During the First World War, the British Red Cross and the Order of St John worked together to help sick and wounded servicemen.
When war broke out in 1939, our two organisations again formed the Joint War Committee. Trained volunteers (known as VADs, or voluntary aid detachments) served both at home and overseas in various roles – as nurses and welfare officers, civil defence workers and ambulance drivers.
These photos show some of the incredible ways Red Cross volunteers helped soldiers and civilians in the UK and overseas.
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