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The St John Ambulance Association opened its first centre in India in 1901, in Kolkata. It was initially introduced through Colonial rule and the ‘Ambulance Crusades’ that promoted the benefits of first aid across the globe. Since India’s independence from British rule in 1947, the country’s President has held the role of Head of St John Ambulance in India, demonstrating the importance of this skill to Indian society.

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Object type: Posters
Date: Production: c.1950
Maker: St John Ambulance India
Subject(s): Empire and Commonwealth
St John Ambulance Association (1877 - 1968)
Associated organisation: St John Ambulance Association India
Materials and technique: Print on paper
Production place: New Delhi
Related place(s): New Delhi
India
References: Foakes, Tom, ed. Treasures: Faith, Care, Valour: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum of the Order of St John. Priory of England and the Islands of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, 2019.
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Catalogue number: SJA3589