O.S.J.J. Annual Report, 1944 by Museum of the Order of St John

()

\the <Branb

~rior\?

in the :fBrittah 1Realnl

of the \l)enerable

~rber

of the 1bospital of $1. 30bn of 3erusalem.

The Executive Officers, The Representative Members of Chapter-General, The Members of Council, and of Standing Committees of the Order and its Departments, the Superior Officers of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, and the Officers of the Priories in Wales and Southern Africa and the Commanderies

New Zealand, Canada, and the Australian Commonwealth (exclusive of Western Australia),

appointed for the period of three years beginning 24th June, 1945. T REF.-45. A

'{tbe <Bra nb lPrior\? in tbe :n3ritis b lReaI111 of ztbe lDenerable ~ rb e r of tb e 1bo5pitaI of St. Jobn of Jeru5alerll. So\?ereig n 1beat>.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING. JExecutf\?e

~tncets.

Chancellor-The Earl of Clarendon, The Secretary-General is commanded to inform the Members and Associates of the Order that His Royal Highnes the Grand Prior has been graciously pleased to a ppoin t Executive 0 fficer, s i tan t Executive Officers, Officiating Chaplains, Representative Iembers of the Chapter-General, of the Council, and of the tanding ommittee of the Order, Superior Officers of the t. John Ambulance Brigade, and the Officers of the Priories in \Vales and outhern Africa and the Commanderies in New Zealand, Canada, and Australia, exclu ive of \Ye tern Australia, as set forth in the following pages, for the period of thr years from St. John Baptist's Day, 24th June, 1945. The Secretary-General of the Grand Priory, th Prior of Priorie , and the Knights-Commanders of Commanderies hold office during th pleasure of the Grand Prior and are not triennially appointed. For purposes of reference the names of the permanent officials are included.

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

P.C.

Secretary-General-Brigadier William B . G. Barne,

C.B.E . ,

D . . 0.

Recei

r-General-The Earl of Cromer,

G.C .B.,

G.C.I.E.,

G.C.V.O.

Director of

mbulance- General Sir Clive Liddell,

K.C.B.,

c. i.G., O.B.E., D . . 0.

Hospitaller (Temporary)-Colonel J. T. Woolrych Perowne, V.D.,

T.D.

Almoner- Brigadier-General The Earl of Shaftesbury,

K.P.,

G.C.V.O., C.B.E., P.C.

Librarian-Major Richard William, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Regi trar-Colonel Sir Edwin King, K.C.B., C.M.G.,

F.S.A. T.D . ,

.D.C.

Genealogi t-Major Sir Algar Ho\vard, C.B., C.V.O., M.C., T.D. Director of Ceremonie -C. H. C. Pirie-Gordon, E?q., D .S.C., F.S.A.

Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home-General Sir Clive Liddell, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D. .0.

Chief Commi sioner, ir John Ambulance Brigade Overseas -Colonel James L . Sleeman, C.B . , C.M.G., C.B.E . , M.V. O.

CH A NCERY OF THE ORDER, ST. JOHN'S GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON,

23rd June, 1945.

E.C.1.

:assistant JE,xecuti\? e

~ m ce r s.

Assi tant Receiver-General-The Hon. R. H . Vivian Smith. Assistant Director of Ambulance-Major-General Frederick V. B. Witts, C.B., C.B.E . , D.S.O ., M.C. Honorary Secretary of the Ophthalmic Hospital of the OrderAssistant Honorary Secretary (for Scotland) of the Ophthalmic Hospital-Colonel C. de W . Crookshank. Assistant Librarian and Curator-Henry W. Fincham, Esq., F.S.A.

Assistant Director of Ceremonies-Major Philip M. Beachcroft, O.B .E.

(tounctl.

Secretar}?

Major-General John E. T. Younger,

C.B.

:accountnnt.

:assistant Secretar}?

I vor C. Albury, Esq.

Duncan G. Monteith, Esq. 1Representatf'Oe

~llfgbt!3

on Ubapter:::(5elleraI.

Colonel C. de W. Crookshank. D. T. Rocyn Jones, Esq., C.B.E., M.D. Henry W. Fincham, Esq., F.S.A. Lieut.-Colonel E. J. Trevor Cory, O.B.E., T.D., M.D. Major-General Sir John Duncan, K.C.B., C.M.G.,

(Deputy: (Deputy: Henry W. Fincham, Esq., C.V.O.,

Sir Frederick Menzies, K.B.E., M.D. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hugh Turnbull, R.C.V.O., K.B.E. William C. Bentall, Esq., O.B.E., F.R.C.S.ED. Sir Ernest Burdon, K.C.I.E., C . . I. N. Corbet Fletcher, Esq., O.B.E., M.B., M.R.C. Colonel Everard W. Goldsworthy. Colonel Augustus M. O. Anwyl-Passingham, C.B.E. Major Philip M. Beachcroft, O.B.E. Colonel Sir Bertram Ford, T.D., LL.D. Major Alexander C. White Knox, M.C., M.B.

Librarian. R gi trar. Genealogist. Dir ctor of Ceremonies. Chi f Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home. The Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Ov r ea . as ex-officio member , and in addition:R epresenting the t. J ohn Ambulance Association.

William G. Pape, Esq.,

O.B.E.

(RepresentiJ1g Railway Centres.) (Deputy: VV. E. C. Lazenby, Esq.)

The Right Rev. The Bishop of I{ensington. The Very Rev. Edgar Rogers, O.B.E., Dean of Bocking.

Captain Russell V. teele, M.B. Lady Dunbar-Nasmith, O.B.E. Representing the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home.

1RepresentaU'Oe Uommant>ers on Ubapter:::(5enera1.

The Superintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divisions. (Deputy:

Captain W. Goodley, O.B.E.,

D.S.O.,

K.H.P.

Captain The Lord Harris, M.C. Major-General Frederick V. B. Witts,

F.S.A.)

The The The Th The

(D puty: The Hon. Irs. Copland-Griffiths.)

Ubaplaills.

Captain Sir L. Twiston Davies, K.B.E. Lieut.-Colonel William W. Dove, T.D., D.L. Major-General Ralph B. Ainsworth, C.B.,

Grand Prior. Sub-Prior. Chancellor. Secretary-General. Receiver-General Director of Ambulance. Hospitaller.

The Almoner.

D.S.O.

~mciatfng

The The The The The The The

O.B.E., M.C.

(Deputy: Captain G. R. H. Wrangham.) Representing the Hospital Committee.

C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O.,

Representing the Priory for Wales.

M.C.

The Hon. John H. Bruce. 1RepreaentaU'Oe ®mcers on Ubapter:::(5enera1.

William N. West-Watson. Esq., Lewis G. Whyte, Esq. The Hon. R. H. Vivian Smith.

(Deputy: Sir L. Twiston Davies,

KB.E.)

M.D.

Representing the Priory in Southern Africa.

The Earl of Clarendon,

K.G., G.c.v.o., G.C.M.G., P.C.

Representing the Cormnandery in New Zealand.

The Viscount Bledisloe,

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

Chief COlTImi sioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas (ex-officio). The Assistant Director of Ambulance (ex-officio).

Representing the Commandery in Canada. Representing the St. J ohn Ambulance Association.

The Hon. Vincent Massey.

William G. Pap, Esq.,

Representing the Commandery in the A ustralian CommoNwealth (exclusive of Western A 1tstralia.) (Name not received.)

(Deputy: E.

O.B.E.

zzell, Esq.)

WillialTI E. C. Lazenby, E CL (Deputy: G.

. Hill, Esq.)

I-Iub rt H. Halliday, E q. Co-opted lvIembers.

Major Alexander C. Whit I{nox, M.C., M.B. Marcus M. Scott, Esq., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

jfinance <tonltnittee. (!t)airman.

The Earl of Cromer, G.C.B., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O. (Receiver-General) (ex-officio). The Hon. R. H. Vivian Smith. (Assistant R eceiver-General) . The Sub-Prior (ex-officio). The Secretary-General of the Order (ex-officio). The Director of Ambulance (ex-officio). The Lord Plender, G.B.E. Sir Francis Smith. Ernest A. Ebblewhite, Esq., LL.D. The Hon. Thomas B. Money-Coutts.

(Deputy:

aptain \V. Goodley,

M.C.)

O.B.E.,

H. Adam Clarke, E q. (Deputy: P. An tey, E q.)

Lady Dunbar-Na mith, W. P. I{ennedy, Esq.,

O.B.E. L.R.C.P. &:

Representing the

t. John Ambulance Brigade.

The uperintendent-in-Chief, Nur ing Corps and Divisions. (Deputy:

)

N. Corbet Fletcher, E q., O.B.E., M.B., Chief. William G. Smith, E q., O.B.E. Captain William Goodley, O.B.E., M.C.

M.R.C.S.,

Surgeon-in-

Representing the Priory for Wales.

The Hon. John H. Bruce. (Deputy:

ir L. T'vvi ton Davies,

K.B.E.)

Representing the Priory in Sonthern Africa.

The Earl of Clarendon,

K.G., G.C.V.O., G.C.M.G., P.C.

Representing the Commandery in New Zealand.

The Viscount Bledisloe,

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

:ambulance (!ommtttee. (!baftmall.

The Director of Ambulance (ex-officio). The Secretary-General of the Order (ex-officio). The Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home (ex-officio).

Representing the Commandery in CaJlada.

The Hon. Vincent Massey,

P.C.

(Deputy: Mrs. Gilmour.) Representing the Commandery in the Australian Commonwealth (exclusive of Western A ~tstralia). (Name not received.)

:association Sub::::(tonllutttee.

13rigabe Sub::::(tommfttee. Ubairman.

Ubairman.

The Director of Ambulance (ex-officio).

General ir Clive Liddell, K.C.B . , C.M . G., C.B .E., D.S.O. (Chief Commissioner, St. JohnAmbulanceBrigade) (ex-officio).

lDeput)2 Ubaimul1l.

JEx::::~tffcio

The Assistant Director of Ambulanc (ex-officio). William G. Pape, Esq.,

O.B.E.

(Deputy: E . Uzzell, Esq.)

William E. C. Lazenby, E q . (Deputy: G. S. Hill, E q.)

Hubert H. Halliday, Esq. (Deputy: Captain

W. Scott-Evans, Esq.,

"'T. Goodley,

O.B.E., 111. c.)

O.B.E.

Captain Russell V. Steele, Miss Eva K. Baddeley,

M.B.

M.B.E.

.Members.

The Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas. The Surgeon-in-Chief. The uperint endent-in-Chi f, Nursing Corps and Divisions. The Lady uperintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divi ion, t. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas. The Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief. The A i, tant uperintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divi ion. The Commissioner for Wales. The Commissioner for the Irish Free State. Th Commi ioner, Northern Ireland. The Chi f S cretary, Anlbulance Department .

H. Adams Clarke, Esq. .Members.

(Deputy: P. Anstey, Esq.)

Lady Dunbar-Nasmith,

O.B.E.

Major G. A. Morant. W. P. Kennedy, Esq.,

L.R.C.P. &

Ubief Secretar'Q.

Captain A. N. Cahusac,

O.B .E ., M.C.

:accountant.

The Accountant of the Order. :assistant Secretar'Q.

Duncan G. Monteith, Esq. Stores .Manager.

H. A. J. Wrigglesworth, Esq.

The Deputy uperintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divi ion (Lady Dunbar-Nasn1ith, O.B.E.). Th COlnn1i ioner, No. 4 (Lanca hire) District (W. G. Smith, E q., O.B.E.). The COlnmj ioner, No. I (Prince of Wales's) District (Captain W. Goodley, O.B.E., M.C.). The County Commi ioner for Northun1berland and Durhanl (S. Embleton, Esq .). The County Con1lni ioner for Berk hire (C. A. Poole, Esq.). The County Commi ioner for Hertford hire (H . Langley Jones, Esq.). The County Commissioner for Birmingham (Colonel Sir Bertram Ford, T .D. , D.L., LL.D.) The County Commi ioner for West Riding of Yorkshire (H. L. Thornton, Esq.). The County Commissioner for Lincolnshire (Captain G. B. Armstrong) . The County COlnmissioner for Surrey (W. G. Pape, Esq., O.B.E.). .1l3rfgat)e Secretar'Q.

Major P. G. Darvil-Smith,

C.B.E .•

late

R.A.M.C .(V.).

'{tbe

~pf)tba111lic

1bospttal (!ommtttee.

UbairnUlll.

Colonel J. T. Woolrych Perowne, V.D., T.D. (Hospitaller) (ex-offic1·o). The Secretary-General (ex-officio). The Hospitaller of Bridgend (ex-officio). Colonel Sir Colin MacRae, C.V.O., C.B.E. Colonel Sir E. Vivian Gabriel, C.S.I., C.M.G., C.V.O., C.B.E., V.D. The Earl of Lytton, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., P.C. The Lord Plender, G.B.E. lVlajor Sir Thomas Lumley-Sn1ith, D.S.O. Major-General Robert Jame BlackhalTI, C.B., C.M.G., C.I.E., D.S.O., M.D.

Colonel Chichester de W. Crook hank, D.L. Lieut.-Colonel Sir John Strathearn, C.B.E., M.D., F.R.C . . ED. Lieut.-Colonel E. J. Trevor-Cory, O.B.E., T.D., M.D. The Earl of Cromer, G.C.B., G.C.I.E., G.c.v.O. Sir Percival H.-S. Hartley, C.V.O., F.R.C.P., M.D. Colonel Augustus M. O. Anwyl-Passingham, C.B.E. Humphrey E. Bowman, Esq., C.M.G., C.B.E. Alfred C. Bossom, Esq., M.P. Lieut.-Colonel W. R. Hornby Steer. Lieut.-Colonel Sir Albert Stern, K.B.E., C.M.G. R. Foster Moore, Esq., O.B.E., F.R.C.S. Sir Thomas Cook, M.P. Colonel Henry E. Verey, D.S.O. Arthur F. MacCallan, Esq., C.B.E., F.R.C.S. Brigadier Sir Stewart Duke-Elder, M.B., F.R.C.S. Sir Harry Luke, K.C.M.G. Major Douglas Gordon, M.C. 1bonorar)2

The Earl of Cromer,

~reasurer.

G.C.B., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O.

1bonorar)2 Secretar)2. 1bonorar)2 Uonsulttng Surgeon.

Lieut.-Colonel Sir John Strathearn,

C.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.S.ED.

1bospftaller of :f13rft>gent> (representing the Priory for Wales).

Ljeut.-Colonel E. J. Trevor Cory,

O.B.E., T.D., M.D.

1!lssfstant 1bonorar)2 Secretar}? fot ScotIant>.

'{tbe :t\ltnonr)] ant> (!burcf) (!omnlittee. Ubairman.

Brigadier-General The Earl of Shaftesbury, C.B.E., P.C. (Al11wner) (ex-officio).

K.P., G.C.V.O.

IDeput)2 Ubairman.

The Chancellor. The Secretary-General (ex-officio). Colonel J. T. Woolrych Perowne, V.D., T.D. Colonel Sir Edwin I{ing, C.B., C.M.G., T.D., Colonel J. L. leeman, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., C. H. C. Pirie Gordon, Esq., D.S.C. The Bi hop of I(ensington.

A.D.C. M.V.O.

Sccrctan? ant> Uustot>fan.

Henry \'Y. Fincham, Esq.,

F.S.A.

:JLtbrar)? (!ommittee. Ubairman.

Major Richard \Villiam , M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., F.S.A. (Librarian) (ex-officio). The Secretary-General (ex-officio). Colonel Sir Ed\vin E,jng, K.C.B., C.M.G., T.D., A.D.C. Sir Gerald Wollaston, K.C.B., K.C.V.O., F.S.A. C. H. C. Pirie-Gordon, E q., D.S.C., F.S.A. Major P. M. Beachcroft, O.B.E. Commander E. A. Morrison, R.N. The Very Rev. Edgar Rogers, O.B.E., F.S.A., Dean of Bocking. The Rev. Canon Claude Jenkins, F.S.A. Lieut.-Colonel W. E. Pringle, M.C. Arthur H. Thomas, Esq., LL.D., F.S.A.

Colonel C. de W. Crookshank. '!bonorat}? 1!lccountant.

1. C. Albury, Esq.

:assistant 1Libtarian ant> Uurator.

Henry W. Fincham, Esq.,

F.S.A.

Superior

3-n"estigatton (!ommittee. (tbatrman.

The Earl of Clarendon, K.G., G.C.V.O., G.C.M.G., P.C. (Acting S ub-Prior) (ex-officio). The Chancellor (ex-officio) . The Secretary-General (ex-officio). The Receiver-General- The Earl of Cron1er, G.C.B., G.C.I.E.,

~mcers

of tbe St. 30bn tlmbulance 113rigabe at 1bome.

:acting (tbief (tommtssioner.

General Sir Clive Liddell,

K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.

Bssistant (tbief (tommtssioner.

G.C.V.O.

The Director of Ambulance-G neral Sir Cliv

Liddell, £iu rgeon::::i n::::(tbtef.

K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O.

The Hospitaller- Colonel

T. Woolrych P erowne,

N. Corbet Fletcher,

V.D.,

O.B.E., M.A., M .B., M.R.C.S .

T.D.

The Registrar- Colonel Sir Edwin I{ing,

C.B., C.M .G., T.D.)

Supertntenbent::::in::::(tbfcf of 1Rurstng (torps anb lDfvfslons.

The Lady Loui Mountbatten,

A.D.C.

C.B.E .

lDeput12 Sllperintenbent::::ftl::::Cbfef of 1Hur6fng (torps anb lDfvfsions.

Lady Dunbar-Nasmith,

O.B.E.

:assistant Sutgeon::::itl::::(tbfef.

\\illiam C. Bentall, Esq.,

O.B.E., F.R.C.S.(ED .).

:a5sistl'lllt Sllperfntenbent::::fn:::=(tbief of 1Rutsing (torps anb lDivi5tons.

Mrs. H. Beckwith-Smith,

O.B.E.

:acting (tbief \$)ff{cer :ambulance (tabets

Major P. G. Darvil-Smith,

C.B.E.

(tbief @fffccr 1J.1utsing crabets

Miss Virginia Cunard. 5nvestfgation Staff I$)ff{cer

Lieut.-Colonel

E. MccGwire,

C.B.E.

(tolllmissioners of lDistricts.

William G. Smith, Esq., O.B .E . Lieut.-Col. I an Fraser, O.B.E.,

D.S.O.,

No.4 (Lancashire) District. Northern Ireland District.

M.D., F .R. C.S.

Captain William Goodley, Anthony

O .B.E ., M .C.

Connor (Acting)

No.1 (Prince of Wales's) District. Eire.

ctount}? ctommlssfon er 6.

Major Percy G. Darvil-Smith,

C.B.E.

Captain The Lord Harris,

Buckingham hire.

Major John W. Young,

Alec R. Towerzey, Esq.

Wiltshire.

Stanley Embleton, E q.

Northumberland ham.

Frederick P. Wilson, Esq.

North Riding of York hire.

Arthur B. Cardew, Esq.,

M.C.,

M.B.,

Dur-

Gloucestershire. Cornwall.

George F. Browne, Esq.

E. H.

haw, Esq.,

Cheshire.

M.C.

Northampton.

M.D.

o car T. J. . de H.

layre, E q.

M.R.C.S.,

M.B., CH.B.

J. Vick, Esq . .

Hereford hire. Mid E. and N. Devon.

Clive Gardiner-Hill, Esq.,

M.B., M.R.C.S.,

OxIordshire.

Lieut .-Colonel Charles W. Eames,

D.S.O.,

hrop hire.

T.D., M.D., M.R.C.S.

Colonel Sir Bertram Ford,

T.D., D.L., LL.D.

K. S. Maurice-Smith, Esq.,

LB., M.R.C.S.

M.R.C.S.,

Henry C. EI e, E q. 1\Iajor Edward B. Pooley, ir Duclley E.

M.C., T.D., M.D.

The Earl of Cranbrook Captain \Villiam C. Knight, James Lamberton, Esq.,

M.B.E.

J. Huey, E q.,

Cambridgeshire.

K. F. Lund, Esq.,

M.B., CH.B.,D.P.H.

Norman Jennings, Esq.,

M.B., CH.B.

Captain William

East Riding of Yorkshire.

M.B., CH.B.

L.M . . S.A., L.S.A.

Eire.

. \Vest-Watson,

M.D.

M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

rajor John A. Mackenzie,

Eire. Mid Area, W.R. Yorkshire. No.1 Area, Lanca hire. Lancashire.

M.B.

Colonel Charles H. S. Redmond, Colonel George C. E.

No. 1 District. .E. Area, \V.R. Yorkshire. Norfolk.

Joseph P. MacNamara, Esq. Richard Clegg, Esq.,

Cumberland and \Ve tmorland.

Cornwall.

J. 1\1ac\Villiam, Esq.

Suffolk.

o. 7 Area, Lancashire. Northern Ireland.

1.B.

Essex. Bedfordshire.

L.R.C.P.ED.

\Villiam \V. Johnston. Esq . . rajor A. . \\'hite Knox, I.C.,

Andrew

Colonel John L. Hamilton,

No.5 District.

~IcCorkell, M.B.E.

John

Norfolk.

M.P.

PIymou th , .W. D evon, and E. Cornwall.

Bssfstant ctommissioners for ::IDfstricts ant> ctounttes.

Birmingham.

L.R.C.P.

Hampshire.

L.R.C.P.

Hertfordshire.

M.B.E.

Ian \V. MacGregor, Esq.,

Sir Thomas Cook,

Captain Percy Reay,

\Varwickshire . Bristol.

Leice tershire.

H. Langley Jones, Esq.,

L .R .C.P .

D.S.O., F.R.C.S.

J. Owens Britton, Esq.

Cyril . C. Prance, Esq.,

M .B.E., D.S.O., M.B.

Herbert

Alfred

Kent . Isle of Man.

O.B.E.

Major Eskricke S. Phillips, and

F.R.C.S.ED.

Lieut.-Colonel William Blackwood,

M.C., D.L., J.P.

T.D., LB.

impson,

O.B.E.,

No.2 Area, Lancashire. o. 5 Area, Lancashire.

T.D., F.R.C.S.

Charles A. Poole, Esq., M.A.

Berkshire.

William H. Gastall, E q.,

H . L. Thornton, Esq.

No.6 Area, Lancashire.

D.C.M.

West Riding of Yorkshire.

Joseph P. Flavin, E q.

\Vest urrey.

Captain Guy B. Armstrong

Lincolnshire.

Daniel Parker, Esq.

N. Ireland District.

William G. Pape, Esq.,

Surrey.

John H. Rca, ~sq . Kenneth H. Beverley, Esq.,

N. Ireland District.

O.B.E.

David Bryce, Esq .

Sussex.

Edmund E. Dudley, Esq. Captain H ugh F . Powell,

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

Staffordshire. Somerset.

M.R.C.S .

M .R.C.S.,

. Area, \V.R. York hire.

L.R.C.P.

Herbert A.

J. Wrigglesworth, Esq.

John H . Day, Esq.,

M.B.E., J.P.

Edgar S. Bowes, Esq.,

M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P .

Dorsetshire.

Frederick C. Cozens, Esq.,

Frank L. Newton, Esq.,

M.B., CH.B .

Worcestershire.

William Allen, Esq.

M.B., M.R.C.S.

Unattached. No.2 Area, Kent. No.3 Area, Kent. N. Ireland District.

1G George VV. Hing ton, Esq.

Mid Devon Area.

Ernest A. Bi hop, Esq., J.P.

N. Area, Buckinghamshire.

Lieut.-Colonel John R. Collins,

M.C., T.D.

John A. K. Ferns, Esq.

M. Area, Buckinghamshire. Cheshire.

\Villiam E. Rutledge, Esq.,

e s.

L.R.C.P.

1ajor E. S. Burt-Hamilton,

M.C., M.B.,

Norfolk.

George H. Edgecombe, Esq., Captain Russell V.

teele,

Lieut.-Colonel Henry

M.B., CH.B.

M.B.

P. Cook,

M.B.,

Henry

Bath and District.

C. Heywood, Esq.

E. ussex.

No.1 Di trict.

"V.

\Varwick.

N. Area, Hampshire.

Suffolk. ussex.

Edmund H. Lodge, Esq.,

M.B., CH.B.

Major Colin M. Forbes, George

& s.

M.B., CH.B.

Creech, Esq.

Isle of Wight. N. Area, W.R. Yorkshire. Dorset. Bristol.

Samuel M. Landrey, Esq.

Cornwall.

Geoffrey N. Bullock, Esq.

Hereford.

John A. Coghlan, Esq. John S. Whitley, Esq.,

Western Area, Hampshire.

Lieut.-Col. Percy Marshall, John M. Johnstone, Esq., Cecil S. Porter, Esq.,

Essex.

M.B. O.B.E. M.B.

Francis H. Schooling, Esq. Col. Lionel V. Thurston,

Wiltshire. S.W. Area, W.R. Yorkshire.

M.B., M.R.C.S.

Edward S. Abraham, Esq., L.R.C .P.

N. Area, Stafford. S. Area, Buckinghamshire.

D .S.O.

H. Harrison, Esq. Thomas P. Lalonde, Esq.,

E. Area, Hants. S. Area, Worcestershire.

M.B.

Hants.

Dr. D. L. Beath

Lionel H. Colson, Esq.,

L.R.C.P.

E. 10rse

Cumberland and \Vestmorland.

N. Area, Buckinghamshire.

Frank R. Kennedy, Esq.,

Notts.

\V. Area, Somer et.

C.LE.

Major

E. Devon.

N. F. Bayli , Esq.

Gloucestershire.

B. Trotter, Esq. .

Moors, Esq.

East Riding of York hire.

Surgeon-Captain George O. M. Dicken on, M.B., R.N. (Ret.).

Cambridge.

Norfolk.

Arthur Wevell, Esq.

William

No. 1 District.

\V. E. H. Bull, Esq.

N. Worcester.

Lewis, Esq. .

W. Taylor, Esq.

(Deputy

No. 1 District.

F.R.C.S.

Percy H. Schofield, Esq.

M.A.

Captain G. R. H. \Vrangham

No.3 Area, Lanca hire.

CH.B.

George Edwards, Esq. .

Denys C. E. Lowson, Esq., to Commissioner)

C. Area, Hants.

M.R.C.S.,

E. Area, No. 1 District.

. Jennings, Esq.

ir Robert Tate

Eire.

Major E. Dease

Eire.

Colonel E. Gibbon

N. Ireland.

:assistant <!oIl111lissioner6.

Lieut.-Colonel Cluny MacPherson, Johan S. De Von \Villich, Esq. Edmund X. Brain, Esq. Major James VI. Crampton

C.M.G.

*vVilliam Heckroodt, E q. *Captain Mohammed Hafiz-Ud-Din,

Newfoundland. .A.R. & H., outh frica. . .R. r H., outh frica. anterbury and vVest Coast, New Zealand. . .R. ' H., outh Africa . Indian Headquarters.

L.R.C.P.

Lieut.-Colonel Sir Hassain Suhrawardy, O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.S.

vVilliam VV. Dutton, Esq. Sir Jehangir ]. Ghandy, C.LE. William D. Pirrett, E q. Professor \Villiam 1. Gerrard, O.B.E., IILD. William Bourne, Esq. Lieut.-Colonel Charles G. Booker, M.B., CH.B.

Lieut.-Colonel George G. Ewer, D.S.O. Crawford Lundie, Esq., M.D., CH.B. Sir Cedric Stanton Hicks, M.SC., M.D. Lieut.-Colonel Martin M. Cruickshank, C.LE., LM.S.

*Daniel H. C. Du Plessis, E q. George M. Little, Esq., D.P.H. Major Felix E. R. Laborda, M.R.C.S. P. Parthasarathy, Esq., L.R. C.S., L.R.C.P. Walter Kirby, Esq. Thomas H. Goddard, Esq., C.B.E., B.A., M.B.

Johan Lovius, Esq., M.B., *Samuel Watson, Esq. *Donald McHardy, Esq.

CI-LB.

Lieut.-Colonel Cornelis Van Dyk, M.B. Lieut.-Colonel A. 1. Sheringham *Charles E. Cock, Esq. Harold D. Cobb, Esq. tHarry G. Goldwater, Esq., M.B., CH.B. *Ronald S. Munro, Esq. Arthur W. Probert, Esq. Major Ernest H. Honeywill *James Viljoen, Esq. * Acting.

No.2 District, India. \Vellington, ew Zealand. No.9 District, India. Otago, ew Zealand. Hong Kong. \Vanganui, 1\ew Z aland. .A.R. ' H., outh Africa. atal, frica. atal, outh Africa. outh Australia No. 10 Di trict, India. . .R. & H., outh .\frica. Alberta, anada. No.6 District, India. o. 5 District, India. o. 9 District, India. Tasmania. O.F. " outh Africa. .A.R. & H., outh Africa. Griqualand West, outh Africa. Transvaal, South Africa. Uganda. S.A.R. & H., South Africa. Auckland, New Zealand. Transvaal, outh Africa. Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Auckland, New Zealand. Transvaal, South Africa. S.A.R. & H., South Africa.

On active service.

Colonel Alured C. L. O'S. Bilderbeck, LM.S.

Abbas EI Arculli, Esq. *Pieter]. Louw, E q. Richard A. Wall, Esq. *William B. A. Ritchie, Esq. Erik Hoerman, Esq., M.B. *Jame W. B. Carter, Esq. Melarkod N. Mahadevan, M.D., B.S. . F. hellappah, Esq., O.B.E., M.R.C.S., L.R. C.P.

Lieut.-Colonel]. E. Gray, LM.S. lph u G. Vhlliam , E q. Lieut.-Colonel . N. Chopra, 1. 1.S. Colonel . H. Harty, C.LE., LM.S. Colonel orman Briggs, I.M.S. *William R. urwen, E q. *Lieut.-Colonel Richard C. Earl, O.B.E. *Colonel \V . M. Clark . *George A. Dalton, E q. *Jame Timp rl )', E q. Lieut.-Colonel L. K. Ledger, O.B.E., LM.S. Colonel D. Iyde \Villiam . Gulloch, E q. *W. A. Anderson, Esq. A. C. Carter, E q., O.B.E. *C.]. reed, E q. *John]. Anukoolam, E q. *Colonel W. E. R. Dimond, C.LE., O.B.E., LM.S.

Lieut.-Colonel E. A. H . Russell, V.D., M.B. *Lieut.-Colonel P. A. Dargan, LM.S. H. ]. O'D. Burke-Gaffney, Esq., O.B.E., M.D.

No. 15 District, India. Hong Kong. S.A.R. & H., South Africa. Taranaki, New Zealand. S.A.R. & H., outh Africa. Jamaica. S.A.R. & H., South Africa. No. 15 District, India. Ceylon. No. 19 District, India. Transvaal, South Africa. No. 11 District, India. No.8 District, India. No.7 District, India. Southland, New Zealand . Bermuda. S.A.R. & H., South Africa. .A.R. & H., outh Africa. .A.R. & H., South Africa. No. 18 District, India. No. 12 District, India. Kenya. No.1 District, India. No. 20 Di trict, India. TO. 9 Di trict, India. No. 17 District, India. No. 14 District, India. South Australia. No. 10 District, India. Tanganyika.

Sardar Bahadur Balwant Singh Puri, O.B.E.

Indian Headquarters. Trinidad. .A.R. & H., South Africa. S.A.R. & H., South Africa. S.A.R. & H., South Africa.

Colonel VI. A. Muller . *Cornelius ]. H. Schoombie, Esq. *Dirk]. ]. Du Plessis, Esq. . *Harold A. Gregorowski, Esq.

JDeput)? :assistant <!ommi6sioners.

*Ernest H. Wilson, Esq. *Gabriel P. Rousseau, Esq.

S.A.R. & H., South Africa. S.A.R. & H., South Africa.

cting.

22 *I an J. Mair, Esq . *Phillipus . Coetsee, Esq. *Geoffrey Notcutt, Esq. *Harco '\ enning, Esq. *Jan H. Vlok, E q. *H einrich J. H. eelinger, E q. *Sam uel M. Mulligan, Esq.

23 S.A. R . c .A.R. . .A.R. c' .A.R. .A.R. .A.R. & .A. R . & T

H., H., H., H., H., H., H.,

outh Africa. outh frica. outh frica. outh Africa. outh Africa. outh Africa. outh Africa.

Ube <Ioll11llanber)? in 1Rew Zealanb. Knight-Commander-His Excellency Marshal of the R oyal Air Force ir Cyril Newall, G.C .B., O.M., C.M.G., C.B.E. Lieutenant-Lieut.-Colonel ir James Elliott, M.D. Chaplain-The rchbishop of New' Zealand. Treasurer-W. Appleton, Esq. Director of Ambulance- J. H. Rhodes, Esq. Commandery Commissioner-F. W. Ward, Esq. Hospitaller and lmoner-J. H. Graham R obert on, Esq., C.B.E., V.D., F.R.C.S.ED.

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in Sontbern :africa. Right Hon. Nicolaas J. de Wet .

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Prior-H is Excellency The Sub-Prior-Alpheus F . Williams, Esq. Chaplain-The Archbishop of Cape Town. Treasurer-D . Bennie H ewat, Esq ., M.B., LL.D. Director of Ambulance and Priory Commissioner-Brigadier C. M. R offe, C.B.E . H ospitaller and Almoner-Theodore H . ,\iVatermeyer, Esq. Director of Ceremonies-L. Erasmus E llis, Esq., M.D . , M.R.C.S . Librarian-Lieut .-Colonel Graham Botha, LL. D., V.D .

eremonie -D. F. Mackay, Esq.

for 'UUlales.

P rior-The Earl of Powis. Sub-Prior-The Lord Cope of t. Mellon, K.C., D.L. Chancellor-The Viscount Sankey, G.B.E., ICC. Vice-Chan cell or-The Lord Aberdare. P rincipal Secretary and Commis ioner for \ ales-The Hon. John H. Bruce, D.L. Treasurer-David Martyn Evans-Bevan, Esq. Commander of lebech-Daniel Daniel, Esq., D.L. H ospitaller of Bridgend-Colonel E. J. Trevor Cory, O.B.E., M.D. Director of Ambulance-David T. Rocyn Jone , E g., C.B.E., M.D. Director of Transport-James Griffiths, Esq., M.P. Almoner-The Viscount Tredegar, D .L . Librarian-Sir Leonard Twiston Davies, KB.E., D.L., F.S.A. R egistrar-Edmund L. Hann, Esq. Seneschal-Sir Evan Williams, Bt., D.L. Director of Ceremonies-Captain Taliesin E . Richards, M.E. H onorary Counsel-H is Honour Judge Owen Temple Morris, K.C. H onorary Solicitor-Norman Murray Ingledew, Esq. H onorary Architect-Thomas Edgar Smith, Esq., L.R.I.B.A.

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Director of

Acting.

Uf:)e <Iolltmanber)? in <Ianaba. Knight-Commander-Hi Excellency The Earl of Athlone, KG . , etc. Lieutenant-Allan T. Lewis, Esq., K.C. Trea urer- harles . Gray, Esq. Director of Ambulance and ommandery Commissioner-vV. J. Bennett, E q. Ho pitaller and Almoner-Th Hon. . 1. Pater on. Honorary l\Iedical dvi er-Dr. T. H . Leggett. Honorary olicitor-Allan T. Lcwi , Esq., K.C.

UI)e <Iolltmanber)? of the australian <Iommonwealtb. (Exclusive of '\V'estem Australia.) Knight-Commander-His Excellency The Lord Wakehurst, KC.M.G . Lieutenant-Group-Captain Hugh R. G. Poate, M.B., F.R.C.S. Chaplain-The Archbishop of ydney. Treasurer-John Newman Morris, Esq., C.M.G., M.B. Director of Ambulance-Colonel vVilfred Vickers, D.S.O., V.D., M.B . H ospitaller and Almoner-Colonel ir Donald Charles Cameron, K.C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D.

Commandery Commissioner- ydney L. Dawkins, E q., O.B.E., M.B. Director of Ceremonies-Thomas H. Goddard, Esq., C.B.E., M.B.

~be ~be

(Branb IPrior\? in tbe :f13ritisb 1Realm of

lJ)enerable @rber of tbe 1bospital of St. 30bn of 3erusalenl.

HERTFORD : STEPHE

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& SO S, LTD.

Report of the Chapter-General for the year ended 31 st DeceInber, 1944.

CHANCERY T.

JOHN'S

OF THE

ORDER,

GATE, CLERKENWELL,

Telegraphic Address: Firstaid, London.

DON, E.C . 1. Telephone: Clerkenwell 66-14.

~f)e ~f)e

(Dranb lDrior\? in tbe jJ3rttisb 1Rcahn of

\l)cnerable

~rber

of tbe 1bospital of $t. 30hn

of 3erusalem.

Report of the Chapter-General for the year

ended 31st December, 1944.

CHANCERY ST.

JOHN'S

OF THE

ORDER,

GATE, CLERKENWELL, LONDON, E.C.1.

Telegraphic Address: Firstaid, London.

Telephone: Clerk(mwell 6644

'{tbe (!;ranb lPrior}? in tbe 1Britfsb lRealm of '{tbe IDenerable ~rber of tbe 1bospftal of St. 50bn of 5erusa[em.

INDEX.

SO\1ereign 1beal>

HI Accounts • Commanderv in Australia. Commandery in Canada . Commandery in New Zealand Form of Bequest Library and :'IIuseum Ophthalmic Hospital, Jerusalem Priories and Commanderies Priory in outhern Afnca .

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LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR WILLIAM G. S. DOBBIE, G.C.M.G., K.C.B., D.S.O. COLONEL THE LORD COURTAULD-THOMSON, K.B.E., C.B. FIELD-MARSHAL SIR PHILIP CHETWODE, Bt., G.C.B., O.M., etc.

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REPORT OF TIlE CIIAPTER-GE~EHAL.

There has been no purcha e of any importance during the pa t y ar. Three really important gifts came to the l\Iu cum during the y ar. The fir t i a beque t from the lat :Jlr. Lewis John pton \Vay, who bequeath d a large iron che t containing 46 pi ces of dome tic silv r bearing the a ay tamp of variou Grand Ma tel'S of the seyenteenth and eighteenth centurie , and man~T engrayed with the armorial bearin a , of knights of the Order. Th collective weight i HW' G ounce. The chest i one of tho e, frequently known a "Armada ' hest ", with the lock concealed in ide the lid, but they are of German manufacture of the seyenteenth century. The econd i a rare- early eighteenth century ihT r tazza, 1:~ inchc in diameter and weighing 35 ounce. In the centr i ngrayccl the C(),lt of arm of Grand Ma ter Em. Pinto (1741-1773) within a fohat cartouchc; the joint gift of the Lady Perring Fund and olon I \\'. L. cales. The third important aift i another example of tho beautiful model: of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre mad in Pale tin in the seyenteenth and eighteenth centurie ,of ~Tian walnut 'wood, mother of p ad, and iyory. A similar but smaller example wa giYen u in 1 ~):~() and is (lc~ ribc(l in our Report of that year. Although of extreme rarit:. w now haye three specimen, the third and large ~t having been a gin to u in 1937. A further intere t in this gift is that it wa Lot. TO. 2128 in the famou ' sale of the Portland :;\Iuseum, April, 17 6, wh re it was pnrcha (1 by a relation of the present donor, Lieut. Richanl C. Luxmor , K.H.R . . , who wi hed to find a permanent home for the model on hi cl 'part nr > for Normandy in June, 1941. The donor al 0 presented a priced copy of the sale catalogue which contained the beautiful Portlancl Ya.e. The list of donors to the Library and =.\Iu.eum during th \' ar, to whom the thanks of Chapter-General have been .- 'nt, is <1..., follow : YIr. C. N. Johns, Mi s ~1. G. Calvert, Rev. 1\1. H. Lawr nee, ~1r. J o11n Le,:vis Upton \ Vay, Colonel \V. L. Beales, 1\Ir. Lloyd H.ob rt·, 'anon O. P. Cumbo, Lieut. R. Luxmore, ).fr. H. \Y. Fincham, ,ir tcphen Tallents, K.C.M.G., Dr. R. \Yilliams, ='\1r. ~ R. Tnrnlmll, olonel E. \Y . Goldsworth y. T.

FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORDER. T. JOHX OPHTHAL1IIC HO PITAL AT JERe .\LE='\I. The Annual Report of the Committee is being circulated as far as possible in conjunction with this Report. THE ST. JOHX Al\IBULAXCE A ~ SO IATIO 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 t. John Ambulance A sociation for the information of His Royal Highness The Grand Prior and the Chapter-General. At the meeting of Chapter-General on 24th }ebruary, Major-General F. V. B. Witts, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., was appointed A sistant Director of Ambulance, taking effect as from 1st February, 194.4, and the Committee is fortunate in having secured his services. General Witts will assist the Director in the general work of the Ambulance Department, and will represent him on Committees when he himself i unable to attend. He will also assist the Director in the co-or lination of the work of the A sociation and the Brigade. T .

OF THE ORDER.

In order to obtain an insight into the work of the A sociation, and in order to further its work, the A sistant Director visited during the year 50 Centres of the Association, and this personal contact has been greatly appreciated by Officers of entre. During his meeting with these Officials General \\litts urged on Centres the need to keep Headquarters fully informed of their activitie and difficulties, and the importance of ubmitting promptly and regularly their Annual Report and tatement of .\..ccount. It i a matter for congratulation that all Centres hut one ha,Te ,ent in their Annual Report for the year under r ' Tiew. IIO~OUIC.

The awarcl of the O.B.E. in JUDe to Dr. );. Corbet Fletcher (a member of the Committ e and ' urgeon-inhief of the t. John Ambulance Brigael ) ga.ve the Committee mnch ,atishction. Dr. Corbet Fletcher ha. for year:-- paTt devoted him. elf a iduou ly to furthering the work of the \::-.ociation and to hi, clutie in the Brigade. He i the author of a Hi · tor~ · of th .\ ociation and a number of other publications. The ommitt also wi. he: tn rc orel its satisfaction at the award of the :'LB.E. at the ~ Tew Year to 1'IIr. II. :JI. Hind, who has been Honorary ecretary of the Oxford hire County entre of the I\ssociation since it"s inception, anel ha devoted him elf \vhole-heartedly to it furtherance. .L

L TSTRGCTIO);.

There has been a con iderable decline in the number of cla es held and certiilcate~ is ~u cl at Hom during the year, a decrease of over 50,000. Bearing in mind the view that . atnration point has probably been r ached, combined with the decisions of the ::\Iini try of Home , ecurity an 1 Health to accept in to the Civil Defence Casuaity ervices recruits \vho do not hold a recognized 1<ir t Aid ertificate, the decrease wa not unexpected, hut the fignre are till nearly double the number held in the la, t normal pre-war year. They are a follow : First \irl Home • Tur~ing Hygiene Sanitation Cookery . . . Prelim-inary Child \Yclfare \Yales . . Eire (Irish Centre)

1944. 6-/.,995 17,515 2,231 113 12

1943. 112,28 1 25,728 1,509 110 10

7 7

139,63<; 10,0-/.3 1,361

92. --/.6

151,0-/.2

"-/.,932 6,827

Included in the total are certificate i ued to women member of the

~etrop?litan Police Force, a diminishing number to the Home Forces (mclu~mg those erving with the Royal Canadian ir Force and the Ca~achan Army Over eas), but the total doe not include 297 is ued to

Pnsoners ?f War. in Germany~ mentioned elsewhere in this Report. Clas~es of mstrucbon have contmued for personnel of the National Fire Servl~e, and arrangements have been made for the in truction in Home Nur mg of J unior Woman Officer of that ervice.

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FOUNDATIO S OF THE ORDER.

The difficulty of obtaining the ervices of doctor to lecture and examine has continued, but not so acutely a to interfere eriously with the organization and examination of cla es. On occa ion doctors serving with the Forces have been good enough to assi t in the e direction. The latest return from Centres Over eas show that the total number of Certificates i ued through them amounted to 193,412, a under:-

Moore, who before the war had been connected with our work in New South Wales, and ergeant A. E. White, who was at one time a member of the Brigade at Home: the signal services of both have been recognized by the Order by their admission thereto in the grades of Officer and erving Brother respectively. A number of textbooks have been supplied to variou camps a in previous years. In Stalag 383 there has also been introduced a sy tern of posting Fir t Aiders at points where accidents are liable to occur, for example, football matches, entertainments, and the like; and some 1,500 accidents have been treated by them. A full account of this activity wa published in The t. J ohn Ambula11ce Gazette. A number of classes were also organized in talag XX A5 by Corporal Thomas K. Loch, prior to his repatriation in the early part of the year. Corporal Loch was a member of a Division of the t. John Ambulance Brigade in Tew outh \Vales. Major Brooke Moore was also associated with the cla es in talag XX A5 .

1943. 10,2

1942. 15,3 -5

2 ,10-4 ,752 10,662 1 6

7-4, 36 97,5.f7 1-+ , 83

305 ]4 43

505

50, '71 5 3

-9,627

55 5] 63 3,-+73

.f7I

Priory in ou thern Afnca Commandery in AustralIa (excludin g \\'estern Australia) Commandery in Canada . Commandery in New Zealand . British Guiana Burma (enemy occupied) Ceylon. Gibraltar Gold Coast Hong Kong (enemy occupied) . India Jamaica Malaya (enemy occupiecl) Malta Newfoundland Trinidad "Yest Australia

193,-+-!2

299

-!9 CHA~GES

]33 10,78

2r,3

ALTERATIOX

RE-EXAlIIINATIOX AWARD.

The total number of applications for Medallion, Label, and Pendant (or their equivalent) during the year al 0 how a pronounced decrea e on last year, and are as follows :1944.

Medallions Labels Pendants

England, heland, and Overseas. 16,672 38,566 14,645

69,883

1943.

Priory JOY

TVales. Total. 1,183 17,855 7,663 -!6,229 3-46 14,991

9,192

79,075

ElIglal/d, ireland, and Overseas. 22, 89 -+-! ,236 1-! , 90

82,015

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REGULATIO~S.

Hitherto only regi tered and qualified medical practitioners have been recognized a Examiners in the Preliminary Cour e of Hygiene. During the y ar the ommittee decided that tho e holding the qualifications required of In tructor on the _\.dult Course of Hygiene should be recognized a Examiners on the Preliminary Course. This logical step hould r move one of the main difficulties with which organizers of cla se in thi very important ubj ect have been faced.

.f )

PriOlY jar Wales 1,702 7, 70 400

Total. 24,591 52,106 15,290

9,972

91,987

Contributory causes of the decline undoubtedly are that there is still a ban on the export of these awards to the Dominions and Colonies, and that Medallions are available only jn Brown Metal instead of in Bronze, Silver, and Gold, and in one size only instead of two, while Labels and Pendants are still unobtainable in any metal. The issue of Record Cards to Medallion candidates, with provision thereon for endorsements to denote subsequent successes, does not meet with universal popularity: in fact Railway Centres refrain from submitting applications. PRISONERS OF WAR.

Classes continue to be held at a number of Camps for Prisoners of War in Germany. Most noticeable is Stalag 383, where several classes have been held, thanks largely to the interest and initiative of Major Brooke

W ORDING OF CERTIFICATES.

. During the year it ,va decided to alter the wording on Certificates Issued by the A ociat.ion. TIl wording u ed to be: (( This is to Certify that ................ ha attended a course of Instruction at the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. entre of the . . \. ociation, and has qualified to render < First Aid to the Injured'." .A tocks of Certificates become exhausted the new wording will be: (( Thi i to Certify that ........... . .... has attended a Cour e of In tnlct.ion in ' First Aid to the Injured' and has passed the Examination held on ................ at ................ . " ERYICE MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOH .

T~e

tatutes and Regulation of the Order lay down that (( The erv.Ice Medal may be bestowed on those who have render d conspicuous serVIce to the Order or any of its Departments or Foundations " . It is alr~ady well known that members of the Brigade who have served actIvely a~l~ efficiently i? the. Brigade for a specified number of years become elIgIble for con IderatIon for the award of the ervice Medal and in order to distingui h between members of the Brigade who thu~ ear~ the Medal, and those other to whom it is awarded, it has been deCIded th~t .when the Medal is awarded for con picuous service to the Order as distmct from service in the Brigade a palm leaf in silver shall be worn on the Medal ribbon. PUBLICATIO S OF THE ASSOCIATION.

The total n~mber of copies of the First Aid Textbook printed since it first appea~e~.m 1878 to eptember last is 7,922,210. Some cntIcIsms, for the mo~t par~ destructive, are beginning to be made to the effect that the Fzyst A 1d Textbook is out of date and in

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need of ren IOn. The e critici ms were brought to the notice of the Committee during thc year, but the Committec, aIter taking exp rt opinion, de ided that the Textbook was not urgently in need of revision, and that the pre cnt time would be inappropriate to attempt one owing to the pre ure of work on doctor generally and the ab ence on ervice of 0 many members of the medical profe ion. The Committee, howeycr, explored the pos ibility of drawing up a ~ upplemcnt dealing \\'itll uch part of the Textbook a could with advantacre be r ,riscd, and uch a upplement i now in cour e of preparation. The new (7th) Edition of the Home }'~IlYS£llg Textbook came into circulation during the year, and ha m t with a v ry fa,ronrablc recq tion. The revi ion of dependent publications uch a .1 Catechism oj' HO]}le Ntlrslng and A PrelimiJlary Course oj Home ~Vll1' 1'1Il!, is in progr ~- . The Committee decided during the year that the timc hatl com to revi e the Hygiene Textbook , and thi arduou ta k ba b 11 und rtak 11 by Dr. 'Y. P. Kennedy, to whom the ommittee feels much ind ht (1. Dr. Kennedy ha al 0 very kinell)r undertaken to sugg st <111 out lin for a Manual for A Preliminary COllyse oj Hygiellc. [he latter i a ncw venture, instruction for the Preliminar~Y our e haying hith rto b n based on page contained in the Juvenile Manual, which ha al 0 h cn revi ed and v,ra publi hed during the y ar under the new ti1.1 ({de/ M all'Ual ". The A sociation is much indebted to those who worke(l .0 indefatigably in the reyision of thi Manual, which is now thoronghh up to date, and a great boon to Cadets and prospcctive raclets of thBrigade. The Cadet ::\Ianual also contain pages which complis' an Elementary Course of Hygiene exclusively for Cadet ' of tIl Brigdele 14 years of age and under. It has not previously be n reported that in 191:2 the .\ssociati()11 (lcciclccl to introduce a Course in Child lVdjC/ye. The :Jlanual for th Prcliminar " Course, which l\1i s D. A. Kenn d,", S.le\., very ki11cll')" uncl '1 tonk to write for the A sociation, appeared in July, and between it , puhlication and the close of the year 66 tudent ucce, fully pa., eel e"\':amin'ltion . . and were awarded Preliminary 'ertificates. Dr. Hilda Davi ' "cn" kincll . undertook to write the textbook for the Adult 'our ' e, ancl ompl teel her arduous task during the year, but it i not expect d that the Textbook will be in circulation until April, 1913. In the mcanwhile Regulation, for the instruction and examination of cla ses in this new and important course have been approved by the Committee, vv11ich ha' al 0 decided that the Course shall be on an equality with the other cour e of th Association in that success at the examination will be accepted a partqualification towards the Medallion, and that qualified medical practitioners and tate Regi tered Nurses who lecture will be eligible for election as Honorary Life Members of the Association. It

JOI~T

FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORDElL

TEXTBOOKS.

It has been agreed between the Order and the British Red Cross ociety that it is most desirable that the Textbooks of the two Bodies, while retaining their own wording, arrangement, and general character, should teach the same broad principles. To bring this about it has been arranged that the Order 'will consult the ociety and vice versa, at some suitable stage in the production of new or revised Textbooks. This policy is now being followed .

POST-WAR RECO STRUCTIO .

During the year a ommittee appointed by the Order ha been busily engaged drawing up plans in connection with post-war reconstruction; and 'ub- ommittee of the ociation and of the Brigade have similarly been engaged in tudying propo al referred to them. A leaflet and a summary of the propo al have been circulated to Centre of the As ociation, and they include recomm ndation that there should be a network of J1 ed/'cal Comforts Depots for the hire or loan of ick-room requisites all over the country. The hapter-General has agreed to set a ide the um of {.J,OGO to a i t Centres of the As ociation and Divisions of the Brigade~Lt homc in the initial stabli bment of new or the re-equipment of exiting Depots. Mon tary grant will not, except in UTIU ual circurntancc , be made, but tll Director ha power to authorize the supply of goods to the valu of £70, or the loan of a similar amount. The •\ ociation ha al 0 been a ked to explore the possibility of drawing up a syllabu and introducing a course of instruction on First ~ 1id z'1l illdllstry. ~\ ub- ommittee under the able chairmanship of l\Iajor ~\. . \Vhite Knox, ~r. ., ~1.13., well known to most First Aiders, ha .already made mu 11 progrc in thi matter, having drawn up an outlIne for a Manual on th propo, eel cour e, which has been submitted to and approved by the "JIinistrie. of Health, Labour, ~lines, Transport, and, upply. LEI ' ESTEH .

During th year certain difierence of opinion aro ' e between the Director o~ mbulance and the Leice ter entre. ~-\£ter every effort to settle the dIffer n.ce. had. f~il d instruction were i ued for the clo ing of the Centre m It eXl tmg form. In it place a " Committee of the Ambulance Departm~nt of the rder of t. John for the City of Leice ter was set ,up, wIth. the helpful co-operation of many member of the old Centre. Thl .. ommltiee i ~arrying on the work of th old Centre pending a deC! IOn a to certa111 reorganization under di cus ion by the Order. JJ

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D~ring

the year und r r view order received fell from 3 ,811 (the preVIOUS year'.s total) to 28,233; and the number of articles handled, packed, and ell patched from 2,000,720 to 1,562,905. The mo t noticeable decreases occurred in conne~tion with Textbook (347,234 as against ?88,OL17), .band~ges and dressmg (319,779 as again t 578,228). The fall 111 order IS attnbuted to the reduction in the Civil Defence Oraanization and th~ tanclin~ ~o"'m of the Home Guard; together with tl~e di per ai of v~n~us I?umtIOn and other ,Var Factories. Although the war i now l~ ItS lxth y~ar good stocks ~re i~l hand a~d, with few exception, all artIcles hO\vn m the pre-war pnce lIst can stIll be upplied. INVALID TRANSPORT CORPS.

The ambulances in operation covered a mileage of 69,438 and effected 750 removals. CONCLU ION.

The Committee wishes. to record its be t thanks to organizers of cla ses and to those who .haye ll~structed and examined them for having given up so much ~f t.helr tIme III these days of stress to furthering the Objects of the ASSOCIatIon.

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14 THE

T. JOHN AMBULA

E BRIGADE

THOME.

GEr ERAL ir Clive Liddell, the Chi f Commi ion r, report as follow I have the honour to ubmit the nnual Report of the t. John mbulance Brigade at Home for the year ended the 31 t December, 1944. \Yhilst the Cadet Personnel hows a sub tantial increa e th re i a reduction in the Per onnel of the dult Division in compari on with 1943, which i obviou ly due to incomplete return, the figures for orne counti s not ha:ving reached me in time for this Report. It will be seen from the foregoing table that 394 n w ivisions with a Personnel of 6,619 have been formed during the year. Xew Divisions. Ambulance I ursing . Cadet Ambulance Cadet Nursing

52 65 102 175

6,619

England (including orthern Ireland) ·Wales. Eire

England (including orthern Ireland) Wales. Eire .

Adult PersOIl lIeZ. Tolal. TVomen.

1,858 316 22

1,564 176 30

3,423 492 52

70,011 9,33 925

44,49 3,51 40

11-1,507 (121,478) 12, 56 (13,219) 1,765 (1.913)

2,196

1,770

3,967

80,274

-1 ,751

129,12

Cadet PersollJlel. Girls. Boys.

Cadet Units. Total. Girls. Boys. 752 188 3

1,077 113

1,829 301

16,350 4,251 159

25,465 2,307 34

943 1,191 2,134 20,760 27,806 Grand Total. Adult Personnel 129,12 Cadet Personnel 48,566

(c) The future policy in connection with Post-War Reconstruction, especially in regard to the proposed National Health ervices. This Committee is under the Chairmanship of Lady Dunbar-Nasmith and i preparing for a publicity and recruiting campaign throughout the country. 2. Cadet Advisory Committee.- The Cadet Advisory Committee has been et up with my elf a Chairman, the Chief Cadet Officers, four Ambulance and four ~ur ing ounty Cadet Officers, to di cuss matters relating to the organization and administration and welfare of the Cadet Movement. ERVICE . The past year ha been a difficult one, especially in finding personnel to meet the man demand upon the Javal, Military, and Air Force requirement , O\~in~ to many. who have been called up by the Ministry of Labour and abonal ennce and have been unable to obtain release for. the work for 'w hich th ).' originally volunteered, but this difficulty, whIch ha fallen more partlcularly upon the Superintendent-in-Chief's Department, has be n largely overcome. On the 31 t December, 1944, there were 20,886 members serving with H.M. Forc~ . ( avy, 3,284;. rmy, 12,982; Ajr Force, 4,620). In. the CIVIl Defence erVIce there were 32,900 enrolled in the Casualty .erVlce (20,375 men, 12,525 women). Of thi number 9,982 were fullbme. A large number of member are till employed in munition and other war factories. Tl~ere are serving in hospital some 8,000, which includes 800 in erVIce Ho pital , and 7,500 enrolled in the Civil Nursing Reserve. Thi~ serv~ce i referred to in the Report of the uperintendent-in-Chief. FIrst aid was rendered to 417,0 6, compared with 489,709 in 1943. The number of case conveyed in the Motor Ambulances, of which there are 320.. wa 131,788, with a total mileage of 2,505,934. The grea~e t cr~dlt refl~ct upon tho e re ponsible for maintaining this serVIce, WhIch entaIl no little elf- acrifice on the part of the drivers and attendant who re pond to call at all times of the day and night. .l.

Increase in Persollnel. Men . 1,074, 'Vomen . 1,005 Boys 1,6 9 Girls 2, 51

Jlell.

394,

Adult Units. llIen. HT omell. Total.

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(136,510)

Tolal.

41, 15 (36,116) 6,558 (6,481) 193 ( 0) 48,566

(42,677)

177,694 Note.-The 1943 figures are shown in brackets.

SERVICE AWARDS. The following are the total award gained by members of the Brigade : V.c. (posthumously awarded), 1; C.B.E., 1; O.B.E., 8; M.V.O., 1 ; M.B.E., 24; George Medal, 9; D .. 0., 1 ; D.F.C., 5; D.S.C., 1; D.F.M., 3; D .. IYI., 7; B.E.M., 33; M.M., 14; A.R.R.C., 2. Totalll0. In most co.un~les Officer~ and Members of the Brigade are rendering valuable serVIce III conn.ecbon ~th the work of the ].W.O., and by their efforts .they hav~ contnbuted III no small measure both financially and otherWIse to vanous branches of the War Organization Work.

NEW COMMITTEES.

CADETS.

Two Committees have been formed. 1. Publicity Committee.-The terms of reference of which is to consider means by which the Association and Brigade can become better known as regards(a) The work that they perform with and for Adult and Cadet Divisions. (b) Recruitment.

It is gratifying to record that the Cadets have increa ed during the year ?y 277 new Divisions and in strength by over 4,500. In addition to th~s n~mber there are Probationers who on passing the prescribed exammatlOn become Cadets. ~he work carried out by the Cadets will be found in the R eport of the ChIef Officers attached.

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ALTIES.

It is with mo t incere r gret I have to report the death of the undermentioned superior officers of the Brigade, who e ervic s have been of outstanding merit. 1. Colonel . J. Trimble, C.B., C.~LG., L.H.. C.P., int rest d in ambulance work since 1 3. ') ir John Lum den, K·.B.E., M.D., ommi ioner for Eir , 1910 H) 11. 3. 1\1r. Edgar Trouson, County Commissioner for ornwall, 1021 1032. 4. Captain F. E. Bendix, l\I.H. C. ., L.H.C.P., .\ i tant Commi sioner for No.1 Di trict, 1924- 1944. 5. Lieut.-Colonel . H. Jame , C.LE., F.R.C.S., 1.;\1. S. (Riel. ), . \ssi tant Commi ioner for County of urre\'. I also regret to report 261 death of Officers and ill 111b r5 on ..\cti" ervice and 83 deaths due to Air Raid. I should like to expre my thank to Dr. X. Corbet Fl tcher, th urgeon-in-Chief, for hi continued and "aluabl n 'ice in connection wit~ the medical side of our ,,,'ork. I attach hi report. .\bo to the Laely LoUl Iountbatten, uperintendent-inhief. Tur in a Corp an<l Di,·i ion, for her untiring efforts in advancing theilici n \' ancl \\' Hare of tll Nursing Corps and Divi ions. You will see frorn the attached .r port the splendid progress which ha been maele during the pa t year. I wish to add my appreciation and grateful thanks to all ommi ion rs and their staffs and to the officer and member of orp. and Di"i. ion for their loyal co-operation and continued effort in t11 ' . crvice of th Brigade: the difficulties with which they have had to contend have not decreased during the pa t year, and I cannot , peak too high l\' of th' way in which these difficulties have been overcome. . Finally, I wish to express my thank to m emb rs of my Headquarters staff and to the Brigade Secretary, Iajor Darvil- 'mith, particularly for their loyal assistance during the pa t year. I have the honour to be, Your obedient ervant, LIVE LIDDELL, General, Actil1g Chief Commi iOll er. REPORT OF THE S RGEO T_I -CHIEF TO TIlE CHIEF COi\l lIS ' lONER

Sir, I have the honour to submit for your approval my report for the twelve months ending 31st December, 1944, this being the 57th year of the Brigade. Its cOI?pila~ion has been facilitated by the helpful reports from the Surgeon-m-Chlef for Wales, the District urgeons of Northern Ireland ~md Eire, and the County Surgeons of England who, in spite of the mcreased calls on their professional services, have sent detailed accounts of the present state of medical affairs in their command.

MEDICAL STRENGTH. . In this, as in each previous report, I am happy to record an increase th~ nu~ber of urgeons on the Brigade Roll. This is an astonishing fact m VIew of the shortage of doctors among the civilian population

ill

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which has necessitated extra work on the part of those still in practice to cover the Brigade duties of their colleagues absent on war service. The total now st.ands at 3,242, as compared with 3,210 at the end of 1943; and of these 3,140 are serving in the technical and 102 in the executive ection of the Brigade. I have continued my practice of sending a letter of welcome together with a copy of the pamphlet, The Duties of ~lrgeolZ ,to ach newly appointed urgeon; and I have received many courteou r plies which make me confident that the efficiency and enthu ia m of the senders arc a sured. On three occa ions, however, my letter called fort.h immediate resignations from its recipients who pleaded that they did not realize that their appointments were other than honorary ! OXFERENCE OF SURGEOX . \Vith plea ure I have to report that meetings of Brigade urgeons in ountie and rea, revival of which I recorded last year, are becoming more frequ nt. The e gathering timulate enthu iasm, create a feeling of comrad hip, and provide a useful way of overcoming local difficulties by a pooling of knowledge. For these reasons it has been (and will be) my endeavour to ncourage such meeting. Further, with the improved po ition in military affairs, I hope that soon we may be able to revi" the urgeon' \ eek-end Conference in London from which much good wa derived in pre-war years. To such a onference will fall the problem of finding the ways in which methods of training giv n to our lay per onnel whil t in ,var ca ualty services can be co-ordinated with their work as member of a ciyilian organization devoted to the ame purpo e. To me it eem probable that some of our peacetime methods ,\rill have to be altered and recommendations from this Annual onference should provide a basis for consideration of such changes. INSTRUCTIOJ. AND TRAIN! G. . From all parts come report that the Divi ional urgeons-to whom IS entrusted the in truction of unit and to whom the Brigade owes so much- l-:a v we~ and faithfully carried out their duties during the year. In certall1 countIes they have lectured to combined classe from several units, includ~ng those which lacked the help of their own surgeons absent on war ~erv~c. .In s~10rt, the continued training of our personnel has been.mamtamed m spIte of the shortage of urgeon in civilian practice; and m the reports which I hav received there is evidence of hard work well done. . In thi connection A si tant Commissioner Dr. A. C. \Vhite-Knox m o. 1 (Pri~ce of vVale 's) D~ trict this year e tablished a Training Sch~ol for subjects connected WIth the Brigade at the Walworth Men's InstItute, .E, 5. His idea is to provide member of alllmits in outhern Ar~a. and. al 0 tho e interested in first aid but not in the Brigade with trall11I~g .m all the various aspect of Brigade work; and his hope is that. SImIlar schools may be founded throughout London in other Men's InstItutes. AN UAL RE-EXA HNATIO s. The Co:unty urgeons reported tha~ th~ usual h.igh standard of efficiellcy was obtall1ed at the annual re-exammatIons whIch, with few exceptions,

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were held during the year. Difficultic in tran port, however, pr vent d the majority from vi iting and examining all the unit. in their commands and compelled them to arrange for thi duty to be undertaken by surgeon of other units or by the urgeon of t.hc unit concern 1. I look forwarcl to the da)' when the Count)' urg on. can rca~s umc t.11 ir official ta_k of te ting all unit in their command. COllIPETITIO~ . There is evidencc that competition ar bing rc'yivcd t.hrou~hout the Brigade a a mean of instruction, e pccially tho. c col1t1uctcc1 b\' Divi. ion~ and bv some Arcas. Few countie , ho\vc\'cr, havc ~o far bc n abl t.o re-establi h their conte t , though th pro pcct of so doing brigh tencd considerably toward the end of thi year. EYer since 1923, when I judged the fir t tag-ed t am t :t in thc D W,lr hield Competition, I havc bcen among thosc who ],a\" \york (1 for realism in competition and the repre cntation of injuries. I hay . tll rcfore, noted with intere t that, a the rc ult of experienc gaincd in Civil Defence, there is to-day a wide pr ad de. irc to ,cc this aspect of training more fully developed becau e thcrc i. no doubt that a suitably faked casualty imprc se both competitor and pectators 111m than thc spoken word. In the e circumstances the ivi1 Defencc Organization found it nec s. an' to open pecial chool of in truction in faking; and in Dec mber th Assistant urgeon-in-Chief, as my rcpre cntatiyc, "i.itec1 ancl inspect (1 the urrey ounty chool at Leatherhead. Thi. had bcen promin n t in preparing for large exerci es with the Ann~T and Royal .\ir Force a. \\" 11 as for local competitions under th )'Iini trie of IIealt h and Hom ecurity; and tho e in charge, now that their work i ncling, invitcd the Brigade and British R ed eros ociety to e if it wa. worth w11il to carryon their speciality. Dr. Bentall wa imp res. cd with what he saw and reported that it might be worth while for on or two memb r. of each Division to qualify in the art of faking ca ualti . and a to a.:i t the Divisional Surgeon in his/ her lecture and competitions. Alt rnati\'cly, he suggested that similar school (ometimes called (( Iub.") mig'ht b started in each County or Area for Brigade per onncl.

LAY 11 STR CTOR CERTIFICATE. As was to be expected the entrics for the Lay In tructor ertificate were considerably less than last year, approximately 39 p r c nt. R sults show that 230 out of 531 candidates qualified to instruct clas cs in the Home Office Short and the Association Preliminary (but not the Adult) Courses of First Aid. Once again I elected to adjudicate per on ally in Part III (written paper), and so to en ure uniformity in the standard of this part of the examination. In addition Dr. Anderson, as urgeonin-Chief for \Vales, reported that 29 out of 55 candidates qualified similarly in the examinations conducted within the Priory for \Vales. CIVIL DEFENCE SERVICE. With the diminishing risk of air raids many of our personnel have now been releac;ed from full-time service in Civil Defence, and others have had their duties as part-time workers much reduced or even cancelled. Rumour has it that these members are undoubtedly fecling the reaction and show signs of war weariness. Thcre may be orne who will feel

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inclined to resign from the Brigade; and, to meet this, Divisional Offic.ers will have to show initiative and ent.husiasm with a view to encouragmg the doubtful ones oncc again to take up their peace-time drills and duties. RECOGI'\ITION OF MEDICAL SERVICES. It ha comc to my knowl dge that in many instances reports given in the local pre s of meetings, socials, and competitions have failed to givc th cr dit due to the medical profe sian for the part which they have tak n. It cannot be mphasized too strongly that the Brigade is a public medical service consi ting of two sections-surgeons and trained lay-pcrsonn 1; and that surgeons form the basis of the Brigade organization, as 'w ithout their help training cannot be maintained and the Divisions cannot effectively carry out their dutie. It i hoped, therefore, that rectification of t.his oversight \vill remove what is a cause of grievance. i.IERITORIOU FIR T AID. During thc ycar Lieut.-Colonel Ian Fraser, M . D., R.A.M.C., District Commi ioner of . . Torthcrn Ircland, was awarded the double honour of O.B.E. and D .. 0., and Iajor A. K. Borland, R.A.M.C., urgeon to the unbury and ' hepperton Divi. ion, the M.B.E. for gallantry in the Middlc Ea t. For servic at hom Licut.- 'olonel \v. Blackwood, M.B., County Commi ioner of Cornwall, wa created I.B.E., the same honour being conf rred on Dr. .A. . Taylor, Divi ional urgeon of the Portsmouth Corp, and Dr. H. F. parling, urgeon to the Croydon and treatham Divi ion, for gallantry at air raid incidents, while a an honour to the Brigade I wa appointed O.B.E. The Meritoriou en-ice ertificate, which is awardcd by the Brigade for conspicuous and gallant conduct in connection with air raids, was this year won by ix members, of whom fiv belong to No.1 (Prince of Wales's) Di trict urc proof that London "vas the main target of this year's air raid ! In addition thirty-five reports of fir t aid efficiently rendered in difficult or exceptional circumstances were thi year submitted to you. In each instance you cnt a personallctt r of congratulation, and twenty of the report were published in detail in The t. John Ambulance Gazette as recognition of good work well done. IN MEMORIAM. My rcport would be incomplete if it did not pay tribute to the memories of two gallant urgeons who this year passed to their rewards-Colonel Charles Joseph Trimble, C.B., C.M.G., Inspecting Officer of Lancashire, and ~r John Lumsden, M.D., Di trict Commissioner of Eire. Although at theIr death both held high executive rank each maintained to the end active intcrest in the technical s ction of our work, each had rendered long and m~st valuable service to the Brigade, each will be sadly missed, and each WIll be difficult to replace. CONCLUSIO . In conclusion I hope that my report proves to your complete satisfaction that as .a bod:>: all rank of Brigade urgeons are loyally and faithfully perforI?ll1g theIr duties of instructing and training our wonderful personnel, for whIch on my part I tender to each and all my grateful thanks. Further,

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I cannot speak too highly of the work th Brigade Officers and fembers are doing, often in exceptionally trying circumstance and under very rough conditions. Details of their work will be found later in my report. PEE ON TEL.

During the year 65 nevy I.T,:-r ing Diyi ion have been regi t r d, bringing the total number of DIVl IOn up to l,5G 1 in England and 'orth rn Ireland. . The total per onnel for all J ur ing Diyi ion in England and North rn Ireland shovm by the return received from th ounti i ·13 513 . the total for Eire is 840; and there are in addition 113 OfJicer 'att~ched t? County taff. The grand total of 41,40() ho\\'. a decrea on the figure gIVen fo~ last y~ar, but thi. i , I think, due to the absen of complete returns m certam area owmg to hortage of clerical <1 si tanc'. There are in addition to the nur ing per onnel included abo\-e G,)!) Presidents and G76 Vice-Pre ident and 188 Officer~ anel :\I mber 011 Brigade Reserve and 307 General en-ice :\Iem bel' . The number ~f new Cadet Tur ing Divi ion is 175 , which bring the total to 1,118 wIth a per onnel of 2~,46.) fully qualifi cl 111 mb 1". H.~I.

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Of the 1,566 members sen-ing with H.:\I. Forces ( Xclll i\"e of \· .. \.D. members) 336 are attached to the ~a\" \ ', 707 to th Arm,. and .)2:~ to the Air Force. . ~ CIYIL DEFEXCE.

The total number of members till employed in connection with ~iY1 1 Defence ervices is : Fir~t Aid Posts, Full-time, 1,675 ; Part-time, 11,430. Mobile U11lt-, Full-tIme, 1,307; Part-time, 1,272. Total, 18,704. .

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t. John memb r enrolled in the C.N.R., excluding vVales and Xorthern Ireland. tIiss ~~att, the P.rincipal ~ur ing Officer, in making a further appeal for addItIonal r:ursmg staff, 0 urgently required at E.l\I.~. HospitaL at t~e pre ent tIme, ha also drawn attention to the incli pen able work carned out by our members which has been greatly appreciated. ~y ar~angement with the Ministry of Health the t. John Ambulance Bngade m Canada .ver):' ge:r:e~?usly agr~ed to bring over up to 125 member to undertake nursmg m CIVIlian hospItal, 37 have already been po ted and this contribution has already proved to be a valuable one. ' The following Red Star and Blue tar awards have been granted : Red Star (for a year's satisfactory service) . . . . . . Blue t.ar (for a period of not less than three consecut.ive mont.hs' service in a Sanatorium or Tuberculosis Ilospital, Tuberculosis \Nards of a General Hospit.al, or in an Infect.ious Diseases Hospital)..

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Despite the ever in~re.asing .number of calls made upon our members to undertake work .W1thm their own counties, I am pleased to be able to say that once agam many offers of service were forthcoming in response

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to the reque t for Holiday Relief Duty at t. Bartholomew's Hospital; also for residential duty of a similar kind at the Royal Masonic Hospital. Circumstances prohibited the acceptance of all who volunteered so willingly, but the fact remains, however, that at a critical time when Flying Bombs were at their height people were prepared to forfeit oftentimes their own holiday in readine s to do duty in the London Hospitals. The countie nearest to London were those from which volunteers were call d. Thi wa done in order to facilitate travelling as much as po ible. These counties are : Gloucestershire vVarwick hire B dford hire urrey tafforcl hire Berkshire Norfolk \Yilt hire Hertfordshire \ \ Torcestershire Oxford hire Buckinghamshire General Xur iJlg Tl'a/lliJlg.-It i most sati factory to know that 119 of our member ha\'e taken up General Xur ing Training. It is also of pecial intere t that a memb r of " A" 'ursing Divi ion, Southport Corp, :\Ii. s l\Jary J ewelall, who I would like most warmly to congratulate, ha achiey d gr at ,ucce -- in her general training. t the end of her first year at the Roval •. outhern Hospital, Liverpool, lUi s J ewdall took fir t place in two ubject ; at th end of the second year she took first place in three ubject ; while at the nd of the third year she took first place in four subject and won the Gold :l\ledal. ince then Miss J ewdall has passed her final tate Examination. Part-tim/! enll·cc.-The impOl tance of the part-time service in all types of ho pital , to which 0 many hours of our members' time have been regularly deYoted, cannot be overe timated. Neither can it be sufficientl, tre eel how great i the appreciation of the Hospital Authoritie. and of the Trained taff to our member for their constant and unfailing attendance. Among other phere of work in which Brigade members have played a mo t important part pecial mention hould be made of : .Nahol/al Blood Transfusioll ervicc, to which members have rendered active a , i tance both a Donor and at entres. District Xllrses, wher the a i tance given has been greatly appreciated throughout the country. Clzild TVelfare Centres, at which the attendances numb r 36,899. Nurseries, at which the attendances number 1,477. l'l1otor Ambulances, with which attendance number 66,909. 1embers have al 0 taken their full share in all the J.\V.O. activities, inclu.di.ng the. taffing of Convale cent Homes, J.\V.O. ambulances, provld~ng GUIde for ervice Patients, assisting with Flag Days and CollectlOns, and so on. In connection with the Ambulance ervice the Briga~e in Canada have al 0 given valuable support by allowing some of theIr members to undertake this work both at home and over eas. SHELTER DUTIES.

. Throughout ~he w~r members of the Brigade have undertaken duty m staffing MedIcal Aid Posts in public Air Raid helters. When the course of the air bombardment of London made it clear. that we should be called. upon to provide a continuous staff of nur ing personnel for helter DutIe , over and above that which could be upplied

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from the London Di trict, I made a direct appeal to the counti for yolunteers. The re pon e was immediate and at no time during the heavie t period of attack was there any hortage of member. In the Borough of Bermond ey alone it wa po sible to maint.ain throughout the year a rota to coyer fortnightly period of thi. helier Dut:'i'. Nur ing member came from all part of the Briti h I 1 , including \Yales, Northern Ireland, and the I Ie of Ian to undertak thi. dangerou \vork. In Augu t I accompanied Ir. \Yinston hurchill and Mr. ~lorgenthau, U. . ecretary to the Trea ury, on a tour of in pection of many of the e shelter, and they were able to see member of L John on duty in the Medical Aid Posts which we vi ited. Members also helped to staff an underground Emergency IIo pital in Bermondsey to ""'hich minor ca ualtie had to be t.aken in t.h wor t days of the Flying Bomb attack . TRAINING COUR E .

Again I would like to expre s my gratitude to :\lr . Beck'v\'ith ,mith for her continued invaluable help in regard to trainin a , and to a sure her of the great appreciation of all who have been able to ayail them elve of the privilege of attending her re ident courses of in truction at her home at Stratton udley. During the year she has arranged fortnightly cour e of instruction in First Aid and Home ursina at which 200 student have att nded. The ister-in-Charge, l\Iiss Addi on, .R .... ~., who for 4~ y ars gave such excellent instruction in Home Kur ing and was respon ible for the practical work and revision in Fir t Aid, ha been obliged to re ign through ill-health, and the loss of her valuable servic s i much regr tt d . During the past year her place has b en taken by 1\Ir . Royle, ;\ur ing Officer of the eaford Nursing Division. In addition to the fortnightly cour e two confer n s have been held which were attended by 85 officers of ;\ur ing and .I. Tur ing adet Divisions and also by officers of the .J.A.B. in Canada, ~ ·orthern Ireland, and the Priory for Vvales. Several of the counties have again this year arranged Officer' Training Courses. At some of these cour es and orne of the, tratton Audle} courses, my taft Officer, Miss \Vat on, and Divi ional uperintendent, Miss Longden, were able to attend and give helpful and much appreciated talks on subjects on which they were specially qualified to peak. \Ve are also indebted to Miss Miller, County Nursing Officer for uftolk, and to Mrs. Rayner, District Officer No. 1 District, for their help in this connection. I cannot express too highly my gratitude for all the effort which have been put into this educational work to which I attach the greatest importance. CIVILIAN RELIEF OVERSEAS.

At the end of 1944 there were 38 St. John nursing personnel serving overseas-17 in Italy, 14 in the Middle East, and 7 in .W. Europe. In September Miss Watson was seconded to Cairo as Assistant to the Assistant Director for Civilian Relief Middle East, where she is doing valuable work in connection with the training and welfare of the J.W.O. Civilian Relief Units who are staffing Refugee Camps at EI hatt and Moses Wells and preparing for service in the Balkans.

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As will be seen from the figures given the majority of the ,:"ork is. at present being underta~en in It~ly .where our workers .have aS~lst~d w~th the setting up of hospItals for CIVIlIan ~vounded and WIth the dIstnbutIon of medical supplies to evacuees and dIsplaced per ons. orne of our members were among the first team to be landed after D-Day, and did valuable work in connection witl: the Civilian Hospital in the Falaise gap, and have ince moved forward mto Holland. Much credit is due to Mr . Douglas Pennant and her taft, who deal o ably with the many intricate problems connected with our Civilian Relief per onnel proceeding over eas. WELFARE PERSONNEL SERVING OVERSEAS.

This particular branch of work has met with a Tready re ponse ~o t~e call for additional per onnel and our \VeHare \\ orker are servmg m many theatre of war. ..' I would like to place on record my appreCIatIOn of:\11 Ander on and her department for the very excellent manner in which they have dealt with all the many po ting of \YeHare Officers over eas. The fir t contingent to proceed overseas for duty in .\V. Europe left in July, and attached to thi nit were a number of our members. Miss Rosemary Eley wa appointed Chief \\ eHare Officer, and here I would like to ay how ably he carried out the work entrusted to her, which covered a wide field concerning Ho pital , Canteen, Convale cent Depot, onvale cent Home, and Air Evacuation Centre. Further po ting w re al 0 made to the Middle Ea t to the Mediterranean area, and where the need aro e for tran fer to be made orne of our members went on to ef\'e both in Gr ece and Malta. The fir t t. John \Velfare Officer detailed for duty in the Far Ea t left in July to be attached to the Indian Red fO . To mention ot.her spheres of work connected with welfare in particular I would say that a mo t important ervice ha been undertaken by tho e engaged on duty in the hip carrying home repatriated Pri oners of \Var. }lrs. Chevnev and Mr . : \Iartin, the latter an Officer of the Canadian t. John ~Am-bulance Brigade, sailed on board the Gripsholm to weden. Their work prov d to be quit inyaluable both on the voyage out where the stores had to be sorted and tacked for use on the journey home and also in helping to make the return voyage for the men as cheerful and as comfortable a possible. A request was received from th 1inistry of Health for welfare workers for duty on board ship in connection with the repatriation of Gibraltarian refugees. Miss D. Rowland and l\Iiss Prentice, both members of the Canadian .J. .B., undertook this duty and gave valuable help which was greatly appreciated. I

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I would like to place on record my very sincere appreciation of the great support I have received from ir \iVilliam henton as hairman of the St. John Reconstruction Committee and for the speedy and helpful manner in which he has dealt with all the problems we have referred to him. As Vice-Chairman of this Committee I was glad to find that the booklet ~ent o'ut in February, and the resume of our proposed post-war plans :ssued to all Divisions in Augu t, had been fully di cu sed and met with mterested approval by our p rsonnel. I feel sure that the recently

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authorized County Recon truction ommittees will stimulate furth r interest in the various post-war chemes under consideration, and it is my earne t hope that our nur ing personnel will playa very active part th rein. Among the plans of the Recon truction Committee of the Order I hould like to mention particularly the Kur ing id rvice. Th thanks of the Brigade are due to the Executive ommittee of the ueen's In btut of Di trict ur ing for their helpful co-operation in drawing up thi cherne, full detail of which were i su d to Divi ions in D cember, and from sub equent report it i evident that it ha been w lcomed both by the Di trict I urses and by our own per onnel. In rural area e pccially it will give our members an opportunity of rendering \'alnablc n'ice to the community, as well as providing u eful experi nce in Hom ~ 'ursing. In connection with this Jur ing Aid ervice, and with other matt r where ursing training is involved, I feel ure that the appointment of aunt \' Nursing Officers (as authorized in April, 19H) will be of gr at b ne[it. A\\,ARDS.

It is with much pleasure that I record the a\\'arcl of tll .B.E. to ::\Irs. Ba1sdon, County uperintendent for Plymouth, .\Y. Devon, and E. Cornwall, in the New Year Honour, and the ::\1.13.E. to ::\lr . \Yallac , District uperintendent for orthern Ireland, in the Birthday Honour . Certificates of Good ervice have b en awarded to the following V.A.D. members : London '332 Iiss l\1. E. hilds :Miss D. L. ragg. orner et/ 13 Middle ex 14 l\Iiss F. M. Dean . orner et 13 l\Iiss 1. Langley . Miss P. \iVoffenden Iiddle ex lOG Brigade War Service Bar Awards.-The total number of \Yar 'ervic Bars awarded to Officers and Members is as follows :1st Year 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

12,096 7,091 4,273 2,471 71

Much credit i due to Mr . Blagdon for the extremely efficient wa ' in which she has dealt with the \\'ar ervice Bar applications and th many problems which arise in connection \vith the e awards. BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

I cannot fail to place on record the valuable and continuous upport I have received from the Brigade Overseas, particularly from Colonel Sleeman and Mrs. Copland-Griffiths; who at all times have shown me uch unfailing help and understanding. I would also like to express our appreciation to Mrs. Gilmour and her taff, who have assisted us so enormou 1y in the provision of members from Canada in different fields of work. CONCLUSION.

The last year, with its momentous happenings, has meant an even heavier period of work and strain than previously, but once again every call made on the Nursing and Nursing Cadet personnel has been promptly and efficiently met, and I cannot sufficiently express my gratitude to my District and County uperintendcnts and Officers, as well as to

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Officers and Members of our Nursing Divisions, for their public spirit and devoted service. I would also like to express to our Presidents and Vice-Presidents, County, Corp, and Divisional, our great gratitude for their tremendous interest in all our Brigade activitie and the valuable work they undertake on our behalf over such a wide field. I and all th member of my taft have suffered a grievous loss during the y ar by the tragic death of my taff. Offic~r, Miss Lumley-. mith, who wa killed as a result of enemy actIOn, wIth her mother, m the Guards hapel. By her unique charm and natural kindliness she h,:d endeared her If to all with whom he came in contact, and she wIll never ceased to be mi ed by each one of us. To my Headquarter tan at . . TO. 3 once again I exten~ my very real gratitude for a particularly fine year' \vork and for t~eIr great loyalty and can cientiou ne in spite of the many personal tnal and problems the\' have been faced with. The past year, bringing with it renewed enemy attack, has made their ta k an even heavier one, and I \vould like to pay' a incere tribute to the fine way they have manag~d to c,:rry on and the great work they haye achieved during such a trymg ~enod. I would like to include in th se remarks all those of t. John m the London and Home ounties area who uffer d most severely from air attack -, and expre. s real appreciation of the help given by so many of our Officer and::\1 mb r from different parts of the British I les who gave such ,'aluable a si tance in taffing the Air Raid helters. I offer "cry particular gratitud to my Deputy uperintendent-inhief, Lad\' Dunbar-I Ta mith, for the tremendous amount of valuable work she 11a achi yed in the pa t year and for the many new and responsible field of work h ha so 'willingly and so succe sfully undertaken. Lady Dunbar-"i\a mith' wi e counsel and great support have been invaluabl to m and to all of u at Headquarters. I would like also to place on record our great appreciation of the very able and successful manner in which ::\Ii Longd n, her taff Officer, ha carried out so much respon ible ancl heavy work. Mrs. B ckwith mith' fine support as my As i tant uperintendentin- hid ha al a been of immen e value to me, and I would like to thank her most gratefully for all the help he ha given me per onally at Headquarters a well a for the great work she doe in connection with our training cour e . To 'Ii s Harri on I would once again like to place on record m) deep gratitude for another tw lye months of tirele \vork and real achievement, couplecl with uch outstanding selfie sne and devotion. The Nursing Cadet Office ha done much valuable work, and a great dealt of credit goe to 1\1is Cunard for the continued increa e in the Nursing Cadet Divisions and for the efficiency and enthusiasm \\'hich she, as well as Lady \Valeran and all tho e a ociated with the Nur ing Cadets, bring to their work. . In conclusion, ir, I would like to thank you personally for the contmuou support and real encouragement you have given me and all our Nursing Divi ions. I have the honour to be, ir, Your obedient servant, EDWINA MOU TBATTEN, Hperintendent-in-ChieJ.

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lr, I have the honour to ubmit a r port concerning the Ambulance adet at Rome, excluding \Vale and Eir . For the pa t year 102 Divi ion have been regi ter d, with a per onncl of 1,074, making a total of 7-2 Divi ion \:\,'ith a , trength of 16,330a net increa e of 1,762 in compari on with 1943. Th re ar in addition a con iderable number of probationary cad t . The Ambulance Cadets have been active in many direction, and hay rendered useful service, particularly in the form of a .. i tanc to adult Divi~i~n in their public and other dutie. a e of prompt l1r t aid admml tered by Ambulance Cadet in road and other accident. ar frequently brought to notice. Report on the Cad t actl,'itie app ar in The t. John Antbulance Brigade Gazette from time to time. The deliberations of the ad t Advi on: ommittee have been of inestimable value and mo t helpful in arriVIn g at deci ion affecting th development and \velfare of the adet Vnit . The Army Cadets, which are pro\'ided with free uniform and gr at r facilities for training, have effected recruiting for t. John ad t . Nevertheless, a will be seen in the fir t paragraph of thi R port, W have continued to make progre . \Vith the help of the Publicit" ommittee it is hoped at an early date that new ad t po ter and -1 afleL will be available when organized efforts ",,'ill be mad throughout th country to increa e the strength of the adet. Our relations with the Mini try of Education. The tanding onf ren ce of Tational Voluntary Youth Organization, and th ntral ouncil of Phy ical Recreation, have all been of great value in th training of the Cadet. At County Local Youth Parade , tIle Ambulance Cad i s are generally well repre ented. The revised edition of the Cadet JIanual ha been welcomed ,,-ith enthusiasm by all Cadet Officers. pecial thanks are due to the cordial and fficient co-operation of County and Area Cadet Officers, al 0 to Cadet ,uperintencl nt ancl Officers of Cadet Ambulance Division, who have devoL d much tim and energy in maintaining the intere t, efficiency , and welfare of their units. Divisions which are fortunate enough to have urg on have gr athbenefited by their instruction and we are grateful to them for th i'r active interest, especially in the first aid training of th adet and Probationers. A word of thanks is also due to the County and Divisional Cadet Vice-~residents for e.n~ouragement in many ways. orne have pre ented trophIes for competItIons, some have arranged entertainment for the Cadets, and some have contributed generously to Cadet Funds. In conclusion I desire to express my appreciation of the cordial and valuable co-operation received from the Chief Officer of the Nursing Cadets and her taff Officers, on all matters affecting the welfare of the Ambulance and Nursing Cadets. I have the honour to be, ir, Your 0 bedien t servant, P. G. DARVIL MITH, Acting Chief Officer, Ambulance Cadets.

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ADETS, TO THE CHIEF

lr, I have the honour to submit my report of the t. John Ambulance Brigade Tur ing adet Divisions for the year ending December, 1944. PERSONXEL.

The progre in ursing Cadet during 1944 has been most satisfactory, both in number and efficiency. . There are now approximately 2-,000 fully qualified Nursing Cadets and 7,108 Probationer. The number of Cadet ur ing Divisions re ai tered up to the end of 1944 wa 1,11', making an increa e of 175 Divisions during the year. In 1911, 169 uperintendent and 237 Officers were appointed. IX ' PE CTIOXS, COUR E , CO:YIPETITIONS, CAMPS.

Insp ectJ'olls. - I have carried out In pections at Rallies and Church Parade in the following places : Birmingham Ramp hire Xorthumberland . . Tottingham hire omer et and Durham Courses.-_\ special week-end Training our e for ounty / Area Cadet Officer and 'ounty adet ecretari wa held at tratton Audley :;\Ianor (by kind permi ion of :\Ir . Beck\~'ith mith) from 3rd to 6th March . T\\'cnty-thr e fficer ' att nded, including three from Canada and Officers from 1\ orthern Ireland and \Vales. The ubjects for the yUabu wer pecially cho en for the purpo e of instructing the Officers in Count)' Cadet admini tration. Thi Training Course proved of tremendou value, and a number of Officers attending have since arranged Training ourse in their own counties. Arrangement for a imilar course to take place in June were made, but owing to military operations the our e had to be cancelled. I have also attended and lectured at Training Cour es organized m the following countie :-Nottinghamshire Hamp hire Dorset \Vorce tershire C.ompetitions.-A number of counties have organized Cadet Competitions dunng the year, and I have had the pleasure of being present at the finals in :ussex Surrey N orthamptonshire . Camps.- Numerous Cadet Camps have been held, and I personally mspected amps in J orthamptonshire and omerset. The Girl Guides' ssociation kindly invited a number of our t. John Cadet O~cers to attend a special Camp Training Camp held for Youth Leaders m Sussex. Seven Cadet Officers from different parts of the country attended the Course, and I my. elf visited the Camp on 11th May. Mrs. Ronc~.ld Tree, County Officer, Oxford hire, g nerou ly offered the West Wmg of Dytchley Park, Oxfordshire, as an indoor camp for Cadets during the s,ummer months, but unfortunately the scheme had to be cancelled owmg to the premises being commandeered for war purposes.

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The development of the Cadet l\Iovement in th counties ha progre ed most satisfactorily since the appointment of ounty rea ad t Officers, of which there are now 5 , 12 being appointed during 1911. Ten County Ca~et ecretarie have al 0 been appointed, and ha\'e proved of great aSSI tance. Grateful thanks are due to all the above-mention cl Officer for the magnificent and untiring way in which they hay carried out their dutie PUBLICATION

One of the most outstanding events of the year has been th publication of the new Cadet Trailling ~~IaJlllal, which ha been in con tant demand. . adet Officers .an? the Cadet them elve will wi h to put on record thelr great apprecIatIon of the work of the ommitt r spon ibl for compiling this book, in particular to the Chairman, Lady Dnnbar. . Tasmith, and the ecretary, lVIiss \Yat on. The second publication, which has become extremely popular, i. the Cadet 21st An11'£versary Illustrated R eview, compiled by Lady \Yal'ran (Staff Officer). This magazine has not only proved of intere t to Cadet. throughout the world, but it has al 0 been most favourabl\' commented on by the l\Iini try of Education and variou Youth OrganIzation .. During the year a Preliminary hild \Velfare T xtbook has been published by the t. John Ambulance Association, and a number of Cadets have pas ed an examination and have obtained the C rtin ate in this subject. CUP

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ir Adrian Boult and 1iss Jan Kerrison have kindly pre ented a cnp to be known as the" Cadet Musician's Cup ", and to be a\varded annually for the best musical composition by a t. John Cadet in England, \Vale.-, and Northern Ireland. The winner of the cup this year \\a. adet Rosemary Sarjeant, of Hillmorton Cadet Nursing Divi ion, \ arwickshire: six other composers were highly commended and ten commend d. The Cadet movement is greatly indebted to ir Adrian Boult and Mi s Kerrison for this encouragement to our Cadets to develop their mu ical talent. The St. John Ambulance Brigade Cadet are al 0 indebted to the Fir t Bomb Division U .. 8th Army Air Force for the presentation of a cup to be awarded annually after the war for an individual act of gallantry. AFFILIATIO •.

During the year the St. John Ambulance Brigade adet Movement ha become a constituent member of the Central Council of Phy ical Recreation, an organization which is grant-aided by the Mini try of Education. The assistance which the Central Council offers for the development of both outdoor and indoor physical recreation is therefore now available to all Cadet Units. The Council has already given valuable help and advice in many counties.

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tanding Conference of ational Voluntary Youth Organizations.-On appointment as Chief Officer 1m-sing Cadets on 1st January, 1944, I became representative of the t. John Ambulance Brigade I ursing Cadets on the tanding onference of Tational Voluntary Youth Organization, and bave regularly attended the meetings. I have found the Conference most helpful and an excellent means by which to keep in close touch with other ~ational Voluntary Youth Organizations. Through the onicrence a number of Exhibitions were organized throughout the country, which included displays in shop window representing the aims and i11ethoc1 of the Voluntary Youth Organizations. GRAXD PRIOI{ CADETS.

11 -[ Nursing Cadet the year.

were awarded the Grand Prior's Badge during W .\R SERVICE BADGE .

During the year 2-19 \Var ,ervice Badges had been awarded, and grateful thank are again clue to Air . Graham ( s istant taff Officer), who undertake the checking of the e returns. The total number of 1 ursing ad ts a ,,-arcled \ \' ar ervice Badge up to the end of 1944 is 315. This report would not b complete without mention being made of the hard and enthu ia tic \vork put in by member of the Cadet Headquarter. ,'taff. ~r \' v ry grateful thank are due to them all, in particular to my two, .taf[ ,Officer , Lad~' \Yaleran and :JIr . Graham, and to my ,ec~c.tary, :JI~ I'rench, who throughout the year have given loyal and untlnng serVlce. VIRGINIA CU . . ARD, Chief Officer, J..Y1tYsillg Cadets. T

THE T. JOHN A:JIBl: LAN E BRIGADE OVERSEA . olonel J. L. leeman, the hief Commi ioner, reports as follows : I have the honour to ubmit my .\.nnual Report for the year ended 31 t December, 1niL Durin~ the year 1~ 1 ne.w. ~ivi ions (97 Ambulance and 77 Nursing) were r~gistered, and ::>8 DIVl IOn (32 Ambulance and 26 Tursing) have been. dlsbanded, a net increa e of 116 new Divi ions. The greater number of dIsbandments is undoubtedly due to the call-up of men and women for the Forces, and the calls of e ential war work in industry, and also in some ~a es to waning interest in places where Divi ions were formed as a direct result of the threat of war danger-a threat which has now :-eceded from many parts of the Empire. There has been an increase 111 the personnel of 757, so that the strength on the 31 t December, 1944, wa :Ambulance. ursing

D im·sions. 1,251

894 2,145

P ersonnel. 41,075 24,712 65,787

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The Cadet Advisory Committee.-The Chief Commissioner ha sanctioned the setting up of a Cadet Advisory Committee, the first meeting of which was held in December, the Chief Commissioner him elf taking the chair.

In additi~)11 115 new Cadet Divisions (56 Cadet Ambulance and 59 Cadet Nur~mg) were .registered, and 12 Cadet Divi ions (8 Ambulance and 4 Jurs mg ) were dIsbanded. a net increase of 103 new Cadet Divisions.

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There has been an increase of 821 boys and 912 girl in the p ronnel, so that the adet strength of the Brigade Oversea at thc 31st Deccmber, 1944, was:adet ~\mbulance. Cadet Nur ing

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3-10 292

7,805 6,OG3

632

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This expansion in Cadets is very atisfactory and cffort are being made in every country to increa e intere t in adet matter and to form more Cadet Divi ion . During the year 338 memb~rs were award d tl;e en-icc Medal of. tl;e Order, 236 the Bar to the erVlCe Medal, and 121 auet ' the Grand Pnor ' Badge. Of the total of 723 Grand ~rior' Badge ~ward d to ad. ts overseas, 694 have been won in Tew Zealand, an acluevement of whIch the Commandery in New Zealand is justly proud. I am very pleased to be able to report that -·1 member of the Brigade Overseas have been awarded the Africa tar, and 166 memb r th 1939-1943 tar. Through the good offices of th Mini try of Information a certain number of copies of the publication Front. LlIze, Fleet .1 ir .l ~r~n~ CombiJlcd Operations were made available a a free 1 ue to adet Dl\,1 IOn of the Brigade Overseas; the receipt of the e books ha been vcry greatly appreciated. With regard to the work in the Dominion and olonie ' :-

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From Ta mania I was gratified to receive a generous gift of £150, which had been rai ed through the efforts of the Nursing Divisions in Launceston for the help of our work in Malta. This gift has been greatly appreciated by the Brigade in " George Cross Island, and has been allocated to the Fund for the erection of a suitable Headquarters for t. John work there. JJ

CANADA.

The Brigade in anada continues it progress of the past few years as evidenced by the registration of 47 Adult and 16 Cadet Divisions. To the Commandery ommissioner- Mr. \tV. J. Bennett, C.ST.J .-and to his Provincial ommi ioners, I offer my congratulations upon an increase in the strength which has resulted from their efforts. . An outstanding feature of the year has been the work of the Canadian Contingent of members of . . Tursing Divi ions now serving in this country. Under the splendid leader hip of the Lady uperintendent-in-Chief for Canada- J\Ir . Gilmour, o. T.J .- there are now over 100 members who are doing valuable work in many field of Ambulance service including work in Hospital and onvale cent Homes, and transport duties in connection with thc Joint \Var Organizations in London, the Provinces, and in Xorth-\Ve t Europe. I feel ure that the splendid work being done "will long be remembered, and that when the time comes for these member to return to anada the experience they have gained will stand them in good tad. \"ith gratitude I ackno\"d edge the receipt of a donation of £134 from the \\'e tern Ontario ub-District for the Brigade in l\Ialta. This sum ha been allocated by lalta to the Building Fund.

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INDIA.

The Grand Prior of the Order, H.R.H. The Dllk of louce t r, and H.R.H. The Duchess of Gloucester (The Deputy ommandant-inhi f of the ursing Divisions) have arrived in Au tralia, and I hould Iik to express the great honour felt by the Brigade there in having Th ir Royal Highnesses resident in the Common"w ealth. The Brigade, both within the Commandery and in \Ve tern u tralia, continues its high standard of efficiency, and I am glad to report that 13 new adult and 14 Cadet Divi ions have been registered during thc y ar. This includes the formation of the fir t Cadet Nur ing Division to be formed in Western Australia, which I hope will be the forerunner of many others. The Commissioners in charge of our Brigade work vvithin the Commandery in Australia, Dr. L. Dawkins, O.B.E., K. T.J., outh Australia (who is also Commandery Commi sion r); l\lajor-General R. M. Downes, C.M.G., M.D., K.ST.J., Victoria; Colonel V./. Vickers, D.S.O., M.B., C.ST.J., New South Wales, and Dr. T. H. Goddard, C.B.E., K.ST.J., Tasmania, are to be congratulated upon the continued excellence of the Brigade under their control, as also is Colonel J. R. Donaldson, 1.B., O.ST.J., of \Vcstern Australia District, who, I am glad to say, has returned to his post after a period on Active ervice. With great regret I report the death of Mr. T. H. Henderson, M.B.E., K.ST.J., Assistant Commissioner in the New outh Wales District. YIr. Henderson, who represented several Districts of the Brigade in Australia in 1931 at the Centenary Celebrations of the Order in London, had an outstanding record with the Brigade since 1909. His loss will be very deeply felt by the Association and Brigade in New outh Wales.

The increase in the trength of the Brigade in India continues to be outstanding for during 1944 64 nev. ' adult and 17 new Cadet Divisions were regi tered, bringing the total of Divisions in India to 576 adult and 75 Cadet Divisions. A further District has been formed bringing the total of Districts in India to 20. I regret that during the coming year ir Cameron Badenock, R.C.I.E., C.S.I., K. T.J., the hief Commi ioner for the Empire of India, will be retiring, and I would express my high appreciation of all that he has achieved during the five years he has controlled the destinies of the Brigade in India. He has the satisfaction of knowing that through the difficult years of war he has seen the Brigade under his command more than double it strength and extend it activities in many directions. On the 14th April, 1944, occurred the grave Bombay Dockyard Explosion which wrecked great areas of the Docks, cau ed many fires, and killed and wounded many people. I regret that lack of space doe not permit me to give the full story. Sufficient to say that all available members of the Brigade in Bombay, irrespective of caste or creed, were quick to respond to this great emergency and, in spite of the confusion which ensued as a result of the explo ions, were quickly at work, and, although there was continued danger to life, did much to alleviate uffering by rendering First Aid, removing the injured to hospital, protecting and conducting helpless men, women, and children from the danger zone, extricating victims from fallen debris and burning buildings, and helping to staff the Hospitals. Members were on duty night and day for several days, and it was not until two or three weeks after the disaster that the

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Brigade could completely stand down. It was with r gret that I learn d that two members lost their lives in the explosion-Mr. R. P. Palamcoat and Mr. D. R. Kapadia, both of the efficient Parsi Divi ion. Over 2,000 cases of injury were treated by Brigade members immcdiat ly following the explosion, and Brigade ambulance carried over 2,000 ca es. The magnificent respon e of the members of the Brigade in Bombay, drawn from the No.3 and No. 16 Di tricts, will long stand as an inspiring episode in the history of the Brigade in India. NEW ZEALAND.

The year 1944 has been the first year in which the Brigade in Ncw Zealand has been under the leadership of 11r. F. \V. Ward, O.ST.J., and I extend to him my congratulation upon the excellent way in which he has sustained this heavy and responsible task. I am glad to report that Mr. K. A. Falconer, S.B.ST.J., the ecretary to the Lieutenant of the Commandery, has been appointed taff Officer to the ommandery Commissioner for New Zealand. The Brigade in New Zealand has continued to maintain it very high standard and still remains outstanding for its Cadet movement. During the year 12 new Adult and 36 new Cadet units were regi tercd, which brings the total of Cadet Divisions to 307, still by far the larg t number of Cadet Divisions in any Dominion overseas, and, for percentage of population, within the Empire. SOUTH AFRICA.

Under the continued stimulative leadership of Mr. Alpheu F. \ illiam , K.ST.J., the Brigade within the Priory has had again another year of splendid achi~vement behind it. Its strength has been further increa ed by the registration of 18 new Adult and 27 new Cadet Divi ions, bringing the total of Cadet Divisions (144) in outh Africa to the second highe t number in the Brigade Overseas. The 5th December, 1944, marked the occasion of the 25th Anni er ary of the South African Railways and Harbours District, and I extend my congratulations to the Commissioner, Brigadier . M. Hoffe, C.ST.J., and to all members of this District on attaining this milestone in its history. The South African Railways and Harbours District ha a long record of splendid progress and high efficiency, and it i worthy of mention that over 400 members are now on active service. The Divisions in this District are also responsible for manning the Hospital Trains, and the train teams have rendered magnificent service. Among other war-time activities has been the organization of a Rest Home in Egypt for convalescent soldiers. I would congratulate the South African Railways and Harbours District on the production of its magazine, The Call of St. John, which has been adopted as the official journal of the Priory. The Non-Railway Districts in South Africa have continued their fine work, and in the Transvaal District in particular there has been a good expansion in the number of Cadet Divisions. This District has now been reorganized into two Sub-Districts-the Northern Transvaal and the Southern Transvaal Sub-Districts-for the better administration of the large number of Divisions within its area ably led by the Commissioner, Lieut.-Col. G. E. Peacock, M.R.C.P., K.ST.J. ; one who has been outstanding in our interests for many years.

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I am happy to report that an impressive Headquarters' Building has now become available to the Transvaal District, one which will uphold the dignity of the Order and be of the greatest use to this strong and healthy district. UNGR OUPED DISTRICTS.

Barhados.-As foreshadowed in my last report the Barbados District has, under the direct encouragement of Sir Grattan and Lady Bushe, now officially regi tered 8 Nursing Divisions; a splendid start for a new District, while there is a possibility that Ambulance Divisions may also be formed. I regret that during the year the Barbados District has 10 t the services of 1r. Justice F. W. Holder, O.ST.J., who has gone to Briti h Guiana as ttorney-General. Mr. Holder did much to get the Barbados District on a sound footing, and his departure will be a great loss. It is fortunate, however, that Mr. E. B. Williams, a keen and capable Assistant ommissioner, is available to continue the charge of the Barbados District. I am also grateful for the loyal and splendid work of the Lady District Superintendent, Mrs. Williams, and her Officers. Bermuda.-\Vith the departure of the Imperial Censorship from Bermuda, the ur ing Divi ions there have been reduced in number but Lieut.-Col. E. . Earl, the As istant Commissioner, has succeed;d in regi tering a new . . ursing Division during the year, and others are in proce. . of form~tion. I am grateful to His Excellency Lord Burghley for hIS mt rest m our work, and also to Mr. \V. L. Murphy, c. LG., and if. Murphy, the President and Vice-President of the District for their continued encourag ment of our activities. It was a great ple~sure to meet Mr. Murphy during his visit to London. Burma.-Under the in piring leadership of Lady June Hobson, M.B.E., O.ST.J., acting under the control of the Chief Commissioner for India the m mbers of the Burma District who escaped to India are doing all they can to prepare for the time when it may be possible for them to retu~n to Burma. These member are al 0 undertaking the work of making hospItal comforts for destitute civilians in Burma. Ceylon.-The work in Ceylon continues to be maintained and the ylon. ~olice Corps has again set a splendid example. The' Assistant ~omn~Is I~n~r, Dr. S. F. Ch:ll.app~~,. O.B.E., O.ST.J., has had difficulty m mamtammg some of the CIVIl DIVIsIOns through evacuation and other caus.es, but he is making every effort to reorganize matters on a sound footmg. ~yprus.-In C~prus the Police Division remains the only unit of the Bngade, but durmg the year the Cyprus District was formed under the charge. of Mr. J. H. Ashmore, the Commissioner of Police, and efforts are bemg made to establish Divisions am :mg the civilian population. Egypt.-In Egypt the ~lex:andri.a Divis.i on under Mr. C. F. Beyts, !'1. c ., O.ST.J., has well mamtamed ItS efficIency, and the Division was mspected by the D.D.M .S., who expressed his satisfaction with the P~rade. In his report Mr. C. F. Beyts states that contact has been made wIth .many m~mbers from England now serving with the Forces, and mentions particularly the pleasure he had of meeting Colonel E. W. Golds~orthy, K.ST.J. (a member of Chapter-General), and Divisional Supenntendent G. Spark, of the Andover Ambulance Division.

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East Africa.-KE YA: In Kenya two new Ambulance Divisions and one Nursing Division were registered during the year, and also the first Cadet Nursing Division to be formed in Kenya. Mr. W. S. Gulloch, O.ST.]., has now been appointed Assistant Commissioner of the Kenya District, and hi knowledge and experience of the work of the Brigade Overseas en ure the continuity of the excellent standard maintained by the late Mr. A. J. Kingsley Heath, who e tragic death I referred to in last year's Report. My thank are due to Mr. Catchpole, O.ST.]., who has carried out so efficiently duties of Officerin-Charge of the District during the interregnum. In the Mombasa Sub-District I wa also pleased to 'welcome Mr. W. G. D. H. Nichol as District uperintendent. UGA DA A D ZA ZIBAR.-The Division in Uganda and Zanzibar, under Lieut.-Col. A. I. heringham, C.ST.]., and Lieut.-Col. E. G. Fi h, O.ST.]., respectively, are well maintaining their membership, although any form of expansion under present condition is difficult. In both places member of the Brigade have rendered efficient Fir t Aid on many occa ions. TA GANYIKA.-I regret very much that owing to his retirement from Government Service Dr. R. R. cott, C.M.G., :'1.C., O. T.]., our A i tant Commissioner, will leave Tanganyika early in 19-1- . Dr. cott has b n a tower of strength during the time he has been connected with the Brigade in Tanganyika, and his loss will be deeply felt. TOW that the danger of war has receded from Tanganyika there has been a falling-off in interest, but I am confident that every effort will be made to keep the Divisions going. I would express my thanks to our Di trict urgeon Dr. H. J. O'D. Burke-Gaffney, O.B.E., O.ST.]., for his continu d and valuable activities on behalf of the Brigade. Fiji.-It was with great pleasure that I learned that Hi Ex elleney Tlie Governor had kindly consented to become Pre ident of the Di trict, and I greatly appreciate his personal interest. I regret that our Assistant Commissioner, Dr. V. \V. T. fcGu ty, C.M.G., O.B.E., O.ST.]., has left Fiji, and my best thanks are due to him for the splendid manner in which he has performed his duty ince the formation of the District. In his Report Dr. McGusty states that, although there has been a falling-off in some directions, the Cadet Division ha greatly progressed. Gihraltar.- In 1940 the two Nursing Divisions in Gibraltar had to be regarded as suspended because of the compulsory evacuation of their members, but the work during the evacuation was of such a charact r that a Vote of Thanks was awarded by the Chapter-General, and during the time the members have been away from Gibraltar many of them have been carrying out good work in various places. I am now glad to say that a great many members have lately been able to return to Gibraltar, and although it may not be possible to resume the Nursin,g Divisions at their pre-evacuation level, Mrs. Pearce, S.S.ST.]., Lady District Superintendent, has succeeded in getting together sufficient to form one Division. I regret to learn that Mrs. Pearce is leaving Gibraltar, for she has done magnificent work there. Much credit is due to Captain D. S. Gowing, O.ST.]., the District Superintendent in charge, for the way in which he has managed to keep the Ambulance Division going during the war years. I have every hope that not only will the present activity be kept up,

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but that Cadet Divisions will be formed, and I greatly appreciate the encouragement which is being given to this end by Their Excellencies ir Ralph and Lady Ea twood. lamaica.-Magnificent work has been done in Jamaica under Dr. E. Hoerman, O.ST.]., our Assistant Commissioner, and I acknowledge gratef ully the interest taken in our work by Their Excellencies ~ir John and Lady Huggins. I was very pleased to hear of the generous gIft of an Ambulance by the Chinese community. Jamaica was struck by a severe hurricane on 20th August and the Brigade members responded nobly to the call for rescue work. Cases are reported where, although members of the Brigade had had their own homes wrecked, they immediately set to work rendering First Aid and co-operated in the work of providing food and shelter for the aged and helple s. Malta.- It is with deep regret that I must report the resignation of Brigadier A. J. Gatt, O.B.E., l\1.C., K.ST.]., as Commissioner in charge of the falta Di trict. Brigadier Gatt has had a long and honourable connection with the work of t. John in {alta and he is the holder of the ervice Medal and four Bars. To rigadier Gatt will always remain the honour of having commanded the Brigade in 1alta during those years when the island was the object of nch prolonged and fierce enemy attacks-a period when the members of the Brigade ro e to great heights of devotion which contributed in no mall measure to the undaunted pirit of 1alta. He will be greatly mis ed, but he will long be remembered for his devotion to duty and splendid example to all rank under his command. I also greatly regret the re ignation of Professor A. V. Bernard, O.B.E., the District Surgeon, who ha also rendered long and splendid service. Fortunately we shall have the services of Major J. V. Abela to carryon the work of Brigadier Gatt, and urgeon-Major R. L. Casolani as District urgeon, two devoted members who e value has been very great. Efforts are being made to create a fund for the building of a Headquarters in falta for t. John work, and gifts towards this Fund have been received from Tasmania and Canada to which I have referred earlier in this Report. Newfoundland.- I am glad to report that in Newfoundland two Nursing Divisions have been registered and much good work has been done. The ewfoundland District of the Brigade was instrumental in raising a record sum for the Red Cross. In December our Commissioner, Lieut.Col. Cluny MacPherson, C.M.G., K.ST.]., visited London. Hong Kong and Malaya.-While the situation in Hong Kong and Malaya must still remain obscure during the Japanese occupation I am glad to say we have succeeded in making contact with many members who succeeded in effecting their escape before the occupation, and are in this country or in the Dominions; many of whom have joined Divisions of the Brigade in places where they are now residing. CONCLUSION.

In conclusion I should like to express my grateful thanks to the Hon. Mrs. Copland-Griffiths, D.ST.]., Lady uperintendent-in-Chief of Nursing Corps and Divisions, for the never-failing interest she always takes in the affairs of the Nursing Divisions, and to Captain A. N. Cahusac, O.B.E., M.C ., O.ST.]., Staff Officer, and Mr. G. F. Quilter, S.B.ST.]., the

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Assistant Secretary, whose help has been most valuable. I would also send my thanl~s and appreciation to all members of the Brigade Overseas for theIr co?hnued loyalty and d~votion during the difficult war years through whIch they have passed wIth uch great honour and during which abnormal strain was thrown upon those who successfully kept the standard of St. John service flying. In Dece~ber, 1944, at the reques~ of the Grand Priory, I left England for an offiCIal tour of the vVest IndIes, Bermuda and 'Vest Africa' one which included 21,000 miles of air travel in its 37,300 miles total. ' This was the first official visit to these Colonies paid by an Executive Officer of the Orde~, and its need. ~ad been strongly represented by the Chief RepresentatIve of .the BntIsh Council and Inspecting Officer to the Bngade Overseas m the Caribbean, ir Harry Luke, K.C.l\I.G., K.ST.]. My Report on this tour will be published separately. (olonel), (Signed) J ME L. LEE f Chief Commissioner, t. ] olm A mbulance Brigade Overseas. REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1944 OF TIlE LADY SUPERIr TENDENT-LTCHIEF OF URSING CORPS A I. D DIVISIO ~ TS

To The Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas. SI~,-I ~<l:v~ the honour to submit my Report of the progress of the Nursmg DIvlslOns of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas for the year ending 31st December, 1944. 77 r:ew Nursing Divisions were registered and 26 disbanded, making a net mcrease of 51. 59 new Cadet Nursing Divisions were registered and ~1 di banded making a net increase of 55. '

The total number of ursing Divisions is . The total number of Cadet Nursing Divisions is The total number, all Divisions, is .

94 292 1,186

. At a very conservative estimate there are 24,712 Officers and Ambulance SIsters, ar:d 6,0?3 ~ursing Cadets, exclusive of Surgeons. For theu: serVIces m Malta during the siege 54 V.A.D. members qualified for the Afnca Star; and 166 members from Hong Kong Malaya Burma and India have received the ribbon of the 1939-1943 St~r. ' , War Service Bars awarded are as follows : 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Year: 405 Year: 205 Year: 95 Year: 45 Year: 2

Nine first year and 1 second year Cadet War Service Badges have been awarded, all within the Priory in Southern Africa. Early in the year the first ten Officers from Canada arrived in this country, and on 27th March Her Majesty the Queen, Commandant-in-

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Chief of the Brigade, graciously received them in Audience; Mrs. Thom;ls Gilmour, Commandery Lady uperintendent-in-Chief, and I had the privilege of introducing them to Her Majesty. Since the arrival of these pioneers we have been glad to welcome 110 more Canadian members, all of whom are now serving in hospitals under the Ministry of Health, or in Joint vVar Organization Auxiliary Hospitals or as Ambulance Driver, or with t. Dunstan's Homes, where their services are deeply appreciated. Great credit is due to Mrs. Gilmour, O.ST.]., for her vision and enterprise in making arrangements for the setting up of a Headquarters in London, where she and liss Margaret MacLaren, her Staff Officer, are able to give their whole attention to the welfare and posting of their members. At the time of writing Mr. Alan Lewis, K.C., K.ST.]., Lieutenant of the Commandery, and Mr. VV. J. Bennett, C.ST.]., Commandery Director of Ambulance and Commandery Commissioner, have arrived to inspect their personnel, a visit that has given much pleasure to us all. The arrival in A 1fstralia of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Glouce ter has been a great event in the annals of both the Commandery and of the District of Western ustralia. The presence of both the Grand Prior and the Deputy Commandant-in-Chief will be an inspiration to all members of the Brigade in the Commonwealth. In out/lern Africa the first Training School for V.A.D.'s has been opened in Johannesburg. This is modelled upon Stratton Audley, and is under the capable direction of Mrs. Slade, C.ST.]. t the end of the year Lieut.-Col. Cluny facPherson, C.M.G., K.ST.]., Assistant Commis ioner for ewfoundland, paid a flying visit to London, and I was glad to receive first-hand information of the fine work done by our two ursing Divi ions since their formation in 1942. Members of the Burma District now resident in India are, under the cap~ble leadership of Lady June Hobson, M.B.E., making preparations agamst the day when they are able to return to their homes. Quantities of c~othing and hospital supplies are being made by organized work partIes, and only the shortage of funds to purchase materials prevents greater activity. A numb r of our members have returned to Gibraltar from comp~ls.o:y evacuation la~ting over four years. No. 1 Gibraltar Nursing pr~lslOn has been revIved, and the training of future Nursing Cadets IS In progress. We learn with much regret that Mrs. Pearce, O.ST.]., has left owing to her husband's retirement. Captain Gowing, C.ST.]., has been responsible for keeping the Association Centre and Brigade District alive during these long years. The following districts have formed their first Cadet Nursing Divisions: Western Australia, Kenya, and Fiji. And last but not least you, Sir, left England for a tour of the British West Indies and Bermuda during the last weeks of the year, where I am sure the seed you sow will bring forth fruit in the years to come. My coll~ague, the Lady Louis Mountbatten, C.B.E., departed for a tour of Ind~a .and. the South-East ~sia Command, on behalf of the Joint War O~g~r:lzatlOn, and has promIsed wherever possible to inspect our Nursing DlvlslOns. My gratefu~ thanks are due to Miss Mavrojani, O.ST.]., my Staff Officer, whose ~p~endld co-operation is most valuable, and who is untiring in ente~tal:~llng overs~as mem.bers and showing them every possible hospItalIty; to MISS Stanchffe, S.S.ST.]., my Secretary, without whose

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help I could not hope to deal with all the many queries and letters that arrive by every mail ; to Captain Cahusac, O.B.E., M.C., O.ST.]., taff Officer; and to Mr. G. F. Quilter, S.B.ST.]., Assistant Brigade ecretary, for their kindne s and help in every direction; to our colleagues of the ssociation and of the Brigade at Home; and to all Officer and mbulance Sisters everY'vhere for their loyal co-operation and their splendid work in spreading Brigade ervice and efficiency in all the far-flung countries, great and small, that make up the British Commonwealth of Nations. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, ( igned) DR DLA COPLA D-G IFFITH , Lady Sup erintendent-in-Chief.

In every Centre there is a decrease in b~th the n::rmber ~f students examined and awards gained, the general fallmg off bemg due m no ~mall measure to the reduction of Civil Defence personnel and other natIonal conditions. BRIGADE STRENGTH. The comparative figures below show that the total membership decreased by 276 on the previous year to a total of 19,424 as at 31st December 1944. ix units were disbanded as inactive; and of the 32 new divisi~ns registered, G were raised in Mon~outhshire, 5 in Fl~ntshire, 4 in Glamorgan, 3 each in Caernarvonshlre, Montgomeryshlre, and ardiff, 2 each in Pembrokeshire, West Denbighshire and Swansea, and 1 each in Angle ey and Merthyr Tydfil. M7 omen.

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SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE ORDER PRIORI ES AND CO 11ANDERIE The following are extracts from the Reports received up to the date of publication. It is regretted that owing to limitation of pac extracts from the separate Reports from Provinces, Di trict, entre, etc., have to be omitted, for they contain a record of energy and efficiency which the Priories and the Commanderies may justifiably r gard with pride. THE PRIORY FOR WALES

ASSOCIATION DEPARTME);,T. Class results achieved during 1944 show a further drop from war-time peak figures, but it is satisfactory to note that the number of awards gained is nearly 1,000 higher than the total for the la t prc-war year. The Department arranged 1,102 examination, as again t 1,300 in 1913 . Of the 17,249 successful examinees, 2,047 were stud nt of Great \Ve tern R ailway classes and 420 of classes held under the London, Iidland and Scottish Railway Ambulance Centre.

1942 1943 1944

STUDENTS WHO ATTENDE.D COURSES OF INSTRUCTIOX. Prelim. Prelim. Home Fi1'st First Home Hom e Hygime Aid. Aid. Nursing. Nursing. and Jl1inillg. San itat'll. 20,814 4,125 2,725 404 53 31 17,996 3,849 2,568 573 20 167 14,518 3,402 1,977 726 26 181

Total. 28,439 25 ,173 20, 30

CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS GAINED. 1942. First Aid Certificates 5,847 Preliminary First Aid Certificates 3,587 Vouchers 2,285 Marine Certificates (First Aid) 118 First Aid in Mines Certificates 220 First Aid in Mines Labels 7 Home ursing Certificates 1,803 Preliminary Home ursing Certificates 356 Home Hygiene and Sanitation Certificates 38 Medallions 2,194 Labels 7,807 Pendants 364

1943. 4,507 3,243 1,639 86 117 37 1,679 512 16 1,702 7,870 400

1944 2,004 2,793 1,0 4 80 116 30 1,304 620 26 1,183 7,663 346

24,626

21,808

17,249

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4 47 231 26 904 7,430

1942. 1943 1944. 4 5 Headquarter Staff 6 County Superin20 7 8 tendents 22 19 County Officers 34 23 30 Corps Officers 11 421 Divisional Officers 439 .C.O.s 4 Ambulance Sisters 3,436 3,225 49 228 46 944 7,196

Boys. adets (including Ofiiccr ) . 3, 66

4,305

4,251

Girls. Cadets (including 1,918 Officers)

Units. 50

309 168

309 174

316 176

171

186

1 8

113

767

793

1942. Headquarter taff 5 20 Commis ioners Assistant 32 ommi sioners County Surgeons 11 Assistant oun ty Surgeons 3 41 Count.y Officers Corps Officcrs 214 Divi ional Officers 15 1.C.O.S 911 Privates 7,420

Corps

Ambulance Divi ions Nursing Divisions Cadct Ambulance Divisions Cadet ursing Divisions Total Divisions

1943. 6 20

33 10

Men ,Vomen Boys. Girls

Personnel. 9,472 3,93 1 3,866 1,918 19, 187

90 73

1944. 5

11 23 27 444 57 2,961

2,176

2,307

9,511 3,708 4,305 2,176

9,338 3,528 4,251 2,307

19,700 19,424

BRIGADE ACTIVITIES. Cases of accident and illness treated by Brigade members during 1944 totalled 71,165, of which 7,326 were removed to home or hospital. Road accidents dealt with numbered 1,241. Nursing members made 4,514 attendances at child welfare clinic, rest centres, and nurseries, and accompanied 1,240 patients on journeys by ambulance. The bare facts and figures convey no idea of the value of the services voluntarily rendered, but many tributes have been paid by those who have benefited during the tragic circumstances of war, the following extract of a letter sent to Priory House by a resident of West Ealing, evacuated to a Rest Centre in Pembrokeshire being a typical example : "On behalf of the mothers and children who were evacuated to Narberth from London on 1st August, I wish to express our apprecia-

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REPORT OF THE CHAPTER-GE ERAL. tion of the kindness shown to us by the members of the t. John Ambulance Brigade. It was mainly through their efforts that the mothers were made to feel that they were welcome, and that they we~e among friends who were anxious and willing to ?elp them after the:r trying ordeal. I shall always have a warm pot m my heart after thIS for the St. John Organization."

The care of Medical Comforts Depots, which is reported on later, involves a con iderable contribution of voluntary service on the part of Brigade personnel, male and female. In addition to routine duties at cinemas, theatres, concerts, outdoor sports gatherings, blood transfusion clinics, and public parad~, t. John members have played their part with B.R.C .. pe~ on.nel m the lo~al activities of the Red Cross and t. John \ ar OrgamzatIon, undertakmg the work of Guides to badly crippled service patients travelling by train from hospital to hospital or home, serving as h~spi~al welfar~ officer ar:d librarians, nursing members in War OrganIZatIon Ho pItal and m particular organizing and assisting the money raising schemes for H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and t. John Fund by means of flag days, special efforts, and the Penny-a-\Veek House 011 ctioI? . Of the nursing members who hawe volu?teered for over ~as RelIef Service, two are serving as Welfare Officers m the Central Iedlterranean and India, and one as a Nursing Assistant with a Relief nit in the Middle East. Nursing Divisions record 439 members working with the ivil "'ur ing Reserve, and 81 as V.A.D. members. Male member erving with H.M. Forces number 2,002 and women 41. It is recorded 'with regret that 7 members lost their lives on active service, while 1 is reported mi ing; and of the 7 members in Prisoners of War camps, one ( orporal T. J. Bramwell, Newport Dock Street Division) was repatriated after 3i years' captivity. St. John training was never turned to better .account th~ by Corporal Bramwell, fir~t in car~~ for th~ many .casua.ltIe ~mong hI fellow prisoners and later m orgamzmg and mstructmg FIrst Ald. cla e, in which, up to the time he left the camp, 300 men had qualified for First Aid Certificates. Only a small proportion of Units elected t~ includ~ A.R.P. in truc~ion in their class work, the number of A.R.P. certIficates Issued by the Pnory during the year being 83. In Civil Defence Services, 3,049 men and 1,728 women have been engaged on full or part-time duties; and in some counties the Local Authorities have been able to recruit from the Brigade all the personnel required to staff the First Aid service. In anticipation of possible concentrated retaliatory action by the enemy on the invasion of Europe, the War Organization at the request of the Ministry of Health drafted a plan whereby assistance would be given by the less vulnerable areas to those likely to be most affected by the anticipated bo~bing. ~ver ~OO members responded to this call for Reserves for mobIle duty mvolvmg absence from home for periods up to one month but, happily, the need for action did not arise. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. A number of Welsh members had the privilege of welcoming H.R.H. The Duchess of Kent, Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for Wales, who in the

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course of a three days' tour carried out an inspection of over 1,000 members at Neath arranged by the Commissioner for Glamorgan, Mr. D. M. Evans-Be~an, J.P. ; met Ambulance workers in Mer~onethshire, ~vhere she was entertained by Mrs. Inge, Lady ounty. PresIdent; and mspected a parade of Brigade Units from Caernarvonshlre and Anglesey at VaY?0l Park where she was the guest of the Commissioner for Caernarvonshlre, Sir Michael Duff-Assheton- mith, Bt. . ., Lady Louis Mountbatten, C.B.~.,. Supermtendent-m-Chlef. of the Brigade at Home, paid her first .vISIt to Sout~ Wales, spendmg two crowded days in wansea and CardIff, ~here she mspecte~ many departments of activity under Glamorgan J omt. County CommIttee, addr~~sed large gatherings of Brigade personnel, mspected Cadets, and VlsIted Priory House Headquarters. SERVICE MEDALS. The Ii t of recipients of ervice fedals,. s~gnifying .15 years' efficien~ service in the Brigade, and Bars for addltI?nal penods of. five years efficiency, brings the number of awards to Bngade members m ,wales to 1,289 ervice Medals, 533 First Bars, 217 Second Bars, 89 ThIrd Bars, 18 Fourth Bars, 1 Fifth Bar, and 1 ixth Bar. BRIGADE SURGEONS. In hi report as urgeon-in-Chief for vYales, Iajor A. W. Ande.rson, M.B., CH.B., tates that the First Aid and Nursing work o~ the B~lgade has been maintained at a high level of efficiency. On the mst~uctI~:m of the Priory Ambulance ommitt e, many letters of commendatlOn s~gned by the Commis ioner for Wales and himself had been sent to ~ngade Members for outstanding efficiency in the performance .of first ald, particularly in ca es of resu citation. During 1944, 55 candidates sat for the Lay Instructor certificate, of whom 29 were successful. There are 17 more urgeon on the strength, as compared with 1943, bringing the total to 17 on the executive and 355 on the instructional staffs. Transport difficulties had made it impossible to contact personally the large majority of Brigade urgeons. AMBULA CE HALLS. Valued a sistance was received from the Miners' Welfare Commission towards the erection of 4 Ambulance Halls, bringing the number which have been purchased or renovated with the aid of grants totalling ~4,490 from this source to 14-the total number of headquarters vested m the Priory or local trustees rising to 85, while 21 colliery premises haye bee? placed at the disposal of units as divisional headquarters. GratItude. IS recorded to the Commission also for the equipment of 62 Halls WIth chairs, tables, crockery, cutlery, etc., valued at £3,496. MEDICAL COMFORTS DEPOTS. The extension of Medical Comforts Depots is being dealt with effectiv:ely by the Order Ad Hoc Reconstruction Sub-Committee, St. John Reconstruction and War Relief Committee, of which the Principal Secretary of the Priory is chairman. As a result of its recommendations, units of the Brigade at Home are being encouraged to set up Depots in their localities.

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In Wales this work has been steadily developed ince its origin shortly after the Great War; and there are now 105 Depots in operation with con iderable room for expan ion. ix new Depots were opened during the cour e of 1944 at Hay and Builth \ Vells in Brecknockshire, ros wood, and Lampeter (Cardiganshire), fn Mawr (Denbigh hire), and Nantyffyllon (Glamorgan). The number of articles issued on loan during the year was 11,697, an increa e of 442 on 1943. Officers-in-Charge of Divisions without a Depot have b n approached with a request to give con ideration to this valuable m an of extending the scope of the O. der's influence in their localitie ; and Pembroke hire has given a lead to further development by the etting up of a 1. .D. Sub-Committee with the prospect of forming at least six Depot in that county. Viscount Tredegar, as Almoner, presided over the annual meeting of the Almonry Committee, to which Depot repre entative r ported on special feature of the work in their areas. MOTOR AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICE.

In respect of this Department also the Priory i grat ful to the ~Iiner ' Welfare Commission for its annual grant of £1,000, which ha been a considerable help in the exten ion of the chain of co-ordinated l\mbulance Stations, now numbering 20 in outh \Vales and Monmouth hir. The Service was augmented in 1944 by the addition of one limou ine and one normal type ambulance, bringing the fleet up to 26 ordinary ambulance a~d thre~ of the limousines which have proved most popular for long distance Journeys. The 22,074 removals involving a total mileage of 373,631 during the year brought the number of cases carried and mileage travcll d from 1919 to 1944 inclusive, to 269,288 and 4,674,513 re pectively. Subscriptions were received from Colliery Compani in respect of their statutory obligations for 86 collierie covering approximately 50,000 men and from 16 other companies employing 40,000. event\,nine Colliery Lodges with an aggregate membership of 3~ ,200 and 78 other bodies comprising 8,200 members were regular contributor for a free call upon ambulance transport for themselves and dependant members of their families. In the group of contributor known a " outside" s';lbscribers, i.e. not drawn from any particular organization or branch of mdustry, another 8,000 per ons in 42 districts were covered. The scale of charges laid down for non-subscribing members of the public compare favourably with those of other ambulance services. Special contracts with four Local Authorities and a General Hospital were renewed during the year.

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the industrial areas where the incidence of accidents is greater. One additional H.S.A . station was established in 1944 at Llandilo, where the local Division of the Brigade is responsible. The number of cases carried by the 19 cars at 17 of these stations in Wales during the year was 4,427, involving a mileage of 100,199, these figures showing an increase of 169 cases and 17,628 miles on 1943. STORES DEPARTMENT.

The increase in the sale of textbooks and other manuals to the total of 7,891 during 1944, is accounted for mainly by the production of the new Cadet Manual and other Cadet publications. Fewer First Aid textbooks were sold than during anyone of the previous 16 years. The disposal of 4,000 copies of First A £d in 11-1 £nes consequent upon action taken with the various oalowners' As ociations in England (by arrangement with the !lief ecretary of the t. John Ambulance Association) is not included in the abo\'e figures. on iderably less uniform was purchased particularly on the cadet ide, no doubt on account of the restrictions impo ed by clothing coupons. There is a decrease also in the quantity of first aid quipment purcha ed from the tores Department in 1944. ST . JOHN'S DAY.

The Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of t. Asaph, a ub-Prelate of the Order and haplain of the Priory, officiated at the annual meeting of the hapter held on aturday, 24th June, over which ir \Villiam Cope, Bt., K.C., pre ided. The meeting was followed by the unveiling of a memorial tablet in the hurch of t. John Baptist, Cardiff, to commemorate the work of the late Duke of K nt, K.G., as Prior of the Priory for Wales from 193G to 1942, when he died on active service. Members of the hapter walked in proce ion, preceded by the Lord Mayor and City orporation, from the City Hall to the Church, where the Sub-Prior unveiled and the Bishop dedicated the tablet before addressing a large and repre entative congregation. GENERAL.

The Priory has to record with deepest regret the passing of a much re pected ub-Prior during the period under review. The late Sir John Beynon, Bt., .B.E., was appointed to the office in succession to the econd Earl of Plymouth, P.C., when the latter became Sub-Prior of the Order in 1943; and though advanced in years, was capable of rendering very valuable services to the cause of Ambulance which it had been his delight to promote as an influential leader of industry and man of affairs. THE PRIORY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

HOME SERVICE AMBULANCES .

As ~he Welsh Home Service Ambulance Committee of the Joint CouncIl ?f the Order of St. J ohn and British Red Cross ociety operates ~r~m PrIory ~ouse, .thro';lgh the honorary services of Priory personnel, ~t IS usual to mclude m thIS annual report a reference to these cars, which, ill contrast to the Pri?ry Ambulances, are manned by voluntary drivers and controlled by unItS of the St. John Ambulance Brigade or British R ed Cross Society. While these more isolated Ambulance Services are proving of real benefit in rural districts, they would be inadequate in

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When H.R.H . the Duke of Gloucester, ICG ., was appointed by His Majesty the King, in 1944, to be Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Priory Chapter noted with pleasure the announcement that His R oyal Highness would continue to hold the office of Grand Prior of the Order of St . J ohn. This followed the precedent established when H. R .H . the Duke of Connaught, leG., the then Grand Prior, was Governor-General of Canada between 191 1 and 1916.

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The Priory Chapter was proud to welcome the appointment by the Grand Prior, in May, 1944, of His Excellency the Right Honourabl N. J. de Wet, Officer Administering the Government of the nion of South Africa, to be Prior of the Priory in outhern Africa. MEETINGS.

The second meeting of the Priory Chapter of outhern frica wa held at Government House, Cape Town, on 12th May, 1944, at 11 a.m. Robe were worn on this occasion. His Excellency the Prior presided. ORDER OF ST. JOH

WAR APPEAL.

The Order's War Appeal has up to 31st December, 1944, rai d £42,066 4s. 4d.

During the year 1944, £8,128 5s. was contributed, as i brief summary below:£ s. d. S.A.R. & H. . Transvaal (Pretoria) Cape Tatal O.F.S.. . Sundry Donors

3,794 11 1,577 1 493 4 1,394 12 20 0 47 9

hown by the

0 7 0 5 0 0

The balance still available at the end of 1944 was £8,507 Os. lld. In March, 1944, a second Brochure was issued, in English and frikaan, in support of the War Appeal, with photographs showing orne of the war-time activities of St. John. The main charge on the fund is still that needed to meet the half hare of the Priory in the cost of Occupational Therapy work at Imperial Military Hospitals. MALTA RELIEF.

The Malta Relief Appeal, started in 1942, has now rai ed in all the sum of £7,744 12s., which includes a contribution of £750 from the .A. Red Cross, being half the cost of a bed in the new hospital at Malta. Most of this amount has already been sent to the Governor of Malta, but discussions are still going on between the Priory and the Governor of Malta through the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom as to the best way of using the balance still unspent. It is hoped to give, in the Report for 1945, particulars of the final allocation. OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL, JERUSALEM

Further substantial contributions were made during the year for the Ophthalmic Hospital at Jerusalem. The Hospitaller and Almoner, Mr. T. H. Watermeyer, reports that the sum of £527 16s. 10d. has been subscribed and transmitted to London as the Priory's contribution for 1944. PUBLICITY.

The year has seen great progress towards securing further publicity for St. John. As a result of a resolution passed at the Ambulance Committee Meeting held on 16th and 17th March, and confirmed at the Chapter Meeting held on 16th April, a Publicity Committee was formed under Brigadier C. M. Hoffe, the first meeting of which was held on

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28th June. everal very excellent recommendations wer~ m~de, in which the Committee has the co-operation of all Centres and DIstncts throughout the Priory directed towards the achievement of greater publicity for, and the spread of, t. John, work in. Southe~ Africa. In brief, the proposals of Brigadier Hoffe s CommIttee, whIch have now been accepted by the Priory, include: (1) The publication of a comprehensive St. John Journal to cover the whole of the Priory area. (2) The issue of suitable t. John pamphlets, posters, and films. (3) The institution of a « t. J ?~n v,:eek " an~ually, at the times of the vear best suited to local condItIOns m the vanous parts of Southern Africa. (4) The formation of a National t. John Publicity Committee, to represent t. John and other allied interests within the ~hole of the Priory area. This body would have a small Central ExecutIve. Smaller pUblicity ub- ommittees would be form~d. ~n the larger Centres: and aloin the maIler towns where t. John DlvIsIOns have been established. RAILWAYS A D HARBOURS SILVER JUBILEE.

During 1914, the outh African Railways and Harbours Centre and Di trict attained the 25th anniversary of their formation, and after all Railway ub Di tricts and non-Railway Centres had held eliminating Ambulance ompetitions, finals were arranged, in conjunction with spectacular cel brations, at the V\ anderers Ground, Johannesburg, on 5th December, at which representatives from all the Provinces took part. His Excellency the Prior opened the proceedings and presented Riband to recipients promoted in, or admitted to, the Order, and to members of the Brigade who had been awarded their Service Medals. The ub Prior, the Director of Ceremonies, His Worship the Mayor of Johanne burg ( ouncillor A. Immink), and Brigadier C. M. Hoffe, Registrar of the Priory, General 1anager of the outh African Railways, Airways, and Harbours, and Pre ident and Commissioner of the . .R. & H. Centre and Di trict, also took part in the proceedings. ST. JOHN AUXILIARY MILITARY HOSPITALS.

In March, 1944, the Medical Directorate decided to close a number of Military Hospitals throughout the Union; this decision was due to a considerable decrease in the number of casualties arriving and expected. In consequence of this deci ion, it was found necessary for the following St. John Auxiliary Military Hospitals to be closed in the course of the year : Under Witwatersrand and Southern Transvaal Centre. 27 Driehoek Road, Germiston. « Sunlawns," Olifantsfontein. « Ravenswood," Westdene, Benoni. « Grizzley Gap," Parktown. « Kaya Lami," prings. Under Cape Town Centre. " Park Hotel," Muizenberg.

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Under Natal Coastal Celltre. «

Cant.

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King's Hou e," Durban.

The Priory Chapter desires to expres its grateful thanks to all those who ha:re helpe.d.in the presentation and fUTI1ishing of these ho pital , as well as m orgamzmg and running them. uch work ha not only provided an unequalled opportunity of service for t. John, but ha al 0 earned warm commendations from many of the ervice patient who have benefited by them. The r.emainder of the Auxiliary Military Hospitals continue in ervice, and theIr work has been maintained in the most efficient manner throughou t the year. In the latter part of the ear the sugge tion \Va put forward that a St. John. Rest HOl?-se should be establi hed in Italy imiJar to that in AI~xandTIa. The Idea was taken up enthu ia tically throughout the Pnory, and the ~ull amou!lt needed. for furnishing and running uch a ~ouse v,as readily su,bscnbed .. Owmg, however, to the uncertainty of mIlItary. developments m Italy, It was found impo ible for the militar ' authontIes and the U.D.F.r. (who will be re pon iblc for running the Rest House) to settle the actual site before the end of 19 11. In connection wit~ the Rest House in lexandria, the following tribute has been sent to Pnory Headquarters by Major-General F. H. Theron, c

C.B., C.B.E., C.ST.]. « I do not know what information you have at Headquarter about th value of St. John's ~est Home in Alexandria for the troops- it i one of ?ur ~how places whIch I am always proud to how vi itor , and i an mestImable boon to such of our men as are tired and run-dm n, a it i excellently run and situated in beautiful surrounding. I bould like to mention that this .house h~s be~n lent to us free of charge by Mr. olomon Alexander, who IS the sIster-m-Iaw of Morris Alexander, M.P., and t whom we are very grateful, not only for her kindne sin thi respect, but a~s? .for the work .she does generally as a hostess to outh African troop Vl~Itmg Alexandna; she also organized the assistance of other Alexandnnes in conducting the occupational therapy at our neighbouring No.1 Convalescent Depot before it moved to Italy."

OCCUPATIO AL THERAPY.

Occupational Therapy work in Imperial Military Hospitals, for which the Red Cross-St. ;ohn, National Co-ordinating Committee is responsible, has. been fully mamtamed at Baragwanath, Transvaal. Owing to the closmg down of the Imperial Military Hospitals at Oribi and Howick NataJ, the work at Oribi and partially also at Howick has come to an end: Some extensions were, however, decided upon in the course of the year first at the Royal Na~al Hospital, Simonstown (Cape), and secondly at the Roy~l Naval HospItal, Wentworth, Durban, where a new Psychiatric OccupatIOnal Therapy block has been established. At both of these Hospital~ operations. have already. commenced, and a fully qualified OccupatIOnal TherapIst has now arnved from Great Britain to take over the new depot at Durban. . The P~ory Chapter wishes to renew its appreciation of the valuable w?rk carned ~ut by the Red Cross-~t. John National Co-ordinating CommIttee, by Major Oxley, who supervIses the actual Occupational Therapy work, and by those who have served and are still serving under him.

At the ninth meeting of the Ambulance Committee (16th-17th March, 1944), the Director of Ambul~nce an~ Prio~y Commi~sioner emphasized the necessity for the resumptIOn of dISCUSSIons affectmg the wor.k of the Association and the Brigade. The recent survey of future policy submitted by Mr. T. H. vVatermeyer and Brigadier C. M. Hoffe, which had been referred to the ommittee by the Executive Officers of the Priory, was found to be of particular interest and importance as affecting many aspects of post-war activities. The recommendations of the Ambulance Committee were found to be of great value to the Priory Council in its deliberations later in the month, and mo t of them were subsequently approved by the Priory Chapter. The main heads of the sUI\'ey which were di cu ed and subsequently endor ed were :(1) The que tion of Urban- heltered employment for men suffering from mental or phy ical di abilitie. (This matt r was submitted to the .\mbulance ommittee in person by the urgeon-in-Chief, who intimated that it \Va engaging the att ntion of the Government at the moment, and was a ~ured that t. John would do its best to co-operate in the cherne a oon a details were available.) (2) Th e tabli hment throughout outh Africa of ~Iedical Comforts Depot. (uch a depot ha been e tablished in Durban for some time, and one ha be n opened recently at pring, Tran vaal.) (3) The t achin a of tt Aid " in Occupational Therapy. (A cla s for uch teaching wa completed in ] ohanne burg by the \Vitwatersrand and outhern Tran vaal entre before the end of the year.) (-i) The de\Telopment of teaching Health and Hygiene. (5) The que tion of the con\Ter ion of t. John Motor mbulances to peace-time requirement. (6) The e tabli hment of Y ...:\..D. Training Centres throughout outh Africa. (One has already been e tabli hed by the \Vihvater rand and outhern Tran vaal entre at Ravenswood, Benoni, Transvaal.) (7) Liai on with Public Health bodies- Union and Municipal. (8) The alleviation of blindness among the non-European population. (This was referred to a Committee consisting of Dr. Booker and Colonel Van der puy.) (9) The question of extending the cope of Publicity and Propaganda. The Afrikaans edition of the Health and Hygiene manual, entitled The Junior Manual is nearing completion. Con iderable interest has been shown in the Child Welfare Manual now available- of which a supply "vas received during the year from St. John Headquarters in London. A number of classe were commenced for instruction in this subject. One course for « Aids" in Occupational Therapy has already been completed at Johannesburg (see above), and similar clas es are commencing in various Centres. The Brigade strength stood, on 31st December, 1944, at 14,600, being another record and a net increase of 800 over the figure for 1943. Gesondheid en Higiifne, wa publi hed during 1944.

R EPORT OF THE CIIAPTER-GE. ERAL.

THE COMMANDERY IN AUSTRALIA REPORT BY THE LIE"CTEK ANT.

The completion of the third year of our Commandery reveal a year of teady progre in con olidating the objectives aimed at \\'ith the initiation of our organization, at the meeting of the ommandery ouncil on 19th January, 1942. Owing to the continuance of the war the re triction , on Inter tat travel referred to in our earlier report are till in operation, ther by pr venting that per onal contact between the variou cntrcs of our organization, which does so much more than the mo t voluminou orr ponclencc. However, our mean of communication with the Grand Priory of the rdcr has been accelerated with great advantaae to lL. a th re are many occasion when we require prompt advice and guidan \ Ye are deeply indebted to th Grand Priory, to the cretary- :rcn 'ral. and to the Chief Commi sioner of the Brigade Ov r ea for their continucd interest, guidance, and help, as well a for their magnificent ge tur in presenting to our Commandery a er monial word of xquisit workmanship. The fact that thi word 'will be entrusted to IIi H.oyal IIighnc TI1 Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior of thc Order of t. John and OY rnorGeneral Designate of the Commonwealth of . ustralia, for pre, ntalion to the Commandery will endow the gift with an hi torical lu tre which will always be an added incentive and timulu to our ommanclcry in maintaining the ancient tenets and prccept of our Orcl r. The fact that the Grand Prior will be domicil d in AlL lralia for orne time, is regarded not only a a ignal honour, but a' a ,ource of gr at gratification by all members of our Commandery, and a1 0 by those members of the ancillary bodies of the Order of t. John, namely, l. John Ambulance Association and the t. John Ambulance Brigac1 O\'eL 'as within the area of the Commandery of the Au tralian ommonw altho Immediately following the announcement of th appointmcnt of His Royal Highness The Duke of Glouce ter a Governor-General De ign~lt of the Australian Commonwealth, a telegram of congratulation wa forwarde<;l to His Royal Highne on bchalf of the ommandcry, and w were proud to receive the following reply: « Many thank for congratulations. Am greatly looking forward to seeing work and meeting p [sonn 1 of new Australian Commandery." The Knight Commander, His Excellency The Lord Gowrie, intimated that he would be leaving Australia in the latter half of 1914, and before relinquishing office wished to congratulate the Lieutenant, Executiv Officers and the ecretary of the Commandery, on the work they had carried out in establishing such a sound foundation, and conducting the affairs of the Commandery in such a way that succe s was as ured and that continued progress of the Order of St. John in Au tralia mu t follow. It was decided to place on record our grateful thanks to our first KnightCommander, His Excellency The Lord Gowrie, and also our deep appreciation of his interest in the organization and initiation of the Commandery of the Australian Commonwealth (Western Australia excluded). The successful launching of the Commandery and its subsequent establi hment during his three years' tenure of office, was due to his capable and sound leader hip. It was felt that his personal qualities and wiseguidance

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had endeared him to u all and that hc would bc remembered with affection and pride a, our first Knigh.t~Commander. The Go\'crnors in the tates comprL mg the are.a of. the Comm~ndery acting a Deputy Knight- ommanders, have mamtamed a cor:tmuo~s inlere t in co-ordinating the work of the C?rder of t. John m theIr re pectiv spher s of activity, and have gIven loyal upport to .the Knight-Commander. It \Va with great regret that we 10 t the serVIces of Hi, Excellency ir l\Ialcolm Barclay-Harvey, Governor of outh .\.u tralia, c1uring -the year, and it vva decided to place. on reco~d the thanks of the Command ry to him for his very keen mterest m the foundation of the Commandery in g neral, and for hi help and conduct of it affairs in _ outh .\u tralia. . . . The Executi,· Officer have 110W become firmly e tabhshed m theIr re, pcctivc clutiC'" 0 that our controlling mach.inery i running smoothly. \V arc particularl~' indebtecl to our haplal.n, The ~Iost Reverend H. :'Iowll, D.D., .\rchbi, hop of ,vdney, for makmg avaIlable the Chapt~r Hou e of 't o .\ndrc\Y 's athcdral for mceting of Commandery CounCIl and hapter. The m 'cting of ommandery hapter. wa held at the Chapter House, st. .\nclr w' , Cathedral, ,yc1ncy, on 21th June, 1944, and for the first time a procession of mcmbers of 11apter wa formed up at Church Hou. e, anc1 marched through th athedral ground to hapter .Hou e, w~th :ir Hugh POyl1t 1 acting a :Jlar hal. It wa felt tha~ thl proce SlOn added gr ath" to thc dignit\T of our hapter ceremol11al. The Knigl1t- ommander p"r ic1ecl and thcre were pre ent the Deputy Knight-Commancl r of _T.. \Y. and Quecn land, a well as an excellent a ttC'nc1ance of E.ecuti,"c Offtcer and member of hapter. The Lieutenant pre cnt 1 thc minute of thc mecting of. ommandery Council of 2lHh Jun , 1913, anc119th ~To\Tember, 19 ..13, wInch were confirmed, and th i~' various rccommendation were approved, as al 0 wa the econel .\nnual Report of the ommandery and the Balance heet a, to :Wth cpt mb r, 1913. Detail of thc 'ommanc1enT ouncil meeting held on 23rd June, 1944, wer al 0 pre ented by the Lieutenant, and the re~omm~ndations rr:ade by ouncil wcrc formall~' approved byhapter, mcludmg the vanou recommendation ~ for promotion in and admi sion to the Order for ubmi sion to th ,rand Prion'. Announc ment werc made that the fir t piece of ceremonial insignia had been pre ented to the ommandery by the Venerable Archdeacon John tone, in th form of thc eremonial Cross of the Order of t. John , which had been u ed in the hapter procession that day. Al 0 that a beam wirele shad ju t been received from the ecretary-General: "Ceremonial word bing made in London as gift !" Both announcement were received bv hartcr with great plea ure and appreciation. As this meeting of Chapter wa the la t occa ion on which the KnightCommander, Hi Excellency Thc Lord Gowrie, would be present, opportunity was taken to expre s the thank of the Commandery for his continued intere t and able guidance, and to wish him pcace and happiness for the future. The Knight-Commander replied in very feeling term , and said he 'would always be interc ted in our doing and we could alway rely on having a friend in him. I t is very gratifying to report the outstanding effort on the part of the Victoria Centre in connection with the collection and expenditure of

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£13,420 to provide the t. John Theatre (Recreational) at the 115th General Military Ho pital at Heidelberg. pecial mention i made of the excellent service of Major-General Downes, Colonel J. A. H. henvin, Mr. R aven, and members of the ppeal ommittee in this connection. R eference wa made in the second annual report to the ew outh ' Vales Centre securing a site for a t. John Hou e, and it i understood that the project is well under way and hould shortly be finalized. As the Commandery is one of the bodie repre ented on the Au tralian Council of .N.R.R.A., the Lieutenant or hi representative attended a number of meetings in ydney during the year 0 as to a si t the mo\' ment on general lines. It was pointed out we '''.'ere making widely known among members of the t. John Ambulance As ociation and Brigad what D.N .R.R.A. stood for. Al 0 entre were supplied with co pie of circulars dealing with volunteers for work to be carried out by . T. R.R .. \. and variou other matters. At the moment activitie m to be rath r static, as detailed information is difficult to obtain, but doubtle in time a wide sphere of activity will open up. Our thanks are again extended to aU those who have helped the 0111mandery during the past year, and I wi h to extend mv per onal thank to Dr. Mobb , Chairman of the Executive Committee of the t. John Ambulance A sociation in I.S.'V., and to 1\Ii Hiagin, A i tant Secretary, for their help during ommander Bowen ' prolonged and critical illness. It is pleasing to report that Commander Bowen i well on the way to complete recovery and will be resuming his duties a Hon. ecretary of the Commandery very shortly. He has been untiring in hi effort on behalf of the Commandery and the mention of his ervices made by the Knight-Commander has been well merited. THE COMMANDERY IN NEW ZEALAND.

The following is a brief summary of the Annual Report of the 0111mandery in Tew Zealand which it is hoped will be included in the Grand Priory Report for the year ended December, 1944. The work of the Order under the Commandery has continued to extend during 1944, and with the return to member hip of many member from the Armed Forces a new enthusiasm for the work has been experienced. Vice Regal.-Their Excellencies Sir Cyril and Lady Newall have once again been gracious in their support and encouragement of all the work of the Order. Knight Commander.-The Knight Commander the Hon. Sir R. Heaton Rhodes has once again proved an inspiring leader and it is interesting to note that an ambulance presented to the Canterbury Centre ha been given his name in appreciation of his personal assistance to the work of the Order in Christchurch. Obituary.-It is with a deep sense of loss that the deaths of the following members of the Order are recorded: Lady Ferguson, Dame of Grace, Dunedin; Mrs. A. R. Falconer, Officer ister, Dunedin; John A h, Serving Brother, Dunedin; Assistant Commissioner A. W. Probert, Auckland; Sister A. S. Crampton, Army Nursing Service, died in Italy whilst on Active ervice; Mrs. M. Chapman, Invercargill.

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Instruction in 1943.-9,510 members' certificates were issued. The total to date being 168,267. With the passing of immediate danger to New Zealand an ea ing off in the interest of the public in this instruction is evident. Ambulance Tral1sport.-There ha been a big development in the Ambulance Transport work with the acquisition of further numbers. of vehicles during the year-53,3U6 call were attended to and 347,092 mIles run. By a magnificent donation f~om ir. Frank ~appin the Auckl~nd Association acquired the entral FIre tatlOn prerruses for the ope~at~on of th ir extensive ambulance tran port work. The cost of the bUIlding and renovation were approximately £20,000, all generously given by thi. regular supporter of the Order. Blood TraJls!lIsioJl.-The development of the Blood Transfusion ~ ervice ha been very marked indeed, and the installation of modern method and plant in all ho pital ha led to an increasing number ?f the public and Brigade per onnel enrolling as regular blood donors m thi ervice. District . ,Yllrsi71g.-\\'ith the establi hment by the Government of a sub idizing sch me whereby the voluntary societies are given assistance, the Order ha been able to extend thi Di trict ursing ervice. During the year 32,126 case were attended to, and the cars of District Nurses covered a mileage of 55,702. It i the intention of the Commandery to ee that t.hi ervice is extended throughout the Dominion. j oillt COllllcd Activdies.-1\lember of the A ociation and Brigade a isted on all Committee in the ,,,,ork of the Joint Council of the Order of t. John and ?\e\,iT Zealand Red ro ociety, and in December the millionth food parcel for pri oner of war was packed in Wellington. Ophthalmic Hospital. - The record amount of £149 was remitted for the work of the Ho pital. Library.- The e tablishment of a library and some additions have been made during the year, and the Commandery i looking forward to the purcha e by the official Librarian, England, of suitable editions. COJ7l1Jlandery in A 'u stralia.-Frequent exchange of information has taken place with Australia. t. john TVomen's vVar Committees.-Very active Committees have been operating right throughout Kew Zealand, and during the past year have contributed a great deal to the work of the Joint Council and also in the collection and production of clothing for Greece and other countrie . St. john Day ervices.- t. John Day ervices and Parades were held in all localities. V olw'Ltary A ids .-The need for V. .'s and n urses generally has increased to a point where it has been almost impossible to cope with the demand. The V.A. movement has continued to train members, and they are all fully occupied both by service in New Zealand and overseas. A great number of St. J ohn V.A.'s have joined the Civil Nursing R eserve for service in hospitals in New Zealand, but it is becoming increasingly difficult with woman-power shortage to meet this call. Buildings.-The year has seen the addition of quite a number of buildings and building projects; the most outstanding being a donation of premises for the Brigade in Wellington, the acquisition of a site and

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rai ing of monie for the whole work of the Order in the Tutt Valley, the erection of Brigade premise on the \ Ve t Coa t, the completion of a Ca ualty tation on one of the main Auckland beadle, and the great deyelopment of the Auckland A ociation with it ~\mbulance Tran port accommoda tion. Briaade.- ince the pre entation of the Report for H) 1:3, .,19 new Diyi ion (per onnel 12) have be n regi tereel; 4. •\mbulance (11 members) ; -1 ur ing (59 member) ; 20 adet Ambulance (3L' 111 mbers) ; 21 Cadet Tursing (391 member). The new Divi ion were distributed as follows: Auckland, 18; Ha\\'ke Bay- Ea toast, 8; \\'ellington, 1 ; Canterbury-\Ve t Coast, 3; Taranaki, 7; Otaao, 3; jIanawatu, 2 ; \Yanganui, 4. The trength of the Brigade i ~ :Dit IS/OllS.

Jit'n.bt I S -l,219

Ambulance

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. Cadet _--\mbulance Cadet Nursing

161

:3 ,7~)3

1-!7 125

3,~2l

587

1-l ,2 70

Nur~inO'.

3,03-l

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107 ,G72

27,Ull -l~,735

12,002

The formation of four Corp in Auckland ha led to a yen' pleasing development of'the work. The formation of a econd orps in hri tchurch area is pending. The Annual Reports from Corp and Divi ion throughout ew Zealand show that the number of ~ en'ice perform d during the year was 107,672, again t 111,206 for 10-13. Cadet Branch.-\Vhilst not howing a rapid a growth a preyiou years .has consolidated, an~ during the year 2,178 Proficiency bac1ge' were Issued, 223 Grand Pnor .badge , and a further 119 Grand Prior badges were won, but not yet a\varded. THE COMMAN DERY IN CANADA.

The following is a brief summary of the Report for 10·1·1 of the Commandery in Canada. HEADQUARTERS.

Visits.-During the months of February, March, and April the Director of Ambulance and Commandery Commissioner made an ext nded trip throughout the Western Provinces. In all 38 cities and towns were visited many of which had not previously been visited by an official from Head~ quarters . Inspections of the Brigades were held, addresses were delivered to service clubs, and many matters of importance to the Order were discussed with officials of the Order. . Appreciation.-The sincere thanks and gratitude of the Commandery IS extended to the Doctors, Nurses, Brigade members, Instructors, and many others who have so ably assisted the Order during the year. We

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are al 0 grateful to the press for their assistance in giving publicity to our plans and accompli hments. \Ve al 0 wi h to extend to the Officers and Headquarters' staff our keen appreciation of their co-operation and efforts and the many arduous dutie they have p rformed on behalf of the Order. LIXEi\ GUILD.

TO\varu the end of the year Lady Perley, who had been the Chairman of the Linen Guild in anada ince it inception, found it necessary to r tire from thi office and h r re ignation was accepted with very deep rgr t. 1\1rs. H. \\'i llis-O' onnor wa unanimously selected to succeed Lady P rle" a' hairman. The ph re of the Linen Guild \Va expanded by nndel:taking the upplying of comforts for member of the Xursing I i\'i ion erving Over 'ea. Thi ub-committee is under the chairmanship of )'Irs. ~ Torman ),1. Pat ron. During th ~'ear the Linen uild forwarded £140 9s. 8d. to Her ),Iaje ty Qn en 1Ian-, Pr sident of th Linen Guild of the Ophthalmic Ho pital. Thi mone~', a gift from th lady members of the Order and ~ur ing Division. of tll Brigade, \"ill b u d to purcha e supplies for the Ophthalmic Ho pital in ]eru alem. OPHTIr.\L~IIC

And carried out for the year the following :Sen-ices Performed . . . First Aid Cases on Public Duty. First Aid Cases nol on Public Duty Transport Cases

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Early in th y ar an appeal \\'a made to the male member of the OrcI r <md th .\mbulanc Di\'i ion of the Brigade for fund for the mc1intcnance of t11 phthalmic Ho pital in ]eru alem. A generou reo pon result d and £ 13.1 l s. 7d . \Va ent. A SOCIATIOX.

ProviJlcial Branches. Alberta.-Compl t co-operation between the Xational and Provincial Joint Board ', which wa et up under the Kational \Yar en'ices Act and th \\'ar Mea ure ~\ct, to control the operation of the t. John and R u ro with re pect to Fir t .\id and Home NUJ;sing, worked admirably. Through the courte y of E. E. Owen, of the \Yorkmen' Compen ation Board, general lett r were ent to all industrie under the juri diction of the board, calling attention to the objectives of the A ociation and offering facilitie for in truction in Fir t Aid and Home Tursing. Excellent in truction i being given in chool hours to the boy of Victoria High chool, Edmonton. R. hepherd, uperint ndent of Edmonton's public chool, ha aid that, in all probability, similar in truction will be included a a part of the phy ical training in the other high school of the public -chool board, as soon as adequate facilitie and in tructor are made available. Th ervice of Blood Grouping was inaugurated in Edmonton and the nece ary p r onncl was trained under a group of registered nurse and under the gen ral upervi ion of Mrs. A. E. R. Robles, technician of the Department of Pathology of the University of Alberta. In Calgary, also, the service wa well e tabli hed. During the year 111 enior classes were examined, compared with 188 the previous year. In the previou year there were 22 junior clas e and in 1944 there were 52 junior cla e. A total of 2,892 certificate were

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l\ew Brun wick i limited in it indu trie ,ther being onlv about ten in the PrO\-ince of any ize. Th e indu trial plants are weil look d after by John Redfern, of the \Vorkmen's ompen ation Board, who returns year after year to the plant to give the men Rcfre her cour e in Fir t Aid and to in truct the new recruit. The Boy cout organization i b ginning to how an intere t in t. John work, and it i expected that the ~ew Brun wick ranch will spon or numerou cla e for the cout in 19-1.3. In truction in First Aid for Kormal chool tudents \va ' in Litntecl in 1943 at the Fredericton entre by the Department of Education. In 1944 the "york of organization, in truction, and examination wa,' carried out and th re ults showed 181 Fir t Aid certificate", Hi \'oucher., 3 l\Iedallions, 1 Label. The F~e~ericton Xur ing Divi ion upplied a Xur ing ~ iTice at tIl Baby Clmlc each week and eight member co-operatecl with the Reel Cross in relief WOTk at ::\Iinto during th period of th> fore -t fire 111 August. ,--Vova cotia.-There is an increa e in the number of candidate,. In 19-1~ t~ere wa~ a to~al of 4,108 candidate di tributed among ~,) 1 cla . Prelimmary FIrst AId and Home Tur ing cla e hael increased in number, and it was expected the Preliminary our e \voulel continu to draw more candidates in future years than the enior cla . Junior are no\\' being .taug~t in s~hool ,,:here such cour e were not pr \'iOllSl\' gi,·en. emor FIrst AId CertIficate awarded numbered )GG; nior Home Nursing Certificate, 231; and Junior Fir t ~\id rtificat - totalled 2,152. A total of 4,108 award were given. Twent) -one Hygicn rtificates were also awarded, the fir t uch to have b en i ,ued in ~ Tova Scotia. ~ntarz'o.-In the year ended 31st December, 1911, 11 ,17J P ron' wcre tramed by t.he On~ario ~ranch. in Fir t .Aid and Home . . Tur ing. 9,3u.i persons receIved FIrst AId certIficate and 1,808 per'ons received Hom ) ur~ing certificates. 486 classes were held. Twenty- even per cent or 3,01::> of the successful candidate were men and 73 per cent or 8,138 were women. Eig~ty-four classes in First Aid and Home Xursing were held in the followl1:g Local Centres: Cornwall, Hamilton, London, Xiagara Fall -, and. Wm~sor, and 2,820 persons received training. SIxty-eIg~t classes .were o,rganized in indu trial and mining ection of the Provmce. 906 mdustnal workers and 325 mining worker received certificates. Continuous inspection of the Highway Posts, the retraining of the personnel, .and the replenishing of First Aid Kits i accompli hed through the ?peratlOn of Patrol Ambulances on the main highway. In the past medICal students qualified as St. John instructors have manned the A~bulances and under~aken this work. Many of the young men in the neIghbourhood of the HIghways Post have enlisted with the armed forces. Others, remaining at home, could not spare time for First Aid instruction beca.use of the .shortage of farm help. Other pressing demands for the servl.ces of.medlcal students a~ a result of the :var prevented the holding of.FIrst A:ld classes at the .Hlghway.Posts.thls year. Notwith tanding thIS handicap, however, HIghway FIrst AId was given to 208 injured persons. One Patrol Ambulance was operated, covered 13,211 miles, and attended several serious accidents, conveying the injured to hospitals.

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OMMAl DERIE .

Prince Edward Islalld . -First Aid work in the t. John Ambulance Association is increa, ing among junior organizations in Prince Edward Island. . . early all the youth organization, military ar:d other:VI e, r~qU1re a course in Fir 't .\id and out ide of the towns thIS work IS carned .on through the public school. The Provincial Department of EducatlO? offer a bonn: to each teacher qualifying a cla of ten or more and thI 11a' timulated the junior work in out ide di .trict ' . . Becall:e First .\id training wa comparatI\'ely new m the PrOVInce there weI' few qllalifi d in tructor. 1\ fair proportion of our school teachers have one or two certificate obtained within the last few. years and we hop through their efforts to have Fir t ~d estab~i hed. m the cliff ren t ~cbool district . :ev nty- ix tudent obtamed theIr certIfic~tes at Prince of \\'ales ollege and about GO of the e tudents are now teachmg, and they !-honld h able to encourage Fir t .L \id in their chool.. . Quebec. It can. afely be aid that ne\~ r in the history of thIS ProvlI:ce ha th Order of t. John become 0 mtegral a part of. ev~ryday life, anel t11i 11a:, h en made po ible through the co-operatIve mterest on the part of tb Council's per onn I, members of the. t. John Ar:nhl-:lance Brigade, and the many \'olunl er work r ,who, mce the begmnmg of 110 ·tilitie" have don 0 much for the A ociation. ~Ior than 117 ,:300 peLon throughout the Province of Quebec had been qualifIed in Fir t .\id and/ or Home ~ur ing duri~g the pas! te~ year. Thi \\a the highlight of the Annual Report. Dunng 194-11/,231 ~lualiii d in these ub] ct - and, a expected, the majority came under the ~lontr dl ntr. High tribut i paid the work c.arried .out b}~ the variou Centre under th juri diction of the ouncll and m partIcular the spade work in localiti hitherto untouched b\' the A ociation. everal new Centres were creal d with other' reorgariized in order to trengthen the entire et-up of the Council. . The y ar 1!) 11 also ho\yed a k ener intere t taken by member of the medicai profe' ion in the .L \ ociation, and thi \Va. e pecially evident in that practicall)- all Centres ha\'e doc~or c: Pre Id~nt , WIth other itting on executive committee. A deCIded mcrea e m the n~ber of doctor acting a in:,tructor in Fir t . . id ha been reco~ded, and ill many instance' some travelled man\' mile to carry out theIr weekly lecture. Thi in it If be peak' well for "the co-op rati\'e pirit which xists between the Council and the medical practitioner. \Vith activities of the i\'ilian Protection ommittee having coniderably decreased during the pa t year, it great.ly aff"ected ~efres~ler courses to member of thi bod,' although the CouncIl has the atI factIon of having train d thou and o"f men in Fir t Aid W~10 otl~erwi e might not have given con ideration to the importance of thl subJect. T . The thanks of the Council aLo wa extended those members of ~ur mg Division of the t. John Ambulanc Brigade \~Tho gave valua~le as ~ tance to the Association in acting a demonstrator at both FIrst AId and Home ur ing cla es. Indeed much of the progress made in Home ursing instruction was due to th ir untiring efforts. . askatchewan.-Rapid stride in junior work were made m mo t centres of the a katchewan Branch of the t. John Ambulance A sociation. In 100se Jaw 120 )Jormal tudent took the enior Fir t id cour e. T

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In Prince Ibert 130 juniors received the First id certificate. In Regina more than 700 tudents regi tered for courses in variou chools, and in askatoon 700 tudents took the Junior Fir t Aid course. The Ander on Trophy will now be awarded on a percentage basi to the choolobtaining the highest average at the Fir t Aid examination. A c~a of 133 high school pupil took Fir t Aid and Home ur ing at WIft Current, where several member of thi Centre are taking their In tructors' Certificate. Lack of doctors accounted for fewer cla e being conducted in everal of the Centre . Bell Telephone Company Ce71tre.-Employee numbering 709 pa ed examina.tion~ in 7.3 classe held. in the Ea tern .\rea, Bell Telephon Centre, In FIrst ld, and 50 ladle completed 6 Home . . Tur ing cla ' " During the year 17 employee in the Ea tern Area ompleted their t nth year of Fir t Aid and " 'ere pre ented their avvard. i.' Fir t .\ider completed 20 years of First Aid, bringing the total to eight. In the vVe tern rea 63 clas es were held in Fir t .\id and ,"527 employe successfully passed the examination. In addition ·12 laclie , in four classes, were successful in the Home ~ursing cour e. Canad";an Industr";es, Ltd.- Eight hundred m mb r of anadian Industries, Ltd., pecial Centre, and Defence Indu trie , Ltd ., took advantage of the First Aid clas during the y ar. The follmvin g award were made: 680 certificate, 67 vouch r ,2 m dallion , 23 label, 2 instructors' certificates. The company's practice of pre enting to each certificat holder a lapel button, bearing the insignia and name of the .\ . ociation, wa continued. Employees attach con iderable importance to the wearing of these buttons and many reque t were receiv d for button from applicants who were applying for medallion, etc., and who had obtained their certificates elsewhere. Canad";an National Railways .- There a general y t m increa e in First Aid work for the C. .R. Centre. Of particular interest is the return of former Fir t id employee to classes, thereby setting an example to the younger and mor recent 'oung men who have entered the employ of the raihvay, many of whom ha"e been discharged from Active ervice. It had been decided to extend the teaching of Fir t id to employee of M,aintenance of Way and tructures Department, to th ext nt of giving the full courses of instruction and having these employees examined and credit obtained in annual returns for the number receiving award. In British Columbia special classes had been held at four centres at which points railway employees had been qualified as First Aid Attendants in the Industrial First Aid Course. A total of 1,554 lectures were given and 116 classes with the aggregate attendance of 14,760. New students numbered 1,843 and 572 certificates were awarded and 603 vouchers, medallions, and labels. Canadian Pacific Railway.-Small decreases were noted in the number of certificates awarded and in the number of class attendance, but this was accounted for by the fact that pressure of work, because of war conditions, did not enable the students to attend sufficient lectures to qualify for their certificates and prevented an even larger number of persons attending the classes at all. In all 148 classes were organized, 617 certificates' awarded,

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1,155 re-examinations, 3,117 class attendants, and 1,172 passed examinations. Depari1J'Lent oj National Defel1ce-Navy.-First Aid classes were held aboard all ves els afloat as well as the naval bases, Halifax, Esquimalt, and t. John', wfoundland. . From eptember, 1913, to February, 1945, at . tada~o~a, 1,208 ~atIngs were instructed; 514 ick Berth Ratmgs, and WIth ShIpS compames and cox wain the total wa 3,734. At E quimalt, because the base was not con idered as a training e tabli hment last year, there was little trai~ing in First Aid. Howev r, -0 probationary ick Berth Attendants receIVed the Naval ervice c rtificate for First Aid to the injured. Also twenty high school tuclcnt were trained by the dcp~rtment in Vic~oria .~igh ~ choo1, in connection with the Royal Canadian ea Cadets trammg. Eighteen mor cad t w re receiving instruction. ::\inety- ix rating at t. John' , . . Tewfoundla?d, atte~ded a course of lecture in Fir t Aid to the injured and were Issued WIth the award of the t.] ohn Ambulance A _0 iation. Regular refresher classes were held al 0 for ick Berth Ratings, 223 attending these classes. hip have their own Fir t id course~ condu~ted by eithe.r ~he ick B rth Att nclant, or the medical officer, If there IS one. A mmlmum of 10 per cent of the hip' company ~ trained in First id,.but this percentage is commonly much higher, reachmg ven 50 per cent 111 some cases. Deparfmellt of J,Y atioJlal Defence-Army.- upplying V.A.D.'s to m~li~~ry ho pital and the furtherance of Fir t Aid trainin~ compo ed the actIvI~Ies of the Departm nt of _Tational Defence, Army, 111 t. John work, dunng the year. To date 73 V.A.. D.s had been allotted to military ho pitals throughout Canada, of whom 2-1 were withdrawn for ervice 0 er eas. \Vord had been received from over eas that the training of these women had been recognized and til y were plea ed with the representatives. Fir t Aiel training ha recei"ed increa ing attention in the rmr, and all recruit are given in truction during their initial training. The general training given i known a BattI Fir t Aid ~md ha~ pr~vef.L t.o be the mo t suitable for ~\rmy u e. The cope of m truchon 1 limIted, but a recruit is encouraged to learn sufficient to save life, hi own or another' . A number of cla es of Fir tid, however, are conducted throughout the country for more advanced work, and application i made for t. John Ambulance certificate for those who qualify on the standard tests. Department of 1 ai£ollal Defellce-R.C.A.F.- In 1944 a total of 9,334 award were made to R.C. .F. per onnel. It wa explained that the marked decrea e wa due to the reduction in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and in no way indicates a slackening of interest in Fir t Aid work by the R.C.A.F. . First Aid certificates were awarded to 8,889, vouchers to 348, medallIons to 64, and labels to 33. Northern Electric Centre.-During the year instruction in First Aid and Home Nursing was conducted in the same scale as on the previous war years, at the orthern Electric Centre. The downward trend in number was due to long working hour and rotating shifts which, in many ca ,made it impos ible for employee to complete their cour e . This, he aid, accounted for the low time record this year, when only 30 per cent of those enrolled for cour es actually

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pa sed their examination. During pre-war ~. ar the p rcentage of number pa sed averaged about 80 per cent. Royal Cal1adt"aJI jloll7Zted Poli"cc Cel1tre.- 1a es in First Aid for member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Polic were h ld in Ottawa, Regina, Calgary, and Halifax, during the year, under the juri diction of the R.C. -:\I.P. Centre. In tructor were member. of the Force holding In tructor Certificates of the t. John ~ mbulance A ociation. Awards for the year numbered 21.-, given a follow : certificate-,ll; ,'ouchers, 67; medallions, 66; and labels, 6 '. BRIGADE.

Alberta.-The u ual activities of the Brigade ""ere carried on during the year. Once again the member a ~i ted at the algary. tamped . Early in the year suitable quarter were ecured for the Calgar~" 'orr .. These were occupied in mid- ummer and haye proyed of great a i tance in furthering the work of the Brigade. British Col~tmbia.-During 1941 37,.1371 hour of ho pital duti in twelve institutions in the Province of Briti h olumhia \\" r und rtaken, and 122,442 hour were contributed by voluntan" ~ Turse ~\idl'~ in t11 Province since October, 1941. . The fifth year of the war witne _ed con~iderJ.bl Briga(l a tiyiLy ancl growth throughout the Proyince. Briti h olumbia had made an outstanding contribution by providing fully qualifi c1 wom n a ;\ UL ing Auxiliaries and Ambulance Driver for dut," o,'ersea., ancl in adeli tion to this V.A.D. had been posted to milita~\T ho pital in anaela, and numerous war-time ervice undertak n on the Hom Front . Activities of Civil Defence were curtailed during 1n 11 , but Provincial Civil Defence Casualty ervice Competition were held ancl Briga 1 members gained for themselve well deserved recognition a top-ranking First Aid team . The blood grouping programme met with ucce in the Pro,oince, especially in industrial firms, and full development of thi pha e of the work was curtailed by the shortage of doctor, graduaL nur e:, and technicians. A ystem had been devised for u e in indu trial plant whereby a period of five minute i all that i required of an employee from the time he reported until he was released by the Offic r in charge of the team. As a direct result of this valuable Fir t Aid ervice to th communities concerned, 40 voluntary emergency transfusion had been provided on official requests from ho pital authorities. La t lear 2,332 individuals were grouped. Since the inception of this plan in British Columbia early in 1943, a total of 6,038 citizen were typed. From British Columbia 16 Ambulance Drivers are serving over ea ; 10 Nursing Auxiliaries are serving oversea, and 13 V.A.D.s are serving in Military Hospitals in Canada. In British Columbia there are 38 adult Divisions with a membership of 1,188 and 8 Cadet Divisions with a membership of 277. Federal District.-Increased interest in the work of the Brigade has been noted, perhaps due to the newer blood grouping work. Cadet Divisions have been formed and arc unusually active, keen interest being shown by the young people in this work. M anitoba.-Brigade Ambulance Divisions have been greatly depleted

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Cont.

in trength during the war years, and we are proud of the 220 mer: and .'50 women who are erving in th Armed Forces. More than one-thIrd of our men are in uniform. Thirt T girls are serving overseas and others are working as Tur e ' Aides in the military and civilian hospitals in Canada. Member of the ~ Tur. ing Diyi ion performed many wa~ ~uties, includir:-g meeting troop train and ho pital trains under uperVI IOn of the Tram Reception ommittee, Y.\Y .c. ~. \\'ar . ervices i.n the dugou.ts, duty at the Blooel Donor' linic, makmg hospItal upplles and packmg bundles for Britain uncl r th upervi ion of the Red Cro s, in addition to continuou Fir t Aiel eluty ach evening and ~ aturday and un day afternoon at the "Cnit d :ervicc entre. Trained per.onncl of the . . Tur ing Diyi ions conduct blood typing. ~\ number of blood clinic ha,"e been e tabli hed to type the employee of \Yinnip g bu. ine firm and thou ands have been clas ified, with th number growing rapidly. The gift of . 1. John Hou e to the :\Ianitoba Di trict has been made bv H. E. ellers, which will fill a long felt "vant of a permanent home for t11e Brigade in \Yinnipeg. NIr. ellers had the home renovated and redecorat d. Til re wa a formal pre entation of the hou e, ::.'IIr. ellers, 'ommcl.nder, Order of t. John, giving the deed of gift to \V. H. Carter, Knight of race, t. John Ambulance Brigade, who accepted it on behalf of th :\Ianitoba di trict. S e'iv BYiIlIS'lL'ick.-At the beginning of the year there were ten nur ing clivi ion anel fise ambulance di"i ion. ampbellton Ambulance Divi ion di banded during the year; a1 0 one of the t. John Ambulance Divi ions, \\'ho e m mber joined Ambulance Division 80, thus making one wellattend d di\ojsion. In t. John there eem to be more opportunity for ervice, the Kursing orp has provid d to Tur e' ide per week, elTing half-days, at the Lanca ter :\Iilitan' Ho pital. In addition a dre ing class is held and many of th dr 'sing u ed in the ho pital are made by this gr.o~I? of member. Blood crrouping i well under way and orne 1,500 CIVIlians ha,'e been typed. Returned ervice per onnel for Tew Brunswick are brought to t. John before proceeding to t?eir home ?r hospitals, .and member of the orp meet the. e train ,and m the receptIOn hut, prOVIded by the rmy, en'e coffee and doughnuts to the men. Other train of returned m n pa ing through the city have been met and our member have a i t d the Red ross Corps in di tributing fruit. The Moncton Nur ing Corps includes two nur ing divisions in Moncton and one in ackville. The member of these divi ions erve in the local hospi tal. The di vi ions are being organized for blood typing and have done orne practi ing, and hope to get this work under way soon. In addition to A.R.P. duty the Fredericton Kursing Division has been active in the blood grouping of firms, members of Civil Defence, R.C.M.P., and civilians. They have assisted in the Blood Bank of the Red Cross Society. Chatham and Edmunston ur ing Divisions have been active in A.R.P. service. In Chatham there is very little opportunity for service, but in Edmunston ome ho pital service has been given. Quebec.-The eight Ambulance Divisions in the Montreal Corps have done excellent work throughout the year. Public duties have been many, including parades and other public gatherings where members have

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co-operated at all time with the police; al 0 public dutie III the Laurentians and on Mount Royal during the skiing season. There are five nur ing divi ions and one cadet division in the Montreal Corps; al 0 three nur ing divi ion in herbrooke, two in Quebec ity, and one in Coaticook. Many public duties have been carried out by the division in Iontreal. 1ember hav al 0 as isted at tanley Hou e (a hostel for ervicemen' wives and children) looking aft r the children. Blood grouping has been taken up by everal member of the ur ing Divisions who are very intere ted and ke n about the work. In herbrooke Divi" ions No . 94 and 184 taffed a Fir t Aid post at the Sherbrooke Fair and treated 120 ca es. Members of TO. 12 Division have been on duty twice a week at the Blood Donor linic and on member is on duty at the Child vVelfare linic every Thur day afternoon. l\Iembers taffed a First Aid po t at the Rotary Fair. The hvo nur ing divi ions in Quebec ity have done excellent work, including ho pital work, Blood Donor linic and public dutie at the exhibition and other public gathering, 'w ith a total of O\'er 15,000 hour ' for these two divisions. Saskatchewan.-Blood grouping was organized in 1\100 e Jaw, Regina, and Saskatoon during the year 1944. More than 1,000 per on wer grouped in Moose Jaw, 700 in Regina, and 400 in a katoon. The u ual activities were also carried on by all divisions.

THE ACCOUNTS OF THE ORDER.

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1944.

BALANCE SHEET AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1944.

CENTENARY APPEAL FUND ACCOUNTS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1944.

4. SUNDAY CINEMATOGRAPH ENTERTAINMENTS ACCOUNTS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1944.

The GRAND PRIORY

the BRITISH REALM of the VENERAB LE ORDER of the HOSPITAL of ST. JOHN of JERUSALEM. INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOU NT FO R YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER, 1944.

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INCOME.

EXPENDITURE.

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

[U42 1 ~Sli 12 GUn 48

4 0

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION. Members' foundation dues Members' oblations . . . Interest on investments, e~c. . . Charity Claim-refund of Illcome tax

H 4

Li 0

135 In 1 153 U 11 5:18 1ll D UU

4li3

() 0

8 0

£1029 7 0 3752 13 11 [5216 1400

4 6 9 10

Rents, less charges . Donations

6022 14 4 94 9 4 42 17 9

£11542 2 10 302 19 0

Profit on Sale of Invcslmcnt [1UUOO 18

UG1 lG 10

A. R.P. Emergency Account

"ST. JOHN AMBULANCE GAZETTE." Printing and generai expenses of journal, et c. Salary .

.. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE GAZETTE." Sales of .1 ouma!, etc. . . Advertisements . less commission

1, n2 14 fl 441)

1 0

2.136

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT.

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT. ST. JOHN .AMBULAN OE ASSOOIATIONINSTRUOTION AND SALE 011' STORES-

Lecturers' and Examiners' fees and expenses . . • • Salaries and wages. Printing, stationery, and general expenses • Carriage and freight • . . . • Loss on Exchange-Australia and New Zealand Willey Park, Broseley- evacuation account.

1900 15 535 14

£54 4 8 11725 1 43!l1 1!J

ST JOHN AMBULANCE A OCIATIONINFTRUCTIO A:-ID ALE OF TORES-

Gross profit on sale of stores . . . . Donations and annual suhscriptions. Charged to entres and Detached Claaees In reepect of instruction

.j.

.J. 1 7

3U!l 15 '8 li a 357.1 U 7

24210

9 8 19 3

8m9 15

33399 ~r,:173

VOLUNTARY AID DETAOHMENTS-

Printing, stationery, and general expenses Salaries . INVALID TRANSPORT CORPS-

E xpenses of removal of Invalids . Salaries and wages . . . . Printing, stationer y, and genera l expenses . • Ambulances-repairs, a ccessories, depreciation, garage

I.'VALID TRA - PORT CORPS-

7-11 11i 7 lli.-,8 :J 111 87 U ;) 1112 S :3

Fees for removal of invalids

3li0:3 1:!

BRIO ADEContr ibution toward" maintenance of Stations \[ini~try of Lducalion grant towards salary and expenses of Cadet Training Officer.

T. JOHN AMBUT,,A. CE

ST. JOHN .AMBULAN OB BRIGADE-

Public duty and maintenance of sta tions Salaries- administration (less recoverable) • Travelling and incidental ex penses . . Printing, stationery, and general expenses . 1 Grosvenor Cres cent--evacuat ion a ccount

407 1 2 474-* Ii H GOl 10l 1 2~Ll ' 11 2.11 9 ~

Chief Commissioner's Special F und Rates and taxes Competitions Audit fee . Special grants • • • • Contributions to Superannuation Fund OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT Expenses at London Office, including stationery, and general expenses Loss on Exchange-Australia and N ew

JERUSALEM. salaries, printing, . • Zealand

Expenses at J erusalem, including salaries, wages, pensions, house-keeping, drugs, repairs, maintenance of furniture and fittings, and general expenses, etc. LIBRARY AND MUSEUM. Purchase of books, prints, coins, and objects, etc. Salaries • ST. JOHN GRAND PRIORY CHURCH. Salary of Verger General Expenses • Plans for new church

500 18 44 1

5 8

'27:3 375 428 2 5:3 4W lU.J4

6Sl 8160

1!1

99 13

0 7 3

Consultation Fees . llospital money box

8811

6 li

34 9 0 22 14 1 210 0 0

Donation Legacy . 659

131 19 375 7

6 7

ST. JOHN GRAND PRIORY CHURCH. Interest on I nvest ment . . Donations and annual subscriptions , Collection.

267

£9773

/ 37649 13

1457 801 155

6 0 9 8

BALANCE carried down

RESERVE

for Contingenoles (Central Adm1nlstratlon)

9 11

91)6 15 8 63 0 0 173 11 6

25 0 0 20 0 0

0 0

£65119

BALANCE brought down

3743

// .11270 13

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL AT JERUSALEM. Donations and annual subscriptions. Interest on investments. . . Charity Cla im-refund of income tax

Legacy

LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 522

2 10 13 U

136 17

7 7 l' .1 14 li 0

3743

129 10 3 12 1 2

0 6 6

3235 17 1

0 0

134 5 0 9773 0 6 £65119

£9773

The GRAND PRIORY

the BRITISH REALM of the VENERAB LE BALANCE SH EET AT

ORDER of the HOSPITAL of ST. JOHN of JERUSALEM. 30th SEPTEMBER, 19~-l.

Dr. ()r .

SUNDRY CREDITORS AND OUTSTANDINGS

{23459 13 10

STil]" SUPERANNUATION FUND

35093

ST. JOHN'S CHUROH M.,uNTENAN01II FUND ST. JOHN AMBULANOE BRIGADE BENEVOLENT FUND ST. JOHN'S GATE NEW BUILDINGS AOCOUNT 8.J.A.A. AND S.J.A.B. WAR EXPENDITURJII ACOOUNT Added this year

LUB: Expenditure

411

3300

5707

9 10

4-1000 £14121 12

8 2

4 7

5,2G5 1-1 3722 (j

619 8 5U

3 0

250

Less:

Expenditure

6192 ST. JOHN MEDICAL COMFORTS DEPOTS V . A .D. STANDING COMMITTEE STA FF BENEVOLENT CONTINGENT FUND

Less: Expenditure

2930 35

3 0

2 0

730 8 202 16

3 5

46 25

261 21651

Less: Balance of Income & Expenditure Account

0 0

21000 9773

0 0

138479 197

STRATREARN nOU E AND WATSON TIOUSE, JERUBAJ,EM 3698 3648

GENERAL ACCOUNT INVEST)!},NT British Government. tocks Colonial Government 'locks Britl h Railway tock~ British orporil tion tock

34122 34

u U

1583

27651 17

179621 17

eptember, 10+4, £:12,G70 .) {132856 15 3610 12 5099 12 00 0

3 7 0 0 142366 19 10 3300 0 0

ST. JOHN AMBULANCJ.: BRIGADE BENEVOLEXT FUND INVESTMENT AND BALA 'CE

5707

STAll']" SUPERANNUATION FUND I VESTMENTS AND BALANOES

35093

STAFlI BENEVOLENT CONTINGENT FUND I VESTlIrKNT . LINEN GUJLD, OPHTUALMIC nOSPITAL INV ESTMENT

9 10 411

2904

250

189621 17 10000 0

9 0

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Leu: Reserve against depreciation ( Book vlllue of Investments £1S. ,275 . . . and Market value at 3uth September , 194-1, £216,921.)

6 6

011 0 0 138676

011

CENTENARY ApPEAL FUNDInvestmentsBritish Government Stocks (Market value 30th September, 194.J., £21,494.) Sundry Debtors Caah at Bank.

19669 17

101 11 2140 19

3 0

AMBULANCE STORES, etc., on hand, less reserve INSIGNIA AND MEDALS on hand SUNDRY DEBTORS AND OUTSTANDINGS, le88 re8erve ADVANOES (secured) CASH-At Bank-Deposit Account Less: Current Account In hand •

8400 5124

21912

51200

2561

£361147 16

On beha U of t he Order

ot St . John

CROMER, Recei ve.·General.

10606

1926

1 0 3275 19 603 3

£ 361147 16

3879

T he T reasury, st. John', Gate, Clerkenwell, E.C.1

221!)2 18 4 3963 18 10 1495 0 0

ST. JOHN'S CHURcn M.UNTENANCE FUND TNVEsnIENT

8 11 8 11

Tn add'ilion to Ih( ab01'e properties certain a/her propertiu have bem entl'd in Ihe Order euher as part of its Corporate propf'rty or upon Tru.,ts in connection with the t. John Ambulance Assariatian and nri(Jfl.rie, but thne are nat realizable without Ihe consent of th" Charitll Commi88ioners, or the Trustul, or Local Committees of Manaq(ment.

11226 10 BllANOE IN FAVOUR OJ' THE ORDERAs per last Account • . • • • Added this year: Commutation of Oblation.

RWHTS IN CASTLE AT KOLOSi'll, CYPRUS

1000

9 G

15000 6000

£26000

(Market value at 30th

21912 RESERVE ]"OR CONTINGENOTES (CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION) Reserves for Other Purposes no longer required .

9 0

7 0 U 0

6 0

39107 19 4985 10

CENTENARY ApPEAL FUND-Sundry Creditors . . . . • Balance of Income and ExpenditUIe Account

FREEHOLD PRElIflSES at and adjoining Ophthalmic Hospital, Jeru alem . . LeSB : written ofT to date

5000

527 11 10 DONATIONS i'OR SPEOIAL PURPOSESOphthalmic Hospital First Aid Huts

0 0

OPHTHALMTO no PIT.n FU~D INVESTMENTSBritish (jovernmcnt Storks Colonial novernment , tocks Indian Rnilway Annuity .

2004 LINEN GUILD-OPHTHALMIO HOSPITAL LeBl: Expenditure •

£51448 14 25448 14

MUR JSTAN PROPERTY, JERUSALEM LeB~: written off to date

0:140 OPHTHALMIO HOSPITAL FUND Added this year

0 4

408 11 14500

FREEHOLD PR JIlllflSES at and aujolning St. John's Gate, Clerkenwell . . Les6: written off to date

Having examined the above Balance Sheet and Income and ExpenditUIe Account ~ith the books aDd vouchers of the Grand Priory in the British Realm of the Venerable qrder of the HospItal of St. John of Jerll!alem and with the returns received from Jerusalem, we hereby certify them to be correct. S, Frederick's Place, Old J ewry, E.C. 2. PRICE, WATERHOU E & CO., 21st February, 1&45. Chartered A ccounlan ts.

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TIlE Ho pitaller and the ommittee of the Ophthalmic Hospital have the honour to ubmit their Fifty-third Report for the information of His Royal Highne s the Grand Prior, the Chapter-General, and its ub criber . Your ommittee ha great plea ure in reporting the informal visit to the Ho pital of H.E. the High ommissioner of Palestine and Transjordan, Field-Mar. hal t.he Viscount Gort, V.C., G.C.B., D .S.O. His vi it in the first we k in December 0 hortl T after his assuming office may be considered a pecial compliment to the "york of the Order of t. John in Palestine, but, a he explained in a letter to the Hospitaller, he had heard so much about the Ho pital before he came to Palestine that he particularly wi hed to pay it a \-1 it as early as po sible after his arrival. He goes on : " May I say at once how very pleased I was with all I saw? There was in the Hospital an air of cheerfulness and efficiency and this was, I think, uue to t.he keenne sand d votion of Doctors Manson and Budeiri. You may be sure that I will gladly pay another visit when my programme become less full." This vi it of His Excellency will be a stimulus to the taf£ to maintain, despite all their difficulties, the high prestige of the Ho pital in its work for humanity under the flag of the Order in the Holy Land. HOSPITAL PERSO.l.

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The Hospital is still without a ub-"\Varden, despite every effort to ecure one. 0 long as the war lasts the difficulty will remain. The post of Honorary R adiologi t is vacant owing to Dr. W. E. Thompson having joined the staff of UNRRA. Dr. Bisharat, the Clinical Assistant, resigned his post in October and has not yet been replaced. Dr. A. A. F. Nussiebeh did a three months' course of training prior to taking charge of the mobile ophthalmic unit of the Department of Health. Ezzat Ahmad Mahmoud attended a course before being posted Male Dresser to Hebron District. The Matron, Mis Peyton-J ones, resigned while on leave in England, and Sister Anne C. G. Hayes has been appointed to succeed her. Miss Mabel E. Fermor joined the Nursing Staff as Assistant Sister in August. She came to the Hospital from Moorfields. All the difficulties of perpetual changes of Palestine personnel set out in last year's R eport have continued unabated during 1944, and the cost of living has shown no signs of any decrease; on food alone in the Arab

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market in Jerusalem there was a ri ~ e of nearly 18 points between the Ja:nuary figUl~es and those of ugu t. (Late t ojji6al statement.) The pnce o~ clot~mg eems fanta tic-a man's suit co t from £P30 to £P40, and a linen Jacket and trou ers £P15. \Vomen's clothe are on a similar scale. One may be allowed to w~nder who are buyers at uch price. The \Varden has been appomted a member of the ommittee in Palestine of the War Organization of the British Red ro ociety and the Order of St. John. Miss Kirkwood, the Secretary, resigned on receiving a po t with UNRRA. PATIENT. . In .spite of .the severe. handicap under "vhich the work of the Ho pital IS bemg. carned on ~wmg to shortage of Pale tinian staff, a well a dev~statmg tr~ubles m the domestic sphere, the numbers of new OutPatIents have mcreased in a most marked manner-a ure index of th popularity of our sur.gical and nursing taff and the neces ity of th eXIstence of the HospItal. The numbers of onsultations are al 0 sab factory. So far as the shrinkage in In-Patients is concerned the \Varden states tI:at the d~cline is du~ to the impo ibility of gettin'g nurse and wardmalds. It IS not possIble to look after women pati nts without female attendants and these .ar~ at ti~es ~obtainable. One can only th~n cut down .on female a~mI sIOns, whIch IS done with great reluctanc . This shortage IS so acute m Palestine that everal Ho pital are almo t closed. PALESTII IAN NURSES' CERTIFICATES. The following have qualified for their Certificates: Amelia Bandak Emma Hammam, Jenny Kazukian, \Vadia Nasruilah, aada ~ Ta er: and Senta Warchawski. The Certificates state that these Nur e have been attached t~ the. Nursin.g St.aff of the Hospital for a four month' course of practIcal lI:strucbon m Ophthalmic nur ing and thereafter have served for a penod of at least one year as an Ophthalmic Tur e at a Government Centre supervised by the Order. During the year under review the Warden has had the assistance of a ~overnmen~ Nurse for three months-a great help under exi ting CITcumstances.

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and the Order of t. John, which has played so important a part in helping to minimize the many difficulties arising in carrying on the daily duties of the taff. Your ommittee has to thank Mr. A. R. G. Hudson, of the vVar Organization tores Department, for his valuable help in providing the means for despatch of v~ry necessary drugs and instruments to the Hospital by more expeditious channels than would otherwise be available. VISITORS. The following are the names of a few who visited the Hospital in 1944 : H.l\I. King Feisal II of Iraq and the Queen Mother (the former accompanied by the Iraqui on ul-General) paid professional visits to the \\ arden. The King, accompanied by the Princess Abdia, made a second i it on hi return from Egypt. Al 0 from Iraq, among others, came the King's Phy ician, Dr. inderson (accompanied by irs. Sinder on), and ir Edwin Drower, dviser to the Department of Justice and tewart Perowne, O.B.E., C.ST.J., Oriental ecretary, H.B.M. Embassy, Baghdad. Lieut.- olonel Frazer, on ulting Ophthalmologist to the p.r. Force; Lady \Vebb, wife of the Chief Justice of Kenya; Colonel Chapman, Liai on [ficer with the u tralian Forces in the Middle East; Dr. Ander on, uperintendent of .M .. Hospitals; Aref Bey EI Aref, a well-known writer on the Bedouin, now District Officer of Ramalleh, who ga\'e the Hospital high praise for its work for the poorer classe~ of Pale tine and ir Has an uhrawardy, O.B.E., A.C.ST.J., late AdVlser on 1\10 lem Hairs to the ecretary of tate for India, who was very much impres ed when vi iting the Hospital early in 1944 with the work we w re doing for the 10slem poor. He inquired about endowing a bed or cot. He \ as on his way back to India-visiting Palestine en route. ST. JEAN D'AcRE. othing definite has been settled yet with the Government regarding the new site for their Clinic in Acre, but a good position ha been provisionally agreed on. It i at present occupied by a Girls' chool which it is proposed to move out from its present situation before long. This site will give access to some of the foundations of the old Ho pitaller Centre in Acre, and the chool buildings will make an admi.rable Clinic to which our trained Nur es could be posted.

SOUTH BLOCK. This has been. in use during the year for Out-Patients who are able to pay ~ees for theIr treatment. It is hoped that one or more of the beds proVlded for In-Patients will ~e brought into use during 1945 It will depend largely on whether relIable Palestinian nurses can be obtained to staff the beds reserved for female patients. HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. Y?ur Committee ,:"ould repeat its appreciation of ail the generous aid recelv.ed from the Dlr~ct?r of Medical ervices, the Food Controller, and the MIddle East CommlssIOn of the Joint War Organization of the B.R.C. .

TRA S[ORDAN. The Warden has been over to inspect the Clinic, for which it i suggested that your Committee should be responsible, and detail of the neces ary arrangement are being di cussed between the \Varden and the Committee of the Clinic. Something definite should be arrived at before the end of 1945. Mr. A. S. Kirkbride, C.M.G., O.B.E ., M.C., the British Resident in Amman, is most anxious that the Order should undertake work in Transjordan. The small Hospital belonging to a Missionary lady recently deceased and bequeathed to the Bishop in Jerusalem could also be used as a Clinic. It is understood that the Bishop would be agreeable to letting the Order occupy it when the pre ent

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tenants have vacated it. Meanwhile, an arrangement has been come to whereby from 1st December a Government Doctor and a urse are being given a course of ophthalmic training for three month CYPRUS. The Director of Health of the Government of Cypru ,Dr. heverton, visited the Hospital and discussed 'w ith the \Varden the que bon of training an Ophthalmic Surgeon and Jur e for the Ophthalmic Department of the General Hospital in icosia. The ugge tion i that the Surgeon should come from Cyprus to our Hospital for a year, and that we should take one Nurse at a time, living in. The e Cypriot Tur e , who know no Arabic, would have done ix months' training previou ly with Miss Rogers, of Watson House, fir t, 0 that they may pos ibly have become acquainted \vith a little of the Arabic language before joining our staff. The Department of Health, Cypru , will pay for the board of Nurses resident with us, and there will be no extra co t to the Order for the training either of the Surgeon or the :Xur es. Dr. Cheverton, when on leave, called to see the Hospitaller twice, and it wa agreed to allow the scheme to be initiated as soon as conveni nt after hi return to Cyprus. LIBRARY. The following books have been presented to the Ho pital Library by Sir Charles Marston, K.ST.J.: The Holy Bible (Revised Ver ion), The Apocrypha (Revised Version), and The Bible Comes Alive-of thi la t book the donor is the author and he has autographed all the three volumes. The small library in the Hospital will be the richer by having these three books on its shelves. A grateful acknowledgment has been sen t to the donor. Books on Palestine and Syria and on any subject connected with the Order will be welcome, as well as books of historical and general inter t. Some twenty volumes have been recently collected and only await opportunity of transfer to the Hospital. GIFTS. Mr. E. Keith-Roach, late District Commissioner, J erusalem District, has presented to the Hospital a stone from the Roman Aqueduct leading to the Temple area (second century). There are traces of this aqueduct still to be seen in the Hospital grounds. To the Order he ha given a stone from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and also one from the hurch of the Nativity in Bethlehem. To the Library of the Order he has presented a very interesting page from his Visitors' Book, showing, on the date 15th March, 1940, the signatures, one under the other, of the three Patriarchs of the Orthodox Church.

~ Christophoros, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria. ~ Alexander, Patriarch of Antioch. ~ Timotheus,

Patriarch of Jerusalem.

It is believed that this is the first occasion since A.D. 1443 that the three Patriarchs have been in Jerusalem at the same time.

REPORT. LADIES' LINEN GUILD. Your Committee heard \\'ith sincere regret of the death of. ~ob~nia, Vi counte s 101mtgarret, who had been Chairma.n of the Ladies Lm~n Guild since it inception in 1027. Your CommIttee has. frequently m it Annual Reports acknowledged with gratitude the help ~t h~s recelv~d from the Guilc1, and there was no member more enthusI,:-stIc than Its hairman in furthering the good work on b~half of the HospItal. Her I\lajesty Queen Mary ha been gracIOu 1y p1eas~d to ~pprove the appoint.mcnt of the Countess of Cromer, D.ST.J., as ChaIrman m the room of Lac1y :Jlountgarret, and your ~ommit~ee feels co~fide?-t that the intere. t and prosperity of t.he GUIld are m afe an~ msplred cO.ntrol. , he, like her predece or, ha the advantage of knowmg the HospItal. FI~A~CE.

Th Incom and Expenc1iture Account for the Financial year end~ng 30th " pt.ember, 19! 1, hoy'\' that the cost to the ~rder of ItS. HospItal , £-J,,)') --,- l(ls . •3d. , compared with £5 ' 904 4s. 3d. m the preVIOUS year.d \\a '. . d S tl Donations and .\nnual ub criptions re~elved m London an co .an how a light inc rea e-tho e collected m, J eru~ale~l also show. a slight incr a e. The financial aid from the Order s ubordl~ate Establis~ents arc rderr ~d to unc1er" ontribution from .O,'er eas . ConsultatIOn fee amounted to £G3 , and from the HospItal :Jloney Box the sum of ., . £ 17:3 11 . ()d. wa collecte~l. On the Expenditure SIde ~lanes, \\ ages, and Pe!lsIOns show a~ . e of 7:,,(')67 and HOll ekeepmg of £330. These two Items lncrea -' . . d 1 areb largel)I bcyond onr control, owing to the high c.ost of hvmg an .t le a norma ri in wagc. Drug, Repairs, .and Mamtenance o.f furmtur~ all sho~v incrcll e ,wherca Printing, tatIOnery, etc., Travelling, Electnc uppl~, and \\'ater show decreases. T

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FROM OVERSEAS.

Your ommittee gladly recognize the substant.ial s':lpport, amounti.ng to £512 3s. L1d., it has again.r ceived from the Pnory m outhern Af.nca during the financial year endmg 30th eptember,1944. Further donatIOns amounting to £112 is. 10d. have been received and acknc:wledged gr~tefully, between 1 t October and 31st December. These will be 'publIshed m the Report for 194.5. From the Commander), of the AustralIan Commonwealth the um of £182 19s. 3d. is grate~ully .ac~{nowledged . To the Commandery in New Zealand your CommIttee IS ~ndebted for the sum of £34 lls. (a further sum of £34 2s. 7d. arnved after. the close of the financial year), and finally from the Comm.an~ery m Cana?a came a welcome grant of £100 plus a personal subscnptIOn of £1 ls. 6d. from Miss A. J. Attrill. . From Kenya the sum of £13 l1s . ~d. has been r~celve~. Thou~~ acknowledged in the Report for 1044, It was :r:c:t ~ecelved till J anual) , 1945. It will appear again in the Re.port,~or 194::> m ItS proper place under " Annual Subscriptions and I?onat~ons '. Thanks are aaain due to MISS HIlda Ridler, O.B.E., O.ST.J., our valued Honorary Trea:urer in J erusalem, for her efforts in behalf of our work

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in the Holy Land . Her collection amounted to £227 8s. 10d., an increase on. her tot';ll last year. Your Committee offers its congratulation on her bemg admltted to the Order in the Grade of Officer ( iter). JUBILEE ApPEAL

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It,...is ~ati fa~tory to note that this fund ha increa ed by no Ie than £3,5/3, mcluding a legacy of £3,000 under the \vill of ir Charle IInle K.ST.J.; £10? from Colonel Sir Richard eadham, D . . 0., C.ST.J.; £~65 ls. 9d . from the Order.of the Temple, Great Priory of Englancl and " a.les, through the G.reat VIce-Chancellor, Confrere ir Thoma Lumleymlth,. D:S.O., I<.ST.J., and £100 from Lady PI nder. The total a\'ailable for building a Nurses' Home or a new ' Varden' Lodge i now clo'e on £5,000 . OLIVE.

As r~gards. the olive crop, this wa a complete failurc thi ' year, not only wIth OUI own crop, but. throughout Palestine. There wa no frnit \~hatever on the trees ... Olives are not obtainahle in thc bazaar tlli, :year except small quantItIes of Cyprus olives. COXCLUSIO~.

,The Committee cannot ~~nclude this report without expre ing to the \ \ arden and to D~. Budelfl ar:d the Matron and Kur. ing ~ taff and all t?e other v:'orkers m the Ho pltal, Briti h anr1 Pale 'tinian, it appreciatIon of t~eIr devoted s~rvice and their unceasing efforts to maintain and enhar:ce m every possIble way t~e reputat.ion of the Ho pital and the prestIge of t?e Order o~ St. John m the Holy Land, which aw it birth more than eIght centunes ago.

1an'Uary,

1945 .

Compar ative T a ble of Hosp ital Stati ti c . 1944.

I n-patients . 959 Out-patients, new 21,776 Attendances, total 123,172 Operations. 2,748

1943 . 1,173 19,528 130,113* 2,964

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1942 . 1,117 21,149 125,490 2,689

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1941. 1,132 21,933 124,628 2,577

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The Warden's Report for the

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1944.

Although Palestine has in no ense relaxed in its war effort, the actual ten ion of war i now far removed from us. Home leave for British official ha again become a matter of routine, and our communications are xtcnding in every direction. Jerusalem is still a favourite centre for men and \vomen of the Forces, and many of these, e pecially those who havc as ociations \\'ith ,t. John Ambulance Units throughout the Empire, have been w kome vi itor to the Ho pital of the Order as in th earlier war years. The impro\'ement in the Military situation has not, unfortunately, been followed b~r any relief on the economic front . Thc co t of living i at lea t a high to-day as it was at the time when Pale tine wa packed with troop. "Vorse even than the cost of living ha be n the difficulty of ecuring adequate subordinate staff, and this ha , on a ntunber of occa ion, obliged us to reduce the number of admi ions. From the point of view of admini tration the year just pa ed has in fact been the mo t trying we have faced during the war. Th clinical work ha been carried out almo t entirely by two surgeons and two Briti h isters with the support of a staff nurse generously econded to u by the Director of ~ledical ervices. Consequently we have been able to do no more than the routine work of the Hospital, and there ha been no opportunity for extending this or of giving special attention to any of the many interesting cases that confront us in our out-patient Department. or has there been time to give adequate attention to Government Ophthalmic clinics though close contact is maintained with the e through their medical officers and nurses who come to u for training, and by the patients referred to us from the clinic for consultation and operation . The number of new cases een during the year was 21,776, of whom 17,700 were Moslem, 3,270 hri tians, and 806 J ews. This total is an increase on the 19,52 ne\\' ca es seen in 1943 . Total consultations ntunbered 123,172, compared with 130,113 for the previous year. Of the total consultations 101,401 were Moslems, 20,715 Christians, and 7,997 Jews. The number of admissions was 959, compared with 1,173 for 1943. The daily average of in-patients was 22 · 7, and the average duration of stay in ho pital was 8·6 day. It was disappointing to have to make dra tic cuts in admissions, but for many months of the year, even up to the present, it has been impossible to secure so es ential an aSf:istant as a wardmaid, and we have had no probationer nurses, and only one staff nurse to assist in the ward. The number of operations performed was 2,748 (2,964 for 1943). This includes 567 intra-ocular operations, of which 356 were for cataract . 1,522 operations were performed for t he relief of trichiasis. The number of general ancesthetics administered was 170. The total nlll1ber of patient suffering from acute conjunctivitis was 7,507, compared with 6,810 for the previous year. Of these 850 (11 · 3 per cent) were complicated by corneal ulceration (9 ·1 per cent in the previous year). The number of corneal ulcers that went on to perforation was 176

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(20'7 per cent), as compared with 65 (10·4 per cent) for the previous year. In the Annexe clinic 3,395 infant and children were examined, and of these 2,969 suffered from acute conjunctivitis compared with 2,841

in the previous year. The incidence of this di ea e varies with the temperature, and this year's climate and the number of ca e of epidemic ophthalmia were average. The total attendances of these young patient was 23,456. Of the 2,969 children suffering from acute conjunctiviti , 257 (8· 6 per cent) had corneal ulcers on their first vi it. Of the remaining 2,712 children 55 developed ulcers while undergoing trea tmen t. 111i was. sometimes the result of irregularity of attendance, but in other cases was due to lowered resistance from malnutrition and poor home conditions. This type of acute conjunctivitis is u ually rapid in on et and often alamung in character. It requires assiduous nur ing, but if taken in time responds in a most gratifying manner. \Yhile ulphonamidc treatment is employed extensively and with some good re ults, there are many cases in wluch it is without effect. orne of these may respond to Penicillin when supplies of this drug become available. It is hoped, too, that we shall soon have facilities for admitting the more erious case to an isolation ward for more intensive treatment so that corneal ulceration subsequent to the patient's first visit will be a rarity. \Vhile child!:en whose homes are outside Jerusalem are undergoing treatment theIr parents are accommodated in the Annexe building. In October, for example, an average of 130 persons per night availed themselves of this accommodation. Although these residents are peasant of the poorest class they are dignified and courteous and accu tom d to defer to their elders in patriarchal fashion. In their community life in the Annexe they are consequently of exemplary conduct. They are all Moslems. The following table sets out the causes of blindness in ca es attending this year:A. B.

CONGENITAL. ACQUIRED:-

1. Conjunctivitis resulting in(a) Corneal Opacity . (b) Secondary Glaucoma (c) Shrunken Globe 2. Fundal Conditions . 3. Glaucoma (Primary) 4 . Cataract 5. Injury . 6. Various Total Causes

REPORT .

247 478 656 130 226 702 20 6 2,475

Note : Blind One Eye = 1,725 Blind Both Eyes = 750 (375 x 2) Total 2,475

. Blindness due to cataract (which is almost always remedial) occurred m 702 cases. Of the remaining 1,773 blind eyes 1,381 were blinded as the result of acute conjunctivitis. It can readily be appreciated from

these figures why 0 much of our energy has to be directed towards counteracting thi constantly recurring scourge ~f the summer mo~th~i Trachoma wa present in one or other stage m 88·4 per cent. 0 a our out-patient. The poorer cla es who have made ~eat fin~mClal and social progress during the war are howing much more mterest m the care of their own and their children's eyes than formerly. The worst cases of trachoma we have encountered during the year have come from Tran jordan which would suggest that social prog~ess is also ~foot ther~. Refractio~ work makes considerable inr~ads lI~tO our tIm~ an~ 1 generally a much more trying procedure, ~wmg to Irregular astIgma~l m from corneal cars, than in a European hospItal. The number o~ refractIOns carried out was 1,395, and 733 pre criptions. f?r glas~es were gIVen. The e were mainly for Government officials, Bntish re~Idents, and students, of whom an ever increasing number come for aSSIstance. In the beginning of the year the Department of Health vacate~ part of outh Block, which had been lent to Go-yernment for the duratIOn of the war for u e a an air raid casualty h.ospital. Th~ rooms vc:cated and handed back to u included the ChIef urgeon s cons~tmg room, Pale tinian Tur e ' fiat, admission bath rooms, a~d the .li?en roo~s. Thi has been of the greatest assistance not only 111 'provldin~ us Wlth better and very nece ary accommodation, but also 111 releasmg rooms in the old hospital for other purposes. The following Government ~ledical officers have attended for Refresher Cour es during 1944 : Dr. Adel Kus iebeh: January- 1arch (prior to his taking charge of the Government lobile Ophthalmic Unit). Dr. H. Chalayini: March- pril. . Dr. howkat Mufti: December (stIll attending) (of the Department of Health, Tran jordan). The following Nurses have also undergone a course in Ophthalmic nursing:. . Nur e Emma Hammam, who attended a course of in~tructIon. m the previous year, was permitted by the Director of Medical SerVIces to continue with us in view of our shortage of staff. . Nurse Tamam Ayoub Fakhoury: February-May (of the Edmburgh Medical Mission Hospital at Nazareth). Nurse Naimeh Musallem Duke: August-December (Department of Health). . . Nurse Nabieha S. Wirr : eptember (still attendmg) (Department of (D t Health). . . Nurse Yasmin Ead Kakeesh: December (still attendmg) epartmen of Health, Transjordan). . ' Nur e Fadwa Mansour Khourieh: October (still attending) (of the Edinburgh Medical Mission Hospital at Nazareth). Miss Peyton Jones gave up the post of Matron at the ·en.d of 1y~3, after ten years of devoted service to the Hospital. She had, c:ddi~IOn to her administrative duties, taken charge of the Annexe ~linlC smce 1936, and her work in that most exacting of departments was mvaluable. Our Hon. Radiologist, Dr. W. E. Thomp on, O.B.E., C.ST.J., a~~o retired from his post as Surgeon Specialist to the Government of Palestme

during the year and joined the Albanian ection of V.N.R. R .A. Dr. Thompson has been closely associated v,Tith the Ho pital since he fir t joined the taff in 1924. H e ha been a constant help not only as radiologist, but a physician and friend to all the Briti h taff for as long as he has been in Palestine. Miss Olive Kirkwood, who had been ecretary to the Ho pital ince the beginning of 1940, also left in August of this year to join the Yugo lav Section of V. .R.R .A. Miss Kirkwood was a most efficient secretary and saw us safely through the early years of the ,var when the office work in connection with the building of outh Block and the control of upplies had reached formidable proportions. These losses to our British taff naturallv increased the work of tho e who remained. The Matron and isters have in addition mo t willingly undertaken the re ponsibilities of housekeeping, and the many extra domestic duties that they from time to time have uddenly found themselves confronted with. The R egistrar, Dr. Budeiri, has been an unfailing help, particularly in the Out-P atient Department. In spite of many changes in the subordinate taft, the be t remain with us, and only ,,,,ith their loyal support has it been po sible to carry on effectively throughout the year. ( igned) ?\OR MAK

:\IA~ -

n'arden.

PERSONNEL. 'Crbe fcHowing atteni)e() courses at tbe 1bospttaI :-

Certified Nurses from the Department of Health. Non-Government

Stati sti cs of Di eases. Eye Lids. Trichiasis and Ent.ropion Entropion Spastic Ectropion icatricial Ectropion, eDlic Blephari tis l'lcerosa Blepharitis 'quamo a Lagoph thalmos Ptosis .. H ordeolum Chalazion Derm oid Eczema. Epithelioma Abscess. Tumour . Roelen t l'lcer . Herpes IIc:cmangioma . )"t. . Colloidal Degeneration of Tarsus Injury

OX,

j antlary, 1945.

Government Doctors

REPORT.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

Adel Nussiebeh. H. Chalayini. Show kat Mufti (Medical OHicer, Government of Transjordan). Emma Hammam. Naimeh Musallam Duke. Nabieha S. Wirr. Yasmin Ead Kakeesh (Transjordan) . Tamam Ayoub Fakhoury (of the Edinburgh Medical Mission Hospital at Nazareth). Fadwa Mansour Khourieh (of the Edinburgh Medical Mission Hospital at Nazareth).

2,931 10 6

132 9 13 5

197 117 3

30 3 7 6

17 3

5 7 6 11

Orbit. Cellulitis Tumour. Injury

C01ljullctiva. Trachoma 19,242 Spring atarrh 139 Acute Conjunctivitis 6,657 J\cute onjunct.ivitis with Ulcer Cornea 50 Chronic Conjunctivitis 12 Angular Conjunctivitis 36'* Blepharo Conjunctivitis 227 Traumatic Conjunct.ivitis . 22 Pinguecula 5 Pterygium 856 Symblepharon 40 Tumour, 3 Injury 106 Cyst 5 Xerosis 13 Foreign Body. 7 LachYymal Apparatus, Dacryocyst.itis Acute Dacryocyst.itis Chronic Mucocele Fistula Limbus. Pigmented Jcevus Tumour. Phlycten

16 99 14 5

Coynea, Ulcer Simple Ulcer Hypopyon Ulcer Perforated Pannus Nebula or Leucoma, Adherent Leucoma Fist.ula Xerosis Staphyloma Ectasia or Conical Herpes Plaque Descematocele Facet Keratitis Superficial Kerat.itis Traumatic Keratitis Macular Foreign Body, Injury Sclera. taphyloma General Anterior Staphyloma Episcleritis Injury Scleritis . Foreign Body.

480 42 62 2,411 3,621 1,414 4

47 151 98 13 10 4

17 31 5

8 189 7

16 231 6

12 1

Iris. Iritis (and irido-cyclitis) Irido Dialysis (traumatic) Congenital Coloboma Posterior Synechice . Occlusio Pupillce

88 38

Choroid. Choroiditis Disseminated. Choroido Retinitis

R etina. (Various) . Retinitis Albuminurica Retinitis Diabetic Retinitis Pigmentosa Macular Degeneration Hcemorrhage Detachment Arterio Sclerosis Throm bosis Cen tral Vein . Embolism Central Artery. Glioma (Retince) Pseudo Glioma ~euro-Retinitis

73 1 2

()

13 3 6

2'* 16 4

25 8 2 2 2 4

Optic ."Verve. H 2 228

~euritis . Atrophy, Opaque Nerve Fibres

40 4

OPHTHALMIC

Lens. Senile Cataract Congenital Cataract. Traumatic Cataract Complicated Cataract Anterior Capsular Cataract Posterior Polar Cataract Aphakia. Secondary Cataract Membrane. Dislocated Lens

1,081 25 29 53 49 9 -*07 -*6 10

Vitreolls. 10 4

Opacities Hcemorrhage

REp ORT.

HOSPITAL

Astigmatism Presbyopia Amblyopia (Toxic)

360 241 2

300 151 1 13 43 5 2

Ametropia. Myopia. Hypermetropia

305 454

78 9 1

Lens. Cataract SenileSim pIe extraction Com bined extraction Membrane Cataract TraumaticLinear Extraction Soft a taractDiscission (with evacuation)

Globe. 55 205 189 65 1

Shrunken Ophthalmitis Panophthalmitis nophthalmos Exophthalmos Injuries (Perforating) Microph thalmos Xerophthalmos Foreign Bodies (Intra-Ocular) Sympathetic Ophthalmia.

5 21 13-+ 1 17 1 3 14

Eyelids. Trichiasis and EntropionGraft (Mucous Membrane) Snellen Spencer Watson. Hotz . Other Operations Plastic (skin grafting) Chalazion. Wound repair operation A bscess of lid Tumour of lid-removal Ptosis

4-+ 4 4 20

Conjunctiva. 3 14S 11 2

Lachrymal Apparatus. 43 4 63 10

Excision of Sac . Abscess . Probing and Syringing. 3-Snip Operation

35 31

Decompres ion operatlOn Enucleation Evisceration . Foreign Body (Magnet Extraction) Posterior Sclerotomy .

Cornea. 1 3 6

11 61 3

Orbit. Advancement Tenotomy. Recession . A b cess drainage Excision Tumour . TOTAL IA]OR OPERATIO S . TOTAL MINOR OPERATIONS (Various) GROSS TOTAL FOR 194-*

410 90 13 5 96

Tarsectomy Pterygium Symblepharon Tumours (removed)

21 250 19

Globe. -1 6

Details of O pera tions

Tattooing. Tumour of Lim bus Wound Repair . Scemisch Section.

Iris. Iridectomy Excision of Prolapse Division of Synechia

l\ll1scles. Strabismus Convergent trabismus Divergent Strabismus Sursumvergent trabismus Alternating Jystagmus 3rd Nerve Paralysis. 6th Nerve Paralysis. Other Paralysis

Glaucoma. Acute Primary Sub-Acute. Chronic Glaucoma Secondary Glaucoma Absolute Glaucoma. Infantile Glaucoma.

10 6 7

1 1 2,407

341 2,748

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

Annual Su bscriptions.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS. Received In London from 1st October, 19-13, September, 19+1.

Acland, The Hon nIrs. A. D . (the late) Ailesbury, The l\Iarquess of, D.S.O. c Ann, Captain H. T . Archer, Lieut.-Colonel Goodowyn L., T.D. Ashby, The Rev. X Atkinson, ~1aj or Sir Arthur, K.B.E. c Audland, W. E., M.B.E., M.R.C.S. C Barclay, Lieut.-Colonel and :\Irs. Hubert c Barwick, Captain F. M., O.B.E., R .N. Beachcroft, Major P. M., O.B.E. Bilton, Mr. and Mrs. F. c Blackham, Major-General R. J., C.B., C.M.G.,

SUBSCRIPTIONS.

to 30th

Annual Subscriptions. D onation3. £ s. d. £ s. d. o 0 2 2 o o 2 5 o o 10 6

-+ 2 10 -4

5 2 C.!.E., D.S.O.,

M.D.

Bottomley, F. C., O.B.E., M.D. C Bowman, H. E., C.M.G., C.B.E. Brassey, The Countess c Brown, Sir Herbert, K.B.E. c Browne , Brigadier J . G., C.M.G., C.B.E., D .S .O. Bryce, D. c Bucknill, Mrs. S. P. B. Butler, Lady Constance c Cadbury, Mrs. W. A .. c Catt, Lieut.-Colonel P. H. c 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. c Cudworth, Miss M. r Dalton, Brigadier C. J . G., O.B.E. C Dalton, 1\1rs. J. C. Dixon, J. W. Eastfield Road School S.J.A.B. Cadets Ebbisham, The Lord, G.B.E. Ellis, VV. c FitzPatrick, Colonel H. L., C.B.E. Ford, Colonel Sir Bertram, T.D., LL.D. c Foulkes, Lieut.-Colonel W. Allen, O.B.E., T.D. C Freshfield, Miss Jessica L., R.R.C. Grantham, W. Ivor . Hampson, G. c Harrel, W. V., C.B ., C.B.E., M.V.O. C Harris, Captain The Lord, M.C. Harris, J ohn A. Hayward, E. J. Hines, R. R. Holroyde, Miss L. M., R.R.C. C Howard de Walden and Seaford, The Lady, C.B.E. Hunter-Weston, Lady Hyde Preceptory and Priory No. 98, Wimborne, Dorset Inverclyde, Charlotte, The Lady, D.ST.J. c Lang, The Most Rev. The Lord, G.C.V.O., P.C. , etc. r Lechmere, Captain A. H. Leverhulme, The Viscount. " L.M.C."

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Lowson, D. C. Flowerdew Lynch, \1rs . L. B. Lytton, The Countess of, c.!. c McRea, Sir harles c May, 1\Iajor F., M.B.E. Tl1illc;, G. Moore, C. Gordon, C.V.O., M.B., M.R.C.S. Morrison, Commander E. A., R.N. l\Iornson, J. 1<. K, the late l\10untgarret, Hoobmla, Viscountess, O.B.E. . ::.\Iount Grace Preceptory of ~Iasomc Kmghts Templar ... TO.

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Note .-The letter" c .. before subscribers' names indicates that they have signed

the Covenant.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL.

PRIORY FOR WALES.

1.000 1. 500 2.000 5.000 2.000 1.000 1.050 ..1.000 1.000 2.234 1.000 1.000 2.000 2.000 5.000 1.000 3.000 2.000 1.000 2.000 2.000 ..1.200 7.000 5.000 2.100

E. I\:ei t h-Roach, C.B.E., K.ST. ] . Kenniff A. S. Kirkbride, C.lII.G., O.B.E., lII.C. A. L. Kirkbride, O.B.E. C. Littledale F . C. Mathews J. R ~Iiddlehurst E. ~!ills, C.B.E. Lieut.-Colonel '. E. ~lorris Pastor ~ 'ICIsen :\Iiss D. 1\ .• Torman L. Ohan Hev. C. Perowne, C.F., D.A.C.G., CH.ST.]. S. 11. P ro\\'nc, O.B.E., C.ST.]. Captain l{ \. \\'. Procter, lII.C., S.B.ST.]. ~Ir. and ~lrs. Heynolds quadran Leadcr and 11rs. Hced . ~liss II. Eltller, O.B.E., O.ST.]. St . .\ndrew's \\ omen's Guild :'1r. D. Salameh, A O.ST.]., and ~Ir.s. Salameh :'Irs. Scotl Lad\' Strathearn, D ST.J. - i'ajl EHencli \\T. \\'alker ':\1rs. \\'ebster ~Irs.

Lieut.-Colonel E. J. Trevor Cory, O.B.E. , T.D .. K.St.J .. M.D., Hospitaller of Bridgend. Priory for \Yales (annual grant) Captain X. 1\1. Ingledew

£25 1

0 1

0 0 0

£26

COLLECTED IN SCOTLAND. Bt.-Colonel C. de 'Vindt Crook hank, D.L. , IT. St.J. , Hospitaller of Torphichen. £ s. d. 2 0 0 3 0 0 -! 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0

The Marchioness of Ailsa . The ::\Iarchioness of Bute . c 1\1rs. :'1. U. Crookshank ~Irs. :\1. E . ~1. Graham The Duchess of Hamilton c ~IacGillivray of MacGillivray, T.D., lIl.D., F.R.S.ED. }'Irs . J. ~1. ewton . c H . Pirie-Gordon, of Buthlaw, D.S.C., F.S.A. T

£1

.Vote.-The letter" c " before subscribers' names indicates signature of the Form of Covenant.

COLLECTED IN JERUSALEM. Miss H. Ridler, O.B. E. , O. St.J" Hon . T,-ea ' urer. iF

£PI62.764

C hu rc h Coll ection Angltcan hurch, ] aHa (hnst Church, Jerusalem St .. \ndrc\\"· · Church, Jerusalem '-,t. \ ntlrc\\ 's Church, Haifa Si. George's Cathedral, Jcrusalem

2.965 9...160 22.250 5.000 25.000

~li.ls.

H.E. Sir Harold Madlichael, G.C.lII.G., D.S.O. . _-\nglican Bishop in J erllsalem Sub-Prelate Ch. St. J. and 11rs. Abcarius Bey E. T. Acfield Barclays Bank, Jerusalem i\Irs. Barrett 1\Irs. Bodilly R. E. H. Crosbie, C.lI1.G., C.B.E. Thos . Cook and Son, J erusalem R. F. B. Crook C. J. Edmunds, C.lII.G. C. T. Evans A. Franco . E. L. Garrett H. G. Gray (3 donations) Colonel Lyell Grant (Sports Fund, London Scottish) J. B. Griffin ~Irs. Leslie Gibson 1\1r. and Mrs. Gutch Sir Douglas and Lady Harris Miss 1. E. Hart . Colonel Sir George Hcron, C.lII.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., K.ST.]. Mr. and 1\1rs. Hooper . Colonel H. P. Hunloke ~1iss Hutchinson . Iraq Petroleum Company J. H. Iliffe ~Ir. and Mrs. Jardine

tewart

5.000 2.500 3.000 5.000 3.000 .500 1.000 4.000 5.000 1.000 2.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 17.000 5.090 2.000 2.000 3.000 5.000 .500 3.000 2.000 10.000 1.000 10.000 2.000 3.000

64.675 Total

iP 227.439

COLLECTED BY THE PRIORY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. T. H. Watermeyer , K.St.J. , Hospitaller. \iVorcester Railway Nursing Division Malmesbury Railway Ambulance Division Peninsula Railway Nursing Division No. 1 East London Railway ursing Division Greyville Rallway Ambulance Division Sgt. W. E. Hedges, S.A.M.e. East London Centre, St. John Ambulance Association Salisbury Nursing Division Salisbury Hindoo Ambulance Division Livingstone ursing Division . lVIrs . E. R. Stan ford, S.S.ST .] . . J . H . H. Chamberlain, Esq., S.B.ST.]. Port Elizabeth Harbour Eailway .\ mbulance Division, District. .... Salt River Institute Railway Ambulance Di\'i ion Claremont Iursing Division \ Yynberg ursing Division Miss L. \Voof, O.ST.J.

.A.R. and H.

£ s. d. 5 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 50 0 0 9 10 0 2 10 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 5 5 ;)

1 0 0

0 0 0

11 1

SUBSCRIPTIONS OPHTHALMIC HOSPLT AL.

Vereeniging ursing Division Germiston Nursing Division 2-lth Johannesburg r~ur ing Diyi ion 16th Johannesburg rIursing Diyision Cadet Tursing Divisions 1st Brakpan Nursing Division 1 - th Ambulance Cadet Di\'ision 15t.h Johannesburg I Tursing Division 20th Johannesburg Nursing Division 23rd Johannesburg Nursing Divi ion IO. 1 Cape Town Cit.y Nursing Divi ion De Quellerie Railway ursing Division and the Johan Yan Hiebeeck Railway Ambulance Divisions Natal Sub-Dist.rict Durban Railway Nursing Division \Vitbank Railway Ambulance Division E. L. Phillips. Esq. 1st Pietermaritzburg Tursing Division, ~Tatal District Pretoria Railway Ambulance Division ::\Irs. D. F. J ohnst.on Camps Bay Nursing Division 2nd Pietermaritzburg Churchill ~ursing Division \Yalter Fowkes, Esq., K.ST.}. :Miss P. Fowkes, O.ST.}. Port Elizabeth Area, .J .A.B. J\1rs. E. R. Stanford Staff Sergeant \V. Head Durban and Dist.rict Nursing Divisions

s. d.

0 0 2 2 0 220 550 1 10 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 500 30 0 0 5 0 0 200 10

1-l 12 100 0

9 0

500 5 5 U 10

220 20 0 0 1 0 0 10 6 7 3

0 3

U 0

100 6 7

13') L, 512

{

s d. 29 5 3 371 1 1)

£3-l 11

CONIMANDERY IN CANADA. Senator Norman McLeod Paterson , C.St.J., Hos pitaller. £ s.

Commandery in Canada (grant) Miss A. J. A ttrill

10 10

2 3 1 5 10 20 1 5

2 8 5 5 0 0 6 5

0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

£182 19

Shs. Collection held at. Cathedral of t.he Highlands on the last St. John Day service 14 1 ·20 Donation from Dr. J. A Carman, C.ST.}., District Surgeon, St. John ,\mbulance Brigade Overseas . 30 ·00 Donat.ion from ::\Ir. D. H . Genower, }'I.B.E., O.S.T}., District Secretary, ' I:. John ,\mbulance ssociation 100 ·00 271·20

JUBILEE APPEAL FUND, 1937. COlltnbutions durilZg the year ended 30th Septembel', 1944. D. I\:emp Edwards Colonel Sir Hichard Xeedham, C . I.E., D.S.O. Lady mlth Major \Y. J. Thompson H.o e of Lanca ter Preceptory TO. 157 Order of t.he Temple, Great Priory of England and " Tales c Captain \\' . D. Cargill Thompson Legacy- ir Charles Hyde, deceased. The Lady Plender Liverpool Tursing Corps (E), .J .A.B.

600 100 0 0 50 0 0 10 10 0 5 5 0 265 1 9

3,000 100 6

0 0 6

0 0 0

£3,563

Note.-The letter" c" before a subscriber's name indicates signature of the Form of Covenant.

COLLECTED BY THE COMt\IANDERY OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONIMONWEALTH. Brigadier Robert MacKay Stodart, V.D., C.St.J., Ho pitaller. £ s. d. 2 33

KENYA DISTRICT. Collected by Captain 'V, S. Gulloch, O.St.J., Assistant Comllli ioner, S.J.A. B.O.

el.

100 £101

Provincial Priory, Tew South vVales Avery Preceptory, New South Wales. . Hospitallers' Club of St. John of Jerusalem, Adelaide, South Australia South Australia Centre, St. John Ambulance Association New South \ Vales Centre, St. John Ambulance Association (Ven. Archdeacon S. M. J ohnstone)

3 -l

COLLECTED BY THE COM1\lANDERY IN NE\V ZEALA~D. Charle S. Falconer, C.St.J,. Ho pit£lller . Auckland DistrictAuckland Association and Corps South Auckland Sub-District, Frankton Pukekohe Branch .

Queensland Centre, St. John Ambulance Association Victoria Centre, St. John Ambulance Association (Brigadier H. C. Disher) Lady Superintendent Committee, New South \ Vales (per Miss Steele, Superintendent) Leichhardt .I. ursing Division, .I. -ew South vVales (per ::\1iss Muir, Superintendent.) ydney Precept.ory, .I. Tew Sout.h \Vales Provmcial Priory, Syclney, ew South \Vales St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, S1.. John Church Parade Collections Lady Ev lyn ameron" i\stor" Sydney 'to John Ambulance Nursing Division, ?lIelboume, Victoria Centre PrO\'incial Priory, Sydney A. Colquhoun, Esq ., ydney

8 0

0 0

I COME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT YEAR E DED 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1944. EXPE DITURE. I COME. s. d. S. d . £ £ Retaining wall- South Balance at 1st October, Block, Ophthalmic 1943 1,381 7 3 Hospital . . . 59 4 0 Contributions 3,563 2 9 Balance at 30th SeptemInterest on Investment 69 3 4 ber, 1944 4,954 9 4

500 £5,013 13 75 13

£5,0 13 13

Linen Guild. lPresi t) ent :

HE R MAJESTY QUEEN MARY. <! bairmnn : ROBINIA, VISCOUNTESS l\IOUNTGARRET.

llHce::Ubnirnul11 : THE DOWAGER DUCHESS OF GRAFTON.

Uomm ittee: T H E MARCHIONESS OF BUTE, D.B.E. THE MARCHIONESS OF NORMANBY, O . B.E. THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF AIRLIE, G . B.E. L A DY MARGA R ET MACRAE OF FEO! RLINN, O. B. E.

THE VI S COUNTESS HEREFORD. THE VISCOUNTESS ELIBANK. LADY MALCOLM OF POLTALLOCH, C.B.B. MRS. WOOLRYCH PEROWNE.

1bon. Secret nr l2: MRs. \ VOOLRYCH PEROWNR.

Report of the Committee fo r 19-14. It is with deep regret that we have to open the Report of the Linen Guild for 1944 by recording the death of our Chairman, Robinia,Vi counte Mountgarret, a Dame Grand Cross of the Order, who pas ed o,'er la t November, having been Chairman for nearly eighteen year. he was a member of the Pilgrimage of 1926 which visited Jeru alem and the Hospital of the Order there. "Many of the Dames of the Order realized on the Pilgrimage what a boon it would be to the Ho pital authoritie if the lady members of the Order could undertake to suppl the nece an' linen, etc., and other domestic wants needed and so have a definite link with the Hospital in Jerusalem. On the return to England, no time was lost in making the nece anT approaches to various ladies of the Order who were only too glad to welcome the suggestion to join in founding the Ladies' Linen Guild a we know it now. Lady Mountgarret became the first Chairman of the new ommittee of twelve with Mrs. Woolrych Perowne as Honorary ecretary. Knowing Queen Mary's great interest in the work of the Order of t. John it wa decided to venture on an approach to Her Majesty and to invite her to beco:ne ~resident of the new G"?ild. On her gracious consent being obtamed It was clear that the Gmld was bound to be the success it ha been. ~ntil war broke out, since when her health has prevented her from domg so, Lady Mountgarret was very active as Chairman, and did sterling work for the Guild. The Committee will miss her greatly. The successor to Lady Mountgarret is the Countess of Cromer, a Dame of St. John, of whose appointment Her 1ajesty, Queen Mary, was graciously pleased to approve. Lady Cromer was also a member of the Pilgrimage in 1926 . Owing to war conditions, it was not possible to hold a Committee meeting during 1~44, although several attempts were made unsuccessfully to secure a meetmg. The Honorary Secretary has been obliged to carry on alone. It ?~S been with great difficulty that supplies of linen and other Hospital reqUISItes have been sent out to Palestine during the war. The Stores Manager of the Joint War Organization has, however, been most helpful,

LINEN GUILD .

not only in finding for us the materials for which the Matron asked, but also by helping the Committee to transfer what had been bought from this country to Palestine. We are most grateful to Mr. Hudson, the General Manager, for all his help. It will be seen by looking at the Income and Expenditure Receipts table at the end of this Report, that Linen Room stores were purchased and eli patched to the Hospital to the amount of £193 5s. during 1944. It ha not been found practical under war conditions to carryon the original practice of inviting individual members of the Linen Guild to supply orne of the separate items that were asked for by the Matron but it is hoped soon to return to this very wholesome method which give members a personal interest in what is going on in the Hospital. H r l\Iaje ty Queen Mary ha been good enough to manifest her continued interest in our work by pre enting some special cot covers for use in the Ho pital. \11 who have seen the bed covers in the Hospital will remember them. Visitors are always very much struck with the pale grey covers carrying OIl the centre the cross of the Order hand-worked on a background of black silk, the lions and the unicorns in the corners of the cros being worked in gold. orne more bed-cover centres are now needed, and the ommittee will be glad to hear from anyone willing to work one or more of them. Yolunteer are invited to write to the Honoran' ecretary of the Ladies' Linen Guild at t. John's Gate, Clerkenwell, E .. 1. Already orne member of the Brigade and others from variou part of the Empire have applied to have the privilege of working some of these centre . The Matron, Mi s Hayes, who succeeded Miss Peyton-Jones on the latter's resignation last July-was in this country for a few months from the end of 1944 to the beginning of 1945, and opportunity was taken to have several meetings 'with her and to discuss things generally. News has been received from the Canadian Branch of the Ladies' Linen Guild that a further donation may be expected for 1945. (igned) . M. GRAFTOI , 19th Alay, 1945. Vice-Chairman.

Linen Guild of the Ophthalnlic Hospital at J erUSalenl. Receipts and Expenditure Account for the year ended 30th September, 1944. EXPE

DITURE.

RECEIPTS.

193 5 0 Linen Room Stores Printing and General Ex9115 penses 202 16 5 Balance at 30th September, 19443 % Defence Bonds 150 0 0 100 0 0 3 % Savings Bonds Cash 277 11 10

£730

Balance at 1st October, 1943 : 3% Defence Bonds. .£150 0 0 3 % Savings Bonds. . 100 0 0 Cash . 169 0 1 - - - - 419 0 Members' Subscriptions : Vice-Presidents .£131 6 0 Associate Members 8 14 0 Honorary Members 12 5 6 152 5 151 12 Donations. . 7 10 Interest on Investments £730

6 8 0

SUBSCRIPTIONS

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL

Subscriptions and Donations. From 1st October, 19-1-3, to 30th September, 19-1--1-. VICE-PRE SID ENTS.

£ s. e Adams, Mrs. Hugh e Airlie, The Dowager Countess of, G.B.E. e Bartholomew, Mrs. C. W. c Brassey, The Countess Bute, The Marchioness of, n .B.E. Byrne, Miss V. J., O.B.E. Cad bury, Dame Elizabeth, n.B.E. Camden, The Marchioness, C.B.E. Campbell, Lady . e Chetwode, Lady . e Copland-Griffiths, The Hon. Mrs. Cromer, The Countess of Davidson, Lady Theodora. . . e Dawson of Penn, The Viscountess, O.B.E. Elibank, The Viscountess Farndon, Mrs. E. B. e Forester, The Dowager Lady e French, Lady Essex, O.B .E. . e Grafton, The Dowager Duchess of. Graham, Mrs. M. B. . e Halifax, The Countess, c.!. . . e Hambleden, The Dowager Viscountess Hann, Mrs. H . F. . . . . Harcourt. The Dowager Viscountess, G.B.E. Henn Collins, The Hon. Lady e Hereford, The Viscountess . Hunter-Weston, Lady Inverclyde, Charlotte, Lady. J ames, Lady Serena . e Lechmere, Mrs. C. M.. . . Lindsay, The Dowager Countess of Lumley, Lady e Lythall, Miss A. E. Lytton, The Countess of, c.!. e MacRae-Gilstrap, Mrs. Malcolm, Lady, C.B.E. • • Mason, Lady Evelyn, O.B.E. , the late Mills, Mrs. J. H. . e Morgan, Mrs. Hickman e Mountbatten, Lady Louis, C.B.E. • • Mountgarret, Robinia Viscountess, O.B.E. e Mulleneux-Grayson, Lady. . e Normanby, The Marchioness of, O.B.E. Norton, Mrs. J. J., M.B.E.. • Nunburnholme, The Dowager Lady . e Onslow, The Countess of, C.B .E. , A.R.R.C. Overend, Miss L. Peel, Lady . . . e Perowne, Mrs. Woolrych . Perowne. The Hon. Mrs. V .. Peters, Lady, A.R.R.C. e Philipps, Lady, O.B.E.

220 220 220 220 1 1 0 1 1 0 110 1 1 0 1 1 0 440

220 1 1 0 1

Pirie-Gordon, Mrs. H. Pixley, Miss E. M. Plender, The Lady e Plymouth, The Dowager Countess of, the late Plymouth, The Countess of . Pochin, Miss F. M. Rice, The Hon. Mrs. Rutherford, Mrs. M. Salisbury, The Marchioness of c Smith, Miss H. M., A.R.R.C . • e Strathearn, Lady trickland, The Lady, n.B.E. r Stuart, Mrs. Man e Thorne, Mrs. F. . Tildsley, The Hon. :M rs. Tufnell, Mrs. E. D. Tuker, Miss M. A. R. Tulloh, Miss L. W., R . R.C. e Tweedale, Mrs. E. A., C.B . E., A.R.R . C. Walker, i'.Iiss A. M., M.B.E. e Warneford, Mrs. M. E. Webster, Mrs. R. B., O.B.E . . Whitaker, The Hon. Mrc;. Wills, Lady

220 220 220 220 1

220 220 110 1 1

1 1

0 0

220 1

220 200 1 1 0 2

220 10 0 0 1 1 0 440

220 110 110 6 0 0

110 0 0

220

1 2 1

2 2

0 0

2 2

2 1 1 1 1

2 1 2

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 0 10

0 0 0

£8 14

Total HONORARY MEMBERS. Berks, Miss W. C. E. e Freshfield, Miss J. L., R.R.C. Gaskell, Lady Constance Milnes Gladstone, The Viscountess. e Hardy, Lady Katharine . . Heaton, Mrs. M. E., O.B.E. . Howard de Walden and Seaford, The Lady, e Mitchell, Mrs. E. . . Osborne. Miss R., C.B.E., R.R.C. Perley. Lady Roberts, Miss E. M., R.R.C. Rowlette, Mrs. G. M. Savory, Miss E. M. e Watson, Mrs. D. B., O.B.E. Weaver, Mrs.

£ s. d.

1 1 1

1 0 0

0 0 0

10 2

0 0

10 10 1 W 1 10 10 10 0

0 0 0

C.B.E.

0 0 0 0 0 0 6

---Total

220 1 1

£ s. d. 2 2 0 2 0 0

e Aldridge, Miss E. A. Mooring e Bucknill, Mrs. S. P. B. e Christopher, Mrs. A. C. Seton Lascelles, Mrs. Edward e Prior, Mrs. Upton Wollaston, Lady

110 1 1

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

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.

1 I 0 1 1 0 110 220

110 110

£131

Total

110 1 1 0

£12

Note.-The letter" e " before subscribers' names indicates that they have signed the Covenant.

AG REEMENT T O CO NTRI BUT E T O THE OPH THALM I C HOSPI T A L I N JERUSALEM OF THE ORD E R OF ST. JOHN.

OPHTHALMIC HOSPITAL

DONATIO S. Canada, Ladies Linen Guild in de Laszlo, Miss J. V. l\linton, 1\Iiss H. 1\I. Plender, The Lady Stock, Mrs. Henry \Yarrender, :Miss E. C.

£ s. d. 1"*0 9 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 £151 12

Your Subscription to our Hospital, so long as income tax is lOs. in the £, will become automatically doubled if you will sign a seven years' Covenant as set out below. In the case of death, before the end of the seven years, 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 ded.u ct the amount of their gross Subscriptions, if paid ~nder Covenant, from thelI ~urtax return. Thus, if the Annual Subscription IS, say,.£5: the Order can claIm from the Inland Revenue £5 in respect of such SUbscnptIOn each year. The Subscription will appear in our Annual Report as £10, double the amount subscribed, and the subscriber is entitled to deduct £10 from his Surtax return.

FORM OF CO VENANT.

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

OLD CITY PRO PERT I ES. Watson H o'use. The Department of Health has been granted a renewal of it lea e a from 1st March, 194.4, to the 28th February, 19-1-, at a rent of £ 130. Substantial repairs will have to be undertaken on thi property before long. Strathearn H o'Use. The lease of this house has been again renewed to the Pale tine \Vomen's Institute for one year at £105, the Order being liable for xiernal repair. The funds of the Palestine \Vomen's In titute have been conveyed to a Trust, as the Institute is closing down temporarily. The \Vard n has be n asked to act as one of the Trustees, the other two being the hief Justice and the Manager of Barclay's Bank. !vIuristan. There is nothing special to report about this property.

of HEREBY COVENANT with the 0RDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERU ALE I that during a period of seven years from the date hereof or until the date which shall by order in Council, or otherwise, be ordered to be treated as the termination of the Plesent war between Great Britain and Germany, or during my life (whichever shall be the shortest period) I will payout of my gel eral fund of taxed income for the benefit of the Oph thalmic I:I0spital in Jerusalem of the said Order such yearly sum as after 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 per onal or private benefit in any of the said periods from the above annual sum or any part thereof. I ~ \YITN E whereof I haye hereunto set my hand and seal this ....................................day of. ..................................................... 194 (Signed) ........................................................................................ _ Signed, Sealed and Delivered by the said .................................................................................................................................................... . in the presence of N arne of \Vitness Address Occupation ....................................................................................................................... . When you ha ye completed the above Covenant will you please forward same to: The Hon. Treasurer, St. J ohn Ophthalmic Hospital, 12 Grosvenor Crescent, London, S.W. 1. • Here insert amount of Annual Subscription.

~be (l;ran~

lPrior\? in tbe :f13rttisb lRealm of \tbe Wenerable ~rber of tbe lbospital of 5t. 30bn of 3erusalem

AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

" Then in Palestine, in sober grandeur stood, A Hospital that, night and day, received The pilgrims of the 'Vest and, when 'twas asked, , '''ho are the noble founders?' E,"ery tongue A t once replied, , The Merchants of Amalfi ' ; That Hospital, when Godfrey scaled the walls, ent forth its holy men in complete steel, And hence, the cowl relinquished for the helm , That chosen band, valiant, im"incible, So long renowned as Champions of the Cross In Rhodes, in Malta." Samllel Rogers (Italy).

FORM give and

PRIORY

BEQUEST.

bequeath unto the Trea urer for the time being

Institution known GRAND

'[be St. John Bmbulance association

by the name of THE THE

BRITISH

REALM

OPHTHALMIC OF

THE

HOSPITAL

VENERABLE

of OF

ORDER

the THE

Report for the year ended

THE HOSPITAL OF ST. JOHi'l OF JERU ALElIl the sum of ([ree of duty) to be applied towards accomplishing the Charitable de igns

30th September, 1944

o[ the said Institution.

N . B.-Land and Money secured on Land can now be given to charitable uses under the conditions enacted by the" Charitable Uses Act, 1891, 54 & 55 Vic. c. 73 ..

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

1 trbe (l;rant'l lPriot).? in tbe lSrltlsb lReal11l of the Wenerable ®rt'ler of tbc 1bosp ital of St. Jobn of Jerusalem AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT

'{l:l)c $t. 30bn Hlllbulancc BB50ciation. !patron: HIS l\IAJESTY THE KI~G .

(Sovereign Head of the Order.)

lPrcslt'lent: LIEUT.-GE ERAL H . R . H . TJ-lE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, K.G . , ETC.

(Grand Prior of the Order .)

:atnbulance (to11ltnittee : (Consisting exclusively of Members of the Order.)

1st Alay, 19-15

<!halrman: GENERAL SIR CLIVE LIDDELL, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., 0.5.0 .

(Director of the Department.)

f1()cmbcrs: SECRETARy-GENERAL OF THE ORDER (ex officio). CHIEF COMMISSIONER ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE AT HOME (ex officio). CHIEF COMMISSIONER ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSE AS (ex officio. , \SSTST\ T DIRECTOR .OF l \;'.TBl.'L\:'\ C E (n officIO). W. G. SMITH, ESQ., O.B.E. CAPTAIN \V. GOODLEY, O.B.E., M.C. N. CORBET FLETCHER, ESQ., O.B.E., :-'I.A., :-'I.B., ;\I.R C S. THE LADY LOUIS ~rOUNTBATTEN, C.B.E. W. GEO. PAPE, ESQ., O.B.E. WILLIAM E. C. LAZENBY, ESQ. II. H. HALLIDAY, ESQ. H. ADAMS CLARKE. ESQ. LADY Du. BAR-:0.'"ASMITH, O.B E. W. P. KENNEDY, ESQ., L: R.C.P. & s. A REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH SUBORDINATE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ORDER.

THE THE THE THh

:association 5 ub::::(tommittee : Chairman: GE

ERAL SIR CLIVE LIDDELL, K.C.B., C.:'-I.G., C.B.E., 0 .5.0.

IDcput\? Cbnlrnulll : F. \ '. B. \YITTS, (Assistant DIrector of

fAJOR-GE ,"ERAL

C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C.

mbulance)

f1Dclllbcrs: WALTER SCOTT-EvANS, ESQ ., O.B E. W . G EO. PAPE, ESQ., O.B.E. WI L LIAM E. C . LAZENBY, ESQ. H. H. HALLIDAY , ESQ. H. ADAMS CLARKE, ESQ. M I SS E . K. BADDELEY, M.B.E. RUSSELL V. STEELE, ESQ .• lII.B., B.S. LADY DUNBAR- ASMITH, O.B.E. W. P. KENNEDY, ESQ., L.R.C . P . &; S . MAJ OR G . A. 1\IORANT.

a blef Secrctar)2:

CAPTAIN A.

CAHUSAC, O.B.E., M.e.

£lccountant : THE ACCOUNTANT OF THE O R DE R .

1lss15tant Sccrctar)2 : DUNCAN G. MONTE I TH, ESQ.

H .

1beat'l \1)ffice:

S tores ffi anagc r: J . WRIGGLESWORTH, ESQ.

S T . J OHN'S GATE, C L ERKENWELL, LONDON, E. C .

JSa nRers : THE WESTMINSTER BAN X<, LIM ITED , CLERKBNWBLL, E .C . l

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 A sociation for the information of His Royal Highness The Grand Prior and the hapterGeneral. At the meeting of Chapter-General on 24th February, Major-General F. V. B. Witts, C.B ., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., was appointed Assistant Director of Ambulance, taking effect as from 1st February, 19-11, and the ommittee is fortunate in having secured his service. G neral \Vitts will assist the Director in the general work of the Ambulance Department, and will represent him on Committees when he himself is unable to attend. He will also assist the Director in the co-ordination of the work of the Association and the Brigade. In order to obtain an insight into the work of the A ociation, and in order to further its work, the Assistant Director vi ited during tll year 50 Centres of the Association, and thi personal contact ha been greatly appreciated by Officers of Centres. During hi meeting with these Officials General \Vitts urged on Centres the need to ke p H adquarters fully informed of their activities and difficulties, and the importance of submitting promptly and regularly their nnual Report and Statement of Account. It is a matter for congratulation that all Centres but one have sent in their Annual Reports for the year under reVlew. HONOURS.

The award of the O.B.E. in June to Dr. N. orbet Fletcher (a member of the Committee and Surgeon-in-Chief of the t. John Ambulance Brigade) gave the Committee much satisfaction. Dr. orbet Fletch r has for years past devoted himself assiduou ly to furth ring the work of the Association and to his duties in the Brigade. He is the author of a History of the Association and a number of other publications. The Committee also wishes to record its satisfaction at the award of the M.B.E. at the New Year to Mr. H. M. Hind, who ha. be n Honorary Secretary of the Oxford hire County Centre of the A ociation since its inception, and has devoted himself whole-heartedly to its furtherance. I STRUCTION.

There has been a considerable decline in the number of cla ses held and certificates issued at Home during the year, a decrease of over 50,000. Bearing in mind the view that saturation point has probably been reached, combined with the decisions of the Mini try of Home Security and Health to accept into the Civil Defence Casualty ervice. recruits who do not hold a recognized First Aid Certificate, the decrease was not unexpected, but the figures are still nearly double the number held in the last normal pre-war year. They are as follows : First Aid . Home Nursing Hygiene Sanitation Cookery .. Preliminary Child Welfare

1944. 64,995 17,515 2,231 113 12 66

1943. 112,281 25,728 1,509 110 10

Wales. . Eire (Irish Centre)

84,932 6,827 787

139,638 10,043 1,361

92,546

151,042

Included in the total are certificates issued to women members of the Metropolitan Police Force,· a diminishing number to the Home Forces (including those serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Army Overseas), but the total does not include 297 issued to Pri oners of War in Germany, mentioned elsewhere in this Report. CIa of instruction have continued for personnel of the 1:\ational Fire 'ervice, and arrangements have been made for the instruction in Home 1 TUr'. ing of Junior Woman Officers of that Service. The difficulty of obtaining the services of doctors to lecture and examine has continued, but not so acutely as to interfere seriously with the organization and examination of classes. On occasion doctors serving with the Force have been good enough to assist in these directions. The la.test r turn' from Centres Overseas show that the total number of rertiflcates i SHed through them amounted to 193,442, as under : l'riory in outhern i\frica ( ()mmandery in Australia (excluding \\ estprn .\ust.ralia) ( ()l1l1nan<ierv In anac1a Commandery in 1\ew Zeab.ncl . Hriti <; h Guiana 13urma (enemy occupied) Cpylon . C;ibraltar Cold C()ast I long h:(ln~ (en my uccupier1) . ]ndia Jamaica l\lalaya (enemy occupiecl) :'I1<llta

1943. 10,280

1942. 15,355

28,10-1 88,752 10,662 1H6

7-1,836 97,5-17 1-1,883 299

305 1-1 43

505

50,871 583

59,627 8-18

C\\" fOil !1cl land

Trinidad \\'est .\u:,tralia

63 3,473

471 47 133 10,788

193,-1-12

275,388

4 T

RE-EXAML TATION AWARDS.

The total number of applications for Medallions, Labels, and Pendants (or thrir equivalent) during the year al 0 shovv a pronounced decrease on last \ car, a11c1 are as follows : 1943.

1944.

Toinl.

England, Ireland, nlld Ovel'sens.

Priory for Wales.

22,889 4-1- ,236 1-1,890

1,702 7,870 -100

2-1,591

82,015

9,972

91,987

l~lIgla/ld,

:'Ifeclallions Labels Pendants

Irelalld, (I lid Overseas. 16 ,6n

Pl'lory for Wall'S.

~~8,56G

7,GG~~

1-1,6--15

3-16

17,855 46,229 l-!,991

69,883

9,192

79,075

1, 18 '~

Tolnl. 5~.106

15,290

Contributory causes of the decline undoubtedly are that there is still a ban on the export of these award to the Dominion and Colonie, and that Medallions are available only in Brown Metal in tead of in Bronze, Silver, and Gold, and in one size only instead of two, whIle Labels and Pendant are still unobtainable in any metal. The issue of Record Cards to Medallion candidates, with provi ion thereon for endorsements to denote subsequent successes, does not meet with universal popularity: in fact Railway Centres refrain from submitting applications.

:5 PRISO ERS OF WAlL

Classes continue to be held at a number of Camps for Prisoners of Vlar in Germany. Most noticeable is Stalag 383, where sevcral classes have been held, thanks largely to the interest ancl initiative of Major Brooke Moore, who before the war had been connected with our work in New South vVales, and ergeant A. E. \Vhite, who was at one time a mcmber of the Brigade at Home: the ignal scrviccs of both have becn recognizecl by the Order by their admi sion thercto in the grade of pfficer ,\nd erving Brother re pectively. A number of textbook ha\Tc been supplIed to various camps as in previous years. In talag 383 there ha also been introduced a ystem of posting First Aiders at points wh re accidents are liable to occur, for example, football matchcs, entertainmen ts, and the like; and orne 1,500 accidents have been treatecl by them. A full account of this activity was published in The 'to John .I17Jlbllla71ce Ga:::elle. A number of classe were also organized in , Lalag XX . \:) by Corporal Thomas K. Loch, prior to hi repatriation in the earl\T part o[ the year. Corporal Loch was a member of a Di\'ision of thc St. John .\mblllance Brigade in Tew outh \Yale. :\Tajor Brookc :\Joorc was also a"...,oriat cl with the clas e in Stalag XX 1\ 3. CHANGES

REGULATIONS.

Hitherto only registered and qllalific(l medical practitioners have been recognized as Examiners in the Preliminary Course of I-hgi Jl . During the year the Committee decided that tho,e holding th qnalification required of Instructor on the l\dnlt Course of IIygiene . houkl be recognized as Examiners on the Preliminary Cour e. Thi~ logical . tep should remove one of the main clifficulties with which organizers of classes in this very important subject ha\'e heen faced. ALTERATIO

WOl{DIXG OF CERTIFICATFS.

During the year it was decidecl to alter the wording on Certificates issued by the Association. The wording lLed to be: "This is to Certif)" that ................ has attencled a course of Instruction at the ................ Centre of the As. ociation, and has qualified to rcnder , First Aid to the Injured '." As stock of Certificates hecome xhau t cl the new wording will be: "Thi is to Certify that ................ ha attended a Course of Instruction in ' First Aid to the Injur c1 ' and has passed the Examination held in ................ at .. ..... .. . ....... " SERVIS;E MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF ST.

JOII~.

The Statutes and Regulations of the Order lay dovvn that "The Service Medal may be bestowed on those who have rendered conspicuous service to the Order or any of its Departments or Foundations". It is already well known that members of the Brigade who have senTed actively and efficiently in the Brigade for a specilied number of years become eligible for consideration for the award of the Service Medal, and in order to distinguish between members of the Brigade who thus earn the Medal, and those others to whom it is awarded, it has been decided that when the Medal is awarded for conspicuous service to the Order as distinct from service in the Brigade a palm leaf in silver shall be worn on the Medal ribbon.

made to the effect that the FI'ysL A id Textbook is out of date and in need of revision. These criLlcisms were brought to the notice of the Committee during the year, but the Committee, a~ter taking e~I?ert opinion, decided that the Textbook ~as not ur.gently m need of reVISl?n, and that the pre ent time would be mappropnate to attempt one OWl~g to the pressure of work on doctors genera~ly and the abs~nce on serVIce of so many members of the medical professlOn. The Comml~tee, ~owever, explored the pos ibility of drawing.up a Supplement dea.lmg WIth such part of the Textbook as could WIth ad:rantage be reVIsed, and such a upplement is now in course of preparatlOn. . . The new (7th) Edition of the H01ne N'ltrsmg Textbook came I.nto circulation eluring the year, and ha met with a very favourable receptIon. The revision of ciepenelent publications such as " A Catechism of H ome NllrsiJlrt" and" .. I Prelimillary COllYSe of Home Nursing" is in progress. The Committee decided during the year that the time had come to re\"i , e the II val'cll e Textbook, ancl thi arduou ta k has been undertaken by Dr. \\'. p'~ Kenned\', to whom the Committee feels much indebted. 151'. K nnecly ha~ also 'yen' kindly lU1dertaken to suggest an outline for a ::\Ianual [o'r ,.. 1 ]Jrelillli;zary C()~Il}'se oj Hygl'eJl e ". The latter is a new venture, in. truction for th Preliminary Cour e having hitherto been hased on page~ contained in the Juvenile Manual, which has also been revis d and Wel.., pnblish d during the year under the new title" Cadet .If(lIlIIal ". The .\:'ociation i · much indebt.ed to those who worked so indefatigably in the revision of this :Jlanual, which is. now thoroughly up to date, and a great boon to Cadets ~nd prospectI,:'e Cadets ?f the Brigade. T11' Cael t 1Iannal also contams page \\'hlch compn e an El 'nlcn lan' Cour. e of Hygiene exclu ively for Cadets of the Brigade 11 \'ears o[ age and under. .. . Ii ha~ not pr vionsh- been reported that in 19-12 the AssoClatlOn .de~Ided lo introcluc a Course in Chdd lrelJare. The Manual for the Prehmmary Course, which l\Iiss D .. \. Kennedv, S.R.X., very kindly undertook to writ.e [or thc As~ociation, appeareel'in July, and between its pu~lica~ion and the close of the \'ear u() tndents succe fully pa sed exammatlOns anel wer Clwelrclecl Pr~liminan ' C rtificates. Dr. Hilda Davis very kindly undertook to write the text.book for the Adult Course, and completed her arduous ta k during the year, but it i not expected tha.t the Textb.o0k will be in circulation until April, 19,15. In the meanwhIle RegulatIons for the instruction and examination of classes in thi new and important cour e ha\'e been approved by the ommittee, which has also decided tbat the our, e hall be on an quality with the other courses of the l\ ssociation in that success at the examination will be accepted as partqualil1cation toward the ::\Iedallion, and that quali?ed m~d~cal practitioners and ::state Regi t.ered Kurses who le~t~re WIll be elIgIble [or lection a, Honorary Life l\lembers of the A soclatIon. JOL T TEXTBOOKS.

It ha been agreed bet\\' en the Order and the Briti h R ed Cro~s Socie~y that it i most desirable that the Textbooks of the two BodIes, whIle retaining their own wording, arrangement, and general character, should teach the same broad principles. To bring this about it has been arr~nged that the Order will con ult the ociety and vice vel' a, at orne SUItable stage in the production of new or revised Textbooks. This policy is now being followed.

PUBLICATIO S OF THE ASSOCIATION.

The total number of copies of the First Aid Textbook printed since it first appeared in 1878 to September last, is 7,922,210. Some criticisms, for the. most part destructive, are beginning to be

POST-WAR RECO JSTRUCTION.

During the year a Committee appointed by the Order has been b~sily engaged drawing up plans in connection with po t-war reconstructIon;

and ub-Committees of the As ociation and of the Brigade have imilarly been engaged in studying propo als ref rred to them. A leaflet and a summary of the proposals have been circulated to Centres of the As ociation, and they include recommendations that there should be a network of Medical Comforts Depots for the. hire or loan of ick-room requisite all over the country. The Chapter-General ha agreed to et a ide the sum of £5,000 to as i t Centres of the As ociation and Division of the Brigade at home in the initial establishment of new or the fe-equipment of existing Depots. Monetary grants will not, except in unu ual circumstances, be made, but the Director ha power to authorize the supply of goods to the value of £70, or the loan of a imilar amount. The Association has also been a ked to explore the possibility of drawing up a syllabus and introducing a conr e of instruction on Fi.rs! Aid in Industry . A Sub-Committee under the able chairmanship of Major A. C. vVhite Knox,M.c., 1.B., well known to most Fir t .\icler<;, has already made much, progre s in this matter, having dra\\ 11 np an outline for a Manual on the proposed cour e, which has been ubmitted to and approved by the Ministrie of Health, Labour, ~Iines, Tran port, and Supply. LEICESTER.

During the year certain difference of opinion aro. e b tween th Director of Ambulance and the Leicester Centre. fter ven' elTort to s ttle the differences had failed instructions were i . ued for the closing of th Centre in its exi ting form .. In it place a" ommitt e of the ,\mbuIanc Department of the Order of t. John for the Cih' of Lcic ~skr " was set up, with the helpful co-operation of many memhers of the old Centre. This Committee is carrying on the work of the aIel Centre pending a decision as to certain reorganization. under cliscll sion hy the Orcler. STORE '.

During the year under review order received fell from :~K,811 (til previous year's total) to 28,253; and the number of articl s hall(ll d, packed, and dispatched from 2,000,720 to 1,562,903. The most noticeable decreases occurred in connection with Textbooks (317,231 a against 588,047), bandages and dressings (319,779 as again t 578,228). The fall in orders is attributed to the reduction in the Civil Defence Organization and the standing down of the Home Guard; together with the (Ii 'per al of various munitions and other War Factories. Although the war i. now in its sixth year good stocks are in hand and, with few xception, all articles shown in the pre-war price list can still De supplied. INVALID TRANSPORT CORPS.

The ambulances in operation coveted a mileage of 69,1;38 and effected 750 removals. CONCLUSION.

The Committee wishes to record its best thanks to organizers 01 classes and to those who have instructed and examined them for having given up so much of their time in these days of stress to furthering the Objects of the Association.

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CERTIFICA TES.

Yea,'ly Totals.

England

Year.

alld N. Ireland. 1,510,313 25,006 26,172 32,597 31,389 31,749 35,505 37,245 -12,211 44,970 38,709 38,907 3 ',234 36.403 -11,031 43,129 66,358 270,292 284,461 132,038 131,166 139,638 84,9:32

1922 (Grand Total) 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

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Including Vouchers.

Irish. Centre. Irish Centre's /'..nnua1 Totals are included in these Annual Totals and amount to ~7, 07 GA2~

4,117 1,947 1,361 787

3,134,648

TV ales.

Overseas.

Q) ()

10,560* 5,051 * 5,488* 5,477* 5,707* 5,506* 5,881 *

300,000 23,062 23,642 23,152 26,846

1,820, 73 53,119 55,302 6],226

3:~,604

70,859 65,1 ]3 75,983 6,347 ,459 82,913 77,126 84,930 89,115

6,105* 7,070 * ,188*

23,727 32,606 38,0:31 :3(1,419 36,016

G,5~3

:~1,696

5,984 5,651 5,789 5,545 7,676 16,157 13,882 ]0,998 11,969 10,043 6,827

40 ,712 n,061 55,608

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Z RE-EXAMINATION AWARDS.

( Tot includll1g \ 'ouellers.)

o I\IEDALLIONS.

Year. 1922 (Grand Totals) 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 194 1 1942 1943 1944

England, Ireland, and Overseas. 246,030 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 32,858 33,620 22,889 16,672

587,554

Wales.

1,955 7-1.9 1,063 1,311 1,347 1,260 1,192 1,138 1,406 1,264 1,336 1,559 1,359 1,315 1,184 1,089 1,258 1,470 1,713 2,144 2,194 1,702 1,183

LABELS.

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IVales.

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do)

5,074 1,925

13,668 2,530

19,3~0

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20,992 23,797 26,498 29,] ]3 30,752 33,741 36,521 37,795 42,683 44,676 46,102 46,909 48,008 50,937 51,032 50.000 49,000 46,388 44,236 38,566

2,942 3,468 4,011 4,370

2,778 3,]00 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 8,362 14,573 14,890 14,645

368 165 1 2 192 168 322 311 363 366 330 358 369 497 475 441 526 512 586 476 475 364 400 346

130,714 146,832

8,592

32,191 1,049,061

5,009 5,439 5,851 6,154 6,776 6 ,954 7,090 6,811 6,922 7,578 6,943 6,9]5 7,807 7,870 7,663

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COUNTY AND OEtnR!.

Derby

I'ORMID.

1886

HONORARY 'EORI!TARY.

OHAIRMAN.

PRI!81DI!NT.

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

Capt. H. T. Ann.

Dr. F. W. Schofield, 41, Friar Gate, Derby.

*Granby and lIke ton

1898

*Ripley

1891

F. AltErey, Ripley, Derbyshire.

DE\,O,\SHlREPlymouth &: Di tricl

1921

The Right Hon . the Lord Roborough.

DORSETPoole

1929

The

DURHAi\[*Darlington

1880

Hartlepools

Mosley, 1, Percy Street, Ilkeston.

W. E. Beckley, M.C.

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

Dr. E. S. Bowes.

:\1iss F. A. Bargery, 25, Queen's Road, Parkstone, Dorset.

S. Leng.

:\1. Fletcher, 135, Longfield Road, Harrowgate Hill, Darlington.

1880

J. H.. Bradshaw.,

J. R. Bradshaw.

R. H.

South Shields ...

1883

Lady Readhead.

T. Humphries .

i.\bjor T. A. Page, 75, King Street, South Shields.

Stockton and Tbornaby

191-1-

Col.

~Iayor.

arginson, 2, Elm Grove, \Vest Hartlepool.

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

Kitching,

1\I.B.E.

Sunderland

1893

I. G. :\lodlin, O.B.E., LO.

GLOl'CESTER HIREBristol

1880

The Bishop of Bristol.

H. G. Kyle.

Cheltenham

1912

H. J. Lewis.

:\Iiss B. \Yood, 16, Lansdown Crescent, Cheltenham.

1881

Col. J. L. Sleeman, c. B, C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O. Dr. 1-. H. Sprague

J. C. Fielding.

\\'.

1926

Hon. Lady Page

Dr.

:\fajor G .. \ . :\Iorant, 2 " Palmerston Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth.

*Glouces ter HAM PSHIREBournemouth

roft.

L. \Vaugh.

M.D.

C. Bottomley,

O.B.E.

:\1. R. Fair, 13, Elmgrove Road, Bristol, 6.

T. Randall, "i\lvington," 3, Argyll Road, Gloucester.

*Lymington

1884

The Hon . Irs Whitaker. The Hon. illrs \\'hitakcr. J. C. Cowap, .. 'pringtlelcl," Lower Pcnnmgton Lane, Lymington.

Portsmouth

1881

The 1\Iarquis of Carisbl·ooke. G.C .B , G.C. \'.0.

Lt -C()l. 1'. II C.B E

Southampton ...

1880

The Dowager Lad,' ·\\'aythling. .

Dr. H. C Attwood.

Sec., ;\lrs. Twiss. :\1ayfieILl, Oakley Road, Shirley, outhampton.

HEREFOROSHIRE*Herefordshire County

1879

The Viscount Hereford.

The \ lscount 1 Ierefonl.

F. Kewton, De Lacy House, Hereford.

KENT*Canterbury

1878

The Dean of Canterbury. C. T. T{ichanlson.

*Maidstone

1878

A. C. Bossom, M.P.

:\rar~bal1 ,

:\liss HoO P. Hatch, 10, Edgcrlcy GarLlcn-, Cosham, Hants.

Miss C. H. Allardyc.e, 7, \'('rnon Place, Canterburv. Col. C. P. Oliver, C.B., \V. H. Day, . oli itor, 42, Earl treet, i\laid tone. C.M . G., M.D.

LANCASHIRE (EAST)Accrington

1884

Ashton-under-Lyne

1894

Col. G. G. H. Bolton, M. C. The Mayor.

Col. G. G. H. Bolton, M.C. G. Saxon.

1919

A. Aked.

1885

P. Prebble,

*Brierfield

1889

W. Uttley .

Burnley

1883

Colne

1889

* Darwen

1919

*Bacup Blackburn

Eddleston.

W. \Vhalley.

Ag.

T. Green\\'ood, ' 16, :\farlborough f\.ccrington. \V. J. Beggs, Glaisdale," Broadoak Ash ton-uncler-Lyne. F. Hanson, 1-1, Lee \i ew, Bacup. I(

Road, Road,

Smith, 51, East Park Road, Blackburn.

W. Howker,

--,

1)1)

Taylor Street, Brierfield.

A. Dickinson, 820, Padiham. Road; Burnley.

W. Watson.

A. Parkinson.

F. Hindle.

H. Bury, Higher \Yhit- Bank, Tockhole ', Dar" en.

icholson, 37, .\ikincoats Road, Coine.

COUNTY AND CENTRE .

FORMED .

PRESIDENT .

CHAIRMAN .

HONORARY SECRETARY.

Manchester-

1880

Nelson

1888

Sir "V. Clare Lees, Bt., Col. C. H. S. Redmond, C.B.E. M.B. Sir J ames Aitken. J. H. Smith .

Oldham

188-+

Canon A. E. :Mackintosh Canon A. E. Mackintosh. C. Thompson, M.B., 10, Barker Street, Oldham.

Rochdale

1886

LANCASHIRE (\VEST)Barro w-i n- Furness

1880

Lieut. Colonel W. F. A. Wadham.

* Dalton-irl-Fumcss

Rodley, M.R.C.S.

F. Hargreaves, 55, Cross Str-eet, Manchester.

J. Quinn, 209, Gisburn Road, Barrowforcl.

Mrs. Tweedale, C.B.E., A.R.R.C.

C . Lewis.

W. Jacobs, 47, I\:epple Street, Barrow-in-Furness.

188i

Liverpool

1880

The Earl of Derby, K.G.

Preston

1889

H. Cah'ert

Dr. H. Riddell.

Murray Cairns, C.B.E., M.D.

B. Howarth, 44, Falinge Fold, Rochdale.

J. Fisher, Solicitor, Town Hall, Dallon-inFurness. Y. \Yatkins, 22 ,

~Iiss

pper Duke Street, Liverp oo l.

Capt. ~lillin gton , 51, Frenchwood Avenue, Pres ton.

St. Helens

188-+

Col. G . R. Pilkington .

Southport

1887

The

LEICESTERSHIRELeicester

1880

LINCOLNSHIRELincoln County

1917

Capt. G. B . .\rm stro ng.

LONDONHospital Saturday Fund

1889

Norwood

1892

The Lord l\lavor of London. H. II. Princess Helena Victoria.

Polytechnic

1926

Post Office Ambulance ...

1901

NORFOLKGreat Yarmouth

1922

The Mayor.

Chas. B ox.

F . Whall, "Ber- John," 19, Cradock Avenue, Newtown, Great Y armouth.

NORTHAMPTONSHIREKettering

1893

Captain T . N. Bird.

H . Tebbey.

Northampton

1886

\V . H . Percival.

Peterborough ...

190-+

The Rt . H on . the Lord Lilforcl . J. l\Iansfield.

C. B. Tutt, ,\Yarkton Lane, Barton Seagrave, Kettering. E. J . H ay ward, "Rushay," Booth Lane, \Veston Favel, ~ Torthampton . J. \\" . Fowler, 7 ,Bridge treet, Peterborough.

Wellinguorough

1888

The 11a rquess of Exeter, K.G ., C . ~I G.

1910

Col.

1888

The Mayor.

NORTHUMBERLANDewcastle-on-Tyne North Shields ... NOTTINGHAMSHIRE* Babbington

1878

~Iayor.

H. A.

II. Sheldon, :\I.D

kepper, 113, ~Iorley Street, St. Helens.

_\ ssi.. Sec., ~Ir . 1'. Southport.

Farrell, 1, Pres ton Road,

Functioning under spec ial arrangement. apt. G. B. Arm trong.

\Y. G a tt , 29-1- , L aceby H.oacl, Grimsby.

P. Inman .

~Irs.

~It'js

:\1. E. Dou glas, A.R.R.C.

Ash, 59, Park Lane, Wallington, Surrey. L Garnham, 19, Fox Hill, Nonvood, S.E. 19.

McKenna, The Polytechnic, 309, Street, W. 1. F. W. I~ing, M.B.E., Inland Section, Mount Pleasant, London, E C.

C. C. G. Roberts .

Clay, C.B.E.,

:-I.B.

ir Hugh 1\1. Seely, Bl.

Dr. \V.

:\[,1).

~1arshall.

r\.

. Campbell, borough.

Commercial

Place,

Regent G.P.O.,

\Yelling-

] . Harrison, M.D.

Embleton, 2,0 borne Ten-ace, Newcastle-onTyne. Capt. "V. BO'w er, 8, Manor Road, Tynemouth.

T. A. Lawton.

P. \Yalter , 13 .. \ . Collieries, Ltd., Cinderhill Colliery,

Dr. J. T. Batey.

?\ ottingham.

OXFORDSHIR EOxford County

1926

The L ord Bicester.

Lt.-Col. H. E. Du C. Norri -, J.P.

11. ~1. Hinds, :\l.B.E., 27, \Yarnborough R oad, Oxford.

SHROPSHIREShrewsbury

1879

The Earl of Pow is.

Lt .-Col. C. \V. Eames, D.S.a., T.D., M.D.

\V . W. Darlington, The End House, Kennedy Road,

SOMERSET* Dath ...

1900

E. A. 13agshawe.

* Weston-Super-Mare

1880

Capt. L. Whittaker, M.B.E. G. E. Ru sell.

F. E. Bagley.

H.. F. B issick s, 2 ,

STAFFORDSHIREBurton-on-Tr'ent

1879

Lord Gretton, p.e.

A. F. \Vhetton.

:"{ orth Staffordsh ire

1884

Sir Francis J oseph, Bt., K.B.E. The Mayor.

l\lajor \Y. A. Barrow, 19, Guild Street, Burtonon-Trent . S. \V. l\Ialkin, Ro k Cliffe, Cheadle, loke-on- Trent.

}J. Lamb.

1\1. Bill, 70, Exeter Road, Smcthwick.

*Smethwick

1897

SUFFOLKIpswich

1880

Kmgsland, Shrewsbury. prawson, 15, Johnstone

lreet, Balb.

ramer R oad, \\"est on -sup er-

~I are.

H .H . Princess Louise.

l\lane

Miss B. Coulcher, Ambulance Station, Samuel Poad, Ipswich.

DENTRE.

FORMED.

PRESIDENT.

CHAIRMAN.

HONORARY SEORETARY.

S URREY-

Surrey eounty

1923

W. G. Pape,

O.B.E.

S USSEX-

* Hast ings and St. Leonards ...

Miss L. M. Carlin g, Ambulance Headquarters, Woodbridge Road, Guildford.

1880

The Countess Brassey.

H. S. Gabb,

Birmingham

1880

W. E. Ballard.

E. Elliott, 100, Lionel Street, B irmingham.

Coventry

1912

The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Dudley, l\l.C. Group Captain Lord Willoughby de Broke,

The l\layor.

Detective-Supt. E. \V. Cowpe-Pendleton, Central Police Office, Coventry.

Miss K. Bones, 30, White Rock, Hastings.

M.B.

WARWICKSHIRE-

A.F.C.

WORCESTERSHIRE-

* Stourbridge

1883

The Viscount Cobham.

Dr. G. Dudley.

J. II. l\lartin,

Worcester

1920

Lt.-Col. Heddie,

Lt.-Col. Sir John Reddie, C.B.

W. J. Waite, 23, Chestnut vValk, Worcester.

John

C.B.

Tredor," Cherry St., Stourbridge.

YORKSHIRE (EAST)-

1882

Capt.\rnold Heckitt

Dr. E.

1881

The Marquis of Zetland, l';:.G., etc.

F. P. Clarke.

G. Richardson, ",\ 'oodleighto(]," 16, Emerson .\\'enue, Linthorpe, i\Iiddlesbrough. Asst. Sec.: ]. Mark.

* Barnolds\\'ick

1919

F. Wlddup.

H \Y. Eastwood.

J. D. ~ -uttall,

* Dinnington Main

1924

Mrs. Athorpe.

P. \V. Ellis.

Halifax

1912

The l\Iayor.

E. ~lidgley.

Heavy \Voollen Distri ct

1883

Major ]. P. Critchley.

1887

]. 'V. Cockcroft.

\Ynght, Stanric, Breck Lane, Dinnington, ne'1r heffield. ,\ ~l!tchell, "Kelynack," :'Iloorlands Crescent, \\'heatley, Halifax. II Blakeley, 10, The .henue, Bradford Road, 13Jrstall, Xr. Leeds. E. Stansfield, 22, Lee "iew Rd., lI ebdt!11 Bridge.

1883

Lt.-Col.

Hu ll and East County

Riding

~I.

Dearn.

G. Hampson, 39, East Ella Dri\'e, "\nlaby Road, Hull.

YORKSHIRE (NORTH)-

orth Riding County ...

YORKSHIRE (WEST)-

* Hebden

Bridge

Keighley

J \\'

Scatterty, Lt.-Col.

M .D.

* Kiveton Park.

CuckcmIt. VV.

Scatterty,

M.D.

MacIldowie.

T. Goodman.

9, Gisburn Street, Barnoldswick.

T,wlor, }(I~, Bradford Road, Rlcldlesden,

Kl'I~!Jley

Cope, Claremllnt, l\.ecl llill, Kl';eton Park,

1895

]. ;\f.

Leeds

1878

Dr. J

*Otley ...

1888

Dr. S. Edgerley.

* Rotherham

1884

* 5addleworth

1894

Dr. P. Wood.

1878

The Earl of Wharncliffe.H. C. Else.

I<.edfearn, 3, Platting Road, Lydgate, Kr. Oldham. R To Beard, 45, Bank Street, heffield.

*Shipley

1896

D. M. S. Harrison.

Capt. T. Allen.

G. Hodgson, 6, Castlemore Hoad, Baildon, Shipley.

*Sowerby Bridge

1890

H. Sagar.

H . Sa

*Swinton

1902

S. C. Ward.

F. Tate.

F. \Yright, 10, Tillotson Avenue, Beech \\-Tood, Sowerby Bridge. E. Oliver, 41, Eownes Lane, Swinton, Rotherham.

1896

Tl1e Mayor.

E. Hopkinson.

F. \\" . Brown,

1886

A. T. Thomson.

1890

Brig.-Gen. \Y. W. Sandys, C.B., c.~I.G.

1886

H.E. The Governor

V. G. L. Fielden,

Guernsey

1881

V. G. Carey.

Dr. B. S. Collings.

] ersey

1884

Sheffield

Wakefield * \.Vath-on-Dearne York ...

\Y. Sll\'ersicles.

• -r Shelhelli

F S\\'aby.

1[. Johnson, 18, IIalliday Place, Leeds 12 .

Dr. S. Edgerley.

~tones, ~8,

Caxton Hoad, Otley.

J . W. Gilling, 260, Badsley Moor Lane, Rotherbam. ~lrs.

A. \\"lld.

~o,

hurch Yiew,

andal, \\'akefield .

J. W. Poole, Station House, Station Road, Wathon-Dearne, Rotherham. :'IIiss D. I\:enny, 13 , St. ::'Iary's, York.

IRELAND-

Ulster (Belfast)

M.D.

.\. \Y. ::'Iann, 22-26, l\lay Street, Belfast.

CHANNEL ISLES-

l\Irs. Hickey, Arosfa, Les Gra vees, Guernsey. P. Le l\Iasurier, 19, Royal

quare, Jersey.

ISLE OF MAN-

Isle of Man

1885

H.E. The Go\'ernor

B. E. Sargeaunt, O.B.E.

Church Lads Brigade

1928

Canadian Army Overseas

194:2

H oyal Canad ian .A ir Force

194:4

M.V.O.,

Major J. \V. Young, o .n.E., Chief Constable's Office, Douglas, Isle of i\lan . The Rev. H. F. Peerless, Church Lads' I3rigaJe (Inc.), National Headquarters, 58, Gloucester 1 lace, London, \\T. l. Capt. A. Petrie, St . orman's, t. George's Hill, \\'eybridgc, Surrey. Fliglll-Lieut. H.. G. Kendall, R. .A.F. Oversea ' , 2\), Lincoln 's Inn Fields, London, \Y. C.2. .l.

RAILWAY PRESIDENT.

CENTRES

CENTRE.

FORMED .

OHAIRMAN .

HONORARY SECRETARY,

Cheshire Lines Committee

1904

G. Leedam.

J. Edwards.

R. C. Woods, Parcels Department, Cheshire Lines Committee, Central Station, Liverpool.

Great Western Railway...

1896

Sir Charles J. Hambro, K.B.E., M.C.

H. Adams-Clarke.

P. Anstey, G.W. Rly., Staff and Establishment Office, Aldermaston Station, Berks.

London & N. E. Railway (Great Central Section)

1914

The Hon. Eric B. Butler Henderson.

(Great Eastern Section)

1896

(GI-eat Northern Section)

1924

(North Eastern Area)

1895

C. M. Jenkins Jones.

S. P. Thompson.

L. M. & S. Railway

1925

Lord Royden, C.H.

L. P.T.B. (Metropoli tan Line)

1904

E. Evans.

A. J. ¥/ebb.

Midland and G. N. Joint Committee

1900

E. Vol. Hostern, M.C.

Southern Railway

1925

Sir Eustace J. Missenden, Kt. , O.B.E.

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

Sir Ronald W. Matthews, Kt.

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

Comber.

S. Cooper, Ambulance Sec., L.N.E. Rly., York. G. S. Hill, L.M. & S. Rly., Labour and Establishment Office, 79, Corporation Street, Manchester.

A. Gravestock, L.P.T.B. Traffic Audit (Rlys.), The Huts, Hillingdon Station, Middlesex.

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

O.B.E

E. Uzzell, General Manager's Office, Southern Rly., \Vaterloo Station, London, S. E . l.

S.J.A. Ambulance Report

DOMINIONS,

OOLONIES OR MANDATED TERRITORY

in which classes are held regularly or .from time to time. (Centres of the Association are shown in Capital Letters.) SOUTHE RN AF RI CA (administered by THE PRIORY OF TIlE ORDER OF ST. JOHN) AUSTRALIA (excluding v'iTEST AUSTRALIA) (admimstered by THE COl\lMANDERY

OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN) CANA D A (administered by THE COl\lllIANDERY OF TIlE ORDER OF ST. JOHN) NEW ZEALAND (administered by THE CO?!lIlANDERY OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN )

ADEN Bahamas (see British " 'est Indies). BARBADOS (see British \\'est Indies). BERMUDA... BRITISH GUIANA British Honduras ...

Leeward Islands TRINIDAD and TOBAGO Windward Islands : St. Vincent BURM1\ CEYLON

225, l\lacquarie Street, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia. 321, Chapel Street, Ottawa, Canada. P.O. Box 1189, Wellington, New Zealand.

H Ollorary Secretary.

President.

Chairman.

H.E. The Governor.

A. Bhatt, Barrister-at-Law, Aden.

H.E. The Governor. H.E. The Governor.

Colonel R. C. Earl. II.E. The Governor.

R. B. Scargall,

British \\'est Indies : The Bahamas BARBADOS JAMAICA

P.O. Box 2366, Cape Town, South Africa.

Y.~1.C.A., Georgetown, British Guiana. SupL of Police P. l\Iatthews, Police Headquarters, Belize, British Honduras.

ilIrs. Stratton, F.A. Station, P.O. Box .J96, Kassau, Bahamas. E. B. Williams, P.O. Box 175, Bridgetown, Barbados. Mrs. Henriques, 97, Old Hope Road, St. Andrew, Jamaica.

H.E. The Governor. H.E. The Governor.

Vacant. Major T. J . Hallinan, C.B.E., M.B.

H.E. The Governor.

Dr. N. :;\1. Maclennan. C. Norman Smith, " Whitehall," Port of Spain, Trinidad . W. M. Lopey, Grammar School, St. Vincent, B.\V.I. D. Yesudian, 6.J, Pagoda Road, Rangoon, Burma. Dr. S. F. Chellappah, O.B.E., Ceylon Medical College, Colombo. :Mrs. Elgood, M.B., C.B.E., Medical Board of Control, Middle East Commission, 8, Sharia l\lalika Farida, Cairo.

H .E. The Governor. H.E . The Governor.

Sir Robert Drayton.

FIJI ... GIBRALTAR

Vacant.

GOLD COAST

H.E. The Governor.

Dr. J. M. Mackay, M.C.

Capt. D. S. Gowing, Commissioner of Police, Central Police Station, Gibraltar. A. R. Miller, olc Police Training School, P.O. Box 740, Accra, Gold Coast.

HONG KONG INDIA

H.E. The Viceroy.

H.E. The Commander-in-Chief.

Sardar Bahadur Balwant Singh Puri, O.B.E., 20, Talkatora Road, New Delhi, India.

Cyprus

JAMAICA (see British Indies). KENYA MALAYA MALTA and GOZO

West D. H. Genower, M.B.E., P.O.Box l-!69, Nairobi, Kenya. H.E. The Governor.

Chev. H. P. Scicluna,

Mrs. O. F. GoUcher, The Norman House, l\1dina, Malta.

M.B.E.

Mauritius NEWFOUNDLAND NIGERIA . .. Pacific Islands Palestine

R. S. Furlong, Waler Avenue, St. J ohn's, Newfoundland. (Acting) Mrs. W. C. C. King, Police Headquarters, Lagos, Nigeria.

Mrs. Elgood, M.B., C.B.E., Medical Board of Control Middle East Commission, 8, Sharia l\Ialika Farida, Cairo. NORTHERN RHODESIA (administered by the PRIORY OF THE ORDER IN SOUTHERN AFRICA) SOUTHERN RHODESIA (administered by the PRIORY OF THE ORDER IN SOUTHERN AFRICA) Sierra Leone TANGANYIKA H.E. The Governor. R. R. Scott, C.M.G., H. J . O'D. Burkc-Gat1ney, O.B.E., M.O. Medical LaboraM.C., M.B. tory, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanganyika. TRINIDAD (see British West Indies) . J. H.. Crabbe, P.O. Box 262, Kampala, Uganda. UGANDA A. Cox. WEST AUSTRALIA ... J. J. Holland, M.ll. J. R Campbell, 298, Wellington Street, Perth, Western Capt. J. J. Airey. Australia. Lt.-Col. E. G. Fish, P.O. Box 237, Zanzibar. Zanzibar

~ ~.

FORM OF BEQUEST TO

'{tbe St. JObl1 El111blllallce 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.

Gtan~ ~ttOt12 tn tbe 13rtttsb lRtalm of tbe ~r~er of tbe 1bosptU( of St. lobn of le.tuealtm

trbe

",n(table

AlilBULAIfCJl Dtt'.t.rnlKlIrT.

\the St. 30hn Bmbulance :fSrigabe at borne.

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

The Chief Commissioner for the year ending

3 I st December,

944·

HEADQUARTERS:

GROSVENOR CRESCENT, LONDON,

S.W.I.

~be

St. 30bn Btnbu[ance :f13rigabe (at 1borne).

H eadquarters:

8, GROSVENOR CRESCENT, LONDON, S .W. 1. Bcting <tbte! <tommisstoner.

G ENERAL SIR CLIVE L IDDELL,

<Ionl rna nba nt===i tl===(t bief

C.M.G . ,

C.B.E.,

D.s .o.-Knight.

Surgeon:::in:::<tbfe!. N. CORBET FLETCHER, O.B .E., M.A., M.B . , B.CHIR . ,

M.R.c.s.-K night.

Supertntenbent:::fn:::<tbiet.

lRursing (torps anb IDivisions

THE LADY L <?uIS MOUNTBATTEN,

C.B .E.- Dame Grand Cross.

JDeput}? Superintenbent:::in:::<tbief.

of ~be

K .C.B.,

L ADY D u . . BAR-NASMITH,

St. 30bn Bnlblliance :f13rigabe

O.B.E.-Officer.

Rssistant Surgeon:::in:::Ubief an() Bnti:::a;as Staff ®mcer.

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

\ \TILLIAM

BEl'HALL, O.B.E.,

F.R.C.S.(E.).-Knight.

B ssistant Superinten()ent:::fn:::Ubief:

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John.

MRS . H . B ECKWITH-SMITH , O.B.E.

Appointed May. 1928.

:acting Ubief 0ftfcer, :ambulance Ua() ets. MAJOR

IDeput~ (!omman~ant::::tn::::(!btef

G. DARVIL-SMITH,

C.B.E .-Commander.

Ubief ®mcer, 'fRursin g Ua()ets: MISS

H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER

V. CUNARD.-Serving Sister.

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. John.

.18riga()e Secretar}2.

Appointed February, 1937.

I AJOR

G. DARVIL-SMITH ,

C.B.E .-Commander.

:assistant .18riga()e Secretar)2. $upertnten~ent::::tn::::(!btef

for 'Wlales

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

J AMES S. H A

NAM .-Serving Brother.

Sccrctar)2 1J.1ursing Uorps an() JDf\?isions an() to Superinten()ent:::iJl:::Ubfef. MISS M. Temporary

Appointed May. 1935.

HARRIsoN .-Serving Sister.

Office of Superintenden t-in-Chi e f : L ondon , S. \ V . 1.

3 B e l grave Squar e,

1bea()qllarters Staff ®mcers .

C.B.E .-Officer, Assistant Chief Commissioner (I nvestigation Staff Officer. ) DISTRICT OFFICER E . L IGHTFOOT . (Cinemas .) A SI TANT COMMISSIO NER H . J. \\TRIGGLESWORTH.-Officer. DISTRICT TAFF OFFICER J. . H A NAM.-Serving Brother.

COLONEL

M CCGWIRE,

(R eserve).

Surgcon:::in-Ubief' s Staff. D ISTRICT STAFF O FFICER

MIL BURN .- S erving

Broth~r.

Superinten()ent:::fn:::<tbfef's Staff.

S enior Staff 0fficer.-MI ss S. M. W ATsoN-Serving Sister. S taff 0fficer.-MRs . B. GIROUARD . Ubief ®tffcer, 'fRursing Ua()et Staff.

S taff Officer. -TH E

L ADY W ALERAN.

THE

COUNTY.

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF NURSING DIVISIONS.

COUNTY. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Lady Stewart.

Lancashire Leicester and Rutland Lincolnshire London Middlesex. Norfolk

Northants Northumberland Nottingham

Captain The Lord Harris, M.C., Commander, Belmont, Faversham. Kent. Vl,.T. G . Smith, O.B.E., Knight, 39, Fishergate, Preston, Lanes. G. F. Browne, Commander, Ambulance The Lady Zia Vl,.TernherHeadquarters, Packe Street, LoughCommander. borough, Leics. Captain G. B. Armstrong, Officet', Tolethorpe Lodge, Spalding, Lincolnshire. The Lady Louis Mountbatten, Captain W. Goodley, O.B .E., M.C., Knight, 97, St. John's Street, London, E.C. 1. C.B.E.-Dame. Marie Marchioness of Willing- As for London. don, G.B.E., c.I.-Da'l'ne. The Earl of Albemarle, M.C., Lieut.-Col. Sir Thomas Cook, J.P., C.C., Commander, 20, Castle ::'1eadow, D.L., J.p.-Officer. Norwich, Norfolk. Lady Cook, c.c.-Serving Sister . The Marchioness of Exeter- E. H . Shaw, M.D., Officer, I, Billing Road, Northampton. Commander. S. Embleton, Knight,2, Osborne Terrace, N ewcastle-on-Tyne, North umberland. S. J. 'V. D onald, M.B., CH.B., Officer, The Duke of Portland."Brookside," Sutton-in-Ashfield, Bailiff Grand Cross. Notts. Deceased. The Duchess of Poriland, In Charge:- District Officer G. E. D.B.E.-Dame. Hardy, Officer, Heather Bank, ~ -ottlllgham Eoad, l\Iansfield. The Lady mander.

Shropshire.

Lieut.-Col. The Lord Forester -Officer. The Lady Forester-Dame. The l\Iarquess of Bath, KG., C.B., p.c.-Knight. l\1rs. A. A. \V. Luttrell.Serving Sister. Sir Francis Joseph, K.B.E Lady Mander. The Lady Blanche CobboldOffice?l.

Somerset

Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Wiltshire Worcester. E.R. Yorkshire.

W.R. Yorkshire

Bicester -

Com-

Oxford

N.R. Yorkshire

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The Lady Violet Astor.Officer.

Kent Capt. VV. C. Knight, Officer, 82, Spencer Road, Bedford. The Marchioness of Milford C. A. Poole, M.A., Officer, County Berkshire Office, 318, King's Road, Reading, Haven, Commander. Berks. The Earl of Dudley. Col. Sir Bertram Ford, T.D., D.L., Knight, Birmingham 100, Lionel Street, Edgbaston, Birmingham. The Duke of Beaufort, K.G., J. Owens Britton, Commander, Bristol G.C.V.O., P.C. Ambulance Headquarters, Unity Street, St. Phillips, Bristol. Col. The Lord Cottesloe, C.B., Major P. G. Darvil-Smith, C.B.E., Buckinghamshire V.D., T.D.-Hnight. Com1Ttauder, Meads, Great ::.rissenden, Lad y Chetwode-Commander . Bucks. The Lord Fairhaven , D.L. K. S. Maurice-Smith, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Cambridge 1\1rs. A. R. FitzPatrickCommander, Ethelreda Hou se, Ely, Officer. Cambs. Lt.-Col. W. Chaloner, O.B.E., Capt. P. Reay, M.C., Commander, 12, St. Cheshire T.D., J.p.-Knight. Peter's Square, Stockport, Cheshire . Lt.-Col. E. Bolitho, D.S.O. Cornwall Lt.-Col. 'V. Blackwood, M.B.E., D.S 0 , Nancy Lady Vivian, M.B.E. M.B., Knight, Tregenna, Camborne, Cornwall. J. Lamberton, M.B., CH.B., D.P.H., Cumberland and Officer, 3, Marlborough Gardens, Westmorland. Stanwix, Carlisle, Cumberland. The Duchess of Devonshire H. C. ham bel's, Klllg/zt, Sunnyfield, Derbyshire Beighton, ... 'r. 'heffield, Yorks. Major M. L. Buller, M.C. - H. J. VIck, Klllght, \\'mterdene, North-East and MidPreston, Palgnton, Devon. Devon. Officer. The Lady Clinton-Officer. C. C. Prance, C.C., l\I.B ., B.S., D.L.O., 38, Plymouth, S.W.Devon, The Viscountess Astor, C.H. Vapron Road,l\Iannamead, Plymouth . and E. Cornwall. The Lord Ashley, J. P. E. S. Bowes, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Officer, Dorset 39, Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset. Durham The Countess of Scarborough S. Embleton, Klllght, 2, Osborne Terrace, 'ewcastle-on-Tyne, North-Comn'tander. umberland. Essex Col. Sir Francis Whitmore, l\Iaj ur J. F. HamIlton, ::'I.D., Officer, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.2A Oxford Eoad, Colchester, Essex . Knight. Mrs. Dudley Arnold. Gloucester The Viscount Bledisloe, A. Barrett-Cardew, M.C. , M.B., F.R.C.S ., Commander, 38, Clarence Street, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., P.C.Cheltenham, Gloucester. Knight. The Viscountess BledisloeDame. Guernsey. V. G. Carey, Esq.-Com- County Surgeon 'V. B. Fox, B.A., ;\1 B., Serving Brother, St. Sampson 's, mander. Guernsey. Hampshire and Isle of The Lady Louis Mountbatten O. T. J. Clayre, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., OffictJ' , C.B.E.-Dame. Bush House, Christchurch Eoad, Wight. Bournemouth, Hampshire. tAssistant Commissioner G. N. Bullock, Herefordshire Officer, Sarnia, Upper Ledbury Road, Hereford. The Countess of Lytton, C.I., H. Langley Jones, M.B.E., Knight, Hertfordshire Edale, Clarence Road, St. Albans, -Dame. Herts. Major J. W. Young, O.B.E., COl1'mlander, The Countess Granville. Isle of Man Chief Constable's Office, Douglas, Isle of Man. County Surgeon Dr. J. R. Hanna, Jersey Portland Lodge, :Midvale Road, St. Helier, Jersey.

Bedfordshire

ST. ] OHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

Gardiner - Hill, M.B ., M.R.C.S., Commander, Fircroft, Hightown Road, Banbury, Oxford. Col. C. W. Eames, D.S.O., T.D., Officer, Moreton Mill, Shawbury, Nr. Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Captalll H. F. Powell, M.B.E., M.D., Knight, 17, Ellenborough Park, \Yeston-super-Mare, Somerset. E.

E. Dudley, Officer, 2, Crawfurd Street, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Cranbrook, P.C., Commander, St. Regis, Montague Road, Cambridge. The Dowager Viscountess 'V. G. Pape, O.B.E., Knight, " Hay Tor," Higher Drive, Cuddington , Harcourt, G.B .E.-Dame. Banstead, Surrey. The Countess of Bessborough, D. Bryce, J.P., Officer, "Sandycr oft," Che worth Close, Horsham, Sussex. J.P.-Dame. The Hon. Mrs L. Fitzroy Maj or E. S. Phillips, D.S.O., M.A., Officer, 153, Learn Terrace, Leamington Spa, ewdegate.-Officer. \Yarwick. The Lady Janet Bailey- A. R. Towerzey, Commander, c/o W. D. & H. O. Wills, Swindon, ·Wilts. Officer. The Countess Beauchamp, F. L. ewton, M.B., CH.B., Commander, Old Library House, Worcester Road' M.B.E.-Offi cer. lYral vern, vVorcester. Lady Atkinson, A.R.R.C.r. Jennings, M.B., CH.B., Officer, 29, Officer. Cottingham Road, Hull, E.R. Yorks. The Lady Serena JamesF. P. 'Vilson, J.P., Kn ight, Parkhurst, Commander. l\Iiddlesbrough, .r .R. Yorks. H. L. Thornton, Knight, Springvale, The Lady Bingley. Meltham Road, Huddersfield.

t Acting during absence of County Commissioner on Service.

THE

ST.

JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE .

WALES. Headquarters: PRIORY HOUSE, 4, CATHEDRAL ROAD, CARDIFF. The Hon. John H. Bruce, J.P., D.L.-Knight. Commissioner for Wales Captain Sir L. Twiston Davies, K.B.E., J.P ., D.L., F.S.A . Assistant Commissioner for Wales -Commander. Major A. W. Anderson, M.B., cH.B.-Knight. Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales Lady Superintendent-in.Chief for Wales H.R.H . The Duchess of Kent-Dame Grand Cross. Assistant Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales . Samuel McCormac, M.B., CH.B.-Knight. Assistant Lady Superintendent-in-Chief for Wales The Countess of Plymouth-Dame . Lady Superintendent for Wales . The Lady Howard de 'W alden and Seaford, C.B.E.Dame. Asst. Lady Superintendent for Wales The Hon.· Mrs. J. H. Bruce-Officer. A.R.P. Staff Officer Captain S. B. Turner, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.p.-Commander. Chief Officer Ambulance Cadets, 'Vales Captain D . G. Richards, M.C., B.SC., 1. E.-Officer. Chief Officer Nursing Cadets, Wales Mrs. Mary Ingledew .-Officer. B _r~ig::..a_d_e_S_e_c_re_t_a_ry -=--_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ W_.Mabon A braham-Officey COUNTY.

Anglesey .

Brecknockshire

Caernarvonshire Cardiganshire Carmarthenshire Denbighshire East

Denbighshire West Flintshire Glamorgan

Merionethshire . Monmou thshire

Montgomeryshire Pem brokeshire Radnorshire

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF URSING DIVISIONS.

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF NURSING DIVISIONS.

COUNTY.

The Lord Aberdare.-Officer.

Aberdare

The Hon . Mrs. J. H. BruceOfficer. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff. The Marchioness of Bute, D.B.E.-Dame Grand Cross. The Lord Kemsley-Knight. Mrs . W. J. Canton-Officer.

City of Cardiff MerthYT Tydfil

Sir Evan Williams, Bt., J.P . -Knight. Lady Kylsant, C.B.E.-Dame . Colonel Sir R. W. WilliamsWynn, K.C.B., D.S.O.Knight. Lady Howard de Walden and Seaford, C.B .E.Dame. Ditto. The Lord Mostyn-Commander. The Lady Kenyon.-Officey. Col. Sir Gerald T. Bruce, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., T.D. The Countess of PlymouthDame. The Lord Harlech, G.C.M.G. Commander. Mrs. M . C. Inge-Dame. The Viscount TredegarCommander. Lady (Ada) Mather-Jackson, C.B.E., J.p.-Dame. The Earl of Powis-Knight. The Viscountess CliveOfficer. Sir Evan Jones, Bt.-Commander. Mrs. Foley Philipps- Officer.

Evan D. Jon es-Knight.

Lieut.-Col. C. G. Cole-Hamilton. C.M .G., D.S.O., J .P., D.L.-Knight. Sir Iichael R. V . D. Assheton-SIlllth, Bt.-Commander. Brig.-General L. P. Evans, V.C., C.B., D.s.o.-Officer.

Colonel Sir Charles B. Lowther, BT., D.S.O., J .p.-Officey.

Captain William J. Canton, LL.B., D.L.Commander.

Captain Taliesin E. Richards, J.P., M.E. -Knight.

Swansea

Commissioner Asst CommIssioner . District Superintendent Hon. Treasurer

Headquarters: 10, MAY STREET, BELFAST. Brigadier Ian Fraser, D.S.O., O.B.E., F.R.c.s.-Knight. 'Vilfred 11. Brennen, M.B., F.R.c.s.-Officer. .l\Irs. G. . Wallace, M.B.E.-Officer. Asst. om mIssioner A. \Y. Mann, M.P.s.I.-Commander.

Beynon, I Lady mander.

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

NORTHERN IRELAND .

COUNTY.

Belfast City

Down Fermanagh Londonderry David M. Evans-Bevan, J.p.-Knight . Tyrone Armagh Evan Lewys-Lloyd, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., D.P.H.-Ojficer.

Derry City

COUNTY PRESIDENTS AND LADY COUNTY PRESIDENTS OF URSING DIVISIONS .

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS.

W. Allen, Officer, 37, Manor Crescent, Belfast. D. Parker, Officer, 25, Ravensdene Park, Belfast. The Lady Dunleath. John H . Rea, F.R.S.A., Officer, Linden, Banbridge. The Countess of Erne. W. A. Dickson, M.B., B.CH., B.A.a., Garryowen, Enniskillen. Mrs. D . Parker, O.B.E., M.P. W. A. Ryan, 29, Chlorine Gardens, Belfast. The Marchioness of Hamilton. F. C. Mann, M.D., Serving Brother, 1, Howard Terrace, Dungannon. Lady Stronge, O.B.E. John H. Rea, F.R.S. A., Officer, Linden, Banbridge. Mrs. Colhoun. Sir Dudley B. McCorkell, M.B.E., D.T , J.P., Commander. Lady Edith Stewart Dixon, D.B.E. Lady Clark.

Captain Samuel Trevor Beard, O.B .E. Knight. Richard D. Thomas, J .P., L.R.C.P.&s.Commander. Daniel Daniel, J.P., D.L.-Knight. Henry Alexander Gray-Serving Brother.

Llewellyn,

Lieut.-Colonel Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, Bt., D.S.O., K.C. Lady Rhys Rhys-Williams, D.B.E . -Dame. The Mayor of Swansea.

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

Squadron Leader Edgar M.B., CH.B.-Commander.

Samuel McCormac, M.B.-Knight.

. Rhondda

Lieut.-Col. Sir Henry !'.Iulleneux Grayson, Bt., K.B.E.-Knight.

John M. Wilson, M.A., B.A., CH.B.Commander.

The Mayor of Newport. M.B.E.-Com-

Newport

COUNTY COMMISS10:-.JERS.

The Marquis of Anglesey, G.c.v.o.-Commandey. The Dowager Lady Stanley of Alderley-Officer. The Marchioness of ngle ey -Officer. The Lord Glanusk, D.S.O.Officer. The Hon. Mrs. AlastaIr Cooper-Commander. The Lord Penrhyn-Commander. The Earl of Lisburne-Commander.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

EIRE Headquarters: BRIGADE HALL, 66, GT. STRAND ST., DUBLIN. Acting Commissioner Anthony J. Connor, M.B.E., p.c .-Officer. Assistant Commissioners Andrew J. MacWilliam-Officer. Joseph P. MacNamara-Officer. James H. ·W ebb--Officer. Lady District Superintendent Miss Letitia Overend-Com'11ander.

BRIGADE SUB-COMMITTEE. CHAIRMAN. General Sir Clive Liddell, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O. (Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home) (ex-officio).

Ex-officio MEMBERS. The Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas. The Assistant Chief Commissioner. The Surgeon-in-Chief. *The Superintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divi ions at Home. The Lady Superintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divisions Overseas. The Assistant Surgeon-in-Ch ief. *The Deputy Superintendent-in-Chief, Nursing Corps and Divisions at Home (Lady Dunbar- Iasmith, O.B.E.). The Assistant uperintendent-in-Chief, ursmg Corps and Divi ions at Home. The Commissioner for Wales.-No. 8 Region. The Commissioner for Northern Ireland. The Chief Secretary, Ambulance Department. MEMBERS. The Commissioner, No. 4 (Lancashire) District (W. G. Smith, Esq., O.B.E.).-No. 10 Region. *The Commissioner, No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District (Captain \V. Goodley, O.B.E., M.c.).-No. 5 Region. The County Commissioner for Northumberland and Durham (S. Embleton, Esq.).-No. 1 Region. The County Commissioner for Berkshire (c. A. Poole, Esq., M.A.).No.6 Region. *The County Commissioner for Hertfordshire (H. Langley Jones, E q., M.B.E.) .-No. 4 Region. *The County Commissioner for Birmingham (Colonel Sir Bertram Ford, T.D ., D.L., LL.D.).-No. 9 Region. The County Commissioner for Gloucester (A. Barrett-Cardew, M.C., M.B., M.R.C.S.).-No. 7 Region. The County Commissioner for Lincolnshire (Captain G. B. Armstrong).No. 3 Region. *The County Commissioner for Surrey (W. Geo. Pape, Esq., O.B.E.).No. 12 Region. The County Commissioner for West Riding of Yorks (H. L. Thornton, Esq.).-No. 2 Region. SECRETARY. Major P. G. Darvil-Smith, C.B.E.

Members of Chief Commissioner's Advisory Staff.

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INSPECTING OFFICERS. Colonel George A. Moore, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.D., A.M.S. (Ret.).-Knight. Late Assistant Chief Commissioner. Colonel Clarence 1. Ellis, C.M.G., T.D., M.D.-Knight. Late Surgeonin-Chief. Sydney W. Malkin.-Knight. Late Commissioner, late No.5 District. E~nest A. Richards.-I{night. Late Commissioner, No. 8 District. LIeut.-Colonel J. E. MccGwire, C.B.E.-Officer. Late Assistant Chief Commissioner. H. V. Miller, O.B.E.-Knight. Late Commissioner Plymouth, S.W. Devon, and Cornwall. Lieut .-Colonel W. Scatterty, M.B.-Knight. Late Commissioner, West Riding of Yorkshire. BRIGADE REPRESE TATIVES ON THE AMBULANCE COMMITTEE. The Chief Commissioner. The Superintendent-in-Chief at Home. The Surgeon-in-Chief. VV. G. Smith, Esq., O.B.E. Captain \V. Goodley, O.B.E., M.C. BRIGADE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE COUNCIL. The Chief Commi.ssioner. The Superintendent-in-Chief at Home. Captain \V. Goodley, O.B.E., M.C. BRIGADE REPRESENTATIVES ON CHAPTER-GENERAL. The Chief Commissioner. Colonel ir Bertram Ford, T.D., D.L., LL.D. WOn-IE 's ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Chairman. Lady Loui Mountbatten, c.B.E.-Su,perintendent-in-Chiej lVu,rsing Corps and Divisions. ' Members. Deput uperi~tendent-~-Chie.f (Lady Dunbar-Nasmith, O.B.E.). AS~Istant upenntendent-m-Chlef (Mrs. Beckwith-Smith, O.B.E.). ChIef .Officer, Nursing Cadets (Miss V. Cunard). ~upenntendent-in-Chief, Brigade Overseas (The Hon. Mrs. CoplandGnffith ). C?unty Officer for Northumberland and Durham (Miss L. Whitford)RegIOn 1. D~strict Superintendent for West Riding of Yorkshire (Mrs. Birkbeck)RegIon 2. C?unty Superintendent for Leicestershire (Miss G. E. Partridge)RegIOn 3. C~un~y uper~ntendent for Suffolk (Miss A. M. Parker)-Region 4. DIstnct upenntendent for No.1 (Prince of Wales's) District (Miss M. Workman, M.B.E.)-Region 5.

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County Superintendent for Hampshire (The Hon. Mrs. R. Cubitt)Region 6. . . ' County Superintendent for Gioucestershlre (MISS D. Faber)-ReglOn 7. County Officer for Wales (The Hon. Mrs. John Bruce)-Region 8. County Superintendent for Shropshire (Miss H. Corser, M.B.E., J .P.)Region 9. . District Superintendent for LancashIre (Mrs. E. . Tweedale, C.B.E., A.R.R.C., J.p.)-Region 10. . District Superintendent for Kent (Mrs. C. Falwasser)-ReglOn 12. District Superintendent for Northern Ireland (Mrs. G. Wallace, M.B.E.). District Superintendent for Eire (Mrs. eton Pringle). Chief Officer, Nursing Cadets for \Vales (Mrs. M. Ingledew)-Cadet Representative. County Cadet Officer for Northamptonshire (Mrs. haw, o.B.E.)-Cadet Representative. . County Cadet Officer for Sussex (Miss Trill)-Cadet RepresentatIve. County Superintendent for Plymouth (Mrs. R. Balsdon, O.B.E.)-Cadet Representative.

Annual Report of the Chief C0111missioner. THE DIRECTOR OF AMB LANCE, 1 GROSVE. OR CRESCE TT, Lo. DO)[, .\V. 1. lr, I have the honour to ubmit the Annual Report of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at Home for the year ended the 31st December, 1944. \Vhil t the Cadet Personnel shows a substantial increase there is a reduction in the Personnel of the Adult Divisions in comparison with 1943, which is obviou ly due to incomplete returns, the figures for some counties not having reached me in time for this Report. It will be seen from the foregoing table that 394 new Divisions with aPr onnel of 6,619 have been formed during the year. New Divisions. mbulance Nursing . adet Ambulance

52 65 102 175

adet~Tursing.

394

In crease in P ersonnel. l\Ien · Women · Boys · Girls ·

1,074 1,005 1,689 2, 51 6,619

Men. England (including orthern Ireland) Wale. Eire

Adult Units. TVomen. Total.

A dult P ersonnel. Women. Total.

1, 58 316 22

1,564 176 30

3,423 492 52

70,011 9,338 925

44,496 3,518 40

114,507 (121,478) 12,856 (13,219) 1,765 (1,913)

2,196

1,770

3,967

80,274

48,751

129,128 (136,5 10)

Cadet Units. Boys. Girls. Total. England (including Northern Ireland) Wales. Eire

J1den.

Cadet P ersonnel. Boys. Girls.

Total.

752 188 3

1,118 113 1

1,829 301 4

16,350 4,251 159

25,465 2,307 34

41,815 (36,116) 6,558 (6,481) 193 (80)

943

1,232

2,134

20,760

27,806

48,566

Grand Total.

Adult Personnel Cadet Personnel

129,128 48,566 177,694

Note.-The 1943 figures are shown in brackets.

THE ST. J OHN AMBULANCE B RIGADE .

NEW COMMITTEES. Two Committees have been formed. 1. Publicity Committee.-The terms of reference of which is to consider means by which the Association and Brigade can become better known as regards(a) The work that they perform with and for Adult and Cadet Divisions. (b) R ecruitment. . (c) The future policy in connection with Po t-vVar Recon truction, especially in reg~rd to the propo ed National Health ervices. This Committee is under the Chairman hip of Lady Dunbar- Ta mith and is preparing for a publicity and recruiting campaign throughout the country. 2. Cadet Advisory Committee .- The Cadet dvi or)' ommittee ha been set up with my elf as Chairman, the Chief adet Officer, four Ambulance and four Tursing County Cadet Officers, to di cu matter relating to the organization and admini tration and welfar of the adet Movement. . SERVICES. The past year has been a difficult one, e pecially in finding per onnel to meet the many demands upon the aval, Military, and ir Force requirements, owing to many who have been called up by the ~Iini try of Labour and ational ervice and ha\'e been unable to obtain r lea e for the work for which they originally volunteered, but thi difficulty, which has fallen more particularly upon the uperintendent-inhief' Department, has been largely overcome. On the 31st December, 1944, there were 20,886 member enTing with H.M. Forces (Navy, 3,284 ; Army, 12,982 ; ir Force, 4,620). In the Civil Defence Services there were 36,000 enrolled in the a ualh' Service (20,375 men, 15,704 women). Of this number 9,9)2 w re fulitime. A large number of members are till employed in munition and other war factories. There are serving in hospitals some 8,000, which include 00 in Service Hospitals, and 7,500 enrolled in the Civil ur ing R e en'e. This service is referred to in the Report of the uperintendent-inhief. First aid was rendered to 417,086, compared with 489,709 in 1913. The number of cases conveyed in the Motor Ambulance, of which there are 320, were 131,788, with a total mileage of 2, ""03,931. The greatest credit reflects upon those respon ible for maintaining thi service, which entails no little self- acrifice on the part of the dri\'er and attendants who respond to calls at all times of the day and night. SERVICE AWARDS. The following are the total awards gained by members of the Brigade :V.C. (posthumously awarded), 1; C.B.E., 1; O.B.E., 8; M.V.O., 1 ; M.B.E., 24; George Medal, 9; D.S.O., 1; D.F.C., 5; D .. C., 1 ; D.F.M., 3; D .. M., 7; B.E.M., 33; M.M., 14; A.R.R.C., 2. Total 110. I n most counties Officers and Members of the Brigade are rendering valuable service in connection with the work of the J.W.O., and by their efforts .they hav~ contributed in no small measure both financially and otherwIse to vanous branches of the War Organization Work.

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ADETS. It is gratifying t? ~~cord tha~ the Cadets have increased during the year ?y 277 new DIVI IOn and m strength by over 4,500. In addition to th~s n,umber there are Probationers who on passing the prescribed exammahon become Cadets. The work carried out by the Cadets will be found in the Report of the hief Officers attached. CASUALTIES. It ~s with mos~ sincere regret I have to report the deaths of the undermentIOned supenor officers of the Brigade, whose services have been of out tanding merit. 1. ?lonel C. J. Trimble, C.B., c.~I.G., L.R. C.P., interested in ambulance work mce 1883. 2. ir John Lum den, R.B.E., M.D., Commissioner for Eire, 1910-1944. 3. I\Ir. E?gar Trouson, ounty Commissioner for Cornwall, 1924-1932. 4. aptam F. E. Bendix, M.R.C.S., L.R. C.P., Assistant Commissioner for o. 1 Di trict, 1924- 1944. 5. L.ie~t.- olonel C. H. J arne, C.LE., F.R.C.S., LM.S. (Rtd.), As istant omml lOner for County of urrey. I ~l 0 regret to rcport 261 deaths of Officers and Member on Active en'IC and 83 death due to Air Raids. I hould like to expre my thanks to Dr. N. Corbet Fletcher the urg on-in- hid, for hi continued and valuable service in conne~tion \vitl~ ~the medical ide of o~r work. ~ atta~h l'~is r~port. Also to the Lady LoU! Moun~~atten, upe~-mtendent-m-Chief ur mg Corps and Divisions, f~r h. r unhrmg fiort. Y: advancing the efficiency and welfare of the ur mg ?rps and DIVI. IOns. You will see from the attached report the plendld progres WhIC~ l~as been made during the past year. I \\,1 h to add my appreClatIOn and grateful thanks to all Commissioners and th .ir taft and to t~e officers an~ member of Corps and Divisions for. tll Ir loyal co-operatIOn and contmued effort in the service of the Bngade: the. difficultie with which they have had to contend ha not decre.a d ~unng the.pa t year, and I cannot peak too highly of the way m whIch the e dlfficultie have been overcome. Finally, I wish to ~xpre my thanks to member of my Headquarter taff a?d to the. Bngade ecretary, Major Darvil-Smith, particularly for theIr loyal aSSIstance during the past year. I have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, CLIVE LIDDELL, General, Acting Chief Commissioner .

R EPORT OF THE SURGEON-IN-CHIEF.

INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING .

Report of the Surgeon-in-Chief. To

THE CHIEF COMMISSIO_ ER.

Ii have the honour to submit for your app~oval. my report for the twelve months ending 31st December, 1944, thIS bemg the 57th year of the Brigade. .. _ Its compilation has been facIlitated by the helpful reports from the Surgeon-in-Chief for Wales, the Di trict urgeons of ?rthe~n Ir land and Eire and the County urgeons of England who, m. splte of the increased' calls on their profe sional services, have sent detmled accounts of the present state of medical affairs in their command. MEDICAL STRENGTH.

In this, as in each previous report, I am happy to. r .cord an in~re<;t e in the number of Surgeons on the Brigade Roll. Thi. I~ .an a tom h~ng fact in view of the shortage of doctors among the clvlh~n populatI.on which has necessitated extra work on the part of tho e tIll m pr<;tctIce to cover the Brigade duties of their colleague absent on war erVlce. The total now stands at 3,242, as compared with 3,210 at the .nd of 1943; and of these 3,140 are serving in t~e technical an.d 102 m ~he executive section of the Brigade. I have contmued my practIce of ser:dmg a letter of welcome together with a copy of the pamphlet, Tlz ~ Dulles of S~f,rgeons, to each newly appointed urgeon; and I have rece~ved many courteous replies which make me confident that the ~fficlcncy and enthusiasm of the senders are assured. On three o~casIOn.s,. howc\'er, my letter called forth immediate resignati~ns fro~ Its reCIpIent who pleaded that they did not realize that theIr appomtments were other than honorary! CO . . FERENCES OF SURGEONS.

With pleasure I have to report .that meetings of Brigade urge on . in Counties and Areas, revival of whIch I recorded la~t year, are becom~ng more frequent. These gatherings stimulate enthusIas.m, create .a feeh~g of comradeship, and provide a useful way of ov~rcommg local dlffi~ulhes by a pooling of knowledge. For these. reasons It has been (and WIll be) my endeavour to encourage such ~e~tm~s. .. . Further, with the improved po Ihon m mIlitary affaIrs, I hope th~t soon we may be able to revive the u~geon~' \Veek-end Conference m London from which much good was den:red m pre-wa~ yea~s. To such a Conference will fall the problem of findmg the ways m whIch ~ethods of training given to our lay personnel whilst in war c~s~c:lty servI~es ~an be co-ordinated with their work as members of a CIVIlian orgamzatIOn devoted to the same purpose. To me it seems probable that som~ of our peacetime methods will have to be ~ltered an~ recomme.ndatI?ns from this Annual Conference should proVIde a baSIS for consIderatIOn of such changes.

From all parts come reports that the Divisional Surgeons-to whom is entrusted the instruction of units and to whom the Brigade owes so much-have well and faithfully carried out their duties during the year. In certain counties they have lectured to combined classes from several units, including those which lacked the help of their own surgeons absent on war service. In short, the continued training of our personnel has been maintained in spite of the shortage of Surgeons in civilian practice; and in the reports which I have received there is evidence of hard work well done. In this connection Assistant Commissioner Dr. A. C. White-Knox in No. 1 (Prince of Wales's) District this year established a Training chool for subjects connected with the Brigade at the Walworth Men's Institute, .E. 5. His idea is to provide members of all units in Southern Area and also those interested in first aid but not in the Brigade with training in all the various aspects of Brigade work; and his hope is that imilar schools may be founded throughout London in other Men's In titute . A

UAL RE-EXAMI ATIONS.

The ounty urgeons reported that the usual high standard of efficiency wa obtained at the annual re-examinations which, with few exceptions, \\'ere held during the year. Difficulties in transport, however, prevented the majority from vi iting and examining all the units in their commands and compelled them to arrange for this duty to be undertaken by surgeons of oth r unit or by the surgeon of the unit concerned. I look forward to the day when the County urgeons can reassume their official task of te ting all unit in their commands. COMPETITIONS.

There i evidence that competitions are being revived throughout the Brigade a a means of in truction especially those conducted by Divisions and by orne Area. Few counties, however, have so far been able to re-e tabli h their contests, though the prospect of so doing brightened con iderably towards the end of this year. Ever ince 1923, when I judged the first staged team test in the Dewar hield ompetition, I have been among those who have worked for reali m in competition and the representation of injuries. I have, therefore, noted with interest that, as the result of experience gained in Civil Defence, there is to-day a wide pread desire to see this aspect of training more fully d veloped because there is no doubt that a suitably faked casualty impre es both competitors and spectators more than the poken word. In the e circumstances the Civil Defence Organization found it necessary to open pecial chools of instruction in faking; and in December the Assistant urgeon-in-Chief, as my representative, visited and inspected the urrey County chool at Leatherhead. This had been prominent in preparing for large exerci es with the Army and Royal Air Force as well as for local competitions under the Ministries of Health and Home Security; and those in charge, now that their work is ending, invited the Brigade and British Red Cross Society to see if it was worth while

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to carryon their speciality. Dr. Bentall was impres ed with what he saw and reported that it might be worth while for on.e or two memb~rs of each Division to qualify in the art of faking casualtIe and so to a SISt the Divisional urge on in his/ her lecture and competition. Alternatively, he suggested that imilar chools (sometimes called" Clubs ") might be started in each County or Area for Brigade personnel. LAY INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE As was to be expected the entries for the Lay In tructor Certificate were considerably less than last year, approximately 39 per cent. Result show that 230 out of 531 candidates qualified to in truct cla es in the Home Office hort and the A sociation Preliminary (but not the Adult) Courses of Fir t Aid. Once again I elected to adjudicate per onally in Part III (written paper), and so to en ure uniformity in the tandard of this part of the examination. In addition Dr. nder'on, a urg onin-Chief for \Vale ,reported that 29 out of 55 candidates qualified imilarly in the examinations conducted within the Priory for \Vales. CIVIL DEFE CE SERVICE. With the diminishing risk of air raid many of our per onne! haye now been released from full-time service in ivil Defence, and otherhave had their dutie as part-time workers much reduced or eyen cancelled. Rumour has it that the e members are undoubtedly feeling the reaction and show signs of \-var wearine . There may be orne who will feel inclined to re ign from the Brigade; and, to meet thi , Di\'i ional Officers will have to show initiative and enthusia m with a \'iew to encouraging the doubtful ones once again to take up their pace-time drills and duties. RECOGNITIO T OF MEDICAL SERYICE . It has come to my knowledge that in many in tance report given in the local press of meetings, ocial, and competition. have fail cl to give the credit due to the medical profession for the part which they have taken. It cannot be emphasized too strongly that the Brigade i a public medical service consisting of two section -surgeons and trained lay-personnel; and that surgeons form the ba i of the Brigade organization, as without their help training cannot be maintained and the Divi ions cannot effectively carry out their duties. It is hoped, therefore, that rectification of this oversight will remove what is a cau e of grievance. MERITORIOUS FIRST AID. During the year Lieut.-Colonel Ian Fraser, M.D., R.A.M.C., Di trict Commissioner of Northern Ireland, was awarded the double honour of O.B.E. and D.S.O., and Major A. K. Borland, R.A.M.C., urgeon to the Sunbury and Shepperton Division, the M.B.E. for gallantry in the Middle East. For services at home Lieut.-Colonel W. Blackwood, M.B., County Commissioner of Cornwall, was created M.B.E., the same honour being conferred on Dr. A. C. Taylor, Divisional Surgeon of the Portsmouth Corps, and Dr. H. F. Sparling, Surgeon to the Croydon and treat ham Division, for gallantry at air raid incidents, while as an honour to the Brigade I was appointed O.B.E.

REPORT OF THE SURGEON-IN-CHIEF.

The Meritorious Service Certificate, which is awarded by the Brigade for conspicuous and gallant conduct in connection with air raids, was this year won by six members, of whom five belong to No.1 (Prince of Wales's) Di trict-sure proof that London was the main target of this year's air raids! In addition thirty-five reports of first aid efficiently rendered in difficult or xceptional circumstances were this year submitted to you. In each in tance you ent a personal letter of congratulation, and twenty of the reports w re publi hed in detail in The St. J ohn Ambulance Gazette as recognition of good work well done. IN MEMORIAM My report would be incomplete if it did not pay tribute to the memories of two gallant urgeon who thi year passed to their rewards-Colonel harIe J 0 eph Trimble, C.B., C.l\1.G., Inspecting Officer of Lancashire, and ir John Lumsden, M.D., District Commissioner of Eire. Although at their death both held high executive rank each maintained to the end acti\'e int r t in the technical section of our work, each had rendered long and mo t valuable ervice to the Brigade, each will be sadly missed, and each will be difficult to replace. CO~CLUSION.

In conclu ion I hope that my report proves to your complete satisfaction that a a body all rank of Brigade urgeons are loyally and faithfully performing their duties of in tructing and training our wonderful personnel, for which on my part I tender to each and all my grateful thanks. Further, I wi h to place on record my appreciation of the help which was at all time freely giYen by the Brigade ecretary and his Assistant-Major P. 7. DarviI- mith and Mr. J. . Hannam, and also of the generous a i tance r ndered to m e throughout the year by the Surgeon-in-Chief for \Val s, by the Di trict urgeon of Ireland, by the County urgeons of England, by the A i tant urgeon-in-Chief, Dr. \V. C. Bentall (whom it i good to welcome back on partial release from Civil Defence duty), and by my ecretary, Di trict taff Officer E. T. Milburn. I have the honour to be, Ir, Your obedient servant, N. CORBET FLETCHER, M.A., M.B., M.R.C.S., Surgeon-in-ChieJ.

Report of the Superintendent-in-Chief. To THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER. Sir, I have the honour to submit my report for the year ending 31st December, 1944. ROYAL VISITS.

We were honoured by a visit from Her Maje ty the Queen at this Headquarters when she was graciously pleased to visit each department, and showed great interest in all branches of our work. number of Welfare Officers who were about to proceed overseas were pre ented to Her Majesty who poke to each of them. H :R.H. the Princess Royal graciously visited the t. John Training Centre at Stratton Audley. H .R.H. also in pected the Worsborough and District Nursing Division in the \Vest Riding of York hire. H.R.H. the Duchess of Gloucester graciously inspected nit of the Brigade at Bedford. H.R.H. the Duchess of K ent al 0 graciou ly in pected Brigade Headquarters and personnel at \iVarwick. VISITS AND I SPECTIONS.

I have, at the invitation of the County Commissioners, ·\.'i ited a number of counties and inspected various Ambulance, Nursing, and adet nit during the year. A list of the inspections is given in the following paragraph. Such inspections have generally to be made during th weekends in order to render possible the attendance of personnel who are fully engaged during the week, and owing to my own inability to absent my elf from administrative work at any other time. I should like to record my grateful appreciation to County Commi sioner, ounty uperintendents, and other Officers who have made my tour uch happy and interesting ones. I have been most gratified to find that, not.withstanding the long period of strain and trial through which the country has been going, all ranks have continued to show that characteristic zeal and self-sacrifice which is a notable feature of our service. TO URS OF INSPECTION.

1. *Buckinghamshire: Slough, High Wycombe, Chesham. 2. *Leicester, 3. Dorset: Wimborne St. Giles, Poole. 4. Plymouth. 5. *Devon: Exeter. 6. Derbyshire: Chapel-en-Ie-Frith, Chesterfield, taveley, Belper, Derby. 7. * taffordshire: toke-on-Trent, vVolverhampton, Tividale, Uttoxeter. 8. *Westmorland and Cumberland: Carlisle, Maryport, Keswick, Ambleside, Windermere, K endal, edbergh. 9. *Liverpool and Cheshire: Liverpool, Chester, Crewe. 10. *Cornwall: Newquay, Truro, Bodmin, Penzance, Redruth. 11. *Nottinghamshire : Nottingham, Sutton-in-Ashfield. 12. *Wales: Swansea, Cardiff. 13. *Sussex: Hastings, Bognor R egis . 14. *Suffolk: Ipswich, Aldeburgh, Blythburgh, Beccles, Lowestoft. 15. *Gloucestershire: Bourton-on-the-

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Water, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham, Lydney, Gloucester. 16. *Herefordshire: Ross, H ereford. 17. *I sle of Man: Douglas. 18. Bristol. In the counties marked with an asterisk ].W.O. Convalescent H omes and R esidential Nurseries, as well as other ].W.O. activities, were visited . Bv the courte y of the Joint County Committees I was able to include a visit to many of the Convalescent Homes, R esidential urseries, and other ].W.O. activities in my programme whilst visiting the counties. This gave me a wider opportunity of m aking con tact with our m embers and confirmed the opinion which I formed last year of the high standard of fnciency which is being maintained. I also met a number of our members whilst carrying out engagements for the ].W.O. in many parts of the country. SERVICE HOSPITALS.

The total number of V.A.D.'s called up for service is 1,515, of whom 803 are still erving. Eighty-four of that number have been posted ov r ea with the ~avy and Army and 37 are serving with the V.A.D . Vnit in India, where they are carrying out very valuable work. I was able during the year by the courtesy of the Commanding r fficers to continue my visits to V.A.D. Vnits, including those who for the first time during the war had been po ted overseas by the Army. Those vi ited tlli y ar were -enit at the R oyal Naval Hospital, Haslar; the Royal ~ ~ aval Hospital, Plymouth; the R oyal aval ick Quarters and the jIilitary Ho pital in the I Ie of Man. I also \'isited the R.A.F. Hospital at \\'roughton and Iedical Units near windon, and saw St . John members serving with the \\ ar Oroanization Ambulance olumn who \vere undertaking work in connection with the e jledical Vnits meeting and di tributing wounded and ick fiovvn o, 'er from .\V. Europe. T

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During the surruner and autumn I have also paid two visits to ~.\\ . Europ vi itin C7 , at the invitation of General Eisenhower, a large number of Hopilal and jIedical Lnit both in the forward and base areas in J'rance, B 19ium, and Holland, and attending R ed Cross Conferences in Pari. I \Va invited to vi it the Canadian Armies and H ospital Units during the heavy fighting in the Antwerp and cheldt areas and the 1 t L .. Arm Vnits, with whom I entered Germany 24 hours after the UlT ncl r of Aachen. During these tours I was able to see the fine work of the merican and Canadian Red Crosses with whom St. John has worked so closely in the pa t 'ear. During my time oversea I also saw numbers of our St . John V.A.D.'s and \Yelfare \Vorker undertaking duty in lilitary and R.A.F. Hospitals a w 11 a tho e giving service with our Civilian Relief teams. I also saw some of our t. John drivers \vorking with the Ambulance Platoons. I cannot speak too highly of the work these Brigade Officers and Member are doing, often in exceptionally trying circum tances and under very rough conditions. Details of their work will be found later in my report. 1

PER ONNEL .

During the year 65 new Nursing Divisions have been registered, bringing the total number of Divisions up to 1,56-1 in England and Northern Ireland.

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The total personnel for all Nursing Divi ion in England and Northern Ireland shown by the return received from the counties is 43,513; the total for Eire is 840; and thef(~ are in addition 143 Officers attached to County taffs. The grand total of 44,496 shows a decrease on the figure given for la t year, but this is, I think, due to the absence of complete returns in certain areas owing to hortage of clerical a istance. There are in addition to the nur ing personnel included above 656 Presidents and 676 Vice-President and 1 Officers and Member on Brigade Reserve and 307 General ervice Members. The number of new Cadet Nursing Divisions is 17-, which brings the total to 1,118 with a personnel of 25,465 fully qualified member. H. 1. FORCE.

Of the 1,566 members serving with H. :~T. Force (exclu ive of Y. .D. members) 336 are attached to the Navy, 707 to the rmy, and 523 to the Air Force. CIVIL DEFENCE.

The total number of members still employed in connection with Civil Defence Services i : First Aid Post, Full-time, 1,675; Part-time, 11,450. Mobile "Cnit , Full-time, 1,307; Part-time, 1,272. Total, 15,70-1. CIVIL NURSIXG RE ERYE.

7,583 is the figure showing the number of t. John member enrolled in the C. .R., excluding Wales and Northern Ireland. Miss \Vatt, the Principal Nursing Officer, in making a further app al for additional nur ing staff, so urgently required at E.J\I. . Ho pital at the present time, has also drawn attention to the indi p n ~ able work carried out by our members which has been greatly appr ciated. By arrangement with the Ministry of Health the t. John .\mbulance Brigade in Canada very generously agreed to bring over up to 125 member to undertake nursing in civilian ho pitals, 37 have already been po ted, and this contribution has already proved to be a valuable one. The following Red tar and Blue tar awards have been granted :Red Star (for a year's satisfactory service) . . . . . . Rlue Star (for a period of not less than three consecutive months' ervice in a Sanatorium or Tuberculosis Hospital, Tuberculosis \ ards of a General Hospital, or in an Infectious Diseases Hospital) .

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were called. This was done in order to facilitate travelling as much as possible. These counties are :Warwickshire Bedfordshire Gloucestershire taffordshire Berkshire urrey Wilt hire Hertfordshire ~ orfolk Oxfordshire B uckinghamshire Worcestershire General Nursing Training.-It is most sati factory to know that 119 of our member have taken up General Nursing Training. It is also of special intere t that a member of « A" Nur ing Division, Southport orp , T\fi s Mary J ewdall, who I would like most warmly to congratulate, ha achieved great ucce s in her general training. At the end of her fir t year at the Royal outhern Hospital, Liverpool, Miss J ewdall took fir t place in tvvo ubjects; at the end of the econd year she took first place in thr e ubjects; while at the end of the third year she took first place in four ubjects and \\'on the Gold Medal. ince then Miss Jewdall ha - pa ed her final tate Examination. Parl-il"l1~c ervice.-The importance of the part-time service in all type of ho pital , to which 0 many hours of our members' time have been regularl\r devoted, cannot be overestimated. Neither can it be ~ ufficientl\' tre ed how great i the appreciation of the Hospital Authoritie and of the Trained taff to our members for their constant and unfailing attendance. .\mong other phere of work in which Brigade members have played a mo t important part pecial mention should be made of : Natz"ollal Blood Trailsfusz"olZ ervice, to which members have rendered active a i tance both Donors and at Centres. Dz' triet i\ urses, where the assi tance given has been greatly appreciated throughout the country. Child TT' elfare Centres, at which the attendances number 36,899. /\Tllrserz"es, at which the attendances number 1,477. JlIotor Ambulances, with v"hich attendances number 66,909. Member have al 0 taken their full share in all the ].\\1.0. activities, including the taffing of Con vale cent Home, ].\\1.0. ambulances, providing Guide for ervice Patients, assisting with Flag Days and Collection, and so on. In connection with the Ambulance Service the Brigade in anada have also given valuable support by allowing some of their members to undertake this work both at home and overseas.

HOSPITAL RELIEF DUTIES.

Despite the ever increasing number of calls made upon our member to undertake work within their own counties, I am pleased to be able to say that once again many offers of service were forthcoming in response to the request for Holiday R elief Duty at t. Bartholomew's Ho pital; also for residential duty of a similar kind at the Royal Masonic Hospital. Circumstances prohibited the acceptance of all who volunteered so willingly, but the fact remains, however, that at a critical time when Flying Bombs were at their height people were prepared to forfeit oftentimes their own holiday in readiness to do duty in the London Hospitals. The counties nearest to London were those from which volunteers

SHELTER DUTIES.

Throughout the war members of the Brigade have undertaken duty in taffing Medical Aid Post in public Air Raid Shelters. Wh n the course of the air bombardment of London made it clear that we should be called upon to provide a continuous staff of nursing per onnel for helter Duties, over and above that which could be supplied from the London District, I made a direct appeal to the countIes for volunteer. The response was immediate and at no time during the heaviest periods of attack wa there any shortage of members. In the Borough of Bermondsey alone it was possible to maintain throughout

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the year a rota to cover fortnightly periods of this helter Duty. Nursing members came from all parts of the British Isles, including Wales, orthern Ireland, and the I Ie of Man to undertake this dangerous work. In August I accompanied Mrs. Winston Churchill and Mr. Morgenthau, U .. Secretary to the Trea ury, on a tour of in pection of many of these shel~ers, and they were able to see members of t. John on duty in the Medical Aid Posts which we visited. . Members also help~d to. staff an ur:derground Emergency Hospital m Bermondsey to which mmor casualtIes had to be taken in the worst days of the Flying Bomb attacks.

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the setting up of hospitals for civilian. wounded and with the distribution of medical supplies to evacuees and dIsplaced persons. ome of our members were among the first ~eam to ?~ ~anded a~ter D-Day, and did valuable work. in connection WIth ~he CIVIlian HospItal in the Falaise gap, and have smce moved forward mto Holland. Much credit is due to Mrs. Douglas Pennant and her. staff, wh? ~~al so ably with the many intricate problems connected WIth our CIVilian Relief personnel proceeding overseas. WELFARE PERSONNEL SERVIKG OVERSEAS.

CIVILIA N RELIEF OVERSEAS.

This particular branch of work has met with a ready response ~o t~e call for additional per onnel and our Welfare \Vorkers are serVlTIg m many theatres of war. ... I would like to place on record my appreCIatIOn of MISS Anderson and her d partm ent for the very excellent manner in which they have dealt with all the many po tings of Welfare Officers overseas.. T The first contingent to proceed overseas for duty m .W. Europe left in July, and attached to this Unit w~re a number of our members. 1I1i Ro mary Eley was appointed. ChIef Welfare Officer, and here I would like to say how ably he carned out the work entrusted to her, which covered a wide field concerning Hospital, Canteens, Convalescent Depots, onvalescent Home , an~ Air Evacuation Cer:tres. Further po tings were also made to the MIddle East to the Mediterranean area, and where the need aro e for tran fers to be made some of our members w nt on to serye both in Greece and tIalta. The first St. J ohr: \Velfare Officer detailed for duty in the Far East left in July to be attached to the Indian R ed ro s. . To mention other, pheres of work connected with welfare in partIcular I would ay that a mo t important service has bee.n under~aken by those ngaged on duty in the ship carrying home repatnated Pnsoners of \¥.ar. lr. h yney and Mr . }Iartin, the latter an Office.r of the CanadIan t. John -.\mbulance Brigade, ailed on board the Gnpsholm to weden. Their work proved to be quite invaluable both on the voy~ge out where the tore had to be orted and stacked for u e on the Journey home and aLo in helping to make the return voyage for the men a cheerful and a comfortable as po ible. A request was received from the Min~stry of Healt~ f?r \velfa~e work~rs for duty on board ship in connection Wlt~ th~ repatnat~on of GI?raltanan refugee. Mi s D. Rowland, of No.1 Dlstnct, and MISS PrentIce, of ~he Canadian .J.A.B., undertook this duty and gave valuable help whIch wa greatly appreciated .

At the end. of 1944 th~re were .38 St. John nursing personnel erving overseas-17 m Ita.!y, 14 m the MIddle East, and 7 in T.W. Europe. In September MISS Watson was seconded to Cairo as Assistant to the Assistant Dire~tor for C~viliar: Relief Middle East, where she is doing v~l~~ble wo~k m c?nnectIOn With the training and welfare of the J.vV.O. CIVilian Relief Umts who are staffing Refugee Camps at El hatt and Moses Wells and preparing for service in the Balkans. As will "?e seen from th~ figures given the majority of the work is at present bemg undertaken m Italy where our workers have assisted with

I would like to place on record my very incere appreciatio~ of the great support I have received from ir \r\Tiliiam henton as ChaIrman of the t. J ohn Reconstruction Com:mittee and for the speedy and .hel~ful manner in which he has dealt WIth all the problems we have referred to him. As Vice-Chairman of this ommittee I was glad to find that the booklet sent out in February, and the resume of of our pr?posed post-war pl~ns issued to all Divisions in Augu t, had been fully dIscussed and met WIth

TRAIXIKG COUR ES .

Again I would like to express my gratitude to Mrs. Beckwith mith for her continued inv~lu.able help in regard to training, and to en ure her of the great apprecIatIOn of all who have been able to avail them elve of the privilege of attending her resident courses of instruction at her home at Stratton Audlev. . D~ring ~he year she -has arranged fortnightly course of in truction m FIrst AId and Home ursing at which 200 student have attended. The Sister-in~Charge,. Mis.s Addison, .R. T., who for 41 year gave such exc~llent mstructIOn 111 Home Nur ing and vvas re pon ible for the prac~Ical work and revision in Fir tid, has been obliged to re ign thro.ugh Ill-health, and the loss of her valuable ervice i much regretted. Durmg the past year her place has been taken by fr. Royle, Tur ing Officer of the eaford Nur ing Division. In addition to the fortnightly cour e two conferences hav been h~l~ ~vhich were attended by 85 officers of 1\ ur ing and ur ing adet DIVISIOns and also by officers of the .J.A.B. in Canada Northern Ireland and the Priory for \Vales. " Several of the counties have again this year arranged Officers' Training Courses. At some of these. courses and orne of the tratton udl y co.urses, my Staff Officer, MISS Watson, and Divi ional uperintendent, MISS Longder:, were able .to attend and give helpful and much appr ciated talks on .subJects on v,~hIch .they were specially qualified to speak. \Ve are also mdebted to. MI. s Miller, County Nursing Officer for uffolk, and to Mrs .. Rayner, DIstnct Officer o. 1 Di trict, for their h lp in thi connectIOn. I cannot express too highly my gratitude for all the efforts which have ?een put into this educational work to which I attach the greatest Importance.

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interes~ed approval by our per~onnel.

I feel sure that the recently authonzed ounty R econstructIOn Committees will timulate further intere t in the variou po t-war cherne under consideration, and it is my e~rne t hope that our nur ing per onnel will playa very active part therem. Among the plans of the R econ truction Committee of the Order I hould !ike to mention particularly the Nur ing Aid, ervice. The thanks of th~ Br:gade ar~ due to the ~xecutive Committee of the Queen' In titute of DIstnct Nur Ir:g for th~Ir helpful. co-operation in drawing up this cherne, full detaIl of whIch were Issued to Divi ions in December and from subsequent report it i evident that it has been welcomed both ?y t~e D!strict Nur e and by our own per onnel. In rural area e peciallv It WIll gIve ou~ members an op-po.rtunit of rendering valuable ervic-e to the comm~mty, ~ wel~ as pro:n-dmgy eful ~xperience in Home Tur ing. In connectIOn WIth thIS ur mg AId erVIce, and with other matter where ur in.g training is involved, I feel sure that the appointment of County ur mg Officer (as authorized in April, 1944) will be of great benefit . AWARD.

It is with much pleasure that I record the award of the O.B.E. to Mrs. Balsdon, County uperintendent for Plymouth, .\\'. De"on, and E . C~rnwall, ifo1 the New Year Honour, and the ~f.B.E. to ML. \\'al1ace, DIstnc.t upenntendent for 1 orthern Ireland, in the irthda\' Honour. CertIficates of Good ervice have been awarded to the following V.A.D. members :Miss M. E. Childs London / 352 Miss D. L. Cragg . omerset / 138 Mi s F. M. Dean . Middle ex/ 14 Miss t Langlev . omerset / 13 Mi s P. \ Voffenden Middle ex/ 106 Brigade War ervice Bar Awards.-The total number of \ ,T ar ~ ervice Bars awarded to Officers and Members is as follm\' :1st Year

2nd 3rd 4th 5th

12,096 7,091 4,273 2,471 718

~uch credit is due to. Mrs. Blagden for ~he extremely efficient way in whIch she has de~lt WI~h ~he War erVIce Bar applications and the many problems whIch anse m connection with these award. BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

I cannot ~ail to place on re~ord the valuable and continuou upport I have receIved from the B n~ade Overseas, particularly from Colonel Sleeman <l:~d Mrs. Copland-Gn ffiths, who at all times have shown me such unfal~m~ help and U?derstanding. I would also like to express our appreCIatIOn to Mrs. GIlmour and her taff, who have assisted us so enormously in the provision of members from Canada in different fields of work .

R EPORT OF THE SUPERI NTENDENT-IN-CHIEF.

CONCLUSION.

The last year, with it momentous happenings, has meant an even heavier period of work and strain than previously, but once again every call made on the Nursing and Tursing Cadet personnel has been promptly and efficiently met, and I cannot sufficiently express my gratitude to my District and County uperintendents and Officers, as well as to Officer and Members of our ;ursing Divisions, for their public pirit and devoted ervice. I would also like to express to our Presidents and Vice-Presidents, ount \" orps, and Divi ional, our great gratitude for their tremendous int re ' t in all our Brigade activitie and the valuable work they undertake on our behalf over uch a wide field. I and all the member of my taff have suffered a grievous loss during the year by the tragic death of my taff Officer, lis Lumley- mith, who - wa. killed a a re ult of nemy action, with her mother, in the Guard hapel. By her unique charm and natural kindliness she had endeared h r elf to all 'w ith whom he came in contact, and she will n \rer c a to be mi ed by each one of u . To mv Headquarter taff at ~ TO. 3 once again I extend my very real gratitud for a particularly fine year's work and for t~eir great loyalty and con cientiou ne in pite of the many personal tnals and problems th y have b en faced ''.'ith. The pa t year, bringing with it renewed en rrl\' attack, ha ' made their task an even heavier one, and I would lik to pay a inc ere tribute to the fine way they have managed to carry on and th great work they have achieved during uch a trying period. I would lik to include in the e remarks all those of St. John in the Lon lon and Home ountie areas who suffered most severely from air attack, and xpre s real appreciation of the help given by so many of our Officer and Members from different parts of the British Isles who gaye such valuable a i tance in staffing the Air Raid helters. I off r ,'er ' particular gratitude to my Deputy uperintendent-inhi f, Lady Dunbar-)\a mith, for the tremendou amount of valuable work he ha achiev d in the past year and for the many new and re pon ible field of work he has 0 willingly and so succe sfully undertak n. Lady Dunbar- Ta mith's wise coun el and great support have been invaluable to me and to all of us at Headquarters. I would like also to place on record our great appreciation of the very able and successful manner in which 11i Longden, her taff Officer, has carried out so much re pon ible and heav work. 1r . Beckwith mith' fine upport as my As istant Superintendentin- hid ha al 0 been of immen e value to me, and I would like to thank her mo t gratefully for all the help she has given me personally at Headquarters a well as for the great work she does in connection with our training courses. To Mi s Harrison I would once again like to place on record my deep gratitude for another twelve months of tireless work and real achievement, coupled with such outstanding selfiessne s and devotion. The ursing Cadet Office has done much valuable work, and a great deal of credit goes to Miss Cunard for the continued increase in the Nursing Cadet Divisions and for the efficiency and enthusia m which

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she, as we~ as Lady. Waleran and all those associated with the Nursing Cadets, bnng to theIr work. . In conclusion, ir, I would like to thank you personally for the contmuo.us sup~o~t and real encouragement you have given me and all our Nursmg DIV1 IOns. I have the honour to be, ir, Your obedient servant, EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN, Superintendent-in-Chiej.

Report of the Acting Chief Officer, Ambulance Cadets. To THE CHIEF

COMMISSIO~ER.

lr,

I have the honour to submit a report concerning the Ambulance Cadets at Home, excluding vVales and Eire . For the past year 102 Divisions have been registered, with a per onnel of 1,074, making a total of 752 Divisions with a strength of 16,350a net incrca e of 1,762 in comparison with 1943. There are in addition a considerable number of probationary cadets. The Ambulance Cadets have been active in m any directions, and have rcndered useful service, particularly in the form of assistance to adult Di\1. ion in their public and other duties. Cases of prompt first aid ac1mini tercel by Ambulance adets in road and other accidents are frequently brought to notice. Reports on the Cadet activities appear in Tlz e t. J O/lit A mbulaJlce Brigade Gazette from time to time. The dcliberations of the adet Advisory Committee have been of ine timable value and mo t helpful in arriving at decisions affecting the elevclopm n t and welfare of the Cadet Units. Thc Arm ' Cadets, which are provided with free uniform and greater facilities for training, have effected recruiting for St. John Cadets. Te\' rthcless, as will be seen in the first paragraph of this Report, we ha\'e continucd to make progress. v ith the help of the Publicity Committee it is hoped at an early date that new Cadet posters and leaflets will be available when organized efforts will be made throughout the country to increa e the trength of the Cadets. Our relations with the linistry of Education. The tanding Conference of Tational Voluntary Youth Organizations, and the Central Council of Ph)' ical Recreation, have all been of great value in the training of the adets. At County Local Youth Parades, the Ambulance Cadets are generally well represented. The revi ed edition of the Cadet Aianual has been welcomed with enthu iasm by all Cadet Officer. p cial thanks arc due to the cordial and efficient co-operation of County and Area adet Officers, also to Cadet uperintendents and Officers of Cadet Ambulance Divisions, who have devoted much time and energy in maintaining the interest, efficiency, and welfare of their units. Divisions which are fortunate enough to have urgeons have greatly benefited by their instruction and we are grateful to them for their active interest, especially in the first aid training of the Cadets and Probationers.

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.A \vor~ of thank i also due to the County and Divisional Cadet Vlce-~resldents for e.n~ouragement in many ways . orne have presented trophIes for competItIOn, s?me have arranged entertainments for the Cadets, and some have contnbuted generou ly to adet Fund. In conclusion I de ire to expre my appreciation of the cordial and valuable co-operation received from the hief Officer of the Nur in.a Cadets and her taff Officer, on all matters affecting the w Hare of the Ambulance and Nursing Cadets. I have the honour to be, ir, Your obedient ervant, P. G. DAR IL MITH, Acting Chief Officer, Ambulance Cadets.

Report of the Chief Officer, Nursing Cadets. To THE

UPERINTE, DENT-I - HIEF .

Madam , I have the honour to submit my report of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Nursing Cadet Divisions for the year ending December, 1944. PERSO NEL.

The progress in Nursing Cadets during 1944 has been most satisfactory, both in number and efficiency. There are now 25,465 fully qualified Nursing Cadets and Probationers. The number of Cadet Tur ing Divisions registered up to the end of 1 -14 was 1,118, making an increase of 1 T Divisions during the year. In 1944, 169 uperintendents and 237 Officers were appointed. L

PECTIO l S, COURSES, COMPETITIO . . S, CAMPS.

IJlspectiolls.-I ha\-e carri d out Inspections at Rallies and Church Parade in' the following places : Birmingham Hamp hire :Northumberland ~ Tottingham hire orner et and Durham Courses.-A special week-end Training Cour e for County/ Area Cadet Officer and ounty adet ecretaries was held at tratton Audley Manor (b~' kind permi ion of Mrs. Beckwith mith) from 3rd to 6th l arch. Twenty-three Officers attended, including three from Canada and ffic r from Torthern Ireland and \\ ales. The subjects for the yllabu were pecially cho en for the purpose of instructing the Officers in ounty adet admini tration. This Training Course proved of tremendou valu , and a number of Officers attending have since arranged Training ourse in their own counties. Arrangements for a similar cour e to take place in J tme were made, but owing to military operations the our e had to be cancelled. I have al 0 attended and lectured at Training Courses organized III the following cOlmties : 1 ottinghamshire H ampshire Dorset \Vorcester hire C017lpetitions.-A numb r of countie have organized Cadet Competitions during the year, and I have had the pleasure of being present at the final in:Northamptonshire us sex urrey Camps.-Numerous adet Camps have been held, and I personally in pected amps in Northamptonshire and Somerset . The Girl Guide' A sociation kindly invited a number of our St. John Cadet Officers to attend a special Camp Training Camp held for Youth Leaders in ussex. even Cadet Officers from different parts of the country attended the Course, and I my elf visited the Camp on 11th May. Mrs. Ronald Tree, County Officer, Oxfordshire, generously offered the "Vest \ \ling of Dytchley Park, Oxforclshire, a an indoor camp for

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Cadets during the summer months, but unfortunately the scheme had to be cancelled owing to the premises being commandeered for war purposes. DISTRICT/ COU TY / AREA CADET OFFICER .

The development of the Cadet Movement in the counties has progre ed most atisfactorily since the appointment of County/ Area Cadet Officer, of which there are now 58, 12 being appointed during 1944. Ten ounty Cadet ecretaries have al 0 been appoint d, and have proved of great assistance. Grateful thanks are due to all the above-mentioned Officers for the magnificent and untiring way in which they have carried out their duties. PL'BLICATIOK .

One of the mo t outstanding event of the year ha been the publication of the new Cadet TraiJling !vIanltal, which ha been in constant demand. Cadet Officers and the Cadets them eh'es will wi h to put on record their great appreciation of the work of the Committee responsible for compiling this book, in particular to the Chairman, Lady DunbarNasmith, and the Secretary, Mi s Watson. The second publication, which has become extremely popular, i the Cadet 21st Anniversary Illustrated Review, compiled by Lady \Yaleran (Staff Officer). This magazine has not only proved of intere t to adet throughout the world, but it has al 0 been mo t favourably commented on by the Ministry of Education and variou Youth Organization . During the year a Preliminary Child Welfare Textbook ha been published by the t. john Ambulance A ociation, and a number of Cadets have passed an examination and have obtained the rtificate in this subject. cUPS ( ATIO AL).

Sir Adrian Boult and Miss jan Kerri on have kindly presented a cup to be known as the" Cadet Musician's up ", and to be awarded annually for the best musical composition by a t. john Cadet in England, \Yale , and Northern Ireland . The winner of the cup thi year was Cadet Rosemary Sarjeant, of Hillmorton Cadet ursing Division, \Varwick hire: six other composers were highly commended and ten commended. The Cadet movement is greatly indebted to ir Adrian Boult and Mi s Kerrison for this encouragement to our Cadets to develop their musical talent. The St. john Ambulance Brigade Cadets are also indebted to the First Bomb Division U.S. 8th Army Air Force for the presentation of a cup to be awarded annually after the war for an individual act of gallantry. AFFILIATIO ' .

During the year the St. john Ambulance Brigade Cadet Movement ha become a constituent member of the Central Council of Phy ical Recreation, an organization which is grant-aided by the Ministry of Education. The assistance which the Central Council offers for the development of both outdoor and indoor physical recreation is therefore now available to all Cadet Units. The Council has already given valuable help and advice in many counties.

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OFFICER, NURSING CADETS.

COMMITTEES.

The Cadet Advisory Committee.-The Chief Commissioner ha~ sanctior:ed the setting up of a Cadet Advisory Com:r:ni~tee, th~ first mee.tmg of whI~h was held in December, the Chief CommlssIOner hImself takmg the chaIr. tanding Conference of National ~ ol~tntary Youth Organizations.-On appointment as Chief Officer Nursmg Cadets on 1st j~nuary, 19~4, I became representative of the St. john Am~ulance Bngade Nursmg Cadets on the Standing Conference of NatIOnal. Voluntary Youth Organizations, and have regularly attended the meetmgs. I .have found the oni rence most helpful and an excellent means by whIch .to ~eep in clo e touch with other Kational Voluntary Youth ~rgamzatIons. Through the Conference a number o.f Exhib~tions wer~ orgamzed throu~h out the country, which included dIsplays m shop wu:do:vs representmg the aim and methods of the Voluntary Youth OrgamzatIOns. GRAND PRIOR CADETS~

114 'ur ing Cadet the ear.

were awarded the Grand Prior's Badge during WAR SERVICE BADGES.

During the year 249 \Var ervice Badges had .been awarded, and grat ful thank are again due to Mrs. Graham (ASSIstant Staff Officer), who undertake the checking of these returns. The total num~er of N'ur ing adet awarded \Yar ervice Bad~es up to the. end o~ 1944 IS 315. Thi r port would not be comple~e Wlthout mention bemg made of the hard and enthu iastic work put m by members of the ~adet I:Ieadquarters taff. ly v ry grateful thanks are due to them all, m particular to my two taff Officers, Lady Waleran and Mrs. Graha~, and to my ecr tary, ilIi s French, who throughout the year have gIVen loyal and untiring ervice. VIRGINIA CUNARD.

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REPORT FOR WALES .

BRlGADE.

EXTRACT

OF THE R EPOR T OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR WALE . STRENGTH. The comparative figure show that the total membership decreased by 276.on the previous year to a total of 19,424, as at 31st December, 1944. IX umts were disbanded as inactive, and 32 new divi ions registered. ACTIVITIES. Cases ~f accident a:r:d illne s treat d by Brigade members during 194-1 tot':llled 11,165, of.whIch 7,326 were removed to home or ho pital. Road accIdents dealt WIth numbered 1,241. Nursing members made 4,51-1 attendances at child welfare clinics, re t centre, and nurseries and accompanied 1,240 patients on journeys by ambulance. The bare facts and figures c~nvey no idea of the value of the services voluntarily rendered, but mar:y t~Ibutes have been paid by tho e who have benefited during th~ tragIc cIrcumstances of war, the following extract of a I tter ent to ~nory House by a resident of \Ve t Ealing, evacuated to a Re t entre m Pembrokeshire, being a typical example : « On behalf of the mothers and children who were evacuated to Narberth from London on 1st August, I wish to expre our appreciation of the kir:dness shown to us by the member of the , t. John Ambulance Bngade. It was mainly through their effort that the mothers were !Uade to feel that they were welcome, and that thev we~e am?ng fnends who were anxiou and willing to hclp them afte-r th~Ir trYIng ordeal. I shall always have a warm pot in my heart after thIS for the St. John Organization." . The care of .Medical Com!ort~ Depot, which i rcported on later, mvolves a consIderable contnbutIOn of voluntary service on the part of Brigade personnel, male and female. In additior: to routine duties at cinemas, theatre, concerts, outdoor sports gathenngs, blood tr~sfusion ~linics, and public parade, t. John me~?~rs have played theIr part WIth B.R.C. . per onnel in the local actIVItIes of th~ Red Cross and. St. John V!ar Or~anization, ~mdertaking the work ?f GUIdes t~ badly cnppled serVIce patIents travellmg by train f~om ~ospItal to. hospItal or home, serving as hospital welfare officer and lIbra.nans, nursm.g. members in War Organization Hospitals, and in partIcular orgamzmg and assisting the money raising schemes for H.R.H . the Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St. John Fund by means of Flag Days, special efforts, and the Penny-a-\Veek House-to-Hou e Collections. Of the nursing members who have volunteered for overseas Relief Service, two are serving as Welfare Officers in the Central Mediterthe Middle East . ranean .and ~n?i~, and one as a Nursing Assistant with a Relief Unit in ursmg DIvISIOns record 439 members working with the Civil Tur ing R eserve, and 81 as V.A.D. members . Male members serving with H.M. Forces number 2,0~2 .and WOme!1 41. It is recorded with regret that 7 members lost theIr lIves on actIve service, while 1 is reported missing ' and of the 7 members in Prisoners of War camps, one (Corporal T.

Bramwell, Newport Dock Street Division) was repatriated after 3t years' captivity. t. John training was never turned to better account than by Corporal Bramwell, first in caring for the many casualties among his fellow prisoners and later in organizing and instructing First Aid classes, in which, up to the time he left the camp, 300 men had qualified for First Aid Certificates. Only a small proportion of Units elected to include A.R.P. instruction in their cla s work, the number of A.R.P. certificates issued by the Priory during the year being 83. In Civil Defence ervices, 3,049 men and 1,728 women have been engaged on full- or part-time duties; and in some counties the Local Authoritie have been able to recruit from the Brigade all the personnel requir d to taff the I; irst Aid service. In anticipation of possible concentrated retaliatory action by the enemy on the invasion of Europe, the \Yar Organization, at the request of the Ministry of Health, drafted a plan whereby assistance would be given by the less vulnerable areas to tho e likely to be mo t affected by the anticipated bombing. Over 500 member re ponded to this call for Reserve for mobile duty involving ab ence from home for periods up to one month, but, happily, the need for action did not ari e. Th 169 \Yar en,ice Bars awarded during the year to ursing Officers and :M mber brought the total number in possession of one or more Bar to 356. Three Brigade Members were decorated for distinguished sen'ice. ergeant G. T. Hughe , Dolgarrog \Vorks Division, Caernarvonshire \Va awarded the Briti h Empire Medal for work on munitions; orporal Lewi E. Richards, Bedwas Divi ion, Monmouthshire, receiv d the Military 'ledal for gallantry on the field; and Pri,-ate Emlyn Jones, Nantymoel Division, Glamorgan, won the Di tingui h d en-ice Medal for bravery and devotion to duty on " D " Day. DI TI 'GUISHED VISITORS . A number of WeI h members had the privilege of welcoming H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Lady uperintendent-in-Chief for vYales, who in the cour e of a three days tour carried out an inspection of over 1,000 member at Teath, arranged by the Commis ioner for Glamorgan, 1\1r. D. 1. Evans-Bevan, J.P., met Ambulance workers in Merionethshire, where he was entertained by Mr . Inge, Lady County President; and inspected a parade of Brigade Units from Caernarvonshire and Anglesey at Vaynol Park, where he was the gue t of the Commissioner for Caernarvonshire, ir Michael Duff-A sheton- mith, Bt. Lady Louis Mountbatten, C.B.E ., Superintendent-in-Chief of the Brigade at Home, paid her first vi it to South vVales, spending two crowded days in Swansea and Cardiff, where she inspected many departments of activity under Glamorgan Joint County Committee, addressed large gatherings of Brigade personnel, inspected Cadets, and visited Priory House Headquarters.

THE ST. J OH

REpORT FOR

AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

CADET DEVELOPME TS. A definite step forward was taken towards the further development of the Cadet Movement by the appointment of Mrs. E. D. Hardie, M.A., as Cadet Training Officer; and a number of counties have already taken advantage of Mrs. Hardie's service in organizing Cadet Training our.ses and meeting with Cadet Officer. The Chief Ambulance and Nursmg Cadet Officers (Col. D. G. Richards and Mrs. M. Ingledew) addre sed the first meeting of the Cadet Advisory Committee set up in the autumn . ERVICE MEDALS. The recipients of service medals, signifying 15 years' efficient ervice in the Brigade, and Bars for additional periods of five years' efficiency, brings the number of awards to Brigade members in \Vale to 1,2 9 Service Medals, 533 First Bars, 21.7 econd Bars, 89 Third Bars, 1) Fourth Bars, 1 Fifth Bar, and 1 Sixth Bar. SURGEO s. In his report as Surgeon-in-Chief for \Vales, Major . \V. Ander on, M.B., CH.B., states that the First Aid and Tur ing work of the Brigade has been maintained at a high level of efficiency. On the in truction of the Priory Ambulance Committee, many letters of commendation igned by the Commissioner for \Vale and himself had been ent to Brigade Members for outstanding efficiency in the performance of fir t aid, particularly in cases of resuscitation. During 1941, 55 candidates at for the Lay Instructor certificate, of whom 29 were uccc. ful. Th re are 17 more Surgeons on the strength, a compared with 1943, bringing the total to 17 on the executive, and 35- on the in tructional taff. Transport difficulties had made it impos ible to contact. per onally the large majority of Brigade Surgeons. TRANSPORT SERVICE. The 22,074 removals involving a total mileage of 373,631 during the year brought the number of cases carried and mileage travelled from 1919 to 1944 inclusive, to 269,288 and 4,674,513 respectively.

EXTRACTS OF THE REPORT OF THE COl\DII NORTHERN IRELAND.

lONER FOR

The strength of Ambulance, Nursing, and Cadet Division in the District show that there has been an increase of 17 Divisions and a decrease of 63 in personnel. The decrease in personnel i due to the failure of 4 Ambulance, 3 Nursing, and 3 Cadet Divisions to render their Annual Returns in time for inclusion in the numbers given above. When these are received and forwarded the personnel will also show an increase. The new Divisions registered during the year number 20. 87 Classes were formed for First Aid, Home ursing, etc., the number trained amounting to 1,269.

ORTHERN IRELAND.

Members of the Brigade co-operated wholeheartedly in raising funds as Organizers and Collectors for P enny-a-Week Fund, and the Flag Days held during the ear for Prisoner of War, Aid to China, and ].W.O. Eliminating ompetitions were held in several counties in the District, the winners of same competed at the Annual Competitions held in the grounds of Queen's University, Belfast, on 24th June. A large number of the Brigade in Eire entered for the various events. The Competitions ecured con iderable interest, a large crowd being present from all over the Di trict. I am delighted to report the appointment of Mrs. Bailey as the First Di trict ursing Officer in Northern Ireland. Mrs. Bailey has had much xperience in Brigade matter, and I know she will be invaluable in her new capacity. It is impo ible to mention all the activities of Nursing Divisions during the year. Hundred of Public Duties were carried out in Belfast and throughout T orthern Ireland, including the newly-established Beach Patrol during holiday periods; First Aid at Ploughing Matches and Hom Guard manreuvres. On several occasions members of Nursing Divi ions were called on to attend at aeroplane crashes, etc. Many more than there were vacancies for responded to the appeal for volunt ers to help in the Medical Aid Po ts in shelters in South-East London. even teen Officer and members spent fortnightly periods th r during the latter part of the year, orne giving up their Christmas holiday t.o thi duty. They all expres ed plea ure at being able to assist in th work and agreed they benefited largely through the experience. Fort\'- ix member of V.A.D.s are on active service in Military and Kaval oHo pital , two of the e having recently been sent overseas, one in t.ll capacity of \Varrant Officer. tart ha been made in organizing Medical Comforts Depots, and I hop ther will be a large increa e in this work during 1945. During the Youth \Yeek in May Cadet Division took part in many of th activities, including a Youth Exhibition in the Clarence Place Hall, and gav demon tration in bandaging, child welfare, etc. A number of Divi ions have adets who have already started to train a ur . Enni killen head the list with four. T

EXTRACT

OF THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR EIRE.

I have the honour to ubmit the Annual R eport for the year ending 31st December, 194-1, for thi District. The year 1944 was the addest in the history of this Di trict, for it has bereft us of our beloved Commi sioner, Sir John Lumsden. I was privileged to work with ir John during the whole of his Brigade career, and he wa never happier than when extending the work of the Brigade. A you know he founded the Brigade in thi country in 1903 and in 1914 became its first Commis ioner and inspired leader. The spirit of service to his fellow countrymen "'a ingrained in Sir John's nature and found

THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.

expression in variou forms, but in none so prominen.t1y a.s ~he t. Jo~n Ambulance Brigade. The Brigade here is and will remam a livmg memonal to him. It is regrettable that in my first year of office a~ A~ting Com!llissioner I should lose the valuable services of Lady Dlstnct upenntendent Mrs. eton Pringle, District urgeon eton Pringle, O.B.E., and ~i~trict Officer A. M. Fullerton, O.B.E. In previous reports the late CommisslOner made special references to the excellent services giv~n, S? ~nselfi~hly and with much benefit to the work of the Brigade here mce Its mceptlOn, by these Officers. Notwithstanding fewer public functions the demands upon our personnel during the year were as great as ever. I am glad to report that these were performed with the usual readine and efficiency. At the First Aid Hut in O'Connell treet 976 case were treated, viz. 592 by the Day Orderly and 3 4 by the night and unday orderl~es. The Dublin teams were successful in ""'inning five cup and ecunng one second and two third places in the Belfa t Competitions on 24th June, 1944. A Brigade team representing Dublin City was succe . ful in wi~ning the National Perpetual Challenge hield for the second bme-a Bngade team from Cork coming second. This hield i competed for annually by all the Emergency Casualty ervices in Eire . .... For a long time I have felt the need for a onference ~n thIS :Pi t~lct, as it gives the members a good opportunity of expre mg theIr VIew on many important Brigade matters. I am glad to report that the :fir t Conference was held on 14th October. There wa a good attendance of Delegates from the Divisions in Dublin and pro:rincial t.own . . . Attention was focussed to many useful and mtere tmg pomts ill connection with our Organization. The holding of the o~f~renc~ was w~ll worth while and has especially helped to make admml trabon eaSIer for those in charge. Officers and members of the Nursing Divisions were given an opportunity of putting their hospital training into .actual pr~ctic~ wher: they undertook duty at a Dublin Hospital, dunng an epIdemIc of Illne s among the ursing Staff. . First Aid, Home Nursing, Hygiene and anitation, and ChIld C~re Classes were held under the auspices of the t. John Ambulance ASSOCIation Irish Centre. Through these 421 enior First Aid, 114 enior Home Nursing, 58 Hygiene and Sanitation, 178 Child Care ,and 194 Preliminary First Aid Certificates were awarded. This is our fifth year to operate as the Casualty Service in the Dublin Corporation A.R.P. Scheme. Our personnel continue to man t~e First Aid Posts, and although the Reserve members have fallen off, m son:e cases due to the members having joined the Brigade proper, we stIll have sufficient highly trained personnel to cope with any emergency that might arise. . The distribution of new and secondhand garments from the Central Workroom is still ably managed by Mrs. Honey. Through its channels , 2,873 new garments and 379 old garments were distributed to the poor, through the various charitable Organizations. . During the year 1944 our two Welfare Dining-rooms served appro Xl-

REPORT

FOR

EIRE.

motely 60,000 meals to expectant and nursing mothers, as well as 39,000 pints of soup taken home to their families. .. In conclusion I wish to expres my appreclatlOn and thanks to all ranks of the Brigade for the loyal co-oper~tion and e.fficient as~istance giv n to me in my new office. I would lIke to sr:eclally ment~or: the yaluable help and assistance given to me by AssIstant CommisslOner J. P. Mac Tamara and Di trict O~cers Dr..J. F. Eustace and W. J. C. :J1ilne, without which I \-vould find It very dIfficult to carryon our many achvities.

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HEADQUARTERS: ST. JOHN'S GATE, Ct,ERKENWELL, LONDON,

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t. John.

Pages 2 to 9 corrected to 24th June, 1945.

Besistant <!ommissioners.

List of Superior Officers of the Brigade Overseas appointed by His Royal Highnes s the Grand Prior of the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem.

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

Officer.

South Australia Dis trict. ' Appointed February, 1940. THOMAS H. GODDARD, C.B.E., B.A., M.B.

Knight.

Tasmania District.

LIEUT.- OLO~EL E.

(SHOWING DATE OF ApPOINTMENT AND GRADE IN THE ORDER )

Officer.

Co 111 III iseloner. COLOXEL JOH).' R. Do.rALD ox, ED., "LB.

Appointed June, 1930.

Officer.

Western Australia District.

1Lftl)}2 Superintenl)cnt==in==<!bicf of lRursing Corps antl IDl"lslone of tbe Jarigfttle ~\?CrSea6.

1Barbal'os. tEo B. \VILLIAMS.

Appointed May, 1939.

"\PPolllied Tovember, 1942 .

3nspcctl1l9 (t0111111ls510Iler for tbe (tanbbcan.

lScrmnba.

IR HARRY LUKE, K.C.M.G.

Knight.

Appolllted

ovember, 1941.

£\sslstRnt <rOmmi5SI0ner. tLIEUT.-COLOXEL RI CHARD

Staff Officer to tbe (tblef COmtnIS!310IlCr.

CAPTAIN A.

Officer.

Appointed December, 1939.

Co III III lssloncr.

THE HON. MRS. COPLAND-GRIFFITHS.

Dame.

Appoint.ed ::'Iay, 19.t5.

,{IXllestern australia.

~\?erSeae.

COLONEL JAMES LEWIS SLEEMAN, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E., M.V.O.

Knight.

Appointed August, 1940. H. Rus ELL, V.D., ~1.B.

Sout.h Australia District.

1beabqllarters. <!bicf <!ommieeioncr of tbe Jarigatle

c. EARL.

Appointed November, 19.t3.

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

Appointed May, 1933.

1Britisb C3niana <!omm {SSIOner.

Staff G:lfficcr to tbe )La, ~ Supcnntcnl.clIt::llI:dlblcf.

LADY DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT MISS DOROTHY MAVROJANI.

Officer. Appointed

eptember. 1939.

\V. HOLDER.

FRAXK

Officer.

_-\ppointed :;\lay, 19.t5 .

1Bnrma. <r mllllS6ioner.

Bssistant Sccrctar12. GEORGE F. QUILTER. Serving Brother.

A ppoin ted

J ul y,

THE HON, MR. JUSTICE BA

Associate Officer.

1937.

Appointed July, 1939.

'{tbc (tommanberr in <Ianaba. <!omma lll)cr}2 cromlll ISS lOll cr.

'{[be (tontmanber'g in :australia.

\VILLIA11

<!ommantler12 <!ommiesloncr.

Commander.

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

Knight.

LIEUT.-COLO .. EL THEODORE

ommander.

COLONEL WILFRED VI CKERS, D.S.O., M .B .

New South 'Vales District. COLONEL JOHN

Knight.

AppOlnted January,

194~.

H. SHERWIN, M.D.

Victoria District.

BE~NETT.

SlI rgcOll-ln-<!bicf. H.

Appointed November, 1941.

<!ommis6Ioners. Commander.

Appointed June, 1943.

Appointed April, 1945.

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

Officer. South Australia District. Appointed May, 1945. • On Active Service.

LEGGETT, M.D.

Appointed December, 1942 .

:ILab)? SlIpCrln tClltlell t -in-ablef. MR . THOMAS GILMOUR.

Officer.

Appointed February, 19.t3 .

IDepll t}2 :ILal»)? SlIpCrl ntentlen t==in==crbief. 1ISS

Officer.

IARGARET J .

MACLARE- .

Appointed ::\Iarch, 1945.

Acting.

(tomm isaioners.

Jnbia.

REV. CHARLES W. DOWNER, M.B.E.

Sub-Chaplain.

Saskatchewan District.

MAJOR ARTHUR

Commander.

Quebec District.

*LIEUT.-C OLONEL

Officer.

Ontario District.

Appointed February, 1935.

(tbicf (t011lIl1issioner.

COATES.

IR PATRICK

Appointed June, 1936.

EnighL

C AMERO , M .D .

Appointed Novem ber, 1938.

Surgeon:::i11:::(tbief.

GEORGE JOHNSON, M.D.

Officer.

Alberta District.

Appoint ed N ovem b er, 1939.

GILBE RT B. P EAT, M.D.

Commander.

New Brunswick Distr ict.

R EGI NALD

Comman der. Commander.

B LAKE .

Appointed

ovember, 1942.

Officer. Officer.

Officer.

Quebec District (French

1.D.

peaking Divisions).

Appointed Jun ,19-+5

Officer. Ofhcer.

Bssistant Commi ssioncr. Alberta District.

Appointed April, 1940.

AppoInted l\1ay, 19-13.

jfiji. BVCHA~AN, M.D.

t\~sociate

Commander.

Officer.

Appointed March, 1940.

E . R.

o. 6 District.

L ABORDA, M.R. C.S .

Appointed May, 1940.

o. 5 District.

No.9 District.

'E\ssistant U011lmissioners. G E RRARD, O.B .E., M.D .

Appointed Febru ary, 1939.

ABBAS EL A RCU LLI.

O 'S . BILDERBECK, I.M.S.

Officer.

• '0 . 15 District,

TO.

E. GRAY, I.M.S. CHOPRA, I.M.S .

Appointed July, 1943.

A. H . HARTY, C.I.E., I.M.S.

o. 8 District.

COLOXEL NORMA

Officer.

B.S.

Appointed :\Iarch 1943.

Appointed May, 1943.

A. N.

19 District.

TO.

COLO TEL

Officer.

11 District.

LIEUT.-COLO)JEL

Officer.

Appointed November, 1941.

MAHADEVAN, M.B.,

LIEUT.- OLO I EL

Appointed December, 194 1.

Appointed May, 1940.

Appointed J uly, 1940 .

o. 15 District.

ssocJatc Officer.

cromlll issione r.

Associat e Officer.

Appointed November . 1938.

\tVALTER K IRBY

Officer.

o. 7 District.

Appointed 'July, 19'*3. BRIGGS,

1.S.

Appointed August, 1943 .

Appointed D ecember, 1941.

LIEUT.-COLO EL LLOYD K. L EDGER, O.B .E., I.M.S.

COLONEL DAVID CLYDE.

• On Active Service .

Officer.

Acting. Officer.

TO.

18 District.

No. 12 Di trict.

ovember,

CRUICKSHANK, C.I.E., I.M.S .

o. 10 District.

Associate Officer.

GHA. DY, C.I.E.

1\1.

RTIN

MAJOR FELIX

MELARKOD

EDWAR D M. RAYMOND .

Officer.

No.9 District.

LIEUT.-COLONEL

Officer.

No. 2 District. Appointed (supernumerary) 1937.

COLO EL ALURED C.

"{bong 1kong.

PROFESSOR WILLIAM

• ppointed August, 19-14.

P . P ARTHASARATHY, L.R.C .S ., L.R.C .P .

Appointed fIlay, 1945.

Officer.

.I.E., 1.11 ...

Appointed June, 19-+-+.

Xu. 4 DI stnct.

Officer.

:assistant (Iommi ssioncr.

C. R .

:t\n. 3 DIstrict.

IH. ]EHAXGIR

. F. CHELLAPPAH, O.B.E., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.

Appointed July, 1941.

HAY,

B ssist ant Commissione rs .

Ue}?[on. Bssistant UOl1lmiSSlOnCr.

t J OH ..

LIEC'T.-COLONEL SIR H ASSAIN SUHRAWARDY, O.B .E. , M.D. , F .R.C.S .

t\ss()ciute Commander.

Officer.

C . SPACKMAN, I. M.S .

?\IAJOR-GEXEH.AL ]OHX P. HC'BAX, O.B.E., I.M.S.

G E ORGE M. LITTLE, D.P .H .

Officer.

\ V.

PATON, C.I.E., I.M.S.

Appointed May, 1941.

No.9 District.

OLONEL

Appointed February, 19-14. CORRIGA .. ,

No.2 District.

COLO TEL

Appointed September, 1943.

t K Ei NETH MCGIBBON, Tl1.B.

District.

:JIAJOR-GE .. ERAL \ VILLIAM

DAVID KEMP EDWARD .

Federal District.

Appointed July, 1942.

COll1m issioners.

Appointed October, 1942.

Prince Edward Island DI tnct.

J OHN

H UTCHINGS, A.R.R.C .

B ELL, M.B .

Ontario District.

~Ianitoba

E. E.

MISS

Officer (ister).

Appointed, October, 1940.

L IEUT .-COLONEL J OH

Commander.

B. H A. CE, C.I.E., O.B.E., K.H.S .

Appointed October, 1943.

JLRll}1 5uperintentlent:::in:::(tbief.

Ap p ointed August , 1940.

F YFE- MITH, M.B .E .

\ V. Officer.

Officer.

Appointed January, 1940.

British Columbia District.

Commander.

~L';'JOR-GENERAL ]AME

H ARRI S, R.C .

N ova Scotia D istr ict.

PENS, O.B.E., K.C.

Appointed April, 1945.

Appointed l\Iarch, 1944. Appointed June 1944.

6 t~T. IO.

A. AI

1 District.

ppoint.ed

A. C. Serving Brother.

:assistant <!ol1l11ltssfoners. DERSON .

Ko. 20 Di trict. tc.

IO. 9 District.

ept.ember, 19-t.t .

CARTER, O.B.E.

J. J. ~

.\ppointed

tJOH:\f

Ko . 17 Di trict.

Tovember, 1944.

:\fUKO LAM.

Appointed Kobember, 1944 .

tCOLONEL \V. E. R . DIMOND, C.1.E., O.B.E., 1.M. TO. 1-t District. Appoint.eel Kovember, 1944 . ARDAR BAHADUR BALWANT INGH PUI~I, O.B.E.

Officer.

Indian Headquarters.

,\ppointed :'IIarch, 1945 .

tLIEUT.-COLONEL P.

TO. 10 Di trict.

Canterbury and West Coast District. 1936.

ember, 1944.

TO\

REED.

Appointed

MAJOR JAMES W. CRAMPTON.

Servin g Brother.

WILLIAM W. DUTTON.

Officer.

Wellington District.

Serving Brother.

Otago District.

Serving Brother.

Wanganui District.

Serving Brother.

Auckland District.

Hawkes Bay District.

AppointeJ J ul y, 19:r7.

Southland District.

BRIGADIER CHARLES M. ROFFE . C.B.E .

Commander.

1ken}1a. E\ssfstant <!ommissioncr.

EH.ALD E. PEACOCK, ilLR.C.S., L.R.C.P.

KnIght.

~IR . ~I URIEL

flDaIta. Y.

ABELA, :OLB.E.

1Rewfounblanb. :assistant <!o11lmissioncr. L IEUT.-COLONEL CLUNY MACPHERSON, C.M.G.

Knight.

Appointed May, 1912.

Ube (tommanber-g in 1Rew Zealanb. Bcting <!011lI1Ullltler\2 U01l1missioner. FRA~ CIS \ V. \ VARD. Officer. Appointed February, 1944.

OLONEL THEODORE

Knight.

Appointed February, 1940.

Officer.

Auckland District. Appointed February, 1944. t Acting.

WATERMEYER.

Appointed May, 1933.

LIEUT.-COLONEL THOMAS E. R OBINS, D.S.O.

Commander.

Rhodesia District. \VILLIAM

om mander.

Appointed January, 1939.

KILLICOR, C.B.E.

Rhodesia Railways District.

Appointed November, 1939 .

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

Commander.

atal District.

Appointed February, 1940.

LIEl:T.-COLOXEL J OH::-.r

Officer.

Transvaal Di trict.

BRIGADIER JOH~

ommander.

\ VATT, M.B.

Appointed June, 1945. . MORRIS, C.B.E.

Cape Province Di trict.

Appointed June, 1945.

lDcput)2 <!o11lmissioner6. LIEUT.-COLONEL JOHANNES

Officer.

<!om 11l fsstoners. DAVID F. MACKAY.

South African Headquarters.

5urgeon::::in::::<!bief. LIEUT.- COLONEL SIR LOUIS E. BARNETT, C.M.G., M.B., F.R.C.S.

Appointed February, 1944.

<!ol1lmissioners.

<!om m issioncr.

. VYALTO , A.R.R.C.

Commander (ister).

Appointed February, 1940 .

Appointed ::\Iay, 1945.

.\ppointed June, 1945.

1Lab)2 5upcrintcntlcnt::::in::::<!bicf.

Commissioner. R OBERT B. MACGREGOR, ~1.B., CH.B., l'.1.R.C.P.

Serving Brother.

Appointed June, 1945.

5urgcon::::in::::Cbief. OLOXEL

flDala}1a.

tLIEUT.-COLOXEL

Appointed August, 1943.

lPriot'\] Commissioner.

Appointed -ovember, 1942 .

Officer.

Appomted June. 1942.

1rbc {prior-g in Sontbern Bfrica.

ERIK ROERMAN, l'.LB . , CH.B.

Appointed July, 194-1 .

\ VALL.

Taranaki DIstrict.

tWILLIAM R. CURWEN.

3amaica.

Officer.

Appointed May, 1941.

RICHARD

'ervll1g Brother.

. GULLOCH.

Appointed May, 1941.

tRO~ALD S. MUNRO.

Bssista n t <!om11l issioncr.

WILLIAM

Appointed May, 1939.

HAROLD D. COBB .

CAPTAIN MOHAMMED RAFIZ-UD-DIN , L.R.C.P.

Officer.

Appointed November. 1938.

WILLIAM BOURNE.

Appointecl l\Iay, 1945 .

Associate Officer. Indian Hqrs. (S taff Officer for Training).

Appointed November , 1937.

WILLIAM D. PIRRETT.

. DARGAX, 1.1'.1.

:acting Bssista n t <!omm fssioncr.

Appointed June,

Transvaal District. COLONEL JOH

Officer.

KRUGER.

\iVHITE, O.B.E.

S.A.R. & H. Di hict.

Appointed October, 1941.

Acting.

Appointed March, 1944.

£\ssistlln t C:Ollllll issioncrs.

IDepnt}? :Elssfstant C:ommissfoners.

JOHAN S. DE VON WILLICH.

Serving Brother.

S.A.R & H. District.

EDMUND

Serving Brother.

tE1wEST

Appointed November, 1934.

BRAIN.

S.A.R. & H. District. H. Di t,rict.

S.A.R & II. DIslnct.

ppointed Dec mber, 1936.

S.A.R. & H. District.

S.A.K & II. Distri('t,

atal District.

S.A.R & H. Di-;tricl.

atal District.

tDA~IEL H. S.A.R. & H. DIstrict.

S.A.R. & II. JJI-;tncL

Appointed January, 1940.

. .A.R. & II. lJistnct.

. D u PLE SI .

tIIu:-.; HIC

Appointed l\Iarch, 1940 .

O.F.S District.

.\ppoinled July, 1944 .

J. H .

.DIGJ~L

Appointed September, 1940.

. .A.R & II

EEL!. TGER.

Appointed june, 1945 .

::\1.

DI~tncL

~ILJLLIGAT.

.\ppUlnted June, 194.).

Appointcd 'ov mber, 1940 .

tDONALD J\1cHARDY.

Griqualand West District. LIEUT.-COLOr EL

SA K & II Distnct.

A)'ICEL \VAT.O);.

S.A.R. & H. DIstrict.

Appointed May, 1944.

tJ1LT H. VLOK.

JOHAN LOVIUS, lII.B., CH.B.

Associate Serving Brother.

N OTCGTT. Appointed .:'IIay, 1944 .

tHAJ{CO WE))"XING.

Appointed January, 1940.

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

Serving Brother.

' . COETSI:.E.

Appointed .:'11 arch , 1944 .

-rGEOFFH.EY

Appointed November, 1939.

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

Serving Brother.

Appointed r'cbruary, 194'4 .

t PIIILLIPUS

LIEUT.-COLO EL CHARLES G. BOOKER, M.B., CH.B.

Officer.

Appointed February, 1944 .

tGABlUEL P. RO USSEAU.

Appointed October, 1935 .

t\VILLIAM HE CKIWODT.

'. A.R.

WILSO))".

S.A.R & II. District.

'G:angan)?iha.

Appointed November, 1940.

OR:-\FLIS VA~ DYE:, :\I.B.

Ilssistant Commissioner.

Serving Brother.

Transvaal District.

Serving Brother.

CHARLES E. OCK. S.A.R. & H. DI~tnct. l\ppointed :'Iarch, 1941.

Appointed january, 1q 1. HEXRY

O'l). Bn{KE GAFFXEY, O.B.E., ~I.D. \ppolDt·d .:'Ilay, 1945.

Oftlccr

*HARRY G. GOLDWATER, M.B., CI-I.B.

Associate Servmg Brother.

Transvaal Dlstnct.

Appoinled :'fay,

1~4 J

'<rrinibnb.

l\V. . JOR EH.:\'EST H . HO;\EY\YILL. Officer.

Transvaal District.

Serving Brother.

Bssistant COl11misslOner.

Appointed October, 1941 .

JAMES VILJOE ... .R. & II. Dlstnct. Appomted Odob'r, 1911.

tPIETER

S.A.R. & H. Distnct.

\V. B.

S.A.R. & H. District.

1~-42.

t1gallbR. :Elssistant COl1lmissioner.

AHTER.

LI EUT.-COLONEL

Appointed February, 1943.

ommander.

ALPHEUS G. \~ 'ILLIAMS.

Officer.

Transvaal District. tCOLO . . EL W.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Special :EtPPollltmellts llHlbc b}? tbe Ubief (tom missIOner. LIEUT.-COLONEL E. G. FISH.

Officer.

tJAMES TUIPERLEY.

tDIRK

J. J.

S.A.R. & H. District.

Appointed ':'Iarch, 19-14 .

HOOMBIE.

Appointed Jun e, 19-15 . Du

PLESSIS.

Appointed June, 1945.

tHAROLD A. GREGOROWSKI.

S.A.R. & H . District. *On Active Service.

SHERI~GHAM.

CLARK.

Appointed ;\larch, 19-44.

S.A.R. & H. District. l\ppomted ;'Iarch, 19-1-l tCOR~ELIUS S.A.R & H. District.

A. 1.

Appointed February, 19-11.

Appointctl June, 19-43.

tGEORGE A. DALTO~.

S.A.R. & H. District.

.\ppomled ::'I Tay, 1945

LOG\\".

l\ ppOlnted January,

t\VILLIA1I B .• \ .. RITCIIlE. S.A.R. & H. DIstnct. Appomted june, 1942 . tJA~'1ES

\V. A ..~\ILLLER.

OL00.EL

Officcr.

Appointed June, 1945 . tActing.

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

. GOWI G.

Commander. Acting District Superintendent in Charge, Gibraltar District. Appointed August. 1941. JA CK H. ASHMORE.

District Superintendent in Charge. J.

Cyprus District. ovember, 19-1-1 .

Acting.

Serving Brother.

Appointed

REPORT OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE OVERSEAS.

Through the good offices of th Mini try of Information a certain number of copi of the pubhcations Front LiFle, Fleet Air Arm, and Combined Operations were made available as a free i ue to adet Divisions of the Brigade Over eas; th rec ipt of the e books has been very greatly appreciated. \\,ith regard to the work in the Dominions and Colonies :-

TRE DIRECTOR OF A1IBULA)(CE, AMBULANCE DEPARTME~T, ORDER OF T. JOR .. April, 1945. IR,

I have the honour to ubmit my Annual Report for the year ended 31 t December, 19·4.-1. During the year 174 new Division (97 Ambulance and 77 Tur ing) were regi tered, and 58 Divi ions (32 Ambulance and 2G ~ur ing) have been di banded, a net increa e of 116 new Divi ion. The greater number

of di bandments i undoubtedly due to the call-up of men and women for the Forces, and the call of es ential war work in indu try, and aloin some ca e to waning intere t in place where Divi ion w re formed a a direct result of the threat of war danger-a threat which ha now receded from many part of the Empire. There ha been an increa e in the personnel of 757, so that th trength on the 31 t Dec mb r, 1911, was:DwislOllS.

Pel SOI/llet. 41 ,075 2-1 ,7 12

Ambulance. Xursing 2,1-15

65,7 7

In addition 115 new Cadet Division (56 adet Ambulance and 39 Cadet i\ursing) were regi tered, and 12 adet Divi ion (8 Ambulance and 4 i\ursing) were di banded, a net increa e of 103 new adet Divi ion. There has been an increase of 821 boy and 942 girl in the per onnel, o that the Cadet strength of the Brigade Over eas at the 31 t D cember, 1944, was:Cadet Am bulance. Cadet Nursing

Divisions.

Persolll/et.

3-10 292

7,805 6,063

632

13, 68

This expansion in Cadets is very satisfactory and effort are being made in every country to increase interest in Cadet matter and to form more Cadet Divisions. During the year 338 members were awarded the ervice Medal of the Order, 236 the Bar to the ervice Medal, and 121 Cadets the Grand Prior's Badge. Of the total of 723 Grand Prior's Badges awarded to Cadets overseas, 694 have been won in New Zealand, an achievement of which the Commandery in New Zealand is justly proud. I am very pleased to be able to report that 54 members of the Brigade Overseas have been awarded the Africa Star, and 166 members the 1939-1943 Star.

AUSTR ALI A .

Th Granel Prior of the Order, H.R .H. The Duke of Gloucester, and H.R .H. Th Duchess of Glouce ter (The D puty ommandant-in-Chief of tIl • Tur ing Divi ion) have arrived in Australia, and I should like to expre. the great honour f lt by the Brigade there in having Their Royal Highne e re ident in the Commonwealth. The Brigade, both within the ommandery and in Western Au tralia, continue it high tandard of efficiency, and I am glad to report that 1:{ n \v adult and 11 adet Divi ion have been regi tered during the year. This inc1ud the formation of the first Cadet • Tursing Division to be formecl in \\Te tern Au tralia, which I hope will be the forerunner of manv other. The ommi ion rs in charge of our Brigade work within the C'ommander\T in Au tralia, Dr. . L. Dawkin , O.B.E., K.ST.J., outh .\u lralia (who" i al 0 Commandery Commi ioner); Major-General R. :\1. I own _, (.?lI.G ., ~LD., K. T.J., Victoria ; Colon I \\'. Vickers, D.S.O., ~I.B., C.ST.J., • \\! outh \\'ale , and Dr. T. H. Goddard, C.B.E., K.ST.J., Tasmania, are to be congratulated upon the continued excellence of the rigac1 llncI r their control, a al 0 i olonel J. R. Donaldson, ?l1.B., o. 1.J., of \\' tern Au tralia Di trict, who, I am glad to say, has returned to hi. po. t after a period on ~\ctive ervice. I greatly regret that ince this r port wa compil d npw ba been received of the tragic death of :;\Iajor- :reneral Down in an air cra h. Hi 10 s will he deeply felt. \\'ith gr at r gr t I report the death of 1\1r. T. H. Henderson, M.B.E., K.ST.J .. Asi tant ommi ioner in the Tew outh Wales District. ~Ir. H nder on, who repre ented everal Districts of the Brigade in .\ u tralia in 1931 at th entenarv elebration of the Order in London, h ad an ou t tanding record with the Brigade ince 1909. His 10 s will be \' n' de ph' felt by the A ociation and Brigade in i\ew outh \i\Tale . From Ta mania I wa gratified to receive a generou gift of £150, which had b en rai ed through the efforts of the 1\ursing Divisions in Launce ton for the h lp of our work in l\Ialta. This gift has been greatly appr ciated by the Brigade in "George Cross" Island, and has been allocated to the Fund for the erection of a uitable Headquarters for t. John work there. T

CANA D A .

The Brigade in anada continues its progress of the past few years, a videnced by the regi tration of 47 Adult and 16 Cadet Divisions. To the ommandery Commi sioner-Mr. VV. J. Bennett, C.ST.J., and to hi Provincial ommi sioners, I offer my congratulations upon an increa e in the strength which has resulted from their efforts. An outstanding feature of the year has been the work of the Canadian ontingent of member of 1 ur ing Divi ions now serving in this country. nder the plendid leadership of the Lady uperintendent-in-Chief for

Canada-J\Ir . Gilmour, o. T.] .-ther are now over 100 member who are doing valuable work in man r field of Ambulance ervice including work in Ho pital and onvalescent Home, and tran port duties in connection with the Joint \Var Organization in London, the Provinces, and in 1\orth-\\Te t Europe. I feel ure that the plendid work being done will long be remembered, and that when the time come for the e member to return to Canada the experience they have gained will tand them in good stead. \Yith gratitude I acknowledge the r ceipt of a donation of £13-1 from the \Ve tern Ontario ub-District for the Brigade in ~Ya1ta. This urn has been allocated by Yalta to the Building Fund.

he ha su tained this heavy and respon ible task. I am glad to report that 1I. I. . Falconer, S.B.ST.]., the ecretary to the Lieutenant of the Commandery, has been appointed taff Officer to the Commandery Commissioner for New Zealand. The Brigade in New Zealand has tontinued to maintain its very high standard and still remain out tanding for its Cadet movement. During th year 12 new Adult and 3G new Cadet units were registered, which brings the total of adet Divisions to 307, still by far the largest number of adct Divisions in any Dominion oversea, and, for percentage of population, within the Empire.

INDIA.

1;nder the continued timulative leader hip of 11I. lpheus F. vVilliams, K. T.]., the Brigade within the Priory has had again another year of plendid achievement behind it. It trength has been further increased by the regi tration of 18 new Adult and 27 new Cadet Divisions, bringing th total of ad t Divi ion (11 ~1) in outh Africa to the second highe t number in the Brigadc Over eas. Th 5th December, 1941, marked the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of th outll African Railway and Harbours District, and I extend my congratulation to the Commi ioner, Brigadier C. 1. Hoffe, C.ST.]" and to all mcmbers of this Di trict on attaining this milestone in its hi -ton'. Th outh ~\frican Railways and Harbours District has a long record uf plendid progre and high efficiency, and it is worthy of mention that o\'cr ·100 memb r ar now on active service. The Divi ions in this Di trid ar alo re pon ible for manning the ho pital trains, and the train teams havc rendered magnificent ervice. ~\mong other \~'ar-time a tiviti s has been the organization of a Re t Home in Egypt for conval seen t solcli r . I would congratulate the outh African Railway and Harbour District on th production of it marrazin , The Call oj t. ] aIII I , 'which ha been adoptcd a thc official journal of the Priory. Thc ~ -on-Railway Di trict in ~ outh Africa ha\'e continued their fine work, and in the Tran \'aal Di trict in particular there ha been a good xpan~jon in the number of Cadet Divi ions. This Di hict has now been rcorganized into two ub-Di trict -the Xorthern Transvaal and the outh rn Tran vaal ub-District - for the better administration of the large numb r of Divi ions within it area ably led by the Commissioner, Lieut.- 01. G. E. Peacock, M .H... 1'., K. T.]. ; one who has been outstanding in our intere t for many years. I am happy to report that an impressive Headquarters' Building has now become available to the Transvaal District, one which will uphold the dignity of the Order and be of the greatest u e to this strong and healthy district.

The increase in the trength of the Brigade in India continues to be outstanding for during the year 6-1 ne\'.' adult and 17 new ad t Di\-i ion' \vere registered, bringing the total of Divi ions in India to .17() adult and 75 Cadet Divi ion. A further Di trict has been formed bringing the total of Di tricts in India to 20. I regret that during the coming year ir ameron Baclenoch, K.("I.E., c.s .I. , K.ST.]., the Chief Commi ioner for the Empirc of India, will b retiring, and I would expre s my high appreciation of all that he ha achieved during the five years he ha controlled thc dc. tini of the Brigade in India. He has the satisfaction of knowing that through thc difficult years of war he has een the Brigade under hi command more than double its strength and extend its activiti in many dir ction . On the 14th April, 19-±-±, occurred the grave Bombay Dock\'ard Explosion which wrecked great area of the Dock, cau d man - fire, and killed and wounded many people. I regret that lack of spac do not permit me to give the full story. ufficient to ay that all a\'ailable members of the Brigade in Bombay, irre pecti\'c of ca t or crc d. \\' re quick to respond to this great emergency and, in 'pit of the confu-ion which ensued as a result of the explo ions, were quickly at work, and, although there was continued danger to life, did much to alleviate nff ring by rendering First Aid, removing the injured to ho pital, protecting and conducting helpless men, women, and children from th clang r zon , extricating victims from fallen debri and burning buildings, and helping to staff the Hospital, Members were on duty night and day for e\' 'ral days, and it was not until two or three week after th di a ter that the Brigade could completely stand down. It was \vith rearet that I 1 arned that two members lost their lives in the explo ion- :\II. R. P. Palamcoat and MI. D. R. Kapadia, both of the efficient Par i Di\'i ion. Over 2,000 cases of injury were treated by Brigad member immediately following the explosion, and Brigade ambulances carried over 2,000 ca ' es. The magnificent response of the member of the Brigade in Bombay, drawn from the Ko. 3 and ;\0. 16 District, will long stand a an in piring episode in the history of the Brigade in India. NEW ZEALAND.

The year 1944 has been the first year in which the Brigade in ew Zealand has been under the leader hip of MI. F. \V. \iVard, O.ST.]., and I extend to him my congratulations upon the excellent way in which

OUTH AFRICA.

U GROUPED DISTRICTS.

Barhado .- As foreshadowed in my last report the Barbados District

has, now new also

under the direct encouragement of Sir Grattan and Lady Bushe, officially registered 8 Nursing Divi ions; a plendid start for a Di trict, while there is a possibility that Ambulance Divisions may be formed. I regret that during the year the Barbados District

has 10 t the serVlces of Ir. JU ' tice F. \V . Holder, o. T.J., who ha gone to ritish Guiana. ir. Holder did much to get the Barbados District on a sound footing, and hi departure will be a great loss. It i fortunate, howey r, that Mr. E. B. \Villiams, a keen and capable A i tant Commi ioner, i available to continue the charge of the Barbado Di trict. I am al 0 grateful for the loyal and plendid work of the Lady District uperintendent, Mrs. \Villiam ,and her Officer. Bermuda.- \Yith the departure of the Imperial nsor hip from Bermuda, the Tursing Division there have been reduced in numb r, but Lieut.-Col. R. C. Earl, the As i tant Commis ioncr, ha ucceed d in registering a new Nur ing Divi ion during the year, and oth r are in process of formation. I am grateful to Hi Excellency Lord Burghley for hi intere t in our work, and al 0 to Ir. \\T. L. Murphy, .:'.I.G., and "Mrs. Murphy, the President and Yice-Pre ident of the Di trict, for their continued encouragement of our activitie. It wa a great plea ure to meet 11r. Murphy during hi vi it to London. Burma.-Under the inspiring leader hip of Lady June Hob on, :\I.B.E., acting under the control of the Chief ommi ioner for India, the members of the Burma Di trict who e caped to India arc doing all they can to prepare for the time when it may be po ible for th m to return to Burma. These members are al 0 undertaking thc work of making hospital comforts for de titute ci\'ilian in Burma. O.ST.J.,

Ceylon.- The work in Ceylon continu to be maintained, and thc Ceylon Police Corp ha again set a pI ndid example. The A i tant. Commissioner, Dr. . F. hellappah, O.B.E., o. T.J., has had difficulty in maintaining some of the civil Divi ion through e\'acuation and other causes, but he is making every effort to reorganizc mattcr on a ound footing. Cyprus.-In Cyprus the Police Di\'ision remain the only unit of the Brigade, but during the year the Cypru Di trict wa form d under the charge of Mr. J. H. Ashmore, the Commi ioner of Police, and efforts are being made to establish Divisions among the ci \'ilian population. Egypt.- In Egypt the Alexandria Divi ion under ~fr. C. F. Beyt , has well maintained it efficiency, and the Divi ion wa inspected by the D.D.M.S., who expressed his sati faction with the Parade. In his report Mr. C. F. Beyt states that contact has been made with many members from England now serving \vitb the Force, and mentions particularly the pleasure he had of meeting olonel E. \ V. Goldsworthy, K.ST.J . (a member of Chapter-General), and Divi ional Superintendent G. Spark, of the Andover Ambulance Divi ion. M.C., a.sT.J.,

East Africa.- K enya: In Kenya two new Ambulance Divi ions and one Tursing Division were registered during the year, and al 0 the fir t Cadet Nursing Division to be formed in Kenya. Mr. W. S. Gulloch, O.ST.J., has now been appointed A sistant Commissioner of the K enya District, and his knowledge and experience of the work of the Brigade Overseas ensures the continuity of the excellent standard maintained by the late Mr. A. J. Kingsley H eath, whose tragic

15 death I ref rred to in last year's Report. My thanks are due to Mr. Catchpole, O.ST.J., who has carried out so efficiently duties of Officerin-Charge of the District during the interregnum. In the 10mbasa ub-Di trict I was al 0 pleased to welcome Mr. \V. G. D. H. ichol as Di trict uperintendent. Uganda and Za11 zibar.-The Divisions in Uganda and Zanzibar, under Lieut.- 01. A. I. heringham, C.ST.J., and Lieut.-Col. E. G. Fish, O.ST.J., re pectively, are well maintaining their membership, although any form of expan ion under present conditions is difficult. In both places members of the Brigade have rendered efficient First Aid on many occasions. Tanganyilw.-I regret very much that owing to hi retirement from Governm nt ervice Dr. R. H.. cott, c.:\I.G., :\I.C., O.ST.J., our Assistant ommis ioncr, will leave Tanganyika early in 1943. Dr. Scott has been a tower of trength during the time he has been connected with the Brigade in Tanganyika, and hi 10 s will be deeply felt. ::\ ow that the danf!cr of war ha receded from Tanganyika there has been a falling-off in int r t, but I am confident that every effort will be made to keep the Divi ion going. I would xpress my t~ank to our District Surgeon Dr. H. J. O'D. Burke-Gaffney, O.B.E., O.ST.J., for his continued and valuabl a tivitie on behalf of the Brigade . Fiji.- It wa with great plea ure that I learned that His Excellency Thc o\'crnor had kindl" con ented to become President of the District, and I gr atly appreciate" hi per onal intere t. I r gret that our _\ _i t.ant ommissioner, Dr. V. \\T. T. McGusty, .:'.I.G., a.B.E., O.ST.J., ha left Fiji, and my best thank are due to him for the pI ndid manner in \\'hich he has performed his duty since the forma t.ion of th Di trict.. In his H.eport Dr. IcGusty states that, although tbere ha been a falling-ofi in some directions, the adet Division has gr at ly progre ~~ecl. GibralLar.- In 19--10 the two 'ursing Divisions in Gibraltar had to be regard d a , u p nded bccau e of the compul ory evacuation of their member, but the work during the evacuation wa of such a character that a \ To t of Thank \\'a awarded by the Chapter-General, and during the time the member ha\' b en away from Gibraltar many of them have been carrying out good work in varlou place. I am now glad to ay that. a great man ' member have lately been able to return to Gibraltar, and although it may not be po 'ible to resume the Nursing Di\'isions at th ir pre-evacuation 1 vel, Mr . Pearce, S.S.ST.J., Lady District uperintendcnt, ha '~ ucceed d in getting together ufficient to form one Division. I regret to learn that ~Irs. Pearce i lea\Ting Gibraltar for she ha done magnificent work there. ~lu ch credit is due to Captain D. . Go\\'ing, o. T.J., the Di trict uperintendent in charge for the way in which he has managed to keep th Ambulance Divi ion going during the war years. I have every hope that not only will the present activity be kept up, but that adet Divisions will be formed, and I greatly appreciate the ncouragement which i being given to this end by Their Excellencies ir H.alph and Lady Ea twood . Jamaica.- Iagnificent work ha been done in J amaica under Dr. E. Ho rman, O.ST.J., our A i tant Commi sioner, and I acknO\dedge .l.

gratefully the ir:terest taken in our work by Their Exc~ll ncics ir J ohn and Lady Huggm . I was very pleased to hear of th generous gift of an Ambulance by the Chinese communitv. struck by a severe h~urricane on 20th August and the J amaica Brigade member re ponded nobly to the call for rescue work. Cases ar reported where, although memb rs of the Brigade had had their own homes wrecked, they immediately set to work rendering First id and co-operated in the work of pro\'iding food and helter for the aged and helples . ~alt~.-It is with deep regret that I mu t report the re ignation of Bngadler A. J. Gatt, O.B.E., M.e., K.ST.J., as Commi ioner in charge of the Malta District. Brigadier Gatt ha had a long and honourable connection with the work of t. John in Ialta and he is the hold r of th Service Medal and four Bars. To Brigadier Gatt will alway remain the honour of having commanded the Brigade in Malta during those years \-vhen the i land was the object of such prolonged and fierce enemy attack -a period when the member of the Brigade rose to great . heights of devotion '"hich contributed in n~ small measure. to the undaunted spirit of Ialta. H will be gr atly mIssed, but he will long be remembered for hi devotion to dut\, and splendid example to all ranks under his command. I al 0 greath' reo-ret the resignation of Professor A. V. Bernard, O.B.E., the Di trict urg~on, who has also rendered long and plendid service. Fortunatehr we hall have the services of Major J. Y. bela to carryon th work of Brio-adicr Gatt, and urgeon-jlajor R. L. Casolani as Di trict urg on, two de~'ot d members whose value has b en very great. Efforts. are being made to create a fund for the building of a Hcadquarters m Malta for St. John work, and gifts towards this Fund have been received from Tasmania and Canada to which I havc r ferred earlier in this Report. Newfoundland.- I am glad to report that in Kewfoundland two Tursing Divisions have been registered and much good work ha been clonc. The Newfoundland District of the Brigade wa instrumental in rai ing a record sum for the Red Cross. In December our ommi ion r, Lieut.Col. Cluny MacPherson , C.M.G., lCST.J., visited London. Hong.Kong a':ld Malaya.-W?ile the situation in Hong Kong and jlalaya must still remam obscure dunng the Japanese occupation I am glad to say we ha:re succe.eded ir: making contact with many member who su~ceeded m ef.£ectmg the~r .escape before the occupation, and are in thIS coun~ry or.m the DommlOns; many of whom have joined Divi ions of the Bngade m places where they are now residing.

for their continued loyalty and devotion during the difficult war years through which they have passed with such great honour and during which abnormal strain was thrown upon those who successfully kept the standard oft. John service :ft ying. In December, 1944, at the reC]uest of the Grand Priory, I left England for an official tour of the \Vest Indies, Bermuda, and \Vest Africa; one which included 21,000 miles of air travel in its 37,300 miles total. This was the first official visit to these Colonies paid by an Executive Officer of the Ord r, and its nced had been strongly represented by the Chief Representative of the British Council and Inspecting Officer to the Brigade Over eas in the aribbean, ir Harry Luke, K.C.M.G., K.ST.J. My H.eport on this tour will be published separately. I ha\'e the honour to be, ir, Your obedient servant, ( igned) JAME L. SLEEMAN (Colonel), Chief Commissioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade Overseas.

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CONCLUSION.

In conclusion I should like to express my grateful thanks to the Hon. Mrs. Copland~G:r~ffiths, D.ST. J. , Lady S.u'peri~tendent-inhief of ursing Corps ar:d DIVIsIons, fo~ the ?~v.er-failmg mterest she always takes in the affaIrs of the ursmg DIVIsIOns, and to Captain A. N . Cahusac, O .B .E . , M.C., O.ST.J., Staff Officer, and Mr. G. F. Quilter, S.B.ST.J., the Assistant Secretary, whose help has been most valuable. I would also send my thanks and appreciation to all members of the Brigade Overseas

REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1944 OF THE LADY SUPERINTENDENT-IN-CHIEF OF AND DIVISIONS.

To:

T11 hief Commi sioner, t. J ohn Ambulance Brigade Oversea.

J1arch, 1945.

IR,- I ha\'c th hononr to submit my Report of the progress of the -ur ing Di"i -ion of the t. J ohn Ambulance Brigade Overseas for the year ncling :·31 t D cember, 1~) ·14 . . 77 new Tur ing Di,-i ion were registered and 26 disbanded, making ant in rea of J 1. 59 n w ad t _Tnr ing Di\'i ions \-vere registered and 4 disbanded, making a net increa e of 5J. .l.

The total number of Kursmg Divisions is . The total number of Cadet Nursing Diyisions is The t.otal number, all Dl\lSion ,is.

9-1 292 1,186

l\t a yerv con rvati,'c e. timate there are 24,712 Officer and Ambulance iter, aJ1d 6,OG3 . . Tur ing Cadet, exclusi\'e of urgeons. For their n 'ice in :\lalta during the iege 54 V. .D. members qualified for the Africa tar; and 1GG members from Hong Kong, ~lalaya, Burma, ancl India have recei,-ed the ribbon of the 1939- 1943 tar. \Yar . en-ice Bar awarded are a follows:1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Year : -lO5 Year : 205 Year: 95 Year: 45 Year: 2

ine fir t-year and one econd-vear Cadet \Yar ervice Badges have been awarded, all within the Prior)Tin outhern Africa . .

Early in the year the fir t ten Officer from Canada arrived in thi country, and on 27th Iar h Her Majesty the Queen, ommandant-inChief of the Briaade, graciously received them in audience; Mrs. Thoma Gilmour, Commandery Lady uperintendent-inhief, and I had the privilege of introducing them to Her 1Iajesty. ince the arrival of the e pioneers we ha,'e been glad to welcome 110 more Canadian member, all of whom are now serving in ho pitals under the Mini try of Health, or in Joint \Yar Organization Auxiliary Ho pital or a Ambulance Drivers, or with t. Dunstan's Homes, where th ir service are deeply appreciated. Great credit is due to 1fr . Gilmour, O.ST.]., for her "i ion and enterprise in making arrangements for the etting up of a Headquarter in London, where she and :JIi s Margaret 1IacLar n, her taff Officer, are able to give their whole attention to the welfare and po ting of th ir members. At the time of writing 11r. Alan L wi , K.C., K.ST.]., Lieutenant of the Commanderv, and Mr. \Y. J. Bennett, c. T.]., ommanden' Director of Ambulance and Commanden' Commi ion r, have arri\'cd to inspect their personnel, a visit that ha . gi\'en much pIca ure to u all. The arrival in A lIstralia of Their Royal Highne es the Duk and Duch ' of Gloucester has been a great event in the annals of both the ommandcry and of the District of \Ye tern Au tralia. The prc 'enc of both the Grand Prior and the Deputy Commandant-in-Chief will b an in piration to all members of the Brigade in the ommon\\'ealth. In outhern Africa the first Training chool for '· ..:\.D. ha b en opened in Johannesburg. Thi i modelled upon tratton .\udley, and is under the capable direction of Irs. lade, c. T.]. At the end of the year Lieut.-Col. Cluny :JlacPher 'on, C.:'LG., K. T.]., Assistant Commissioner for Xewfolludland, paid a flying \'i it to London, and I was glad to receive fir t-hand information of the fine work done by our two ursing Division ince their formation in 1012. Members of the Burma Di trict now re id nt in India are, under the capable leadership of Lady June Hob on, :'LB.E., making preparation against the day when they are able to return to thcir home '. Quantitie of clothing and ho pital supplies are being made by organized. work parties, and only the shortage of funds to purchase material pre\'ent. greater activity. A number of our member have returned to Gibraltar from compulsory evacuation lasting over four year. •o. 1 Gibraltar ~'ur ing Division has been revived, and the training of future 1 ur ing adet is in progress. \Ve learn with much regret that nir . Pearce, o. T.]., has left owing to her husband's retirement. aptain Gowing, C.ST.]., has been responsible for keeping the Association Centre and Brigade District alive during these long years. The following districts have formed their first aclet::\ ur ing D ivi ions : vVestern Australia, Kenya, and Fiji. And last but not least you, ir, left England for a tour of the British West Indies and Bermuda during the last weeks of the year, where I am sure the seed you sow will bring forth fruit in the years t.o come. :JIy colleague, the Lady Louis Mountbatten, C.B.E., departed for a tour of India and the outh-East Asia Command, on behalf of the Joint \'Tar Organization, and has promised wherever possible to inspect our ~ ur ing Divisions.

My grateful thanks are due to Miss Mavrojani, O.ST.]., my Staff Officer, whose splendid co-operation is most valuable, and who is untiring in entertaining overseas members and showing them every possible hospitality; to Miss tancliffe, S.S.ST.]., my ecretary, without whose help I could not hope to deal with all the many queries and letters that arrive by every mail; to Captain Cahusac, O.B.E., M.C., O.ST.]., Staff Officer and MT. Quilter, S.B.ST.]., Assistant Brigade Secretary, for their kindness and help in every direction; to our colleagues of the A ociation and of the Brigade at Home; and to all Officers and Ambulance ... isters everywhere for their loyal co-operation and their splendid work ill spreading Brigade ervice and efficiency ill all the far-fiung countries, great and mall, that make up the British Commonwealth of Nations.

I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, ( igned) URSULA COPLAND-GRIFFITHS, Lady uperintendent-in-Chief.

TABLE

HO\VING DIVI lOX OF THE BRIGADE OVER EAS IN EA H DOMI~ION A~D COLONY Di"isions

D ominion or Colony Ambulance Australia (Illcl uding l\ustralIa) Canada IndIa _ • c\\- Lealand :outh _\fnca Barbados. Bcrmutla . Burma Ceylon Cyprus Egypt FijI. Gibraltar. Hong Kong JamaIca Kenva -;\lalava Malta. N e,doundland TanganYIka Uganda Zanzibar

:l\ursing

\Ve t

Cadet Ambulance

Cadet ="Tursing

23 24 20 142 77

314 369 651 641 516 8

2 1

109 1 4 13 176

211

174

39 15 55 165 54

8 2 34 6

3 3

143 146 438

25 15 1 1 1

58 7

12 8 5 26

14 88 15

6 3

10 4 3

2 1

3 1,251

25 1 3 1 35

22 3

Total

L--

894

340

292

2,777