim Amb. Society, 4, Annaswamy Naicker Street, Ellis Road, Mount Road, Madras.

15 .11.39

uttaU.

2-L6AO

NO.5.

Bharathan, 325, trcet, Georgetown

Lady Corps Supt. Mrs.

Lady Supt. Mrs. Elphinston, Red Cross Buildings, ~Ionteii.h Road, Egmore.

upL T. Chetty

Rao,

1.9.39

Trichinopoly

ouae£.

L.M.P.

3rd Madras

U. :'II. Rao, :'I1.B. K. G. M. Bhandari, l\l.B.

Supt. Major]. F. Shepherd, M.B., :Medical College, Vizagapatam.

:\1. G. Kini, M.CH.

frs. E. C. DIBDIN, O.B.E., S.R.N.

District Offi cer

9.8.39

(Dolphin)

Rao Sahib Dr. U. RAMA RAU, P.O. Box 166, Madras.

Lady District Superintendent

uwm.

Ambulance (cont.)

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

SURCEON.

FORMED.

V Izagapa tam

:'IIajor "V. P. LAPPIN, 1.:'I1.S.

DIA.

DISTRICT (continued).

UNITS.

Major-General NORMAN M. WILSON, C.I.E., O.B.E., I.M.S., Surgeon-General with the Govt. of Madras.

District Superintendent

Supt. A. B. Lakshman, "Srinivasam," Tiruvatiyour High Road, Washermaupet, Madras.

Mysore (Sree Maruti)

17.12 .33 20.12.33 17.12.33 9.11.35 29.5.36 15 .11 .38 26.6.39

CadetNo. 1 Bangalore (Kanteerava)

7 .9.37

B. M. Iadhaya Rad, L.M .S. M. T. arasimhar, L.M .P.

THE

J OH r

AMB ULA CE BRIGADE OYER EAS . NO.6.

EMPIRE OF

DISTRIOT.

Comprising the East Indian Railway, with Headq uarters at Calcutta. Assistant Commissioner Major F. E . R. LABORDA, M.R.C.S., E.I. Rly ., Calc utta. District Superintendent Major G. E. PAUL, M.E., B.S. Lady District Superintendent Mrs. V. 1. MARRIOTT. District Officer Captain B. G . KANE, M.B.

UNITS.

FORMED.

8URCEON.

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

AmbulanceNo.1 Lillooah

2.7.32

R. H. Lulla, l\I.B.

Supt. J .

No.2 Lillooah

2 .7.32

P. C. Condoo, L.l\l.F.

Supt. G. R. Hume, E.I. Railway, Lillooah. Supt. J. A . Morris, E .!. Railway, Jamalpar.

No . 5 Jamalpar Workshop No.6 Jamalpar Workshop No.8 Lillooah Workshop (Artisans) No.9 Lucknow (Combined Workshops)

NursingNo. 1 Lillooah (European) No . 2 Dinapore (European) No.3 Assansol ...

14 .7.32 14 .7.32

S. Bannerj ee, M.B.

30.1.36 9.4.36

"V. Campbell,

Supt. R. Rajagopalan, shops, Lillouah.

Lady upt. :'-1r . Fleeton, I , Gardiner Eoad, Llllooah. Lady upt. :'-1rs. ~I. Gatford, Khagou P.O., Dmapore.

8.1.36 1.1.40

No. 7 0 1ST RIC T.

Comprising the United Provinces, with Headquarters at Lllcknow. Assistant Commissioner District Surgeon District Superintendent Lady District Superintendent District Sergeant

Colonel T. C. BOYD, 1\1 R.C.P., F.R.C.S., Inspector-General, Civil Hospltals, Lucknow. BHAGWANT GOPAL, M B.

RAI AHIB A. D. ] OSHI. Mrs. P. S. IYER, 1\1.B.E. O. P ..--\GRAWAL.

AmbulanceNo. 1 Allahabad

15 .5 .36

No. 2 Allahabad

15.9.39

No.2 Bareilly ...

7.9 .36

No. 3 Cawnpore...

20.6 .37

No.4 Agra

6.8.37

No. 5 Etawah

4.8.37

No. 6 Farrukhabad (Christian High School)

11.7.38

B . B . Rai, M.B . Capt. A. M. Khan, M.B. R. C. Tatapore, M.B.

DIA.

r o. 7 DISTRICT (continued). UNITI.

FORMED.

Ambulance (cont.) No. 7 Lucknow Lucknow (Govt. Training ollege) ):'0. 9 Cavvnpore (Christ Church allege) :'Iforadabad (C.l-1.l. ollege) lansdowne (~arh\\'al (K G.G. HIgh 'chool) Fyzabad ...

1.12 .38

IUROfON.

OFFIOER IN CHARCE.

B. B. Sharma, M.B.

27.1.39

.'0.

I I

1.10.39 1.7.39 7.11.39 1.l1.39

. & W. \Yor k-

30.11.35

Supt. Prof. A. . Dutt, Bareilly College, Bareilly. Supt. yed Ahmed Hassan, Filaq l\Iohal, Cawnpore. Supt. G. S. Vijoy, Sukhi Sadan, Etawah.

CadetAgra (Govt. High 1.10 .33 School) Agra (St. Peter's 2.2.37 College) Allahabad (Anglo- 12 .11.3 Bengali Int. College) Allahabad (Gov t . 1.10 .33 Int. College) Baretlly (I Lamia 8.1.37 High School) Cawnpore (Govt. 1.10 .33 High School) • "'0. 2 Cawnpore 1.1037

Mohan Lal, M.B.

Cadet Supt. S. M. Khan, Govt. High School, Cawnpore .

(~Iuslim

Orphanage) .l~o. 3 Cawnpore 15.10 .37 (Halim :'1usl!m College) Etawah (Govt. Int. 1.1.40 College) Farrukhabad .3.3 (Christian High) , chool) Fategarh Govern17.2.38 ment 'chool Fyzabad (Govt. 1.9.35 Int. College) Lucknow (Gov t. 1.11.34 JubiLee Intermediate College) Mainpuri 20 .8. 31 No. I (G. H .S.) Mainpuri 1.11.31 No.2 (A.K.H .S.) Mainpuri No.3 1 5 .12.35 (N .A.V. High School) Moradabad (Coro- 10 .11.35 nation Hindu High School)

Cadet Supt. R. B. Sharma, M.SC., Govt. Inter. College, Fyzabad.

Cadet Supt. R. Purang, School, Iainpuri.

R. N. Varma, L.M.P.

Govt.

High

Cadet Supt. S. S. L. Sharma, ~sst . Master, Coronation Hindu Hlgh School, Moradabad.

72 ~ o.

THE

T. J OH)l" AMBULA~CE BRIGADE OVER EAS.

EMPIRE OF

7 DISTRICT (contill ued). -----

UNITS.

FORM!D.

1--

1.10.3

No.2 Etewah

5.12.38

SURQEON.

Cadet1 Allahabad (J agat Taran . G.H.S.) TO. 2 Allahabad (::\1ary ,\Vanamaker G.H.S.) 1: o. 3 Cawnpore .1 TO.

Lady Supt. ::\liss A. D. hips to ne, B.U. Int. College, Cawnpore.

4.1.39 23.3.39

3.1.39

.T.S.

Supt. D. Lal, Darbhanga 1Iedical School, Laheriasarai.

U. P. Sinha, M.B.

Corps Supt. . P. Yarma, :lLB., ::'Iedical College Hospital, Patna.

1.7.39 31.1.39

PATNA (PRINCE OF WALES MEDICAL COLLEGE) CORPS

1.11 .3

Di\'i:lOn

2.5.3

Division

12.6.3

Division

19. 10.38

Paina Training School

30.9.2-1

14.8.37

Cnt/ctPa tna (Collegiate chool)

NursingDarbhanga 9..3 (\lcdlcal 'chool) Itlu 26.12.3

E. ::'Iarks, L.R.C.P.

Com missi oner Dis tri ct Surgeon ... Lady Dis trict Surgeon Dis tri c t Superintend e nt ... L ady Distr ict Sup erinte nde nt Dis tri ct Officer s Lady Dis trict Officer s

Colonel H. STOTT, O.B.E., M.D ., InspectorGeneral Civil Hospitals, Bihar. Capt. ::\1. HUSAIN, ?lI.B. ::'IARGARET \V. ANDERSON l\! B H. PRASAD, M.B. , .. Miss C. TYZACK. D. P. lATH, ?>LB. P. R. S. UPADHYAY. ::\1rs. B. DE VALL. ::\Irs. BIGGS.

31.7.39

PAT A ( PR! CE OF WALES llDICAL COLLEGE) CORPS

1.11.3

. ·0. 1 Division

12 .6.3

•• o. 2 Division

21.6.3

Cadet\ Patna( t.Joseph's onvent)

Lt. G. Doyle, I.M.D. D. N. Roy, l\1.B.

Supt. W. A. Spray, agpur Rly., Joint Colliery, Bokaro. Supt. P. Dhar, Darbhanga Medical School, Laheriasarai.

U. P. Sinha, ?>LB.

Lady Corps Supt. :Mrs. C. S. Heyland, Nurses' Home, Medical College Hospital, Patna . Lady Supt. Mrs. C. ::\Ioore, ~urses' Home, l\1.C.H., Patna. Lady upt. :Mrs. D. Murray, :Nurses' Home, M.C.H., Patna.

1.1.39

DnA. 'BAD JHARIA COALFIELD SUB-DISTRICT. A sistan t Commis io n er ,\V. KIRBY, Dept. of Di tr ict Su rgeo n District Superin t e n dent D is t rict Officer

Ambulance9.8.38

Act. Lady Supt. ::\1rs. O. Robinson, S.R.N., D.:\1.S. Hospital, Laheriasarai.

Patna (Duchess of 19 . 12.3 Tcck)

21.6 .3

18.7.32

Madan Lal, M.B.

Supt. 1. Ahmad, Medical College Hospital, Paina. Supt. ::\1. Prasad, Medical College Hospital, Patna. Supt. B. P. Sinha, Training School, Patna.

D I STRICT.

No . 9 DIS T R I C T .

Darbhanga (Medical School No. 1)

~I.B.

S. P. Sinha,

24.3.39

25.12.36

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

5.9.39

PaLna (Bihar College of Engineering)

Comprising the Province of Bihar, with H eadql.larters at Patna.

AmbulanceBhagalpur (Military Police) Bokaro Coalfield

9 .. 3

SURCEON.

10.5.39

NO.8

No. 1 Pench Valley

FORMED. \

Ambulance (cont.) Darbhanga (:\ledical School • TO. 2) Jarnac.loba

Comprising the Central Provinces, wLth Headquarters at X'1gpur. Assis tan t Co m missioner Coloncl D. H. RAI, :lI.C., I.~r.s. Distric t .Su~geon . Lt.-Col. J. ::'1. R. HEX);'ESSY, r.:'ol,S. La dy DIstrIc t Supermtendent ::'Iis . Y. IIIR.\LI,:'or B. Dis t r i ct Office r G. K. KULKc\R);,I, L.R.C.P.

AmbulanceBalaghat (Forest School) Jubbulpore Police

UNITS.

OP'Flon IN CHARCE.

.Tathnagar

Xo . 3 Allahabad

DIA.

1\0. 9 DISTRICT (continued).

Ambulance (cont.) Cadet (co12t.)Mor adabad (Govt. 15 .11.34 Intermediate College) U nao (Govt. H igh 16.11.33 School) NursingKo . 1 Cawnpore ...

Bararee ...

4.9.40

::\lalkera-Ka tras

1.5..10

Pure Jharia

25.2.40

Mines, l\Ianbhum, Bihar. L. ,\V. ASHTON-RoSE, ?>LR.C.S. T. BARRACLOUGH. P. F. HOPE.

Dhanbad,

THE

J OH.

IBULANCE BRIGADE OVER EAS.

SI GHBHUM

UB-DISTRICT .

Ass istant Commission e r

SINGHBHUM SUB-DISTRICT (continued).

J. J. GHANDY, Tala Iron and Steel Co., Jamshedpur.

Dis trict Surge on ' "

]. £II. RAKSHIT, M.B.

Dis trict Superinte nd e nt

A. B. BRYANT.

Dis trict Office rs

K. A. D. AORO]I. ::-Iajor E. C. J. CUN INGHA:\I. F. G. PERCIVAL.

Lady Dis trict Supe rinte nde nt

I FORMEO. I

UNITS.

AmbulanceGolmuri (Indian Cable Co.) Noamundi J AMSHEDPUR ( T Iseo WORKs) C ORPS

Bar ::-1ills

25.7.39

. Chakravarty, L.R.C.P.

CORPS Cavell ...

26 .3.40

Florence

22.9.39

Edna Toussaint, L.M.P.

. . Ightingale

22.9.39

Tehmi Kapadia, M.B .

No. 10

DISTRICT.

Comprising the Province of Delhi with Headquarters at Delhi. Acting A ~ . Chakravarty, L.R.C .P.

K P.

Corp Supt. P. II. Eutar, Tata Iron Steel 0., ]amshedpur.

Di trict

i tant Commission er

engupta, L.:\I.P.

Blast Furnace

25.7.39

Brick Department Chemmetee

25 .7.39

G. Guha, L.1\l.F.

25.7.39

L. B. Kabi, L.:\I.P.

Coke Ovens

25.7.39

B. 1\1. Pati, L."I.P.

Dalma

22.9.39

ill. N". Das, L.1\l.F.

Dimna

22.9.39

S. C. Sengupta, L.M.F.

Duplex Plant

25.7.39

Electrical

25.7.39

D. N. illukherjee, L.;lI.F.

Foundries and Stores Miscellaneous

25.7.39

S. Ahmad, L."I.F.

25.7.39

S. Sen, L.M.P.

Open Hearth ...

25.7.39

P. C. Biswas, L.lILF.

Plate l\lill

25.7.39

Roll Turning ...

25.7.39

J. C. Chakravorty, L.lII.F. S. K. Sen, L.lII.P.

...

25.7.39

K. C. Dutta, L.M.F.

25.7.39

J . C. Roy, L.M.P.

~1ills

Salvage and Construction Sheet ;'\1ill Shops

...

Technical Institute

T .

~Iahapatra,

L."LP.

S. Karayana, L.;lI.P.

22. 11.39 25.7.39

J . L. Das Gupta, L.M.F.

25. 7.39

S. R. Sarma, LB.

upt. , . '\r. "\Iurtaza, -lIP, I3urma ~rlI1C . P.O. Tatanaga. upt. II. K. ::-Ilt.ra, Tisco "'ork , Jam· heclpur. upt . _T. Sen, 5, Phalgu I oael, Jam shcd. pur. upt . '. Hoy, 37, ~ H.oael, Jamshe(lpur. upt. B .... I chaporia, 5, Central .\\ CI1UC, Jam sheclpur. Supt. D. Tewary, ~Iaharani Mansion -, J am shed pur. Supt. R "\. 7IJ. " 'ngh t, 16, Triangle, J amshcdpur. Supt. A. H. Khan, I, Office ]amshcclpur. upt. £II. H . Khan, 10, Koi J am shed pur. Supt. J. Dikshilar, 2, "E J am shed pur. Supt. V. D . Talwar, Inncr Circular Road, J amshecl pur. Supt. S. en, 16, Kosi Hoad, ] am bcelpur. T.

Supt. S. Dasgupta, 20, Straight ~rtle Road, Jamshedpur. Supt. G. Kumar, "Anand Bhawan," Bank Area, Jamshedpur. Supt. G. . Mukerji, 30, "J Road, J amshedpur.

A mbulanceDe 1111

up erint e nd e nt

1.11.35

Mrs. M. Y.

H. R.

S. 1\1. Chopra, M.B.

IASON.

ThIAYAR.

Supt. K. Sharma Gain, Middle School, Dariagang, Delhi.

Delhi (D.A.C.- ! 2.UO.39 P. and T .) XC\\' Delhi (.\udit 17.10 .39 Office-I '.D.) ),cw D lhl 10.2AO (Bu rdon) . . Tew Delhi 2~ . 12.39 H.aJamohan)

CadctDelhi (ommcrcial 17.10.39 High 'chool) "XewDelhi (l\Iodern 19. 10.3 High chool) Delhi (H.eforma31.l 0.39 tory School) NursingDelhi (Hannah en) Delhi (Lady Burdon) Delhi-Simla

2.3.40 12.2.40 5 . .37

Supt. S. N. Roy, Technical Inst., J am· shedpur.

Lt.-Colonel ::'1. ill. CRUICKSHANK, I.M.S., C.M.O., Delhi. Captain M. H. SHAH, I.M.S.

urgeon ...

Lady Di tri ct Di tri c t Offi cer

Rolling

Lady Supt. Miss M. Godfrey, 10, C.D . Road, ] amshedpur. Lady Supt. :Mrs. B. V. Pradhan, 46, Straight Mile Road, J amshedpur.

OFFICER IN CHARCE .

15.9.39

25.7.39

OFFIOER IN CHARQE.

SURCEON.

FORMEO.

NursingJAMSHEDPUR (TISeO WORKS)

1.\Irs. E. B. BRYA T.

SURCEON.

UNITS.

1.5.40

25.7.39

EMPIRE OF I ND I A.

Cadet Supt. A. Kish or e, c / o Modern High School, Bar ahamba Road, ew Delhi.

A. P. Mittra, L. l.S.S.A. A. Batty, L.R.C .P. Lt.-Col. H. H. Elliott, I.M.S.

Lady Supt. Mrs. Hogge, 15, Aurungzeb Road, Kew Delhi . Lady Supt. Mrs . B . Webb- J ohnson, 6, Akbar Road, ew Delhi.

CadetDelhi

11.4.32

Delhi-Simla (St. Thomas School)

19 .8.32

L. R. Ram, L.S.F .

Lady Ca det S upt. Mrs. H. Massey , Rambye Road, Delhi. Lady Cadet Su pt. Lady Birnie, c/o Major E. St. ]. Birnie, Army Hdqrs., Tew Delhi.

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THE

J OH)l"

N o . 12 DISTRI CT (cont£nued).

No. II DISTRICT. Comprising the Province of Sind with Headquarters at I<arachi. Lt.-Col. N. BRIGGS, 1.1\1.s., Director of Health and Public Services, Karachi. B. \v. ADVA I, L.R.C.P. & S. KHAN BAHADUR, . D. Contractor. 1\1rs. D. E. MUNRO, M.B.E. ]\lrs. 1\1. L. -EAL. ]\lrs. BRIGGS.

Assistant Commissioner Dis trict Surgeon ... Dis trict Sup erintend e nt Lad y Di tri c t Sup e rint e nd e nt Lady Dis trict Officer s

UNITS.

FORMED.

SURceON .

OFFICER IN OHARCE.

AmbulanceKarachi

21.11.36

Karachi (Port Trust) Karachi (Rover)

.3.39

I'lL R. Yesuna,

LB.

Capt. K. G.I'IIohile, M.B.

Supl. IT. ::'1. I{:arachi .

Dhalla,

15,

RA.

Line,

1. .39

LaJamusa ~ -ormal

(God. 'chool

2-.10.39

(Go\'t.. 'chool

2-.10.39

(G() \ t. 'chool

25.10.39

:'IIuntgomery (Canal 'ulony) :-Jontgomcn' (Dblnct -Board) :'IIontgomery {Di:-;lrict (ourb) ;\Iontgomcry (J ail)

19 .12.39

• TU.

~·o.

19.3.40

Karachi (Ko. 1)

24 .9.37

P. V. Tharanee, c."l.& s.

Karachi (No. 2)

15.10.38

B. L. Chopra, L.R.C.P. Eva 0' ulli\'an,

Lady Supt. ,Irs . ..\. F. ::'Iasson, Grammar chool I rouse, Frer e 'trect, I"arachi Lady Supt :'Irs. Murphy, 1- , }\:utcb ry l~oad, Earachi.

:lI.B.

1 .1.40 20.1 ..to Lady upt.. ::'115 1. II. Tbompson, 1 Q u een's Hoad, Karachi.

No. 12

DISTRICT .

Comprising the Province of the Punjab with Headquarters at Lahore. Acti n g Assis tant Commissio ner Dist r i ct Su rgeon Lady Dis trict Surgeon Dis tric t S upe rint e nd e nt Lady Dis trict Superintendent

28.2.40

Lahore (Friends)

22.2.40

Lahore (Forman Christian College)

2. 12.28

:'IIontg-omery (.'IfUnLClpal) :-J uzaHargarh

Colonel P. B. BUARUCIIA, O.n.E., D.S 0., I.~I.s . , Inspector - General iv1l IIospital ', Lahore. Lt.-Col. \Y. Ross- 'TEWART, C.I.E .. I.C.S., ;lI.D ~Iiss E. 1. HA;\lILTON-BRO\\'N, :lIB. KHAN AHIB AHMED EHA. IIAUDHRAI. ]\Irs. BOURNE.

17.1139 1.1239 -U2.39 20.12.39 15.6.39 1. 1 37 26.5.26

A.. H. Bartley,

LR.C.S.

Supt. A. Cardoza, Office of the Director of Contracts, Army Hdqrs ., Simla.

CadctLahore (Cat.hedral School)

27 .11.39

Ambulance-

Rawalpindi (Gordon College) Simla

1.9.39

Lahore (Burdon)

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

SURCEON.

Ambulance (conI.)

Lalamusa ~. ormal

2-1.5.39

1.10.3

1.1.28 Lahore (Cent.ral Training College) 24.4.2 Lahore (Govt. College) 1.2 .25 Lahore (I slamia ollege) 19 .12.28 Lahore ( anat.an Dharma College) 23 .. 39 Lahore ( nity) ...

Lalamusa .1 Tormal

NursingHyderabad

Karachi (Cantonment) Karachi (Carneiro) Karachi (Dhamibai Basansingh) Karachi (Old Girls' Association) (Mama School) Karachi (St. Josephs)

FORMED.

UNITS.

• () 1)

.5.39

Karachi (vY.B High School) Karachi (Young Mens' Muslim Association)

EMPIRE OF INDIA.

A~IBULAKCE BRIGADE OYER EA .

NursingAmritsar (Saraswat.i School) Kasauli .. ,

.6.36

15 .5.3 4 8.5.39

Lahore (Cantonment) Lahore (Charing Cross) Lahore (Civil)

1·1.2.37 31.3. 28

Rawalpindi

12 .3.38

3.3.37

CadetAmritsar (Saraswati Girls' School)

1.4.38

G. McGuire, D.M.C.C.

Lady Supt. Irs. A. IcNabb, 22, Racecourse Road, Lahore. Lady Supt. Mrs . B. Grahamslaw, c/o Ranken & Co., The Mall, Lahore. Lady Supt. Mrs. E. \\ oodford,175a, Gwyn Thomas Road, Rawalpindi.

THE

T . J OHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVE RSEAS.

O. 12 DISTRICT (continued). UNITS .

Nursing (cont.) Cadet (cont.)Lahore (Cathedral) School) Lahore (Chanburj) Lahore (Lady Mac1agen)

FORMED.

Commandery in New Zealand.

8URCEON.

OFFIOER IN CHARCE.

I 5.11.34 1.1.40

No . 13 DISTRICT . Assistant Commissioner

Colonel -:V. C. PA.TON, LM.S .. Inspector-General Clvtl Hospltals, . \V.F. Province Peshawar. ' Iiss E . OR A~1.

Lady Dis tri ct Sup erintend e nt. ..

1.9.37 11.2.36

Nowshera

14.3.38

Lady Supt. :'1rs. E ..\ . Dlckins ~ -t lub Road, • Towshera. " Peshawar 16.3 .37 Capt. F. \V. 'Whiteman, Lady upL ~1rs . . De Butts, ,Hospital ____________-L________-L_~M~.~B~ . ______________~__~R~o~a~d~,_l~~~e~sl~la~,~var_.____________ ._____

No . 14 DISTRICT .

Comprising the Province of Assam. Assis tant Co m m ission er

Colonel E. . PHIPSO. , C. I E., 0 .5.0., Inspector· General, Civil Ho pltals, Assam.

Ambulance-Shillong ...

Nursing-Thakurbari

15.5.40 1.6.40

DIVISIONS

NursingQuetta

29. 12.36

Barclay,

O.B.E.,

Commandery

Commissioner,

A uchland District. Ambulance: Bay of I slands, Helensville, Auckland Hospital, Mangapeehi, i\gongotaha, \ Vhakatane. T urslllg: ~ T orthern \Vairoa, Ellerslie, Point Chevalier. adet Ambulance: Orakei, Rotorua. Cadet. Tursing.-Orakei, \\'estmere School, Rotorua.

1.1.40

Kohat

The year has been one of unusual activity in Kew Zealand. The membership now totals 6,555 against 5,173 for the year 1938. Forty-seven new Divisions have been registered (19 Ambulance, 8 l\ursing, 8 Cadet Ambulance, 10 Cadet ~ursing, and 2 A.RP.). The particulars are as follows : -

Comprising the North-West Frontier Province.

NursingAbbottabad

Lt .- olonc1 reports : -

ADMINISTERED

DIRECT

Lt.-Col.

Dun,

D.S.O., M.C., M.B.

INDIAN

HEADQUARTERS .

Lady Supt. Mrs . D . A. Sachs, 8, Phayre Road, Quetta.

TV elllllgton District. .\mbulance: Taradale, \Vaipukurau, Dannevirke, Xewtown, Palmerston Xorth Railwa.y, Xelson • -0 2, :\Iotueka. ... 'urslng \\'elltn gton Hailway, Hataitai, Island Bay, Kia Ora. 'auel .\mbulan ce: Thorndon :\Iarist, Xelson College. adet _-ursing: ~Iasterton, Te Ore Ore, Gladstone School, Palmerston North , .-elson. TV anganui District. Ambulance; -renui, Opunake.

Calltel'bury alld West Coast District. ,\mbulance Christchurch Police, Papanlll, \Yestport, Greymouth. Cadet _\mbulance: Bclfa ·t. Cust, Christchurch \ Yest Boys' H.S., Timaru Boys' II.S. Cadet • ~ursing: Papanui Tech. College, St. Camillus. Otago District. _\ . H. P . Otago .\ .R.P. Reserve Division (l\1en); Otago A.R.P. Reserve Division (\Y omen). Ill vercal'gill District . . 'ursing: -tewart Island . Th annual reports from Corp and Divisions throughout New Zealand show that the number of services performed during the year was 110,993 against 85,775 for 1938. The case of Fm,t Aid attended to on Public Duty totalled 39,595 against 32,3 0 for the previous year. The Public Duty carried out on a selected aturdayafternoon during the winter ports season showed that 1,256 games ,,,ere attended, 899 adult members and 269 adets were on duty, and 1,9 17 cases were treated; the number () [ cases in t he selected day in the previous year was 1,72 . The number of cases attended to not on public duty was 54 ,272 against -t2,-t85 for the preceding year. The Removal or Transport work in which members of the Brigade assisted amounted to 8,3 6 cases. 1\Iembers of the Brigade have attended regularly at Ambulance tations, and have gone out as drivers or assistants on the motor ambulances, and much voluntary service has been rendered . The num.ber of IIospital Attendances by members of the Nursing Divisions was 7,3-13 against -1 - 0 for the year 1938. The large increase is due to the training of members to enable them to qualify for the oluntary Aid Detachments. The number of cases nursed privately by members of N ursing Divisions ,vas 1,397. The Cadet work has progressed in the Auckland, vYellington, and Canterbury Districts, and it is hoped that in 19-10 other districts will show an advance under this head. The number of Cadet Proficiency Certificates issued during the year was 1,836,

THE

T. JOHN

THE

the figures for the respective Districts being Au ckland 718 , Wellingto n 60.J-, Wanganui 2, Canterbury 36 1, Otago 71. Twenty-six Grand Prior's Cadet Badges were issued during the year, and a number are now overdue. The northern part of the \Vellington Di trict has been formed into what will be known as the" Hawkes Bay Sub-District ". This will result in improved administration . There have been a good many changes amongst the Officers . Dr. C. D. H enry, C.5'!'.]., :'IT:A., l\LD., B.C., urg~on-ir:-Chi~f for the Dominion, found It nece sary o~mg to Ill. health to tender his reslgnatlOn. Dr. Henry ha' had a long association with the. ~ngade and the .servi ~e which he has rendered is gratefully acknowledged . The poslbon ?f ~urgeon-Ill-Chlef has been filled by the appointment of Sir Louis E. Barnett, Dlstnct urgeo n of the Otago District. District Superintendent \Villiam Bourne has been appointed as .\ s istant Commissioner in the \Van cyan ui District. It is \"ith r~gret that I ha\'e to announce the death of :-Iaj or \Vililam. Fleming, S.B.ST.]., which took place at Dunedin on lIth February, 1939. '\Iajor Fleming was an old worker for St. John, ane! at the time of his retiral was Assistant 001missioner in charge of the Otago Di trict. Thirteen. members of the Brigade were admitted to the Order, 3 Officer-; were promoted III Grade, and 1 member received the Yellum \ 'o te of Thank . During the past year 11 member received the 'en'ice .\Iedal of the Order, whilst 7 members recei\'ed the Bar for additional service. ~ At the opening of th.e ~ew Zealand Centennial ExhibitIon at \VellIn gton on the 8~h Nov~mber, .the Bngade undertook the great respon ibilily of supplying Fir~t AId service durmg the tenure of the Exhibition, i.e. six months The Exhibition Company provided the Brigade with a suilable block of four rooms in one of the admini~~rative buildings, and these are being used as dres ' !nU and staH rooms I~ addlbo~ the Company has been most generous in .upplymg equipment and First .\Id matenal, and has also arranged for the free admhslon tf) lhe ExhibitIOn of Brigade members in. uniform. The attendance of member for duty each day froIll 10 a.m. to 1 ~ 'p.m. IS arranged by the Corps staff and ha been efficiently carried out. In ad~lbon to attendance at the Dressing Hoom ', it is necesary to arrange for the vanous Courts, Playland, and the Exhibition grounds to be contInuously patrolled, S? that from 20 to 30 members are required to be o n duty, particularl\' m the evelllngs and on Saturday afternoons. \Vhil t a number of vlsitin" member" from other dist.ri~t.s have assi.st~d, th~ bulk of t.he work nat.urally falls on th~ members of the loc~l DlvI .lOns, ~nd .It IS. deSired to place on recorcl SIncere appreciation of the splendId serVIce wh~ ch IS bemg renderecl-a service which is bringing the value of St. John work promll1ently before the publIc. The Directors of t.he Exhibition have also expressed their entire sat.isfactlon at. the manner ll1 which the work I being carried out. orne idea .of the extcnt of the 'en 'lcc may be gathered from the retu~n of cases treated which hows that from thc openmg of the ExhibitIon on 8th 1\ovember to th.e end of the year-a period of le'is than two months - 1,0, l persons received attentIon. An invitation was received from the Hon . :\IlI1lstcr uf Educat.ion and Health for the Order to a si~t in the teaching of First ,\id to the pupils of the 5th and 6t.h Stan<;1a!ds of the Pnmary Schools and to t.he Secondary . chools throughou l the DommlOn durmg the month of February, 1939. Although thc notice wa ' short and the sc~ool vacation intervened, th~ propo al was heartily taken up by t.he representatIves of St. John, and a conSiderable amount of work was carried out. It will be understo0<;1 th~t as the tuition had to take place during th e day, while the ~en ere . at their .dally. avocations, the duty fell largely upon the members of :0Jursmg DIVISIons. It IS deSired to acknowledge the services which all so cheerfully rendered. In s<?me places the Brigade representatives instructed the children , in others they aSSisted the teachers, while in some districts the teachers received instruction and afterwards taught their own classes. , In. connection with the commemorat.ion of St. John 's Day, parades for Divine Serv~ce were ~eld by the Brigade in 29 different places, an increase of 7 upon the prevI<?us. year s figures. Members of the Commandery and representat.ives of the ASSOCIatIon were present on these occasions; His Excellency Lord Galway attending the Wellington service. New ambulance premises were opened at Hamilton, and will partly supply a long felt want. At Cambri~ge ar: ~~bulance depot was also opened. The members of the Glen Afton-Pukemlro DlvlslOn are at present enaaged upon the erection of an ambulance building for their own use . 1:>

OMMAI DERY IN NEW ZEALAXD.

MBULANCE BIUGADE OVER EAS.

'ompetitions took place at various places during the year, alt.hough the outbreak of war caused the cancellation of a number of pr?posed contests. . A.RP. and Anti-Gas training has been carned out ~t Auck.land, . HamIlton, hristchurch, and Dunedin, and it is expected that th.e 1l1structlOn WIll soon be extended to othcr centres. 577 Certificates have been Issued. . In August. last intimation was received from th~ Government that It was proposed to proceed wlt.h the formation of Volunt.ary Aid Detachments for Women, and that members of our ursing Divisions between the ages of . 18 and 40, ~ho were in possession of St. J ohn Certificates i~ First Aid , Home i\urs1l1g, a?-d Hygiene, and who desired to qualify for membership, could do so up~n attendI~g for 6~ hours tramll1g at a public hospital. A total of 19.J- ambulance ~Isters '!,:ahfie? dunng the year, the distribution being as follows : Auckland ~3, ,\Vel11~gton ;);) , Chnstchurch 76, and Dunedin 20. Others now await the opportulllty of g01l1g through the course of hospital training. .. . d The call made for men to enlist in the mllItary.forces for servI~e. ~t home an abroad has resulted in a considerablc number of Bngad.e members JO~lllng up. T~e au thoritIe'i agrced to give preference to St. John . men I~ their S~I~ctlOn of recruits for the ~'e w Zealand :'IIedical orps, where their prevlOus trammg wo~ld be of special value. p to the end of the ,Year about 70 members had left and smce then . . they have been going at a more rapid rate. 'ome mont.hs acyo a disaster occurred at the Glen Afton CollIenes, when valuable service was rencle~ecl by members of the local division. The manag~ment conveyed to the Supennlendent its appreciation of the work done by the Bngade, and later forwarded a cheque for £100 to go to\:,a~ds the cost of the erectlOn of the ambulance hall which the Di\"iSlOn is now provldmg. . :\Ienlonous service was rendered by the Cadet Superintendents of th~ Kowhal e and Frankton 'aclet Divisions and a number of. Cadets. 'whowere returrung horr: With t.hem from the aclet CompetIbons in \\ellmgton III October last. The ~ram in which they w re travelling collicled w.i th a motor car clo~e to Palmerston .~orth StatIOn and the \ehicle ,,'as overturned m a dltc~. Our ~ngade . representatIv~s at once assumed cont.rol, but found considerable difficulty III extncat1l1g the .dnver, and clurin" the operations the car caught fire. ,\Vith great presence of mllld the Cadets sh{~t off t.he How of petrol, warned back the cro.wd, .and summoned the fire brigade and an ambulance, while a adet ergeant extmgUlshed the flames on the l:1(Jthinn ()f two men antI so prevented further injury. Both the Officers afterwards slIfterecl [rom burns and slighl concussion. . _ . I was able during the year to carry out inspech<;>lls at.1: elson, Blenheim, Oa:a~, and Dune 1m. I also had the opportunity of meetmg Bngade. Officers at vVanl:)anUl , .\uc.klantl, amI ' hristchurch, and also of inspecting the Bng~de arra~gement: at the Centennial Exhibition 11l \\Tellington- these I found to be highly sabsf~ctory. In c.on lusion I clesire to extend my thanks to the members of the Bngade for their work during the past year. The demands made upon then~ as de~on~trators and mstructors at the many classes have been very heavy and the.lr services I?- other directIOn,; have becn readily given. The members of the :'IIedlcal professlOn .are again d -;en mg of pecial recognition .. It is also d.esired to tl~ank the Press, PolIce, and many other organizatlOns for thelr co-operatlOn and assistance. T

THE

T. ] OHX AMBULANE BRIGADE OVEH. EAS.

THE COMMANDERY IN NEW ZEALAND. Commandery Commissioner

Lt. -Colonel G . BARCLAY, O. B. R., " T e Kohanga," 37, Jeffery Street, Anderson's Bay, Dunedin, N. Zealand. Sir LOUIS E. BARNETT, C.II!.G., M.B., F.R.C S. E. B. GILBERD.

Surgeon-in-Chief District Supe rinte nde nt

Miss H. B.

RO.

. 1.

Ambulance (cont.) Onehunga 16.10.28

ONWAY.

Co mprising the lVorthun portion of the .North Island, north of a fine drawn last to w est passing through .lIohaka, Tokaanu, Taumarllnui, and A'wakino, including Taumarunui, but excluding the other places mentioned. Commission er

TUNKS, M. B. E., Shortland Street, Auckland, 1 • Z. F. J. HUTCHINSOX. Colonel C. H. TEWSLEY, C.:'-!.G., D so, A. 'V. PROBE RT. Lt.-Col. S. \\' ARD, ~L R.C. S. F. E. SCHOFIELD. E. H. HOUSTO~. C. E. A. LI:--IDSAY. C. E. BICKFORD. C. \V. GOODERllA~!. Mrs. E. CAMlIIELL.

Assis tant Commiss ion er Dis trict Surgeon Se nior Dis trict S up er i nt e nd e nt District Officer s

Lady Dis tri ct Offi cer

UNITI.

FORMED.

IVROEON.

Port Chevalier

3.2.36

H. M. Foreman, M.B. £. 'W illoughby, M.B. H. S. Douglas, M.B.

Auckland Auckland (Hospital) Auckland (N at ional Res erve) E psom . . .

5.12.12 11.12.93 25 .7.39 30. 8.17 6. 10.30

J. A. Watson, L.M .S.S.A. £. J. Cronin, M.B. D. P. O'Brien, Jl1.B. Lt.-Col. J. W. Craven, M.D. K. C. M. Short, M.B. B. 0. Quinn, Jl1.B.

Blockhouse Bay

28.9.38

Ellerslie

30.5.38

Helensville

28.6.39

F. Matheson, M.B.

1.2.34

T . H. Pettit, M.B.

Mount Albert North Shore."

7.8.39

G. J. Frengley, M.B.

. To rthern Wairoa

1. 11. 27

J. A. Marshall, M.B.

Tu ranganui

20 .9.35

A. L. Singer, M.B.

(Y.~L

25. 7.34

N. Waddell, M.B.

Corps. Supt. E. C. Howes, 27, cf on Avenue, Grey Lynn, Auckland. Supt. H. . Allport, 9, lIUla Hoad , Point Chevalier, Auckland, W.3. Surg.-Supt. J. \V . raven, c 0 .i\u ckland 1 ubhc Hospital, .\u ckland. Supt. . E. ruller, 11 , Haull H oad, Otahuhu, Auckland, '.E. 7. Supt. J. Cumming, 12, Silver Road, Epsom, Auckland. Supt. . L. Monty, 5 0, Blockh ouw~ Bay Road, A vondale, Auckl and, S.W.3. Supt. J. A. Phillips, 12, Onslow Road, Auckland, S.E. 6. Supt. R. E. onslable, Garfield Itoad, Helensville . Supt. F. Groom, 459, New orth Road, Kingsland, Auckland, S.W. 2. Supt. C. E. Cooper, 3, Waterview Road, Devonport, Auckland.

Supt. R. B. Beattie, Bay of Islands Hospital, Kawakawa. Surgeon and Supt. Dr. J. A .. Marshall, Hokianga Road, Dargavllie. A/O. J. R. Cox, Second Street, North Clyde, Wairoa. Act. Surg. and Supt. Lt.-Col. \Vard, Bank Street, \Vhangarei.

20.12.35 2.9 .26

.A.)

Lt.-Col. S. \Vard, M.R.C.S. (Act.)

Cadd-

Auckland

26.6 .31

Auckland Grammar School

19.6.33

A. H.

~IcDougal,

;,\I.B.

29.7.2 Auckland (N a tional Reserve) Auckland (National 5.6.33 Reserve No.4) 17.7 .33 Ellerslie Epsom

AmbulanceA UCKLAND C ORPS

3 .10.35

Supt. YV. R. Tootill, 2, View Road, One Tree Hill, Auckland, S.£. 4. Supt. H. K. Handisides, Cameron Street, Otahuhu, Auckland, S.E. 7. Supt. G. W. Haire, 19, Wintere Road, Papatoetoe. Supt. G. R. Gwilliam, 94, Huia Road, Pt. Chevalier. Supt. R. R. Sarah, P.O. Box 4, Pukekohe.

M.B.

V. D. Griffen, M.B.

\rhangarei

OFFIOER IN OHAROE .

Kirkwood,

7.9.27

Wairoa

.1.0.

Otah uhu Rly.

Bay of Islands

DISTRICT.

OFFIOER IN CHARCE.

SUROEON.

E. R. Lange, M.B.

Pukekohe AUCKLAND

28 .6.34

Otahuhu

I. S. ROCKELL, P.O. Box: 523, Wellin gton, :

(A ttached Dominion Cadet Headquarters)

FORMED.

•

(Attached Dominion Headquarters) Dis trict Offi cer s

AUCKLAND DISTRICT (continued). UNITS.

(Attached Dominion Headquarters) Lady Dis trict Sup e rinte nd e nt

OM fA TDERY IN NEW ZEALAND.

Gisborne Grey Lynn

Cadet Supt. T. L. \'hight, 47, Cooper Street, Grey Lynn, VV. 2. Cadet Supt. H. W. Wedding, 24, Waiatarua Road, Remurea, Auckla nd, S.E.2. Cadet Supt. W. C. H. Elliott, 94, Lincoln Street, Auckland, YV. 1. Cadet Supt. \V. T. S. Saul, 14 , Buchanan Street, Glenmore, S.W. 1. Cadet Supt. l\1. J. Ford, 5, Clevedon Road, Otahuhu.

6.6 .34 1.12.31 1 .10.37

Kowhai Intermediate School Manurewa

20 .9.32

Mount Albert (St. Lukes Anglican) Onehunga

28 .7.38

1.6 .31

22.7.31

Orakei

20 .2.39

Otahuhu

27.4 .33

Pukekohe (Technical High School) Whangarei (Y.M.C.A.)

21.7 .38 9.10 .30

H. G. Rice, B.A., 1I1.B. I.

~1.

Stancliff, M.B.

Cadet Supt. H. \Yade, 5-13, Childers Road, Gisborne. Cadet Supt. L. R. Osborne, 30, Chester Avenue, Auckland, VV. 2.

A . Cumming, B.A., M.B. C. G. Jenkins, L.R.C.P. Cadet Supt. L. vv. A. Morgan, 3-1, Aitken Terrace, uckland, YV. 1. Cadet Supt. \V. H. C. Bennett, 13, Dhardington Street, Onehunga. Cadet Supt. S. A. Stainton, 25, Paora Street, Orakei. Cadet Supt. E. W. Thompson , Panama Road, Otahuhu, Auckland, S.E. 7.

8-1

THE

T . JOH~ ~ ~IBULA~CE BRIGADE OVERSEAS THE COMMA DERY I~ NEW ZEALAl D.

AUCKLAND DISTRICT (continued). AUCKLAND DISTRICT (continued). UNITS .

FORMED.

SURCEON.

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

UNITS.

Auckland

5.12.12

J. A. 'Vatson, L.M.S.S.A.

21.3.05

L. G. Drury, M.B.

Auckland 2 1.11.15 (National Reserve) Auckland (Rut- 17.8.38 land) Auckland 27.12.39 (Y.'V.C. A.) Blockhouse Bay 19.12.39 Ellerslie Epsom ... orth Shore Onehunga

Lady Supt. Miss 1. V. Lindesay, 17, Avon Street, Parnell, Auckland, C.4. Lady Supt. Mrs. M. H. Webber, 20, Edwin Street, Mount Eden, Auckland, C.3.

K. Mackenzie, M.D. Elaine Gurr, M.B .

Hilda ::.'II. N ort.hcroft, M.B. Alice::.'lI. tanton , "LB.

Lady upl. ::.'IIrs . Lamb. 143. Grecnla llC Eoad , H. mucra, ,\u c.klancl . . E ~ Lady Supt. E. C. Bcnnelt.. 19. GtlpJlII, n treet.. "\\'ondalc ·o uth . ~.\\'. 3 Lady Supt D. ::.'II. Piggott. 47. ~1a 11 Highway, Ellerslie. .E. 6 Lady upt. ::.'Ills ' E. :'II. Buller, -!H J Remuera Road. ,\u ckland. .E.2 . LadySupt. :'Iliss ,\ . F. Drew. 11, umm er Street, Devonport. Auckland ... -. 1 Lady Supt. Irs. C. Bassett, 31, Qll Cl Street, Onehunga, Auckland, .E.5.

2.10 .39 15 .12. 14

I 29.6.38 30.5.05

Nellie 1. Houghton, M.B. J. G. Stewart, lII.B. ,V. H. Thomas, M.B. A. L. de B. Noakes, M.B.

Otahuhu OtahuhuPapatoetoe Papakura

4.11.33

14.12.39

G. 'V. Lock, ::\I.B.

Poin t Chevalier

20.11.39

Pukekohe Gisborne ~orthern

'Vairoa

Whangarei (Y.W.C.A.)

J. Valentine, M.B.

11.12.34

A. T. Begg, M.B.

14.3.28

W. A. Bowie, M.B.

29.S.39

::.'Ilargaret Roper, ;'>I.B.

20.3.28

Goodwin, M.B.

Lady Supt. ~lrs .. -Ic.ho ll ·. sr. ,\\\ a Road, Otahuhll. "\u c.klancl Lady Supi. MISS L::.'II. liHe, EIIerdll lc Hospital. Papakura. Lady SLlPt. :'I [rs. Phtlpolt., 24. Haym ond RoaLl, Pomt. hc\'allcr, Au ckland. Lady Supt. ::.'I1rs. ill. ::.'II. Landon, Pu ni Pukekohe, Auckland. Lady Supt. Miss \V. Lysnar, 1 , Stout Street, Gisborne. Lady urg.-Supt.':\I. Roper, Hokian rr,l Road, Darga ville. Lady Supt. ~1rs. C. 1\1. Hill, Graham Street, \Vhangarei.

CadetAuckland

7.6.32

Auckland (National 7.4.30 Reserve) Auckland (Queen 6.4.36 Victoria Maori Girls' School) Ellerslie ... 1 3.11.36

Anne M. Thomson, LB . E. H. Roche, M.B.

Epsom

10.9.32

Nellie Houghton, M.B.

Gisborne

1.12 .3 1

A. M. Scott, M.B.

Manurewa

22.6.32

C. C. Jenkins, L.R.C.P.

OFFIOER IN OHARCE.

8URCEON.

Nursing (cont.) Cadet (cont.)-

NursingAUCKLAND CORPS

FORMED.

Lady Cadet. Supt. MI SS E. D. Parkcl. 13, Summer Strect, Devonport.. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss B. E. Summerhayes, Queen Victoria School, Auckland, C.4. Lady Cadet Supt. 1\1rs. A . ::'1. Tucker, 14, Seymour Street, Ellerslie, Au ckland. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss J. Ward, H Victoria Avenue, Remuera, Auckland .

Onehunga

28.5.30

Orakei

20.2.39

Papatoetoe

31.5.33

Pukekohe

7.1.36

Westmere School

7.2.39

Whangarei (Y. W.C.A.)

Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. D. Walsham, East Street, Pukekohe, Auckland. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss Goldstein, 94, Lincoln Street, Ponsonby, Auckland. Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. M. Allan, 40, Percy Street, Whangarei.

Isabella :\I. St.ancliff, M.B.

21.7 .32

SOUTH AUCKLAND

SUB-DISTRICT.

Comprising all the country between A1ercer and Taumarunui and all towns on or adJacent to the Thames and Rotorua Railways, also the Bay of Plenty. H. D. COBB, 11, Te Aroha Street, Claudelands, Hamilton.

Di tri e t Su p erinte nd en t

AmbulanceArapulll Cambridge Glen AftonPukemiro HAMIL TON CORPS

13.9.37 1.5.33 28.11.32 4.7.36 31.8.30

rrankton J unction Railway Hamilton

2.12 .04

Hau raki Plains ...

2-1.2.38

Huntly

29.7.27

:J1angapehi

1 .9.39

Matamata

7.8.30

G. \'iT. ::.'IIoore, M.B. G. C. MacDiarmid, M.B. J. Ritchie, M.B. P. R. Cross, M.D. E. C. Brewis, M.a. F. A. Lamb, F.R.C.S. \Y. R. l'ea, M.B.

E. T. Rogers, 1II.R.C.S. E. N. . D'Arcy, "I.B. F. L. Clark, ::\I.B. J. Collins, M.B. A. B . Jameson, 111.13. C. 'V. Isaac, M.B.

~ -gongotah

23 .. 39 6 .6 .35

A. McFarlane, M.B.

29.11.34

S . L. Haslett, M.B.

Rotorua ...

17.2.28

G. C. McDiarmid, M.B. G. vV. 1\Ioore, M.B. W. S. Wallis, M.B.

Taumarunui

19.7.29

R. V. Ritchie, M.B .

II Taupo

& Reporoa

6.1.37

15.5.40

Corps Supt. C. E. Marshall, 45, Bandon Street, Frankton Junction, Hamilton . Supt. R. VV. McDonough, 17, Lyon Street, Frankton Junction. Supt. E. Mitchell, 80, Te Aroha Street, Claudelands, Hamilton. Supt. L. G. J ellie, 1\Iangatarata Road, Waitakaruru, Hauraki Plains. Supt. G. E. Green, Upland Road, Huntly. Supt. F. Hughes, 1\Iangapehi.

Supt. J. Hughes, Thames Street, l\Iorrinsvilie. Supt. O. C. Baker, Sub-Station, ~ -gongotah. Supt. C. J. Fraei, Land Dept ., Parawea, Te Awamutu. Supt. W. Smith, Willoughby Street, Paeroa. Supt. R. G. Demanser, Putaruru.

C. H. King, M.D. C. Craig, M.B. \V. S. 'Vallis, M.D.

Paeroa

Supt. P. Glanville, Bryee Street, Cambridge. Supt. J. Johnson, Pukemiro Junction.

Supt. A. L. Clark, Box 23, Waharoa.

22.2.32

Otorohanga

Supt. A. A. Vette, Arapuni.

J. T. Laurenson, M.B. J. G. Mackereth, M.B.

Morrinsville

Putaruru Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. Thompson, Bryn Lea, Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, S.E. 5.

Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. A. Kelsall, 28, Princes Street, Onehunga, Auckland, S.E. 5. Lady Cadet Supt. :vIrs. 'Workman, 16, Tautari Street, Orakei.

Elizabeth Cole, M.B.

Supt. VV. J. Green, 32, Haupapa Street, Rotorua. Surg. and Supt. R. V. Ritchie, M.B., Taumarunui. Supt. G. l\I. Crickett, Box 41, Taupo.

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CANTERBURY ,

SOUTH AUCKLAND SUB-DISTRICT (continued). SURCEON.

OFFIOER IN OHARGE.

Ambulance (cont') 1 Tauranga ... 3.10.32

J. B. McDiarmid, M.B.

Te Aroha

26.1.33

W. R. Lawrence, M.B.

Te Awamutu

26.6.35

F. C. Blundell, M.B.

Te Kuiti

26.4.38

C. VV. Isaac, M.B.

Thames

29.10.32

Supt. A. Dinsdale, Morris Street, Tauranga. Supt. J. Hamilton, Shaftesbury Road, Te Aroha. Supt. G. Stewart, Carlton Street, T c Awamutu. Supt. W. B. l\IcNaught, Tgaronga Stree t, Te Kuiti. Supt. P. J. Hosking, Pollen Street, Thames. upt. A. II. Bert-Payne, 'Yaihi.

FORMED .

UNITS.

...

Waihi 'Vhakatane

6.4.33 25.7.38

CadetFrankton Rly.

20.3.38

Hamilton

13.8.30

Morrinsville

9.12.35

J. B. Liggins, M.B. L. R. Hetherington, M.B. F. J. Appleby, M.B.

S. D'arcy, M.B.

S. Morrow, M.B.

Paeroa

1.5.36

S. L. Haslett, M.B.

Rotorua ...

9.6.39

:fif. C. ::-'Ioore,

~I.B.

Taumarunui

31.7.35

Tauranga

3.11.36

Col. J. L. Fraserhurst,

Te Aroha

24.9.32

W. R. Lawrence, M.B.

l\I.D.

NursingCambridge HAMILTON CORPS Hamilton

6.11.33

Cadet Supt. O. R. Nelson,8 Chillcolt Road, Frankton. adet 'upt. '. \Y. Linkman, Gurnell.\\ l' lIamllton . Cadet Supt. J. W. Owens, Railway Settlement, r.Iorrinsville. Cadet Supt. B. Gwilliam, Hood Street, Paeroa. Cadet upt.. .\ . L. ).1. ' ands, .\ra\\'a Street, Hol orua. Cadet Supt. R. F. Raine, Fraser Stree t, Tauranga.

4.7.36 31.8.28

Helen Deem, M.D.

Lady Supt. Irs. M. Cobb, 11, Te Aroha Street, Claudelands, Hamllton. Lady Supt. Mrs. A. Brook, Main Street, Huntly.

21.12.32

Morrinsville

4.12.33

Rotorura ...

1.7.34

Taumarunui

15.8.30

J. Collins, M.B. A. B. Jameson, M.B. C. King, M.B. W. S. Wallis, M.D. E. H. Howard, M.B.

Tauranga

4.5.34

Te Aroha

14.9.34

S. T. Martin, M.B.

Te Kuiti

17.7.35

L. De Castro, M.B.

J. Mark, M.B.

]u e n

Lady Supt. Mrs. A. Powell, 43, Pukuatua Street, Rotorua. Lady Supt. Mrs. M. Mapston, Tuku Street, Taumarunui. Lady Supt. Mrs. A. Faulkner, Hamilton Street, Tauranga. Lady Supt. Mrs. W. Stuck, Farmer Street, Te Aroha. Lady Supt. Mrs. M. Wilson, King Street, Te Kuiti.

CadetRotorua ...

1.3.39

Tauranga

21.12.36

Te Aroha

8.9.33

D. Stevenson-Wright, M.B. J . Mark, M.B. S. T . Martin, M.B.

UNITS.

Ashburton

Lady Cadet Supt. Miss E. J. Sands. Pretoria Street, Rotorua. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss M. McKenna, Cameron Road, Tauranga. Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. W. Stuck, Farmer Street. Te Aroha.

I FORMED .

WEST

W. H. Bremner, M.B.

8.2.22

G. 1. Miller. M.B., CH.B.

24.11.04

Christchurch ( o. 3)

9.2.28

Christchurch (Band) Christchurch

H 12 39

Pollce Christchurch Railwav h u s ic. hu-rch

Lyttelton Railwav

Ly ttelton- Rallway (X o. 2) New Brighton

SURGEON.

9.3.08

Christchurch

( t. ~Iat.th ew '~) Linwood Rover Scouts Lady Supt.. ~Trs . J . : orensen, Street, Cambndge .

AND

NEW ZEALAND. COAST

DISTRICT .

Compri sing that portion of the South I sla1~d south of a line drawn from the moutk of ~he Clarence River on the east coast to Lake Rotoroa, thence N.N. W. to Kaharang't Pomt on the w('.st coast and with a southern boundary consisting of a line drawn east to west from the TV aitaki River to a point immediately south of Jackson's Bay. A i t ant Co mm i ioner Major J. vV. CRAMPTON. 50, St. ~Iartin's Road, Christchurch. J. R. THOMAS, M.B. Di trict Surgeon T. F. S. RUDD. Dis trict Superin t endent Major G. PEEK (Supernumerary). Mrs. M. CORDY. La d y District Superinten den t J. DICKSON. Di t rict Offi cera Lt.-Col. P. H. l\IOREY. ~lrs. FRICKER. Lady District Officer

Ambulance CHRISTCHURCH CORPS

Supt. H . E. Pain, Awakeri .

J. Ritchie, M.B. H. C. Tod, M.B. E. C. Brewis, M.B.

Huntly...

OMMANDERY L

1.7.39 11.11.08

7.4 .32 21. 5.32 11.10.27

A. - . Hartnell, M.B.

I'. L. cott, M.D.

P. McQuilken, M.B.

J. H. Fahey, M.B. S. Hunter, M.B. . H. Upham, M.R.C.S.

17 .6AO

10 .10.32

Papanui

1.12.39

Sumner

2.12.35

VV. T . Glasgow, 1I1.B .

OFFIOER IN CHARGE.

Corps Supt. P. A. Wentworth, 167, Aldwins Road, Linwood, Christchurch, E. 1. Supt. A. T. Smith, 95, \Valker Street, Ashburton. Supt. F. R. Beattie, 37, Conway Street, Spreydon, hristchurch . Supt. H . G .•\.blett, Y ork Street, Opawa, Christchurch , S .E. 1. Supt. J. l\IcClung, Police Station, Christchurch. Supt. F. Bonnington, 24, Taramea Street, Spreydon, Christchurch, S .vV. 1. Supt. E. A. Bachelor, 97, St. James Avenue, Papanui, .W.2. Supt. J. E. Stokes, 24, St. Heliers Street, Linwood , Christchurch, E. 1. Supt. J. \V. Burgess, 2, Sea Yiew Terrace, Lyttelton . Supt. A. G . i\IcLean, 55 , Jacksons Road, Lyttelton. Supt. G. M. Morris, 28, Pratt Street, New Brighton, Christchurch. Supt. A. White, Highsted Road , Papanui. Supt. J . A. Lindroos, 1·t, V.·oodham Street, Christchurch, E . 1.

Cadet-

Avon Christchurch

31.10 .34 Cadet Supt. G. M. KiddIe, 410, Montreal Street, Christchurch.

7.7.32

Christchurch 27.11.30 (No.3) Christchurch Boys' 19.2.40 High School Christchurch 1.12.3 (Celtic) Christchurch 10.5.35 (St. Chads) Christchurch 6.2.33 (St. Mathews) Christchurch West 8.12.39 High School

W. Rothwell, M.B. Cadet Supt. R. ~1. Brooke, 22, Brown Road, St. Albans. Cadet Supt. C. S. Pentecost, 59, vYyon Street, Linwood, Christchurch, E. 1. Cadet Supt. J. P. \Vest, 36, Hopkins Street, '''oolston.

THE

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AMBlJLA ,

THE COMMANDERY IN NEW Z EALA);D.

E BRIGADE OVEIL EAS .

C. & \V. C. DISTRICT (colltinued) . NORTH UNITS.

FORMED.

Ambuhm ce (cant.) Cadet (cont.)Christchurch 1.11 .34 Y.M.C.A. Hornby (Y.M.C.A.) 17 .11.3

Lyttelton Xew Brighton

SURCEON.

A. G. Couston, M.B.

5.7 .32

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

Dis trict Superintendent

E. G. GRAY , Kaiapoi.

Di tri ct Officers ...

\ N. C. CHA:\IBERS.

J . BLAKE.

Cadet Supt.l\I. J. Hay, 21, Eogers Street, \Yaltham, Christchurch, I . Cadet upt. R R G. Heaton, 35, Aagley Street, Riccarton, Christchurch.

L. Cordery, M.B.

Sumner ...

19.12 .33

R. F. Bakewell, M.B.

UNITS.

6. 5.25

Beckenham

17.0.20

Christchurch

5.3.06

Christchurch (No. 1 Girl Guide )

14.5.28

Christchurch (St. Matthew's) Lyttelton

2.6.3t

New Brighton

1.10.32

Selwyn Sumner

1.1.33

28.1 t.07

27 .12 .35

CadetBeckenham

24.6.32

Christch urch

25. 5.31

Christchurch 3.6.30 (No. 1 Girl Guide) Christchurch 24 .3.39 (St. Camillus) Lyttelton 19.4.32 New Brighton

13 .8.35

New Brighton (St. Raphael) North Linwood Papanui Technical College Selwyn

25 .6.37

Sumner ...

22 .7.38 19.7.39 4. 3.30

1.8 .34

G. MCGRAY.

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

8URCEON.

FORMED.

Nursing-

Ashburton

KIXG.

(attached Sub-District Headquarters)

Cadet upt. G. E. ~Iapstone . 38, J\:eppcl 'heel, ~ Tew Brighton.

31.10.34

9.3.08

Mrs.

Lady Corps Officer

Di tri ct Surgeant

17.7.36

St. Albans

CHRISTCHURCH CORPS

CANTERBURY SUB-DISTRICT.

\V. Bremner, M.B.

Lady Corp upt. ::.rr . Gay, I , BLllke 'treel, l\ ddington, hritchurch. J. Connor, M.B. Lady Supt. i\Ii s D. ::'lcLean, \\'ills Str eet, Ashburton. D. G. ~Iacpherso n, Lady upt. ::'1r5. ::'1cIotosh, 17, PortIa .,! M.R.C.S. Street, ' l. .:\Ibans, ChrIstchurch,.. 1 E. J . Cooke, M.R.C.S. Lady Supt. ~Iiss J . Pegler, 52, :'Iackwonh treet, \\'oolston, 'hnst.ch urch ,.' E I. J . Druker, :\!.B. Lady Supt.. :'1lss G Donaldson, 76, Alexandra :treet, Dallington, ClJri t· church, ),'.E 1. A. Stenhouse, M.A. Lady Supt. Miss L. Conway, 47, Harake e 'treet, [{Ie car ton , C hnstchurch, \\ 1 C. H. Upham, M.R.C.S. Lady Supt. ;\11 's I\I. ~ ystram, 'el\\ yo Terrace, Lyt.t.elton . Evely n J . Lester, 1\I.B. I Lady upl. ::'Trs. Sawtell, -13, Jcn'J' Street ., ),'cw Bn ghton. C. L. E. Sheppard, 1.B . Lady Supt. Irs. E. Angus, 26, I3urJ\~ Street, Addington, ChrIstchurch. R. F. Bakewell, M.B . Lady Supt. Mrs. H. E. Garrard, 29, Kingsley Street, 'ydenham, Christchurch, .. 1. Lady Cadet Supt. ::'1rs. J. Perrin, -1--1, Iattai Street, Hlccarton, Christ· church . Lady Cadet upt.. ::'1r . C. :.\1. \Y JlS<l !1 30-, \\'est.minster Strcet, Christchurch, ~.

AmbulanceBelfast

Supt. J . R. Begg, Englefield Road , Belfast.

-1- .3.40

Cust

27.7.37

W. E. Minty, M.D.

Supt. B. F. Early, Cust.

Kaiapoi

30.3.32

C. P. S. Riddell,

Supt. W. Green, 65, Sewell Street, Kaiapoi.

Rangiora

13 .8 .34

L. M. King, M.B.

CadctBclfa t

9.10.39

Cadet Supt. 1. Halligan, Belfast.

Cust

6.10.39

Cadet Supt. C. G. Ju dson, Cust.

Kala.poi

26.7.3

Cadet Supt. F. Blackburn, 32, Akaroa Street, Kaiapoa.

Nursing...

I~alap()i

22 .5.-1-0

Hangiora

11 .5.3

M .B.

E. S. l\IcPhail, M.B.

Lady Supt. ::"Ir . J . A. Iron ide, 9, Andrew Street, Rangiora.

1. SOUTH CANTERBURY SUB-DISTRICT.

Lady Cadet Supt. ::'Irs . Boyd, 73 Canterbury Street, Lyt.t.eHon. Lady Cadet S upt. i.\Iiss A. ~1. Nelson, 19, Pratt ' treet, New Brighton . Lady Cadet Supt. )Iiss \Y. Rogers, 41, mith t.reet, y;,Toolston.

Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. 1. :'II. Pratt, 102, K errs Road, Lim\'ood, Chnstchurch .

AmbulanceSOUTH CANTERBURY CORPS

Timaru Timaru Rly. CadetTimaru ...

Timaru (Boys' High School)

5.4.11 11 .11 .08

R. D . King, M.D.

Corps Supt. C. E. Hooper, Washdyke, Timaru . Supt. \Y. D. Rogers, 5, Belfield treet, Timaru. Supt. J . Lister, 7, Roslyn Terrace, Timaru.

D. H. Moir, M.B.

Cadet Supt . J . S. Macnamara, \ Vashdyke, Timaru.

F . Ulrich,

M.B.

22.9.35 10.8.37 15.1l.39

II 90

THE

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A~IBULAl CE BRIGADE OVER EAS.

~OUTH CANTERBURY SUB-DISTRI CT

UNITS.

FORMED.

Timaru

5.4. 11

...

Timaru North

CadetTimaru

Lady Corps Sup1.. ?lrrs. hortlancl, 65, Theodocia treet, Timaru. Lady upt. nliss 1\1. E. :'Iarrio1.t, Girls' High chool, Tlmaru . Lady upt . Ii s E. T. J\IcAteer, 50, Church Street., Timaru.

G. R. Kingston, M.D. G. H. Ussher, M.D.

120.12.34 16. 12.36

G . R. Kingston, M.D.

Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. H. l aso n, 193, North Str eet, Timaru. Timaru North .. . 16.9.35 T. C. Maling, M.R.C.P. Lady Cadet Supt. fiss E. T. McAteer, __________________~___________~___5_0~,_C_h_u_r_c_h__Street, Tim_a_ru_.___ __ ' "

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Ambulance (cont.) Cadet-Inyercargill

E. J . ROSE, I{umara, West. Coa t,

Am bulance Greymouth

...

27.9.39

Hokitika

...

23 .11.37

...

5.1.35

\Vestport

...

17.8.39

1. D. Thomson, :-'1.B.

Nur sin gHokitika ...

...

9 .5.38

B. L. \Vilson, M.B. J . N. l\Iacfarlane, M.B.

... I 15 .9.34

Invercargill

29.11.09

, tc\\'ar L I sland ...

Dis tri ct Surge o n D is trict Office r s

...

A. T. McCaw, F.R.C.S .

21.9.39

DISTRICT

.1.

D UNEDIN SUB-DISTRICT.

AmbulanceBalc.lutha

... ...

...

14 .1 2. 34

I Invercar gill (Xo. 1

A. R. Ross, M.B.

Supt.. C. H. Ladbrook, Bann St.r eet, Bluff.

4.12.08 21.7.27 15.8. 28

S. Brown, M.B.

I R. Bu rnes-Watson , M.B. G. W ood, M.B.

Supt. A. E. Branks, Southland Hospital, Kew, Invercargill. Supt. A. V. Tily, 8, Scan drett Street, In vercargill. Supt. ]. T . Mosley, Ohai, Southland.

13.9. 13 21.12.92

Dunedin

I12 .11 .35 I 1.12.39

:\Wton ect.ion

1.10 .36

Du nedin No.1 Loco . Dunedin RJy....

30.7.27 13 .10 .37

Hillside Railway

11. 5. 27

Kaikorai

17 .9 .34

Port Chalmers . ..

23.-!."1O

...

27.10 .33

Kaitangata

Elizabeth

I Supt. J . J. Casey, Clinton . C. :'1. F. Barnett, M.B . A. Perry, M. B.

J. N. Edgar, M.B.

E. R. H arty, M.B.

I J. A. Meade,

M.B.

9.9 .36

Mosgiel

Act. Supt. E. Y . Hughes, Street, Balclutha.

D. Frengley, M.B.

2.10 .3

DUNEDIN CORPS

W. R. CURWE 174 , Conyers St.reet, Invercargill. Major H. R. GIBSON, M.D. A. D. SM ILLIE. J . BEMROSE. I

.. ,

Lovell' . Flat ect.lOn Clmton ...

DISTRICT.

.. .

Lady Supt. Mrs. E. P. Mason, 68, Marine Parade, Bluff. Lady Supt. Mrs. G. M. Chap mar:, 145 Liddel Street, JnvercargllJ. Lady Supt. Mrs. Bailey, Halfmoon Bay, Stewart Island .

A. R. Ross, M.B.

...

Railway) Ohai '"

D. R. Jennings, M.B.

th of a lin! drawn from !ast to 71:est Comprising a port£oll oj th.! S?uth Is.za~ ,sol;l if J k on's Bay and north and east of rVaitaki Riva t.o a pornt lmm ~dtate.:y SO;t ~~ th~Ce;st coast) to a point midway oj a lin! dra7ulI ;ro /ll C~wsland ~ Mts~ak t ~V V JV to l1Iount JVend01~ and north bdwun Clinlon and UTa zruna ,. t len a 0/1 .1 . • again 10 1uar Ca7'drona and.from tlure 'LU!St to the coast. . 1 'vV. D. PIRRETT, P.O. Box 69-1, Dunedlll, C. . A j tant Commi ioner .. , P. C. \YILKI'SON. Di trict upcrintendent .. , Miss E. J. ApPLEGARTH. Lady Di t ric t uperinten dent .. . A. G. A. SWANSON. Di trict om cer ... .. . A. G. JOHNSTONE. E. V. HUGHES.

B. L. Wilson, M.B . J. N . l\Iacfarlane, M.B. K. R. Brokenshire, M.B .

District Sup erint en dent

.. .

OFFICER IN OHARQE.

8URCEON .

J . N. Macfarlane, :-'1.B.

SOUTHLAND

I nyerca rgill

OTACO

Comp rising the south portion of the South Island so uth and west o.f a line drawn almost due north .from Chasland's lIfistake (o n the east coast) to a point midway betwun Clinton and rVairuna " then about N. iV. rv. to lUOtint rVendoll and north again to Cardrona, an dfrom there west to the Coast.

Ambulance-Bluff ... ...

29.7.33

DB-DI TRICT.

D is t ri ct Sup erint end en t

...

FORMED.

Nursin g-Bluff ...

Comprising that portion of the Canterbury and W est Coast Dis/rict within the following boundaries :-JvTorth--.A line drawn E.fl'o1'H Kaharallgi P011lt; East--The outhcrH Alps; TVest-The Tasman Sea; South-A line drawn from Jackson's Bay .

Waiuta

F. Ulrich, M.B.

30.8.09

UNITS .

OFFICER IN DHARCE.

NursingSOUTH CANTERBURY CORPS

NEW Z EALA:--;D.

SOUTHLAND DISTRICT (continued).

(colltinlled).

SURCEON.

TH E COMMAi-rDERY L

R. \V. Edgar, LB. A . B. Roy, M.B.

Corps Supt. D . J\facLean, 9, Embo Street, Kew, Dunedin, S. \V . 1. Supt. E. F lawn, . 223, Castle treet, Dunedlll. . A / O . H. O. Fagg, Spencer Street, 1\I1lton. t D .J. 1cFie' 52 S up. . ' Richardson Street, St. Kilda, Dunedm. Supt. L. A. Highfield, 48, Ross Street, Dunedin, N.W.1. Supt. J. Penson, He~ry Street, Green Isle, Dunedm. Supt. R. B. Arnott, . . 24, Glenross Street, Kaikorai, Dunedlll. Supt . H. J. Hicks, . . 32 Church Street, Mosglel, Dunedlll. Supt. 'J. T. Knewstubb, P .O. Box, Port Chalmer. Supt. T . M. Espie, Eddystone Street, Kaitangata.

THE

TIlE COM~A DERY I

T. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVER EAS.

WANCANUI

DUNEDIN SUB-DISTRICT (continued). UNITS.

FORMED .

aURCEON.

Ambulance (COllt .) Ca de t D une d in . .. ... 15.1 0. 29 H illside Railway

NursingBalclutha

I Lady

l.1l.39

D UNEDI N C ORPS

13.9.13

C. M. F. Barnett, M.B. B. 1\Ionheimer, M.D.

Caversham

...

29.3.09

Dunedin

...

30.4.95

Mil ton Section

1.10.36

Dunedin Central

9.8.37

Dunedin (,Women's Ambulance Transport) Mosgiel ...

21.9 .39

30.11.36

N orth-East Valley CadelD unedin ...

Cadet Supt. W. J. Swanson, -1, Jack.,;on treet, St. Kilda. Cadet Supt. L. J. l\IcKay, 65, F ox Street, Dunedin.

18.9 .33

upt . )'Iiss W . Wells. Paisley S treet, Balclutha. Lady Corps Supt. il1iss G . L. I3arclay, Central l\Iission Health Home, om· pany's Bay, Otago. Lady Supt. Mrs. S. Homer, 22, Peter Street, Caversham . Lady upt. )'lis5 E . , teeclma n , 367 , I Ii"h ' treet. unedll1 . L /.\ / O. 1\1rs. Taylor, Geurge : tr et Dunedin . lme, 4, .-\Ibany l' lat L .\ / 0 . )'Irs. . \lbany treet, Dunedin .

J. N. Edgar, M.B. A. )'1cIlroy, M.B.

E . F . D 'Ath,

~I.B .

A . J. C. Hanan, M.B.

T .

.. .

16.6.30

Du nedin Central

4.8.30

Dunedin (Wesley)

27.7.37

Lady upt. )'1r5. DOI g. 12 , B en\ k ' treet , )'1osglel Lady upt ).lis I·. il1acke nzl e, 110, I slington Stree t , x'E . \ ' alley, Dun edin

Lady Cadet Supt. l\liss E. \ ' . Cole, 36, York Place, DunedIn . Lady Cadet upt. 1iss L. ~rcI\:erna n, 179, King Edward ' treet, Dunedin.

Dis tric t Sup erinte nd en t

CadetHampden

I18.10.99

...

19.6.30

...

16.12.37

NursingOamaru ...

...

22.9.04

...

20.6.30

Oamaru

CadetHampden

...

BRINE, Kawa Kawa Street, \Vanganui East. W. BOURNE. A. J. CRAWFORD, M.R.C.S . A. E . ALLPRESS. Mrs. M . CHRISTIE, M.B , J . H . MELTON. R. R. WAKELEY. D. E. GULLERY . Mrs. M. S. BRINE. ~1iss A. iYICCARTHY. H. A. REARDOX.

.. .

A sis t an t Comm issioner D i trict S u rgeon ... . .. D istric t Su p er i ntenden t ... Lady Di trict S up e r i n ten d en t Di t r ie t Officers . .. .. .

La dy D i l r ic t Office rs Di trie l

UNITI •

ergeant

AmbulanceMarton ...

FORMED.

OFFICER IN CH ARC£.

SURCEON .

: 25 .2.32

R. A. H. Church, M. B.

Ohakune Rly.

13 .3 .3

L. E. J ordan, ;"I.B .

Taihape Rly.

12.4 .36

H. ?l. Hay, l\I.B .

7.8.13

G. H. Robertson,

WA. TGANUI

CORPS

lIL

15.7.09

Wanganui (East T own Railway)

21. 8.11

G . Adams, 1I1.B . F . C. Hutchinson, ;\L B. K. Christie, F.R.C .S.

10.7.33

R. A. H. Church, M.B.

CadetMarton ...

Taihape Rly.

Supt. R. H. Turnbull, Naghina Street, l\larton . Supt. E. Clark, Egmont Street, Ohakune. Supt. VV. A. Edwards, 181, Egmont Street, Taihape. Corps Supt. J. J. Scott, . 34, Patapu Street, vVanganUl. Supt. E . G . Bridges, Arotea Street, Castlecliff, \Vanganui . Supt. W . Hutchins, Jellico Street, \Yanganui East.

\\'a nganui

: ::::::: (East

Ambulance-Oamaru ... .. .

DISTRICT.

Cadet Supt. X . G . Hagan , c '0 F . Read and Co ., P .O . B ox 119, Taihape. Cadet Supt. R. Lacey, 41 Wicksteed Street, \Vanganui. Cadet Supt. J. E. vVelton, 78, Dublin Street, vVanganui East. Cadet Supt. J. P. Souter, 102, Harrison Street, \Vanganui. Cadet Supt. R. Greenhill, c/o Wanganui Technical School, \¥anganui.

19.10 .36 2.5.27

NORTH OTAGO SUB-DISTRICT.

...

E. E. Butler, M.B.

R. S.

FITZGERALD, Coquet Street, Oama ru.

Supt. \Y. J . Davies, -19, Thames :trect Oamaru .

Cadet Supt. C. J. Sceats, Teviot Street, Oamaru . E. E . Butler, M.B. T. T. Thomas, M.B.

Lady Supt. Miss M. Wanvick, 34, Weaver Street, Oamaru.

Comprising thaL port£olt of the .Vorth Island sou th of a line .dra7un from Ta'lJllarunu.£ 10 Awakino and W!st of a li1~e drawn north fa so/tih pass~~~g thr~ugh ~aUll1arlmu.t, Taihape, jJfal~ga7ueka, Feild£ng, excluding Taumaru.1lltt but ~ncludlng the other places mentioned and I!uu 7uest to the coast. Co mmiss ion er

28.1 1. 29

...

OFFIOER IN OHARCE.

NEW ZEALA:\D.

Town) Wanganui plarist)

Wanganui Technical College Wanganui

9.6.31

K. Christie, F.R.C.S.

1.9.3

G. Adams, l\!.B.

1.7.33

G. H. Robertson, M.D. (Act.)

20 .6 .35

(Y. ~I.C.A . )

NursingMarton .. ,

17.11.33

Taihape ...

9 .3.38

G. N. MacDairmid, l\I.D .

7.8.13

G . H. Robertson, M. D.

WANGANUI

CORPS

Gonville

12.12.31

\Yanganui Central

1+.12. 20

R. Church, M.B.

C. Davies, M.B.

Lady Supt. 1\1rs. A. Raine, St. Stephens Vicarage, Marton . Lady Supt. l\Irs. G. E. Constable, Bikaka Road, Taihape . Lady Corps Supt. Miss M. Freeman, 48, Niblett Street, vVanganui. Lady Supt. Miss A. S u msion, Nurses Home, Gonville . Lady Supt. 1\1rs. S. B. Rockell, 38, Bignell Street, vVanganui.

THE

J OH

THE COMMA~DERY I

AlIIBULA. CE BRIGADE OVER EA

WELLINCTON

vV ANGANUI DISTRICT (continued).

UNITS.

FORMED.

8URCEON.

- Nursmg--(cont.) I--------~-------------------~I-------------------------------- CaddGonville .. . .. . 7.4 .33 Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. I. Reardon , 64, Koromiko Road, Gonville. Marton ... 7.12.3 Lady Cadet Supt. Miss E. 1\1. QuiL1.en den "Wellington l~oad, larion . ' Wanganui Central 3.10.29 Lady Cadet Supt. Miss I. Hall, 48, Pitt Street, Wanganui. Wanganui East .. . 16.4.36 Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. M. Simpson, Wanganui Club, St. Hill Street, \Vanganui .

Dis tri ct Offi cer D is tri ct Offi cer

Tew Plymouth. Lt.-Col. F. \V . \ . DAwso:-l', M.B. J. 1\1. JEMISON.

7.6.37

T. 1\1. Fitzgerald, M.B.

Inglewood

...

New Plymouth

...

10.5.27

...

21.11.39

Opunake

...

7.8.39

Stratford

...

l.l1.33

. ..

3.7.39

Waitara

...

13.11.34

CadetHawera ...

...

8 .6.38

N e w Plymouth ...

14.5.29

D. E. Brown, M.B.

New Plymouth (Y.M.C.A.)

14.8.37

T. H. J agusch, lI1.B.

Patea

Urenui

...

NursingHawera ...

17.11.36

D i trict

D. E. Brown, M.B.E ., M.B. \Y. D. immons, :'-I.D.

D is t ric t Officers

Supt. R. B .

Supt. J. L. Oliphant Rowe, c/o Defence Office, Stratford . Supt. G. A. ulzbeger, R D . Pukcar nhe, Waitara. Surg. and Supt. Dr. R. L. G. Barclay Waitara.

roke, King

New Plymouth ...

12.7.26

Waitara ...

...

14.12.37

CadetFitzroy .. .

...

10.1.40

. ..

3.10.39

ew Plymouth ...

30.7.32

P. C. Davie, M.B.

CV JO

...

Masterton

R. L. G . Barclay, M.B. 'larie P. Buchler, M.B.

treet, Opunake.

Cadet upt. C. L. . harpe, l~O , \r . .,\'le treet, Ilawera . Cadet. upt. E . J. Hill, l..J. , .\ubrey ,~irect, New Plymouth.

Lady Supt. 1\Irs. Stevenson, 17, Dixon Street, Hawera. Lady Supt. Mrs. \V. M. Derby, D evon Street West, ew Plymouth. Lady Supt. Irs. M. Vickery, Box 51, Tikorangi, Waitara. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss 1. Bleakley, 19, Kakamu Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth. Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. L. Sharpe, Argyle Street, Hawera. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss M. Mason, 39, Bulbeal Street, New Plymoutb._

27.4 .37

I S. J. Thompson,

13.12.07

I C. Forsyth, 'LB.

Palmerston North

7.10.31

Palmers on _-orih Wy. WELLINGTON CORPS Hutt \ 'alley Railway ~ -e wtown ...

31.7.39 19.10.09

C. G. Kemp, lILC., M.D.

7.6.28

J. T. Harding, M.B. W. J. Hutchinson, M.B . E . tevenson-" ' right, :\LB . R. A. Bakewell, lILB.

29.3.39

\\' ellinglon

.. .

1 ".1.00

Wellington East

9.3.32

Wellington Rly.

17.9.35

H . K. Pacey, 1I1.D. G. . Findlay, lILB. D. Brown, 1>1.B.

...

12.7 .38

L. G .• ustin, lILB .

L. ?lIyers, L.R.C .P.

. ..

10.11.36

Kilbirnie

...

30.6.32

lIIasterton

...

18.8.37

J . C. Forsyth, M.B .

?lIiramar '"

...

22.2.32

H. K. Pacey,

orth

13.7.38

...

6.2.35

Thorndon (Marist)

15.3.39

Petone

C. W. Peach, M.B. G. \Vard, M.B. T. O. GIlbert, :\LB.

I F.

1.12.04

...

Palmerston

M.B.

. ..

Karori

OFFIOER IN CHAIIC!.

SURCEON .

Petone ...

CadetBrooklyn T. :\1. Fitzgerald, lI1.B.

FORMED .

AmbulanceI

I 1.1.40

UNITS .

Supt. C. S. Whittingham, Railway H ou;~, 603 Turu Turu Road, Hawera. Supt. E . I. ero man, Brookes tTl:::, Inglewood . Supt. A. Davidson, Lorey Street, New Plymouth.

W. P. P. Gordon, M.B.

R. L. G. Barclay, M.B.

.. .

. \VALL, Holdsworth Road, Vogel Town,

T. Y . \Yatts, M.R.C.S.

D. S. Brown, lI1.B.

u p eri n t e nd ent

La dy Di tric t S up eri nt en d en t .. .

...

Hawera ...

E. I. Faris, M.B.

W. W . DUTTON, 12, Parliament Street , \Vellington. ] . P . HISLOP. Mrs. E. BARLTROP. Colonel J. H. WHYTE, D.S.O., D.C.M. C. MEACHEN. R. S. MUNRO. E. ASHTON. Miss M. H. McKNIGHT. Mrs. M. L. RUSSELL. l\1rs. A. G. MILLER.

Lady Di tric t Officers

AmbulanceHawera .. . ...

DISTRICT.

Assi t ant Commiss ion er

TARANAKI SUB-DISTRICT. D is t rict Sup erinte nd en t

Comprising that portion of Ifte North Island south of a line draw.n east to wes.t passing through and inc/lI.ding kfolzaka and Tokaarm but exclltd~ng Tall.marunz.. and east o.f a line drawn north to south passing through but excludtng Taumarunt, Taihape, j"l angaweka, Feilding, and then,ce west to the coast. A lso th~ northern portion of the South Island from Cook Stralt to the mouth of the Clarence Rwer on the east coast to Lake Rotoroa, thence N.N. W. to Kahurangi Point on the west coast.

OFFIOER IN OHARe! .

NEW ZEALA}I'D.

~!.D.

R. A. Bakewell, M.B.

Supt. H. L. Jenkins, Essex Street, Levin. Supt. J. C. Cooper, Cole Street, 1\lasterton. Supt. B . Brown, 15, Frederic k treet, Palmerston X orth. Supt. H . C. Wilson, 98, Cuba treet, Palmerston Xorth. Corps Supt. F. D. Elvines, 7, Jack Street, Karori. Supt. R. C. Horwell, Waitui Crescent, Lower Hutt. Supt. \V. \\'biteley, 33, :\Iein treet, " 'ellington, . 1. Supt. C. E. Binns, 37, :\Iudie Street, Lower Hutt. Supt. S. C. Smith, 4, Port Street, Wellington. Supt . \V. F. Pycroft, 13, _ parina .\.\"enue, Miramar, \Vellington, E. 4. Supt. H. Lemmon, 46B, \'i'right treet, Wellington. Cadet Supt. K. Ritson, 243, Ohiro Road, Brooklyn, \Vellington . Cadet Supt. S. F. \Villard, 77, Duncan Terrace, Kilbirnie, \Vellington . Cadet Supt. C. S. McQuade, 58, Villa Street, Masterton. Cadet Supt. G. A. Strachan, 100, Calabar Road, Miramar. Cadet Supt. E. Sherry, 415, Main Street, Palmerston orth. Cadet Supt. H. Marshall, 58, Laings Road, Lower Hutt. Cadet Supt. J . A. K. Levin , 1 ', Goring Street, Thorndon.

TH E

T. J O H~ A l\I BVLAl CE B RIGADE O VEI{ EA .

OMMA~DERY I~ NEW ZEALAXD.

THE

'IVELLIXGTON D ISTRICT (cont inued). UN ITS.

W ELLINGTON D ISTRICT (contin ue d).

SURCEON.

FORMED .

, -

OFFIOER IN CHARCE.

UNITS .

Cadet (COllt.)Wellington

Wellington (VI ellesley Col1.) W ellington (Y. LC.A.)

17.8.36

I Major J. Plimmer, >I.E.

24.8.37

adet Supt. C. T. E. l?orcl, 4, Barraud treet, Lower Hutl.

NursingL evin Ma s te rton

27.4.37 4.3.08

Palmersto n No rt h

31.1 0.04

WELLINGTON C ORPS

19.1 0.09

Brookly n

8.4.31

Hataitai

12.10.39

Island Bay Karori ... Lower Hu tt

Hunter, M.B.

A. Hosk ing,

M . B.

C. G . Kemp, M.C., M.D. B. E. Wright , M. B. D. M. Paterson, M.B. H. B. Ewen, M.B.

21.12.39 8. 10.31 10. 12.29

Mira m ar ...

2 .2 .33

\Yellington

29.4.02

'IYellington (Kia Ora) \\'ellington Rly.

21.12.39 22.6.39

Cadet (cont.)-

Cadet upt. L. . Goctzlof, 47, Durham ' :'Ilasterton Street, Wellington. jfiramar

30. 3.3 1

B. Dudley, M.R. C.S. ]. P . Donald, M.B. H. K. Pacey, M.D. M. Kronfield, l\!.B.

R. A. Elliott, :-!.B.

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

Nursing (cQ;'zt.)

Ambulance (cont.)

SURCEON .

FORMED .

Lady Supt. il1rs. E. l?eiglcr, Res t ROO1ll5, Levin . Lady upt . :\11 5 L. 'W hitehous e , 11, Opaki Road, :\Iasterton. Lady Supl. .:\1r5 . \\"lllIams, 58, ::\urt h trcet, Palmer-.,ton .' orth Lady Corps ,'upt. '\1rs . :\1 F . Gab)', :'I' n E., 56, Overton Terrace, 1 Iataila, \\'c ll lll "· t o n. Lady upt. 1I1rs. C. Thorn on, 37, Reuben Avenue, Brooklyn. Lady urt '\11'i5 E Emcrson, 73 , llamilt on Road, II a talla I Lady upl. :\[rs. \\·anl. 2, S \'ern , tnt t, I 'land Bay, \\'cllm glo n Lady Supt. ~Irs. A. Sharp, 76, OvertoD Terrace, Wellington, E.2. Lady Supt. :\1r5. P. ] . hiller, 3, IIl gh ' treet, Low r 1 fUll . \\'ellm g'tol1 Lady Supt. 1iss B. Phillips, 58, Russ II Terrace, Wellington. Lady Supt. l\liss .\ . E. Batcs, ] -/. , ' tU I,e Street, \\'c llJnglon . Lady upl. :\1rs. Carnngton, Go\'t. lI Oll e Grounds, \\'ellington (pn\'a1.c Ba g). Lady upt. MI SS J. Thompsun, 1 fcad Office, • ~. Z . Govl. Rly , \\'ellin gt on,

~309.39 23 . 6.3~

Palmcrslo n • ·o1'tl1

1 L3 .:~9

Te Orc Or

2- -/. .39

Wellington

20.4.31

Wellington (St. Pauls) Welhngton South

Zohrab,

Lady Cadet ·upl. '\1iss O. Clemas, Cole Street, :\1asterto n . Lady Cadet Supt. }Irs. 1. E. Watson, 37, Donald :.\1cLean Street, \\'ellingto n.

M.D.

:\1. I<ronfield,

M.D .

1.8 .32 9.10.30

:\la rgaret Boyd-Wilson , ~!.B .

Welli ngton SlIb llrban

Lady Cadet Supt. :\1iss :\1. Barrer, 103, Renall Street, :\1asterton. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss E. Hay, 174, Ohiro Road, Brooklyn, Wellington , S.W. 1. Lady Cadet Supt. :\1iss R. Kirkland, 19, Tennyson Street, " 'ellington, S.\V. 1. Lady Cadet Supt. :\1rs. Y . L. '\Iiles, N. Z. Insurance Buildings, ] ohnston Street, ·Wellington.

22 . 10.30

HA \n~L ~

BAY

Di tri c t up e rinte nde nt D i tri c t Olli c r

lJB-DrSTRICT. R. S. :\lUNRO, 9, Bedford Street, ::\apier.

H . BARDEX.

AmbulanceDannc\ Irkc

8.11.39

Hastings ...

26.3.3-/.

Xapier

22 . - .11

E, Comrie,

F. R.es.

D . FItzgerald, M.B.

H . H . Barnett, :'ILB. Taradale ... \\'aipaw<J \\'aipukurau

31.10.39

11533

D . A.. C. Will,

~I.B.

. ::\orri s, :'II.B .

Supt.!. SnaJden, 420, Brunswick 'tr eet, Hastings. Supt. C. H. Butcher, 121, Carlyle Street, Xapier. Supt. D . L. Inglis, Peddie Street, Taradale, Hawkes Bay. Supt. E . R. Hutchings, \Vaipawa, Hawkes Bay.

161039

.1.

Wellington 23 .5 .33 (St . P aul' s) W ell ingto n S o uth 17.1 2.1 2 Welling ton Suburban We lli ngton (Y .W .C . A.) 'V,r ellington (Y.W .C.A. N o .2)

CadetBrookly n

30. 11. 2S

E . H . M. Luke, :-1. B. Sylvia D . L. Chapma n , M.B . ] . E. O'Regan, M.B.

1 30. 8.28

31.12.35

24. 3. 31

Gladstone School

31.7.39

Lower H u tt

16.10.36

E . G. Gibbs, M.B.

B. E. Wright, M.B.

]. Dud ley, B.A. , M.R.C.S. ] . P. Donald, M.B.

L ady Supt. Mrs. E. Gourley, 11 6, Ohlro Road, Brooklyn, Wellington, S.W. 1. Lady Supt. Mis E. L. Paul, 120, Derwent Street, Island Bay, \Vellinglon.

Cllcil!l-

'xaplcr

Cadet Supt. ] . Pockett, P.O . Box 134 , Napier.

1.10.35

D oris L. Berry, ;\I.D.

Lady Supt. 1\1rs. Corne, \ \'hite Street, -apier.

11.- .33

D. Y . Allan, ;\I.D.

Nursing Xapier

Lady Su pt. Mrs. M. C. McWbannell, 78 , Moxham Avenue, Kilbirnie, E .2. Lady Supt. 1\1rs. R. ymes, 4 , l\1cKinler Crescent, Brooklyn, ·W ellington . Lady Supt. I1 s D . 1. Hi 'coc k , 9, Y ale Eoad, \Vellington.

~ -apier

Lady Cadet SupL Mrs . 1. L. f\1cC abe, 42, Adams Terrace, 'W ellington, .2.

--xmtmlance-

Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. Bonifant, 3, Tiloki Street, Lower Hutt.

II. H . Barnett, :'II.B .

6632

12,

Kinross-

CadctLady Cadet upt. ::\1i s ::\1. E. Daniels, 18, Carlyle Street, Napier.

1.l0.35

NEL O)J-MARLBOROVGH

Blenheim

11. 7.34

P . ]. Fogarty, i\LB.

Motueka ...

20A .39

A . R. Green, M.B.

Nelson

19.5.32

D . C. L ow, M.D.

VB - DISTRICT.

Supt. A. V,T. Homes, George Street, B lenheim. Su pt. J. Brough, Old 'Wharf Road, l\1otueka. Supt. E. E. Eyles, 126, Vincent treet, Nelson.

THE

J on:-J'

A \IBULA:-J'

09 E BRIGADE OVERSE A .

The Commandery in Southern Africa.

N"ELSON-:\1AHLBOROUGII SUB-DISTRICT (colltinued). UNITS .

FORMED .

The Annual Report of the Commandery Commissioner for Southern Africa for the year ended 31st December, 1939 : -

OFFICER IN OHARCE.

SURCEON.

Ambulance (COl1t.) Xelson ... TO. 2 ,Yakefielcl

2.4.36

J. R. Closs, "LB.

Cade/Blenheim

9..!.35

N. F. Boag, M.B.

_-elson

18.1.34

J. Crawshaw, III.B.

X elson College

5.5.39

I . A.. Lucas, "LB.

NursingMarlborough

7.2.35

Nelson

15 .8.32

Cawthron Section

upt. A. G. S. "\cl am, 217, olltng\\'uod II Street, ... ·el~on. Supi.. D. J. tringer, Box 17, Wakefield.

20.11.~m

. Xoble Adam,

M.ll

D. C. Low, M.D.

Cadet upt. F. 13. :\Iontgomery, Pcnny ircct, Blenlll'lll1 Cadet Supt. S. C. Davis, 11 , Parere Street, 1 Tclson. aclet upi.. C. D. SImpson, ~els c n College, . . 'cbon. Lady Supt. :'IIiss C. W. Enri"llt, Leltnm Street, Blcnhelm. Lady upt. 1\1rs. ill. J. Woolforcl, Russcll , trect South, Nelson.

5.2.-10

,Yakefield

9.11.37

J. R Closs, lII.B.

CadetMarlborough

1< .8.35

R Koble-.\clams,

Kelson

4.10.39

H. D.

Lady Supt. :'I1rs. O. E . ,\nclre\\''i, \ylll t'Jy Road, , 'akcficld, . . - I"on . "I.B.

'teDhou~e, :'>I.B.

Lady Cadet Supt. '\Irs. :'II h nningto ll, 1 illOI1S Point j\()ad, fslIngt()n Lady Cadct Supt. 'drs . Ho'i'i, Gulf] lOll e, Tahunanui.

In my last Annual Report I referred, at some length, to the magnificent work done by our Brigade members throughout the Ossewa Trek. This brought many eulogistic and well merited tributes from many quarters and gave our Brigade activities a large and welcome amount of publicity which, owing to the modesty of our members is seldom taken full advantage of. \iVhile the work accomplished during the past year has not been quite so spectacular as that of the previous year, the Brigade throughout the Commandery area has carried out its work in its usual capable and thorough manner. The outbreak of the war in Europe has its repercussion in this country, and brought to the fore the importance of our work and the necessity for having a large body of trained Ambulance and Nursing members ready for any emergency. It was only natural that, when war was declared, a large number of our membersthose of military age-should link up with the various military units. But the inten ive instructional work accomplished by the Association has meant a coniderable addition to the personnel of the Brigade which, at the close of the year under review, totalled over 6,500. I havc to express my SlDcere thanks to the Defence Department for the valuable facilities il offered our I ursing Division members in providing training in Military Ho pital .\clministration at Voortrekkerhoogte. The application for this privilege have been so numerous that, in order to select the quota of five members for the 25 day course, as also for the half-yearly Refresher Course of 15 days, it has been necessary to confine recommendations to those who had received training in local ho pitals. Fortunately the ?llatrons of the various hospitals throughout the country invariably welcome our members who are able to take advantage of this valuable opportunity for advanced training in nursing duties and I am extremely grateful to the hospital authoritie for their kindly a sistance in this respect. number of our Ambulance Division members were also privileged to attend at Defence Headquarters for a period of Physical instruction which should prove most helpful to tho e Divisions which are now reaping the benefit of this training.

Cape Proviitce District. Tew J. 'ursing Divi ions have been formecl at Grahamstown, Pinelands, and Port Elizabeth. n frikaans Ambulance Division has been formed at Port Elizabeth, a non-European Cadet Ambulance Division at \Vynberg, and a further 3 ~ursing Dl\·i..,ions are in proce . of formation. Trallsl'ual Dis/rict.

The year under revicw ha shown marked activity. Brigade members have done an exceptional amount of work demonstrating to new classes, some 40 classes running concurrently over a wiele area and practically morning, noon, and night. The results of this intensive training are reflected in the substantial increase in the Brigade personnel as follows : 1939. 1938. 1933. 32 68 12 ~umber of Divisions 2,110 8-19 304 ~umber of Members During the medical examination of recruits for the Department of Defence, in ovember and December, 173 Ambulance men assisted in the examining of ome -1,000 recruits along the Reef and thi work is being continued. The Deputy Director of Medical ervices in eulogizing these services conveyed the Department's appreciation of the helpful and efficient manner in which the work was carried out. The fine spirit which animated our members had been commented upon by all who had had an opportunity of coming in contact with it. The Pretoria City Council presented an Ambulance which is proving extremely useful for public duties. The Ambulance was dedicated at the Presbyterian Church on 18th June. I

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Considerable instructional work has been carri~d out amongst the Native Sections on the Rhodesian Railways and the B.S.A. PolIce. . . Five new Divisions are ready to commence work early Jll the comlllg y~ar. I proceeded to the Transvaal in September for the Annual InspectIons, but owing to the local conditions at the time it was found necessary ~o canc~ ~~e Inspections as also the Annual Meeting of the Ambulance Committee an e Brigade Competitions. . 1. d But from the foregoing report it will be found that there IS .a genera. lllcrease activity in Brigade circles and the reports of An~ual Ir:spectlOns rec~lved t fro: all quarters shows that the Brigade duties are Illcreaslllg and contInue 0 e erformed in a thoroughly capable and exemplary manner. . . . p Once again I gladly express my cordial thanks to all Officers l~ Cha~g~ ?f Dls~nc~s and to all Officers and members of the Ambulance an~ Turslll.g DIVISIOns 0 t e Brigade, both Senior and Cadet, for their able and effiCIent serVIces.

South African Railways and Harbollrs District. The Brigade suffered a evere loss through the death of Mrs . T. H. Watermeyer, S.S.ST.]., wife of the Commissioner, and Lady District Superintendent of the H.ailway District, who passed away suddenly at Cape Town in July . The large at.lendance of Brigade members at the funeral and t.he many donations made to t.he S.A.R. & H. District Homes in her memory bore test.imony t.o t.he high esteem in which she was held . In the same month the Brigade in the Cape \Vestern ub-Distnct lost a keen supporter through the death of Mrs. ] . S. De V. Yon vVillich, wife of the Assistanl Commis ioner. The late ?lIrs . Yon \Ylllich wa President of the r urslllg DIvisions in atal Sub-District for some years. Ten new Divisions were formed during the year and assuming lhat an appreciable number of the 1,000 odd candidates, lrained during the year, joined the Brigade, the 1939 figures, when completed, shoulcl show a substant.ial increa.c:;e O\'cr the record membership of 2,060 at the end oI 193 . Natal Dtstncl. There wa a considerable extension of Brigade 'work during t.he year and in orcler to still further this, both at the Headquarters in Durban and from I ietermantzburg northwards, it has been found necessary to appoint two Assl tant 'ommi- 'loners in Dr. Crawford Lundie at Durban and Lieut.-Colonel G. G. Ewer for the Pietermaritzburg area and northwards . A cordial welcome is extended to these Officers, both of whom have been active supporters of Brigade interest for many years. Ambulance and Xursing Divisions both enior and Cadets, have made steady headway. The Ambulance Divisions personnel has been augmented by the formation of three new Divisions, and a Nursing Di\"ision was formed al Parkhlll. His Excellency the Governor-General inspectcd the combmed Xat.al and I<.allway Sub-District Divisions in front of the Cily Hall on 2nd July, following the 't John" Day Service at St. Paul's Cathedral. Orange Free State Distl'ict. A new Ambulance Division has been formed at Henneman whil' a furthcr Ambulance Division is being formed at Harnsmlth . A new Nursing Division has been formed and a Divi ion has also becn formed al the Bantu Location at BloemIontein. There has been a r egrettable decrease in adet work but il is hopeci to r'vi\'C this at an early date. Griqllalalld West Dtstrict. The intensive instructional work in which Brigade members ha\e becn recently engaged has resulted in the formation of an elghlh ,\mbulance DI\"lsion . The " Alpheus \\'illiam s " Trophy for the smartest DiVISion was awarded to the Xo. 4 Kimberley (:\Iunicipal) Ambulance DiVIsion. Major D. B. Strachan, A.D.M.S., conducted the .\.nnual InspectIOn and complimented the parade on the general high standard of efiiciency shown. Rhodesian Railways District. It is with deep regret that the death of Captain H . Allen, .\ct.ing ASSistant Commissioner, who passed away on the 13th September, is recorded . The European crisis was followed by a marked advance m Ambulance work in both Southern and Northern Rhodesia and a considerable number of new members was added. Owing to the absence, on Defence Service, of Lieut.-Colonel T. E. Eobins, Commissioner of the Rhodesia District, Mr. W . J . K. Skillicorn, CommissIOner of the Rhodesian Railways District, has very generously accepted temporary responsibility for the \vork of this District, and for which I am most grateful. Brigade members from this District have helped to form the nucleus of the Sou thern Rhodesian Military Ambulance Corps, man y of them carrying ou t im porlan t instructional duties, while one member has been taken over by the orthern Rhodesian Defence Department as official instructor in Ambulance work-an invaluable contribution to the Military Medical Services. In addition, various Divisions were instrumental in organizing blood transfusion services and gave considerable assistance in transport work in connection with stretcher cases travelling by rail and by air.

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Senior District Office r

AFRICA. ALPHEUS WILLIAMS, B.SC. Col. Sir EDWARD THORNTON,K.B .E. ,M.R.C.S .,ctL, H.E. Lady Du CAN. "\. LEX. ::\L ANDERSON, P.O. Box 2366, Cape Town. \Y. G. KIRK (Johannesburg).

Lady District Offi cer

~Iis

(attached to H eadquarters Staff). (attached to Head quarte~~' Staff).

~r.

FOWKES.

(attached to Headquarters Staff) . PROVINCE

Assistant Commissioner District Surgeon Senior District Superintendent Lady District Superintendent .. . Di trict Officer Lady District Offi cer

UNITS .

DISTRICT.

2 Port Elizabelh City (Afrikaans) Tokai

CadetObservatory

Port Elizabeth (1st City) Wynberg (Boys' High School) "\'nberg (Emmanuel)

\Y. F. YE.\RY .

R . D. A. D OUGLAS, M.B.E., Major A. J. K:-.: x. Mrs . C. 1\1. \\' Il_L1 A~fS. R. A . ::\Lo\GI. '. Miss L. \\'OOF .

~LD.

SURCEON.

OFFICEIl IN CHARCE .

AmbulanceCAPE TOWN CORPS

5.8 .08

No.1 Cape Town (City) No.2 Cape Town (Rahmaniyeh Moslem) N o. 3 Cape Town (African NonEuropean) ~o. 5 Cape T own (Tr affic D ept.) Xo . 6 Cape Town (Holy Cross RC.) ~o. 7 Cape Town (Electricity Dept.) Cape Town (Fire Brigade) No.1 Wynberg (E mmanuel Non-European) East London (S. A. Police) H eathfield (St. Antony RC.), Non -European Helderberg

2.9 .14

J. A. Currie, M.B .

4.2 .27

I. Abdurahman, M.B.

3.7.29

J. W. Forbes,

15 .6.35 1.5.38

~!.B.

L. '(an Eenen Becker, M.D. J. Ll. Jones, :\I.B.

19.9.39

I Supt.

7.3.-10

6.9.32

A. Stewart, M.B . W. B. DouglasDrummond, M.B.

Corps Supt. A . \V. H. Harmsworth, P.O. Box 172 , Cape Town. Supt. J. C. Dowthwalte, Sun Buildin ns 104, St. Georges Street, Cape Town'.. Supt. T. 1\1. Butchart, Flelchers Chambers Darling Street, Cape Town. Supt. H. G Jeffrcys, " Erin," Hichmon c1 Eoad, ::\Iowbray. Supt. ] . Eerr, Traffic onlrol Dept., Cape Town. upt. \V . E. Harvcy, " Henrut." Garn ck Road. \\"oochtock, (ape Town.

Supt. P. ]. P. Considine, Fire StatIOn, Roeland Street, Cape Town. Supt. ]. G. " Tallace, "Duntrunc," Toronga Eoad, Lansdowne.

4.9 .33 28.6.37

S. Schur, :\!.B.

27.3.40

A. L. Myburgh, M.R.C.S.

Paarl

28.4.36

J . A . Nel, M.D.

No.1 Port Elizabeth (City)

27.9.26

L. S. V . Zinober, B.A .

Supt. T. Clarke, "Ozanam," Road, Diep River.

Els, Tokai, P.O. Retceat.

22 .5 .3 5

I 22.7 .32

Cadet Supt. R G. Nicoll, "Panmure," Serpentine, Pinelands, Cape Town . Cadet. Supt. R. H. Davey, c '0 10, Mackay Street, Port Elizabeth. Act. Cadet Supt. K. McGaffin, Boys' High School, Wynberg.

1 .10.35 22 .5.30 l.9.39

5 .8.08

No. 1 Cape Town 5 .8.08 (City) No.2 Cape Town 26.11.28 (Zonnebloem Ton_ European) No.3 Cape Town 19 .11.30 (Rahmaniyeh Moslem) No.4 Cape Town 3.2.37 (Catholic) Claremont 25.7 .33 l\Iuizcnberg Section Obseryalory

7.G .37

T. St. \T. W . Busk, M.B.

LadySupt. Miss A . M. Reed, Linden House, L eisbeck Road , Rosebank, Cape Town . Lady Supt. ::\Iiss G. Phillimore, 1, Portsmouth Road, Capetown.

\Y . Abdurahman, M.B.

Lady Supt. :'Iiss ] . D. Edwards, "HillSIde," Upper Buitengracht Street, Capetown. Lady Supt. Miss P. E. Pugh, 21, Clydebank R oad, Green Point . Lady Supt. Irs. G. B. Robb, St. Johns, Euraka Road, Rondesbach . Lady Supt. l\'Irs. Van Renen, " Botharia," Albert Road, ::\Iuizenberg. Lady Supt. Miss B. Neuper, Braeside, Gloucester Road, ~Iowbray. Lady Supt. ::\liss D. ::\1. Hittersay, Melville Bridge Street, Rosebank.

K. O'L. Doherty, :\I.B. VV. Robertson, M.B.

_\. . GonIon, ?I.B.

8.10.20

Parker

2- .739]. G. Arnott, !\I.B.

l'Jllclands

9.11 .39

Somerset " Test

12 .3.-W

2-1A.39 16.1.39

OFFICER IN OHARCE.

SURCEON.

NursingCAPE TOWN CORPS

FORM EO.

FORMED.

Ambulance (cont.) ~ '0.

Worcester C.

Con~prisin8 the l!rovince oj the Cape of Good Hope. (W~th the excePt~on of the Griqualand West Distyict.)

UNITS .

103

CAPE PROVINCE DISTRICT (continued).

THE COMMANDERY Commandery Commissioner . .. Surgeon-in-Chief Lady Superintendent-in-Chief Dis trict Superintendent ...

CAPE

OU THERi\f AFRI CA.

Euchlll

Supt. C. C. Iarais, H elderberg College, Somerset \Vcst. Supt. F. H. Sutton, P.O. Box 24-1 , Paarl. Supt. F. C. Rummer, 10, Mackay Street Port Elizabeth.

Wynberg Wynberg (Emmanuel NonEuropean) Athlone Section East London (Town)

3l.10.35

C. ::\1. ::\Iurray, ?I.B.

14 .12.32

20.9.39 1.9.22

1st Grahamstown

20 .9.39

Kingwilliamstown

15 .3.37

J. Tremble, M.B . 1argaret Castle, !\I.B. A. Vol. Burton, M.B.

Lady Supt. Mrs . J. Bowker, Pastorie Estate, Somerset \ Vest. Lady Supt. Miss ] . Robinson. Timour Hall Road, Plumstead. Lady upt. 1\1rs . \Yillard, 9, Egham Street, \Vynberg. Lady u pt. l\Irs. Morris, 2, Lo\\-cr Tnll Road, Observatory. Lady Supt. Miss V. M. Egan, c/o l\Iessrs. Drake, Flemmer & Orsmond, Cambridge Street, East London . Lady Supt. Mrs. E. Liddell, 21, \Vorcester Street, Grahamstown. Lady Supt. A. C. Daines, 46, :\[ount Street, KingwiIliamstown.

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OMMANDERY IN

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105

GRIQUALAND \VEST DISTRICT (continued). ----.--------~---------

UNITS.

Nursing (cont.) Malmesbury

FORMED.

Port Elizabeth (V.W.C.A.) 2nd Port Elizabeth (City) 3rd Port Elizabeth ( t. Augustines, Catholic) 4th Port Elizabeth City Queenstown

UNITt!.

~ -0.

Max Cohen, ?!.B.

26.11.24 1.3.38 15.1l.39

\V. C. Harington, lIl.B.

Sea Point

22.1.35

J. Siebert, M.B.

Strand

29.2.40 20.6.35

~-o

2 Kimberley (City)

Lady upl. ::\II 's Hodges, 70. Pri nce .\lfred-treet. Queenstown. Lady upt. illrs . Lake. \Visbeach, Th ree .\n chor Bay, Sea Point..

Cadet-Kimberley (G irlS entral elwol)

Lady Cadet , upt . ::\rrs Englebrecht, Essex treet. ::\falUanu .

24.6.38

Lady

21.6.35

Pinelands

2.8. 35

Sea Point

24.4.34

\Yynberg

16.2.33

adet Supt. ::.rlss

v. Pi\'ali z a

I Louise Tamory, M.B.

H OLl i, Green Point. Lady Cadet Supt. ilfrs. A . O. Charlton , Amorina, Barnard treel. Rondesbosh Cape. Lady Cadet Supt. ::'flss .\ . ::\1. Lee. 6, Herschell Hoad. Obsen aLory. Lady Cadet Supt. 1Irs. M. II. \Vells. Wellesley, lIeadway, Pinelands. Lady Cadet Supt. :\Irs. A. S. Kinmont, 26'. High Level Road. Sea Point. Lady Cadet Supt. Mrs. A. Willard, 9, Egham Street. \Vynberg.

Comprising Kimberley, Barkley West, Herbert and Hay. ARTHUR A. COA TON. P.O. Box 616, Kimberley. District Surgeon ... A. G. \V. CO:\IPTOX, ?I.R .C. S., L.R.C.P. Distrjct Superintendent W. GIBB. Lady District Superintendent Irs. E. COA TON. District om cer W. L. KNEALE.

No. 1 Kimberley Reformed (De Beers) 1.1.33 No.2 Kimberley Reformed (De Beers) 1.1.33

I G. H . Pearson, M.B.

I J. P. Collins, M.B.

Corps Supt. S. J. Barnes, 'W arren Street, Kimberley. Supt. G. W. A. Vickers, Kenilworth Road, Kimberley. Supt. A. Low, 74, Second Aven ue, Kenilworth, Kimberley.

G. H. Pearson, M.B.

Lady Corps Supt. Miss M. Goate, Anderson Road, Kimberley. Lady Supt. Miss M. Olive, 5, ::'10lyneaux Road, Beaconsfield, Kimberley. Lady Supt. Irs. E. M. Smith, 51, Central Road, Beaconsfield, Kimberley.

B. W. Franklin Bishop, )I.B.

4.7.3

Lady Cadet Supt. Miss U. D. Can'er, Girls' Central School, Kimberley.

23.11.37

DISTRICT.

Ambulance--

Assistant Commissi oner

29.4.12

Supt. C. C. ]. Morrison, 4, Compound Street, Kimberley .

10.10 .33 F. B. Proksch, M.B. Durban Xo. 4 (Athlone) Re-formed J. S. de Souza Drum Durban No.1 mond, M.B. 30.6.25 (Berea) D. Hooper, lILB. Durban ity 24.4.39 Police ::\1. Casson, M.R.C.S. Durban pIunicipal) 1 .7.39

CRIQUALAND WEST DISTRICT.

Am bulance--

14.6.26

G. H. Pearson, M.B. (Acting) G. H. Pearson, M.B. (Acting)

NATAL

----------~--------------------------------~---

KIMBERLEY CORPS

19.6.30

Compris ing the Province 0/ Natal. Major STANLEY COPLEY, F.R.C.S., Actio.,. Commi iooer Headq uarters Hall, Epsom Road, Durban. C. LUNDIE, M.D., CH.B. A s is taol ComOli ioncr Lt.-Colonel G. G. EWER, D.S.O. Capt. C. E. L. BURMAN, M.B. Di trict urgeon H. H. ROBERTS. Di tri c t uperint en de nt Mrs. C. N . S. SMILEY, A.R.R.C. Lady Di trict up erint e naent H. J. STONE. Di trict Officers F. G. Do" ALDSO •. Miss G. H. WOOD. Lady Di trict Officer ::'Irs. B. MCCALL.

2. Cliff "Illas. 0/£ Highfield

1.9.33

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

21.7.39

Nursing-KIMBERLEY CORPS

26.9.35

Observatory

FOR_M _E _ D_.--'-_____

To. 1 Kimberley Reformed (City) 1.1.33 S. Ethel Rolfe, ?LB.

Mow bra y School

3 Kimberley (De Beers) No. 4 Kimberley (Municipal) No.5 Kimberley (S.A. Police)

Lady upt. ::\1rs. IIochapheJ, "Koya Eosa," Pat.rlOt irect., P aarl. Lady Supt. Miss K. E. Williams, 67, Sevenlh Avenue, vValmer, Port Elizabeth. Lady Supt. ::'1r5. ::\[ason. 3, Kenl Hou e. Cuyler rescenl, Port Elizabeth. Lady upi. ::\11 s ]. , lacey.

7.2...!0 18.9.34

CadetNo.1 Cape Town (City) Xo. 2 Capetown (Zonnebloem) 0.4 Cape Town (Catholic)

SURCEON.

Ambulance (cont.)

IRe-fO,med 29.2.40 l-i.12.39

Paarl

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

SURCEOH.

Durban (:\Iunicipal 5.10.39 Bantu) Durban M. F . B .... I 1.7.25 Pietermaritzbu rg City Pietermaritzburg Fire Brigade I

Cadet-4th Durban (Athlone)

1. 5. 2S

15.3.33

5.S.38

R. ::\1eyerstein, M.B. I G. D. English, M.B.

R. A. Hickley, M.B.

Supt. G. A. McGregor, 87, South Road, Overport, Durban. Supt. S. . Commons, 15, Valley Yiew Avenue, Durban. Supt. \V. Payne, Durban Corporation, Durban. Supt. \Y. H. Whittaker, 109, olwy Road, Durban. Supt. D. Bell, 65, Botanic Garden Road, Durban . Supt. A. Greaves, Central Fire Station, Durban. Supt. V . C. P . Brown, 47, Mayors Walk, Pietermari tz burg. Supt. N. C. Wilkinson, Fire Lation, Pietermaritzburg. Cadet Supt. J. Grant, Enfield ... -ursing Home, Ianning Road. Durban.

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NATAL DISTRICT (col1timted) . SURCEON.

OFFICER IN CHARCE . UNITS.

28.4.26

Pietermaritzburg

18.2.27

I !

Nursing28.2.10

Parkhill Section

8.2.39

Durban (1st Bantu)

29 .7.33

1. B. Gumede, M.B.

Durban (Centenary) Durban (Edith Cavell) KlooI

29.7 . 31

Mary S. Arbuckle, M.B.

D. O . Lang, l\l.B.

29.5AO

28.11.37 1.1. 24

Nellie Wall Mesham, M.D. 1\1. . Haysom, M.R.C.S.

13 .6.36 19.6.39

C. C. Brown, M.B.

Lady Supt. Miss A. R. Champion, 30 , Kilburn Ave., Durban. L j A O. ilIrs . 0 borne, ~2, 'Yestern Hoar!, Greewood Park, Durban . Lady upt. ilIrs. K. 1\1. Olorenshaw, t. Augusbne's Road, Escombe, Durban. Lady upt. ::\Iiss G. ::\1. Campbell, 130, Rosetta H.oacl, Durban . Lad y u pt. ::'1 rs. "\ Wee, Kearn::;ey CoUeue, Botha's II ill, Xatal. Lady Supt. Miss W. A. Hopewell, Beresford, RIchmond Avenuc, Durban. Lady Supt. riss E. M. Hughes, 26, Payne Street, Pietermaritzburg Lady Supt. ::'lr~. \Yardrop, Box b2 "Langer. Lady upt ::\Ils G ::'1. Gra " .. Bcnnachi," 229, ::'Iarkct treet, \ 'ryheld.

Cadel-

Durban (Ko. 1)...

13.2.26

Durban (No.2)...

17.10.32

Durban (Ambler)

9.12.31

Durban (Centenary) 19.12.31 Durban (Girls' High School) Durban (St. Joseph's School) Sea View ...

26.6.33

Stanger

6.12.34

...

Sohpie Kaplan, M.B.

28 .6.33 23.3 .36

J. 11. de Kerezac, ?II.B.

ORANCE

FREE

STATE

Lady Cadet upt. 1\1r. .• \ . Gowing, 60, Northway, Durban ~ Torth. Lady Cadet Supt. Irs. 1. 1\1. Taylor, 2-, Dairy Lane, Hedhill. Lady Cadet upt. \Ilss.\ ::'1.::\1. Campbell, 130, Roselta Hoad, Durban. Lady aclet upt. ::'Ii~s A . ::\1 Yellow, Flat 4 , 35, Escnwooti Hoad, Durban. Lady Cadet Supt. 1\11 s It B. ouper, 3 , Chelmsford H.oad, Durban . Lady Cadet upt. Mrs. A. L. Loney, 353, Frere Hoad, Durban . Lady Cadet Supt. ::'Ir. M. ::\Iortoll, 7, Kelvin Gro\'c, 'ca Yicw. Lady Cadet Supt. ::'Irs. R 1\1. unningham, 17, Couper ·Street, Stanger. DISTRICT.

Comprising the Province oj Orange Free Slute. Assistant Commissioner District Surgeon District Superintendent

AmbulanceBLOEMFONTEIN CORPS Bloemfontein City

SURCEON .

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

28.1.05 28.1.95

I I

...

00'

H. H. GREENWOOD, "Yorkstead," York Road, Bloemfontein. J. LovIUs, M.B., CH.B. A. CHADWICK.

I Corps Supt. W. Head,

32, Maitland Street, Bloemfontein. Supt. A. P. J. Die de Richs, P.O. Box 242, Bloemfontein.

CadetBIoemfon tein City Lakeview

7.11.38 10.8.39 13.3.39

Harrismith Town

...

Yryheid ...

Ambulance (cont·)1 Bloemfontein (1st Bantu) ... Henneman

Cadet Supt. J. O. Shaw, Carlt.on lI olel, 137, We t Street, Durban. Cadet Supt. H. G. Todd, 422, Burgher Street, Pietermaritzburg.

J. S. De SouzaDrummond, M.B.

City

Stanger ...

FORMED.

Ambulance (cant.) Cadet (cont.)Durban (Berea)

J'ietermaritzburg

107

ORANGE FREE STATE DISTRICT (continued.)

UNITS.

Durban

OUTHERN AFRICA.

...

26 .6. 33 20.9.34 I

Nu rsing-

BLOEMFONTEIN CORPS Bloemfontein City 2nd B-loemfontcin City

28.1.05 ::'Iorris, l\I.D.

1.3.21

27.4.36

Cadel-

Bloemfontein City

26.6.33

...

20.9.34

Lakeview

Lady Supt. Mrs. A. 1. J. Bourne, 77, Exton Road, Bloemfontein. Lady Supt. Mrs. :\1. Oliver, Lake View, Bloemfontein. Lady Cadet Supt. ::'Irs. P. ,Y. Everett, 7 , Exton Road, Bloemfontein.

RHO D E 81 A

,v.

Commi "ioner

AmbulanceBulawayo (B.S.A. Police)

DIS T RIC T.

R. 1\1. Morris, M.D.

14 .2 .36

Bulawayo (B.S.A. ~ TaLive Police) Gatooma ...

12.1.39

Que Que ...

25 .1.40

Salisbury (B.S.A. Police) Salisbury (B. .A. Native Police)

31.3.36

J. K. SKILLl CORX. (Acting.)

Supt. Lt. H. Austin, B.S.A. Police, Bulawayo.

1.1.40

9.6 .39

V. C. W. Vickers, M.R.C.S. Supt. Lt. J. Appleby, B.S.A. Police, Salisbury.

NursingSalisbury

25.4.34

Lady Supt. 1iss E. Izzett, P.O. Box 139, Salisbury.

108

THE

J OH

A:r.IBULA

RHODESIA

RAILWAY

Commissioner District Surgeon District Superintendent UNITS.

Broken Hill (Rail way ) Bulawayo (Rayito n)

1.6.30

CILD.

A. MORGAN. SURCEON.

Que Que Section Livingstone illy.

26.2.36

E. M. B. West, M.A., M.B. Supt. N. G. Ferns, c/o Rhodesia Railways, Ll\:ingstoJle, N.R Lt.-Col. II. Jamieson, Supt. C. S. Powell, c,o District Engin eer, M.C., L.R.C.P. Rhode ian Wys., Salisbury. Supt. G. W. Chace, Box 59, Umtah, Southern Rhodesia.

1. 9. 31

Salisbury Rly.

1.4.28

Umtali illy.

6.5 .3 1

CadetBulawayo illy. NursingBulawayo

Corps Offr. F. W. Austin, P.O. Box 596, BUlawayo. Supt. C. S. Powell, c/o Rhodesian Railways, Broken H ill. Supt. E. R Baldock, c/o :;\1echanlcal Engineer, BUlawayo.

1.1.40 18.2.28

Lady upt. :'I1rs. . A. Sktlltcorn, Broad· way, 3rd St.reet., BUlawayo.

TRAN.VAAL

,DI'TRICT.

Comprising tilt ProvitlCt of lilt Transvaal. Commissioner

Acting Deputy Commissioner Ass istant Commissioner District Surgeon District Superintendent Lady Dis trict Superintendent Senior D·istrict Officer District Officer Lady District Officers

Dis trict Sergeant

Lt..-Col. G. E. PEACOC.K, ~r.R C S, L R C P., 32',. Granel_ 'atlOnal 13l1ild1l1gs, comer J{ISSlCk and Pntchanl ' treets Johannesburg. . ::\Iajor J. ::\1. WATT, )[.B. Lt.-Col. J. J. KRUGER. H. G. GOLDWATER, M.R.C.S. II. R. LAlINER. Mrs. E. G. SLADE. Major E. H. HONEYWILL. W. H. WEGERLE. Mrs. 1. A. ·WALTON. Miss G. C. CARNEY. Miss W. G. HOPE. 1\1rs. BRODRICK. E. G. GILES.

Ambulance1st Germiston

20.3.39

JOHANNESBURG

1.1.29

(EUROPEAN) CORPS

M. Finger, M.B. A. Rab inowitz, M.R.C.S . H. Spitz, M.R.C.S.

Sup1.. W. R E. Edgar, 12, ::\1organ R oad, Webber. Corps Supt. E. A. M. Lawson, 37, Larvick Mansions, Plein Street, Johannesburg.

FORMED.

UNITS.

Ambulance OFFICER IN CHARCE.

K. 1\1. Rodger, M.D.

11. 2. 26

AFRICA.

109

W. J. K. SKILLICORN.

Ambulance2.1.31

OUTHER

TRANSV AAL D [STRICT (conlimud).

DISTRICT.

C. II. DIX-IIART, M.B.,

FORMED.

SOUTHERN RHODESIAN CORPS

THE COMMANDERY IN

E BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

(cont.)

1st Johannesburg City 2nd J ohannes burg City 4th Johannes burg (Ekselsior) 6th Johannesburg (S.A. Police) 7th J ohannesburg (City Council) 8th J ohannesburg ( outhern Suburbs) 10th J ohannesburg (General Post Office) J 1th J ohannesburg (Traffic) 12th Johannesburg (:'1 unicipal) lolth Johannesburg (:'1ah'ern) 19t.h Johannesburg (KenSington) 21st Johannesburg (SD .. \. .) 22nc1 J ohanncsburg ( ent.ral) JOHANNESBURG

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

SURCEON.

Supt. J . S. Turnbull, 2, Ambush Street, Malvern, Johannesburg.

28.6.27

H. Cohen, M.B. I. Bersohn, M.B. D. A. ::\luskat, M.B. S. Ryman, M.R.C.S.

26.4.33

H. B. Stegman, M.D.

16.4 .26

Supt. P. H. Rautenbach, S.A. Police, ::\larshall Square, Johannesburg.

1.2 .35 29.1.36

I 20.4.36 18.11 .36

;\I.B.,

CH.B.

11. Blieden, M.R.C.S. 11. lIalk, M.R.C.S.

H. Sergay, M.R.C.S.

16 .3.37

II. L. Cohen, LlI.B.

23.3.3

N. A. Rossiter, 1\1.B. S. Sims, L.R.C.P.

ol.9.39

I Z. \Y . Eiwi, 1\r.B.

1.1.29 30.6.32

3.9.34

1\1. A. 1\Iunshi,

LILA.,

Supt. G. T. Smith, Room olO, St. Louis Court, 97, Pritchard Street, J ohannesburg Supt. E. H. Jefferies, 5, :\1avis ::\Iansion Haig Street, Rosettenv-ille. Supt. G. vViggill, 3, Bardolph Court, Cnr. Melle and J orrison Sts., Braamfontein, Johannesburg . Supt. D. W. Weale, Traffic Dept., Market Street, Tewtown City, Johannesburg. Acting Supt. J. J. aude, 68, Greenway, Greenside, J ohannesburg. Supt. E. J. \Varburton, 52, Park Street, J eppe, Johannesburg. Supt. C. H. Smith, 8ol, Bishop Street, Turiontein, Johannesburg. Supt. G. \V . Roberts, ol, A tra Court, Louis Botha A venue, Orange Grove.

2.5.39

NON-EuROPEAN) CORPS

3rd J ohannesburg ( aseria Moslem) 5th Johannesburg (1st Bantu) 9th Johannesburg (Coloured) 13t.h J ohannesburg (\Yestern Xat.ive) 15th J ohannesburg C.E.D. (Soloman 1.. Compound) 16th Johannesburg .E.D. (City Deep Compound) 17th J ohannesburg C.E.D. (Wat.er Branch)

G. ::\1arks,

1-1.7.36

17 .10.38

Supt. E. Landerson, 16ol, Stanton Street, Kenilworth, Johannesburg. Supt. A. J . Grobbelaar, 36, 8th A vcnue, Melville, Johannesburg .

LlI.B.

Corps Supt. Capt. R. C. Dickinson, 74, Lawn Street, Rosettenville, J ohannesburg. upt. F. E. ='lellist, P.O. Box 617, Johannesburg.

H. Taylor, L.R.C.P. & S.

27 .8.36

S. Fadel, 1\I.R.C.S.

26.10.37

"\. . L. \Yilliams, :"II.R.C.S.

upt. J. Clark, I, YeronaStreet, Johannesburg. Supt. \'. B. l\Iacfayden, 36, Eighth Avenue, ~1ayfair, Johannesburg.

1.9 .38

Supt. \V. J. Stanley, 37, Biccard Turfontein.

treet,

1.9.38

Supt. M. J eoffreys, City Deep Compound, Johannesburg.

1.9.38

Supt. ]. G. Bailes, \Vater Branch, City Engineers, J ohannesburg.

110 TRAi

THE

TlIE

T. J OHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE OVER EAS.

FORMED.

SURCEOH.

OFFIC ER IN CHARCE.

_____U_"_I_T_s .______ .1

Ambulance (cant.) I 1 'th Johannesburg (Eastern Tative) 20th Johanne burg C.E.D. (elby Compound) J ohanne burg C.E.D. C~orwood Compound) PRETORIA C ORPS

1st Pre toria (Govt. Printing Wo rks) 2nd Pretoria (Fire Brigade) I 3rd Pretoria (City) 4 th Pretoria (City Traffic Dept.) 5th Pretoria (City Transport) Pretoria (General Banto Hospital) 1st Vereeniging

11 1

~M_E_D_._~_______S_U_R_C_E_O_N_. _______.~-----------OF-F-I-CE-R--I"__C_H_A_R_C_E_, _________

Ambulance (cant.) Cadet (cont.)--

5. 10.3 7.12.38

Johannesburg (llfaivem \Vest School) 3rcl Pretoria

Supt. J. G . Lahner, c/o Municioal Com· pound, Springfield, J uhannesburg.

13.10.39

Cadet Supt. A. D. l\Iorrison, 34, Orwell Street, Kensington, Johannesburg.

23.11.37

Cadet Supt. L. Osborne, Central Buildings, Pretorius Street, Pretor ia.

23.2AO

Nursing-1st Gcrmislon

23.3.38 7.6.2 6

E. A. Leviseur, M.B. L. Milner, r.r. R.C.S.

Supt. O . E. Hcnning, Govt. Printin a \Yorks, I rctoriu . III

Act. Supt. A. B. Forbes, Fire tatlOn , Prctona. Supt. \V. A. Lemre, 18, Celliers t.reet, Sunnysidc, Pretonu. Supt. F. J. oles, Trallic Dept., PretorIa.

1 .7. 26 17.10.35

elson,

:-'I.A.,

M.B.

1.3.37

W. A. Hill, B.A., M.B.

1.10.38

. B. Lomax, M.B.

26.1.39 14.9.38

J. Rudolph, M.B.

27.2.39

J ohannesburg 26. 11.38 (Arcadia) J ohannes burg 1.10.37 (Eastern Districts) 2nd Johannesburg 28.3.38 (St. George's Home) Xo. 1 2nd Johannesburg 19.9.39 (St. George's TO. 2 Home) 4th Johannesburg 8.6.39 (Excelsior) 9th Johannesburg 1.6.39 (Coloured) J ohannes burg 1.6.39 ( Tew Clare) J ohannesburg 30. 11.37 (Southern Suburbs) 14th Johannesburg 3. 11 .39 (l\Ialvern)

21. .39

A. Kaplan, L.:-'f.S .S,A.

JOHANNESBURG EUROPEAN) CORPS

l.l.29

A. Rabinowitz, M.R.C .S. H. Spitz, M.R.C.S.

1st J ohannesburg (Cit.y)

1.9.25

R. Baranov, M.B . l'reda Diamond, lILB. (Act.). A. Altmann, L.R.C.P.

31.8.26

2nd J ohannesburg ( orwood) 3rd Johann sburg City -!th JohClllnesbnrg( oulhcrn Suburbs) 5th Johannesburg (Eastern Districts) 7th Jobannesburg (Melville) 8th J ohanncsbu rg (Brixlon) 10th J ohannesburg ( .D .. \ )

upt. F. \\'. Pct.tJphcr, 3 - , Jacob ill re treet., PretorIa. upt. \\T. B. Imrie, 2-, Loop Street, PretorIa. Supt. \V . J. Marias, Fir Station, \ 'crecnl ging.

Cadet1st Germiston

OUTHERX AFRICA.

TRANSVAAL DISTRICT (continued).

S\'AAL DISTRICT (continued).

UtHTS.

OMMANDERY IX

Cadet upt. J. U\'ugc, 11, Foxglove Road, Germiston. Cadct Supt. I L StraiT, -1-, Albany J'oa I, Parklo\vn, Johanncsb urg. Cadet. Supt. A . C. Forbes, 100, 5th Avcnue, fllclville, Johannesburg.

11 th J ohannesburg (G.P.O.) 12 th Johunnesburg (Kensington) 131h J ohannesburg (Parktown) l-lth J ohannesburg (Orange Grove) 15th J ohannesburg (Y.\V.C.A.) H.osebank ...

Cadet Supt. E. L. Anderson. 164, Slanton Street, Kenilworth, Johannesburg. Cadet Officer H. I . G. Dowds, 3 6, Fore Street, Fairview, J ohanne ·burg.

Saxonwold

Cadet Supt. E. A. Whitford, 49, ?lIabel Str eet, Rosettenville.

Jobannesburg (Kensington St. Andrews)

25.3.30

Janet Robertson, M.R.C.S.

6.6 .33 16.1.34

Grace Krogh, M.B. Editha Hirschmann,

Lady Supt. ~1rs. \Vhyte, 92, l\Iarathon Street, Kensington, Johannesburg.

Lady Supt. Irs. Lyons, 26, Roehampton Court, Bree Street, Johannesburg. Lady Supt. l\Iiss F. Thickens, 25, Pieterson Street, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Lady Supt. Miss J. F. ?II. \Yatt, " Croftdene," 8, Kapteijn Street, l-!ospital Hill, J obannesburg. Lady Supt. .;\Irs. L. Bender, 266, Turf Clu b Street, Kenilworth, J ohannesburg. Lady Supt. l\Irs. A. Ivor Lougher, P.O. Box 4823, Malvern, Johannesburg.

M.D.

2.10.35 8.10.36

C. J . Konig, M.B.

17. .37

Hester J. Davies,

1I1.D.

2l.3 .38 6.3.39 17.11.39

J. Wilton, F.R.C.S. Lady Supt. Miss A. 1\1. :\tIorgan, 58, Twelfth Street. Orange Grove.

31.1.-10 20.2.-10 1.5..10

3.5.40 2S.S .-!0

Lady Supt. l\Iiss Van Eynsbergen, 14, Twickenham Court, Simmonds Street, Braamfon tein. Lady Supt. Miss J. Retief, 1-!3, Collins Street, Brixton, Johannesburg. Lady Supt. :\lrs. A. de Greef, 15, Rembrandt Court, Koch Street, Johannesburg. Lady Supt. Mrs . 1\1. P. Pay, 123, Frances Street, Bellevue, Johannesburg. Lady Supt. Miss E. Henderson, 160, End Street, Doornfontein .

Lottie Fischer, :-LB.

112

THE

T. JOH I

THE COMMANDERY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA.

AMBULA~CE BRIGADE OYER EAS. SOUTH

TRANSVAAL DISTRICT (continued) .

I FORMED. I

UNITS.

SURCEON.

6th J ohannesburg (N aseria Moslem) 9th J ohannesburg (Coloured)

17.9.34

Senior Dis trict Surgeon Se nior Di trict Superintendent Lady Dis trict Office rs ...

3.5.37

Lady Supt. l-1rs . E. E . Lindsay-::'1c ul· lough, 905, Langlaaght., H.oyal rO\m l\Iines, J ohanne burg.

6.6.29

Elizabeth Theron, M.B.

Lady Supt. Miss 1. De Beer, c 0 Government Printing V.'orks, Pretoria. Ii

UNITS.

[I 18.9.35

I E. \Yolmarans ,

Lady Supt. Mrs. E. S. mor, Homeleigh, 25, Van Der \Valt ' treet, Prctona Lady upt. ::'1ls G. DICkinson, 312, chleciIrg treel, Prelona. Lady Supt. F. H . Hartt.et, 1, \Vorcester treet, Springs Extension.

;'II.R.C . S.

::'lary Get, ;lI.B.

3rd Pretoria (St. Andrew) ... 1st Springs

10.4.40 29.7.36

E. A. Thomas, M.B.

R. S. V . PARSONS. J. W. ADAMS, M.B. C. E. H. REX, D.C.M. H. STRATHEARN. 1Iiss A. S. L. DE BEER. ::'Iiss ~ . A. \VIERS;I.[A.

I FORM_E_D_·~I________S_U_R_C_EO_N_'______-+I___________O_F_F_IC_E_R_ I_N__C_HA_ R_C_E_,__________

AmbulanceEast London Rly.

1.1.04

Quee nstown RI y.

1.1.2

NursingEa·t London Rly.

16.4 .21

Queenstown Rly.

5.9.38

Cadet East London Rly.

1.11.36

I, II

Supt. A . J. Rowles, S.A.R. & H. Sick Fund, E. London. Supt. J. Andrew, S.A.R. & H., Queenstown.

W. Paisley, M.B. Louis Jaffit, M.B.

Lady Supt. Mrs. Birtill, 13, Elton Street, East London .

Louis Jaffit, M.B .

Lady Cadet Supt. Miss N. I. Rive, c/o Rly. Stores Dept., S .A.R. & H., East London.

Cadet1st Johannesburg

16.5 .36

2nd Johannesburg (Norwood) ...

6 .5.36

3rd Johannesburg (St. Mary's)

28.5.32

4th Johannesburg 1.7 .36 (Southern Suburbs) ... 8th Johannesburg 27.10.38 (Brixton)

I I

Johannes burg (Arcadia)

29.6.39

Johannesburg (Park View) Johannesburg (St. Rose's Convent) Johannesburg (Turffontein)

5.11.38 12.9.36 9.6.36

...

1st Pretoria (Govt. Printing Works) 2nd Pretoria ...

1.1.34 21.4.36

DISTRIOT.

SUB-DISTRICT.

A si tant Commiss ioner District urgeon ... D i tri c t Su perint en dent Di trict Offi cer .. . Lady Di trict Office r s .. .

23 .3.3

1st Pretoria (Government Printing Works) 2nd Pretoria City

EASTERN

HARBOURS

T. H . WATERMEYER, S.A. Railways, Johannesburg . WILLIAM E. TURNBULL. J. D. WHITE. C. M. HOFFE. C. G. BOOKER, M.B., CH.B. Major R. G. FORBES. Major H. C. BAKER, O.B .E., M.R.C.S. J. H. H. CHAMBERLAI:-<. :i.\Iiss J . S. C. FOURIE. ~liss C. E. POTGJETER.

Acting Assistant Commissioners

CAPE

PRETORIA CORPS

AND

Assistant Commissioners

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

- - - - - ' - -- --

Nursing (cont.)

1.1.29

RAILWAYS

Commissioner

---

JOHANNESBURG ( ION-EuROPEAN CORPS)

AFRIOAN

113

Lady Cadet ' upt. 1\Iiss Shannon. , . I nth Avenue. Bcz "alley, Johannesburg Lady adet. Supt. ~Iiss D. ::'1. Ga nlen, 40, Curne Street, Oaklands, J ohaones· burg. Lady Cadet Supt. Iiss E. Mason, Rhodes Hotel, De Villiers Street, Johannesburg. Lady Cadet Supt. l-Irs. A. l\Iossman , 30, Ascot Mansions, Von \ elligh Street, Johannesburg. Lady Cadet. Supt. ill1ss S. Kru g r, ] ~O, Collins Street., Brixton, J ohannc " burg. Lady Cadet Supt. ::'lrs. O'Sulli, an, ~6, E oscom m on R oad, Park\'Jcw, Johannesburg,

CAPE

MIDLAND

SUB-DISTRICT.

P. T. STEYN. D. R. W. DICK. GORDON SMITH. F. ]. HOBBS (Supernumerary). Miss 1\1. S. IALAN. Miss L. C. HOLDER.

Acting As is tant Commissioner Di trict uperintendent ... Di tri ct Offi cers ... ... Lady Di tri ct Officers

AmbulanceCradock illy. . .. Port Elizabeth Harbour Port E lizabetb Rly.

Lady Cadet Supt. ::'Iiss E. C. Byrne, 166, Tramway Street, Kenilworth, Johannesburg. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss J. Wilson, 123, Park Crescent, Turfiontein, Johannes· burg. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss I. M. Bridgeos, 275, Retief Street, Pretoria. Lady Cadet Supt. Miss :1\1. G. Ad ams, Westward Ho, Irene.

1.12.20 A. P. Vorster, M.B.

Naauwpoort Rly. 2.1.33 Section UitenhageRly .... 17.10 .11 NursingPort Elizabeth Rly. 28.8.21

Uitenhage illy ... .

Supt. J. F. Dick, Railway Res., Cradock. Supt. G. Ward, Prospect Hill, Port Elizabeth . Supt. VV. F. Standermacher, 25, Iewington Road, Port Elizabeth. L/Cpl. A. J. Struwig, 3, Sail Street, Naauwpoort. Supt. G. T. Carrick, 15, Bishop Street, Uitenhage.

F. \Vynne, M.B. Capt. J. C. Rabie, M.B.

20.5.30 1.12.35

6.8.25

E. R. Hafner, M.B. I

T. S. McDonald, I\I.B. H. Kohlburg, M.B.

Lady Supt. Mrs. A. James, 1, Bruntsfield Mansions, Chapel Street, Port Elizabeth. Lady Supt. Mrs. A. Newman, 139, Mutral Arcade, Port Elizabeth .

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11 4

THE

T . J OHN AMBULAN E BRIGADE OVERSEA CAP E

NORTHERN

I FORMED. I

TIlE COMMANDERY IN

C. H. HA IILTON, O.B.E. J. A. ZACHARIAS. F. D. COPLEY. :;\liss , Yo C. JORDAAN. 1iss H. ill. A:I\lERON. SURCEON.

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

UNITS.

Ambulance (cont .) Touws River Rly.

FORMED .

8Ur1CEON.

_1-

Worcester Rly. ...

21.12.22

NursingPe nmsula Rly. ...

I 14.7.26

31.7 .35 23.3.23

Touws Hiver illy.

2 A .39

Kimberley Rly. ... 12.12.22

A. R. ,V. Van Z)'l, L.R.C.P. A. E. Hill, M.R.C.S.

K lerksdorp Rly.

T. Radloff, M.B.

...

l\Iafek ing Rly . NursingDe Aar Rly.

14.7.27 1. 4.2 1

.. .

2 1.3.35

Kim berley Rl y ....

8.9.30

Klerksdorp Rly.

1.2.2

Mafeking Rly . ...

18 .8.3 1

upt. L. E . Page, S.A.R. & H . (Brid ge Road), De Aar. Supt. L. J. Green, c/o Local Accountant's Office, S.A.illy., Kimberley. upt. S. P. Smit, c/o Loco Foreman, .A.R. & H ., Klerksdorp. Supt.. J. C. ,\. Hu bSL h, c f o .\ss t . :'IIcciJ. Engineer, .A.H.. & H., ~lafeking.

\Vorcester Rl y.

24.1.36

R. Bailey, M.D.

W. P. Lubbe, M.B.

CadetPemnsula Rly ....

B. W. Franklin-Bishop, M.D. P. J. J. Joubert, M.B.

l\Iarguerite DouglasDrummond, L.R.C.P.

Lady Supt. Miss E. H. Morgan, System Manager's Office, S.A.R. & H., Cape Town.

G. de V. Theron, 1I!.B.

Lady Supt. Mrs. M. S. Hanekom, " Lusthof," Durban Street, vVorcester

Assis ta n t Commiss io ner Dis trict Sup erinte nden t Dis tri ct Offi cer ...

Cape Town (Stores) 15.2.22 Rly. Cape Town (Trans1.1. 24 portation) Rly. H utchinson Rly. 15. 11 .33

...

... ...

\ iVESTERN

... ... . ..

SUO-DISTRICT.

Lady Cadet Supt. :;\1is5 X. 11. ilIorgan, 10, Robins Road, Observatory. _ _ ,uB-DISTRIC T .

... ... ...

... ... . ..

D i t r ic t Officer

...

.. .

Lad

...

D i t ric t Office r s

J. S. DE \ ' . \'0::-< 'YILLlCII. H. E. il1oORE. . \ . T. SLEED .

H. Lee, M.B.

Supt. J. D. :'1cGuire, Hillside, 4th Av en ue, Beaufort 'Vest. Supt. O. R. Atkins, Stores Depot, S .A .R. & H., Salt River. Supt. R. D. Gemmell, c / o l\1echanical Engineer, .A.R. & H., Salt River. Sgt. II . Groenwald, c/ o Station ::'I1a ~ter) II u tchinson.

R. Wolff, M.R.C.S. H. Needham, M.R.C.S. A. Van Zyl, M.R.C.S.

27.9.26

G. C. Malherbe, M.B.

Riversdale Rly.

16.3.35

B. P. L ubbe, M.B .

Salt River Institute illy. So uth Peninsu la Rly. Table Bay Harbou r Rly.

5 .10 .0 7

R. Lee, M.R .C.S .

18. 1. 26

C. ViUett, M.D.

29.5.39

15 .. 0

Durban Central Durban 1'ulice

13. ::'I1oshal1, M.A.

Supt. S. Caddick, c/o Ambulance Room, il1ech. Workshop, S.A .R. & H., Durban.

31 .-10

Supt. 11. J. P. 1atthee, Cartage Dep t., S.A.R. & H., Cape Town. Pte. J. A. Perry, c/ o Station Master, Riversdale. Supt. H . A. Risk, c/o Mech. Engineer, S.A.R. & H., Salt River. I

Supt. M. F. Schenck, 6, Battery Street, Cape Town .

1..L6 .39

H.ly.

Glencoe Rly.

. ..

1.4.30

Greyville illy. ...

1.. ~ 3

Ladysmith Rly. ...

14 .3.21

A. E. Pinniger, M.B.

Malvern illy.

...

27.2.09

J. Hollings, L.M.S.S.A.

Rly ....

23 . .39

~ewc as tle

Pieterma ri tz burg Rly. Point illy.

1. Waynik, M.R.C.S.

EDMUND X. BRAIN. H. G . HANKINS, M.B. J. A. RYCROFT. R. J. S. KIRK (Supernumerary) . G. D. SWANEPOEL. 'V. A . :\1cLAREN. ::'I11SS / .... J. D UPLESSIS. ::\Iiss ::'II. J. S. ERAs;-.n;s.

1\,1)"

... . .. ...

Maitland (J ohan Van Riebeck) Rly. Par ow Rly.

1.1.2 1

1.2.35

A i ta n t Com m i ion er Di tri c t u r" o n ... D i trict up eri n t e nd e nts

AmbulanceDurban Rly .

AmbulanceBeaufort West Rly. 1l.12.22

R. Bailey, M.D.

CAPE

J. Dommessee.

NATAL

Lady Supt.. liss L. ill. hapman, S A R & H., De .t \ar. Lady Supt. Mrs. C. 1. Chase, -! Tapscott treet, Kimberley.

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

- - -- - - - - - - - -

I Supt. H. Evans, c/o S.A.R. , Touws Rive,-

1.6.28

AmbulanceColigny R ly. De Aar Rly.

115

OUTH AFRICA.

CAPE WESTERN SUB-DISTRICT (continued) .

S UB -DI ST RI CT .

Acting Assistant Commissioner District Superintendent . .. Dis trict Officer .. . Lady District Officer s

UNITS.

H. LelIo, M.R.C.S.

Re-formed J. G. 1. Richter, M.D. 15.5.21

...

Stanger Rly.

Re-formed S. \V. S. Leary, M.B . .7.20 ... 1.1.32 . Haysom, M.R.C.S .

Vryh eid Rly .

...

28 .5.23

Cadet Glencoe Rly .

...

18.2 .38

G"yville Rl y. . ..

129.1. 3 6

Supt. C. Bean, c/ o Loc. Dept., Glencoe Jctn., Natal. Supt. A. Lowe, S.A.R. ~ati\-e Hospital, Greyville, Durban. Supt. J. W. Dick, c/o Electric Traction Engineer, Darmania South . H / Sgt. H. S. Moseley , c/ o Station :\1aster, Escombe. Supt. R. R. S. l\Iays, c / o Goods & Passenger Agent, S.A.R.&H., Pietermari tz burg. Supt. A. Oliver, Stanger, Natal.

J . S. Taylor, M.B.

Supt. \V. Gray, P.O. Vryheid.

H . LelIo, M.R.C.S.

Cadet Supt. R. E. Yardley, Road, Durban.

229,

::\1arke t

Street,

8, Harvey

110 ~ATAL

THE

T . J OHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

THE COMMANDERY IN

SUB-DISTRICT (continued).

UNITS.

NursingDurban Rly.

I ...

FORMED.

28.11.22

II Nursing (cont.) Hollon, " II Bloemfontein Rly .

Lady Supt. 1\lrs. E. II. :\Iowat, " "3, \Villow Vale Road, Durban.

J. Blaille, L.R.C. P.

20.6.28

S. S. Hoffmann, M.B.

Pietermaritzburg Rly.

18.9.29

B. A. Armitage, F.R.C.S.

2.8 .32

Glencoe Rly. . ..

1 .2.38

Pietermaritzburg Rly.

2.2.31

B. A. Armitage, F.R.C.S.

Lady Cadet Supt. ~Irs. V. A. Classcns, 4, McCallum Street, Pietermaritzburg.

- -- ORANGE

FREE

Acti n g Ass istan t Co mmissio ner Dis tri ct Surgeo n ... ... D istrict Su perin t enden t ... Dis tr ict Offi cer ... . .. La dy D istrict Officers ...

... . ..

... ... .. .

STATE

... . .. .. .

AmbulanceB ethlehem Rly.

19.6 .30

Bloemfontein Rly.

2.3 .05

Bloemfontein (President Steyn Hostel) Rly. Bloemfontein (Transportation) Rly H arrismith Rly.

9.9.39

K r oonstad Rly.

...

- -----

I H.

Van Schalkwyck, ARTS . J. Lawlor, L.R.C.P. & S.

- - - - - - -- --

Supt. J. Baxter, Loco Foreman, S.A .R. & H., Bethlehem. Supt. W. Hedges, c/o Iechanical Engineer, S.A.R. & H., Bloemfontein.

18.2.35

1. J. Joubert, M.D.

14. 1.3 1

A. J. Bergsma, M.D.

Supt. E. P. TeuIon, S.A.R., Harrismitb.

H. J.\1. Jacobs, M.B.

Supt. J. D. Botha, c/o Loco Foreman. Kroonstad.

18.12.23 29.5.39

Shannon Rly.

15.1.30

M. Krige, M.B.

Springfontein Rly.

25.2.30

J. L. du Preez, M.B.

Supt. P. Heckroodt, c/o Mechanical Engineer, S.A.R. & H., Bloemfontein. Supt. W. Rundle, c/o Station Master, Springfontein.

Nursing-Bethlehem Rly.

1.5 .3 1

J. L. du Preez, M.B.

~4.1.3

SOUTH-WEST

3.9.31

P. G . J. Koornhof, M.B.

Lady Supt. Mrs. A. Taylor, 45, Reteif Street, Bethlehem.

AFRICA

SUB-DISTRICT.

G. H. DAWSON. E. L. GALGUT, M.B. \V. A. HUSKINS.

Acting A i tant Comnllssioner Di t rict Surgeon ... ... Di t rict Superintendent ...

- -AmbulanceII Keetmanshoop II Rly. Upington Rly. ...

11.2 .35 18.1.2(,

Usakos H.l y.

9. 1.30

IIWah-is Bay

237 . 7

\\'. Borcherds, M.R.C.S. Supt. P. J. Maritz, c/o Stores Dept., S.A.R. & H., Usakos . Supt. H. \V. Goosen, \Valvis Bay .

J. Joseph. L.R.C.P.

WlI1dhoek Rly ....

D / Secy. G. Benade, c/o S.A.R. & H., Windhoek.

L. l!. Bo\\'kett, M.R.C.S.

Nursing t: pIn~lon

19 6.37

Hly. ...

L'sa kos H.ly

24.7.39

\\'indhock H.ly ....

20..+.37

.\ S. Mrs. .\. Groenewald, S.A.R. & H., \Yindhoek.

Acting As i tanL Commis ioner ... Di trict Surgeon ... Di trict uperiotendent .. . .. , District Officer ... Lady District Officer ...

---AmbulanceBreyten Rly. .. . Pietersburg Rly.

Piet Retief Rly. Pretoria Rly.

17.6.38

Lady Supt. 'Mrs. J. P. Bezindhout, 36, Exton Road, Bloemfontein. A/S. Mrs. Van Der Watt, Denver Private Hotel, Kroonstad. Lady Supt. Mrs. 1. Patrick, Springfontein.

H. Jacobs, M.B.

TH.ANSVAAL

Ladybrand Rly.

CadetBethlehem Rly.

A. G. K .. \G . ·EW. \V. H. HERBERG, M.B. D. B. G. HOWARD. \V. J. H. VENTER . ::'IIiss .\ . BRUN:\ER . ?l.Iiss ::'II. D. CRODLER.

...

---------------,--------~I------------------

UB-DISTRICT.

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

10 .10 .33

CadetBethlehem Rly.

Lady Cadet upt. r.Irs. J. :\1. A. Harris, 304, Umbilo Road, Durban.

SURCEON.

Springfontein Rly. Lady Supt. irs. M. Phillips, 18, Fleming Street, laritzburg.

FORME D.

I 6.1.31

Kroonstad Rly.

Ladysmith Rly ....

CadetDurba n Rly.

UNITS .

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

26.9.3

Glen coe Rly.

117

ORANGE FREE STATE SUB-DISTRICT (continued). SURCEON .

I I

OUTHERN AFRI CA.

...

1.1.2G

UB-DISTRICT.

... . ..

\V. HECKROODT. D. A. FOWLER, M.B., CH.B. A. HUTTON. J. A. KRISTE. Miss H. VAN DEN BURGH. IEMAN. Miss L

...

.. . .. .

23.9.23 I

... ... ... ...

c/o

\V. S. Alexander,

~.D .

Supt. A. Geerdts, S.A.R., Breyten.

P. Van der Lith, L.R.C.P. & s.

25 .1.40 15 .11.06

Waterval Boven Re-formed E. Schwartz, M.B. Rly. 17.1.21 Witbank Rly. ... 17 .1.2 1 E. F. \Vatson, fiLB.

Supt. J. B. Saunderson, c/o Loco Foreman, S.A.R. & H., Pretoria. Supt. E. L. Large. c/o Loco Foreman, S.A. Rlys., Witbank.

118

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T. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS .

TRA SVAAL EAST SUB-DISTRICT (conti nued) .

UNITS.

FORMED.

Bermuda.

Mr. J. Fray, on behalf of District Superintendent H. Curtis, reports :--

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

SURCEON .

...

1.7.21

Pieters burg Rly. Section "Waterval Boven Rly. Witbank Rly....

9.9 .29

D. J . Th eron, M.B. A/S. :'lrs. 1. 1\1. Cu bbon, c/o Station Mast er , S .A. Rlys. , Pietersberg.

24.4 .39 14 .7.28

TRANSVA A L

Assistant Commissioner District Surgeon ... ... District Officer Lady District Officers

WEST

...

.. .

...

... .. .

... ...

...

UB-DISTRI CT.

P. D . TROSKIE . S. J. HOFFMAN, ?f .R.C.S. A. J. G . I GLIS . Miss C. CRO 1E . Miss R. E. L AWRENCE.

Burma .

The Hon . Mr. J ustice Ba U, Commissioner of the Burma District, reports :-Pre\ ious to the period under review, the work, nature, and value of the Brigade Overseas had not been as widely appreciated in B urma as it deser ved to be. T he year 193 , howcver. proved t.o be a year of great progress and activities. P rior to the visit hcre in 1936 of Colonel J. L. Sleeman. t.he Chief Commissioner of the Brigade Overseas. t.here was just one solitary unit of the Brigade Overseas in Bur ma, namely the East. H.angoon Division, with a strength of 44 men. Following his inspiring visit, efforts were made to increase the number of Divisions and push forward the work of the Brigade, but owing to lack of understanding, and consequently of appreciation, on the part of the general public of the real aims and object.s of the m ovement, progress was rat.her slow and difficult. These efforts, howe\'er, were not entirely fruitless as they prepared the public to receive well and follow t.he lead that was so graciously given in December, 1937, when Her Excellency the Hon. Lady Cochrane called a meet.ing of the leading ladies of Rangoon at Government House to p r omote t.he formation of Nursing Divisions in Burma. From t hat day onward the Brigade has been gaining in strength day by day. Thus in 193 in addition to the origi nal East Rangoon Division, 12 more .\ mbulance Divisions and 7 ~ursing Divisions were formed in Rangoon, and 3 _\ mbulance Divisions and 3 Xursing Divisions in l\1anda1ay. In 1939 the number of .\mbulancc Di\ isinns increased by t and that of ursing Divisions by 13 in Rangoon . and in :'Iandalay the number of Ambulance Divisions increased by 6 and thc Xursing Divisions by 1. .\ ncw Division was al 0 formed at Pyinmana. ,orne of the Divisions in Rangoon have been formed into two corps . Thu s at t h e end of the period under repor t there were 3 1 Ambulance Divisions with a strength of 64 ) and 24 Xursing Divi ion wit.h a strength of 386 members. There wer e 3 Cadet Divlsions III Hall'yoon .

Ambulance... Benoni Rly.

12.8.36

...

18.2.36

Germiston Rly . .. .

14 .3.27

Germiston (Sauer H ostel) Afrikaans Section Johannesburg Rly.

30.1.40

Bethal Rly.

Johannesburg Rly . Tra nsporta tion ... K oster Rly.

20. 9.07

Krugersd orp Rly.

17.8.23

...

9.4 .37

Springs Rly.

11 .3.27

Standerton Rly.

R. P. McNeil, M.B .

S upt. W . A. Bryant, Station Ben oni.

J. H . Kuhn, L.R.C.P.

Supt. J . A. Brodryk, Loco Foreman, Germiston.

A. V . Ma son, M.B.

Supt. A . R. B etts, c/o Loco D ept ., S.A R. & H ., Braamfontein .

I A . E . Drotske, M.B.

D. P. Pann, M.B.

Volksrust Rly.

...

Zeerust Rly.

...

I P. J. Eksteen, ARTS. 29 .7.27 I

...

31.3.37

Germiston Rly ....

21.10.26

NursingBethal Rly.

3.11.27

Johannesburg Rly.

4.1.22

Standerton Rly.

16.1.40

...

14.11.38

CadetGermiston Rly. ...

20.4.27

Volksrust

l aster

1.1.21 19.6.39

M.D.,

There is very little to report for t.he D ivision except that sin ce the war started we have had 4 certificate holders rejoin us, while 3 members have dropped out. Two of the members have joined H.::\I. Forces. . There is at the moment a cla s of instruction in p rogress for men, but some of these are Firemen and wou ld not join the Division . The d ifficulties which have ever beset this Division still exist and the possibility of new members joining is practically nil. The refusal to grant a men's V.A.D. unit caused some young fellows to drop out who had originally sought to serve in the capacily. They did not seek to join the army being in full employment, but would have been useful in case a call for transport workers and stretcher bearers was made. The Cadets of Hamilton '0. 1 Division have not met since 1938. Many of them have joined Cadet u nits connected with the B.R.C. or have joined the B.R.C. band.

--N -ur --sm -· -g------Pretoria Rly.

II Lady Supt. Mrs . A. Curry, IS, George Street, Germiston. Lady Supt. Mrs. C. Gettliffe, 33, St. Davids Road, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg.

1,1

. 1dill in istratiol1. The Brigade O \-erseas. Burma District. was much honoured to ha\"e His Excellency the Governor as its President and Her Excellency the Hon. Lady Cochrane. 0.ST·1 ·, as President of its Nu rsing D ivisions. The affairs of the Brigade were administered by a Co uncil of :'lanagement. composed of t.he following public-spirited ladies an d gentlemen, during the year under review : The Hon. :'Ilr. Ju stice Ba U. ommlSSlOn er ; Lt.-Colonel R. H. Candy, C.I.E., I.M.S., District urgeon; Lady Ju ne Hobson , Lady District Su per intenden t; ir Oscar de Glan ville, C. I. E., O.B.E., Bar. -at-Law ; The H on . U Mau ng Gyee, M.A .. Ba r .-at-Law ; Hi W orship the Mayor of Rangoon (U Ba W in); 1\1rs. L oo-l\'"ee ; Mrs. Saw Oung; U Ba E , B.A., K.S.M., A.T. M. ; Senator 1\1. M . R afi, Bar.-at-Law ; Dr. A. ~rurray; .. Cap tain M. I. Ameen, A.B. R.O., Superinten dent. Am een 's Corps; Mr. . h.. K aranJla. H onorary Treasurer, a nd the Staff Officer t o the Commissioner. Mr. D . Yesudian, B.A., continued a s Honorary Secr etary throu ghout the period under rev iew.

120

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AMBULANCE BHIGADE OVERSEA .

Strength and Activities. As already stated the Brigade made a considerable headway by the addit.ion of several Divisions, particularly to the Ameen's orps and the Burmese <;orps.. ~he Kandawglay Division, the] ewish Scl:ool Division, and the Burma l\1usl;m. DlvlSIOn were added to the Ameen's Corps dunng the penod under reVlew. The 1 azundaung Burmese Division formed early in t.he year, became the nueleus of the Burmese Corps, the Sangyaung, Setsan, and Kyaukmyaung Divisio~s being add~d t.o it towards the end of the year. Incidentally, it may be mentIOned t.hat t.lllS Corps has a Band formed from among it.s members, which helps greatly to insplre and encourage member.s attending pa~ades or public d~ties. '~~he Ameen's Corps, ably led by its energehc Corps upenntendent, Captam 1\1. . A~een, .c.ST.]., T.P.S., A.B.R.O., and its Corps Surgeon, Dr. . Ahad, l\I:B:B.S., contlDued. It.S .go?d work during the year under review. The following DivlSlOns were compnsed m It. : Divisions. East Rangoon . Randeria School Botataung Islamia School. Central Muslim Mingaladon (Cantt.) Burma Muslim High School. Rangoon 1st Burmese Syriam (Muslim) Kandawglay ] ewish School . Burma ~Iuslim East Rangoon . St. Paul's High School Theinbyu

Divisional SIl1'geolls. Dr. 1aung Glay Dr. A. A . .I. Mohamed Dr. S. Hassan, r.I.B.B.S.

DIViSIOnal SlIpenJltelldcnt. T. S. T. Hajan, B.A., S.B.ST.]. 1. llussem, r.!.A., B.T. 1. Khan, B.A ., B.L.

Dr. A. G. Guha, M.B.B.S . Capt. ]. R. Damrell, R.A.:-I.C. Dr. A. A. Ispahany, :-1.B.B.S.

R. ::'II. Dawood . I~. . D. Swamy, F.S .C. A. ::\I. A. Ismail.

Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr.

Saya Kun. A. 1\1. Angaria. U Ba Aung. H. Issac, B.A. A . E. ?l-Iadan .

l'.Iaung Glay 1'.1. H. Chowdry A. A. Ispahany, .I.B.B.S. H. B. Smgh, !l1.B.B.S A. A. X. Mohamed

Cadets. Dr. A. S. ~IaDl, !I!.B.B S. Dr. V. l\Iahadevan, :'!.B.B.S. Dr. K. K. Sundram, :lI.B.B.S

F.::\I ] oseph. Dr. 1'. G. Dharam. Tsau Un I'yl.

The activities of Divisions belongIng t.o the above Corps as \ ell as those of other Divisions are briefly dealt with hereunder. They are t~o numerous t.o be tlealt With in fuller detail. Perhaps it will not be out of place to pomt out again th~~t U,le val lOllS Divisions of the Brigade Overseas, particularly those .01 the Ameen s Corps, had done yeoman service in the cause of suffenng .huIl1~Dlty dunng the unfortunate riots of the year preceding the one under reVIew, l.e .. 193. :'Iem ber~ of these Divisions, both Burmese and Indian, not only rendered I' lrst .\ld to the lDJured. then but also did a lot of rescue work. This voluntary service rendered by the Bngade earned the admiration and appreciation of the local authorities who ha\'e already acknowledged the same in suitable terms. It may be recorded WIth great pleasure that Votes of Thanks on Vellum bestowed by the Grand Pnor, His Royal I J Ighness the Duke of Connaught, and the Chapter-General of the Order of t.] ol~n, we:e also awarded to the European, Burmese, and Indian members of t.he Bngade lD connection with the work done during those riots, and were present.ed at t.he A.nn~al General Meeting by H.E. the Governor to Lady June Hob.son, Lady DIstnct Superintendent (for European members), to t~1e Hon. :Mr. JustIce Ba U, .the Commissioner (for Burmese members), and to CaptalD:VI..l. . Ameen, Corps Supenntendent (for Indian members). The title of T.P.S. was also conferred on CaptalD Ameen by the Governor of Burma.

Public Duties. It should be noted that the Brigade's normal activities i.nelude vol~~tary

attendance at all places where there is a crowd and where there IS a probabilIty 01 accidents occurring, such as processions, public gatherings in str~e~s~ parks, and recreation grounds, state or public ceremonies, elections, fairs and exl?-lbIhons, .football matches and horse races, fires, railway accidents, and suchlIke dIsasters! .lD order to perform with t.he sanct.ion and co-operation. of the 'p~oper authonhes s,:ch ambulance duties as rendering first aid to the Sick and lDJured and trans~ortlDg t.hem to hospital. During the year under review t.he Brigade performed public duty on the following occasions .

...

BURMA

121

Oilfield Marchers' Camp on the Shwedagon Slopes. The beginning of the year under review found several hundreds of workless people encamped in an improvised camp on the slopes of the Shwedagon Pagoda. They were for the most part labourers on strike or out of work, having left their employment in the oilfields, paddy fields, or at certain factories and concerns in or about. Rangoon, owing to labour agitation prevailing then. The majority had marched all the way down from Yenangyaung and the oilfields there. These hunger-marchers had drawn considerable public attention and perhaps ca,:!sed some more indust.rial and labour unrest in the country, but the fact remamed all the same t.hat they were human beings and were without adequate measures 10r their safet.y, despite the immense probability of accidents and sickness occurring in such a huge conglomerat.ion of, for the most part, backward persons. Realizing that it owed a duty to humanity, not excluding even the erring type, the Pazundaung Burmese Division under the able guidance of Corps Superintendent U ::\Jaung :'IIaung and Corps Surgeon Dr. Aye Pe, went on duty there, rendering first aid to cases of sickness and accidents. The incidence and frequency of accidents and sickness were such that a base hospital had to be established there to cope with t.he demand. During its three months' duty there day and night, the Division attended to nearly 3,000 cases of sickness and accident of which a good many, after first aid was rendered, had to be rushed off to hospital for professional attention and medical treatment. It may be said that these strikers and marchers were at first incltned to "iew, to say the least, with suspicion the humanitarian work of the Brigade, but after a t.ime they came to realize the really hun:anitarian natu~e ?f the \'oluntary service offered and were not slow to express theIr great appreclatlOn of and deSire for the same. The Burma h.rts, Crafts, and Industrial Exhibition.-This Exhibition, which is more in the nature of an industrial fair, is held annually about ~Iarch and usually attract huge crowds, sometimes as many as 20,000, within the not too extensive grounds of t.he Jubilee Hall. For the first time in 1939 various Divisions of the Briaade Over cas, mainly from the Ameen's Corps and the Burmese Corps, performed public dut.y at t.he Jubilee Hall throughout the whole period of the Exhibition, rendenng first. aid on several occasions to the sick or injured visitors. I<illg's Bzrthday Parade.-For the first time in the history of the Brigade Overseas, Burma DIstrict, the Briaade had an opportunity of taking part in the King's Birthday Parade held on the t.h June, 1939. His Excellency the Governor was highly pleased with the general turn-out of the members and the manner in which they conducted themselves in the l'IIarch Pa t, and graciously expressed his appreciation of the same in a letter to the ommissioner. Hl1ldu-JIlIsllm Riots.-During the unfortunate Hindu-::\Iuslim riots, which broke out III Rangoon about the beginning of illarch, 1939, Divisions of the Brigade Overseas were on duty rendering first aid t.o the injured. The TlzadiHgyllt and Tazaungdaing Festivals.-These Burmese Feasts of Lights were celebrat.ed during the latter part of October and November respectively, with much gaiety and plendour as usual. The Kandawg1ay Quarter was profusedly illuminat.ed on the occasion of the Thadingyut Festival, and the Lanmadaw Quarter was similarly illuminated for the Tazaungdaing Festival. Thousands upon thousands of sightseers crowded to the place of illumination on each occasion, and Divisions of the Burmese Corps performed public duty there. On the SLX evenings concerned, they attended to 56 cases of accidents of which 3 were sent to hospital after first aid had been rendered to them. The crowd was very thick in the Lanmadaw Quarter during the Tazaungdaing Festival. There was a sudden rush due to some excitement on the evening of t.he 2-!th November, and U Lwin, a local pleader, met with a serious accident when he was unwittingly pushed by the huge uncontrollable crowd on to the glass panel of the door of a near-by shop. To quote his own words: " ... my right hand was forced into a glass panel of the door. The broken glass cut my right hand and an art.ery as well. There was a rush of blood from the cu t and the bleeding was so great that I could not stop it. . .. Fortunately ... some members of the St. J ohn Ambulance Brigade under U Maung Maung gave me first aid and stopped the bleeding . . . I was then taken in a stretcher to the General Hospital where I had to stay for 17 days as an in-patient. Had I not been found by the men of the Brigade I would have died of hcemorrhage that very night. Therefore I cannot sufficiently express my gratitude, and I will never forget the kindness and service rendered by the Burmese members of the St. ] ohn Ambulance Brigade throughout my life."

122

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Round-tile-Lake Road Race.-Under the au pice of the Y.r.r.C ..A. the H.angoon Recreation ervice oraanized a "l~ound-the-Lake l~oael H.ace" over a course 9 miles long, on the 25th Tovember last. The Ameen's Corp again rend reel useful service in connection with this race. Officers and men, mainly from t.he East. H.angoon Division of the Corps, were posted at various t.ages of the course, while a stret.cher party followed the competitors by car. Some of the members also patrolled t.he course on cycle and rendered quick aid to "ca ualties ", which were mainly case' of fainting and cramp. Xational Day Celebrations.-The Burmese Corps performed public duty on the occasion of the celebration of the National Day on the 5th December, 1939. This was the first time that the Brigade performed public duty in connection with this celebration. Those re ponsible for the celebrat.ions held a huge proccssion, nearly 2 miles long, from almost one end of the city t.o the other. 'ix first aitl stations, complete with the neccssary personnel and equipment, werc set up at vanou points along the route of the procession. mall stretcher-parties al 'o patrolled t.hc \ arious sections of the route to pick up or attcnd to cases of sickness or accid nl. .\ltogcthcr 63 cases, mainly of fainting, giddines , sprains, and cuts wcre attended to on that occaSlOn. Visit of the Chinese Buddhist Archbishop.-Hi' Eminencc the ,'cry Hcvcrcnd Tai Hsu, Buddhist Archbishop to the GO\'ernment of the l~cpublic of Chma and Prcsldent of the Chinese Buddhist Mis ion, arrived at H.angoon on a goodwlil \ lsit on thc 10th December, 1939. There was an Immense crowd to mect hIm at the Central Railway Station and along the route of hlS procession from thc statIon to the Shwedagon Pagoda. ::\Iembers of the Ameen's Corps and the Burmese 'orp ' were on duty on that occasion also. The Rangoon Twj Club.-Ambulance and . . 'ursing Divisions of thc Brigade continued to attend for public duty at every race meetmg of the l~angoon Turf Club throughout the season during the year under review, by klOd perml. :::.ion of the Club which offered every facility for the purpose. Thc ' c meetmgs were wcll attended by the sporting public and there was always a huge crowd in all the enclosures. By the presence of these Divisions there, very u::icIul aIel coult! al 0 be given at once on occasions when jockeys or gentleman nders came to gncf, ancl the injured transported to hospital by motor ambulance proVIdcd by thc Club. The work of these Divisions there had been commended by t.he authonties concernecl. Miscellaneous Activities.-In addition to the above, therc were many occasIOns when a Division or Divisions of the Brigade perform cd publtc duty whcrc therc was a crowd or where there was a probability of accidents occurring. For m:::.tancc, the East Rangoon Division was on duty, among other places, at the Homan Catholic Festival of Our Lady of Lourdes at Nyaunglebin, the fire-walkmg fc tival at Kamayut, and the Hindu Festival at Kanbe, at all of whlch places base ho. pltais were opened for the purpose. Divisions of the Brigade were abo on duty at the Drawings of the State Lottery. As stated el ewhere in thlS report, omc of the ursing Divisions were also attending the General Hospital and the Hamakri 'hna Mission Hospital during the year under review, to gain kno\\'lecJge and expenence as well as to help. Some idea of the typical activities of a Division of the Brigade may be had from the following extract from the Annual Report of one-the East Hangoon Division of the Ameen's Corps, which says inter alia; " . . . 34 public dutJes were undertaken in the course of the year, involving attendances to 70 cases. :Most of these dutie consisted of meetings of the Rangoon Turf Club, duties on festival day, and important national functions. A list of public duties undertaken by thIS Division in the year under review is shown as Appendix A. Besides thi , 23 lOdividual cases attended to by the Officers and members have been reported to the Divisional Superintendent. . . . " Appendix A, above referred to, mentioned the following occasions when the Division performed public duty ; Throughout the year. 31.1.39 1.2.39 12.2.39 1.3.39 to 4.3.39. 9.3.39

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Outbreak of fire in thc General Hospital Compound. Burma Arts, Crafts, and Industrial Exhibition at the Jubilee Hall. Fire-walking Festival at Kamayut. Hindu Festival at Kanbe. Boxing Tournament at the Jubilee Hall in aid of the Burma \Var Relief Fund. Opening of the Sri Ramakrishna Mission Hospital. H.ound-the-Lake Hoad Race. ,\rrivaI of His Eminence the Very Revd. Tai Hsu.

Nursing Divisions. The progress made in the formation of );'ursing Divisions has already been touchcd upon at the beginning of thi Report. The increase in the number and activity of Nur ing Divisions is mainly due to the indefatigable efforts made by Lady June Hobson, the Lady District Superintendent. The continued help and encouragement given by His Excellcncy the Governor and the personal interest taken by lIer Excellency the Hon. Lady Cochrane also contributed much towards their success. The members of the Xursing Divisions regarded it as a great day in their history when Their Excellencies gave an At Home for these Divisions at the beginnlllg of the year under review at Government House, at which they had the honour also of bClllg inspected and addressed by Their Excellencies. The following" Xotes on Xursing Divisions for the year 1939" by the Lady Dlstnct Supenntendent will be of interest ; " During the year 1939, 13 new _'ursing Divisions were formed in Rangoon. Thc members are Burmese, Karen, Anglo-Indian, European, Chinese, and Indian. " The members have been taking it in turns to do duty at the Race-course First AId Post, and on a number of occasions during the year have been able to render efficient scrVIce to members of the public and also riders. Members haye been attendll1g for duty at the General Hospital, Rangoon, the Military Hospital, ::\IwO'aladon, the l-{amakri hna ::\Iision Hospital, Rangoon, and the Civil Hospital, ::\Iaymyo, for duty III the ,Yards. Between 10 and 15 nurses attend during the week at the General Ilospital, and about the same number at the Ramakrishna Hospital, wherc sevcral of our members are employed in the new Maternity ,Vard, and have become so much interested in the work that they are working to qualify as , Registcred ::\Ildwives '. Both the last mentioned Hospitals have expressed their atlsIaction with the work done by the members of the Nursing Divisions, and the Gencral IIospital has on several occasions appealed for more members to attend. " "\dvanced lectures on yarious subjects such as . the Iron Lung' have been given with Demon tratlOns at the ::\Iedical College for Officers, l\ledallion Holders, etc., and we are very grateful to ::\Iajor Irving for arranging these. Nursing Offi~er ~Irs. B .• \nderson, of the 2nd Kokine ?\ursing Division, has done a great deal of hard work to keep up the keenness and interest of members of not only her own Division but everal others, by holding private Lecture Classes at her home, and apart from working daily at the Hamakri hna Hospital, she has also undertaken and given courses of Ilome 'ursing Lectures almost continuously for many months. She is at present lecturing the Ramakrishna nurses at the Hospital under the St. John Ambulance ssociation' auspices. .. The Xursing Divisions attended for duty during 1939 at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, and during the rioting in ~Iarch, 1939, gave all the help they could at the Hospital. The 3rd Rangoon To'wn Division under Divisional Superintendent Mrs. Theo. Lazarus opened a First id Post in the town, and did very good work there. In any disturbance of this nature it appears that as a general rule the nurses are of greate t use by being sent to the Hospitals, which are almost always short handed, and on these occasions are very much in need of help both in the ,Yards and to keep up the supply of dressings."

19 race meetings of the Rangoon Turf Club when this Division was detailed for duty there. Clash between mob and Police in Montgomery Street. Tear gas used to disperse crowd at the Pazundaung Police Station. Festival of Our Lady of Lourdes at Tyaunglebin. Hindu-Muslim riots.

Inspection. The Commissioner inspected some of the Divisions of the Ameen's Corps at St. Paul's High School drill-shed on the 13th ugust, 1939. Divisional Superintendent T. S. . Rajan was in command and put the Divisions through stretcher drill. The Commissioner was well pleased with their work, and gave them some useful suggestions and advice. On the same evening the Commissioner and the Lady District Superintendent

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or Navy Ambulance or ursing Services and that any undertaking t.o do so in the event of a national or special emergency would be an absolutely voluntary act. Yet, many members of the Brigade feel that they must do their bit in the present war and the least they can do in keeping with the ideals of the Order of St. John is to tend t.he sick and wounded in the theatre of war. For that reason, some of the members of the Brigade, both men and women, have offered their services to do act.ive field ambulance work, should the need arise. It is essential, of course, that they must be properly equipped for the purpose.

inspected the ursing Division which was being formed of Burmese girls at Setsan. Their vi it greatly encouraged tho e who were undergoing training there. General Inspection.-All the Ambulance Divisions assembled in full force at the Jubilee Hall on the 10th October, 1939, for a general inspection by the 'om missioner and the District Surgeon. There were present on parade about 300 members and 17 Cadets together with 29 Officers. Owing to lack of fund, some of the Divisions had an insufficient supply of stret.chers and First Aid boxes, as well as other equipment and uniforms. After inspecting the Divisions, the District Surgeon, Lt.-Col. R. H. Candy, I.M.S., who had had a great deal of experience of the work of the Brigade Overseas in India, gave some valuable ad vice and suggestions for improvement in the work of the Brigade Overseas in Burma.

Headquarters of the Brigade Overseas-Burma District. By kind permission of the lIIunicipal Corporation of Rangoon, a large and spacious room on the ground floor of t.he Corporation Building (facing the main entrance on Corporation treet), has been placed at the disposal of the Brigade to be used as Brigade Headquarters, for the duration of the war. Great credit is due to Lady June Hobson for securing this much needed headquarlers, as w 11 as for obtailling on loan some very necessary office furniture also by the kindness and courtesy of the Corporation, the Commissioners for the Port of Hangoon, l'.lessrs. the Irrawaddy Flotilla Co., Ltd., Messrs. Chas. R. Cowie & Co., t.o all of wluch bodies the Brigade is deeply indebted. Teedless to say, there has been much activlly at Headquarters. A portion of the room has been set apart for holding cla ses 1n FIrst l'ud and lIome ursing arranged by the St. John Ambulance Association. Lady June IIobson has also organized a work party from among the members of Kursing DIVISIOns to make bandages, garments, etc., to be sent to base hospitals and to the troops al the front, and these ladies have been meeting almo t daily at IIeadquarter to carry out this part of their voluntary and generous service.

A ir Raid Precautions. Lady June Hobson has been represenling the Brigade on the .\ir Raid Precautions Committee. Lt.-Colonel R. H. Candy, UI.S., Dist.rIct Surgeon of the Brigade, is also a member of the Committee. In accordance with 111::, advice, H.angoon antl its suburbs have been mapped out int.o sections and vanous Flr ' l ..:\Id statIOns allocated to the sections. In the unlikely event of an aIr raid members of the Brigade will be able to take their posts at the First Aid station alloLted t.o them, ready with stretchers, First Aid boxes, and other requisit.es to collect. and rend r aId to the injured. This plan could be put on a permanent basts to enable the BrIgade, dunng normal times, to render aid in cases of accidents too. Members of the Brigade, particularly those belonging to the .\meen's orrs and the Burmese Corps, have been undergoing hard t.raining in stret.cher dnll WIth the help of two military officers. \Vith the approval of the aut.horilies concerned, the Syriam Muslim Division (Ameen's Corps) was on stand-by duty along WIth the military forces at the Burmah Oil Company Hefinery, Synam, from the outbreak of the war till the end of the period under review.

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Genel'al. The value and wisdom of being well-organized and efficient in the care of the sick and the wounded cannot be gainsaid. Even assuming that the dangers of the present war to this country are remote, in the event. of earthquakes, fioods, disaslers, major accidents, and other catastrophes, it will be advantageous to be well-equipped and prepared with a trained and efficient ambulance and nursing organizat.ion, which has as its guiding principles the ideals of those Knights and Dames of a thousand years ago, which can be summed up as service to sick, poor, or suffering fellow-men without thought of material gain and regardless of race or creed. This is still the object and ideal of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas to-day. It should be remembered, however, that the services of members of the Brigade are entirely voluntary, and the Brigade does not unduly expect or wish its members to put their service with the Brigade before home ties or private affairs. It also does not expect members to leave their country in service unless t.hey particularly wish to do so. It is of course open to them, if anxious, to volunteer for service in case of national or special emergency, such as earthquake, flood, railway disaster, or outbreak of an epidemic or war. It should be clearly understood, however, that there is no obligation whatsoever on any member to serve in conjunction with t.he Army

Finance. The Brigade is greatly in need of funds to train and equip its members, so that they will be able to carry out their duties efficiently and to meet any emergency without delay. If the Brigade has sufficient funds at its disposal it will be able to do much more than what it has done so far, and to extend its activities throughout the country. From time to time, donations and grants have been received from various sources, such as, Their Excellencies the Governor and the Hon. Lady Cochrane, the Corporation of Rangoon, the Rangoon Turf Club, Messrs. the Burmah Oil Co., t.he St. John Ambulance Association, the Management of the Odeon Cinema, and lr. Chas. Joseph. The Brigade is deeply indebted to all these and other donors and contributors. The Brigade Overseas, Burma District, as now constituted, is still in its infancy, and like all healthy and growing babies it surely needs a lot more nourishment if it is to survive and grow up, and therefore it is compelled to ask for more. His Excellency the Governor has already launched an appeal in connection with the Burma \Var Relief Fund to further the activities of the Brigade Overseas, Burma District, as well as those of the Burma Red Cross Society and the St. John Ambulance Association, and consequently the Brigade has high hopes that its dire needs will oon be satisfied. The Brigade earnestly appeals to all to give generously in support of a really worthy cause-a cause which is entirely in keeping with the teachings of the Lord Buddha, Christ, and other Great Teachers. Acknowledgment. Great credit is due to Officers and members of the Brigade for the rapid progress made during the period under review. Such progress, however, would not have been possible wit.hout. the continued help and encouragement given by His Excellency the Governor and the keen and personal interest taken by Her Excellency the Hon. Lady Cochrane. Thanks are also due to the various donors and contributors to the Bngade as already acknowledged above, and also to the St. John Ambulance Association for arranging lectures in First Aid and Home Nursing for those desirous of joining the Brigade. Mention must be made also of the help and advice given by members of the ouncil of Management for which the Brigade is truly thankful. The Brigade is also very fortunate in securing the services of Lt.-Colonel R. H. Candy, C.LE., I.JII.S., as its District Surgeon, and of Lady June Hobson, the Lady Di trict Superintendent, as well as those of Captain Ameen and U Maung Maung, Corps Superintendents, of Rangoon, and 1\1rs. J. J. C. Murphy and Captain Bishan Singh, of Mandalay. Last but not least, the Brigade tenders its sincere thanks to all those ladies and gentlemen, both professional and lay, too numerous to mention by name, who have very kindly devoted their leisure and energy to the Brigade's work. .

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The following is an extract from the report of the Ceylon P olice Corps : The Corps has increased from 132 members in 19 12 to 2,331 members in 1939. Medical Officers throughout the Island have been most helpful in taking classes in First Aid, in holding Refresher Courses, and in holding annual re-examinations. The brunt of this work falls on the Police Surgeon (Dr. S. F. Wickremasinghe) in Colombo. Some idea of the work involved may be gathered from the fact that this year the Police Surgeon has held Courses of Instruction for 171 members of the Force to enable them to gain the First Aid certificate on first appointment, has put 600 members of the Force through Refresher Courses and re-examined 905 men who hold First Aid certificates. This work is entirely outside the scope of the ordinary duties of the Police Surgeon.

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in past years Captain 'V. T. Brindley, assi ted by Mr. C. \Veera uriya, ha been responsible for the organization of the annual training and re-examination. The war interfered with the holding of the annual in pection by His Excellency the Governor. The other work of the Corps, however, increase year by year and the thanks of the Force are due to these two officers for their services t.o t.he Ceylon Police Corps of the Brigade Oversea during 1939. The thanks of the Force are al 0 due to Dr. . T. Gunesekera, Director of Medical and Sanitary Services, who i also the acting As istant ommissioner, Ceylon, and to :Yledical Officer of the Provinces who have throughout the year prepared member of the Force for First Aid examinations and held H.efresher Cour 'es t.o enable other members to qualify as " efficient".

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The ur ing Division in Ceylon are progressing lowly but surely, and the increase in membership i atisfactory. Three new Divisions have been formed, two in Colombo and one in Jaffna, and though the numbers are small each DiVIsion will be considerably increased when classes, now being held, are completed. In September volunteers were called for to work in the :\ILlltary H ospi tal and Naval and Military 'Yards of the General Hospital in the event of emergency. The response was mo t satisfactory. In September the Director of :\Iedical and Sanitary Services gave his consent for members to work in the paying sections of the General Hospital; before t.hen members had worked in the non-paying section and t.he out-patients' department of the General Hospital, The Lady Havelock Ho pit.al, and the Lady Eidgeway Hospital (the women and children hospital), and done excellent work there, but found the work in the paying section of the General Hospital much more congenial. I have to thank the Matron of the General Hospital, :'lis H.ae, for her kllldne 's to members while doing their duty periods at the hospital, and t.o offer my most grateful thank to Dr. Gabriel, the Honorary Surgeon, who invlt.ed members to watch hiS work In the theatre. In this matter he is particularly helpful. I have to thank most sincerely the matron of the Lady Hitlgeway and Lady Havelock Hospitals for allowing member t.o work in these hospitals , and most particularly for examining candidate for Home 1. Tur In g In the Lady Havelock Hospital, which meant giving up her spare t.ime. I have to thank Dr. incent Van Langenberg for being lIonorary Examiner to all the First Aid candidates in Colombo and in conjunction with the :'IIatron of t.he Lady Havelock Hospital, liss Bampton , examining candidates In Home Xursing. He has given up a great deal of hi time to thiS . ~n ~ecember permission was given to certam member to work in t.he de oysa LYIllg-lll Home. Four members did periods of this work during January, but it was taken up by the older members only at t.heir express deSire. :'Iorc members will attend the Lying-in Home, as the :\Iedical Superintendent has expresed hiS wish that members of the St. John attend whenever they are able to do so. At least 20 members of the 2nd and 3rcl olombo Divisions are \.\'Orklll g III Ir.:\!. Naval Office which prevents their doing hospital work as t.he hours in the. 'aval Office are most strenuous and will not permit anything exacting outside of It. Members keep up their efficiency by attending t.he monthly pract.lces. This work 15 do?-e by the European members, and will not continue after the need for It has gonc. So members of the St. John are most anxious to remain members, and attend practices whenever work in H .M. Naval Office will allow. During the last half of 1939 a large number of Government servants were transferred-particularly in the Medical Department. This has been a source of considerable worry to the Lady Divisional Superintendents in Badulla, Galle, and Jaffna, partic.u larly in Badulla and Galle, where the Divisional Surgeons have been changed. ThIS has not meant loss of efficiency in the Divisions as in each case t.he new District Medical Officer has taken a keen interest in the St. John, and consented to become the Divisional Surgeon, but it means a certain amount of disconnection in the work as each Divisional Surgeon has his own ideas, and it. t.akes t.ime for him to get to know the members of the Division and plan the work accordingly. The greatest loss to Divisions in this respect is when members find themselves transferred to plac~s whe::e there is no St. J ohn Division, as they find keeping up efficiency almost ImpOSSIble. I have wntten several letters to t.he Organizing Secretary of the Red Cross for permission for members of the St. J ohn to keep up their efficiency in places w.here there is Red Cross only, but so far have got no satisfactory reply on thIS su bJ ect.

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The feeling against the St. John forming a Division where the . Red Cross .is established is still the same, and, as the Red Cross has start.ed now III all places III the Island except Badulla, Galle, ] affna, Tangalle, and egombo, it can be easily understood the difficult position of members of the St. John whose husbands or fathers are t.ransferred to places where there is no St. John Division . The Matron of the Kandy Hospital did consent to allow members to work in the hospital, but only on condition they did not wear their uniform; as this was.out of the question, members of the St. John, as far as I know, have not worked III the Kandy Hospital. On 16t.h Oct.ober, 1939, a meeting was held in the Committee Room of the Ceylon Chamber of ommerce of 5 representatives of the Red Cross and 5 representatives of the St. John to consider forming a joint committee to organize a Centre Hospital supplying service in eylon similar to the service so named being organized in the United Kingdom . It was decided that the committee should consist of a President, a Chairman, a Treasurer, 5 representatives of the Red Cross, 5 representatives of the St. J ohn, and 5 representatIves of other organizations. This committee to be divided into subcommittees which should be in charge of specific activities. A great deal of work is being done by these sub-committees and up to February, 19-10, nearly 900 art.icles have been sent from Ceylon to the centre in England. The 2nd CololJlbo DWLsion.- :\lrs. Hammond as Lady Divisional Superintendent. This DiviSIO n has done excellent work throughout the year, and is now a fully equipped and most efficient Divi ion. The Lady Divisional Superintendent, the 'ecretary, and a large number of the European members are working in H.M. ./. 'aval Officc, but. t.hls has not prevented them from keeping up a keen interest in the t.. John and a high tandard of efficiency, though since September they ha\'e not been able to do the hospital work they would otherwise have done. The 2nd Colombo DiVlsion was inspected by Lady Abrahams on 2-1th February, 1939, at. t.he Bact.eriological Institute, Colombo. Th e 3nl Colombo DivisiO Il . -:\Irs . 1. C. Howard, wife of the Chief Justice, as Lady DlnsIOnal upenntendent. This Division was enrolled in October; it is small at the moment but. should increase after the classes now being held in Home Nursing are finished. This Division has two very keen members in Mrs. Howard and ~Irs. Hills, the Secret.ary. Members of t.his Division attend the practices fairly regularly, but. as most of them are t.eachers they cannot do long periods of hospital work. They are a quick and intelligent lot of girls, and when their numbers increase will be keener on the work I am sure. They are lucky in having irs. Thiagarajan, F.R.C.S., as t.heir Divisional urgeon . Dr. ~Irs . Thiagarajah is a brilliantly clever and mo t charming woman, she is keenly interested in the St. John work and anxious t.o build up an efficient Divi ion . This Division was inspected by Dr. S. T. Gunesakera, D.M.& 5.5., H onorary Secretary and Treasurer, St. John Ambulance Association , and my elf on 2-1t.h February, 19-10 . Th e W ellawatle Divisio n, Colombo District.-:\Irs . Attfield as Lady Divisional uperintendent and Mrs. \Yynne- Jones as Secretary. This Division will be enrolled this mont.h. The members are a particularly keen lot and will form a most efficient Division. They are fortunate in having secured Dr. Thiagarajah, who has just been transferred from Badulla where he was most helpful to the St. John Nursing Division as their Divisional Surgeon. Dr. Thiagarajah has started another class in First Aid of 20 people who will become members of this Division when t.hey have passed the examination which will ent.itle them t.o do so. This Division was inspected by Dr. S. T. Gunesakera, D.M.& 5.5., Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, St. John Ambulance Association, and myself on 24th February, 1940. There is a clas in progress now on Home Tursing of 13 people who have already passed t.heir First Aid and who will join one or other of the Colombo Divisions after the examinat.ion . This course of lectures i being given by Dr. Florence Ram; my grat.eful thank are due to her for giving the cou rse of lectures in First Aid , too, to this class, which has meant giving up one evening a week for a considerable length of time. The Island Secretary of the Girl Guides' Association has asked me to start a Preliminary First Aid Class for a number of Girl Guides which I hope to do immediately. A member of the 2nd Colombo Division joined a Girl Guide week-end camp as camp nurse and was most satisfactory, her work being greatly praised.

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Badulla Division.-This Division is settling down again after the return to the I sland of Mrs. Pickering, the Lady Divisional Superintendent, who was in England for seven month of last year. First Aid and Home ursing classes were arranged by Mrs. Keyt who was Acting Lady Divisional Superintendent during Mrs. Pickering's absence. 11 members passed the First Aid and 12 members passed the Home Nursing, which will mean an increased membership to the Division. Out of 59 fully qualified Ambulance Sisters belonging to the Division 13 have left Badulla: some of these have transferred t.o other Divisions, 6 are on leave in England, one has left the Island, 2 have resigned . This Division has done good work throughout the year and most members have done their share of hospital duty. The Badulla Division has been considerably upset by Government servants being continually transferred, particularly in the Medical Department. These transfers luckily do not mean a loss to the Brigade in most cases, as the members join the Division in the place to which they are transferr~d whenever possible. Several members have been lost to the Brigade temporarily through being transferred to place like Kandy where there is no St. John Division. These members find keeping up their efficiency almost impossible due to the fact that they are not permitted to attend Red Cross practices or work in the hospital where there is only Red Cross. The Badulla Division was inspected by Lady brahams on 4th February, 1939 . Badulla Cadet Division.-Lady Divisional Superintendent Ir. E. L. F . de ~lel. This Division was inspected by Lady Abrahams on 3rd February, 1939, when First Aid Certificates were given to 38 succes ful candidates. In December, 14 candidates passed their Home Nursing examination. This D ivision should make good progress in spite of the decided opposition from ~s. Pickering, the Lady Divisional Superintendent of the Badulla Divi ion, who mforms me that Lady Abrahams wished her to keep the Cadet Division under her charge. Miss Taylor, t.he Principal of the Girls' High chool, and the ~lother uperior of the Convent, are very helpful; both appear to prefer ~1r . de ::\lel to be in charge of the Division. 1st Galle Division.- Irs. B. . Vander Gert, cting Lady Divisional uperintendent. Mrs. Rogerson, the Lady Divisional uperintendent, having gone on leave to E n gland in August, Mrs. Vander Gert kindly consent.ed to act for her unttl her r eturn to the Island. The Galle Division is a very keen and efficient Division and has done consistently good wor k throughout the year. Twen ty-four members attended the first practice of the year in February, and the r egular monthly practices have been very well attended. Member have done hospital and clinical work with regularity, 32 practices were held, and the t.ot.al n u mber of clinic visits, hospital duties, and school health activitie was 263. In May 4 new members joined the Division . A new class in First Aid was formed and 18 candidates were successful in the examination . A second class on Home Tursing was started, 13 candidates were successful in the examination. In August a course of lectures was given on .H..P. at the i\'il Hospital. All fully qualified members attended these lectures. In September 13 new members joined the Division, and a second course of lectures on A.R.P. was given. In October a new class in First Aid was started; 9 candidates were successful in this examination, which was held in December. 24 members sat for re-examination a n d were successful. 5 First Aid Posts were started in September, members were detailed to these posts to help in emergency, working in conjunction with the police . Memb~rs hav~ rendered First Aid in 3 cases; one, a severe hcemorrhage, wa most satIsfactorIly treated . The doctor expressed his satisfaction on the patient's arrival at the hospital. D uring the year 5 members have been transferred, 3 to places where there is no St. J ohn Division, 1 member resigned. This Division was inspected by me on 12th February, 1940. I found the members well turned out and most efficient the work displayed at the 5 First Aid Posts was smart and most impressive. ' .1affna Division.-Mrs. aish, the wife of the Government Agent, started First Aid Classes in J affna during 1937 and First Aid Certificates were presented to 14 su ccessful candidates by Lady Abrahams on 28th J anuary, 1939. Mrs. Naish went to England on leave in 1939 when Miss Crombie of the Univil Hospital pron:ised to take ~er place, but as Miss Crombie left J affna shortly afterwards classes ill Home ursmg were not started until July when Mrs. Box got a class started, and 11 candidates were successful in the examination.

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Mrs. Box enrolled a small Division in October, but owing to severe floods practices were interfered with. Two First Aid Classes and one Home ursing Class were started in October. In February, 1940, examinations will be held in First Aid and Home ursing. Mrs. Box is very keen, and will have an efficient Division in time. After the February examination the members will have increased considerably, and members will be keen to attend the practices. All members who enrolled in October have got their uniforms. The Police are most helpful in all out-station Divisions as they provide the stretchers, and when mixed practices are arranged make an interesting and instructive practice for the members of the Nursing Division. Negombo . -This Division is not yet formed but Mrs. Spenser Schrader, the class Secretary, hopes to be able to form it quite soon. A course of lectures in First Aid was started in May, 1939, 11 candidates sat for the examination in July. A course of lectures on Home Tursing was started in September. The examination was held in December when 12 members sat and all were successful. As there were only 9 members who had passed the First Aid I advised Mrs. Spenser Schrader to wait until she had a bigger number before enrolling a Division . I visited Tego mbo on 22nd January, 1940, to start another class in First Aid; we had a well attended and enthusiastic meeting with about 30 ladies present. This class i progressing very sati factorily and after the examination Mrs. Spenser chrader hopes to have sufficient qualified members to form a Division. Tangalle . -This cla s has been very troublesome to start, but frs. Rogerson, the Lady Divisional Superintendent of the First Galle Division, asked permission to form a mixed class there. Mrs. Jayawickrama, wife of the District Judge, Tangalle, was t.herefore enabled to start this class in October with 10 ladies and 13 men attending. This class was examined in December, 1939, and 10 ladies and 13 men sat. All passed, a very creditable performance considering how small the place is . Udugama.- dugama is a planting di trict 25 miles from Galle, and Miss Brough, who is a member of the Galle Division, asked permission to start a class for First Aid in the DI tnct where her father is the Superintendent of one of the Estates. This course of lectures was started in July with 27 people attending. When war was declared in September a number of the men attending this class were mobilized, which reduced the cla s to 12 men and 7 ladies, 2 ladies going into Colombo with their husbands. In Tovember an examination was held when 5 ladies and 12 men passed. Miss Brough will not be able to form a ursing Division at Udugama as the number of ladies is very limited, but will have First Aid practices with an Ambulance Division . I hope that some of the ladies will join the Galle Division. In conclusion I wish to offer my most grateful thanks to the Honorary Secretary and Treasurer, t. John Ambulance Association, Ceylon, Dr. S. T. Gunesakera, the Director of Medical and Sanitary ervices, for his unfailing help and advice in my many troubles, and to Dr. Lucian icholls for allowing the ursing Division to use the Lecture Room of the Bacteriological Institu te for their monthly practices and helping them in many ways with his kindness and support.

Cyprus.

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The Government of Cyprus was again good enough to vote £50 towards First Aid instruction and equipment for the Police in 1939. This provision has rendered possible the purchase of a considerable amount of First Aid materials for the Division. On the 3 1st December, 1939, there were 54 Furley pattern stretchers and 55 fitted hampers, sets of splints, etc., distributed among the various Police Stations of the Colony. There is also at Headquarters, in Ticosia, a wheeled stretcher which is taken by the Police to race meetings and other similar functions. In t.he year under review there were 52 members of the Cyprus Police Division of the Brigade issued with Badges after 3 years' " efficient service ". The existence of First Aid materials in sufficient quantities is viewed as conducive to a high standard of efficiency.

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number of instances of good First Aid work by the Police have been report.ed during the year. A few of these cases are quoted here : (a) A woman was bitten by a poisonous snake and due to the prompt action in rendering First Aid to this woman by a Policeman who is a qualified First. Aider, her life was saved. The doctor who attended to the patient later expressed his high appreciation of the work performed by the Police. (b) A small child was poisoned by taking a quantity of " lysol ", but due to the promptness of the Police in rendering First Aid to the patient, his life wa saved. (c) One person apparently drowned was saved by the application of artificial respiration by a Police First Aider. The doctor who attended to t.he patient later expressed his high appreciation of the work performed by the Police. This fact was later brought to the notice of His Excellency the Governor who conveyed his appreciation to the First Aider concerned for his prompt action . The Force is greatly indebted to Dr. C. C. H. Cuff, O.B .E ., lII.B., B .S., F.R.C.S.(ED.), for his very valuable assistance and the trouble he has taken over in truchon . They are also most grateful to the Director of Medical ervices for the willing and ready support he has extended to them at all time. The thanks of t.he Force are also due to the Medical Officers who have sacrifi ced a great part of their leisure t.o gi"e lecture. to and instruct the Police in First Aid.

Gihraltar.

Colonel J. \V. William on, District Gibraltar District, reports : -

uperintendent m charge of the

During the year 1939 the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas in Gibraltar has become a live organization. In 193 prior to eptember of that year there was only one formed body, the TO. 1 Xursing Division . After the September crisis it was realized in the city that it. was absolutely necessary to have a trained nucleus of St. John mbulance member, men and women, with the enthusiastic aid of the local medical practitioners. la ses were started for men and women. In the winter 193 - 9, 35 clas es 'w ere held and 437 certificates were awarded, 343 First Aid, 94 Home Nursing. The existing Nursing Division was increased and another formed with a t.otal of 73 ladies. In 1939 two Ambulance Divisions were formed wit.h a total of 9~ men. The A .R.P. medical posts and the colonial Hospital Reserve were staffed wit.h these Divisions assisted by 141 women and 100 men auxilIaries t.rained by l. John . The training of both Ambulance and :\'"ursing Divisions dunng t.he year ha been enthusiastically carried out and a high standard of efficiency attained. The increase in strength and the work done by our umt have been much appreciated by the people of Gibraltar who realize what an added factor t.o t.heir safety the St. John Divisions are to the town. The City Council demonstrated t.his feeling by presenting No. 1 Division with a complete outfit of uDlforms.

Hong Kong

Assistant Commi sioner E . M. Raymond, Acting Officer m charge of the Hong Kong District reports :The Brigade has another strenuous year of work to its credit. In a Colony , ...·hich becomes more and more cr owded, members gave nobly of their limit.ed free t.ime in the numerous spheres of Brigade activity. In addition to the u sual assistance given to the Government fedical Department by our qualified vaccinators in street vaccination campaigns in Hong Kong and Kowloon, individual requests from factories, schools, offices, etc., were dealt with willingly and expeditiously. The value of the Brigade's contribution to the work of keeping down epidemics of smallpox in winter and cholera in summer is too obvious to r equire further stressing. Other duties comprised First Aid rendered at fires and accidents, attendance at Street Sleepers' Shelters, Race Meetings, School Sports, Bathing Sheds, etc., and throughout the year individual acts of social service earned" honourable mention" in police reports and newspapers.

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Early in the year under review a pleasing function took place at Government House, when His Excellency the Governor invested the following as Members of the Venerable Order of St. J ohn of J eru salem : Professor W. 1. Gerrard, O.B.E . , Mr. A. el Arculli, ifr. Fung Kong Un, Mrs. R. Langley, Mr. E. M. Raymond, Dr. J . E. Dovey, Hon. Dr. Li Shu Fan, Dr. Arthur Woo, Mr Szeto Chung, Dr. Ma Luk, Dr. Shin Lok Shang, Mr. Fung Ping Fan, Dr. Ip Kam Wah, Mr. Kwok Chan, Dr. (Mrs.) A. L. J . Dovey, Miss Fok Kum Yung, Miss Hung Lai Kwan, Miss D . Lopes, and 1r. Tang Pak Kau. These orders were sanctioned by His Majesty the King, Sovereign Head of the Order. . . In the middle of t.he year the Executive Commlttee of St. J ohn Ambulance Assoclation and Brigade came into being. The Executive Committee was first ~trongly recommended by Colonel Sleeman at the end of his visit to the Colony 10 1937 . It was later r ecommended by the Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor at the beginning of the year and that recommendation was welcomed and approved by Headquarters in London. The Executive Committee met on several occa ions during the year and dealt with various Association and Brigade matters. The A sociation, and the Brigade also, are fortunate to have this body, which has already r endered great assistance and given valuable guidance to them. During the year 1Ir. Alfred forris, the Commissioner, resigned after many years of valuable and unselfish work. The proud record of the Association and Brigade is due mainly to the hard work put in by ·Mr. Morris during his tenure of office. His re ignation was a great loss to the Association and Brigade, which also suffered another loss during the year through the resignation of Mrs. Rosa Langley who had for many years rendered keen and valuable services as Honorary Secretary. In April the Annual Ball took place in the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel, graced by t.he presence of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Northcote. Once again tribute must be paid to the honorary Surgeon Instructors and Surgeon Examiners for their valuable assistance in connection with First Aid and Home ~ursin g clas. es and examinations. Increasing numbers of candidates attended our lecture , and practically every evening of the week the various rooms at Headquarters pre ent.ed eene of great industry. .\..R.P. courses were al 0 well patronized, and we are indebted to Mrs . F. G. SteelePerkin . ~lrs. Dunlop. )'Irs. Langley, 1Ir. rculli, Mr. J. G. Hopper, Ir. D. \V. Phillip., ~Ir. R. l{aymond, 1Ir. Chak Tai Kwong, Mr. zeto Chung, Mr. Tse Long hiu , r.Jr. han Sau Ping. )Ir. Lee hin Yee. ::\Ir. Paul Chak. and Mr. So Chung Shun for the many hours spent in giving instruction and examining in this essential subject. Competitions (A IIIbulance Divisions). Ralphs hield: Fir t Day-Company Drill and Stretcher Drill. econd Day-General Inspection, Treatment of Cases, and Collection of \Younded. Winner : lIong K ong Y.:'I.C.A. Division. Runners-up : outh China Athletic Association Division. Examiners: )Iajor H. S. lIoore, Major G. F. Harrison, Captain K. P. Brown, and Captain B. E. Barclay of the Royal Army Medical Corps. J....lok Cfto ChueJl Cup: Test case involving a varied and wide application of First Ald. \\'inner : Kowloon- anton Railway Division . Examiners: urgeon aptain Hobbs, R.N., Dr. D. J . Valentine, and Dr . 1. Xewton. Lau Chu Pak Duty Cup: \\,inners- Iongkok Division . Li Shu Fan 111 eritoyiolls Service Cup: \\ inners- Iotor Transport Division. Holyoak A ttendance Cup: Winners-Kowloon-Canton Railway Division. Ho Fook Efficiency Cup: \ Vinners-Kowloon-Canton Railway Division Squad.

Competitions (Nuysing Divisions). Ho Kom Tong Shield: For efficiency in Home r ursing : \ Vinners: Victoria Nursing Division. Examiners: Dr. (Miss) P. Ruttonjee assisted by Dr. S. Y. Cheng and 1Iiss Rebecca Tso. Edith Kote wall Shield: For efficiency in First Aid : Winners : Pun To Nursing Division. Examiner: Dr. J. E. Dovey. Woo TVai Tak Duty Cup : Winners: King's College ursing Division.

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During the ummer the following Swimming Trophies were competed for : Ho Tung Life Saving Cup. Ho Brothers Cup. Chan Chan Tam Cup. Nam Yeung up. Chater Challenge hield. And the Chinese thle~ic As ociation Divi ion are to be congratulat.ed on carrying off all the above trophIes. Grateful acknowledgment is due here to King's College for the loan of their swimming pool. This report would be incomplete without. pecial mention being made of the splendid work done by our Military Unit, under orp Officer . Potter, and the Motor Transport Division, under Divisional uperintendent Liu I ak Kwan. Invaluable service has also been rendered by Di trict Officer . el Arculli, as honorary legal adviser, and by Mr. T. . Martin as Honorary Audilor.

Kenya.

R. C. A. Cavendi h, C.B .E. , A sistant Commis lOner Kenya District, reports : -

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l\Jombasa Brallch. During the year the following Divi ions were formed in Momba a : ~~) 1st Mombasa Ambulance Division (Indian). (u) 1st Mombasa Nursing Division . (iii) 2nd Mombasa Nursing Division. (iv) 1st Mombasa, Kenya and ganda Railways and Harbours ;\mbulance Division (European and Indian). (~) Mombasa Municipal Auxiliary Divi ion (Africans). (VI) Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours plomba, a P rt) .\uxiliary Division ( frican). (vii) Mom~asa.Commercial Auxiliary Divi ion (Africans). The folloWlOg IS a summary of the classes held at ::'IIomba a in Fir t Aid Home ursing, and Preliminary Course in First Aid for African, showing the ~umber of persons who presented themselves for examinations and those who pas ed : So. of classes. First Aid 10 Home Tursing 5 Preliminary First Aid 9 29~ persons (Eu ropeans and Asians) attended the First Id clases, and 1( 9 candlda~es presente~ themselves for examinat.ion, 136 securing pas e. In addItion 18 candIdates obtalOed vouchers and 1 candidat.e a medallion. 111 persons (European and Asians) attended Home Xursing classes; 7.1 candidate appeared for the examination and 65 obtained passes. One candidate was awarded a pendant in respect of her re-examination . Out of 224 African candidates who attended Preliminary Firsl "\ili course, 157 were examined, 136 securing passes.

Nairobi Branch . In Nairobi 8 classes in First Aid attended by 100 students were held, 90 candidates being successful. A class in Home ur ing was held, 11 candidates obtainin cy certificates. Eight candidates were successful in pa sing the Home Jursincr re-examination. In addition, 5 African candidates obtained First Aid certificate~ and 38 obtained Preliminary Certificates. The First Kenya (Nairobi) Nursing Division. -On the 31st December, 1939 the strength of this Division which was formed at the end of 1938 totalled 41 a~ increase of 24 members over the toal at the date of format.ion . ' Regular practices have been held at the Divisional Headquarters throughout the year. Lectures were given at intervals and squad leaders have also received instructional lectures and practices. Twenty-fou r members of the Division attended a course in Air Raid Precautions in accordance with the St. j ohn Ambulance Association syllabus. Twenty-thre~

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candidat.es passed the examinat.ion, 4 candidates gaining Grade I and candidate Grade II Instructor's certificates. The first parade of the Division was held at Government House, Nairobi, on the occasion of the celebration of the birt.hday of H.M. The King, on the 8th june, 1939, and was inspect.ed by H.E. The Governor. First Aid post.s in charge of members of the Nursing Division, in co-operation with members of the Railway Ambulance Division, were established at ten public functions during which casualties were treated and numerous members of the public availed t.hemselves of facilities for rest and restoratives offered by the Posts. In the Spring, owing to the strained situation in Europe, the Lady Divisional Superint.endent, at the request of the Medical Officer of Health, airobi, arranged to man 5 Aid Posts in Tairobi. ine members in charge of a squad leader were alloUed to each post under the supervision of a doctor and two trained nurses. At the outbreak of war, and for nearly two months afterwards, weekly practices were held at these posts. Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours Further progress has been made amongst employees of the Kenya and Uganda Railways and Harbours, a total of 113 members now being in possession of Frist Aid certificates. Three new certificates were obtained at Eldoret, while eleven members were re-examined at ~airobi and Eldoret. In addition, various employees of the Railway and Harbours stationed at Mombasa obtained certificates and were re-examined through the ::'IIombasa centre and are included in the statistics of that branch. During the year two Divisions of Railway and Harbour servants were registered and a further two Divisions (Ambulance and ursing) are in the process of being formed at Tairobi . Classes in First Aid for Railway servants were contemplated towards the end of the year at V oi and Takuru.

The Kenya Police Ambulance Division. The strength of t.he Division on the 31st December, 1939, totalled 174 . Fifteen member were st.ruck off the strengt.h during the year on ceasing to be members of t.he I enya Police Force. The racial composition of the Division is as under : Europeans 93 Asiatics 24 Africans 57 17-! Total A total of 171 members ,vere examined, 160 passing the examination. All are serving members of the Kenya Police. 11embership at the close of the year showed an increase of 8 over the total for 193 . ::'IIembers of the Division are, by reason of their duties as police officers, stationed at various tations throughout the Colony. Divisional examinations and re-examinations were conducted at 20 centres during the year. Captain G. Pritchard Brown, O.ST.]., on departure from Kenya on retirement, resigned hi appointment as Divisional Superintendent, and Captain E. K. Catchpole, S.B.ST.] ., was appointed to act temporarily as Divisional Superintendent, with effect from the 30th june, 1939 . ::'Ilr. . L. 'Vincent was appointed as an Ambulance Officer on the 1st April, 1939. The Divi ion is again grateful for the ready and valuable assistance given in instruction and examination by both Government medical officers and private practitioners throughout the territory. Dr. j . A. Carman, O.ST.]., Dr. F. \V. Vint, S.B.ST.]. and Dr. G. L. Timms, have been particularly helpful and unsparing in the time they have devoted to the First Aid work of the Division. Instruction of frican Subordinate Officers was maintained and they continued to exhibit the pract.ical results of such training. Fifty-seven Africans now possess First Aid certificates, an increase of seven over the total for the previous year. During the year 2 members of the Divi ion attended courses at the Home Office Air Raid Precautions School at Falfield and obtained Instructor 's certificates. Eight members of the Division now possess such certificates and during the year conducted and examined classes as a result of which 72 members of Government Departments and Iunicipal bodies qualified as Instructors (L.A .G.C.) in accordance

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with the scheme approved by the Home Office. In addition, courses of instruction in Air Raid Precautions were conducted and local certificates for 81 Air Raid Wardens, 4 Air Raid Precautions Instructors (Grade I-Cj4), 1 Air Raid Precautions Instructor (Grade II-Cj3), 16 for Aid Raid Precautions (Cj l ) and 4 ir Raid Precautions (Cj5) were issued. An officer of the Division also attended a senior officers' cour e at the Air Raid Precautions chool, Falfield. Fi~st Aid was rendered by members of the Division to 16 seriously injured persons. Contmued shortage of pollce staff precluded the submission of reports of .. First Aid" rendered in cases of minor injuries. The following reports are of interest as indicating the varied forms of First Aid that members of the Division are required to perform : (a) An African native, whilst under the influence of native intoxicating liquor, fell mto a large cauldron of boiling water and was extensively scalded over his whole body. The accident was not brought to the notice of the Police until six hours ha~ elapsed, when a European member of the Division applied the prescnbed lotI~m to the scalds and affixed light bandage , including a mask for the face. The patIent was also treated for shock and then conveyed 3 miles to the nearet hospital by car. The patient recovered. . .(b) An omnibus overturned at Momba a and 13 pa enger were thrown out and mJured. Three members of the Police mbulance Divi ion treated the patient, arrested ha:!morrhage, dealt with shock and placed all fractured limbs m splmts. The 13 patients were then conveyed to hospital and all recovered . _ (c) A native constable was on duty on the jetty at ~Iombasa Old Port at abouL ;'.30 :p.m. on the 30th Sept~mber, 1939, when his attenLion was atLracted by the peculIar c<?nduct of an IndIan male adult who wa standing on the steps of the passenger Jetty. Suddenly the Indian dived into the sea but made no endeavour to swim and it was apparent he was attempting to commit suicide. At the time of the occurrence it was high tide with a con iderable depth of water, but the constable, al~hough a .we,:k swimmer and still fully clothed \\'lth jersey, belt and puttees, WIthout heSItation ran to the edge of the jetty and dived into the ea. He reached the Indian who was drifting away from the hore, and although ~trugghng m an endeavour to carry out his original purpose, the constable overcame hIS reSIstance and with the aid of another native who came to his a si tance, brought him to land. The Indian was by now unconsciou and although exhauted by hI ' efforts the cons.table immediately applied Schafer's method of resuscltatlOn continuing per~evenngly for about fifteen minutes until normal respiration was restored . The IndIan was subsequently charged for an attempt to commit uicide and sentenced to ': term of imprisonment. The conduct of this constable was brought to the notice of the Royal Humane Society, and he has been awarded the Royal Humane Society's Testimonial on Parchment. (d) An Afric.an. tribesman was brought into a District Police tatlOn suffering from a severe .mclsed v~round between the first and second fingers of hi left hand from a blow wlth a native sword. He had received the injury some 14 hour earlier and by reason of continued ha:!morrhage was in an advanced state of collap e. A member of the Division applied digital pressure and afterwards a tourniquet to the appropriate points and, having bandaged the wound, treated for shock Ha:!morrhage, however, continued and the tourniquet was applied at interval throughout the whole of one night until ha:!morrhage was found to have been arrested. The native was conveyed to hospital and recovered.

Elsewhel'e in the Colony. Classes in First Aid were also held at Kisumu. Arrangement made to hold First Aid classes at akuru.

MALAYA.

Nursing Divisions. At the end of 1938, 5 ursing Divisions had been sanctioned in Singapore and early in the current year 3 more ursing Divisions were formed. Since then the wO.rk of consolidating these divisions and training more women has progressed steadily and at present there are about 500 women undergoing instruction. From these classes we hope to form six more ursing Divisions in the near future. During the year considerable difficulty has been experienced owing to changes in the personnel; of the originalS Lady Divisional Superintendents, only one now remains and there have also been many changes among the Lady Ambulance Officers and Tursing Officers. All these women had hoped to remain in Singapore for at least three years, and their sudden departure caused great disappointment. However, the remaining lady Officers carried on excellently and owing to their strenuous efforts all the Nursing Divisions are now in full working order. :\Iore 'ursing Divisions are required to supplement hospital nursing staffs.

Re-examinations. The Brigade is efficient. Up to date, approximately 90 per cent of the Ambulance members have been successful in the re-examinations for the current year. Nursing Divisions have taken successfully their First Aid and Home Xursing re-examinations as they became due. Training. In addition to the re-examinations the senior Ambulance Divisions have taken c.ourses in stretcher drill given by R.A. I.C. non-commissioned officers by arrangelnent with the Assistant Director of Medical Services, l\Ialaya Command. Several divisions at the time of writing are undergoing an elementary anti-gas course under theIr own St. John Ambulance Brigade A.R.P. Grade I instructors. Duty Parades. These parades have met with eager response; the first was held at the King's Birthday Parade, 4 military and civilian casualties were dealt with. Other duty parades mcluded attendance at football matches, sports meetings, the engineering exhibition, and at the time of writing 40 members of the First Singapore (Education) Division are giving short courses in elementary First Aid to selected A.R.P. wardens.

Organization. Decentralization has taken place as much as possible. The divisional surgeons and 'uperintendents administer their divisions as complete units under the guidance of the DlsLncL Officer and District urgeon. The District Superintendent, in addition to commanding, is a liaison officer between divisions and headquarters, and also between the Brigade and various Government Departments and the Services. niformily has been maintained by the issue of monthly orders. Divisional 'uperintendents abstract relevant matter to include in their own monthly orders. Each Ambulance Division ha its own headquarters and its own aid post. Uniforms. These, with a few exceptions, have been made a free issue, and with the exception of stockings are purchased locally. Equipment. Belts, badges, etc., which are obtainable from London only, are also a free issue. On account of the crisis of the last twelve months, the fulfilment of orders has been delayed, for this reason the Ambulance Divisions are either partly or non-equipped. This, although a disappointment, has not impaired efficiency; stocks of belts, badges, buttons, water bottles and haversacks, stockings and Officers' caps were exhausted by July.

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Malaya.

Extracts from the report of the Malaya District A mbulance Divisions. In presenting this report a year ?f .strenuous work and of sacrifice of spare time on ~he part of Officers, non-commlsslOned officers and members is recorded. Slllce the last report, in Singapore alone, the number of divisions has increased from 16 to 34, excluding 4 cadet divisions. Many scattered successful First Aid candidates are still on the waiting list.

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divisions will be up to required strength, and that there will be two or three divisions in reserve. Black-01lt Nights.-" Black-out" exercises have been held in conjunction with the A .R.P. Department. Inspecting medical officers were satisfied with the work and demeanour of members under difficult conditions.

particular the very material assistance I have had from their indefatigable Honorary Secretary. Without this co-operation we could not possibly have achieved our present success. Our thanks are also due to the ladies who examined and lectured in Home Nursing. On Empire Day t.he Honourable the Resident Councillor (Mr. A. 1\1. Goodman) presented certificates to those ladies and gentlemen who had successfully passed for their First Aid Certificates, and at the unveiling of the Francis Light Memorial during October His Excellency the Governor (Sir Shenton Thomas, G .C.M. G., O.B.E .), prese~ted l\ledallions, Vouchers, and Certificates to further successful candidates. At present there are in the region of 600 further certificates yet to be issued to s uccessful candidates.

A nnl(al Inspections. Annual Inspection jor 1938. -0n 1st March, 1939, the Annual Inspection for the year 1938 was held . Approximately 500 members were on parade. His Excellency The Governor spoke in eulogistic terms of Dr. 'Vebster's work and the Brigade regretfully bade him farewell. Annual Inspection JOY the year 1939. -His Excellency The Governor and Lady Thomas have consented to inspect the Brigade. This will take place on Monday, 30th October, at J alan Besar Stadium, Singapore. It was with sincere regret that the Committee bade farewell t.o our t.hen President, Dr. J. S. Webster, O.B.E., O.ST.]., who left thi olony, after many year. of service, on retirement. It is due to the energy and work of Dr . " 'e bster t.hat t.he Associat.ion and Brigade of to-day were first brought before t.he general public of illalaya, and it is greatly due to his efforts that the t . John Ambulance Associat.ion and Brigade are in the position they hold in this country t.o-day . 'Ve owe a great. deal t.o his enthusiasm and keenness, and the Committee wish him all success and happiness in his retirement. PE

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Progress in ::tIalacca has not been so marked as elsewhere. Nevertheless 7 classes in First Aid and 2 in Home ursin g were held . An Ambulance Division is being formed and will be equipped before the end of the current year.

Malta.

Lt. -Col. A. reports : -

ANG.

Gatt,

O.B.E.,

Commissioner of the Malta District,

ery marked progress was made during this year. Three new divisions were formed, viz.: 1 Ambulance and 2 Nursing at Sliema ; the dist.rict was reorganized into 2 Corps, viz.: Malta o. 1, comprising: Valletta, Cottonera and Ghaxaq Ambulance Divisions and the Valletta Nursing Division, whil st No 2 (SlJema) Corps consists of the Hamrun and Sliema Ambulance Divisions and t.he liema .l. 'os. I , II, and III ursing Divisions. In addition 110 ta has an mbulance Division, making in all 6 Ambulance and 4 l' ur ing Divis ions. Other divisions were also envisaged and arrangements are being made for their regist.ration in 1940 . A ir Raid Precautions. Four Course were held, viz: at Cottonera, Hamrun, Rabat, and Valletta. The results were gra tifying : -

The formation of units of St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas was taken in hand, and since August, 8 Ambulance Divisions have been formed , namely . jU embers. Division I, Penang 40 II, Penang 40 III, Penang 30 40 " IV, Penang (P.H.B.) Cadet Division, Penang 35 Division I, P.W. (Butterworth) 25 II, P.VV. (Bukit l\Iertajam) 25 III, P.W. ( Tebong Tebal) 25 260 members includin g Officers. A total of Nursing units (Ambulance sisters) are in course of format.i on and it. I S hoped t.hat. at least 5 divisions will be available in the course of the next three months amongst the ladies who are now undergoing in truct.ion . Examinations in Home Nursing have been held in three c1as es, resulting in 36 passes being obtained. The allocation for members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade for Penang area is 300 Ambulance men and 100 Ambulance sisters. Thus it. WIll be ob erved that Ambulance men have almost been recruited up to the sanctioned strengt.h, and t.here should be no difficulty in recruiting the 100 Ambulance sist.ers as soon as a sufficient number of ladies have passed their qualifying home nursing examinat.ion. Since the formation of the Brigade units, considerable useful co-operation exercises have been carried out in conjunction with the A.R.P. authorit.ies. 9th September, 1939, "Black-out." Four units of Division I, Penang, with stretchers and first aid boxes were on duty at various arranged first aid posts . The exercise consisted of collecting and treating" mock" casualties and receiving messages from A.R.P. Wardens. Considering the short period of t.raining all units acquitted themselves admirably. Division IV (Penang Harbour Board) have had a duty squad available daily from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. as from 11 th September. During September they were called out to various casualties on five instances including two on ships in harbour and three on the wharves. Each case was smartly dealt with. It is hoped this Division will shortly be able to provide duty squads at Church Street Pier (Penang Ferry) and Mitchell Pier (Buttervvorth).

Instructor Grade I Certificate . Brigade Certificate Public Certificate econd Year Examinations Total Grand Total since 1935

16 54

77 249

A nnual Inspections. The drill and work performed at the Annual Inspections was very satisfactory, and showed definite improvement. The in pection of the liema Nursing Divisions was held, by kind permission of the hief Government Medical Officer, at the School for urses, Guardamangia. The demonstrations were very good and showed that the Surgeons and Officers had taken great pain in instructing the members .of their divisions. Public Duty. Public Duty Stations were provided on several occasions such as the Celebrations in commemoration of the XXVth Anniversary of the Eucharistic Congress, The King's Birthday, the Horse Show, and the Religious Procession in October in honour of Christ The King. On the occasion of the Eucharistic Congress Anniversary Celebrations, the number of persons attended to exceed 300 on the first day, and approached 200 on the second day. The thanks of the Brigade are due to Colonel F. B. Barker, C.R.E., who very kindly allowed the Brigade to make use of rooms in the Pavilion for our Main Station on these days.

Thanks . I am pleased to be able to place on record the whole-hearted co-operation we have received from the above Society in providing lecturers and examiners, and in

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Promotions and Appointments. On the formation of the Sliema Corps, etc., Surgeon-Captain R. L. Casolani, M.D., R.H.A., Divisional Surgeon, was promoted Corps Surgeon. Lady Divisional Superintendent fiss C. E. Yabsley was promoted Lady Corps Superintendent, and ursing Officer Mrs. 1(. E. German, Lady orps Officer. Doctors E. Agius, G. Bonello, F. Busuttil, G. P. Camilleri, and]. ammut were appointed Divisional Surgeons. Mr. E. Tortell, Divisional Superintendent. Mrs. Brooks, Miss 1\1amo, and 1\1rs. Dunbar ella were appointed Lady Divi ional Superintendents, and 1\1iss Lerpiniere, Miss H. :'1anduca, 1iss F. Borg, and Irs. Merriman, Lady Ambulance Officers. Training in Hospitals. I wish to tender the sincere thanks of the District to Lady Bonham arter, who very kindly arranged for our members to attend training in hospitals, enabling them to obtain valuable experience and very good instruction in hospital work. A large number attended at the Central Civil and Santo plrito Ho pitals, with the kind permission of Professor A. V. Bernard, the Chief Government Medical Officer, for periods of 60 to 120 hours each; several attended by kind permission of Colonel \Y. R. Battye at King George V Hospital for period of 100 to 120 hours, whilst some went to the Blue Sisters' Hospital for similar periods by kind permi sion of the Reverend 1atron. I also desire to thank the Medical and the ur ing Staffs of the Hospitals concerned for their kind co-operation in the practical training of our members. Volunteers for Service in Hospitals. In October, 1938, at the request of the 'Calta Government a call for volunteers was made for service in Emergency Hospitals. The terms offered were 5s. per day for men and 4s. per day for ladies, full time. The number of men who accepted was sufficient to meet the demand, whilst the number of ladies was 50 per cent above requirements . Several hundred volunteers of both sexes offered their services and special classes were formed in all parts of the Island . A further call for volunteers was made in September, 1939, the tcrms being the same as in October, 1938, part-time remuneration to be proportional. TrainlOg in all aspects of work that may be required of this personnel is constantly bemg maintained and it is hoped that, if their services will be required, the supply will be sufficient for the needs of the Emergency Medical Services. Uniform. (1) The" dress" to be worn by Ambulance Divisions in :'lalta was approved by the Chief Commissioner, Brigade Oversea . Unfortunately, owing to lack of funds, difficulty of finding suitable material, and the war breaking out in September it was not po sible to make any uniforms during the year. (2) The majority of the members of ursing Divi ions are in possession of the prescribed "indoor" uniform. General R emal'ks. Owing to the lack of suitable premises in some cases, and shortage of stores, the Divisions could not get as much training as desired. I have great hopes of remedying part of these defects as Mrs. O. F. GoUcher is very kindly presenting a quantity of stores to the Malta Centre, which supplies us with material. The district is very greatly indebted to Chevalier and ::-'Irs. Gollcher who have very kindly presented Silver Cups, to be competed for by the Ambulance and Nursing Divisions respectively, and I desire to tender the sincere thanks of all ranks for these gifts which are appreciated very highly.

Tanganyika. Major F. A. B . Nicoll, O.B.E., District Superintendent in charge of the Tanganyika District, reports :On my return to the Territory from leave to the United Kingdom on the 14th ovember, 1938, I found that a good deal had been done following upon the welcome visit paid in the earlier part of the year by the Chief Commissioner of the

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Brigade Overseas; and that some classes in First Aid .ins~ruction had already been held. Many additional classes were formed at the begmnmg of 1939 and by rv;tarch the District Staff of the Tanganyika District, the St. ] ohn Ambulance Bngade Overseas, had been formed. The Staff consisted of : R. R. Scott, C. M.G., M.C., M.D. District Surgeon . Major F. A. B. Nicoll, O.B.E. District uperintendent Lady Dalton . Lady District Superintendent (Acting) Mr. ] . R. Dyer, M.B.E. District Officer Mr. Dyer later asked to be relieved of his duties in order to devote his energies to organizing and superintending the Police Division. ~is generous r~quest ,:,as acceded to; and he was succeeded in his post by Mr. O. St)ernholm, who IS carrymg out this duty provisionally, pending covering sanction. Mr. Stjernholm is a capable and energetic officer, and his help is much appreciated by me. As a rcsult of the examinations held during this month, the first Division of the Brigade Overseas in Tanganyika Territory was formed . This was No.1 (European) Dar es alaam Division. It was shortly followed by the formation of No.2 (Railways) Dar es Salaam Division. Whilst a third, No.3 (African) Dar es Salaam Division, was not far behind. Later on in the year it became possible to form a ursing Division, designated ~o . 1 Tursing Division, Dar es Salaam. The average strength of these Divisions was 1 members. This was a very creditable performance in itself, but in addition, before the end of the year, two other Ambulance Divisions, namely the Police and Hindu Divisions, were in process of formation. The position at the close of 1939 was, therefore, that we had 3 Ambulance Divisions and 1 Nursing Division in full and active training, with two more Ambulance Divisions being formed. We have, I thmk, no reason to be dissatisfied with our efforts for the first year of our real activities. Drills and Parades. These have, generally, been regularly and enthusiastically carried out, but unfortunately calls for military service, together with the incidence of leave and transfer , somewhat seriously interfered with the activities of o. 1 (European) Division, and their numbers were greatly redu ced in consequence. Tevertheless, the bare half-dozen members remainin g available attended their weekJy drills. It is hoped that additional members will be forthcoming during the year. Eighty per cent of the members of 1 0 . 2 (Railway) Division have undertaken courses in anti-gas instruction and 95 per cent were enrolled in the Railways A.R.P. organization. Twelve members of this Division have offered their services for blood transfusion.

Public Duties. 1 r~ur ing Divi ion set a good example in the performance of public duties; and from the time of their inception, Officers and Ambulance Sisters were performing regular voluntary work at the European Hospital in assisting the staff. I understand that their help was much appreciated by the medical authorities, whilst the value to the Division of this practical experience cannot be over-estimated. Another important public duty carried out by this Division was when Lady Ambulance Officer Irs. Gardener was detailed to proceed to Dodoma in order to accompany a trainload of German women and children, repatriates, proceeding from there to Dar es alaam for embarkation to Germany. This officer's presence on the train throughout a lon g and tiring journey was greatly appreciated by the authorities and by the women and children themselves; and she was kept constantly busy day and night, rendering first aid, especially to the children, many of whom were in a deplorable state from neglected sores and cuts. Her duties were most admirably performed. s a result of this experience, it was decided to send two Ambulance Sisters to accompany future similar trainloads of repatriates . );0.

Finances. At the present time all finance matters are controlled by the local Centre of the Association. It has been found that, until Divisions of the Brigade have had more experience and while conditions in the Territory are still somewhat unsettled, it is more practicable to control financial affairs in this way. Divisions requiring grants for purposes of necessary materials merely have to apply to the Centre for the required amounts and accounts are subsequently settled by the Centre.

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141

GANDA.

The outbreak of war brought a greatly increase~ i~terest in F~rst Aid th~oughout the district, and large numbers of European~, .ASIatics, and A~ncans applIed to be given instruction. The majority of the addItional work entaIled fell to Dr.. J . P. Mitchell, who for a lengthy period lectured to separ ate classes two and three times a week. The results of the examinations have added a large number to the total certificate holders in the district. Other classes under the direction of Dr. J . P. :Mitchell, at Iakerere College, King's ollege, Budo, and to Asiatic women are still under instruction. The examinations will be held in 1940. First Aid was rendered to the public on numerous occasions; the followi ng are recorded : -

Uniforms and EqlliplJlellts. 11 Divisions were fully equipped with fir t aid requisites and uniforms by the close of the year. The uniform for Nursing Divisions consists of a simple white overall and a nursing cap with a badge of the Brigade in the centrc. mbulance Divi ions are fitted out with khaki shirts with black shoulder straps, shorts, and stockings, with shoe, sun-helmet (Bombay bowler) 'with a Brigade badge. A complete outfit of badges and buttons has not yet been obtained from the tores' branch, but it is hoped they will arrive shortly. Belts, pouchcs, and haversacks have been manufactured locally, as a temporary measure, being copied, so far as pouches and haversacks are concerned, fron1. the standard articles as supplied by the Stores' branch.

Bicycle Accidents . 9 1 1 3 3

Extension of local St. John Activities. Although First-Aid cla ses had been held in variou entre in the Territory, it has not yet been found possible to form any Divisions of the Brigade Overseas outside Dar es Salaam. This matter will have my personal attention during my forthcoming tours of inspection in the Territory; and I hope to be able to report some success in this direction by the end of the year. All recruits at the Tanganyika Police Training Depot receive instruction in first aid as part of the normal curriculum at that e tablishment, and it is intended that the possession of a First Aid Certificate shall be compul ory before a recrUIt i pa ed ou t of the Depot. Arrangements were well in hand for the formation of a I olice Division at the close of the year, a sufficient number of recruits havmg already obtained their certificates. The Officer-in-charge of the Depot reports t.hat there is a great deal of enthusiasm among t the recruits for Fir t . id work.

]"'10tor Accidents. 1 fractured arm (removed to hospital).

1 crushed foot (removed to hospital). 1 head wound.

Ailrnents. 1 poison. 1 snake bite. 1 hernia (strangulated) removed to hospital. 1 exhaustion from want of food: r elieved. 4 epi taxis. 1 acu te abdominal pain (removed to hospital). 1 acute pain in chest (removed to hospital).

Conclusion. I have to record my deep appreciation of the close and generous intere t shown in our activities by our President, His Excellency SIr :.\Iark Young, K C.~I.G., Governor and Commander-in-Chief. Although not properly coming within the purview of this annual report, I feel I m ust make brief mention of the fact that, shortly before It was wntten, a parade comprising 5 Ambulance Divisions and 1 ·ur ing Division was inspected by His Excellency who at the conclusion expressed pleasure at the parade and the subsequent demonstrations which we staged, and which gave us deep satisfaction. A full description will be embodied in my report for 19-10. I must place on record, too, my sincere appreciat.ion of t.he great help that has been given to us by the medical authorities in general, and in particular by that keen and energetic personality Dr. H. J. O'D. Burke-Gaffney. Dr. Burke-GafIney's enthusiasm has been of the greatest value to u ; and we were all delIghted to hear that his work for the cau e of St. John in this Territ.ory wa t.o be rewarded by the gr ant to him of the dignity of a Serving Brother of the Order.

bruises. sprain. fractured clavicle (removed to hospital). concussion. hc:emorrhage (1 brought to hospital).

pr.

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The departure of Dr. R. Y. tones, O.B.E., is a great loss to th~ dis~rict. ?tones closely identified himself with the work of the Order f:om Its Illcepb<:>n III the Protectorale. He realized the great advantages to be denved by the Afncan from Fir t Aid instruclion and was always willing to assist either by lecturing or examining a clas. \ Ve are greatly indebted to him and wish him every success in the new work he has taken up. Our thanks are due to Dr. \ V. H. Kauntze, C.M.G., l\I.B.E., our District Sur geon , for his kind assistance and advice, and to Dr. J. P. :.\1itchell, O.B.E., for his great assistance in delivering lectures, conducting examinations, and for his encouragement to all who are interested in the work for the Order.

Zanzibar. Uganda.

Mr. H . M. King, District District, reports :-

upe\intendent in charge of the

Lt.-Col. A. I. heringham, District Superintendent of the Zanzibar Di trict, reports :-

ganda

Zanzibar Police Division. Strength.

The Uganda Police Division still r emains the only one sanctioned in the District. Representations were made to Headquarters during the year regarding the practicability of forming Divisions at Mulago and amirembe, but due to certain minor difficulties and also to the outbreak of war it was found impossible to arrive at a definite decision at the close of the year. The str ength of the Police Ambulance Division at the close of the year, including the District Surgeon, was 42. Of these 22 were Europeans, one an Asiatic, and 19 were Africans. Owing to abnormal police duties it was only found possible to arrange one course of First Aid lectures. So frequent were the calls for police duty made on those attending that few were able to complete the course and qualify for examination. The r esults obtained were 3 certificates and 3 medallions. Elementary First Aid instruction including stretcher drill is included in the syllabus at the T r aining School. Each p r obationary constable receives this instruction and is r equ ir ed to r each a fairly high standard before being passed out to divisions. There are n ow few constables in the Force who are withou t some knowledge of First Aid and capable to render assistance to the public when required to do so.

Divisional Surgeon. Divisional Superintendent. 5 Officers. 31 Sergeants, Corporals, and Privates.

Total 3 This is an increase of 7 compared to 1938.

Equipment.-The Division possesses the following equipment:9 Stretchers. 6 Hampers. 5 Motor Car Fir t Aid Outfits. Training.-The new system of training introduced in 1938 whereby all members attended a lecture once a month and a number of stretcher drills was continu ed until the outbreak of war.

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143

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In addition all recruits, the great majority of whom cannot speak English, were taught elementary diagnosis and the treatment of persons found unconscious . The " Schafer" method of artificial respiration is also taught. Annual Re-exantination and Inspection.- 0 Annual Re-examinat.i on and Inspection were held during the year owing to most of the members being fully occupied on account of the international ituation. New ll Iembers.-During the year 8 more members were awarded the " First Aid" Certificates. Honours.-Lt.-Col. A. 1. Sheringham , Commis ioner of Police (Divi ional Superintendent), was promoted to the Grade of Officer (Brother), S. M. Vassallo, ;\I.D., F.R .C. S. (Divisional Surgeon) and Capt. F. H. Bustard, a member of the Division, were admitted in the Grade of Serving Brother. Assistant Inspector Mohamed Ali Omar, a member of the Division , was awarded the Colonial Police and Fire Brigades Long Service Iedal. Retirements. -Dr. . M. Vassallo, Divisional Surgeon, and Capt. F. II. Bustard and Mr. L. E. Skinner, members of the Division, retired from the Zanzibar Government service during the year. N ew Divisions.-Two new Divisions, one Indian and the other Arab, were formed and registered at the Brigade Headquarters during the year. Reports on their activities will be made separately. TV ar TV ork.-In the event of active war conditions falling on Zanzibar the Pollce Division will be called upon to execute their functions as a fightlOg military force and will therefore not be available for First Aid work. Members of His Highness' Band, however, who are directly under the ommissioner of Police, have been trained to act as stretcher bearers and to act as aid posts should any military action take place. Members of the Indian and Arab Division formed under auspices of the Pollce Division have their allotted tasks in renuerin g first aid in the event of an attack or bombardment from sea or air.

COLONY OF BERMUDA. BERMUDA DISTRICT.

H. C. CURTIS, M.D., Hamilton, Bermuda.

Dis trict Surgeon and Superintendent

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AmbulanceHamilton (No.1)

FORMED.

OFFICER IN CHARCE.

SURCEON.

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24.4.28 I

NursingHamilto n (ITO. 1)

Supt. J. Fray, Bermudiana Buildings, Queen Street, Hamilton.

1.1.40 I

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BURMA. BURMA

Commissioner

The Hon. Mr. Justice BA V, 18, Wingaba Road, Rangoon.

District

Lt.-Col. R. H. CANDY, C.LE., LM.S.

orgeon

Lady JUNE HOBSON.

Lady Di trict Superintendent

...

Lady Di trict Officers ,[

Ambulance.\myotha RANGOO

DISTRICT

...

(AMEEN)

Mrs. CHILTON, l\Irs. PAYTOl , l\Irs . ROSE.

I 1. .39 7.4 .38

Corps Supt. M. . Ameen, A.LR.O ., 438, Mogul Street, Rangoon .

CORPS

Kandawgalay :'lingaladon (Cantonment) Rangoon (Botatoung I slamia School) Rangoon (Burma :'Iuslim) Rangoon (Burma :Muslim High School) Rangoon (1st Burmese) Rangoon (Central Muslim) Rangoon (East)

15.7.39 10 .2.38 10.2. 38 2.10.39 13 .12 .38 13 .12 .38 10 .2. 38 2 .2.35

Rangoon 15.10.39 (Jewish) Rangoon (Ran10 .2.38 deria School) Syriam (Muslim) 19.12.38

I V.

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Glay, L.M.P.

Supt. T. S. Raj an, B.A ., 273, Montgomery Street, Rangoon.

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BURMA DISTRICT (continued). UNITS.

FORMED.

Ambulance (cent.) 30.1.37 R ANGOON (BURMESE) CORPS Rangoon (Central) Rangoon (West)

CadetRangoon (East) ... Rangoon (St. Pauls) Theinbyu

BURMA DISTRICT (continued). SURCEON.

OFFICER IN CHARCE .

Nursing (cont .) Hangoon (1st General Hospital) Rangoon (2nd General Hospital) H.angoon (Kokine)

Corps Supt. S. A. Rashid, 104, Brooking Street, Rangoon.

30.1.37 30.1.37

25.5.38

FORMED.

29.1.39 I

Tamwe

...

Cadet-Hangoon (BIshop Strachan 's H ome) Rangoon (1st Chinese)

Nursing-

1.10.38

2nd Mandalay

1.11.38

3rd Mandalay

1.11.38

9.2.39

1st Maymyo

18.3.40

1st Maymyo (Burmese) Mingaladon

9 .6.40 20.12.39

1st Rangoon

10.2.38

Rangoon (Ahlone)

l.12.39

Rangoon (1st Burmese) Rangoon (1st City)

24.7.39 20. 12.39

OFFIO!R IN OHARQE.

8URC!OM.

10.5.38 28.3.38

3.2.40

Kemmendine (Burmese Women's League) 1st Mandalay

10.5.38

1.11.39 Hangoon (Kokine No. 2) 20.12.39 I{angoon (Kokine ~o. 3) 7.1.40 Rangoon (Overseas Chinese) 12.11.3 Rangoon Town TO. 1 22.11.38 Rangoon Town ~o. 2 31.3.39 Rangoon Town '0.3 .8 .39 Hangoon Town Ko . 3B R angoon (\ inder- 12 .11.33 mere) 18.1.39 Rangoon (1st Y .W .C.A .) 19.1.39 Rangoon (2nd Y.W.C.A.) ... ... 3.2.40 Set an

22.12 .38

...

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30.1.37 Zinatul Islam School o. 1 30.1.37 Zinatul Islam School o. 2 29.12.38 Rangoon (Pa yundaung-Burmese) 31.10.38 Mandalay (Central National School) 29.1.39 Mandalay (Rovers) 7.2 .39 Mandalay (Thakiya) 1st Pyinmana 19.2.40 (Burmese)

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Lady Supt. Miss H. R. Gurapathan, 32, Triangle Street, Kalabusty, Rangoon.

I 20.12.39

12.1.39

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Lady Supt. riss A. Lindens, " Maymyo.

Walker,

DISTRICT .

Comp rising- th e Isla n d of Ceylon.

,. The

L ady Dis t ri c t S up erint e nd e nt Lady Dis tri c t Offi cer s

:\Irs. K. BRUCE, Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. Mrs. PICKERING. Irs . ROGERSON.

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AmbulanceLady Supt. Miss D. r. Parry, 522, Merchent Street, Rangoon, Burma.

CEYLON POLICE C ORPS Ceylon Railway Worksh ops Colombo Fire Brigade

l.3.11 1.1 0. 32 5.10.36

S. F. Wickremasinghe, M.R .C.S. Supt. L. H ines, M.E. D ept., G. R. Handy, L.M.S. Government Railway, Ratwalana . S. F. Jayardene, L.R.C.P. L. E. J. Poulier, M.R.C.S.

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CEYLON DISTRICT (contilll/ed).

COLONY OF HONC KONe. HONe

UNITS.

FORMED.

SURCEON.

KONC

DISTRICT.

Comprising the Cokny oj Hong Kong.

OFFICER IN OHARCE.

Prof. W. I. GERRARD, O.B.E., M.D. E. RAY]\IO~m, Headquarters, Tai Hang Road, Hong Kong . LI SHU FAN, ;o.l.B., CH .B. A. EL ARCULLI. MA LUK , L. M.S. H. H. BEDDOW. PING FAN FUNG. WING-COM. A. H. STEELE-PERK INS.

Assistant Commissioners

NursingBadulla ...

28 .9 .3 ~

R Thiagarajah, F.R.C.S. S. F. \Vickremasi nghe, I.R .C.S. (Act.)

2nd Colombo

22.8.37

3rd Colombo

6.10.39

1st Galle

5.11.3

A. J . Kurnan, L.R.C.P .

J affna

28.10.39

\ V. \yickremasin ghc, F.R.C.S. P. R Thiaaarajah, F.R.C .S.

\Vellawata

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Act . Lady Supt. Mrs. E . \ r. Keyt, Brooklyn, Badulla. Lady Supt. Ir. A. D. Layard, Ruhuna, Vajirard, Colombo. Lady upt. ::\Irs. K . Howard, c/o Cluef Justice, olombo. Lady Supt. :\1rs. E. G . "an der Gert, 3 ,Middle treet, alle. Lady upt.::\Ir . B ox , E .E. 's Bunga low J affna. Lady upt.?lIr . Attfield , 30 , Galle Face Court, olom bo o

Di trict Surgeon Di trict Superintendent Di trict Officer

UNITS.

FORMED.

SURCEON.

OFFICER IN OHARCE.

-'----Ambulance-HONG KONG CORPS 18. 11. 16

COLONY OF CYPRUS.

B . C. Wong, M.B. S. S. Strahan, M.A., M.B. J. E. Dovey, M.B. C. R. "\. . de Castro Basto

Corps Supt. Szeto Chung, Hong Kong Club, Hong Kong .

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Ambulance-Cyprus Police ".

P. Ruttonjee, J\I.B. 31.3.34

C. C. H. CUFF, O.B.E.,M .B. Supt. J . II .. \ shm ore , hief Commandant of Police, _T1COSla , yprus .

COLONY OF FIJI. F I J I 0 '1' T RIC T •

Nursing1st Suva ...

23.10.39

\ T. \Y. T. ::\IcGu ty,

~LB,

COLONY OF CIBRALTAR CIBRALTAR

DISTRIOT.

Dis trict Superintendent Dis trict Surgeon Lady District Superintendent

::'1aj or-General \\T. R BLA CKW ELL, C.B., C.~I.G. J . A . DURA?-<TE, J\I.R .C.S. :\1rs. I. B . PE.\R CE.

AmbulanceGibraltar No. 1".

11.2 .39

Gibraltar No.2...

17.2 .39

A. Ru sso, L.]\I.R .C. P.

Supt. A. C. Rugeroni, Gibraltar.

1.1.38

A. M. Fleming, M.B.

28.9.38

K. J . Gilchrist, l.B.

Act. Lady Supt. Mrs . Pearce, Apsley House, Gibraltar. Lady Supt. Mrs . C. E. V. King, Ashstead Cottage, \ Villis Road, Gibraltar.

NursingGibraltar

Gibraltar No.2 ...

Supt. E. J . Santos, Pollce Office, Gibral tar. 3, Bell Lane,

Hong Kong 19.2.36 (Central) HonO' Kong 29 . 9 (C hina ::\Iot or Bus) Hong Kong 20 .9.29 (Chinese r\ thletic Association) Hong Kong 21.11.39 (ConfU Cian Association ) Hong Kong 1.6.37 (Eastern) Hong Kong 3 1.7. 25 (I ndian ) Hong Kong 15.7.16 (King's College Old Boys) Hong Kong 4.1.39 (Kong \Vah) Hong Kong 25.7.29 (Motor Tran port) Hong Kong (Sai 18 .3.39 am College) Hong Kong ) .38 (Tramways) Hong Kon g 14'-+.16 (Y.M.C.A.) Kowloon Kowloon-Canton Rly. Kowloon Godowns

21. 7.25

H. Talbot, I.B. .\gnesL. J. Dovey, LB . Shui Chun Lam, M.B.

Chau Tin Cham, M.B. Cheng \Ving Kwai, M.B . Ho Suk Vee, M.B.

Supt. Ping Kwong Chen, Port Health O ffice, Medical Dept., Hong Kong.

D. K. Pillai, M. B. Hassan El Arculli, M.B. 1a Chi Kit M.B. T. \V. \Vare , M.B.

Supt. Tse Long Chiu, Govt. Vernacular Middle School, Hong Kong.

Shin Lok Shang. Tseung Fat In , M.B.

A / O. Tong Shin Cheung, c / o Colonial Treasury, G.P.O., Hong Kong. A/O. goi Chan, c/o S.J.A.B. Headquarters.

Hon Hang Tai, M.B. Yiptai Ching, M.B., B.S. Ma Wai Man, M.B. \Vong , Y. K. , M. B., B.S.

1.9.23 1.lAO

Supt. T oi Hin Kan , 582 , Queen's Road \Yest, 2nd Floor, Hong Kong .

Chan Shing Chue, J\1.B.

Supt. Wong Kam Cheung, c/o Y,M.C.A., Hong Kong. Supt. Chan Ian Kai, 101 , Fa Yuen St., Ko'w loon. Supt. A. E. Perry, Kowloon- Canton Rly., Hong Kong. Supt. L. Bones, 249, Prince Edward Road, Kowloon.

148

THE

ST.

J OH

AMBULAN E BRIGADE OVERSEA

HONG KONG DISTRICT (continued).

UNITI.

FORMED.

JAMAIOA OFFIOER IN OHAIICE.

Mong Kok

.. .

Sham Shui Po

8.12.30

15.8.27

19.12.27

South China Athletic Asso'n

30 .6 .32

Un Long

...

1.11.39

vVanchai

...

1.8.36

K. S. Cheah, M.B . Wong Kwok Kun, M.B. U Chai Kwong, M.B. Ian Wai She, M.B. WOO Wai Tak, M.B. 1\Iok Hing Fai .

Cadel15 .7.36

Hong Kong ( King ' s College)

23.3.30

------

ung

Supt. Fan Shui Nam, c/o Loxley & Co ., Ambulance-Hon g Kong. ~ -o. 1 Kin gston ... A / O. Lai , 4, Kwong :\Iing Street. 2nd Floor , Wan ehai . _ Supt . U . Kai Cheung, Swedish Trad lDg Co ., Hong Kong. Supt. Sing U. Lam, c/o Sheungwan P.O ., Hong Kong.

L / A / O . Yu Kim Man, Till Han Temple Road, Hong Kong . L / A / O. :\lrs. Chan Ping Kwong, 1 9~, Des oeux Road, \Visi , Hong K ong.

1.6.33

I M.

H. Hoakin ,g-, L.R.C.P, Leong Cham Ha, M.B . Lai Po Chuen, M.B.

Cheng Hung Yue, M.B.

Mong Kok

...

1.1.34

Mui Fang

...

7 .7 .36

Pun To

...

28.8.38

Shun Shan

...

25.3.36

South China Athletic Ass'n Victoria ...

1.2.38

Cheng Su i Vue, M.B.

1.4.18

L. V. Rosenbloom, M.B.

L /A /O. Tsang Shun Hing, c/o Headq uarters. L/A/O. liss Leung Sik Yu, c/o Headquarters .

...

31.12.39

_J~

__________________

I KENYA COLONY. R. C. A. CAVENDISH, C.B.E., P .O. Box 83 , Nairobi, Kenya . 'V. H. KAUNTZE, c .II1.G., LD ., CH.B. Mrs. R . C. A . CAVENDISH.

Di s trict Surgeon ... . .. Lady Di lri c t up erinte ndent

.5 .2 1 .3 .39

1 :\Iombasa

J. A. Carman, M.D . A . U . Sheth , M.B .

Supt. J. K. Dav e, P .O . Box 195 , Mombasa .

J. C.

Supt. F . Sarginson, Stor es D ept., K. & U . Railway, Xairobi.

D . Caroth er s, : 'II. B.

Lady Supt. Mrs. K. M. Procter, P .O. Box 195, Mombasa . Lad y Supt. Mrs. Sheth, P .O . B ox 195, 2nd :\Iom basa ... 23.9.39 :\Iombasa . ~airob i (1s t 31.10 .3 1 F. 'v. Vint, M.D. Lady Supt. ~Iiss .:\1. Keyser, c/o The Ke ny a ) Secretariat, N'airobi . ~airob i (R ailwa y ) 4.3.40 J . A . Carman, M.D. Lad y Supt. lYlrs . Kirkland , C.i\1.0 .'s _ _ __________________________________O =-= ffi::.:c:.:e~,....:K ::.=.:... ....:& ~U ...:....:.._R _.:..a..:.. i1_w..:..a_'y'....:,__ 1\'_a_i_ro.:. .b_i_ ._ 2·L4 .39

.J ..\ B.

MALAYA DISTRICT ,

.J. A B.

Commi

ion er

Dis trict Superintendent Di trict Surgeon ... Di trict Officers ...

L / A / O. Pauline Chak, 2, Perfection Place, Tai Hang, Hong Kong. . L / A / O. R. Rumjahn, 207, Wanchal Road, Ground Floor, Hong Kong. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _

---------

E velyn F . H a rtley, M.B. A . U. Sheth, ::'I!.B.

Lady Di s trict Officer

~r anchai

OFFIOER IN OHARCE.

KENYA D I ST RIO T.

Nursing-1st :'.Iombasa

1.1.38

1.12.32

1.2.40

8URCEON.

Kathleen Lymn, M.B.

30.10. 28

3.2.39 1\Iomba a (1st K eny a and I lJ ganda m y.) ~·o. 1 .-air obl 11..4 .40 (Kenya a nd C'ga nda Hl y.)

B. C. Wong, M.B. S. S. Strahan, M.A., M.B . J. E. Dovey, M.B. C. R. A. de Castro Bastro, M.D. P. Ruttonjee, M.B. H. Talbot, M.B. Agnes J. L. Dovey, M.B. ~1.B.

-~----------- ---------~----------------------------------

AmbulanceKenya P oh ee

Lee Ho Tin,

1.5.39

FORMED.

Assi tant Commissioner

Supt. Lam Chi Fung, Gov t. Stores D pt. Hong Kong . upt. B. A . Hyder, 2 ~ , " 'ellington t reel 'Yanehai .

31. 10.31 12.1.34

UNITS.

·0.

NursingHONG KONG CORPS 18.11.16

Man Shuen

Supt. Chui Van Hing, 145, W oo Street, 2nd Floor, Kowloo n .

------

Sheung Hei Sung, M.B. Ip Ching Yu, M.B.

Hong Kong(Indian)

Hong Kong (Central) Hong Kong (King's College) Hong Kong (Western) Hong Kong (Yeung Chung) Hong Kong (V.W.e.A.) Kowloon

30.7.39

...

Shaukiwan

Kok Cheung-Yeo, M.D. Lai Kwong Vuk, M.B. Ching Wah Lee, M.B. Shing Wang Wong, ?I.B . Ip Kam Wa, M.B.

E . HOERMAN , II1.B. , 63, East Street, Kin gs t o n, Jamaica .

Di trict Superintendent

~--~~--~--~--------~--------------------------

Ambulance (cont .) Kowloon (Y .M .C.A .)

DISTRIOT.

Comprising the I stand of Jamaica.

aURCEON.

149

J AMAICA.

Ambulance1st J ohore Bahru 2nd J ohore Bahru (Malay) 1st Kelantan ...

8.4.40 27 .-!.40 18.11.39

... ... ...

R . B . MACGREGOR, M.B., CH .B., 3rd Floo r, Fullerton Building, Singapore. Capt. GOOD;\IA AMBLER, M.C. C. C. B . GILMOUR, ~1.A., M.B. R. BROWN. P . V . ~IA CGARRY, III.R .C.S., L.R.C.P . R. \VALKI r GSHAW, M.C., F.R.C.S. Mrs . NELSON.

130

THE

J OH~

A~lB LA

MALAYA DISTRICT (continued).

::'IIALA YA DISTRICT (continued).

UNITS.

FORMED.

Ambulance (conl')1 entul (Central 25.10.39 \ orkshops) Rly. SINGAPORE 12.6.3

SURCEON .

upt . Lt. \ Y. :pragg, F .:'IL entul.

Hallways,

Kwan Pah-Chien, "l.B. Lim Poh

Chinese" B "...

l.4 .38

C. H. Ho, M.R.C.S. Wee Ho San, L.l\l.S. K. S. Tay, LB.

Singapore (Bou tead House) 1st Singapore (Education) 2nd Singapore (Education) SINGAPORE ( GOVERNMENT SERVI CES) CORPS

Fullerton

IO.

1. .39 5.1.40

im, l\1.B.

Chang Chiang Char, 1\1 .D. Lau Yong Boon, !'B. A. 1\1. D'Coita, M.R.C.S.

3.6.37

Sinnadorai, L.:-'l.S.

24.10.39 28.3.40

11.8.39

Sepoy Lines

1 .9.37

J. U. Karunaratne, I.S. M. S. Ibraham , L.l\1.S. L.

SINGAPORE ( MUNICIPAL CORPS)

30.4.38

:Municipal "A" I 2.3.38 (Empress Place) 1unicipal " B" 2.3.38 (Connaught Drive) Municipal" C " 2.3.38 (Hill Street) Municipal" D " 2.3.38 (Coleman St.) Singapore (Rover 22.10.37 Scouts) Singapore (1st 25 .3.39 Malay Education) Singapore 14.8.39 (2nd Malay) Singapore (3rd 14.9.39 Malay-Pu blishing House) Singapore (Mans16.1.40 field House) Singapore (Paya 11.l2.39 Lebar) Singapore (Raffles 2.3.39 Institution No. 1) Singapore (Raffles 19.5 .39 Institution No.2)

upt. Lee Kay Guan, C 0 H.E. St.eam:;lll]l ompany, 65, hulia t.reet, ingapore Supt. Tau Tong hee, 6.\, Derby~lllrc Street., ingapor. upt : Lee Ilui 'eng, 5, • Tew Bnclge Hoad, mgapore. Supi. Tan iak Phuang, 34 6, Kerbau H.oad, ' mgapor . Supt. Kueh ..:\h Bee, 46A, Kerban H oad, Singapore. upt. E. Strickland, 25, ::'IIaIcolm Road ingapore. Supt. G. . . Koch, 17, Bm. kley H..oad, Singapore. Corps upi. G. If. Barber, .\s~t H.eO'islrar, Textile <,Juotas, mgapore .

11. .39

Fullerton X o. 2

OFFIOER IN CHARCE.

SURCEON .

. Ra anayagam, L.l\!,S.

l.4 .38

Chinese "D"

----,

Chinese "A"...

l.12 .3

FORMED.

UNITI.

OFFICER IN OHARCE.

( CHINESE CORPS)

Chinese" C " ...

151

MALAYA.

E BRIGADE OVER EA .

E. H. Lim, l\l.B.

Supt. D. C. Pereira, Go'. l. .\rc.hit ect, Office, ,ingapore. Supt. B. G. 'aha], :'IIa~ler .\ttendanL Office, mgapore. Supt. G. D. Frost, Go\'t. Health D pt., ingapore . Corps Supt. A. Cannell, :'IIunicipal Offices, Singapore. Supt: K. K. Tan, Gas Dept., ~Iuniclpal ity, Smgapore.

A. C. \Yeerakoon, L.:-'l.S .

Supt. Teng Eng Khoo, 1-ll b, De\'onsh ire Road, Singapore.

E. K. Lee, L.R.C.P.

Supt. C. J. Pang, Iunicipal Treasurer Office, Singapore. Supt L. Marcus, Municipal IIealth Office, Singapore. Supt. N. Scharenguvel, Ouiram School, Singapore. Supt. S. A. Alsagoff, 20, :'IIalacca Street, Singapore.

J. T. Fernandez, L.R.C.P. K. Vellasamy, L.M.S.

J. Ess, L.M.S.

Wee Thiam Hock, L.R.C.P. & S. A. C. Sinha, L.M.S.

Ambulance (cont.) 23.12.38 Singapore (Shell House) Singapore (Tajong 27 .7.37 Pagar No.1) 8.3.39 SIDgapore (Tajong Pagar o. 2) 5.5.38 Singapore (Y.:'II.C.A.) 2.8.39 :tngapore (Y .:'I C. . i\o. 2) CaddSmgapore (Raffies -1- .10.3 School) 14.9.3 Singapore (Yict.oria chool) 17 .2.39 Singapore (Yictoria School Xo.2 )

~Ionteiro,

Haridas,

L.l\!'S.

L.1\I.S.

Supt. R Lyne, Y.nI.C.A ., Singapore .

, . Sinnadorai, L.l\I.S. Lau Peck I-liong, L.l\I.S.

Cadet Supt. H. T. A. Balhetchet, Raffles Instituti on, Singapore.

Lady Supt. :\Irs. Pennycuick, 5, Royal Road, Alexandra. Lady Supt. ::'IIrs. J. 1IacLeod-Carey, 2, Blakang :'IIati . Lady Supt. 1Irs. 1. Lucas, 5, Fairy Point, Changi, Singapore. Lady Supt. 1\1rs. P. Sharp, ]00 Chiat, Police Station. Lady Supt. 1\1rs. Norton, 30, Caldecott Hill, Singapore. Lady Supt. Mrs. Strachan Smith, 6, King's Avenue, H.1\1. Kaval Base, Seletar, Singapore. Lady Supt. 1\1rs. B. H. Thomas, 49, Canning Rise, Singapore. Lady Supt. :'IIrs. Gulliford, c/o lIessrs. Guthrie and Co., 24, Battery Road, Singapore.

5.9.3

:\1. E. Hopkins, M.R .C.S.

Blakang :'Iat.i

5.9.3

Capt. \V. ~. ]. Clarke, R.A .:-'!'C.

Changi I(atong

25 .5.3 26.9.39

Scletar

23.-1..10

Seletar (. -aval Base)

22.9 .3

Patricia Elliott,

"!.B.

3.1.-10

I\:atherine Caseley, l\I.D.

20 .6.40

Choo • -g Ang Oh, L.M.S.

Chinese" A " ...

12.6.3 19.1.39

Kwan Pah-Chien, III.B. Goh Kok Aun, l\I.B.

Chinese" B" ...

20.8.39

Scrangoon Singapore (Blood TransfulOn) SINGAPORE (CHINESE CORPS)

Supt. Lum Pow Leng, A.P.C. Sales D.ept., Singapore. Supt. C. S. Bailey, 37, Spottiswood Park, Singapore.

J. T . P. Handy, M.B.

NursingAlexandra

1st Singapore (Education) Singapore (Life avers) Singapore (Raffles) Supt. Kam Kok heng, 223, Telok .\ yer Street, Singapore. Supt. W. D. S. Jennings, Govt. Printing Office, Singapore. Supt. M. Menahem, Raffles Institution, Singapore. Supt. Cheng Toon Seow, 162, X. Charlton Road, Singapore.

E. S.

Goh Kok Aun, 1I1.B.

Lady Supt. Miss Li Pei Chin, 3-1-, Emerald Hill Road, Singapore. Lady upt. Miss Chan Fong Chun, 143, Hill Street, Singapore.

14 .-1- .3 29.6.38 2l.1.39

:'IIuriel G. Clarke, l\!'R.C.S. A. Ram bottom, IIl.R.C.S.

Lady Supt. 1\1rs. E. Lyne, The Y. \ V.C.A., Orchard Street, Singapore. Lady Supt. 1\1rs. G. 1\1. Holyoak, 12, \Yatten Estate, Singapore. Lady Supt. Mrs. \ Vorley, Goodwood House, Stevens Road, Singapore. Lady Supt. Mrs. 1\1. Franks, 72, Caldecott Hill Estate, Singapore.

Singapore (Salvat.ion rmy) Tanglin " A "

5.4.40 5.9.38

Mrs. D . Roberts, III.B

Tanglin " B "

5.9.3

E. Laidlaw Thomson, IILB.

152

THE

T. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVER EA

MALTA DISTRICT (continued).

P ENA G SUB-DISTRICT.

Comprisillg the Settlement of Penang and Province TVellesley. U"ITI.

J. \V. BOYD-WALKER, 3A, Union Street, Penang.

District Officer

AmbulanceBukit Mertajang (No.2 P.W.) Butter.vorth (No.1 P.VV.) Nibong Tebal (No.3 P. \ V.) Penang No.1 ...

FORMED.

8URCEON.

28.9.39

V. 1\1. Sinnakutty, L.M.S.

28.8.39

Oon Guan Yong, l\I.R .C. S.

11.10.39

A. Somas ndaram, L.)I.S.

2.9.39

o. 3

...

11.9.39

Chan Victor F. T., )!.B.

31.8.39

Yeo Choon Rooi, L.R.C.P.

Cadet Penang o. 1 T

OFFIOER IN C_H_A_R_C_E_ . _ _ _ __

Lady Corps Supt. Miss C. E. Yabsley, 180, Tower Road, Sliema.

15 .1.40

Valletta (No. 1 Services) Valletta ( IO. 3 Services)

15.l...jO

SLIEMA CORPS

Shema No.2

--- ---

Ooi Kee \Van, l\I.B.

1.5.38

Sliema No.1

...

Penang No. 4 (Penang Harbour Board)

S_U_R_CEON .

_ _-,-I_ _ _ _

31.7.39

I MALTA CORPS

Valletta

2 .7.39

Penang No.2 Penang

OFFICER IN CHARaE.

- -------------- - - - - - - -

FORMED .

Nursing-

No. UNITS.

153

MALTA.

1iema Xo. 3

31.7 .39

Surg.-Capt. R. L. Casolani.

14.1.10

Prof. P. P. Debono, M.D.

14.1.10

J . J. Sammut, 1\1.D . F. Busuttil, l\1.D .

Lady Supt. Mrs. Brooks, 199, Misida Street, Birkirkara, Malta. Lady Supt. Miss J. Mamo.

Surg.-Lt. G. Y . Bonello, 1\1.D.

Lady Supt. Mrs. Dunbar-Vella, Balluta Buildings, St. J ulians, Malta.

] 7.39

COLONY

OF NEWFOUNDLAND.

NEWFOUNDLAND

DISTRICT.

Comprising the Island oj }/ewfoundland.

...

1.9 .39

AmbulanceSt. Johns (S .D.A .)

COLONY OF MALTA. MALTA

DISTRICT .

Lt .-Colonel CLUNY 1ACPHERSON, C.M.G., P.O. Box E 5121, St. J ohns, Newfoundland.

i tant Commi sioner

H. D . Hoberts,

19. 11.34

Comprising the Islands of Afalta and Gozo.

Lt.-Col. A. J . GATT, O.B .E., M.C., Ambulance Headquarters, 39, Bishop Street, Yalletta. Professor A . V. BER. ARD, O.B.E., I.D ., D.P H. Capt. S. A. GOUDER-CARBONE.

Commissioner

District Surgeon .. . District Superintendent

M . D.

TANCANYIKA TERRITORY. TANCANYIKA DISTRICT .

Actin'" A

i tant Commi

::'Iajor F. A. B. IICOLL, O.B .E., P.O. Box 320, Dar-es-Salaam. ::'lrs. C. 1\1. BURKE-GAFFNEY. R. R. SCOTT, M.C., l\I.B. O. ST]ER)l'HODr.

ioner .. .

Lady District Superintendent District Surgeon District Officer

Ambulance-

No.

I MALTA CORPS

Cottonera

31.7.39

A. J. Craig, M.D. G. P. Camilleri, M.D.

12.11.10

Ghaxaq

12 .6. 38

Valletta

18.9.09

G. Busuttil, M.D.

31.7.39

Surg.-Capt. Ca.solani.

SLIEMA CORPS

Hamrun

Mosta ... Sliema No.1 ...

1.1.15

19.6.38 5.7.39

Prof. P. Xuereb,

L. M. D.

J. Cauchi Ellul, M.D. P. Farugia, M.B.

Supt. C. Gatt, 48, Via Zabbar, C. Paula.

Supt. Captain J . Abela, 38, Dingli Street, Sliema. Surg. and Supt. R. L. Casolani, Vtlla Casolani, JA- X, Briex, Malta. Supt. A. H. Camilleri, 58, Strada Annunziata, Hamrun.

AmbulanceNo. 1 Dar-esSalaam No. 2 Dar-esSalaam (Rly.) ~ o. 3 Dar-esSalaam (African) Xo. 4 Dar-esSalaam (Police) No. 5 Dar-esSalaam (Hindu) NursingNo. 1 Dar-esSalaam

6.6.39

A. R . ::'lorley, l\.f.B .

21. .39

5.10.39

\V. A. Young, l\I.B.

l.1.-to 17.2.-tO

6.12.39

Supt. A. G. \Vhitehead, P.O. Box 75, Dar-es-Salaam. Supt. C. Kingham, c/o Loco Dept. Rlys., Dar -es-Salaam. Supt. Y. ::'lkande.

Chilton, B.A., l\I.B .

G. A . Williams, M.R.C. S.

I G . R Gore, C.l\I., IlLS .

Mabel C. M.R.C.S.

Freestone,

Supt. J . Dyer, :'1.B.E., Police Depot, Dar-es-Salaam. Supt. D. 1\1. Anjaria, P .O. Box 34, Dar-es Salaam. Lady Supt. :'Iiss Pelham-Johnson, c/ o Education Dept., Dar-es-Salaam.

154

THE

ST.

JOHN A~1B LA TeE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

UCANDA PROTECTORATE. UCANDA DISTRICT.

District Superintendent

H . M. KING, Police Headquarters, P.O . B ox 355, Kampala . VVILLIAM H. KAUNTZE, C.M .G., M.D.

District Surgeon

UNITS .

FORMED.

AmbulanceUganda Police ...

12.4.32

SURCEON.

OFFI CER IN CHARCE .

Supt. Capt. E. G. Fish, Police Headquarters, P.O. Box 355, Kampala

ZANZIBAR PROTECTORATE. ZANZIBAR DISTRICT.

District Superintendent

Lt.-Colonel A. 1. SHERINGHAM, Office of the Commandant of PolIce, Zanzibar. C. E . ROBERTS, M.A ., M.B.

District Surgeon

AmbulanceZanzibar (Arab)

1.7.39

Zanzibar (Indian)

1.6.39

Zanzibar Police

30.9.32

D. Koura, E.

L . l\l.P.

J. Blackaby, M.R.C.S.

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