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CHAPTER,..GENERAL.

1st May, 1942.

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MAJOR-GENERAL HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, K.G., K.T . , K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C .V.O., P.C., etc.

Sub::::1Prtor: 1AlOR-GENERAL THE EARL OF SCARBROUGH, K.G., G.B.E., K.C.B., T.D.

'!Prelate : THE MOST REVEREND ARCHBISHOP LORD LANG OF LAMBETH, G.C.V.O., P.C., D.D.

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G.C.V.O., D.S.O., P.C., A.D.C. COLONEL THE DUKE OF PORTLAND, K.G., G.C.V.O., P.C., T.D. COLONEL THE EARL OF ONSLOW, 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. COLONEL CHARLES JOSEPH TRIMBLE, C.B., C.M.G., V.D., T.D., L.R.C.P.ED.

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THE HON. SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, G.B.E., C.B., M.V.O. COLONEL THE EARL OF DONOUGHMORE, P.C., K.P. THE LORD QUEENBOROUGH, G.B.E. FRANCIS E. ROSHER, Esq. THE LORD STANMORE, K.C.V.O., P.C . =- EUT . -COLONEL CLAUDE B. PALMER, C.B E. C OLONEL THE MARQUIS 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 POWlS. COLONEL EDWIN]. KING, C.B ., C.M.G., T.D., A.D.C. COLONEL SIR COLIN W. MAcRAE OF

H.E. SIR HARRY LUKE, K.C.M.G. MAJOR-GENERAL THE 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.I., 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 K.B E .

MAJOR-GENERAL SIR FREDERICK SYKES, G.C.S .I., G.C.I.E., G.B.E., K.C.B., C.M .G., P.C . MAJOR SIR THOMAS G. L. LUMLEYSMITH, KT., D.S.O.

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WILLIAM V. HARREL, Esq., C.B., C.B . E., M.V.O . SYDNEY W . MALKIN, Esq. COLONEL SIR ROBERT ARMSTRONGJONES, KT., C.B.E ., M.D., D.SC., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.P. COLONEL THE VISCOUNT GOSCHEN, G.c.s.I., 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. MAJOR-GENERAL ROBERT J. BLACKHAM, C.B., C.M. G., C.I.E., D .S . O., M.D. THE LORD HARDINGE OF PENSHURST, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G . c.v .o., I.S.0 ., P.C. LIEUT .-COLONEL OSCAR EVAN BOULTON, T . D. LIEUT.-COLONEL THE EARL OF ARRAN, K.P., P.C. (I.). COLONEL SIR TREVREDYN WYNNE, K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., V.D. MAJOR EDWARD H. T. PARSONS, C.B.E. MAJOR-GENERAL GUY C. JONES, C.M.G., M.D., M.R.C.S. GENERAL SIR JAMES HALDANE,G.C.M.G., K.C.B., D.S.O. COLONEL SYDNEY A. M. COPEMAN, T.D., F.R.S., M.D., F.R.C.P. SIR HENRY SHARP, KT. C.S.I., C.I.E. WILLIAM E. JARDINE, Esq., C.I.E. COLONEL SIR NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN, K.C.B ., K.C.V.O.

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COLONEL DONALD J. MACKINTOSH, C.B., M.V.O ., M.B., F.R.S.{ED.). CAPTAIN THOMAS O . FRASER. THE HON. SIR WILLIAM GOSCHEN, K.B.E. SIR LOUIS DANE, G.C.I.E., C.S .I. CAPTAIN ANTHONY H. LECHMERE. COLONEL SIR COURTAULD THOMSON, K . B .E., C .B. THE LORD MESTON, K.C.S . I. MAJOR EDGAR SHEPPARD, D.S . O., M.C. MAJOR-GENERAL HOWARD CARR, C.B., M.D. ROBERTM. HOLLAND-MARTIN, Esq., C.B. LIEUT.-COLONEL SIR EDWARD STEWART, K.B.E., M.D., M.R.C.S. MAJOR SIR ARCHIBALD Y. G. CAMPBELL, K.C.I.E., C .S.I., C.B.E., V .D . CAPTAIN SIR ERNEST B. B. TOWSE, V.C., K.C.V.O., C.B.E. MAJOR-GENERAL FRANCIS J. JENCKEN, C.B., M.B. THE RT. HON. SIR ELLIS HUMEVVILLIAMS, BT., K.B.E., K.C . SIR ER EST CLARKE, KT.

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COLONEL SIR EDWARD WORTHINGTON, K.C.V.O., C .B., C.M.G., C.I.E., M.D., M.R.C.S. LIONEL M. WYNCH, ESQ., C.LE., C.B.E. COLONEL SIR BRUCE BRUCE-PORTER, K.B.E., C.M.G., M.D., M . R.C.S. COLONEL SIR CHARLES GORDONWATSON, K.B.E., C.M. G., F.R.C.S. SIR EDWARD A. GAIT, K.C .S .L, C.LE. COLONEL THE EARL OF STRADBROKE, K.C.M.G., C.B., C.V.O., C.B.E., V.D., T.D. COLONEL CHARLES W. E. DUNCOMBE, C.B.E., T.D. MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES F. MARTIN, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.B. COLONEL SIR T. CRISP ENGLISH, K .C.M. G ., C.B., F.R.C.S. SIR FRANCIS E. J. SMITH, KT. THE VISCOUNT SANKEY, G.B.E., P.C. THE LORD DAVIES. SIR WILLIAM B. GENTLE, KT. LIEUT-GENERAL SIR THOMAS H. J. C. GOODWIN, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., D.S.O., F.R.C.S.

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LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHN M. REDDIE, C.B. THOMAS H. W. CHAMBERS, Esq. SIR BASIL MAYHEW. K.B.E. ERNEST A. RICHARDS, Esq. D. T. ROCYN JONES, Esq., C.B.E., M.D. HENRY W. FINCHAM. Esq. LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR ALFRED BINGLEY, K.C.LE .. C.B. LIEUT.-COLONEL EVAN J. 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, K.C.V.O., K.B.E. COLONEL EVERARD W. GOLDSWORTHY. R. WILSON BARTLETT, Esq. CAPT. WILLIAM GOODLEY, O.B.E., M.C. N. CORBET FLETCHER, Esq., M.B., M.R.C.S. SIR ERNEST BURDON, K.C.I.E., C.S.I.

ttbe Sub==1J.)re[ates BISHOP PALMER. ARCHBISHOP AVERILL. B ISHOP FYFFE. BISHOP NICKSON. BISHOP HENSON. THE BISHOP IN JERUSALEM. THE ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY. THE BISHOP OF GIBRALTAR.

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ARCHBISHOP OF PERTH (W.A.). ARCHBISHOP OF BRISBANE. ARCHBISHOP OF NEW ZEALAND. ARCHBISHOP OF CAPE TOWN. BISHOP OF BLACKBURN. BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH. BISHOP OF KENSINGTON.

'Ctbe ~mctatillg <tbaplafns THE VERY REV. THE DEAN OF BOCKING, O.B .E.

'Cthe 1Representati\Je <Iommanber6 COL. SIR RICHARD NEEDHAM, C.LE., D.S.O. GUY REPTON, Esq., M.B .E. LIEUT.-COL. WILLIAM W. DOVE, F.S.A.

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

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additiotl to those shown under other Headings)

THE VISCOUNT BLEDISLOE, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., P.C. WILLIAM 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. CAPTAIN RUSSELL STEELE, M.B. H. ADAMS CLARKE, Esq. an~

Ube JExecutt"e ®mcers: (in addition to the Chief Executive Officer, shown above as Chancellor) Secr~tary-General: MAJOR-GENERAL SIR PERCIVAL WILKINSON, K.C.M .G., C.B. RecelVer-General: THE HON. SIR WILLIAM H. GOSCHEN, K.B.E. Direc~or of Ambulance: BRIG.-GENERAL SIR JOSEPH BYRNE, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., C B HospItalier: COLONEL J. T. WOOLRYCH PEROWNE, V.D., T.D. . . Almoner: COLONEL THE EARL OF ONSLOW, G.B.E., P.C. Lib~arian: COLONEL EDWIN J. KING, C.B., C.M.G., T.D., A.D.C. Reglstrar: EDWIN H. FRESHFIELD, Esq., LL.D. Genealogist: SIR GERALD WOLLASTON, K.C.B., K.C.V.O. Director of Ceremonies: BRIGADIER-GENERAL THE EARL OF S HAFTESBURY, K.P., G.C.V.O., C.B.E., P.C. Chief Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home: . MAJo~-GENERAL SIR JOHN DUNCAN, K.C.B., 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.

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(who attends, but is not a member of, Chapter-General)

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL FOR THE YEAR 1941. THE CHAPTER-GENERAL has the honour to submit to Members and Associates its Report for the year 1941. It has again been greatly condensed owing to the paramount necessity for economy in the use of paper. As in the previous year the normal meetings of the Chapter-General, the Council, the Ambulance Committee, and the various Sub-Committees have been held regularly at Grosvenor Crescent, and the attendance of members has been good notwithstanding the difficulties of transport and the many other calls made on their time. There has been no change in the distribution of the Staff since the last Annual Report was issued. At times there has been considerable delay and inconvenience due to this temporary loss of a central Headquarters, but the work of the Order has been carried on without serious interruption. On the night of the 10-11th May, during a heavy bombing attack, incendiary bombs fell on the roof of the Grand Priory Church, and in spite of a gallant attempt by our firewatchers the Church was completely burnt out. The Crypt, though slightly damaged by water, sustained no permanent injury. Some alterations have been made in the air raid shelter at the Gate, and the cost has been defrayed by the Finsbury Borough Council, which suggested them. As will be seen from the Reports of the Foundations of the Order and of the Subordinate Establishments included in this Annual Report, the work of the Order in rendering aid to the sick and wounded and in the encouragement and promotion of all works of humanity and charity for the relief of persons in sickness, distress, suffering, and danger, without distinction of race, class, or creed, has continued with even greater intensity during the year under review.

BRIGADIER W. B. G. BARNE, C.B.E., D.S.O.

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

ST.'iJOHN CLINIC The arrangement made on the outbreak of war was continued during 1941. It was to keep the Clinic open, but on a modified scale, with a much reduced staff, and the hours for treatment to run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., instead of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. 15,730 attendances were made for treatment during the year, and 30,985 treatments were given, out of which total 2,157 were free of all cost to the patient. Dur~ng the bombing of London in April and May over 50 heavy high ~xplo slVe bombs fell within a radius of 100 yards of the Clinic. Although It escaped any direct hit it suffered considerable damage from blast.

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

The roof was stripped of slates, and doors and windows were blown in an~ damaged; some damage was also done to equipment. Owmg to the death of Mrs. C. Hedworth Williamson one of the beneficiaries under the Trust Fund, a further tenth share ~f the Trust Fund of the British Humane Association has become available.

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. The Library and Museum .have been closed to the general public since t~e outbrea.k.of war, ~ut dunng 1941 there were 151 visitors, as compared Wlth 443 VIsItors durmg the previous year. A ~ablet, to be erected in the Council Chamber, to the memory of the late SIT John Prescott Hewett, G.C.S.I., K.B.E., C.I.E., Bailiff of Egle, and for SIX years Chancellor of our Order, is now in course of preparation. There have .been no purchases of any importance during the past year. The followmg are the more notable of the gifts that have been received : (1) An oil paint~g of the Annunciation, painted upon copper, and fitte~ to the back IS another copper plate engraved with the armorial bearmgs of Pope Innocent X (1644-5).

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

Cont.

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. The year under review shows a large decrease in the number of certificates issued, when compared with the last year's huge total; but, even so, the number is more than three times that of the last normal pre-war total. The figures for the year are as follows : 1940.

1941.

First Aid Home I ursing Home Hygiene Sanitation Cookery

England andN. Ireland. 103,932 27,554 499 45 8

Priory for Wales. 8,620 2,378

Total

132,038

10,998

Irish Centre. Total. 3,015 115,567 1,102 31,034 499 45 8 4,117

England andN. Ireland. 228,062 55,904 432 45 18

Priory for Wales. 10,8-1:7 3,009 12 14

284,461

13,882

147,153

Irish Total. Centre. 5,046 243,955 60,289 1,376 444 59 18 6,422

304,765

The plates are enclosed in an

el~bo~ate repousse silver frame, in the decoration of which appear the pnn~Ipal charges of the arms of the papal family of Pamphili; the gift

of MISS M. Garford, Dame of Grace. (2) A silver model of a Maltese felucca: the gift of Dr. F. Price. (~) .A silver model of the Palace of Verdala, together with a very fine MaJolIca Bowl from the Palace of Valletta, and a number of oil paintings of Malta; the bequest of the late Mrs. Lintorn Orman, Officer 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 :_

Dr. Ebblewhite, Miss M. Garford, Mr. H. J. Harris, Mr. W. A. Hassell Mrs. Joly, Mr. A. Jones, Mrs. Calvin Lines, the late Mrs. Lintorn Orman' Lady Perring, Dr. F. Price, the Earl of Scarbrough, Sir Richard Sennett' Lady Tudor-Craig, and Dr. R. Williams. '

The returns from Centres and Branches Overseas are very far from complete, but letters received during the year almost without exception indicated considerably increased activity, and it is probably safe to say that last year's large Overseas total has been exceeded. From returns which have been received, and from averages in other cases, the approximate total is : 1941.

1940.

159,786

147,330

The grand total of certificates since their inception to date is : England Priory and f or N. Ireland. Wales. 2,778,912 149,370

Irish Centre. 38,346

Overseas. 1,308,481

Grand Total 4,275,109

It is most satisfactory to report that figures relating to the re-examination of certificate holders continue to increase. They are : 1941.

FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORDER. ST. JOHN OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT JERUSALEM. . The Annual Report of the Committee is being circulated to those mterested as far as possible in conjunction with this Report.

Medallions Labels Pendants.

England, Ireland, and Overseas.

Priory for Wales.

32,858 49,000 8,362

2,144 6,915 475

90,220

9,534

1940.

Total.

England, Ireland, and Overseas.

Priory for Wales.

Total.

35,002 55,915 8,837

22,405 50,000 6,822

1,713 6;943 476

24,118 56,943 7,298

99,754

79,227

9,132

88,359

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

. Amo~g the classes fonned during the year it is interesting to find an mcreasmgly lar~e number for the Home Forces, of which many have been for Canadian troops in this country. Classes for troops have also been hel~ overseas, one of the first being in Iceland. ~arly m the year the Isle of Man Centre organized classes for the childr~n of enemy aliens interned in the Island, and later, classes for adult mternees. The Schools established by Mrs. Beckwith-Smith at Bicester by the Lady Zia W~rnher at Market H~rborou~h, and by the Lady Louis ~o~tb~tten I.n London, have contmued WIth good effect intensive trainmg m FIrst AId and Home Nursing; and an additional school has been set up at Barton Hartshorn by the Hon. Mrs. Fortescue. . ~rom infonnation s.o far av~ilable Centres Overseas have, as already mdicated, had a large mcrease m the number of their classes while classes ~ave ~lso been. ~eld, as last year, in all parts of the British Empire, mcluding ~aunt1Us, .Cyprus, and the Bahamas. In addition classes were held m ShanghaI, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo. It has. been veI):' difficult to handle the record number of re-examination awards Issued owmg to the shortage of. metal and the scarcity of expert en~avers. Half-~ay through the year It was found impossible to obtain comage b:onze, WIth the result that substitute metal for the manufacture M~dallions, Labels, and Pendants had to be obtained. In the meantIme It becan:e necessary to issue Medallion Cards in place of Medallions, the cards bemg s~bsequ~ntly redeemed. The shortage of silver and of gold, .and the. hI~h pnce of awards in these metals, will probably necessItate theIr WIthdrawal when the present stocks run out.

TEXTBOOKS.

O~g to the position with regard to shipments overseas some of the DommlOns and Colonies were given pennission to reprint textbooks locally for. the duration of the war. Shortage of paper has also led to a change ~ the appearance of the First Aid Textbook, which is now produced ~~h a soft cover and with rounded corners. This has enabled the AssoclatlOn to reduce the price of the textbook from 2s. to is. 6d. a co~~, a matter for congratulation when the prices of most commodities are nsmg.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

Cont.

COMMANDERY IN AUSTRALIA.

In July the Chapter-General approved the fonnation of ~ Commandery to include all the Australian Commonwealth DependenCIes and all the Australian Commonwealth Territory, with the exception of Western Australia. RESIGNATION OF DR. W. E. AUDLAND.

During the year Dr. W. E. Audland, M.B.E., tendered his resignation as a member of the Association Sub-Committee and of the Ambulance Committee, of which he had been a member for very many years. He first lectured for the Association more than half a century ago. It was with considerable regret that the resignation was forwarded to the Council and Chapter-General of the Order. Dr. Russell V. Steele has been welcomed in his stead. STORES DEPARTMENT.

The Stores Department has again had a busy and successful year. In spite of ever increasing difficulties due to limitation of supplies, mounting costs, and operating from temporary Headquarters, it has dealt with very heavy demands from Centres, Brigade Units, Factories, Mines, and other utility undertakings at Home and Overseas, for First Aid Outfits, Stretchers, Anatomical diagrams, Unifonns, and First Aid sundries. The number of Textbooks dispatched exceeded half a million, and triangular bandages totalled 65,000, whilst many miles of roller bandages were supplied. All orders, whether they were for a skein of thread or for a complete equipment for a Factory Ambulance Room, received prompt attention, and although transport presented difficulties from time to time, goods have been delivered with as little delay as Orders from Overseas have been large and frequent during possible. the year. The kindly notes of commendation received from the supporters of the Stores Department have been very much appreciated, and they have acted as an inspiration to the Staff, who are working under very exceptional and most difficult circumstances.

TRANSLATIONS.

During the year translations of the First Aid Textbook in Arabic Si,ndhi,. and Punjabi have appeared, the manual for the Preliminary FIrst AId ~ourse has been translated into Swahili, and the Home Nursing Textbook mto Malay. PRISONERS OF WAR. In April a quantity of First Aid, Home Hygiene, and Sanitation Textbooks was .s~nt by the Association to the Prisoners of War Department ?f t~e BntIsh. R~d C:oss Society and Order of St. John Joint War OrgamzatlOn for dlstnbutIon to the larger Camps in Gennany. The cost of. the books was borne by the Association and Brigade War ExpendIture Fund.

INVALID TRANSPORT CORPS.

The Corps has three ambulances of modern design which conveyed 744 patients 45,213 miles during the year under review. The personnel of the Corps has earned the gratitude of patients for their kindly help and efficient work. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL-AMBULANCE STATION.

Owing to the damage by air raids in the City of London, and the evacuation of firms, the number of cases dealt with has been much below the average. 185 cases received attention and 10 of these required removal to hospital.

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE AT HOME. Ambulance Nursing. . Cadet Ambulance Cadet Nursing

128 187 67 51

CONCLUSION. The Committee again expresses its indebtedness to those members of the medical profession who have lectured to and examined its classes, often at great inconvenience to themselves, to Centre and Class Secretaries and to those others who have devoted so much time in the interests of the Association: their co-operation is much appreciated.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE AT HOME. MAJOR-GENERAL Sir John Duncan, the Chief Commissioner, reports as follows : I have the honour to submit my Annual Report on the St. John Ambulance Brigade for the year ending 31st December, 1941. The County Commissioners, their Staffs, and the Officers and other ranks have carried out their duties with energy and efficiency in spite of the difficulties caused by the War, as is evident from the great expansion that is shown in this Report. Many problems have arisen as the result of War conditions; these have been dealt with most effectively, and the difficulties adjusted by Commissioners with as little reference to Headquarters as possible. The abolition of the Districts, except in London, and the organization of the Brigade wholly on the County system has worked satisfactorily and facilitated administration and co-operation with Local Authorities. The actual increase in new Divisions is as follows (the figures for 1940 being shown in brackets) :

(147) (255) (33) (22)

433 (457)

Personnel provided by new Divisions only. Men Women Boys Girls

1,982 (2,893) 3,037 (4,231) 1,188 (630) 881 (443) 7,088 (8,197)

AN APPRECIATION. Letters from those interested in the activities of the Association Overseas have, throughout the year, contained most encouraging expressions of sympathy, and often contributions towards the funds that have been raised in this country to alleviate suffering and distress. All these letters from our friends overseas have been most gracefully expressed and have been greatly appreciated.

New Divisions.

NEW YEAR HONOURS. The award of the O.B.E. to Captain A. N. Cahusac, M.C., the Chief Secretary of the Ambulance Department, and of the M.B.E. to Miss E. K. Baddeley, which were announced in the Government Gazette, has given much satisfaction. The statistics recorded in the Annual Reports of the past few years give some indication of the work performed by Captain Cahusac and his staff under the most difficult and trying circumstances. The keenness and energy displayed by Miss Baddeley in promoting and encouraging the teaching of first aid and home nursing in the London area deserves the highest praise.

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This large increase in new Divisions is hi&,~ly sat~sfactory, as ~t has brought First Aid and. Home Nursing to 10.ca~ItIes whIch had preVIously been without such aSSIstance. Great credIt IS due to those who have shown such energy in expanding the Brigade activitie.s in this way. The following Table shows the total number of umts and strength of the Brigade on 31st December, 1941.

England (including Northern Ireland) Wales Eire

A dult Units. Men. Women. Total.

A dult Personnel. Men. Women. Total.

1,794 295 17

1,256 154 26

3,050 449 43

71,988 8,863 987

42,754 3,631 923

114,742 12,494 1,910

2,106

1,436

3,542

81,838

47,308

129,146

Cadet Units. Boys. Girls. Total.

Cadet Personnel. Boys. Girls. Total.

410 163 1

284 72 I

694 235 2

7,335 3,544 36

5,658 1,440 48

12,993 4,984 84

574

357

931

10,915

7,146

18,061

Total increase in personnel. Men Women Boys Girls

3,749 8,739 338 585 13,411

It will be seen that the total strength of the Brigade at the end of the year was 147,207 compared with 133,796, being a net increase of 13,411. It is interesting to note that of this increase 4,077 are men and 9,324 are women; a few years ago the proportion of men to women was 3 to 1, it is now less than 2 to 1. This remarkable increase of women joining the Brigade is most satisfactory; I attribute it largely to the

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energetic action of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief and her Staff and to the activity of her representatives in the counties. I am glad to be able to report that a large number of the new Divisions which have been formed are Works Divisions. Managers of Factories are realizing more and more the benefits which are to be obtained by establishing units of the Brigade in their Works for affording immediate first aid to casualties. A large number of the new war-time factories have applied to establish Works Divisions of the Brigade. Another satisfactory fact that has been brought to my notice is the large number of persons working part time in First Aid Posts and Parties who have realized the benefits they may obtain by our training and organization, and have applied to become members of the Brigade. The normal peace time work has been provided, though this has to some extent diminished as the assembly of large numbers of persons for public functions and out-of-door gatherings has been discouraged. Great benefits have been conferred on the public through the self-sacrificing work of our members, 412,538 cases of accident and sudden illness being dealt with during the year. The duties which the members of the Brigade are carrying out in connection with Civil Defence, and by the nursing members in Hospitals and Clinics has been of the greatest value to the Local Authorities; the numbers so employed are shown on the following table ;Men in A.R.P. First Aid Services. Full time, 6,292. Part time, 22,395. Women in Civil Nursing Reserve. Full time, 3,072. Part time, 8,982. Women in A.R.P. First Aid Services. Full time, 6,592. Part time, 16,393.

A .R.P. Reserve, 1,195.

It will be seen, therefore, that 64,921 of our members are either employed full time or part time with the Civil Defence Service or with the Civil Nursing Reserve. This large contribution by the Brigade towards the needs of the Government is an eloquent proof of the value of the services which the Brigade is rendering in the National emergency. At the commencement of the War our members could only enrol in the Civil Defence Service as individuals, but I have found that Local Authorities are now employing them to an increased extent as units under their own officers to man certain First Aid Posts and as First Aid Parties; this has been welcomed by our members and has resulted in increased keenness and efficiency. Local Authorities now appear to have recognized more fully the value of our trained and disciplined personnel working together as teams; in many counties our senior officers have been appointed to responsible posts under the Civil Defence Service. In the various seaports valuable service has been rendered to shipwrecked persons by the provision of stretcher parties working in connection with the Lifeboat Service. The work of the Nursing Divisions is being dealt with in the Report of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, but I would like here to express my admiration for the great keenness and devotion to duty shown by the women of the Brigade during this difficult year. Wherever I have been I have heard reports of the splendid services which they have rendered

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and of their devotion to duty. During the year there were 201,752 attendances at Hospitals and Clinics, and 34,635 attendances with motor ambulances. Throughout the country the Nursing Divisions rendered outstanding service in providing the staff for many of the Convalescent Homes organized by the Joint War Organization. Sick Bays have been established by the Brigade at Rest Centres and are staffed by our personnel; the work of these Centres was of a very heavy nature during air raid attacks. In many Military Reception Stations members of Nursing Divisions worked in a voluntary capacity and provided the nursing staff; this assistance was greatly appreciated. Owing to the wholesale calling up of both men and women many of our units have lost a large percentage of their trained personnel; this has led to considerable difficulties in the case of ambulance drivers, who are difficult to replace. During the heavy bombing which occurred in the early months of the year our members were constantly engaged on their dangerous duty of dealing with the casualties under fire. I have received a very large number of accounts of acts of great courage and devotion to duty. The bravery displayed by men, women, and even Cadets has been magnificent; these people who have usually lived a sheltered life and who had never anticipated being under fire have acted with the coolness and courage of veterans under the most terrifying conditions; they have worthily upheld the traditions of the Order, " For the Faith and for the service of mankind n. From the many reports I have received I have selected certain cases of conspicuous gallantry and have awarded the certificate for Meritorious Service to 227 members; a small Committee selected twenty cases of most outstanding gallantry from these and recommended them to the Order for special recommendation. Chapter-General approved that 7 should be admitted to the Order as Serving Brother, one as Associate Serving Brother, one was granted the Order's Life Saving Medal in silver, 5 were granted the Order's Life Saving Medal in bronze, and 6 were awarded the Order's Certificate of Honour. These awards for gallantry were graciously presented on the 11th February, 1942, by Her Majesty The Queen, Commandant-in-Chief of Nursing Corps and Divisions, at Buckingham Palace, seventeen of the recipients being men and three women. So far during the War the members of the Brigade have been awarded by His Majesty the following decorations for conspicuous gallantry. George Medal 9, O.B.E. 1, M.B.E. 8, B.E. Medal 13, M.M. 1, D.S.C. 1. Valuable assistance has been rendered to the public in providing instructors for classes in elementary first aid. This assistance has been generously given by our members free of charge and has entailed much additional work. Assistance has also been given to the Home Guard in the training of stretcher-bearers in first aid. Motor Ambulances in charge of DiVIsions have played an important part in the transport of the sick and injured of the civil population, both under normal conditions and during air raids. A number of Ambulances have been lent by the Joint War Organization; the following table shows the work of these ambulances ;-

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156,181 (103,178) 16,6 7 (14,411) 3,174 3,326 179,368

:r-.Iiles travelled .

1,712,879 (1,130,084)

The very largely increa ed number of patient carried and mileage travelled 1 another fine proof of the value of the assi tance rendered by the Brigade to the public. l\lany of these journeys involved prolonged hours of work, and my thanks are due to the drivers and attendants who showed great devotion to duty and immen e patience, often unde; very difficul t condition . Headquarter co1npetilions in Fir t Aid and Home Nur ing have been suspended for the duration of the 'Var. Service R~~erves.-:-The Service Reserves of the Brigade-The Royal Naval AuxIlIary SIck Berth Re erve, the Iilitary Hospitals Reserve, and the Voluntary Aid Detachment -mobilized at the commencement of the War, are still serving in the \lVal and illilitary Iedical establi hments an~ are performing most sati factory service. l\Iy records show the followmg number of members of the Brigade erving with the Force : Royal Navy, 2,518; Army, 10,999; Royal Air Force, 3,542. Cadets.-Steps have been taken to extend the Cadet movement to which. the Government ~ttaches so much importance. Lady DunbarNasmlth has been appomted by the Lady uperintendent-in- hief to be her Chief Officer for Girl Cadets, and I am endeavouring to obtain an Officer for .a similar post for B.oy Cadet. In each County an officer has been appomted to be respon Ibl~ for t~e Girl Cadets and one for Boy Cadets. The Cadet m?vement IS makmg steady progress; during the past year there was an mcrease of 67 Boy Cadet units and 51 Girl Cadet units and a net increase in per onnel of 328 Boy Cadets and - 5 Girl Cadets, the total number of Cadets being 18,061. ince the clo e of the year there has been a large increase in new Cadet unit. Steps have been taken .to associate the Cadets in each County with the County Youth Cornmltt~es, and at the request of the Ministry of Education I have sent a CIrcular letter to all County Education Officers setting out the scope of our Cadet Organization. Obituary.-I regret to record the deaths of the following Commissioners: L. VV. Dryland, D.L., M.R.C.S., County Commissioner, Northamptonshire; W. F. FfJ:'er, L.R.C ..S., L.R.C.P., Acting County Commissioner, Suffolk. Concluswn.-I WIsh to express my special thanks to Dr. N. Corbet Fletcher, Surgeon-in-Chief, for the valuable assistance which he has given me. My thanks are due to the large band of surgeons, over 3,000, who .have rendered such invaluable service both in training our personnel and ill carrying out Brigade duties; without their assistance we could not possibly ha:re maint~ined our high ?tandar~ of efficiency. I would like to bnng to your notIce the mvaluable work which has ?een give~ to t~e Brigade by Mrs. St. John Atkinson, the Lady Supermtendent-m-C~lef, a..n~ her Staff; she has shown a devotion to duty beyond all praIse; It IS largely, thanks to her unremitting energy and

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great tact, thfl.t I attribute the great expansion amongst the Nursing Divisions. . My thanks are due to the Commissioners and their Staffs, and to all ranks of Corps and Divisions for the loyal and self-sacrificing manner in which they have carried out their duties during the past exacting year. Great demands have been made on their services whilst so many of their members have been called up for Military or National Service. My thanks and appreciation are also due to the Presidents and VicePresidents of Counties, Areas, Corps, and Divisions. They have rendered valuable service as Brigade representatives on Joint County and other Committees, and have materially assisted the Brigade in many other ways. I also wish to express my thanks to Major Darvil-Smith, Brigade Secretary, and other members of my Staff, for their untiring devotion to duty in dealing with the very large amount of work which War conditions have imposed on Headquarters. After two and a half years of War the members can claim with pride that the Brigade has more than justified its existence. With courage and self-sacrifice they have met all demands on their service; with a selflessnes worthy of high praise they have devoted themselves to the service of humanity and have worthily upheld the proud traditions of the Order. JOHN DUNCAN, Major-General, Chief Commissioner .

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Sir, I have the honour to present my report for the year ending 31st December, 1941, on which the medical side was less strenuous than its immediate predecessors. MEDICAL STRENGTH. . In this as in each previous report I am happy to record an increase ill the number of Surgeons on the Brigade Roll. The total is now 3,070 compared with 2,924 at 31st December, 1940; and of these 2,976 are serving in the technical and 94 in the executive section of the Brigade. Among our new colleagues we weicomed many who last year acted unofficially. INSTRUCTION AND TRAIL I G. From the reports of the Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales, and of the County Surgeons in England and Ireland, I am pleased to learn that the standard ?f inst~uctio? in ~he Divisions has been well maintained in spite of mcreasmg dIfficultIes during war time. Indeed, many Divisions now hold their weekly practices on Sunday mornings to overcome the disadvantages associated with long hours of work and black-out conditions. From the same source I note that the reduction in volume of instruction

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during 1941 was due chiefly to the facts that the Civil Defence Organization has been fully established and that in this period it was only necessary to train a sufficient number to take the places of those who were called to H.M. Forces or resigned for other reasons. At the same time there has been some increased demand for instruction in other directions. This has arisen because a number of our lay officers have been called upon to give instruction to members of Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service; and though the instnlction was not followed by examination this work is very necessary and was performed most satisfactorily. 'Vith the establishment of the Civil Defence Organization there was during 1941 a growing demand for post-gIaduate training. Thi included preparation of tests and judging at staged incidents and in inter-borough and inter-regional contests; and I desire to record the excellent work done in this direction by our Surgeons, the majority of whom are connected also with the Organization. RE-EXAMINATION OF DIVISIONS. The County Surgeons report that the usual high standard of efficiency was exhibited at the annual re-examinations which, with remarkably few exceptions, were held during the year. Unfortunately, difficulties in transport, especialJy when long distances had to be traversed, in many instances prevented the County urgeons from undertaking these duties. vVhen difficulties arose, therefore, they arranged with the Surgeons of neighbouring units or those on the Association List of Examiners to conduct the re-examinations, and when unavoidable, they sanctioned re-examinations by Surgeons of their own units. MERITORIOUS FIRST AID. In November, 1940, you introduced the Meritorious Service Certificate. This replaced the personal letter of congratulation which you were wont to send to each member who had rendered exceptional service in an emergency. Since that date 227 certificates have been awarded and I am happy to know that the names of ten Brigade Surgeons figure in the 1941 list. Detailed reports of some of the cases were published in the St. John A mbulance Gazette. You are already aware that among those honoured by H.M. The King for meritorious services during air raids, were Divisional Surgeons H. Miller and D . Green, who were awarded the George Medal; Corps Surgeon L. F. Wilson and Divisional Surgeons Marjorie Stewart and J. Seidenberg, who were each created M.B.E.; Divisional Surgeon W. Remington who was given the British Empire Medal, and Divisional Surgeon N . R. Holmes who was mentioned in the London Gazette. To each and all I tender cordial congratulations. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, I am satisfied that in these trying times the work of instructing and training our members is being satisfactorily transacted; and for this I am greatly indebted to all ranks of Surgeons. Further, I wish to place on record my appreciation of the generous assistance

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given to me tlrroughout the year by the Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales, the County Surgeons, and my Secretary. I have the honour to be, Sir, N. CORBET-FLETCHER, M.A., M.B., M.R.C.S., Surgeon-in-ChieJ. 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, 1941. PERSONNEL. Over 9 000 new Officers and Members have joined our Nursing Divisions, and fro~ every District and County I have received most encouraging reports of their fine wor~: . . .. 187 new Nursing DivISIOns and 51 new Cadet Nursmg DIVISIons have been registered during the year. SERVICE HOSPITALS. A total of 936 V.A.D. members have been called up, of whom 657 are still serving. During my visits to a number of Service Hospitals excellent accounts of our members' work were given to me by the Authorities. CIVIL NURSING RESERVE. 12,425 members are registered as Nursing Auxiliaries in the C.N.R. (excluding the Priory for Wales and Northern Ireland), and 846 have received their Red Star, awarded for a year's satisfactory service. This number includes a good proportion of 2nd year awards. CIVIL DEFENCE. A total of 22,785 members were employed as· Civil Defence workers under the A.R.P. services, 6,592 full-time and 16,393 part-time. In London, under Lady Louis Mountbatten's Shelter, First Aid Post, and Rest Centre scheme, 150 members attached to Nursing Divisions in other areas volunteered for duty, and their service was greatly appreciated by the Borough Councils, who were unable to obtain sufficient staff within their own areas. A very high standard of efficiency was reached during the year under review, and I should like to pay a tribute to the perseverance and fidelity of our members in carrying out routine duties which may often have appeared monotonous, but were nevertheless vital to the maintenance of the Civil Defence Services of the country. HOSPITALS. . I should like to say a word of special gratitude to the Matrons of those Hospitals in London and throughout the country who have assisted our work so greatly by giving training facilities to our members-a privilege which has been invaluable to them and deeply appreciated by all. I am

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happy to record that our members' work in the Hospitals has been most generously acknowledged by the Matrons themselves as a very real help.

Medal of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British . Empire. The M.B.E. was awarqed to Miss A. M. 'W alker, Lady Superintendent of No.1 District, and Miss H. A. Corser, Lady County Superintendent for Shropshire.

TRAINING SCHOOLS. Under Mrs. Beckwith-Smith's training scheme, 1,117 students have received instruction in all the residential schools since the outbreak of war. During 1941, 362 students have taken their certificates. Many of these have joined the Brigade and volunteered for the C.N.R. or for - Civil Defence work. I should like to' express once more my appreciation of this highly successful pioneer development in Brigade training. HEADQUARTERS CLASSES. 10 courseS' of instruction in First Aid, Home Nursing, and Anti-Gas have been held during the year. 226 students attended the First Aid lectures, and of those who took the examination 153 passed and 22 failed. 223 students attended the Home Nursing lectures of which 157 passed the examination and 21 failed. Instruction was given to 80 students in Vlar Gases and their Treatment" of whom 75 took the examination' 70 passed, 5 failed. ' Once again my special thanks are due to Mrs. Peter Cheyney and Miss French for the enthusiasm with which they conducted the classes. It

VISITS. Once more the pressure of work at Headquarters has made it difficult for me to devote as much time as I should have wished to visiting the Nursing Divisions outside London, but throughout my inspections of various units of the Brigade in different parts, of the country I was greatly impressed by the keenness and efficiency of officers and members and by the eagerness with which they had taken on new wartime duties in addition to their regular work. Through the courtesy of the Joint County Committees I visited Joint War Organization Convalescent Homes in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire, and was much struck by their excellent equipment and by the good relations establishe'd between the trained and other members of the Staff, which alone can make these units work harmoniously. NATIONAL FLAG DAYS. These were held on 6th June, when in the counties £258,429 lls. 5d. was collected and from Overseas £45,484 4s. 4d., making a total of £303,913 15s. 9d., and on 16th December, when the Aid to Russia appeal brought in over £190,000. On both occasions members made tremendous efforts, often at great personal fatigue, to contribute their utmost to these spIendid results. AWARDS. The George Medal was awarded to Cadet Corporal Betty Quinn (Holbrook Cadet Nursing Division), to Ambulance Sister Margaret Brown (Alfred Herbert Nursing Division), both of Coventry, for conspicuous service in the heavy air raids on that city. Ambulance Sister Winifred Ortweiler (St . John'S Wood Nursing Division), was awarded the

HEADQUARTERS MEETING. On 25th September I held a meeting of Lady County Presidents and Vice-Presidents, Lady County Superintendents and Lady County Officers, when very helpful discussions took place. CONCLUSION. In conclusion I should like to express to all Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Officers, and Members of the Brigade Nursing Divisions my admiration of the spirit in which they have met every high test of their endurance, adaptability, and devotion to duty. Often at considerable self-sacrificegladly made for so great a cause-they have responded to each fresh call made upon their time, strength, and abilities. To you, Sir, may I once more express my gratitude for your sympathetic handling of our many problems, and for the staunch support you have given to all my endeavours on behalf of the Nursing Divisions, whom I am so proud to serve. Without your confidence and the devoted labours of my Headquarters Staff my own efforts could not have achieved results which I trust that you will regard, bearing in mind the difficulties we have all had to meet, as worthy of the great opportunities the war has brought within our reach, and of the noble traditions which it is our proud inheritance to preserve. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, LORNA ATKINSON, Lady Superintendent-in-ChieJ. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS. Colonel J. L. Sleeman, the Chief Commissioner, reports as follows : I have the honour to submit my report on the ~ork of the Brigade Overseas for the year ended 31st December, 1941. FOREWORD. In view of the valuable war service rendered by the Brigade Overseas it is regrettable that the s~rious paper shortage makes it essential to curtail this report to a minimum. For never in its history has more splendid work been done by our members, particularly by our representation in the Far East and by those who still maintain their courageous stand in Malta and Burma. Glorious as would have been their story, its telling must be deferred until victory has been secured. STATISTICS. During the year, 323 new Divisions (169 Ambulance and 154 Nursing) were registered, while 15 Divisions were disbanded, leaving a net increase of 308 Divisions. There has also been an increase of 9,375 in the personnel, so that the strength on the 31st December, 1941, was 1,546 Divisions (950 Ambulance and 596 Nursing) with a total personnel of 45,058. New

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Divisions tot.al!e.d 70 (41 Ca~et Ambulance and 29 Cadet Nursing), while 13 Cadet DIvIsIOns were dIsbanded, showing a net increase of 57 Divisions. The Cadet strength at 31st December 1941 was 358 Di~sions (209 Ambulance, 149 Nursing), with a total p~rsonn~l of 7,706. This represents a Grand Total of 1,904 Divisions and 52,764 personnel. AWARDS. 202 Service Medals, 151 Service Medal Bars, and 120 Grand Prior's Cadet Badges have been awarded. The total of Grand Prior's Cadet Badges awarded to the Overseas is now 319. CASUALTIES. .It is with deep regret that I report that Lady Corps-Superintendent MISS E. Yabsley was killed by enemy action in ~lalta on 5th Febnlary, 1942; a ~ad loss to the Brigad.e Overseas for she was largely responsible for the hIgh standard of efficIency obtained by its Nur ing Divisions. I have also the sad duty of reporting the death in action of Pte. D. Hawkes (Auckland District) and Pte. W. ',\'hykes (Canterbury District), New Zealand, and of Pte. J. W. Scholfield and Pte. Bruce \Vilkie (New South Wales District), Australia. To these must be added those who lost their lives in the Far East and those of our members from South Africa, India, New Zealand, and Australia and East Africa who have fallen . ~hen . serving with the Expeditionary Forces in Somaliland, AbyssmIa, LIbya, Crete, and Syria, and whose names are not recorded. HONG KONG, MALAYA, SINGAPORE, AND BURMA. . It will stand to the everlasting credit of the Brigade Overseas that It has been called upon to suffer the heaviest losses ever sustained in so short a space of time in all the long history of our Order. For it is estimated . that fully 150 Surgeons and 5,000 members have become lost in the mists of .battle, while the merciful work which they were called upon to do untIl the last must have brought them into grave risk. To the ~on. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths and me, especially, does this come as a tra~c b~ow, for we alone ~new all those responsible for starting ambulance servIce m Malaya and Smgapore, as also in Burma and the difficulties :vhich had to be overcome by a devoted few. How' well they succeeded IS shown by the fact. that. ~o:ne ~,400 members in Hong Kong, 83 Ambulance and Nursmg DIVISIOns m Malaya and Singapore, and 56 in Burma were there to help in the defence against Japanese attack. Of the subsequent fate of that noble army of Ambulance service nothing is yet known, although we may rest assured that they sustained the traditions of the Order until the last. MALTA. The Brigade Overseas in Malta has now withstood considerably more t~an two. thousand enemy bombing attacks with valour, endurance, and hIgh effiCIency under the leadership of our Commissioner, Brigadier A. J. Gatt, O.B.E., M.C., K.ST.J. Quoting from a letter received from the late Lady Corps Superintendent, Miss E. Yabsley, and dated the 7th January

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(this gallant lady was killed by a bomb a month later): "All our nurses are working very well indeed. Their sense of discipline is excellent and they are wonderfully self-controlled. This shows itself so much during raids, and there has not been a single case of a nurse leaving her patient, even when bombs are falling round." No part of Empire has suffered more, and no Ambulance Service tested the greater than in this ancient home of the Order. The A.R.R.C. has been awarded to Mrs. E. Merriman, Miss M. Ferro, and Mrs. E. King. AUSTRALIA. Pride of place must be given to the establishment of a Commandery of all the States, with the exception of Western Australia (which owing to its remoteness will later be given a Commandery of its own). This great honour is in recognition of the splendid spirit of St. John service shown throughout Australia. I have the utmost confidence the Commandery will prove most beneficial to the work of our Order in the critical times through which Australia is now passing. 27 new Divisions and 5 new Cadet Divisions were formed during the year, while the standard of progress shown in every State has been exceptionally high. CANADA. 53 Adult Divisions and 5 Cadet Divisions were formed during 1941. 'Vhile I regret that Colonel A. E. Snell, our Commandery Commissioner since 1935, has resigned, we are fortunate in having as his successor Lieut.-Colonel G. Allison. The Brigade in Canada was honoured by a visit from The Lady Louis ~10untbatten. That she inspected Divisions at Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, and Winnipeg within ten days testifies to both her zeal and the advantage of air travel. This included a St. John rally at Ottawa, when H.E. the Governor-General kindly pre ided. The Lady Louis Mountbatten was the bearer of a special message from H.~1. The Queen, and found a good efficiency in existence, and I am grateful for what she so successfully accomplished. INDIA. 92 new Adult Divi ions were added to a strength which now stands at 274 Ambulance and 89 Nursing Divisions. The Chief Commissioner, Sir Cameron Badenoch, made a valuable tour, while the Brigade was further encouraged by an Inspection of Nursing Divisions by H.E. the Marchioness of Linlithgow. Two new Districts were formed (No. 16, G.LP. Railway and No. 17 Holkar State), while a Sub-District was formed in No.9 District by the Bihar Police. The progress since 1937 is beyond all praise, for while in the three years preceding but 17 Divisions were formed, during the three succeeding no less than 150 Divisions were brought into existence, success which must be gratifying to .all responsible now that India is threatened by Japanese attack. NEW ZEALAND. It is my sad duty to report the death of Mr. C. J. Tunks, Commissioner for the Auckland District, whose fine example and deep interest in our work for over 50 years makes his loss a severe one. 47 Adult and 41 Cadet Divisions were formed during 1941. New Zealand holds the record for

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its percentage of Grand Prior's Cadet Badges, and I congratulate all concerned upon this splendid achievement. Would that every other part of Empire would equally recognize the immense value of youth service to the same degree as does New Zealand. Although it is to anticipate I feel it my duty to mention that the Dunedin Ambulance Division celebrates its Golden Jubilee in November of this year; the premier Division in the whole Overseas. By happy coincidence its Chief Commissioner, Lieut.-Colonel G. Barclay, was one of its original members. New Zealand has cau.se to be justifiably proud of the record established by this fine Division and the honour which it has brought to the Dominion. SOUTH AFRICA. Several St. John Auxiliary Hospitals have been formed, and are controlled and staffed by our Brigade personnel. As a Brigade in South Africa forms part of the Military Medical Services its representatives have participated in every operation in which South African Forces have been engaged. The Transvaal District alone supplied over 200 Ambulance men and 82 nurses for its Military Medical and Nursing Services. That this represents one District only shows what help the Brigade Overseas has given directly to the war effort in addition to supplying the ambulance needs of the civil population. H.E. Lady Duncan, whose interest in our work has been most stimulative, has resigned her position as Lady Superintendent-in-Chief in order to take up that of Lady President of Nursing Divisions in Southern Africa. CEYLON. Until 1937 the Ceylon Police alone had represented the Brigade Overseas; a splendid body of men who had sustained the traditions of our Brigade admirably. In that year a start was made in forming both Ambulance and Nursing Divisions from the Civil population , largely stimulated by a visit from the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths in the following year. At a time when Ceylon is threatened by Japanese a ttack it is satisfactory to know that 10 Ambulance and 2 Nursing Divisions were in existence in 1941, owing to the efforts of those who saw the need in time.

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and it is satisfactory to report that six are now in existence, incluq.ing one Ambulance and one Nursing formed during the year. This reflects great credit upon those responsible. We are most fortunate in having as our Assistant Commissioner Lieut.-Colonel A. 1. Sheringham, under whose stimulative direction I feel sure that our work will proceed apace. TANGANYIKA. Until 1938 Tanganyika had ever been a stranger to Ambulance service, and it reflects high credit upon those few responsible that 6 Ambulance and 3 Nursing Divisions are now in existence, and have been placed at the service of the military authorities. I regret to report the resignation of our Assistant Commissioner, Major F. A. B. Nicoll, who did so much towards this successful end and who has left East Africa. We are fortunate in having District-Surgeon R. R. Scott, C.M.G., M.C., in charge; one who also played a valuable part in this introduction of Ambulance service to the Territory. FIJI. In the anxious days through which Fiji is passing, it is comforting to know that we have as our President there H.E. Sir Harry Luke, whose work in our interests has proved most valuable. Both Ambulance and Nursing Divisions have been formed, while Dr. V. W. T. McGusty, O.B.E., has been appointed Assistant Commissioner. EGYPT. At the request of the military authorities a Division of our Brigade was formed in Alexandria, with Mr. C. F. Beyts, M.C., as Divisional Superintendent; one which has already performed valuable work in connection with clearing casualties 'and in important A.R.P. duties. GIBRALTAR, BERMUDA, CYPRUS, JAMAICA, NEWFOUNDLAND, AND ZANZIBAR. Although space does not permit of a description of our wQrk in these important parts of Empire, I am able to report that it is going ahead well, while I would thank the Assistant Commissioners and District Superintendents concerned for what they have done.

KENYA.

I deeply regret to report the death of our Assistant Commissioner, Mr. R. C. A. Cavendish, C.ST.J., who did so much to establish Ambulance serv~ce in Kenya, and :"ho. made such admirable arrangements for my offiCIal tour of East Afnca III 1937-38. He was succeeded by BrigadierGeneral Sir Godfrey Rhodes, who later left for military service. Fortunately, however, we obtained as his successor Mr. A. J. Kingsley-Heath. The Mombasa Sub-District has been formed, while it is gratifying to report that 10 Civil Ambulance and Nursing Divisions have been formed since 1938, when none existed. UGANDA. l!ntil ~938 the Uganda Police alone represented the Brigade Overseas, whICh, like that of Kenya, they did most creditably. In that year a start was made in the formation of Civil Ambulance and Nursing Divisions,

STONE FROM THE RUINED CHURCH OF ST. JOHN. As a phrenix rises from its ashes so, too, will the destruction by enemy action of our ancient Church carry a message throughout the Overseas. For with the co-operation of the Assistant Librarian, Mr. H. W. Fincham, and the High Commissioners concerned, portions of its ruined fabric have been sent to the Empire of India and every Dominion and many Colonies (including every State in Australia and every Centre throughout South Africa) for insertion in the fabric of Priory Commandery or Ambulance Headquarters. So the shattered fragments of our ancient Church will form an historic link between the eleventh century and the present. ~n conclusion I would express my gratitude to the Hon. Mrs. CoplandGnffiths, D.ST.J., Lady Superintendent-in-Chief Overseas, not only for the magnificent work which has borne such wonderful fruit in the Far

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

PRIORY FOR WALES.

East, but also for her stimulative help throughout the war period. I would also thank Captain A. N. Cahusac, O.B.E., M.C., and the Assistant Secretary Mr. G. F. Quilter, S.B.ST.J., for the valuable help which they have given me. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JAMES L. SLEEMAN, Chief Commissioner By£gade Overseas.

appropriate uniform has met with a ready response, and that our members are deriving much encouragement therefrom. . In conclusion I should like to thank all ranks for theIr loyal support and superhuman labours in the cause of Humanity, for I think it may be said that in the year 1941 the Brigade Overseas pro~ed. the. value of its traditions and training on a greater scal~ than ever I?- Its hIS.tOry. And when the time comes for it to be expedIent to publIsh details ?f collective and individual heroism and devotion to duty, the Order will have cause to be exceedingly proud of its children. I have, Sir, the honour to be, Your obedient servant, URSULA COPLAND-GRIFFITHS, Lady Superintendent-in-Chiej.

REPORT OF THE LADY SUPERINTE DENT-IN-CHIEF TO THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER

Sir,-I have the honour to submit a very abbreviated report of the progress of the Nursing Divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas for the year ending 31st December, 1941. 154 new Nursing Divisions have been formed and 5 disbanded, making an increase of 149. 29 new Cadet Nursing Divisions have been formed and 3 disbanded, making an increase of 26. The estimated number of Nursing Members is now 15,970, 'with 2,982 Girl Cadets. Owing to the difficulty of obtaining the exact figures in war time these numbers are only approximate, and are based on a very low estimate; it is almost certain, therefore, that our actual figures far exceed these. In the short space allotted to this report it is impossible to particularize about the various Districts, or to mention the names of but a few of our Lady Officers; therefore, in singling out the gallant Island of Malta I wish to call to your attention the really outstanding bravery of our nursing members in the most-blitzed part of the world. Three of these devoted members have been honoured by His Majesty the King in being created Associates of the Royal Red Cross, Lady Ambulance Officer Mrs. Elise Merriman, and Ambulance Sisters Miss Margaret Ferro and Mrs. Elsie Graham King. And 75 first year and 2 second year War Service Bars have been awarded. It is with the deepest sorrow that I have to announce the death by enemy action, on the 5th February, 1942, of Miss Caroline Ethel Yabsley, S.B.St.]., Lady Corps Superintendent, No.1 Malta Corps. Miss Yabsley had given magnificent service to the Brigade Overseas since 1910, and her loss will be felt by all who had the honour of serving with her. In Uganda a Nursing Division, the first in the Protectorate, has been formed at Kampala. Six new Nursing Divisions are in course of registration in Newfoundland and four in Bermuda; all Colonies hitherto practically untouched by Brigade activity. The Dominions and the Empire of India continue to expand in a very satisfactory manner, and reports show that the special war work has been on a large scale, but at the same time they have not allowed their Brigade efficiency to fall below its usual high level. I am glad to report that the decision of the Chapter-General to invite the wives of Governors-General, Governors, and Lieutenant-Governors to become Lady Presidents of the Brigade Overseas and to wear the

SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE ORDER. THE PRIORY FOR WALES.

The principal activities of the Priory for \Vales during the year ended 31st December, 1941, are recorded in the following report, the form of which is necessarily abridged by the need for paper economy. ASSOCIATION DEPARTMENT. The summary of results of the 1,305 classes held in the Princ,ipality shows the awards issued decreased by 2,651 on 1940, the latter year ~ total having dropped by an almost similar figure on the 1939. result? while the comparative figures for 1938 indicate the record achIeved III pre-war days : STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED COURSES OF INSTRUCTION.

First Aid. 1938 1939 1940 1941

14,782 26,592 23,820 20,811

Prelim. Prelim. Home Home First Nursing. Nursing. Aid. 2,415 2,406 2,044 2,349

1,198 2,923 4,059 3,172

Home Hygiene and Sanitation.

495 352 226 242

24 26

Mining. 18 18 108

Total. 18,908 32,315 30,175 26,682

CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS GAINED.

First Aid Certificates Preliminary First Aid Certificates Vouchers Marine Certificates (First Aid) Mining First Aid Certificates Home Nursing Certificates Preliminary Home Nursing Certificates Home Hygiene Certificates Sanitation Certificates Medallions Labels. Pendants Total

1940. 9,011 1,742 2,441 94

1,258 6,922 512

1939. 11,906 2,051 1,803 66 18 1,800 293 12 11 1,470 7,578 586

16,368

27,594

25,455

1938. 3,264 1,972 1,417 100 18 526 379

2,820 189 12 14 1,713 6,943 476

1941. 6,360 2,055 2,463 121 84 2,176 202 2,144 6,915 475 22,995

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

PRIORY FOR WALES.

In the autumn of 1941 the Ambulance Committee of the Priory authorized the issue of a leaflet, dealing with the formation of Classes and awards obtainable in the new" First Aid in Mines" Course, to all bodies concerned in the areas of the coalfields of South and North Wales. Another development calculated to stress the importance of Ambulance Work in relation to Mining was the presentation of a memorandum drafted by a Sub-Committee of mining experts to the Advisory Council for Technical Education in South Wales and Monmouthshire, in response to an invitation extended to the Priory to co-operate in the investigation of the educational requirements of the coal mining industry.

huts, 125 roadside first aid posts and 67 roadside boxes. On the nursing side, 6,206 attendances at hospitals and clinics are recorded and 526 at Medical Comforts Depots. Special duties include assistance at Evacuee Centres and in connection with Blood Transfusion Services, while the public duties regarded as a routine part of Brigade service have been undertaken as occasion demanded. Members not committed to other forms of National Service were encouraged by the Commissioner for Wales to offer their services to the Home Guard for casualty wo~k.

BRIGADE STRENGTH. It is satisfactory to record an increase of 1,021 in the total membership of the Brigade in Wales during 1941, once again a large influx of women being a satisfactory feature. The comparative figures for 1938 show that new enrolments during the 21 years of war have raised the strength of the Brigade by 4,684, made up as under : Units. 1938. 1941. 40 46

Corps

Ambulance Divisions Nursing Divisions . Cadet Ambulance Divisions Cadet Nursing Divisions

261 88 144 59

295 154 163 72

Men. Women Boys. Girls .

P ersonnel. 1938. 1941. 6,803 8,863 1,445 3,631 3,232 3,544 1,314 1,440 12,794 17,478

The representation of the Priory upon County and District Youth Committees in South Wales, as a result of applications made with the concurrence and support of the Welsh Youth Committee, Board of Education, will safeguard the interests of the Cadet Movement in connection with the national registration of the age group 16-18. BRIGADE ACTIVITIES. The following summary of the returns shows that 132 male members are rendering full-time and 3,411 male members are rendering part-time A.R.P. duties, while the figures for Nursing Members are 227 full-time and 1,387 part-time:-

Women Men · .

First A id Post. Full- Parttime. time. 98 955 98

955

Emergency or Civil Hospital. Full- Parttime. time. 97 221 97 .

221

Mobile Fulltime. 32 32

Unit. Parttime. 211 211

A.R.P. Full- Parttime. time. 132

3,411

132

3,411

The number of men recorded as serving in H.M. Forces is 1,610, and 756 nursing members are enrolled in the Civil Nursing Reserve. Cases of accident and sickness treated during the year total 64,619, 6,737 being removed to hospital or home. The road accidents dealt with number 3,323; and Brigade Units are responsible for 9 roadside first aid

VISIT OF LADY SUPERINTENDENT-IN-CHIEF FOR WALES. H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent spent a busy week-end in South Wales seeing members of the Brigade at work under war conditions. Staying as the guest of the Earl and Countess of Plymouth at St. Fagans Castle, Her Royal Highness visited the coast al towns on Saturday, 21st June, and made a nine-hour tour of the valleys on the Sunday following. The tour included 23 visits to Ambulance Headquarters, First Aid Posts, Hospitals, a Colliery Ambulance Room, a War Organization Convalescent Hospital, and the inspection of Priory House Headquarters, where the Duchess spoke to each mem~er of the Staff in the eight Departments. The deep personal interest displayed by Her Royal Highness throughout the programme was a source of inspiration and encouragement. AWARDS FOR GALLANTRY. During bombing attacks upon the Principality splendid work has been accomplished by Brigade members. In the report of the Priory for 1940, reference was made to two awards of the Medal of the Order of the British Empire and of the Military Medal. The following St. John awards add lustre to the record of services for 1941 : For gallant conduct in rescuing persons from damaged and demolished buildings at great personal risk a CERTIFICATE OF HONOUR was awarded by the Chapter-General of the Order to Corps Sergeant-Major Gwynfryn Nicholas Williams, Swansea No.1 Corps. Cadets figure among the first recipients of the MERITORIOUS SERVICE CERTIFICATE, awarded by the Chief Commissioner of the Brigade at Home for galla.nt and devoted service during enemy action : Corps Sergeant-Major Mwynfryn Nicholas Williams, Swansea No. 1 Corps. . Divisional Superintendent Edward A. Cook, Pembroke Dock Division. Lady Divisional Superintendent Mrs. 1. P. Hammand, Pembroke Dock Nursing Division. Ambulance Officer John T. Jones, Penrhyn Quarry Division. P~vate Hugh Davies, Penrhyn Quarry Division. Pnvate William Glyn Humphries, Pembrokeshire . Police Ambulance Division. Private Fred Roberts, L.M. & S. Railway (Swansea) Division. Private Richard Williams, Morriston Division. Cadet R. Wilcox, Cardiff City Cadet Division. Cadet L. Weeks, Cardiff City Cadet Division. Cadet W. Rogers, Cardiff City Cadet Division.

REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

PRIORY FOR WALES.

SERVICE MEDALS. Eighty-four awards during 1941 bring the total number of Welsh recipients of this award of Chapter-General signifying 15 years' efficiency in the Brigade to 965, while for subsequent periods of five years' efficient service 400 First Bars, 177 Second Bars, 59 Third Bars, 5 Fourth Bars, and 1 Fifth Bar have been awarded.

in March, 1941; and the time taken to rebuild two ambulances was nine months, as compared to 2-3 months in normal times. Considerable difficulty in staffing was occasioned by the demands for military service, which has claimed nine men since the outbreak of war. Seven new male drivers have been appointed, two women having been employed to fill the place of Attendants. The grant of £1,000 from the Miners' vVelfare Fund towards capital expenditure was once again gratefully received.

BRIGADE SURGEONS. Major A. W. Anderson, M.B., CH.B., reports in his capacity as Surgeonin-Chief for Wales that the standard of training is reaching a higher level, a growing keenness on the part of members to improve their knowledge being stimulated by a greater measure of per onal supervision of the instruction by the Brigade Surgeons. A tribute of praise is paid to the manner in which a number of medical men have taken over the duties of Brigade Surgeons serving with H.J\I. Forces, despite the claims of First Aid Posts, Mobile Units, etc. The total of 339 Surgeons holding office in the Brigade in Wales is 20 more than in 1940. AMBULANCE HALLS. During the year under review premi es at Lower Abercrave and Tylorstown were converted into Ambulance Halls with grant aid from the Miners' Welfare Fund. Of the 95 Ambulance H alls occupied by Brigade Units, half of which have been equipped by a free grant of furniture from the Miners' Welfare Fund, 55 are vested in the Trustees of the Priory and 7 jointly in Priory and other Trustees. MEDICAL COMFORTS DEPOTS. Representatives who attended a meeting of the Almonry Committee on the 15th December, at which the Viscount Tredegar presided in his capacity of Almoner, presented reports on the Medical Comforts Depots operating in the various areas. The number of Depots remained static at 96, the articles issued on loan during 1941 totalling 10,794. Notwithstanding the many demands upon the time and services of Brigade personnel in war-time, the maintenance of the Depots with all the work entailed in the cleansing and care of equipment has been carried on with unremitting devotion. MOTOR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICE. The 19,055 cases carried involving an aggregate mileage of 320,115, during the year 1941 brings the total number of ambulance removals undertaken by the Priory since the establishment of its Transport Service to 203,780, the ambulances having travelled 3,293,087 miles. The Service is supported by regular subscriptions from 31 Colliery Companies covering approximately 52,000 men in 35 collieries, 15 other Companies employing 5,915 men, 84 Colliery Lodges with a total membership of 29,600, 76 other bodies of employees totalling 6,315 and groups of " outside" subscribers totalling 5,000 in 39 districts. Despite the adverse conditions, the efficiency of the service of 25 ·ambulances at 22 Stations was adequately maintained. One new Ambulance ordered in March, 1940, was completed and put into service

WELSH HOME SERVICE AMBULANCE COMMITTEE. The 16 car working under the Home Service Ambulance Scheme of the Joint C~)Uncil of the Order of St. John and British Red Cross Society dealt WIth the removal of 2,591 cases and travelled a distance of 41 324 miles during 1941. The Committee operates from Priory House, l~cal Units of the Brigade being re ponsible for the staffing of the ambulances at Aberystwyth, Abergavenny, Brecon, Builth, Chepstow, Conway, Holyhcad, Usk, and \Vrexham. STORES DEPARTMENT. The number of text-books and First Aid publications sold from the Priory Stores Department wa 7,522, including 1,000 copies of the new !,irst Aid :']1, 111ines. The \Velsh textbook on Preliminary First Aid IS out of prInt; and the demand does not appear to warrant the printing of a new edition. Orders placed with the Stores Department for Brigade Uniform were greater than in 1940, despite the restrictions imposed towards the end of the year by Uniform R ationing; and the demand for First Aid material was particularly heavy. Reference is made earlier in this report to the recognition of special ~ct~ of gallantry by Brigade personnel; and a summary of many other InCIdents, were space ~vailable, \~hich have been recognized only by special let~ers of commendatIOn authonzed by the Ambulance Committee of the Pnory would provide inspiring evidence that Brigade members in 'Vales are loyally maintaining the highest traditions of the Order. CHAPTER MEETING. unique feature of the 1941 Chapter Meeting, over which the SubPn?r,. the Earl of Plymouth, P.C., presided on the 24th June, was the omISSIon of. th~ customary ceremonial and wearing of the picturesque robes. Earhe~ In the day members had attended, by the kind invitation of .the ChaplaIn, Canon J. A. Lewis, the festival service of the Pat ronal SaInt of St. John Baptist Church, Cardiff, at which the address was given by the Very Reverend VV. R. Matthews, Dean of St. Paul's. ~

RED CROSS AND ST. JOHN WAR ORGANIZATION: The Pri?ry is represented on the War Organization of the British Red Cr?ss. SOCIety and Order of St. John and upon its Executive l5y the P.rIncIpal Secretary, who is also Joint Regional Officer with Lieut.-Colonel SIr E~en J.. Maclean, T.D., M.D., J.P., D.L., between the Joint County CommIttees In South Wales and Monmouthshire, and the No.8 Regional

REpORT OF THE CHAPTER-GENERAL.

Commissioner. The work delegated to the Joint County Committees is providing welcome opportunities for the close association and harmonious working of the two Ambulance Bodies; and the roots are well planted for continued co-operation which need not end with the coming of peace.

COMMANDERIES OVERSEAS

Up to the time of publication none of the Annual Reports from the Commanderies Overseas has reached H eadquarters, but from information available, and from the Report of the Chief Commissioner of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, it is clear that unparalleled .efforts have been made throughout the year to help the Governments and people of the Territories concerned in the difficult and anxious task of rendering help and relief to the many who are so sorely affected by the war.

THE ACCOUNTS OF THE ORDER.

TN OME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH EPTEMBER, 1941.

BALAN E SHEET AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 19-11.

FORM OF BEQUEST.

3- gt"e anb bequeatb (£

)

the sum of

pounds

free of duty to the Grand Priory in the British Realm

of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, such

ENTENARY APPEAL FUND ACCOUNTS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1941.

NDAY CINEMATOG R A PH ENTERTAINM EN TS ACCOU T AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1941.

sum to be applicable to the general purposes of the Order. And I declare that 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.

The GRAND PRIORY

the BRITISH REALM of the VENERABLE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

--------------------------------

ORDER of the HOSPITAL of ST. JOHN of JERUSALEM. FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER, 1941.

EXPENDITURE.

INCOME.

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. Salaries. . Rates and taxes . . . . Printing, Stationer y, and general expenses Audit fee . • • • . Expenses connected witb Maplestead Special grants . . . . Contributions to Superannuation Fund . • Loss on Exchange-Australia and New Zealand. Rent Charges-18-23 St. J ohn's Square

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. Members' foundation dues . Members' oLJlat.ions . Interest on investments, etc.. . Charity Claim-refund of income tax

£3200

5 5 14 10 2031 19 10 42 0 0 147 0 6 465 14 6 363 19 8 4117 463 0 0 ~2

Rents, less charges Donations £.7045

A.R.P. Emergency Account . . . . . Paying Patients' Block-Opbthalmic Hospital J erusalem

£.5(jH 3562

0 4

3 6

£5282 6 848 17

6131 149 10

5 7

£10422

8 1

1267

5 10

60466

1540 17

2060 10 11 273.,1, 0 0 fi·100 10 11

"ST. JOHN AMBULANCE GAZETTE." Printing and general expenses of journal, etc. Salary . AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT. ST. JOHN AMBULANOE ASSOOIATIONINSTRUCTION AND SALE OF STORESLecturers' and Examiners' fees and expenses Salaries and wages. . . . . Printing, stationery, and general expenses . Carriage and freigbt . . . . . Loss on Exchange-Australia and New Zealand Willey Park, Broseley--evacuation acco unt. VOLUNTARY AID DETAOHMENTSPrinting, stationery, and general expenses Salaries . INVALLD TRA.~SPORT CORPSExpenses of removal of invalids . Salaries and wages. . . . . . Printing, stationery, and general expenses . . Ambulances-repairs, accessori es , depreciation, garage

120:i 14 352 0

15:i7 14

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

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

GAZETTE."

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT. JOR ' AMBULANCE ASSOClATIONIN TRUCTION AND SALE OF STORESGros profit on sale of stores . Donations and annual subscriptions. . • . Charged to Centres and Detached Classes in respect of instruction • •

£11264 19 10 11892 12 1 5255 15 U !H8 1 4 1045 a 2 5673 (j

1013 16 253 9

1 9

4 14 56 0 15 16 10 0

0 7

16309

2403

57877 10 10

5 0

00 14 461 1538 139 922

41102 466

3GO·HJ lfi 11

INYALID TRAN PORT CORP Fees for removal of Invalid

3 5

9 3

~T.

535 18 3588 6 3 ~34 12 11 1691 11 7 348 15 0

JORN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. Contributions towards maintenance of StatIOns

185 14

IS5 14 S

6399 5 424 2 2 2 14 6 63 0 0 281 10 0 1780 il 1

511 14

2403

48123

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT JERUSALEM. Expenses at London Office, including salaries, printing, stationery, and general expenses

"ST. JOHN AMBULANCE Sales of journal, etc. . . Advertisements. less commission

~T.

3002

ST. JOHN AMBULANOE BRIGADEPublic duty and maintenance of stations, Including wages of station attendant Salaries-administration. . . Travelling and incidental expenses Printing, stationery, and general expenses Marchfield, Binfield--evacuation account

!l 0

H 5

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT JERUSALEM. Donations and annual subscript.ions . Interest on investment.s. . . Charity Claim-refund of income tax

ArUlY in Palest.ine for treatment

6217 17 10

841 114

57D 10

955 6

6 0

o 10

6 ()

6729 11 11

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

62 15 444 11

LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.

507

ST. JOHN GRAND PRIORY CHURCH. Salary and expenses of Verger General Expenses

ApPROPRIAT1IlD as follo ws;To Reserve for Contingencies (Central Administration) " Muristan Property-amount written off . . Balance carried to Balance Sbeet

G 4.

108 2 5 110 1 11 218 4 4 4228 18 10

BALAN01ll carried down

•

G 19 6

Donations

£73811 4000 200

ST. JOHN GRAND PRIORY CHURCH. Interest on Investment. . Donations and annual subscriptions Collection.

107

£73811

7 10 0 0

93 [) 2 7 13 (j 6 10 6

7 10

0 0

28 18 10 £4228 18 10

BALANCn brought down

4228 18 10 £4228 18 10

The GRAND PRIORY

the BRITISH REALM of the VENERABLE

BALANCE SHEET AT Dr.

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

SEPTEMBER. 1941. Cr.

SUNDRY CREDITORS AND OUTSTANDINGS

£14605 15

STAFF SUPERANNUATION FUND

28310

f'T. JOHN'S CHURCH MAINTENA~CE FUND ST. JOHN AMIlULANCE BRIGADE BENEVOLENT FUND ST. JOHN'S GATE NEW BUILDINGS ACCOUNT

3300

52134

0 0

44000

FREEHOLD PRE)ITSES at and adjoining lerkonwell . . . Less amounts written oIT to date

FREEllOLD PREmSEs at and adjoining Ophthalmic Hospital, Jerusalem . . . Less amounts written ofI to date Add: Cost of bllilding of

RIGHTS I S.J.A.A. AND S.J.A.B. WAR EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT Added this year

Less: Expenditure .

£17874 377

7 H

1R2.'i 1 7

.J4liD2 :) 6

Leu: Expenditure .

49025 12 10095 17

0 8

Adri: Cost of building South Blork, per contra

:{ 929 14 17 (X) !)

4333

0 11

;j(i730 STAFF BENEVOLENT CONTINGENT FUND Less: Expenditure .

3225 17 124 1

R fl

402 12 62 3

2 7

,l40 DONATIONS FOR SPECIAL PURPOSESOphthalmic Hospital First Aid Huts

()

71 CENTENARY APPEAL FUNDSundry Creditors . . . . . Balance of Income and Expenditure Account

41i n s (I

,1053 l L 11 HMO 8 7 1

OPBTHA.LMlC ITo PITA.L FUND INVESTlI(ENTB-British Government tocks Colonial Government Stocks Indian RaHway Annuity .

m(1O

J37368 63 137131

Add: 11.8

Balance of Income and Expenditure A.ccount per annexed Statement •

4 0

n 0 0

34122 34

1583

300

22361

159469

20462

34620

8 11 8 11

eptember, 19H, £27,936.)

GENERAL Accom,T INVB. TlIffi 'TSBritish Government .. tocks Colonial Govt'roment Stock British Railway tocks

£118567 16

5575 16 5099 12

7 0 4

129243 3300

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE BE EVOLENT FUND IN\'l: '1'MENT AND BALANCES

5264

TAFF SUPERANNUATION FUND INVESTMENT AND BALANCES

2R31O

HUItCR U.HNTENANCE FUND I

' VB

TMENT

LINEN GUILD, OPHTHALMIC TIo PITAL INVESTMENT

8 0

3101 16

250

169469 10000

4 0

(Book value of Investments £16 ,314 . • . anrl Market value at 30th September, 1941, £198,500.)

n 0

CE'TENARY ApPEAL FUND-InvestmentsBritish Governmt'nt Stocks British Corporation Stocks

2R IH 10

----

0 !)

£26000

170Y3 8 P 3772 19 10 1495 0 0

Less: Reserve against depreciation BALANCE IN FAVOUR OF THE ORDERAs per last Account. . . . . Added tills year: Commutation of Oblations

16322 17800

3698 !J398

STAFF BENEVOLENT Co TINGENT FUND INVESTMENT 2D 462

RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES (CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION)

0 0

In (/filii/ion to thp abol'e properties certain other properties have been l'psted in the Order ei.ther as part of its Corporate propertll or upon Trusts in connection with the St. John Ambuiancll A8110ciation and Brigade, but theBe nTP not realizable withota the con~ent oj the Charily CommiBBionPTB, or the Truiteu, or Local Committees of Management.

ST, Jom,'s

21307 10 4985 10

CARTLE AT KOLOSSI, CYPRUS .

(Market value at 30th 3101 1li

LINEN GUILD-OPHTHA.LbflC HOSPITAL Less: Expenditure .

0 0

- - - --

MUItISTAN PROPERTY, JRRURALElIf Less amounts written off to date 17643

OPHTHALMIO HOSPITAL FUND Added tWs year

ollth Block, fW cOlltra .

£51448 14 25448 14

STRATHEARN IIOUSE AND WAT 'ON ROUSE, JERUSALEM

1 2

'to John's Gnte,

137460

(Market value 30th September, 1941, £21,:::W2.) Sundry Debtors Casb at Bank .

16259 17 2914

0 0 19173 19

97 16

3 9

1190 10

AMBULANCE STORES, etc., on band, less reserve INSIGNIA AND MEDALS on hand

1115 10 11

SUNDRY DEBTORS AND OUTSTANDINGS, less reserve

1870

ADVANCES (secured) CASHAt Bank--Deposit .Account Current Account In hand •

:2100

13400 0 0 502 10 11 600

0 14502 10 11

£335378 18 10

Tbe Treasury, St. John's Gate, Olerkenwell, E.O.l

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Ho 'pitaller and the Committee of the Ophthalmic H ospital have the honour to submit their Fiftieth Report for the information of Hi Royal Highne the Grand Prior, the Chapter-General, and its . ub criber . Your ommittee opens it Report for 1941 on a note of very real regret in announcing the resignation by ir John Stratheam of his office of \Varden which he had held for over twenty years with such distinction and devotion to the well-being of his patients, while at the same time rai infT hi gh the prestige of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem not only withi~ the narrow bounds of the Holy Land but in the wider area of all the llrrounding countrie . His connection with the Hospital, as a matter of fact, extended by a further three years when he had the advantage of working under Dr. Cant in the early days of the Hospital when P alestine formed part of the Turkish Empire. • Your Committee, on receiving Sir John 's letter resigning the post owing to continued ill-health, adopted unanimously the following Resolution : (( The Committee has received with profound regret the letter dated 1st June, 19"11, from Sir John trathearn asking to be allowed to tender his resignation of the post of \;Varden owing to prolonged ill-health. In accepting hi resignation a inevitable in all the circumstances, the ommittee wi hes to place on record its deep appreciation of Sir John's devoted work for the Order and his loyal co-operation with the Hospitaller and his ommittee in carrying on, with such conspicuous success, the administration of the Hospital during his twenty-two years as vVarden of the Ho pital where his skill as an Ophthalmic Surgeon was unmatched throughout the Middle East and his ~ ympathy with those who suffered endeared him to all who came to him for treatment, whether in the Wards or in the Out-patient Department of the Hospital. (( Thi Committee would express to him its sincere hope that in his retirement he may recover his health, and its sympathy with him in his acute disappointment that he will not now be able to supervise the opening of the new South Block, in which he has taken so keen an interest, as a necessary addition to the usefulness of the Hospital and. a further ' benefit to the people of Palestine." And then your Committee added a clause expressing to L ady Strathearn it appreciation of ali she had done for the Order : The Hospitalier and the Committee would also convey to Lady Strathearn their genuine sympathy and their thanks for all the work she has done not only by raising money for the support of the H ospital as Honorary Treasurer in J erusalem, but in many other ways as well.'

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His Royal Highness the Grand Prior also wrote the following letter to Sir John Strathearn : Chancery of the Order, St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell, E.C. 1. 19th]an1lary, 1942. Dear Sir John Strathearn, I .have heard with regret that owing to ill-health you have resigned the unportant po t of Warden of our Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem, which carries with it the responsible position of Repre entative of our Order in Palestine. During a period of over twenty year you ha \Te upheld the noble traditions of the Order and increased its prestige in Pale tine and beyond its borders. Your departure is a great loss to us, and I feel I cannot allow this opportunity to pass without letting you know how much I personally appreciate all you have done vvith such heartwhole devotion to duty. I trust that in your retirement you may completely recover your health and as Honorary Consulting Surgeon lend your aid and invaluable experience to the discussions of the Hospital Committee of the Order. (Signed) HENRY Grand Prior.

Trea urer in Jerusalem as successor to Lady Strathearn who will be sorely missed. Your Committee has thought it prudent to insure the Hospital Staff against death or injury from enemy action at a premium of £150 for twelve months.

Your Committee has appointed Sir John as Honorary Con. l1lting Surgeon to the Committee. Vlith the above exception there has been no change in the members of the Committee during 1941. HOSPITAL PERSONNEL. Mr. Norman Manson, M.B., CH.B., D.O.M.S., Sub-\~Tarden has been appointed Warden under an Agreement for three years ~ommencing 1st June, 1941, the date of Sir John Strathearn's resignation. Under present conditions it has not been found expedient to fill the post of Sub-Warden which will probably remain in abeyance until the end of the war (vide Report for 1940). The new Warden has been promoted to the grade of Officer of the Order. Dr. Budeiri, the Registrar, has signed a new Agreement with the Order for a further period of five years, commencing 1st June, 1941. Your Committee would offer him its best wishes on the occasion of his recent marriage. Sister Elli~ was able to secure a passage home on expiry of her contract, and has arrIved safely in this country. Sister Millman has returned to duty having procured, not without difficulty, a special permit from the Colonial Office to travel by a vessel, under convoy, to Durban. Thence she wil! pr?ceed by air to Cairo and so to Jerusalem by trairi. During her detentIon m the home country she has filled up her time by working at Moo:-fields. and at the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar. MISS Krrkwood, the Secretary, has been given an Agreement with the ~rde~ for two years to date from 1st February, 1941. . MISS Hilda Ridler, O.B.E., who is ~ charge of the Red Cross Censorship m Jen:salem and who was formerly m:the Department of Education in the Palest me Government, has kindly agreed to accept the post of Honorary

New Scales of Pay jor Palestinian Staff· The \Varden has submitted a scheme of scales of pay for the native staff. Your Committee has approved of these and it is hoped that the regulation of increments of pay will relieve the Warden of much future trouble. PATIENTS. In spite of the shortage of surgical and nursing Staff during the period under review, the number of patients treated shows an increase over 1940, which in turn showed an increase over 1939, a remarkable record for war time and a most satisfactory proof of the appreciation by the people of the Holy Land of the benefits offered by the Hospital and its devoted taff of surgeons and nurses. The comparative table of statistics printed at the end of this Report bears eloquent testimony to the need of the Ophthalmic Hospital of the Order, and is a great encouragement to all concerned in pre erving, and by every effort increasing, its usefulness. The fellahin are becoming " Hospital conscious". It may be of interest to give an extract from the La11,Cet referring to doctors in Palestine. It appears that the country is overstocked with doctors-a state found nowhere else in the world. "In Tel-Aviv, for xample, there are about 900 doctors, or one to every 200 inhabitants. The situation in Haifa and J erusalem is similar, though perhaps not quite so bad. In Palestine as a whole there are about 3,000 doctors, or one to every 500 inhabitants including those of the country districts and the Arab population. As a result the standard of living among the medical profes ion is very low, many doctors being unable to earn more than £8-£10 a month. Thanks to the increased cost of living this is far below an income which would support them, and social institutionsnot merely medical associations-are taxed to the utmost to provide for needy doctors, many of whom are grateful even for a free meal." MEMORIAL TABLETS. No decision has been reached as to the most appropriate spot to place these, but your Committee has thought it best to allow a small subco~ittee, consisting of the \i\Tarden, Mr. Keith-Roach, and the Honorary Arc~ltect, Mr. P. H. \Vinter, to make a decision. On the subject of the placmg ~f future Memorial Tablets your Committee takes this opportunity of thankmg the Honorary Architect for his report on the position, having regard to the space available. He has also drawn attention to the desirability, ~hen funds allow, of dealing with the frontage of the Hospital from an archItectural point of view, vis-a-vis the Annexe which dwarfs the insignificant main door of the old building. KING'S BIRTHDAY SERVICE . The \i\Tarden attended this Service in St. George's Cathedral in his official dress.

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STORE-ROOM. This has always uffered from damp. At a cost of [37 a damp-proof wall has been built against the face of the rock whence the water entered the store-room. It will now be possible to buy provisions for storage in bulk and so take advantage of market fluctuations, thereby effecting a saving on maintenance costs.

the other side of the road is a well conceived idea and is proving most popular. The Matron told. me t?at over .400 use ~t at night, wait~~ fo;, out-patient treatment. ThIS agam was bemg kept m a spotless condItIon. (ij) From Stewart Perowne, O.ST.]., attached to H.B.M.s Embassy at Baghdad, dated 9th September, 1941. (( I visited the Hospital which I had not s~en fo~ seven years. I was greatly interested in all the new work, and qUIte delighted at the deve~op ments. The Warden himself very kindly showed me all ro~d. Frrst. we looked at the out-patients' annexe .. It w~s a won~erful ?Ight. The tone ha already mellowed and it looks Just like what It was m~en~ed. to be, namely a very beautiful Arab khan. It was full of fellahm sIttmg round in groups in the shade of the ambul(~.tory .... The Hunter-Weston ~Iemorial looks very well now that the shIeld has been coloured. I was also hown the place where the Princess Mary plaque is ~o go. Bot~ that and the Archbi hop of Canterbury'S plaque are fine achIevements III the best tradition of Malta's inlaid marble work. To have had them made in the Island and transported to Palestine in time of war is a wonderful tribute, both to Malta and to the Navy. I also, of course, took a.particular interest in the beautiful memorial to Lady Watson. It IS so imple and just like her. And Gill's script is most effective. It was one of the most moving things I have seen for many .a .day. '... Th~ new building could not have been better done. Not only IS ItS deSIgn ~dmrrable from the hospital point of view-the military matron now m charge as ured me of thi -but is also a real <:esthetic success. The doors windows, baths, etc., all of the very best, and I am told that the copper fly-net is the envy of all military hospitals because they have been unable to get any. That the Order has been able to do all this in time of war has had a fine effect on our prestige, and it was a great joy to be allowed once more to stand in those courts."

NEW SOUTH BLOCK. The Palestine Government accepted the offer of the ommittee to place at its disposal the unfurnished rooms of the new outh Block. The Department of Health took over the building and fitted it up with accommodation for 75 beds, placing a Sister in Charge under the supervi ion of Dr. W. E. Thompson, O.B.E., C.ST.]. It was proposed to use the Hospital for air raid casualties of a less severe type, but apparently the need has so far not materialized as the Hospital has since been evacuated by the Government Department, whether as a temporary measure or permanently is not yet clear. NEW BOUNDARY WALL. This has now been taken in hand and is being built at a co t of £260 for the first 81 metres facing the new road. It will be one metre and a half high. Beyond the 81 metres the wall leaves the road and divide the property of the Order flom that of the \Vakf and this portion is being built of loose stones, temporarily, by Hospital taff labour. PORTRAIT OF FIELD-:YIARSHAL THE VISCOUNT ALLENBY. The Hospital has had many Australian and New Zealand vi itor who have been greatly interested in the Hospital. They all, however, criticized the absence of any photograph of Lord Allenby. This critici m eemed ju t, and a framed portrait of him now hangs in the Out-patients Hall and hi signature is also attached to the mounting. VISITORS. Two members of the Order, one in the Forces serving in Palestine and one from the Baghdad Embassy, have visited the Hospital, and the following are extracts from their letters : (i) From Major John Sleeman, O.ST.]., Royal Tank Regiment, dated 4th April, 1941 : " The Hospital was beautifully clean and cool. The beds were very smart with the St. John badge made by the Ladies' Linen Guild, while the cupboards alongside the beds presented by the Ladies' Linen Guild looked very well, and the Matron expressed her gratitude as they had proved invaluable. The Matron told me that a large number of New Zealanders and Australians of the Brigade had recently visited the Hospital. They went to see the Hospital before they saw any other place of interest. It gave them a sort of connection with their country and had proved a great source of encouragement to those working at the Hospital ... The new wing is really first class. The view from the new wing is wonderfuleach room has a nice veranda and is well equipped . . . . The Annexe on

GIFTS. The Lahore Nur ing Division has sent direct to the Hospital 78 eye bandages and 68 operation cloths. The Warden has presented two test type drums. An anonymous donor has presented a diathermy apparatus. The Deputy Hospitaller in North Tasmania, Mrs. M. F. W. Robson , M.B.E., O.ST.]., organized a garden fete at Ruglen, the home of Sir John and Lady Ramsay, which was carried out by the St. John Ambulance Association, on 15th March. The amount realized came to £15 14s., which has been placed to the credit of the Jubilee Appeal Fund. Dr. Dhanjibhai Mehta, C.I.E., L.M.&S., A.K.O.ST.]., has sent a donation of £5 to the Jubilee Appeal Fund. Commander F. Wright, R.N., a grateful patient of Sir John Strathearn, has made a gift of £10 to the Jubilee Appeal Fund. The Iraqi Consul-General has given £10 for the Honorary Treasurer in jerusalem's Fund in recognition of the Warden's operating for cataract on his daughter. COST OF LIVING. The rise in prices has continued since the publication of our last Report, and has naturally affected our maintenance figures, e.g. in November a pound of tea cost 9s.

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FINANCE. The Income and Expenditure Account for the Financial Year ending 30th September, 1941 , shows that the cost to the .Order of its !I0spital was £5,188 14s. 8d., compared w~th £~,608 12s. 4d. III the p~ecedmg year. Annual subscriptions and donatIOns m London sho~ a shrm~age of £20. Your Committee has again received substantIal fL:1anclal support from its friends of the Order of the Temple, Great Pnory of England and Wales, through the Great Vice-Chancellor Confrere Sir Thomas Lumley- mith, D.S.O., K.ST.J. The amount, £~63 14s. ~d., has been placed to the credit of the Jubilee Appeal Fund. ThIS sum WIll be duly recorded under « Jubilee Appeal Fund, 1937 " in the Report for 1942.. . Since 1925 the Order of the Temple has given £2,174 4s. ~ld. I~ aId of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem and your CommIttee IS most grateful for this continuous and steady support.

Average prices of foodstuffs recorded for the past month were over 100 per cent above those prevailing in August, 1939, the index number given at 202, compared with 189 in December, 1941, and 139·1 in December, 1940. Prices in Tel-Aviv were somewhat lower than the average. while those in Haifa and Jerusalem were one and three points higher respectively. LADIES' LL

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It is not easy adequately to express in words all that your Committee owes to the Ladies' Linen Guild. It will be seen by the figure printed at the end of the Guild Report that your Committee has received during 1941 no les:, a sum than £700 which went to make good many thing ' wanted in the new South Block not covered by the original contract with the builder. This liberal support was not given at the expen c of the usual consignment of the yearly upkeep of domestic supplies and the many calls for the Linen Room of the Hospital. Members of the Order often ask « \Vhat can I do to help?" )lo better answer could be given than inviting them, if ister, to join the Ladies' Linen Guild, if Brothers to become Alillual ub cribers to the :\Iaintenancc Fund of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem.

CONTRIBUTIONS FRO:'! OYERSEA . Your Committee acknowledges with thanks the amount of £34 12s . 6d. collected by the Commandery in outhern Africa-an increase over 1940, and from the Commandery in Canada a draft for £55 I8s. 6d. Brigadier R. M. Gorssline, the Ho pi taller of the Commandery in Canada called on the Hospitaller on the 30th March, 1942, with a draft account for £55 18s. 6d. received from an Appeal put out by the Commandery in November, 1941. He reported that money wa till coming in when he left Canada in the early part of the year. He was in London only for a short official visit in connection with his work as Brigadier Commanding the R. Canadian A.M.C. The Hospitaller wa very glad to have had the opportunity of making the acquaintance of his Canadian confrere. The total amount of the Appeal will be acknowledged in the financial accounts for 1941-2. To Lady Strathearn and to Miss Hilda Ridler thanks are due for their help in Palestine in 1940 and 1941. It will be noticed that the number of Deputy Hospitallers in Australia has been reduced to one-the Deputy Hospitaller for Western Australia. This is owing to the creation during the past year of the Commandery of the Australian Commonwealth (exclusive of Western Australia) of the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. OLIVES. The olive crop was a satisfactory one. It amounted to 117 rottles which when pressed (in Bethlehem) gave 24 rottles of oil of the value of £P13.200. Last year the value of the oil was only £5.

CONCLUSIO -. Your Committee cannot close this Report without again express~g to the Warden and to Dr. Budeiri, as well as to the short-handed Nursmg taff, its great appreciation of all the work t~at has be.en done und~r the difficult conditions inseparable from a penod of anxIety and stram caused by the war at the very doors of the Hospital.. Their lc:bours have had their own reward in the increased number of patIents passmg through the wards and the Out-patient Department and they can r~alize th~t work well and faithfully done in the cause of suffering humamty and m the noble tradition of the Order of t. John gives recompense for any t emporary trials they are called on to endure. March, 1942.

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The Warden's Report for the ) Tear 1941. We have accounted ourselves fortunate in being able to carryon our work throughout the year almost unaffected by military operations in neighbouring countries. New patients increased from 21,252 in 1940 to 21,933 in 1941. Total consultations increased from 119,986 to 12-1,628. The number of patient admitted increased from 926 to 1,152. The number of operations performed was 2,577, an increase of 344 on the previous year. This include 647 intra-ocular operations, of which 411 were for cataract. The number of operations for trichiasis was 1,301. The number of general anc.esthetics administered \Va 113. Thi represents a decrease conforming with the more extended use of local anc.esthetics. A number of general anc.e the tics will of cour e alwaybe essential for children and certain acute cases in adults. The average duration of stay in Hospital was 11· 2 day. Of the ne,,\.· cases 18,438 were Moslems, 2,784 Chri tian , and 711 Jews. Of the total consult~ti?ns 110,338 were Moslems, 11,263 Chri tian , and 3,029 Jew. The mCldence of trachoma among out-patients was 92· 06 per cent. Of the 21,933 new patients, 1757 (8' 01 per cent) were blind in one eye and 445 (2' 02 per cent) blind in both eyes. The number blind in one or both eyes was 2,202 (10'04 per cent). The causes of blindness in the 2 647 blind eves i seen in the followjnrY analysis : ,~ CAUSES OF BLIND~E

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2,647

Bli?<:illess due ~o cataract (remedial blindness) numbered 683. Of the remammg 1 ~964 I.rr~I?ediably blind eyes 1,522 (77 ' 4 per cent) were due t o acute conJ unctIvItIs. These cases are preventible and the work carried out at the Annexe is devoted almost entirely to that end . The total number of cases of acute conjunctivitis treated in t he Out-Pat ient

Department and Annexe was 7· 760 (35·3 per cent). Of these 7 .. 760 cases 1,432 (18' 4 per cent) were complicated by. corneal .ulc~ratIOn. ~he number of cases complicated by corneal ulceratIOn resultmg m perforatIon of the globe was 393 (27'4 per cent). . In the Annexe Clinic 3,976 infants and children were ~reated for acute conjunctivitis. Of these 514 (12' 9 per cent) were complIc.ated b.y corneal ulceration. The number of cases complicated by ulceratIOn gomg .on to perforation of the globe was 102 (19·8 per cent). O.f ~hese 3,976 children 512 were ulcerated on their first visit. Of the remammg 3,464 cases onl'y 2 developed ulceration of the corne.a while unde.rgoing treatment. ThIS last figure is exce~tion::-ll'y.low and ~s partly attn~utable to .the fact that the epidemic conJunctIvItIS. was. thIS ~ear exceptIOnally mI~d. Internal communications are becommg mcreasmgly rapId an~ e~cIent, so that patient from the remotest villages can re~ch the HospItal m a few ~ours. Early treatment is the ~actor .of gr~a~~st lIDp~rtance m the prev~ntIon of blindne from epidemIC conJunctIvItIs. ThIs. may now b~ saId to ~e within the reach of every inhabitant of Palestme. . I.t remalI~.s to SOCIal workers and educationists to teach the commumtIes the Importance of taking advantage of the facilities made. available to them. The Annexe is now well known to the villagers as a place where they can live while their own or their children's treatment is being carried out. The cloisters provide shade by day to many hundreds throughout the ummer and at night some 200 regularly sleep ther~. Each lodger I?ust be in possession of a hospital ticket, showing that. he IS a bona fide patIent, and a resident orderly is in charge. Such ~atIents as. are too poor to maintain themselves throughout the duratIon of theIr treatment are provided with three free meals daily from. t~e Hospital kitchens. 1,101 such meals were provided last summer. ThI.S IS ~ much low~r number than usual, as, owing to the mildness of the epldemIc, the duratIOn of treatment was shorter in most cases. Refraction work was reduced owing to shortage of staff. 596 prescriptions were given, chiefly to British and Palestinian officials and t? monk and nuns. Many more refractions are, of course, done .than th.IS figure suggests. Frequently vision cannot be improved owmg to Irregular astigmatisms, so common in a trachomatous count.ry. .. The Hospital services have been placed at the dIsposal of th~ Military in whatever way they could be utilized. A number of Army patIents have been brought for consultation, slit lamp examination, X-ray and magnet extraction. In the X-ray Department 18 photographs were taken. In only two did there prove to be intra-ocular foreign bodies. Of 23 ~ases exposed to the giant magnet (previously X-rayed at Military Hospltals), 9 were . . Positive and 14 Negative . Dr. W. E . Thompson has continued his services as. Hon. RadIOlog~s~, and has been a help in many other ways. The R egIstrar, Dr. Budeln, and the Staff have loyally co-operated in doing their part in the everincreasing work. (Signed) NOR MAN MANSON, Warden. March, 1942.

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Ophthalmic Hospital of The Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Income and Expenditure Account for Year Ended 30th September, 1941.

INCOME.

EXPENDITURE. EXPENSES AT LONDON OFFICESalaries, Printing, Stationery, and General Expenses EXPENSES AT JERUSALEM£43 96 12 Salaries, Wages, and Pensions 883 4 Housekeeping. 115 12 Drugs, Equipment, etc. 65 1 Repairs. Furniture and of Maintenance 65 10 Fittings Printing, Stationery, and General 222 16 Expenses 55 16 Travelling Expenses 110 4 Electric Supply 100 1 Water 202 19 New Drainage-part cost

£511 ]4 ]

3 0 4

DONATIONS AND ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS£143 Received in London . 15 Collected in Scotland 360 Collected in Jerusalem (1940 and 1941) Collected by the Commandery in 34 Southern Africa 25 Priory for Wales-Annual Grant ARMY in Palestine for treatment INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS CHARITY CLAIM-Refund of income tax.

10 7 4 2 3 0

BALANCE, being excess of Expenditure over Income .

841 114

16 10 11

9 0 6

12 0

6 0 £579 10 6 0

9 0

o 10

5188 14

955

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6217 17 10 £6729 11 11

£6729 11 11

\Y. II. GOSCHEN, Hon. Treasurer.

We have examined the above Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30th September, 1941, wilh the books and vouchers in London and with the returns received from Jerusalem, and certiiy i l to be correct. The accoupl forms part of the General Income and Expenditure Account of the Grand Priory in the British Realm 01 the Venerable Order 01 the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and is incorporated therein. 3, Frederick's Place, Old Jewry, E.C. 2. PRICE, WATERHOUSE & CO., 6th F ebruary, 1942. Chartered Accountants.

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Annual Subscriptions. Donations. £ s. d. £ s. d. 220 110 1 1 0 100 220

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS. Received In London from 1st October, 19-J-O, to 30th September, 19-t1.

Acland, The Hon. Mrs. A. D. Ailesbury, The Marquess of, D.S.O. Ann, Captain H. T. . . . . . . Armstrong-Jones, Colonel Sir Robert, C.B.E., M.D., etc. Audland, W. E., M.B.E., M.R.C.S. Barwick, Captain F. M., O.B.E ., R.N . Barclay, Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Hubert Bellasis, Miss M. Bilton, Mrs. E. J. Bilton, F. ..... Bingley, Lieut.-General Sir Alfred, K.C. I.E ., C.B. Blackham, Colonel R. J., C.B., C.M.G., C.I.E ., D.S.O., LD. Brassey, The Countess . . . . Brown, Sir Herbert, K.B .E.. . . Browne, Brigadier J. G ., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. Butler, Lady Constance Cad bury, Mrs. E. H . . . . . . Canterbury, The Archbishop of, G.c.v.o., P.c., etc. Catt, Major P. H. . . . . . Cavendish, R. C. A., C.B.E. (the late) . . Cecil, Commander The Hon. Henry, O.B.E., R.N. . . Clark, Colonel Sir James, R. A., Bt., C.B., C.M.G., F.R .C. S.ED. Cook, Mrs. F. H . . . " '" Cudworth, Miss M. Dalton, Major C. J. G. Dalton, Mrs. J. C. Ferard, A. G., C.B.E. FitzPatrick, Colonel H. L., C.B.E. Freshfield, Miss Jessica L., R.R.C. Harrel, W. V., C.B., C.B.E., M.V.O. Harris, Captain The Lord, M.C. Holroyde, Miss L. M., R.R .C. Howard, Mrs. J . E. . . . . . Howard de Walden and Seaford, The Lady, C.B.E. Hunter-Weston, Lady. . . . . Hyde, Sir Charles, Bt., O.B.E., LL.D. Inverclyde, Charlotte, Lady . King, Colonel E. J., C.B., C.M.G., T.D ., A.D.C. Lechmere, Captain A. H~ . . . . . London Knot of the Friendly Brothers of St. Patrick Lowson, Denys C. Flowerdew . . . . Lynch, Mrs. L. B. Lytton, The Countess of, C.L May, Captain F. Morrison, J. K. K. . . . . Mountgarret, Robinia, Viscountess, O.B.E. Norton, Mrs. J. J., M.B.E. Norton, R. E. Parnham, H. W. Patrick, Paul, C.S.I. . . . Perowne, Colonel Woolrych, V.D., T.D. Plymouth, The Dowager Countess of

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

Annual Subscriptions. Donations. £ s. d . £ s. d. 220

1 1

0 0 550

1 1 0

0 0 0

220 550 220 -!

Pratt, Eldon, M.D., M.R.C.S. . Repton, Guy, M.B.E. . Roberts, Evan, jun., M.B.E. Robinson, Major J . T., R.A.M.C. Ruffer, Lady . . . . . Sandys, Brigadier-General and lVlrs. \v. B. R. . Scarbrough, Major-General The Earl of, K.G. , etc. Scott, C. ., Shann, Mrs .. loan, R. . . Snell, Mr. and l1rs. John B. Steer, \V. R. Hornby Stewart, Charles, M.B.E. Thorne, ::'I1rs. F. . . . Tudor-Craig, Major ir Algernon and Lady Tweedale, 1\1rs., C.B.E., A.R.R.C. . . . . . Unit d Religious ::'I1ilitary Orders of the Temple of St .. John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta, VIctory Precept ory TO. 207 Vick , H . J .. 'W alker, ::'IIi s A. ~1., ?1.B.E. \Vare, A . ::\1., M.D., l\l.R.C.S. \Vebster, ::'Irs. R. B ., O.B.E.. . . \Vin O'ate, General Sir Reginald and Lady

3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1

3 1 10 5 2 1 1 1 1 1

0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0

1 2 1 1 1

£ 123 12

£20

£143 16

110 1 0 1 1 2 2 10 10

0 0 0 0 0

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

110 110 110 1 1 0

£25

Annual Grant

0 0

700 110 110 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 200 550

COLLECTED IN SCOTLAND. Colonel Chichester de Windt Crookshank, D.L., K.St.J., Assistant Honorary Secretary. £ s. d.

100 110

110 550 550 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 220 1 1 0 220 200

Marchioness of Bute . Mrs. M. E. M. Graham MacGillivray of MacGillivray Duchess of Hamilton. Marchioness of Ailsa . Lieut.-Colonel H. J. Barnes Mrs. J. M. Newton Mrs. Fenton Wingate Mrs. M. U. Crookshank Harry Pirie-Gordon of Buthlaw, D.S.C., F.S.A.

300 1 1 0 110 110 1 1 0

110 110 2

200 2

£15 10

N.B .-Attention is called to p. 25 where it is shown how subscriptions can be doubled.

Church Collections.

COLLECTED IN JERUSALEM H.E. Sir Harold l\IacMichael, K.C.M.G., D.S.O. Anonymous Akifah Almkhadra Major Badcock E. Ballard B. S. Binah . Humphrey Bowman, C.M.G., C.B.E. Mrs. Sarah Bright . G. A. Broadhead Mrs. Cecil Brooks. . Major-General Clark, D.S.O., M.C. Judge COpeland}tw d t' { Judge Copeland 0 ona IOns Captain C. VV. Cowell Steadman Davies Mrs. R. Dunderdale ejib Elia Mrs. Fayer Robert Fisher . Miss B. Fitzpatrick . Brigadier French . Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Mrs. Heavens Lady Ibrahim Shibly Jamal . . Jerusalem Dramatic Society Hugh Jones . Sheikel Kassab Haj Karaman A. L. Kirkbride . . . Lodge of the Holy City Jerusalem Mrs. MacKay . Mrs. MacQueen Issa Marcos . F. R. Mason . Mrs. Vera Mathew Dr. Stewart Miller E. Mills . Mrs. Newton . . Mrs. Page Mr. and Mrs. Paget A Patient A Patient A Patient . Miss C. de Peyer A. L. Peters . Mrs. Pope A Priest . . . . Squadron-Leader and Mrs. Reed G. N. Reid . . S. O. Richardson Major Alan Saunders R. B. Simpson Miss Stem . Archdeacon Stewart . . St. Andrew's Church Women's Guild G. D. Thomas . Sir Harry Trusted . Captain O. M. Tweedy Mrs. Weir . Mrs. E. M. Wiles

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

£P 5.000 1.000 .500 5.000 .500 1.000 4.950 1.000 2.100 1.500 10 .000 1.000 1.000 2.100 2.000 1.000 3.000 .500 2.100 .500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 12 .000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 5.000 1.000 1.000 4.000 2 .000 1.000 1.000 7.000 .500 .500 1.000 .500 1.000 .500 .650 1.050 1.000 .500 2.000 .500 l.000 3.150 .500 .200 2.000 l.000 1.000 2 .000 10.000 .500 1.000 [PI27.800

iP 6 .690 3 .240 10.000 10.712

Christ Chur dl, Jerusalem Jaffa Chaplaincy Fund . St. Andrew's Church of Scotland St. George' s Cathedral . .

£P30 .642

COLLECTED

BY THE COMMANDERY IN

SOUTHERN

AFRICA. T. H. Watermeyer, K.St.J., Hospitaller. £

10 0 0 10 0 0 446 200 1 1 0 10 6 10 6 440 2 2 0

T. H. "\'Vatermeyer, Esq., K.ST.]. Transvaal Centre, S.] . A .A. . . Pretoria Railway Ambulance Division E. E. P hillips, Esq., Cape Town Walter Fowkes, Esq., K.ST.]. . Miss P. M. Fowkes, O.ST.]. Alex M. Anderson, Esq., O.ST.]. . Griqualand West Centre (1940 and 1941) Mrs . E. R. Stanford, S.S.ST.]. .

£34 12

GRANT BY THE COMMANDERY IN CANADA. Brigadier R. M. Gorssline, D.S.O., O.St.J., M.B., Hospitaller. Grant by the Commandery ($500)

[55 18

QPHTlJALMIC HOSPITAL.

JUBILEE APPEAL FUND, 1937. Contributions during the )'ear ended 30th September, 1941. Order of the Temple, Great Priory of England and Wale :\1ajor P. M. Beachcroft, O.B.E. "1\1. B."

£441

274 8 4 3 3 0 17 17 0 17 7 10 100 0 0 15 14 0 2 2 0 10 10 0

Captain W. D. Cargill Thompson The Lady Plender " . Raised at a garden party at Launceston (Tasmania) Lady Armstrong-Jones Stewart Perowne .

I~COlIE AI D EXPENDITURE ACCOU T YEAR E lT DED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1941.

EXPE JDITURE.

£ s. d. . 10,092 13 10 Loss on Exchange-On contribution from Australia 3 3 10 Balance at 30th September, 1941 . 246 5 9 K ew Building

£10,342

I ..

01l1E.

Balance at 1st October, 1940 Contributions Gran t-Order of t. John Grants- Linen Guild Profit on sale of Investment Interest Balance of former Hospital Special Fund

£ -l ,906

s . d.

5 2 0 0

0 0

102 10 74 0

3 0

441

2,734 700

1,3 4

£10,342

Linen Guild. J) r es t~e n t

HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY.

(tbatrman: ROBINIA, VISCOUNTESS MOUNTGARRET.

ll)ice:::(!batrman: THE DOWAGER DUCHESS OF GRAFTON.

(tommtttee: [HE D UC HESS OF SUTHERLAND. THE MARCHIONESS OF BUTE, D.B.E. THE MARCHIONESS OF NORMAN BY, O.B.E. THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF AIRLIE, G.B.E. LADY MARGARET MACRAE OF FEOIRLINN, O. B. E.

THE VISCOUNT ESS HEREFORD. THE VISCOUNTESS ELIBANK. THE DOWAGER VISCOUNTESS PLUMER, D.B.E. LADY MALCOLM OF POLTALLOCH, C . B.B. LADY STRATHEARN. MRS. WOOLRYCH PEROWNE.

1bon. Secretar)?: MRs. WOOLRYCH PEROWNE.

Report of the Committee for 1941. In making my Report for the last year I begin by saying that no Committee meetings have been held during the year 1941, though the Chairman and Hon. ecretary have met from time to time to discuss matter. The \Varden in a letter to the Hospitaller dated the 13th January, 1942, writes : "Linen. The Matron received the 3 cases of linen on 7th December, 1940. These items were against her order for 1939 and she has received no linen ince, other than the 20 yards of red bunting which has just arrived. " The Matron, owing to the non-arrival of anything in 1941, has been obliged to purchase locally:1 Bolt double grey material for servants £P5' 200 6 Woven coats for patients £P6 ·000 and another lot of these coats will be necessary this year. The cost of the Linen room in the financial year ending 30th September, 1941, was £P12 which included a purchase of buttons, cord, markingcotton, and male patients' caps which are bought cheaper in the bazaar. Over and above the [P12 mentioned gauze is bought from time to time and entered in the monthly accounts under " Linen". Owing to the serious shortage of many things consequent on shipping delays, the Warden is applying for an Import Licence to buy sheets at 8s. each from a firm in Cairo, and proposes buying four dozen. A consignment from the Gate amounting to three cases was dispatched in July, 1940, reaching the Hospital in December, 1940.

OPHTHADrrc

During 19·H quite a large amount of linen, etc., had accumulated at the Gate ( ee the Report for 1940), but owin a to the war they were not dealt with till May, 1942. b

1: list of req,:irements for 1942 has been received from the "Varden and owmg to the Illness of the ~on. ecretary thi i being dealt with by the Stores Department- those Items marked" Urgent" will be dispatched first. The full list is as follows : REQUIREMENTS FOR LINEN ROO:'-I, 19-12 Those items marked with an asterisk are urgellt requirement. ' .

British Staff: 2 doz. cap-badges 12 pair~ whi~e lisle stockings (6 ;\0 . 9 m. and 6 1 o. 9t in .) 6 floor cloths for stone floors

urses : 3 pairs sheet.s 3 small table cloths 60 yd. grey gingham Cali co for aprons

Patients: *-l8 Strong sheets 24 Pillow-ca~s *120 yd. blue and white stripe for men's cumbazes 120 yd. thm unbleached calico for lining dit.to 60 yd . bl~e and white stripe twill for men's jackets 60 yd. thm unbleached calico to line jackets 60 y~ . .thm u.nbleached calico to line women's jackets \\'hlte. calIco for women's caps 2-l0 yd. thIck unbleached calico for undergarment.s

Servants: 40 *60 60 *60

yd. brown gingham Staff servants' dresses yd . bl~ck and grey stripe twill Orderlies' cumbazes yd. thm unbleached calico to line ditto yd. red and blue twill or suitable dresses Calico for aprons and caps 12 Sheets

Kitchen: 4 Unbleached table cloths 1 doz. floor cloths for stone floors 2 doz. mesh dish-cloths

Dispensary : *2t doz. hu ckaback towels 6 floor cloths

Linen Roo'm : Buttons for dresses and jackets : 6 doz. white bone 6 doz. small washing buttons 180 yds. White calico for : Orderlies' jackets-l0 a year Dispensers' and clerks' overalls4 a year Nurses' aprons and operation caps Servants' aprons and caps Theatre operation cloths

Theatre and TV ards : *2~ doz. huckaback towels, strong

LINEN GUILD

PIT AL.

Several gifts have been already made to the Guild and offers have also been received of further help. N ow that the list for 1942 has arrived from Jerusalem it will be easier to arrange matters. Owing to the sudden and unavoidable departure from the Hospital of Lady Stratheam, caused by the serious illness of the Warden, the Linen Room does not seem to have been cared for with the clever management and careful economy which are so necessary, especially in these difficult days. Hence the very long list of requirements, many of which can probably be obtained locally more cheaply and more easily. The Chairman and Hon. Secretary will be meeting shortly to discuss and settle these matters, and they hope they may be able to obtain the assistance of Lady Stratheam who knows the conditions of the Linen Room in the Hospital better than anybody. It will be decided, if possible, to hold a Committee Meeting in June. The Hospital Report refers to the increased cost of living in Palestine and members of the Linen Guild will be interested to know that cotton now costs 80 mils (approx. ls. 9d.) a reel. Floor cloths are now required for washing stone floors. Formally old clothes and sacking were used. The latter now cost 2s. each and old clothes are used up entirely for patching. It is with deep regret that I report the death of the Viscountess Plumer in 1941. She was one of the most interested and practical members of the Linen Guild Committee and never missed a meeting unless something quite exceptional prevented her attending. Lady Plumer was also a great link with Jerusalem and our Hospital there, where her name was much revered. (Signed) ROBINIA MOUNTGARRET. May, 1942.

Linen Guild of the Ophthaln1ic Hospital.

6 floor cloths Receipts and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30th September, 19-11.

Annex: 1 doz. huckaback towels 1 doz. floor cloths

Sewing cotton :*It doz. No. 30 'white q . doz. No. 40 white 1 doz. I O. 40 black Female patients' caps Chair backs Wringers Fresh mounts for quilt centres 6 packets pins Linen tape 1 in.

EXPE DITURE. Stores Printing and General Expenses Loss on Exchange-Australia and Tew Zealand.

RECEIPTS. £ s. d. 56 10 7 5

£62

Balance at 30th September, 19413 % Defence Bonds 250 Cash 90

0 8

0 7

£402 12

Balance at 1st October, 19403% Defence Bonds . £250 0 0 Cash 5 13 9

s. d.

255 13 Members' Subscriptions: Vice-Presidents . £85 14 Associate Members 4 11 Honorary Iembers 12 3

6 0 0

Donations Interest on 3% Defence Bonds

102 8 6 38 11 0 5 18 11

£402 12

Subscriptions

and

Donations.

From 1st October, 19-1-0, to 30th Septemher, 19-1-1. VICE-PRESID ENTS. Acland, The Hon. Mrs. A. D. . Adams, Mrs. Hugh Airlie, The Dowager Countess of, G.B.E. Atkinson, Mrs. St. John . Bartholomew, lYIrs. C. W. Brassey, The Countess Brocket, 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 Copland-Griffiths ,The Hon. 1\11rs. Cromer, The Countess of . Davidson, Lady Theodora . Dawson of Penn, The Viscountess, O.B.E . . Elibank, The Viscountess Farndon, Mrs. E. B. Forester, The Dowager Lady French, Lady Essex, O.B.E. Garford, Miss, M.B.E. (the late) . Gladstone of Hawarden, The Lady, C.B.E (1.he late) Grafton, The Dowager Duchess of Graham, Mrs. M. B. Halifax, The Viscountess, C.L . Hambleden, The Dowager Viscountess Hann, Mrs. H. F.. . . . . Harcourt. The Dowager Viscountess, G.B.E. Hayes, Mrs., M.B.E. Hereford, The Viscountess Hunter-Weston, Lady Inverclyde, Charlotte, Lady Lechmere, Mrs. C. M. . . Lindsay, The Dowager Countess of Lumley, Lady Lythall, Miss A. E. . Lytton, The Countess of, C.L McConnell, Miss M. J. MacRae-Gilstrap, Mrs. Malcolm, Lady, C.B.E. . Mason, Lady Evelyn, O .B .E. Mawby, Miss L. E., M.B.E. Morgan, Mrs. Hickman . . Mountgarret, Robinia Viscountess, O.B.E. Mulleneux-Grayson, Lady . Normanby, The Marchioness of, O.B.E. Norton, Mrs. J. J., M.B.E. • • Nunburnholme, The Dowager Lady. Onslow, The Countess of, C.B.E., A.R.R.C. Overend, Miss L. . Peel, Lady. . Peters, Lady, A.R.R.C. Perowne, Mrs. Woolrych Perowne, The Hon. Mrs. V.

UBSCRIPTIONS

OPHTHALMIC HOSPlfAI.

£ 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1

1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1

s. d. 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 I

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1(" 1 1 1 1 1

1 ]

1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0

]

1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1

1 1 1 1 2 1

1 1 1

0 0 0 0

Philipps, Lady, O.B.E. Pirie-Gordon, Mrs. H. Pixley, Miss E. M .. PI ender, The Lady. .. . '. Plumer, The Dowager Vlscountess, O.B.E. (1.he late) Plymou1.h, The Countess o f . . Plymouth, The Dowager Countess of Pochin, Miss F. M. . Rice, The Hon. Mrs. Rutherford, Mrs. M. . Salisbury, The Marchioness of . Smith, Miss H. M. . . Strathearn, Lady (1941 and 1942) Stuart, Mrs. Man. . Sutherland, The Duchess of Thorne, Mrs. F. Tildsley, The Hon. 1\1rs. Tufnell, Mrs. E. D. Tulloh, Miss L. W., R.R.C. • • Tweedale, Mrs E. A., C.B . E ,A.R.R . C . Walker, :\liss A. M., J\1.B.E. Warneford, Mrs. M. E. \Vebster, Mrs. R. B., O.B.E. Whitaker, The Hon. ~lrs. Wills, Lady

£ 1 1 1

1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1

1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

s. d. 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 J 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

£85 1-.1:

Total ASSOCIATE MEl\IBERS. Aldridge, Miss E. A. :\looring Barltrop, Mrs. E . J. . Bucknill, 1\1rs. S. P. B. . Christopher, Mrs. A. C. Seton Lascelles, Mrs . Edward . Prior, :Mrs. Upton. Wollaston, Lady

£ s. d. 10 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 £4 11

Total

~T .I3. -Pleas e rcad on p. 27 h ow your subscriptions can be DOUBLED.

HONORARY MEMBERS. Allenby, The Dowager Yiscountess Berks, l\liss \V. C. E. . . Billing, Miss M. G. Churton, Mrs. Freshfield, Miss J. L., R.R.C. Gaskell, Lady Constance 1Vlilnes Gladstone, The Viscountess Hardy, Lady Katharine. Heaton, Mrs. 1\1. E., O.B.E. . . . Howard de Walden and Seaford, The Lady, Mitchell, Mrs. E. Osborne, Miss R., C.B.E., R.R.C. Perley, Lady Roberts, Miss E. M., R.R.C. Robson, Miss R. 1., A.R.R.C. Rowlette, Mrs. G. M. . . Savory, 1\liss E. 1\1. (1940 and 1941) Watson, Mrs. D. B., O.B.E. Weaver, Mrs. Total

s. d. 10 0 10 0 1 0

10 10

. C.B.E.

0 6

10 10 1 10 10 10

£12

0 0 0 0 0

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

DONATIONS. Aldridge, Miss E. A. Mooring. Hereford, The Viscountess . Lindsay, The Dowager Countess of Plender, The Lady . . Stock, Mrs. Henry . Sutherland, The Duchess of

£ s.

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

£38 11

10 20 1 5 2

AGREEMENT TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OPHTHALMIC HOSPITA.L IN JERLlSALEM OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN.

Your Subscription to our Hospital is doubled if you will sign a seven years' Covenant as set out below. In the case of death, before the end of the seven year , the Agreement is void and creates no charge on the Estate of the deceased. N.B.-No extra trouble to the Subscriber is involved by adopting this procedure,

and besides doubling the subscription it enables Subscribers who pay Surtax to benefit as they can deduct the amount of their gross Subscriptions, if paid und er Covenant, from their Surtax return. Thus, if the Annual Subscription is, say, £5, the Order can claim from the Inland Revenue £5 in respect of such SubSCrIption each year. The Subscription will appear in our Annual Report as £10, double the amount subscribed, and the subscriber is entitled to deduct £ 10 fr om his Surtax return.

fOR .\J OF COVENA:"lT.

I ..................................................................................................................................................................................... .

OLD CITY PROPERTIE . vVatson House. The south-east boundary wall, washed away by heavy rains in February 1939, has been repaired at a cost of £67. ' The Department of H ealth has renewed its lease for 3 years from 1st March, 1941. Substantial repairs will have to be undertaken at the end ?f the lease if the Order is to retain its tenant. Strathearn House. ~he lease of this house has been renewed for one year at £105, being an mcrease of £5, but the Order becomes liable for exten1al repairs. Muristan. Minor repairs have been carried out in the cottage of the caretaker.

of ..................................................................................................................................................................... . HEREBY OVENA T with the ORDER OF T. JOHN OF JERUSALE11 that during a period of seven years from the date hereof, or until the date which hall by order in Council, or otherwise, be ordered to be treated as the terminabon of the present war between Great Britain and Germany, or during my life (whichever shall be the shortest period) I will payout of my general fund of taxed income for the benefit of the Ophthalmic Hospital in Jerusalem of the said Order such yearly sum as aft r deduction of Income Tax at the rate for the time being in force will leave the net yearly sum of... ......................................................... * so that I shall receive no personal or private benefit in any of the said periods from the above annual sum or any part thereof. IN WITNE whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this .................................... day of..................................................... 194 ( 'igned) ........................................................................................ .. Signed, Sealed and Deli,'cred by the said ................................ ............................................. ............................................................... . in the presence of Name of Witness Address Occupation ...................................................................................................................... . \Vhen you have completed the above Covenant will you please forward same to: The Hon. Treasurer, St. John Ophthalmic Hospital, 12 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W.1.

Here insert amount of Annual Subscription.

'ttbe ~ranb lPrior\? in tbe :J£rtttsb lRealm of ttbe IDenerable ®r~er of tbe 1bospttaI of St. 30bn of 3erusalem

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

'ttbe $t. Jobn Bmbulance Bssociation

FORM give and

BEQUEST.

bequeath unto the Trea~lll'(~r ior the time being

Institution known by the name oi TilE GRAND

PRIORY

THE

BRITISH

THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHN OF J ERe ' ALEM

OJ>HTlIAL~IIC OF

the

TilE

ilOSPITAL

VENERABLE

of OF

ORDER

the TilE OF

um of

(free of duty) to be applied towar~s accompli hing the Charitable de igns of the said Institution. ~. B.-Land and Money secured on Land can now be given to charitable uses under

the conditions enacted by the"

haritablc Uses Act, 1891. 54

5S Vic. c. 73 ".

Report for the year ended 30th September, 1941

LONDON: HEAD OFFICE, ST. JOHN'S GATE, CLERKENWELL. LONDON, E.C.1.

(Temporary address:

WILLEY PARK, BROSELEY, SHROPSHIRE.)

'tthe Wenerable

lPrtcr}2 tn the :1Srttlsb 1Realm of tbe of tbe 'fbospitaI of St. John of Jetllsalem

a;ran~

®r~et

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

~be

St. 30bn Bnlbulance Bssociation. lPatron: HIS MAJESTY THE KING.

(Sovereign Head of the Order.) lPtesi~ent

FIELD-MARSHAL H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, K.G.

(Grand Prior of the Order.)

Bnlbulance (!onllnittee :

(Consisting exclusively of Members of the Order.)

1st May, 1942 (subject to the approval of Chapter-General)

(tbairnullt : BRIGADIER-GENERAL SIR JOSEPH

BYRNE, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., C.B.

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. 1 (Temporary address: Willey Park, Broseley, Shropshire), by whom copies of printed papers will be supplied in reasonable numbers w ithout charge, on Reference Numbers or Letters as follow being Quoted:

(Director of the Department.) ~cmbets: THE SECRETARy-GENERAL OF THE ORDER (ex officio). THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE AT HOME (ex officio). THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS (ex officio). W. G. SMITH, ESQ., O.B.E. CAPTAIN W. GOODLEY, O.B.E., M.C. N. CORBET FLETCHER, ESQ., M.A., M.B . , M . R . C. S . MRS . ATKINSON. W. GEO. PAPE, ESQ., O.B.E. WILLIAM E. C. LAZENBY, ESQ. THOMAS O. MEIN, ESQ. H. ADAMS CLARKE, ESQ. LADY DUNBAR- ASMITH. W. P. KENNEDY, ESQ., L.R.C.P. & S. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRIORY FOR \VALES, AND REPRESE~TATIVES OF THE COMMAND ERIES OVERSEAS.

R eference.

Formation of Classes in connection with Centres ..

Pamph.

Formation of Detached Classes

Pamph.

Syllabus of Instruction-Preliminary Course

P aper 40

:association Snb:::(!olnmtttee : C!batrman:

BRIGADIER-GENERAL SIR JOSEPH BYRNE, G.C.~I.G., K.B.E., C.B.

~e11lbers

WALTER SCOTT-EvANS, ESQ. W. GEO. PAPE, ESQ., O.B.E. WILLIAM E. C. LAZENBY, ESQ. THOMAS O. MEIN, ESQ. H. ADAMS CLARKE, ESQ. MISS E. K. BADDELEY, M.B.E. RUSSELL V. STEELE, ESQ., M.B., B.S. LADY DUNBAR-N ASMITH. W. P. KENNEDY, ESQ., L .R .C.P. & S. MAJOR G. A. MORANT.

:accountant: THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE ORDER.

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

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

:1SanRers : THE WESTMINSTER BANK, LIMITED, CLERKl£NWELL,

Home Nursing Course

Paper 60

Home Hygiene Course

Paper 85

Sanitation Course

Paper

D/c.

S 19 5fi

Paper 80

Voucher, Medallion, Label, and Pendant Regulations

Paper 62

Crusaders Ancient and Modern."

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

(tbief Sectetar}2:

®ftfce:

Paper 58

Regulations for the conduct of Examinations

CAPTAIN A. N. CAHUSAC, O.B.E., M.C.

bea~

First Aid Course

clc.

E.C. 1.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

Among the classes formed during the year it is interesting to find an increasingly large number for the Home Forces, of which many have been for Canadian troops in this country. Classes for troops have also been held overseas, one of the first being in Iceland. Early in the year the Isle of Man Centre organized classes for the children of enemy aliens interned in the Island, and later, classes for adult internees. The Schools established by Mrs. Beckwith-Smith at Bicester, by the Lady Zia Wernher at Market Harborough, and by the Lady Louis Mountbatten in London, have continued with good effect intensive training in First Aid and Home Nursing; and an additional school has been set up at Barton Hartshorn by the Hon. Mrs. Fortescue. From information so far available Centres Overseas have, as already indicated, had a large increase in the number of their classes, while classes have also been held, as last year, in all parts of the British Empire, including Mauritius, Cyprus, and the Bahamas. In addition classes were held in Shanghai, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo. It has been very difficult to handle the record number of re-examination awards issued owing to the shortage of metal and the scarcity of expert engravers. Half-way through the year it was found impossible to obtain coinage bronze, with the result that substitute metal for the manufacture of Medallions, Labels, and Pendants had to be obtained. In the meantime it became necessary to issue Medallion Cards in place of Medallions, the cards being subsequently redeemed. The shortage of silver and of gold, and the high price of awards in these metals, will probably necessitate their withdrawal when the present stocks run out.

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.

The year under review shows a large decrease in the number of certificates issued, when compared with the last year's huge total; but, even so, the number is more than three times that of the last normal pre-war total. The figures for the year are as follows :-

First Aid Home Nursing Home Hygiene Sanitation Cookery

England andN. Ireland. 103,932 27,554 499 45 8

1941. Priory for Irish Wales. Centre. Total. 8,620 3,015 115,567 2,378 1,102 31,034 499 45 8

England andN. Ireland . 228,062 55,904 432 45 18

Priory for Wales. 10,847 3,009 12 14

Total

132,038

10,998

284,461

13,882

4,117

147,153

1940.

Irish Centre. Total. 5,046 243,955 1,376 60,289 444 59 18 6,422

304,765

The returns from Centres and Branches Overseas are very far from

~o~plete, but .letters received during the year almost without exception

mdicated consIderably increased activity, and it is probably safe to say that last year's large Overseas total has been exceeded. From returns which have been received, and from averages in other cases the approximate total is :' 1941. 159,786

1940. 147,330

The grand total of certificates since their inception to date is :England Priory and for N. Ireland. Wales. 2,778,912 149,370

Irish Centre. 38,346

Overseas. 1,308,481

Grand Total 4,275,109

TRANSLATIONS.

It is most satisfactory to report that figures relating to the re-examination of certificate holders continue to increase. They are : 1941.

Medallions Labels Pendants.

1940.

England, Ireland, and Overseas.

Priory for Wales.

Total.

England, Ireland, and Overseas.

32,858 49,000 8,362

2,144 6,915 475

35,002 55,915 8,837

90,220

9,534

99,754

TEXTBOOKS.

Owing to the position with regard to shipments overseas some of the Dominions and Colonies were given permission to reprint textbooks locally for the duration of the war. Shortage of paper has also led to a change in the appearance of the First Aid Textbook, which is now produced with a soft cover and with rounded corners. This has enabled the Association to reduce the price of the textbook from 2s. to is. 6d. a copy, a matter for congratulation when the prices of most commodities are rising.

During the year translations of the First Aid Textbook in Arabic, Sindhi, and Punjabi have appeared, the manual for the Preliminary First Aid Course has been translated into Swahili, and the Home Nursing Textbook into Malay. PRISONERS OF

Priory for Wales.

Total.

22,405 50,000 6,822

1,713 6,943 476

24,118 56,943 7,298

79,227

9,132

88,359

WAR.

In April a quantity of First Aid, Home Hygiene, and Sanitation Textbooks was sent by the Association to the Prisoners of War Department of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John Joint War Organization for distribution to the larger Camps in Germany. The cost of the books was borne by the Association and Brigade War Expenditure Fund.

COMMANDERY IN AUSTRALIA.

NEW YEAR HONOURS.

In July the Chapter-General approved the fOlTIlation of a Commandery to include all the Australian Commonwealth Dependencies and all the Australian Commonwealth Territory, with the exception of Western Australia. RESIGNATION OF DR. W. E. AUDLAND.

The Stores Department has again had a busy and successful year. In spite of ever increasing difficulties due to limitation of supplies, mounting costs, and operating from temporary Headquarters, it has dealt with very heavy demands from Centres, Brigade Units, Factories, Mines, and other utility undertakings at Home and Overseas, for First Aid Outfits, Stretchers, Anatomical diagrams, Unifonns, and First Aid sundries. The number of Textbooks dispatched exceeded half a million, and triangular bandages totalled 65,000, whilst many miles of roller bandages were supplied. All orders, whether they were for a skein of thread or for a complete equipment for a Factory Ambulance Room, received prompt attention, and although transport presented difficulties from time to time, goods have been delivered with as little delay as possible. Orders from Overseas have been large and frequent during the year. The kindly notes of commendation received from the supporters of the Stores Department have been very much appreciated, and they have acted as an inspiration to the Staff, who are working under very exceptional and most difficult circumstances. INVALID TRANSPORT CORPS.

The award of the O.B.E. to Captain A. N. Cahusac, M.C., the Ch~ef Secretary of the Ambulance Departme~t, and of the M.B.E. to MISS E. K. Baddeley, which were announced In the Government Gazette, has given much satisfaction. The statistics recorded in the Annual Reports of the. past few years give some indication of the work perf~nne~ by Captam Cahusac and his staff under the most difficult and trymg cl:cumstances. . . The keenness and energy displayed by MISS Badde.ley. In promotmg and encouraging the teaching of first aid and home nursIng m the London area deserves the highest praise. AN APPRECIATION.

Lellers from t.hose interested in the activities of the As~ociation Oyerseas have, t.hroughout the year, contained most encouragmg expreSSIOns of sympathy, and often contributions t?wards th.e funds that have been raised in this country to alleviate suffermg and dIstress. All these letters from our friends overseas have been most gracefully expressed and have been greatly apprecia.ted. CONCLUSION.

The Committee again expresses its indebtedness to ~hose. members of the medica.l profession who have lectured to and exammed ItS class~s, often at great inconvenience to themselves, to Centre and Class Secretanes and to those others who have devoted so much time in the interests of the Association: their co-operation is much appreciated.

6 7

I'I'-

CERTIFICATES AND OTHER AWARDS. Number issued through Branches and Centres. CERTIFICATES. I============~==~==~I Year.

.... COOO>C\lC\l .... lOC\lroCO ..... O<OOO>OlO ..... <0 ..... COlO 0

1922 (Grand Total) 1923 192-1 1925 192b 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 193-1 1935 1936 1937 193 1939 1940

C\l ...... O>OlO\l:lCOroCOO>COco ..... 0 l- Ol'-ro~ en <O<OlOCO

0,000,0,0000000,000':'T"""4T"""4 MT"""4

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........ 'I"""'IM

..... .....

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I'-

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I====r===~==============~-~:-~----

I I I \I I I I I I I I

England and N. Ireland. 1,510,313 \ 25,006 26,172 32,597 31 ,3 9 31,749 35,505 37,2-15 42,211 44 ,970 38,709 3 ,907 38,234 36,-103 -11,031 43,129 66,358 270,292 / 2 -1,461

t 1941

* Including V ouchers .

2,6-16,874 132,038

Irish. Centre. Irish Centre's Annual Totals are included in these Annual Totals and amount to 27,807 6,422 34,229 4,117

Yearly Totals.

Overseas.

Wales. 10,560* 5,051 * 5,488* 5,477* 5,707* 5,506* 5,881 * 6,132* 6,105* 7,070* 8,188* 6,523 5,984 5,651 5,789 5,545 7,676 16,157 13,882 138,372 10,998

300,000 23,062 23,642 23,152 26,846 33,604 23 ,727 32,606 38,031 36,419 36,016 31,696 40,712 47,061 55,608 53,696 59,625 115,862 147,330

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 89,115 102,428 102,370 133,659 402,311 452,095

1,148,695 159,786

3,968,170 306,993

1,308,481 4,275,109 149,370 38,346 2,778,912 Total after deducting Irish Centre's Annual Totals for the years 1 81-1939 inclusive.

RE-EXAMINATION AWARDS. ( ot including Vouchers.) MEDALLIONS.

Year . 1922 (Granel Totals) 1923 192-1 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940

....

CI)

1941

England, Ireland, and Overseas. 2-16,030 7,687 8,247 9,222 10,024 11,169 11,551 11,819 13,663 14,501 14,526 14,561 13,455 13,036 13,016 12,545 16,063 17,995 22,405

PENDANTS.

LABELS.

England, Ireland, and TVales. Overseas. 1,955 213,519 18,476 749 19,320 1,063 20,992 1,311 23,797 1,347 26,498 1,260 29,113 1,192 30,752 1,138 33,741 1,406 36,521 1,26-1 37,795 1,336 42,683 1,559 44,676 1,359 46,102 1,315 46,909 1,184 48,008 1,089 50,937 1,258 51,032 1,470 50,000 1,713

5,074 1,925 2,540 2,942 3,468 4,011 4,370 4,602 5,009 5,439 5,851 6,154 6,776 6,954 7,090 6,811 6,922 7,578 6,943

England, Ireland, and Overseas. 13,668 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 5,538 6,822

Wales .

TV ales . 368 165 182 192 168 322 311 363 366 330 358 369 497 475 441 526 512 586 476

481,515 32,858

24,968 2,144

870,871 49,000

100,459 6,915

94,362 8,362

7,007 475

514,373

27,112

919,871

107,374

102,724

7,482

FORM OF BEQUEST TO

'tthe St. John Bmbulance Bssociation give and

bequeath to the St. John Ambulance Association,

a foundation of the

Grand

Priory in the

British Realm

of the

Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem, the sum of

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

to be applied towards the philanthropic

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

trbe a;rantl lPr1orl2 in tbe :fl3r1ttsb 1Rea[m of tbc

Venerable ~rtler of tbe 1bospttal of St. jobn of Jerusalem AMBULAt<CR OKrA JtTMB.lfT.

~be

st. 30bn Bmbulance :t5rioat)e.

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

The Chief Commissioner for the year ending 3ISt December, I94 I .

TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS: MARCHFIELD, BINFIELD, BERKSHIRE.

~he $t.

30hn B111bulance :fJ3rigabe at 1bonle.

Temporary Headquarters: MARCHFIELD, BINFIELD, BERKSHIRE. <Ibief <I011lmi66ioner.

MAJOR-GE ERAL SIR JOHN DUNCAN, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., D.s.o.-Knight. :assistant <Ibiet <Iommissioner.

COLONEL GEORGE A. :MOORE, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.D., A.M.S. (Ret.)-Knight. Su rgeon::::jn::::(tbtef.

[0111111 a nba n t::::i n::::(thief of

lRul'Bing [orpB ant> IDi\)iBion6 ot

~he $t.

30hn thnbn{ance 1J3rigabe:

N. CORBET FLETCHER, M.A., M.B., B.CHIR., M.R.c.s.-Knight. :JLab}2 Superintenbent::::in::::(tbief.

MRS. ST. JOHN ATKINSON-Dame.

IDcput}2 1Lab}2 5upcrintcnbent::::in::::Cbicf.

THE LADY LOUIS Mou_ TBATTEN-Dame. Bssfstant Surgeon::::in::::(tbfef anb Bnti::::Gas Staff Officer.

vVILLIAM C. BENTALL, O.B.E., F.R.C.S.(E.)-Knight.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Dame Grand Cross of the Ol·der of St. John. Appointed May. 1928.

IDeput)? (tomnlanbant::::in::::(tbief

(Deceased. 5.7.42.)

3-nspecting Officers.

COLONEL CLARENCE 1. ELLIS, C.M.G., T.D., M.D.-Knight. Late Surgeonin- hid. COLONEL CHARLES ]. TRIMBLE, C.B., c.~1.G., V.D., L.R.c.p.-Knight ommis ioner, late No.4 District. SYD~EY \Y. MALKI -Knight. Commissioner, late IO. 5 District. ERXEST A. RICHARDs-Knight. Commis ioner, late No.8 District.

H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John.

LIEUT.-COLONEL ]. E. l\1cCGWIRE, C.B.E. (Chief Cadet Ambulance Officer).

Appointed February, 1937.

J13rigabc Secretar}2.

jLab)? Superintenbent::::in::::(tbfef for 'UUlales

H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT Dame Grand Cross of the Order of st. John.

MAJOR P. G. DARVIL-S~IITH, C.B. E.-Offi cer . Bsststant 5ecrctar)?

JAMES S. HANNAM-Serving Brother. Staff ®fftccr to 5nrgcon::::fn::::(tbief.

District Staff Officer E. T. MILBURN-Officer. Staff ®fticers to :JLab)2 Snperintenbent::::tn::::<Ibtef.

Lady District Officers : -

MISS . M. WATSON. MRS. R EGINALD McKENNA, J.p.-Dame. THE HON. MRS. GEOFFREY DAWSON, R.R.C. MRS. H. BECKWITH-SMITH-Offi cer . LADY Du BAR-NASMITH (Chief Cadet Nursing Officer). Secretar)2 to :[,ab}2 Supertntenbent::::itl::::(tbief.

MISS M. HARRISON-Serving Sister. Temporary Office of Lady Superintendent-in-Chief: 3 Belgrave Square, London, S.W. 1.

THE

COUNTY. Bedfordshire Berkshire

ST.

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF NURSI TG DIVISIONS .

S. H. vVhitbread , C.B. Lady Stewart, The Lodge, Sandy. The Marchioness of Milford Haven.

Birmingham

Mrs . A. Chamberlain.

Bristol

The Duke of Beaufort, K.G., G.c.v.o., P.C.

Buckinghamshire

Col. The Lord Cottesloe, C.B., V.D., T.D.-Knight. Lad y Chetwode-Commander. The L ord Fairhaven, D.L.

Cambridge Cheshire Cornwall

Lt.-Col. ,\V. Chaloner, O.B .E. , T.D ., ] .p.-Knight. Lt.-Col. E. Bolitho, D.S.O. The Lady Vivian, M.B.E.

Cumberland and vVestmorland. Derbyshire North-East and MidDevon.

Major M. L. Buller, M.C.-

Plymouth, S.W.Devon, and E. Cornwall.

The Lady Clinton. The Viscountess Astor, C.H., M.P.

Dorset Durham

THE

JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

Officer.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Capt. VV. C. Knight, S erving Brother, 82, Spencer Road, Bedford. C. A. Poole, Esq., M.A., Officer, County Office, 318, King's Road, Reading, Berks. Col. Sir Bertram Ford, T.D., D.L., Conmander, 12, Moniague Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham. A. J . Owens Britton, Esq., Commander, 3, The Avenue, St. Andrew's Park Bristol. ' Major P. G. Darvil-Smiih, C.B.E., Officer, )'Ieads, Great lIlssenden, Bucks. K. S. Maurice-Smith, ?l.R.C.S., L.R .C.P., Officer, Ethelreda House, Ely, Carnbs. Capt. P. Reay, M.C. , 12, St. Peter's Square, Stockport, Cheshire. Lt.-Col. W. Blackwood, D.S .O., M.B, Commander, Tregenna, Cambornc. , Cornwall. J. Lamberton, ?I.B., CII.B., D.P.H. , Servll1g Brotlter, 3, ::\Iarlborou gh Gardens, StanwlX, Carlisle, Cumberland. H . C. Chambers, Esq., Commander, Sunnyfield, Beighton, ~r. Sheffield, Yorks. H. J. Vick, Esq., Commander, '\Vmterdene, Preston, Paignton, Devon.

H. V. l\Iiller, Esq., O.B .E., F.R.l.P.H.H. , Knight, Central Ambulance taiion, Greenbank, Plymouih, Devon. The Lord Ashley. E. S. Bowes, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., 39, Parks tone Road, Poole, Dorset. S. Embleton, Esq., Kilight, 2, Osborne Terrace, ewcastle-on-Tyne, N orthumberland . Col. Sir Francis Whitmore, tCounty Surgeon J. W. Whitley, ThorneyK.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.brook, London Road, Chelmsford , Knight. Essex. The Viscount Bledisloe, A. Barrett-CardeW', M.C., ?I.B., F.R.C.S., G.C.M.G., K.B.E., P.C.Commander, 38, Clarence Sireet, Knight. Cheltenham, Gloucester. The Viscountess Bledisloe-

Gloucester

Hampshire and Isle of Wight.

Dame. The Lady Loui" Mountbatten -Dame.

Herefordshire

The Viscountess Hereford-

Dame. H ertfordshire

The Countess of Lytton, C.l.,

Isle of Man

-Dame. The Countess Granville.

Kent

The Lady Violet Astor.

l\Iajor A. Tennyson-Smith, M.D., C.M. , Commander, Bush House, Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire. r. W. MacGregor, M.B., CH.B., Officer

(on Service),

t Assistant Commissioner G. H. Bullock, Sarnia, Upper Ledbury Road, Hereford . H . Langley Jones, Esq ., Knight, Edale, Clarence Road, St. Albans, Herts. Major J. W. Young, O.B.E., Officer, Chief Constable's Office, Douglas, Isle of Man. Captain The Lord Harris, M.C., Commander, Belmont, Faversham, Kent.

JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF NURSING DIVISIONS.

COUNTY. Lancashire Leicester and Rutland

The Lady Zia vVernher-

Officer.

Lincolnshire

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. W. G. Smith, Esq., O.B.E., Knight, 39, Fishergate, Preston, Lancs. Mr. G. F. Browne, Commander, Ambulance Headquarters, Packe Street, Loughborough, Leics. Captain G. B. Armstrong, Officer, Tolethorpe Lodge, Spalding, Lincolnshire. Captain W. Goodley, O.B.E., M.C., Knight, 12, Northwood vVay, Northwood, Middx. As for London.

London

The Lady Louis Mountbatten

Middlesex.

The Marchioness of Willingdon, G.B.E., C.l. The Earl of Albemarle, M.C., t Assistant Commissioner K. F. Lund, M.B., Officer, 20, Castle l\'Ieadow, D.L., ] .p.-Officer. Norwich, Norfolk. Lady Cook-Serving Sister. The Marchioness of Exeter- E. H. Shaw, M.D., 1, Willing Road, Northampton. Commander. S. Embleton, Esq., Knight, 2, Osborne Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland. County Surgeon S. J. W. Donald, M.B., The Duchess of Portland, CH.B., "Brookside," Sutton-in-AshD.B.E.-Dante. field, J.. otts. Gardiner Hill, M.B., M.R.C.S., The Lady Bicester- Com- C. Officer, Fircroft, Hightown Road, mander. Banbury, Oxford. Lieut.-Col. The Lord Forester Col. C. W. Eames, D.S.O., T.D., S erving Brother, l\loreton Mill, Shawbury, -Officer. r. Shrews bury, Shropshire. Captain H. F. Powell, M.B.E., M.D., The Marquis of Bath. Commander, 17, Ellenborough Park, The Countess of CromervVeston-super-Mare, Somerset. Dame. E. E. Dudley, Esq., Officer, 2, Crawfurd Sir Francis Joseph, K.B.E. Street, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs . Lady Mander. Lady J oseph. The Lady Blanche Cobbold. Communications to County Secretary, County Headquarters, Am bula.nce Station, Samuel Road, IpSWIch, Suffolk. The Dowager Viscountess W. G. Pape, Esq., O.B.E., Knight, " Hay Tor," Higher Drive, CuddingHarcourt, G.B.E.-Dame . I ton, Banstead, Surrey. The Countess of Bessborough D . Bryce, Esq., J.P., Serving Brother, " Sandycroft," Chesworth Close, -Dame. Horsham, Sussex. Mrs. L. Fitzroy ewdegate. Major E. S. Phillips, D.S.O., M.A., Officer, 153, Learn Terrace, Leamington Spa, Warwick. A. R. Towerzey, Esq., Officer, c/o W. D. The Lady Janet Bailey. & H. O. Wills, Svvindon, Wilts. F. L. ewton, M.B., CH.B., Officer, LoddisW'ell, A venue Road, Malvern, Worcester. N. Jennings, Esq., M.B., CH.B., Officer, Lady Atkinson.-Serving 4, Argyle Street, Anlaby Road, Hull, Sister. E.R. Yorks. The Lady Serena J ames- F. P. Wilson, Esq., J .P., Commander, Parkhurst, Middlesbrough, .R. Dame. Yorkshire. Lieut.-Col. W . Scatterty, ?I.A., M.D., Lady Bingley. K night, Highfield, Keighley,Yorkshire.

Norfolk Northants North um berland Nottingham Oxford Shropshire.

-Dame.

Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk

Essex

ST.

Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Wiltshire Worcester. E .R. Yorkshire. N.R. Yorkshire W.R. Yorkshire

t Acting during absence of County Commissioner on Service.

THE

WALES. Headquarters: PRIORY HOUSE, 4, CATHEDRAL ROAD, CARDIFF.

COUNTY.

ST.

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF NURSING DIVISIONS.

Commissioner for vVales . . Assistant Commissioner for 'Wales

The ~on . .John H: Bruce, J.P., D.L.-Knight. Captam SIr L. TWIston Davies, K.B.E., J .P., D.L ., F.S.A. -Commander. Surgeon-in-Chief for 'iVales . . Major A. 'V. Anderson, lII.B., CH.B.-Knight. Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for Wales H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent-Dame Grand Cross. Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief for 'iVales . Samuel McCormac, lII.B., CH.B.-Knight. Assistant Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for 'Vales. . . The Countess of Plymouth-Dame. Lady Superintendent for Wales The Lady Howard de 'VaIden and Seaford C.B E.Dame. ' Lady Staff Officer for Wales The ~on. Irs. J. H. Bruce-Officer. A.R.P. Staff Officer Captam S. B. Turner, 1I1.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.-C01nlllalldcr Brigade Secretary W. Mabon Abraham-Officcr.

COUNTY.

Anglesey .

Brecknockshire

Caernarvonshire -Cardiganshire

Carmarthenshire Denbighshire East

Denbighshire West Flintshire Glamorgan

Merionethshire . Monmouthshire

Montgomeryshire Pem brokeshire Radnorshire

COUNTY PRESIDE. TS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF I URSING DIVISIO TS. Commodore Sir Richard Williams-Bulkeley, Bt., K.C.B., v.D.-Commander. The Dowager Lady Stanley of Alderley-Officer. The Lord Glanusk, D.S.O.Officer. The Hon. Mrs. Alastair Cooper-Officer. The Lord Penrhyn-Commander. The Earl of LisburneCommander. The Countess of LisburneOfficer. Sir Evan vVilliams, Bt., J.P. -Commander. Lady Kylsant, G.B.E.-Dame. Colonel Sir R. W. WilliamsWynn, K.C.B., D.S.O.Commander. Lady Howard de Walden and Seaford, C.B.E.Dame. Ditto. The Lord Mostyn-Commander. The Lady Kenyon. The Earl of Plymouth, P.C. -Bailiff Grand Cross. The Countess of PlymouthDame. The Lord Harlech, G.C.M.G.Commander. Mrs. M. C. lnge-Dame. The Viscount TredegarCommander. Lady (Ada) Mather-Jackson, C.B.E., J.p.-Dame. The Earl of Powis-Knight. The Viscountess Clive. Sir Evan Jones, Bt.-Commander. Mrs. Foley Philipps-Officer.

Aberdare

City of Cardiff Merthyr Tydfil Newport Rhondda

COUNTY C01>IMISSIONERS.

Lieut.-Col. Sir Henry Mulleneux Grayson, Bt., K.B.E.-J{night.

Swansea

President . Commissioner Acting ComllllsSlOner

Belfast City Antrim Down Ferrnanagh

G. Pari Huws, M.B., cH.B.-Officer. Colonel H. C. L. Howard, C.M.G., D.S.O., J.P., D.L.-Officer.

Londonderry

David M. Evans-Bevan, J.p.-Knight.

Tyrone Armagh

Captain Samuel Trevor Beard, O.B.E .Knight.

John M. Wilson, M.A., B.A., CH.B.Commander. Squadron Leader Edgar l\I.B., CH.B.-Commander.

Captain William J. Canton, LL.B., D.L.Commander. Samuel McCormac, l\1.B.-Knight. Captain Taliesin E. Richards, J.P., M.E. -Knight.

Urban Marks, M.R.C.S., L.R.c.p.-Knight.

Derry City

Headquarters: 10, MAY STREET, BELFAST. Senator vV. Gibson, 1II.D.-Commander. Lieut-Col. Ian Fraser, O.B.E., F.R.c.s.-Knight. (On Service.) Professor Gregg 'Vilson, O.B.E.-Offi cer . COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF URSING DIVISIONS.

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS.

'V. Allen, Serving Brother, 37, Manor Crescent, Belfast. D. Parker, Officer, 35, Ravensdene Park, Belfast. John H. Rea, F.R.S.A., Officer, CastleThe Lady Dunleath. wellan Road, Banbridge. W. A. Dickson, M.B., B.CH., B.A.O., The Countess of Erne. Garryowen, Enniskillen. . 1\Irs. D . Parker, O.B.E., lI1.P. Lieut.-Colonel K. E. Nagle, Ballyeglish, 1\loneymore. The Marchioness of Hamilton. Colonel E. Gibbon, O.B.D., M.B. (on Service). John H. Rea, F.R.S. A., Officer, CastleLady G. O. Stronge. wellan Road, Banbridge. Sir Dudley B. McCorkell, M.B.E., D.L., Mrs. Colhoun. J.P., Commander, and A. W. Mann, l\1.P.S.I., Commander, 22, May Street, Belfast.

Lady Edith tewart Dixon, D.B.E. Lady Clarke.

EIRE Richard D . Thomas, J.P., L.R.C.P.&s.Commander. Daniel Daniel, J.p.-Commander. Henry Alexander Gray.

Llewellyn,

NORTHERN IRELAND.

Evan D. Jones-Knight.

Evan Lewys-Lloyd, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.p.H.-Officer.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

ICC.

COUNTY.

Sir Charles B. Lowther, BT., D.S.O. Officer.

The Hon. John H. Bruce, J.P., D.L.-Knight. The Hon. Mrs. J. H. BruceOfficer. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff. The Marchioness of Bute, D.B.E.-Dame Grand Cross. The Lord Kemsley-Commander. 1'vIrs. W. J. Canton-Officer. The Rt. Worshipful the Mayor of Newport. The Viscountess Tredegar. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Rhys Rhys-'Villiams, Bt., D.S.O., Lady Rhys Rhys-'Villiams, D.B.E.-COnlmander. The Right 'iVorshipful the 1Iayor of Swansea.

Lieut.-Col. C. G. Cole-Hamilton C.:'Il.G ., D.S.O.-COII/mallder. ' Sir lichael R. V . D . Assheton-Smith Bt.-Commander. ' Brig.-General L. P. Evans, V.C., C.B., D.s.o.-Officer.

JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

Headquarters: BRIGADE HALL, 66, GT. STRAND ST., DUBLIN. Commissioner Sir John Lumsden, K.B.E., M.D.-Knight. Assistant Commissioners Anthony J. Connor, M.B.E., p.c.-Officer. Andrew J . MacWilliam-Officer. Joseph P. Mac Tamara-Officer.

BRIGADE SUB-COMMITTEE. CHAIRMAN. l\~ajor-Gen~ra~ Sir John Duncan, R.C.B.,

e.M.G., e.V.O., D.S.O. (ChIef COmmISSIOner, St. John Ambulance Brigade) (ex-officio). The The The The The The The The

Ex-officio MEMBERS. Chi~f Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas. AssIstant Chief Commissioner. Surgeon-in-Chief. Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divisions. Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief. Commissioner for vVales. Commissioner for Eire. Chief Secretary, Ambulance Department.

MEMBERS. The Commissioner, No. 4 (Lancashire) Di trict (\V. G. O.B.E.).

'th E mi , sq.,

The Commissioner, No. 1 (Prince of \Vales's) District (Captain \V. Goodley, O.B.E., M.C.). The County Commissioner for orthumberland and Durham (S. Embleton, Esq.). The County Commissioner for H ampshire (l\Iajor A. Tennyson- mith M.D.). ' The County Comm~ss~oner for H.ert~ordshire (H. Langley J ones, E q.). The County CommIssIOner for BIrmmgham (Colonel ir Bertram Ford T.D., D.L., LL.D.) . ' The Deputy Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divisions (The Lady Louis Mountbatten). SECRETARY. Major P. G. Darvil-Smith, e.B.E. BRIGADE REPRESENTATIVES ON THE AMBULANCE COMMITTEE. The Chief Commissioner. The Lady Superintendent-in-Chief. The Surgeon-in-Chief. W. G. Smith, Esq., O.B.E. Captain W. Goodley, O.B.E., M.e. BRIGADE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE COUNCIL. The Chief Commissioner. , The Lady Superintendent-in-Chief. Captain W. Goodley, O.B.E., M.e. BRIGADE REPRESENTATIVES ON CHAPTER-GENERAL. The Chief Commissioner. Colonel Sir Bertram Ford, T.D., D.L., LL.D.

Annual Report of the Chief Com missioner. THE DIRECTOR OF AMBULANCE. Sir, hn I have the honour to submit my Annual Report on the St. Jo Ambulance Brigade for the year ending 31st December, 1941. The County Commissioners, their Staffs, and the Offic.ers an? ot~er ranks have carried out their duties with energy and effiCIency 111 spIte of the difficulties caused by the War, as is evident from the ~eat expansion that is shown in this Report. Many problems ha:re ansen as the result of \Var condibons; these have been dealt With most effectively, and the difficulties adj~sted by Corr:~issioners ~th. as little reference to Headquarters as pOSSIble. The abolItIOn of the DIstncts, except in London, and the organization of the Brigade who~y: on ~he County system has worked satisfactorily and facilitated adminIstratIOn and co-operation with Local Authorities. The actual increase in new Divisions is as follows (the figures for 1940 being shown in brackets) : New Divisions. Ambulance Nursing. Cadet Ambulance Cadet Nursing

128 (147) 187 (255) 67 (33) 51 (22) 433 (457)

Personnel provided by new Divisions only. 1,982 (2,893) 3,037 (4,231) 1,188 (630) 881 (443)

Men Women Boys Girls

7,088 (8,197)

This large increase in new Divisions is highly satisfactory, as it has brought First Aid and Home Nursing to localities which had previously been without such assistance. Great credit is due to those who have shown such energy in expanding the Brigade activities in this way. The following Table shows the total number of units and strength of the Brigade on 31st December, 1941. A dull Units. Men. Women. Total. England (including Northern Ireland) Wales Eire

A dt,lt Personnel. Total. Men. Women.

1,794 295 17

1,256 154 26

3,050 449 43

71,988 8,863 987

42,754 3,631 923

114,742 12,494 1,910

2,106

1,436

3,542

81,838

47,308

129,146

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Cadet Units. Boys. Girls. Total.

Civil Nursing Reserve . This large contribution by the Brigade towards the needs of the Government is an eloquent proof of the value of the services which the Brjgade is rendering in the National emergency. At the commencement of the War our members could only enrol in the Civil Defence Service as individuals, but I have found that Local Authorities are now employing them to an increased extent as units under their own officers to man certain First Aid Posts and as First Aid Parties; this has been welcomed by our members and has resulted in increased keenness and efficiency. Local Authorities now appear to have recognized more fully the value of our trained and disciplined personnel working together as teams; in many counties our senior officers have been appointed to responsible posts under the Civil Defence Service. In the various seaports valuable service has been rendered to shipwrecked persons by the provision of stretcher parties working in connection with the Lifeboat Service. The work of the Nursing Divisions is being dealt with in the Report of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, but I would like here to express my admiration for the great keenness and devotion to duty shown by the women of the Brigade during this difficult year. \Vherever I have been I have heard reports of the splendid services which they have rendered and of their devotion to duty. During the year there were 201,752 attendances at Hospitals and Clinics, and 34,635 attendances with motor ambulances. Throughout the country the Nursing Divisions rendered outstanding service in providing the staff for many of the Convalescent Homes organized by the Joint War Organization. Sick Bays have been established by the Brigade at Rest Centres and are staffed by our personnel; the work of these Centres was of a very heavy nature during air raid attacks. In many Military Reception Stations members of Nursing Divisions worked in a voluntary capacity and provided the nursing staff; this assistance was greatly appreciated. Owing to the wholesale calling up of both men and women many of our units have lost a large percentage of their trained personnel; this has led to considerable difficulties in the case of ambulance drivers, who are difficult to replace. During the heavy bombing which occurred in the early months of the year our members were constantly engaged on their dangerous duty of dealing with the casualties under fire. I have received a very large number of accounts of acts of great courage and devotion to duty. The bravery displayed by men, women, and even Cadets has been magnificent; these people who have usually lived a sheltered life and who had never anticipated being under fire have acted with the coolness and courage of veterans under the most terrifying conditions; they have worthily upheld the traditions of the Order, " For the Faith and for the service of mankind". From the many reports I have received I have selected certain cases of conspicuous gallantry and have awarded the certificate for Meritorious Service to 227 members; a small Committee selected twenty cases of most outstanding gallantry from these and recommended them to the Order for special recommendation. Chapter-General approved that 7 should be admitted to the Order as Serving Brother, one as Associate Serving Brother, one was granted the Order's Life Saving

England (including Northern Ireland) Wales Eire

410 163

28-1 72

694 235

574

357

Cadet Personnel. Boys. Girls. Total.

7,335 3,544 36

5,658 1,440 48

12,993 4,984 84

931

10,915

7,146

18,061

Total increase in personnel. Men Women Boys Girls

3,749 8,739 338 585 13,411

It will be seen that the total strength of the Brigade at the end of the year w~s .147,20~ compared with 133,796, being a net increase of 13,411. It IS rnterestmg to note that of this increase 4,077 are men and 9,324 ar~ 'Y0men ; a few years ago the proportion of men to women was ~ ~o. 1, It IS n~w less. than 2 to.1. This remarkable increase of women Jornmg .the ~ngade IS most sabsfactory; I attribute it largely to the energebc ?-c~IOn of the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief and her Staff and to the actIvIty of her representatives in the counties I. am glad to be able to report that a large number 'of the new Divi ion WhI~~ have been formed are Works Divisions. Managers of Factories are :ealizu:g more and ~ore t?e benefits which are to be obtained by establishmg umts ?f the Bngade m their Works for affording immediate first aid to casual~Ies. A large .n~ber of the new war-time factories have a lied ~~ est~blish Works DIVIsIOns of the Brigade. Another satisfactor~Pfact at. as been .brou.ght ~o my notice is the large number of ersons workmg part bme m Flrs.t Aid Posts and Parties who have fealized the l,,?ednefits they may obtarn by our training and organization and have app Ie to become merr:bers of the Brigade. ' The normal. p~a~e bme work has been provided, though this has to som~ extent. dImmIshed as the assembly of large numbers of persons for ubhc functIOns and out-of-door gatherings has been discouraged. Great enefits have been conferred on the public through the self-sacrificin worlk of. our m~mbers, 412,538 cases of accident and sudden illness bein gg d ea t WIth durmg the year. The <:Iuties. whi~~ the members of the Brigade are carrying out in connec~I~n WIth CIVIl Defence, and by the nursing members in Hos itals a~d ClinICS has been of the greatest value to the Local Authorlties . t e numbers so employed are shown on the following table :_ '

Men in A.R.P. First Aid Services. Full time, 6,292. Part time, 22,395. Women in. Civil Nursing Reserve. Full tIme, 3,072. Part time, 8,982. Women in A.R.P. First Aid Services. Full time, 6,592. Part time, 16,393.

A.R.P. Reserve, 1,195.

It will be ~een, therefoI~, that 64,921 of our members are either employed full tIme or part bme with the Civil Defence Service or with the

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Medal in silver, 5 were granted the Order's Life aving Medal in bronze, and 6 were awarded the Order's Certificate of Honour. These awards for galla.ntry were graciously presented on the 11th February, 1942, by H~r. ~a)esty The .Queen, Commandant-in-Chief of Nursing Corps and DIVIsIOns, at Buckmgham Palace, seventeen of the recipients being men and three women. So far during the War the members of the Brigade have been awarded by His Majesty the following decorations for conspicuous gallantry. George Medal 9, O.B.E. 1, M.B.E. 8, B.E. Medal 13, M.M. 1, D.S.C. 1. . Valuable assistance has been rendered to the public in providing mstructors for classes in elementary fir t aid. This as istance has been generously given by our members free of charge and has entailed much additional work. Assistance has also been given to the Home Guard in the training of stretcher-bearers in first aid. M~tor Ambulances in charge of DiVIsions have played an important part m the transport of the sick and injured of the civil population, both under normal conditions and during air raids. A number of Ambulances have been lent by the Joint War Organization; the following table shows the work of these ambulances : Removal of invalids Road accidents Service cases . Air raid casualties

156,181 (103,178) 16,687 (14,411) 3,174 3,326 179,368

Miles travelled.

1,712,879 (1,130,084)

The ve~y largely increased number of patients carried and mileage travelled IS another fine proof of the value of the assistance rendered by the Bligade to the public. Many of these journeys involved prolonged hours of work, and my thanks are due to the drivers and attendants who showed great devotion to duty and immense patience, often un de; very difficult conditions. Headquarter competitions in First Aid and Home Nursing have been suspended for the duration of the War. Service R~~erves.-:-The Service Reserves of the Brigade-The Royal Naval Amuhary SIck Berth Reserve, the Military Hospitals Reserve, and the Voluntary Aid Detachments-mobilized at the commencement of the War, are still serving in the Naval and Military Medical establishments an~ are performing most satisfactory service. My records show the followmg number of members of the Brigade serving with the Forces: Royal Navy, 2,518; Army, 10,999; Royal Air Force, 3,542. Cadets.-Steps have been taken to extend the Cadet movement to which. the Government <:tttaches so much importance. Lady DunbarNasmlth has been appomted by the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief to be her Chief Officer for Girl Cadets, and I am endeavouring to obtain an Officer for .a similar post for Boy Cadets. In each County an officer has been appomted to be responsibl~ for t~e Girl Cadets and one for Boy Cadets. The Cadet m?vement IS makmg steady progress; during the past year there was an mcrease of 67 Boy Cadet units and 51 Girl Cadet

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units and a net increase in personnel of 328 Boy Cadets and 585 Girl Cadets, the total number of Cadets being 18,061. Since the close of the year there has been a large increase in new Cadet units. Steps have been taken to associate the Cadets in each County with the County Youth Committees, and at the request of the Ministry of Education I have sent a circular letter to all County Education Officers setting out the scope of our Cadet Organization. Obituary.-I regret to record the deaths of the following Commissioners: L. W. Dryland, D.L., M.R.C.S., County Commissioner, Northamptonshire; W. F. Fryer, L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Acting County Commissioner, Suffolk. Conclusion.-I wish to express my special thanks to Dr. N. Corbet Fletcher, Surgeon-in-Chief, for the valuable assistance which he has given me. My thanks are due to the large band of surgeons, over 3,000, who have rendered such invaluable service both in training our personnel and in carrying out Brigade duties; without their assistance we could not possibly have maintained our high standard of efficiency. I would like to bring to your notice the invaluable work which has been given to the Brigade by Mrs. St. John Atkinson, the Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, and her Staff; she has shown a devotion to duty beyond all praise; it is largely, thanks to her unremitting energy and great tact, that I attribute the great expansion amongst the Nursing Divisions. My thanks are due to the Commissioners and their Staffs, and to all ranks of Corps and Divisions for the loyal and self-sacrificing manner in which they have carried out their duties during the past exacting year. Great demands have been made on their services whilst so many of their members have been called up for Military or National Service. My thanks and appreciation are also due to the Presidents and VicePresidents of Counties, Areas, Corps, and Divisions. They have rendered valuable service as Brigade representatives on Joint County and other Committees, and have materially assisted the Brigade in many other ways. I also wish to express my thanks to Major Darvil-Smith, Brigade Secretary, and other members of my Staff, for their untiring devotion to duty in dealing with the very large amount of work which War conditions have imposed on Headquarters. After two and a half years of War the members can claim with pride that the Brigade has more than justified its existence. With courage and self-sacrifice they have met all demands on their service; with a selflessness worthy of high praise they have devoted themselves to the service of humanity and have worthily upheld the proud traditions of the Order. JOHN DUNCAN, M ajar-General, Chief Commissioner.

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Report of the Surgeon-in-Chief To THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Sir, I have the honour to present my report for the year ending 31st December, 1941, on which the medical side was less strenuous than its immediate predecessors. MEDICAL STRE GTH.

In this as in each previous report I am happy to record an increase in the number of Surgeons on the Brigade Roll. The total is now 3,070 compared with 2,924 at 31st December, 1940; and of these 2,976 are serving in the technical and 94 in the executive section of the Brigade. Among our new colleagues we welcomed many who last year acted unofficially. INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING. From the reports of the Surgeon-in-Chief for \Vales, and of the County Surgeons in England and Ireland, I am pleased to learn that the standard of instruction in the Divisions has been well maintained in spite of increasing difficulties during war time. Indeed, many Divisions now hold their weekly practices on Sunday mornings to overcome the disadvantages associated with long hours of work and black-out conditions. From the same source I note that the reduction in volume of instruction during 1941 was due chiefly to the facts that the Civil Defence Organization has been fully established and that in this period it was only necessary to train a sufficient number to take the places of those who were called to H.M. Forces or resigned for other reasons. At the same time there has been some increased demand for instruction in other directions. This has arisen because a number of our lay officers have been called upon to give instruction to members of \Vomen's Auxiliary Territorial Service; and though the instruction was not followed by examination this work is very necessary and was performed most satisfactorily. With the establishment of the Civil Defence Organization there was during 1941 a growing demand for post-graduate training. This included preparation of tests and judging at staged incidents and in inter-borough and inter-regional contests; and I desire to record the excellent work done in this direction by our Surgeons, the majority of whom are connected also with the Organization. RE-EXAMINATION OF DIVISIONS. The County Surgeons report that the usual high standard of efficiency was exhibited at the annual re-examinations which, with remarkably few exceptions, were held during the year. Unfortunately, difficulties in transport, especially when long distances had to be traversed, in many instances prevented the County Surgeons from undertaking these duties. When difficulties arose, therefore, they

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arranged with the Surgeons of neighbouring units or ~hos~ on the Association List of Examiners to conduct the re-exammatlOns, and when unavoidable, they sanctioned re-examinations by Surgeons of their own units. MERITORIOUS FIRST AID. In November, 1940, you introduced the Meritorious Service Certificate. This replaced the personal letter of congratulation which you were wont to send to each member who had rendered exceptional service in an emergency. Since that date 227 certificates. have been awarded an~ I am happy to know that the names of ten Bngade Surgeons ~gure ~n the 1941 list. Detailed reports of some of the cases were published m the St. John Am,bulance Gazette. You are already aware that among those honoured by H.M. The ~ing for meritorious services during air raids, were Divisional Surgeons H. Miller and D. Green, who were awarded the George Medal; Corps Surg~on L. F. 'Nil on and Divisional Surgeons Marjorie Stewart and J. SeIdenberg, who were each created l\I.B.E.; Divisional Surgeon W. Remington who was given the British Empire Medal, and Divisional Surgeon N. R. Holmes who was mentioned in the London Gazette. To each and all I tender cordial congratulations. CONCLUSION. In conclusion, I am satisfied that in these trying times the work of instructing and training our members is being satisfactorily transacted; and for this I am greatly indebted to all ranks of Surgeons. Further, I wish to place on record my appreciation of the ~ener?us assistance given to me throughout the year by the Surgeon-m-Chief for 'Vales, the County Surgeons, and my Secretary. I have the honour to be, Sir, N. CORBET-FLETCHER, M.A., M.B., M.R.C.S., Surgeon-in-Chiej.

R EPORT OF THE LADY SUPERINTENDENT-IN-CHIEF.

TRAINING SCHOOLS.

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, 1941. PERSONNEL.

Over 9,000 new C?ffic.ers and Members have joined our Nursing Divisions, and from every DIstnct and County I have received most encouraging reports of their fine work. 187 new Nursing Divisions and 51 new Cadet Nursing Divisions have been registered during the year. SERVICE HOSPITALS .

.A tota.l of 936 ~.A.D. m~I?bers have been called up, of whom 657 are stIll servrng. Dunng my VlSltS to a number of Service Hospitals excellent accounts of our members' work were given to me by the Authorities. CIVIL NURSING RESERVE.

12,425 members are registered as Nursing Auxiliaries in the C.N.R. (exc!uding t~e Priory for Wales and Northern Ireland), and 846 have receIved theIr Red Star, awarded for a year's satisfactory service. This number includes a good proportion of 2nd year awards. CIVIL DEFE CEo

A total 6f 22,785 members were employed as Civil Defence workers under the A.R.P. services, 6,592 full-time and 16,393 part-time. In London, under Lady Louis Mount batten's Shelter, First Aid Post, and Rest Centre scheme, 150 members attached to Nursing Divisions in other areas volunteere~ for duty, and their service was greatly appreciated by the Borough CouncIls, who were unable to obtain sufficient staff within their own areas. ~ very high standa::d of efficiency was reached during the year under reVIew, and I sho:ud lIke ~o pay a trib~te to the perseverance and fidelity of our members In carrymg out rout me duties which may often have appeared monotonous, but were nevertheless vital to the maintenance of the Civil Defence Services of the country. HOSPITALS.

I s~ould.like to say a word of special gratitude to the Matrons of those HospItals In London and throughout the country who have assisted our wo::k so greatly.by giving training facilities to our members-a privilege whIch has been Invaluable to them and deeply appreciated by all. I am happy to record that our members' work in the Hospitals has been most generously acknowledged by the Matrons themselves as a very real help.

Under Mrs . Beckwith-Smith's training scheme, 1,11 7 students have received instruction in all the residential schools since the outbreak of war. During 1941, 362 students have taken their certificates. Many of these have joined the Brigade and volunteered for the C.N.R. or for Civil Defence work. I should like to express once more my appreciation of this highly successful pioneer development in Brigade training. HEADQUARTERS CLASSES.

10 courses of instruction in First Aid, Home Nursing, and Anti-Gas have been held during the year. 226 students attended the First Aid lectures, and of those who took the examination 153 passed and 22 failed. 223 students attended the Home Nursing lectures of which 157 passed the examination and 21 failed. Instruction was given to 80 students in " Vlar Gases and their Treatment of whom 75 took the examination; 70 passed, 5 failed. Once again my special thanks are due to Mrs. Peter Cheyney and Miss French for the enthusiasm with which they conducted the classes. II

VISITS.

Once more the pressure of work at Headquarters has made it difficult for me to de ote as much time as I should have wished to visiting the Nursing Divisions outside London, but throughout my inspections of various units of the Brigade in different parts of the country I was greatly impressed by the keenness and efficiency of officers and members and by the eagerness with which they had taken on new wartime duties in addition to their regular work. Through the courtesy of the Joint County Committees I visited Joint War Organization Convalescent Homes in Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, and Wiltshire, and was much struck by their excellent equipment and by the good relations established between the trained and other members of the Staff, which alone can make these units work harmoniously. NATIONAL FLAG DAYS.

These were held on 6th June, when in the counties £258,429 lls . 5d . was collected and from Overseas £45,484 4s. 4d., making a total of [303,913 15s. 9d., and on 16th December, when the Aid· to Russia appeal brought in over £190,000 . On both occasions members made tremendous efforts, often at great personal fatigue, to contribute their utmost to these splendid results. AWARDS.

The George Medal was awarded to Cadet Corporal Betty Quinn (Holbrook Cadet Nursing Division), to Ambulance Sister Margaret Brown (Alfred Herbert Nursing Division), both of Coventry, for conspicuous service in the heavy air raids on that city. Ambulance Sister Winifred Ortweiler (St. John's Wood Nursing Division), was awarded the Medal of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British ~mpire. The M.B.E. was awarded to Miss A. M. Walker, Lady SuperIntendent of No .1 District, and Miss H. A. Corser, Lady County Superintendent for Shropshire. '

PRIORY FOR WALES . .

THE ST. JOHN AMBULA CE BRIGADE.

EXTRACT FROM REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR WALES.

HEADQUARTERS MEETING.

On 25th September I held a meeting of Lady County Presidents and Vice-Presidents, Lady County Superintendents and Lady County Officers, when very helpful discussions took place. CONCLUSIO .

In conclusion I should like to express to all Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Officers, and Members of the Brigade Nursing Divisions my admiration of the spirit in which they have met every high test of their endurance, adaptability, and devotion to duty. Often at considerable self-sacrificegladly made for so great a cause-they have responded to each fresh call made upon their time, strength, and abilities. To you, Sir, may I once more express my gratitude for your sympathetic handling of our many problems, and for the staunch support you have given to all my endeavours on behalf of the Nur ing Divi ion, whom I am so proud to serve. Without your confidence and the devoted labours of my Headquarters Staff my own efforts could not have achieved results which I trust that you will regard, bearing in mind the difficulti s we have all had to meet, as worthy of the great opportunities the war has brought within our reach, and of the noble traditions which it is our proud inheritance to preserve. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your 0 bedien t servan t, LORNA ATKINSON, Lady Superintendent-in-ChieJ.

BRIGADE STRENGTH.

It is sati factory to record an increase of 1,021 in the total membership of the Brigade in Wales during i941, once again a large influx of women being a sati factory feature. The comparative figures for 1938 show that new enrolments during the 2! years of war have raised the strength of the Brigade by 4,684, made up as under : Personnel. 1938.

Units. 1938. Corps Ambulance Divisions ursing DIVisions Cadet Ambulance Divisions Cadet Nursing Divisions

1941.

261 88 144 59

295 154 163 72

Men Women. Boys Girls

1941.

6,803 1,445 3,232 1,314

8,863 3,631 3,544 1,440

12,794

17,478

The representation of the Priory upon County and District Youth ommittec ' in outh \Vales, as a result of applications made with the concurrcnce and support of the Welsh Youth Committee, Board of Education, will safeguard the interests of the Cadet ]\Iovement in connection with the national registration of the age group 16-18. BRIGADE ACTIVITIES.

The following summary of the returns shows that 132 male members are rendcring full-time and 3,411 male member are rendering parttime A.R.P. duties, "vhile the figures for Nursing Members are 227 fulltime and 1,3 7 part-time :First Aid Post. FullParttim e. time. Women Men

Em ergency of C£vil Hospital . FullParttime. time.

Mobile Unit . PartFulltime. time.

955

221

211

955

221

211

A.R.P. PartFulltime. time.

132

3,411

132

3,411

The number of men recorded a serving in H.M. Forces is 1,610 and 756 nursing mcmbers are enrolled in the Civil Nur ing Reserve. Cases of accident and sickne s treated during the year total 64,619, 6,737 being removed to ho pital or home. The road accidents dealt with number 3,323; and Brigade Unit are responsible for 9 road ide first aid huts, 125 roadside first aid posts, and 67 roadside boxes. On the nursing side, 6,206 attendances at hospitals and clinics are recorded and 526 at Medical Comforts Depots. Special duties include assistance at Evacuee Centres and in connection with Blood Transfusion Services, while the public duties regarded as a routine part of Brigade service have been undertaken as occasion demanded. Members not committed to other forms of National Service were encouraged by the Commissioner for \Vales to offer their services to the Home Guard for casualty work.

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR EIRE. During the year three new Divisions were registered, bringing the total number of members of the Brigade up to 1,994, an increase of 221 on the total for the year 1940. In addition, there are 650 members of the A.R.P. Auxiliary Reserve. The services of members of the Brigade were called upon to deal with casualties resulting from the bombs which fell in the city in January and again in May. On the latter occasion the Mobile Canteen, which had been put on the road a couple of months earlier, proved very effective. Members of the Brigade assi ted the Iri h Red Cross Society in looking after the comfort of refugees from Belfa t while they were in Dublin. Routine public duty at Carnivals, R ace Meetings, etc., and at the seaside and other First Aid Huts, was carried out efficiently as usual. A large number of Officers and Ambulance Si ter of the Nur ing Divisions obtained 90 hours' Hospital training in the various city hospitals, and the Brigade is greatly indebted to the Matrons of the different hospitals for their kind co-operation and help. The Stores Department dealt with 166 requisitions for Iedical tares for Ambulance, Nursing Divisions, and First Aid Huts . Invalid Requisites numbering 508 were issued on loan on the recommendations of Doctors and District Nurses. First Aid and Home Nursing Classes were run under the au pice of the Irish Centre of the St. John Ambulance Association. A a re ult of these classes 2,232 Adult and 45 Preliminary Certificates were gained for First Aid and 917 Adult and 30 Preliminary Certificates for Home Nursing. The Welfare Committee and Staff continued their excellent work to provide a free dinner daily to expectant mothers for three months before confinement and two months after confinement. During the year 71,077 dinners have been served to an average of 900 mothers. The Annual Appeal and Flag Days for 1941 realized £1,972.

\tbe <Brant> Wellerable

~rt>er

~rior}2 in tbe of tbe

:fBrittsb lReaItn

of tbe 1r)ospttal of St. 50bn of gerusalem AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

'[he St. JOhll El111bulal1Ce :fJ3riga"e @"erseas

Report of the

Chief Commissioner of the Brigade Overseas For tIle Year ellded 31st December, 1941.

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

3 List of Superior Officers of the Brigade Overseas appointed by His R oyal Highness the Grand Prior of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. (Corrected to 24th June, 1942) (SHOWING DATE OF ApPOINTMENT AND GRADE IN THE ORDER.)

lbeabquarters. (!bfcf (tom mIssIoner of tbe J13rlgatle O"erseas. COLONEL JAMES LEWIS SLEEMAN, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O.

<tonlt11anbant ~ in ~ <thief of

Knight.

Appointed June, 1930.

1Latl}? 5upcrlntelttlcnt::::f11::::(tbic{ of 'lRurslng IDi"isiol1s of tbe J13rigatle O"erseas. THE HON. MRS. COPLAND-GRIFFITHS.

111 ursing IDi\)isiollS

Dame.

Appointed 1\Iay, 1939.

Staff Officer to the Chief

CAPTAIN A.

Officer.

{the St. 30bn Blnbu[ance 113rigabc:

COlli missioner.

CAHUSAC, O.B.E., M.C.

Appointed May, 1933.

Staff Officer to the

l,ab~

Supertntcnbcnt::in::Chicf.

LADY DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT MISS DOROTHY MAVROJANI.

Serving Sister.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN,

Appointed September, 1939.

£\sslstant 5ccrctar)? Dame Grand Cross of the Order of

t. John.

GEORGE

Serving Brother.

Appointed March. 192 .

QUILTER.

Appointed July, 1937.

'Ubc (tolll1nanbcr}? in :australia.

JDeput}1 (tommanbant:::in:::::(tbief

Com manllcr}? (!o11lIllissioner. SYDNEY

Knight.

lRursing IDt"isions :

DAWKINS, O.B.E., M.B., CH.B.

Appointed

ovember, 1941.

(!Olllm issioltct's. GROUP CAPTAIN HUGH R. G. POATE, M.B., CH.M., F.R.C.S.

H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER,

Knight.

New South Wales District.

Appointed February, 1930.

MAJOR-GENERAL RUPERT M. DOWNES, C.M.G., M.D.) M.S.

Knight.

DaHle Grand Cross of the Order of St. John.

Victoria District.

Appointed July, 1933.

£\sslstant (!ommissioltcrs.

Apvointed February, 1937.

LT.-COLONEL WILFRED VICKERS, D.S.O., M.B.

Commander.

New South Wales District.

Appointed February, 1937.

*MAJOR-GENERAL S. R. BURSTON, C.B.E., D.S.O.

Officer.

South Australia District.

Appointed February, 1937.

SIR CEDRIC STANTON HICKS, M.SC., M.D.

Officer.

South Australia District.

Appointed February, 1940.

1lUlestern :australia. (tomm issioncr. *LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHN R. DONALDSO , M.B.

Officer.

Western AustralIan District.

Appointed December, 1939 .

.:Bcting (tommfssioner. JOHN

Knight.

HOLLAND, M.B.

Western Australia District. Appointed February, 1941. * On Active Service.

jfiji. :assistant (totnmissioner.

THOMAS H. GODDARD, C.B.E., B.A., M.B.

Commander.

S. Tasmania District.

Appointed August, 1940.

THOMAS H. HE~DERSO~, :-'I.B.E.

Commander.

ew South V\Tales District.

VICTOR

Appointed June, 1942.

\V. T.

l\1CGUSTY, C.M.G., O.B.E., M.B.

Officer.

Appointed October, 1941.

1Snrma.

1bong lkong.

ctomm iss loner.

Coml1l lssione 1".

THE HON. MR. JUSTICE BA

Associate Officer.

EDWARD M. RAYMOND.

Appointed July, 1939.

\:tbe (toll1manberl? in (tanaba.

Officer.

'Rssistant (tommissioners. PROFESSOR WILLIAM

ctollll11anDer)? ctomm lssloncr.

Officer.

LIEUT.-COLONEL GERALD ALLISOX, E.D.

Officer.

Appointed June, 1941.

cromm ISSIOnC 1"5.

Appointed December, 1941.

Saskatchewan District. *MAJOR ARTHUR

Commander.

Appointed December, 1941.

3-nbia.

Appointed February, 1935.

Quebec District.

Cbief (!ommissioner.

COATES.

Appointed June, 1936.

SIR ALEXA DER C. BADENOCH, C.S.I., C.I.E.

Knight.

COLONEL L. H. LEESO~ T , :-'I.D.

Officer.

British Columbia District.

Officer.

Ontario District.

Officer.

Alberta District.

Appointed November, 1938.

LT.-GENERAL SIR GORDON G. JOLLY, K.C.I.E., I.M.S.

Commander.

GILBERT B. PEAT, M.D.

Commander.

New Brunswick District.

Officer.

Nova Scotia District.

Appointed August, 1940.

LIEUT.-COLONEL ARTHUR GABOURY.

Commander.

MISS EDITH C. O'CONNELL, Q.A.I.M.N.S.

Officer (Sister).

Appointed January, 1940.

REGINALD V. HARRIS, K.C.

Quebec District. (French-speaking Divisions.) Appointed Kovember, 1941.

£\ctfng ctOl11miSSIOnerS. Appointed September, 1939.

(tom III isstoners. Commander.

No.4 District.

Officer.

No.2 District.

GEORGE M. LITTLE, D.P.H.

Alberta District.

PATON, I.M.S.

Appointed May, 1941.

MAJOR-GENERAL RONALD H. CANDY, C.I.E., I.M.S.

Officer.

No.3 District.

Appointed January, 1942.

£\ctlng CommIssioner. 'V. C. SPACKMAN,

LIEUT.-COLO EL

No.9 District.

Appointed February, 1940.

£\cting £\ssistant ctommissioner.

Appointed November, 1938.

COLONEL WILLIAM

WALLACE R. NESBITT.

Ontario District.

Appointed November, 1938.

MAJOR-GENERAL HUGH STOTT, C.I.E., O.B.E., M.D.

COLONEL D. S. MACKAY, M.D.

Manitoba District.

Appointed November, 1939.

1LaD\? SuperintenDent==hl::,(tbief.

GEORGE JOHNSON, M.D.

Appointed November, 1939.

Appointed July, 1940.

Surgeon==in==(!bief.

Appointed June, 1936.

*LIEUT.-COLO EL H. CAMERON, :-'I.D.

GERRARD, O.B.E., M.D.

ABBAS EL ARCULLI.

Associate Officer.

REV. CHARLES W. DOWNER.

Sub-Chaplain.

Appointed February, 1939.

I.M.S.

Appointed July, 1941.

£\ssistant (tOlltmiSSloners.

LT.-COLONEL SIR HASSAIN SUHRAWARDY, O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.S.

Associate Commander.

No. 2 District. Appointed (supernumerary) November, 1937.

Appointed April, 1940.

JEHANGIR J. GHANDY, C.I.E.

(tel?lon. £\cting £\ssiMant ctommissioner. PROFESSOR W. C. O. HILL, M.D.

Appointed January, 1941. * On Active Service.

Associate Officer.

No.9 District.

Appointed November, 1938.

LT.-COLONEL NORMAN BRIGGS, I.M.S.

Officer.

No. 11 District.

Appointed February, 1939.

COLONEL THOMAS C. BOYD, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S.

Officer.

No.7 District.

Appointed July, 1939.

1Rewfounblanb.

LIEUT.-COLONEL MARTIN M. CRUICKSHANK, C.LE., LM.S.

Officer.

No. 10 District.

Appointed March, 1940.

MAJOR FELIX E. R. LABORDA, M.R.C.S.

Officer.

No.6 District.

'Elssistant (!ommfssfoner. LT.-COLONEL CLUNY MACPHERSON, C.M.G.

Appointed May, 1940.

Knight.

Appointed May, 1912.

COLONEL P. B. BHARUCHA, O.B.E., D.S.O., LM.S.

Associate Officer.

No. 12 District.

Appointed May, 1940.

'{the (totnmanber)? in 1Rew Zea[anb.

P. PARTHASARATHY, L.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Associate Officer.

No.5 District.

LT.-COLONEL GEORGE BARCLAY, O.B.E., V.D.

WALTER KIRBY

Officer.

No.9 District.

(!ommanbeQ2 (!ommissioner.

Appointed May, 1940.

Knight.

Appointed July, 1940.

GEORGE E. CUFFE.

Officer.

No. 16 District.

COLONEL ALURED

Officer.

Appointed April, 1941.

LT.-COLONEL SIR LOUIS E. BARNETT, C.M.G., M.B., F.R.C.S.

Knight.

L. O'S. BILDERBECK, LM.S.

No. 15 District.

Appointed February, 1940.

Appointed November, 1941.

Com 11l issioners.

Bcting 'Elssfstant (!o1ll11lfsSlOnCtS. *CAPTAIN MOHAMMED HAFIZ-UD-DIN, L.R.C.P.

JOHN BRINE.

Commander.

Associate Officer. Indian Hqrs . (Staff Officer for Training). Appointed July, 1937. COLONEL J. B. HANCE, C.LE., O.B.E., LM.S.

No.8 District.

FREDERICK

Officer.

No.9 District.

Appointed February, 19·11.

No. 14 District. No. 11 District.

J. P.

HUBAN, O.B.E.

No. 17. District.

K. GRACEY.

A. C. GRIFFI , O.B.E. LIEUT.-COLONEL

No. 18 District.

Appointed December, 1941.

C. PYPER, O.B.E., LM.S.

Appointed May, 1942.

1ken)?a. E\ssistant (!o11lmfssfoner.

KINGSLEY HEATH, O.B.E.

Officer.

Canterbury and West Coast District. 1936.

Appointed January, 1942.

flDala)?a.

WILLIAM W. DUTTON.

Officer.

Wellington District.

MACGREGOR, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P.

Officer.

Appointed February, 1940.

m alta. (!ommfssfoner.

Serving Brother.

Otago District.

Appointed November, 1938.

WILLIAM BOURNE.

Serving Brother.

Wanganui District. ARTHUR

Serving Brother.

Appointed May, 1939.

Appointed November, 1937. On Active Service.

\V. PROBERT.

Auckland District.

Appointed May, 1941.

HAROLD D. COBB.

Serving Brother.

South Auckland Sub-District.

Appointed May, 1941.

Bcting 'Elssistant CBom11lissioner. Ro ALD S. MUNRO.

Hawkes Bay District.

Appointed May, 1941.

Special Bppointment b}2 tbe (!bief (!0I11111issfoner. WILLIAM R. CURWEN.

District Superintendent in Charge.

\the

Southland District. 1938.

Appointed October,

~ rior)? tn Southern Bft'tea. n)rior}2 (!011lIllissfoner. ALPHEUS F. WILLIAMS, B.SC.

Knight.

Appointed May, 1935. Surgeon:::i11:::(!bfef.

BRIGADIER ALFRED J. GATT, O.B .E., M.C.

Knight.

Appointed November, 1937.

WILLIAM DEANS PIRRETT.

(!ommfssfoner. ROBERT

Appointed June,

Appointed November, 1941.

No.1 (N.W.Rly.) District.

Serving Brother.

Appointed October, 1941.

MAJOR-GENERAL HUGH

Appointed May, 1941.

'Elssistant (!ommissioners.

Appointed September, 1941.

No. 13 District.

Appointed May, 1936.

HUTCHINSON.

MAJOR JAMES W. CRAMPTON.

Appointed July, 1941.

H. TAm'nON, C.LE., LC.S.

Auckland District.

ARNOLD E. BION, C.LE.

\Vanganui District.

Appointed December, 1940.

COLONEL H. E. SHORTT, C.LE., O.B.E.

Appointed July, 1920.

Su rgeon:::in:::(!bief.

COLONEL SIR EDWARD THORNTON, R.B.E., M.R.C.S.

Knight.

Appointed November, 1933.

COLONEL CHARLES H. HAMILTON, O.B.E.

ctomm issioners. THEODORE H. WATERMEYER.

Knight.

South African Headquarters.

Appointed May, 1933.

LT.-COLONEL GERALD E. PEACOCK, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Knight.

Transvaal District.

Serving Brother.

Appointed June, 1934.

Rhodesia Distnct. WILLIAM

Commander.

Appointed January, 1939.

Commander.

Serving Brother.

Appointed ~ ovcmber, 1939.

MAJOR STANLEY COPLEY, F.R.C.S.

Natal District.

Transvaal District.

Do ALD McHARDY.

A ppoin ted January, 1940.

Transvaal District.

BRIGADIER A.

Officer.

Appointed November, 1934.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

SHERINGHA1II.

:assistant Commissioner. RALPH R.

ROBERT G. FORBES.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed February, 19401.

1rangan)2ika.

JOHAN S. DE VON WILLICH. Serving Brother. S.A.R & H. District. Appointed November, 1934.

Serving Brother.

VAN DYK, ::'LB., CH.B.

Bssistant Commissioner.

ARTHUR A. COATON.

Transvaal District.

Appointed January, 1941.

'Ulganba.

Appointed February, 19340.

COLONEL JOHN D. \VHITE. S.A.R. & H. District. Appointed February, 19340.

Serving Brother.

Appointed November, 1940.

LIEUT.-COLONEL COR)l"ELIS G.

WILLIAM E. TURNBULL.

Officer.

Appointed December, 1936.

Griqualand West District.

WATT, M.B.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed June, 1942.

WILLIAM HECKROODT.

Bssistant Commissioncrs. Serving Brother.

ANDERSON.

South African Headquarters.

S.A.R. & H. District.

lDcput2 ctommissioncr. Officer.

::\1.

Appointed September, 1940.

Bcting :assistant <tommissioners.

BRIGADIER CHARLES ),1. HOFFE. Commander. S.A.R. & H. District. Appointed February, 1941.

1\1.

O.F.S District.

ALEX.

Officer.

Appointed.l. ovember, 1940.

LT.-COLONEL JOHN

Appointed January, 1940.

JOHAN LOVIUS, M.B., CH.B.

Appointed February, 1940.

Cape Province District.

Appointed January, 1940.

Natal District.

Associate Serving Brother.

WILLIAM F. VEARY.

Officer.

atal District.

LT.-COLONEL GEORGE G. EWER, D.S.O.

SKILLICORN.

Rhodesian Railways District.

Appointed November, 1938.

CRAWFORD LUNDIE, M.D., CH.B.

Serving Brother.

LT.-COLONEL T. E. ROBINS, D.S.O.

Commander.

S.A.R. & H. District.

CHARLES G. BOOKER, M.B., CH.B. Serving Brother. S.A.R. & H. District. Appointed ovember, 1939.

Serving Brother.

Appointed May, 1935.

COTT, C.::'LG., M.C., ~I.B.

Appointed September, 1941.

PHILIP D. TROSKIE.

Appointed May, 1935.

Special :appointments Ol? tbe ctbief ctommissioner.

REGINALD S. V. PARSONS. Serving Brother. S.A.R. & H District. Appointed May, 1935. EDMUND

Serving Brother.

ERIK HOERMAN, M.B., CH.B.

Officer.

BRAIN.

S.A.R. & H. District.

LIEUT.-COLONEL ERNEST G. FISH.

Appointed October, 1935.

Officer.

PIETER T. STEYN.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

District Superintendent in Charge. Zanzibar District. Appointed January, 1941.

Appointed December, 1936.

*LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHANNES

Serving Brother.

Transvaal District.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R. & H. District.

CAPTAIN D. S. GOWING. KRUGER.

Appointed March, 1937.

GEORGE H. DAWSON.

Appointed July, 1937.

JOHN GAMBLE KNOX AGNEW.

Serving Brother.

District Superintendent in Charge. Jamaica District. Appointed December, 1939.

S.A.R. & H. District. Appointed November, 1938. * On Active Service.

·Officer.

Acting District Superintendent in Charge, Gibraltar District. August, '1941.

Appointed

REPORT OF THE CIDEF COMMISSIONER OF THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS. THE DIRECTOR OF AMBULANCE AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT ' ORDER OF ST. JOHN. ' SIR, I have the honour to submit t h ' . Overseas for the year ended 31st ~~c~~~~r,0~9~1~ work of the Brigade FOREWORD In view of the valuable war service 'd d b h . it is regrettable that t h e ' ren ere y t e Bngade Overseas curtail this report to a m~e~ous pa¥er shorta~e I?ake~ it. essential to splendid work been done b illrrnum. or neve~ ill Its hIstory has more tion in the Far East and ~ oU[hmemb~rs, p~rtIcu~arl~ by our representastand in Malta and B y Glos~ w 0 stIll m,amtaill their courageous its telling must be de~r:e~' unt~~~~:o:; ~~sul~e~a::c~~:~. their story,

HONG KONG, MALAYA, SINGAPORE, AND BURMA. It will stand to the everlasting credit of the Brigade Overseas that it has been called upon to suffer the heaviest losses ever sustained in so short a space of time in all the long history of our Order. For it is estimated that fully 150 Surgeons and 5,000 members have become lost in the mists of battle, while the merciful work which they were called upon to do until the last must have brought them into grave risk. To the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths and me, especially, does this come as a tragic blow, for we alone knew all those responsible for starting ambulance service in Malaya and Singapore, as also in Burma, and the difficulties which had to be overcome by a devoted few. How well they succeeded is shown by the fact that some 1,400 members in Hong Kong, 83 Ambulance and Nursing Divisions in Malaya and Singapore, and 56 in Burma were there to help in the defence against Japanese attack. Of the subsequent fate of that noble army of Ambulance service nothing is yet known, although we may rest assured that they sustained the traditions of the Order until the last.

STATISTICS. During the year, 323 new Divisions (169 Amb 1 . were registered while 15 D' . . U ance ~d 154 Nursmg) of 308 Division~ There ha~:~~IO~S ""ere ~hsbanded, leavmg a net increase so that the str~ngth on the 301 teeE an lI~rease of 9,375 in the personnel, (950 Ambulance and 596 N . s .~~em er, 1941, was 1,546 Divisions Cadet Divisions totalled 70 (~~illeldw: A a ~oJal personnel of 45,058. New while 13 Cadet Division .e m u ance ~d 29 Cadet Nursing), 57 Divisions. s were dIsbanded, showmg a net increase of Divisions (209 ~~u~~~~t 1s1~e~gth. at 31~t December, 1941, was 358 This represents a Grand Total ofu~S~~~,;It~.a total personnel of 7,706. , IVISIOns and 52,764 personnel.

MALTA. The Brigade Overseas in Malta has now withstood considerably more than two thousand enemy bombing attacks with valour, endurance, and high efficiency under the leadership of our Commissioner, Brigadier A. J. Gatt, O.B.E., M.C., K.ST.J. Quoting from a letter received from the late Lady Corps Superintendent, Miss E. Yabsley, and dated the 7th January (this gallant lady was killed by a bomb a month later): "All our nurses are working very well indeed. Their sense of discipline is excellent and they are wonderfully self-controlled. This shows itself so much during raids, and there has not been a single case of a nurse leaving her patient, even when bombs are falling round." No part of Empire has suffered more, and no Ambulance Service tested the greater than in this ancient home of the Order. The A.R.R.C. has been awarded to Mrs. E. Merriman, Miss M. Ferro, and 1\1rs. E. King.

CASUALTIES.

AUSTRALIA. Pride of place must be given to the establishment of a Commandery of all the States, with the exception of Western Australia (which owing to its remoteness will later be given a Commandery of its own). This great honour is in recognition of the splendid spirit of St. John service shown throughout Australia. I have the utmost confidence the Commandery will prove most beneficial to the work of our Order in the critical times through which Australia is now passing. 27 new Divisions and 5 new Cadet Divisions were formed during the year, while the standard of progress shown in every State has been exceptionally high.

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I have also the sad duty of reporting ~~: d ~hlt~ Nur~illg DlvlslOns. Hawkes (Auckland District) and P ea ill actIOn of Pte. D. New Zealand, and of Pte. J. W. S~~~~l:llY:es (Canterbu~J~istrict),

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Africa I d' N nose 0 our members from South fallen ' w~e~a, ser~: Zeal~nd, and Austr~l.ia and East Africa, who have Abyssinia, Libya, C~et~~~dt~e ~xpeddltI°hnary Forces in Somaliland, yna, an w ose names are not recorded. ,

CANADA. 53 Adult Divisions and 5 Cadet Divisions were formed during 1941. While I regret that Colonel A. E. Snell, our Commandery Commissioner since 1935, has resigned, we are fortunate in having as his successor Lieut.-Colonel G. Allison. The Brigade in Canada was honoured by a visit from The Lady Louis Mountbatten. That she inspected Divisions at Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, and Winnipeg within

~en days testifies to both her zeal and the advantage of air travel. This ll-:cluded a .St. John rally at Ottawa, when H.E. the Governor-General kmdly presIded. The Lady Louis Mountbatten was the bearer of a special message from H.M. The Queen, and found a good efficiency in existence, and I am grateful for what she so successfully accomplished.

Brigade admirably. In that year a start was .n::ade in fo~ming both Ambulance and Nursing Divisions from the CIVI~ pop~latIOn, larg~ly stimulated by a visit from the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Gnffiths m the follo:,~g year. At a time when Ceylon is threatened by J~pane.se. ~ttack It ~s satisfactory to know that 10 Ambulance and 2 Nursmg DIVISIons .we~e m existence in 1941, owing to the efforts of those who saw the need m tIme.

INDIA. 92 new Adult Divisions were added to a strength which now stands a~ 274 Ambulance and 89 Nursing Divisions. The Chief Commis ioner, SIr Cameron Badenoch, made a ,:aluable tour, while the Brigade was furthe~ encourage? ~y an InspectIon of Nursing Divisions by H.E. the MarchIOne~s of LmlIthgow. Two new Districts were formed (No. 16, G.I.P. ~aIlway and No. 17 Holkar State), while a Sub-Di trict was ~ormed m No.9. District ~y .the Bihar Police. The progre since 1937 IS beyond all prals~, for while m the three years preceding but 17 Divisions were formed, ?unng ~he three succeeding no less than 150 Divi ions were b~ought mto eXIstence, success which must be gratifying to all responsIble now that India is threatened by Japanese attack. NEW ZEALAND. It is my sad duty ~o r~port the death of 1\1r. C. J. Tunks, Commi sioner for the Auckland Dlstnct, whose fine example and deep interest in our w?r~ .for over 50 years makes his loss a severe one. 47 Adult and 41 Cadet plvlsIOns were formed during 1941. New Zealand holds the record for ItS percentage of Grand Prior's Cadet Badges, and I congratulate all concern~d upon this splendid achievement. \Vould that every other part of Emprre would equally recognize the immense value of youth ervice to the ;same degree as does .New Zealand. Although it is to anticipate I feel It ~y duty to mentIOn that the Dunedin Ambulance Division ce!e?~ate~ ItS Golden Jubilee in November of this year; the premier D~vI~IOn m ~he whole Overseas. By happy coincidence its Chief CommISSIOner, LIeut.-Colonel G. Barclay, was one of its original members. New ~ealand .h~~ cause to be justifiably proud of the record established by thIS fine DIVISIOn and the honour which it has brought to the Dominion. SOUTH AFRICA. Several St. John Auxiliary Hospitals have been formed and are con~rolled and staffed by o~~ Brigade personnel. As the Brjgad~ in South Afn~a. forms part of the Mili~a~ MedI.cal Services its representatives have partIcIpated m every operatIOn m whIch South African Forces have been engaged. The Transva.al . D~s~rict alone supplied over 200 Ambulance m~n and 82 nurses fO.r It.S MIlItary Medical and Nursing Services. That thIS ~epres~nts one Dlstnct only shows what help the Brigade Overseas has gIven drre~tl.Y to the ~ar effort in addition to supplying the ambulance needs of the CIVIl pOP171atIon. H.E. Lady Duncan, whose interest in our :-"ork has ~een ~os~ stImulative, has resigned her position as Lady Superlll~e~~ent-~n-Chlef m order to take up that of Lady President of Nursing DIVISIOns m Southern Africa. CEYLON. U~til 1937 t~e Ceylon Police alone had repre.sented the Brigade Overseas, a splendId body of men who had sustamed the traditions of our

KENYA. I deeply regret to report the deat~ of our Assistant .Commissioner, Mr. R. C. A. Cavendish, C.ST.}., who dId so much to establIsh Ambulance service in Kenya, and who made such admirable arrangements .for ~y official tour of East Africa in 1937-38. He was succeeded by BngadlerGeneral Sir Godfrey Rhodes, who later left for military s~rvice. Fortunately, however, we obtained as his successor Mr. A: J.. ~mgsleJ:'-~eath. The Mombasa Sub-District has been formed, while It IS gratIfying to report that 10 Civil Ambulance and Nursing Divisions have been formed since 1938, when none existed. UGANDA. Until 1938 the Uganda Police alone represented the Brigade Overseas, which, like that of Kenya, they did most creditably. In. that. J:'e~r a start was made in the formation of Civil Ambulance and Nursmg DIVISIons, and it is satisfactory to report that six are ~ow in existence, .including one Ambulance and one Nursing formed dunng the year. Th~s refie.cts great credit upon those responsible. \Ve are most fort~nate m havrng as our Assistant Commissioner Brigadier A. 1. Shenngham, under whose stimulative direction I feel sure that our work will proceed apace. TANGANYIKA. Until 1938 Tanganyika had ever been a stranger to Ambulance service, and it reflects high credit upon those few responsible that 6 Ambulance and 3 Nursing Divisions are now in existence, and have bee~ pla~ed at the service of the military authorities. I regret to report the reSIgnatIOn of our Assistant Commissioner, Major F. A. B. Nicoll, who did so much towards this successful end and who has left East Africa. VIle are fortunate in having Dr. R. R. Scott, C.M.G., M.C., in charge ; on~ who also played a valuable part in this introduction of Ambulance serVIce to the Territory. FIJI.

In the anxious days through which Fiji is passing, it is comforting to know that we have as our President there H.E. Sir Harry Luke, whose work in our interests has proved most valuable. Both Ambulance and Nursing Divisions have been formed, while Dr. V. W. T. McGusty, O.B.E., has been appointed Assistant Commissioner. EGYPT. At the request of the military authorities a Division of our Brigade was formed in Alexandria, with Mr. C. F. Beyts, M.C., as Divisional Superintendent; one which has already performed valuable work in connection with clearing casualties and in important A.R.P. duties.

14 GIBRALTAR, BERMUDA, CYPRUS, JAMAICA, NEWFOUNDLAND, AND ZA:NZIBAR.

Although space does not permit of a description of our work in these important parts of Empire, I am able to report that it is going ahead well, while I would thank the Assistant Commissioners and District Superintendents concerned for what they have done. STONE FROM THE RUINED CHURCH OF ST. JOHN.

As a phrenix rises from its ashes so, too, will the destruction by enemy action of our ancient Church carry a message throughout the Overseas. For 'with the co-operation of the Assistant Librarian, Mr. H. W. Fincham, and the High Commissioners concerned, portions of its ruined fabric have been sent to the Empire of India and every Dominion and many Colonies (including every State in Australia and every Centre throughout South Africa) for insertion in the fabric of Priory, ommandery or Ambulance Headquarters. So the shattered fragments of our ancient Church will form an historic link between the eleventh century and the present. In conclusion I would express my gratitude to the Hon. l\lr . CoplandGriffiths, D.ST.J., Lady Superintendent-in-Chief Overseas, not only for the magnificent work which has borne such wonderful fruit in the Far East, but also for her stimulative help throughout the war period. I would also thank Captain A. N. Cahusac, O.B.E., M.C., and the Assistant ecretary Mr. G. F. Quilter, S.B.ST.J., for the valuable help which they have given me. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, JAMES L. SLEEMAN, Chief Commissioner Brigade Overseas.

REPORT OF THE LADY SUPERINTENDENT-IN-CHIEF TO THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER

15 devoted members have been honoured by His Majesty the King in being created Associates of the Royal Red Cross-Lady Ambulance Officer Mrs. Elise Merriman, and Ambulance Sisters Miss Margaret Ferro a~c; Mrs. Elsie Graham King-and 75 first year and 2 second year War SerVIce Bars have been awarded. It is with the deepest sorrow that I have .to announce the death by enemy action, on the 5th February, 1942, of MISS Caroline Ethel Yabsley, S.B.St.]., Lady C:orps Supe0ntendent, ~o. 1 Malta Corps. Miss Yabsley had giv~n magnIficent serVIce to the Bngade Overseas since 1910, and her loss WIll be felt by all who had the honour of serving with her. . In Uganda a Nursing Division, t.he fir~t. ~ the Pr?tectorate, has .beert formed at Kampala. Six new N ursmg DIVISIons are m cours~ of r~gIstra tion in N ewjoundland and four in Bermuda; all Colomes hItherto practically untouched by Briga~e activit):'.. . The Dominions and the EmpIre of IndIa contmue to expand m a very satisfactory manner, and reports show that the special war work h,:s been on a large scale, but at the same time they have not allowed theIr Brigade efficiency to fall below its usual high level. . . I am glad to report that the decision of the Chap~er-General to mVIte the wives of Governors-General, Governors, and LIeutenant-Governors to become Lady Presidents of the Brigade Overseas and to wear the appropriate uniform has met with a ready response, and that our members are deriving much encouragement therefrom.. . In conclusion I should like to thank all ranks for theIr loyal support and superhuman labours in the cause of Humanity, for I think it may be said that in the year 1941 the Brigade Overseas pro~ed. the. value of its traditions and training on a greater scal~ than ever I? ItS hI~tOry. And when the time comes for it to be expedIent to publish details of collective and individual heroism and devotion to duty, the Order will have cause to be exceedingly proud of its children. I have, Sir, the honour to be, Your obedient servant, URSULA COPLAND-GRIFFITHS, Lady Superintendent-in-ChieJ.

PRJ. TED IN GREAT BRITAI~ BY . \:-\D SO:-\S, LTD . FORE STREET, llERTl' ORD STEPHE~ At'STl~