Note the No. 46 Ilford Section East Ham Ambulance Division was sanctioned on 20 July 1903, the No. 46 Ilford Ambulance Division was sanctioned on 3 November 1905. The Annual Returns for 1904 and 1905 refer to No. 15 Section (East Ham). From 1906 the records show No. 46 Ilford Ambulance Division. In 1933 and 1934 there are Annual Returns for the Upminster Section.

Please refer to STJ/SJAB/1/1/13/1 for more information on the No. 15 East Ham Ambulance Division.

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. Some of the forms record where the Division meet on its training evenings; known as “Headquarters of Division”.

Also included is some correspondence relating to individuals and their proficiency and eligibility for service recognition for a year.

Please note these records are categorized using St John Ambulance Brigade form numbers (e.g. BF1, BF2).
Reference
STJ/SJAB/1/1/87/1
Level of description
File
Date
1903 - 1955
Extent and medium
187 items - Extent
Creator
No. 46 Ilford Ambulance Division
Access status
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