St John Collection

Ambulance Shield Presentation, 1928
On 27th April 1928, the Swindon Ambulance Team received the Directors Challenge Shield from Viscount Churchill, Chairman of the Great Western Railway

St John Ambulance Competition, June 1928
A scene from an ambulance competition, as reported in the June 1928 edition on the GWR Magazine. The competition staged scenarios and tested members on their skills and first aid knowledge

Swindon Works General Stores, First Aid Section, about 1950
The General Stores at Swindon Works held all sorts of equipment that was needed to run a railway, including first aid supplies

St John Ambulance Association Competition, June 1927
This photograph appeared in the June 1927 edition of the GWR Magazine. It shows a team being observed in an ambulance competition

Chippenham District St John Ambulance Class, April 1922
Ambulance classes were set up all over the GWR network. This photograph was taken at Chippenham Station. A GWR first aid box and stretcher can be seen at the front

St John Ambulance Swindon Class Session Card, 1903
Being a member of a St John Ambulance class meant the regular attendance at practices and lectures

St Johns Bay, Jersey, c. 1920s
A GWR publicity view of St Johns Bay on the northern coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands, c.1920s, showing the Bonne Nuit Pier and the rocky inlet

St Johns Bay, Jersey, c. 1925
A GWR publicity view of Bonne Nuit Pier and the bay near St John on the northern coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands, c.1925

St John Ambulance Challenge Cup, May 1938
In the May 1938 edition of the GWR Magazine it was reported that a team from Shrewsbury won the ‘Florence M Lean Challenge Cup. This cup was awarded for a women only ambulance competition

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