Brigade nurses and ARP wardens

This photograph shows six St John Ambulance Brigade nurses and two Air Raid Precautions wardens by a First Aid Post in London, during the Second World War. First Aid Posts across London were designed to support casualty civilians during the Blitz, many of which were staffed by members of the St John Ambulance Brigade.

Object type

Film and Photographic Material

Date

Production: 1939

Subject(s)

Nursing
Public Health
War
St John Ambulance Brigade (1887 - 1968)

Associated organisation

St John Ambulance Brigade (1887 - 1968)

Associated activity

War

Associated event

War: Second World War (1 September 1939 - 2 September 1945)

Dimensions

Height x width x depth: 65 x 85 x 1mm

Materials and technique

Photograph on paper

Production place

London

Credit line

Gift of E. R. Pigott

Catalogue number

PHA6421