Do you wear a uniform?
This cap and hat
were part of the uniform
of St John's Ambulance Brigade.

Arthur and Ethel Care wore them
when they were giving first aid.
Injured people knew that they could go
to Arthur and Ethel for help.

Mary explains her first aid training:

"The importance of first aid training
in everyday life is this:
you know what to do and how to do it;
you can save a life!"

"We had to know
the skeleton of the human body.
It was really practical
and these certificates
were highly thought of."

The St John's Ambulance Brigade
are a voluntary first aid group.

Members like Arthur, Ethel,
and their daughter Mary,
worked hard during wartime.
The family helped the injured
from their home in West Croydon.

Mary Care joined the Brigade in 1943.
She completed training in first aid,
home nursing,
child welfare and hygiene.

To find out more about
St Johns Ambulance
Today visit there website

http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/

Or to find out about there
History visit there museums website:
http://www.sja.org.uk/sja/about-us/our-museum.aspx