St John Ambulance Member, 1939

The Home Guard was comprised of men unfit for armed service in Britain during the Second World War, whose role involved defending the country from an enemy invasion. Some St John Ambulance members were part of the Home Guard, as captured in this watercolour alongside the Second World War Defence Medal.

Object type

Prints and Drawings

Date

Production: 1987

Artist

Peter Kemplay (1941 - c.2000s)

Subject(s)

War
Homefront
Uniform

Associated activity

War

Associated event

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

Inscriptions

obverse: Peter Kemplay

Dimensions

Height x width (paper size): 275 x 230mm

Materials and technique

Watercolour on card

Physical description

Watercolour showing St John Ambulance member in uniform in 1939 with rubble in the background. Second World War Defence Medal 1939 - 1945 in upper right hand corner.

Related place(s)

United Kingdom

Catalogue number

SJA2121