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Annual Returns, Brigade Registers and Record Sheets

The file contains Divisional forms including Brigade Record Sheets (BF2) and Brigade Register and 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, address, profession, whether or not the individual is a uniformed member, foreign language proficiency, military training, willingness to do work in hospitals in the UK and abroad, service badges obtained, 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. The form also records where the Division meet on its training evenings; known as “Headquarters of Division”. 

Within the files there is correspondence relating to a member's efficiency.

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

Reference

STJ/SJAB/1/1/250/1

Level of description

File

Date

1900 - 1972

Extent and medium

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

Creator

Boughton-under-Blean 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.