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The British Red Cross Badge of Honour, instituted in 1958, is an award badge given to people who show exceptional service to the British Red Cross. [1] Northallerton - British Red Cross Centre The British Red Cross Centre in Northallerton at the junction of East Road and Zetland Street. The Badge has 3 classes:
The Voluntary Medical Service Medal is a medal awarded by St Andrew's First Aid and formerly by the British Red Cross. It was instituted in 1932 at the direction of George V . [ 2 ]
British Red Cross Badge of Honour; D. Decoration for Services to the Red Cross; Decoration of the Hungarian Red Cross; E. Order of the Estonian Red Cross; F.
The list places the Victoria Cross and George Cross at the top, followed by the orders of knighthood arranged in order of date of creation. Below the Knights of the Garter and Thistle, individuals of a higher rank precede those of a lower rank. For instance, a Knight Grand Cross of any order precedes any Knight Commander.
Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB; Member of the Order of Merit OM; Baronet's Badge Bt/Btss [note 2] Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India [note 1] GCSI; Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG; Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire [note 1] GCIE
The British Red Cross also provides assistance in recovery after the immediate post-disaster situation, helping prepare communities for future emergencies and facilitating long-term development. Muriel Skeet, a British nurse, was the Nursing Advisor and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) to the British Red Cross Society from 1970 until 1978. During ...
The Red Cross symbol. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.
The Joint War Organisation (JWO) was a combined operation of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St John of Jerusalem during the World Wars. It was first created in 1914 and ceased operations when World War I ended in 1919; the organisation was re-formed upon the British entry into World War II in 1939 and was active until its permanent disbanding in 1947.