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Annual Returns, Brigade Registers and Record Sheets

The file contains Divisional forms Record Sheets/Annual Returns (BF1A) created to collect and contain information on Brigade members. The forms generally include a membership number, date of enrolment, name, rank, whether or not the individual is a uniformed member, statistics of drills, public duty events, parades and inspections attended, examination, efficiency status, special reserves status including Voluntary Aid Detachments, date of leaving and the signature of the member. There is also a section for general remarks including resignations, royal navy reserve work, active service, Royal Army Medical Corps enrolment, deaths, promotions, transfers, service awards and admissions to the Order of St John. Some of the forms record where the Division meet on its training evenings; known as “Headquarters of Division”.

Note there is only one annual return for 1942; within the Annual Return is a memo from The Commissioner stating “…I have to officially inform you that this Division is disbanded from 1st January 1944…”.

Please note these records are categorized using St John Ambulance Brigade form numbers (e.g. BF1, BF2).

Reference

STJ/SJAB/1/1/196/1

Level of description

File

Date

1942

Extent and medium

3 items - Extent
Folded paper forms - Genre/Physical Characteristic

Creator

No. 164 Old Coulsdon Ambulance Division

Access status

The Archive can provide full access to annual returns from over 100 years ago. Annual returns which are less than 100 years old may be subject to some access restrictions on access. Please contact the Archivist for further information.