Ambulances Collection

Bomb damage in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, WW2
Panoramic view of extensive bomb damage in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, 14 November 1944, with ambulances ready to remove casualties from the scene

Multi service emergency vehicles and their personnel

MAB First Ambulance Interior
Interior of one of the first ambulances to be operated by Londons Metropolitan Asylums Board in the 1880s for transporting fever and smallpox patients to and from the Boards hospitals

First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)
A woman cyclist first aid scout of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY), riding along in her distinctive uniform. The FANY was created in 1907 as a first aid link between front-line fighting units

Vickers Vernon RAF air ambulance J7143 on an airfield. Date: circa 1925

Red Cross Poster - World War I
Poster asking for donations to the British Red Cross during World War I, stressing urgently that six pounds a minute is required to maintain the number of motor ambulances, hospital ships

General Grants Council of War, Massaponax Church, Virginia, May 21, 1864

Travelling X-ray car, WW1
A special hospital car with a travelling X-ray given by the Scottish Womens Hospitals on exhibition at Bedford College during the First World War. Date: 1915

Ambulance for wounded horses, World War One
An ambulance for wounded horses on the battlefield : the Canadian Mounted Veterinary Corps at work with field artillery. Men of the Mounted Section of the Canadian Veterinary Corps are seen

Abacus, Acrobat, Adjutant, Albatross, Alembic, Alpaca, Ambulance, Andiron, Angel-fish, Animals, Ant-eater
8650086 Abacus, Acrobat, Adjutant, Albatross, Alembic, Alpaca, Ambulance, Andiron, Angel-fish, Animals, Ant-eater, Antelope (engraving) by German School

Circa 1920 - Red Cross female ambulance drivers (b/w photo)
7134271 Circa 1920 - Red Cross female ambulance drivers (b/w photo); (add.info.: Circa 1920 - Red Cross female ambulance drivers); GG Vintage Images; UIG.

Woman suspected of carrying cholera
7301613 Woman suspected of carrying cholera; Private Collection; (add.info.: A woman suspected of carrying cholera is taken from her house on Second Avenue, New York, to an ambulance)

USA History: The ambulances
5313599 USA History: The ambulances.; SeM Studio/UIG.

A British Red Cross Depot at Boulogne, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub
STC400463 A British Red Cross Depot at Boulogne, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

U.S. Red Cross in England, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
U.S. Red Cross in England, between c1915 and c1920. American Red Cross staff with automobiles in front of building in England during World War I.

'Les routes de la poursuite; Ambulances et convois a l'arriere du nouveau front. Creator: Unknown
Les routes de la poursuite; Ambulances et convois a l'arriere du nouveau front. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Le sang Britannique verse sur les champs de bataille de France pour la cause commune, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le sang Britannique verse sur les champs de bataille de France pour la cause commune; Ambulances automobiles britanniques venant recueillir les blesses au milieu des ruines d'un des villages de

French Ambulances, before Sebastopol, 1854. Creator: Unknown
French Ambulances, before Sebastopol, 1854. Crimean War:..nearly all English accounts from the Crimea represent the French medical arrangements as much superior to those of our army

Siege of Sebastopol - Mr. Guthrie's Ambulance Waggons, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege of Sebastopol - Mr. Guthrie's Ambulance Waggons, 1854. The latest accounts from the Crimea inform us that the Ambulances...have at length reached the spot where they are wanted...although a

Larreys ambulance, Egypt, 1793
3784610 Larreys ambulance, Egypt, 1793; (add.info.: Larreys ambulance, Egypt, 1793. An ambulances devised by Napoleon Bonapartes chief Physician, Dominique Jean Larrey (1766-1842)

WW1 Red Cross ambulances

WW2 L. C. C. Ambulance Christmas Card
A WW2 Christmas greetings card showing some soldiers standing between two L.C.C. ambulances. The drawing was presented in aid of the London ambulance benevolent fund. Date: 1941

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Ambulance given by the Irish Christian Front

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Junta de defensa pasiva. Castellon (Junta of the Passive Defence. Castellon). Poster (1938). SPAIN. Salamanca. Archivo Historico Nacional

Baron Mundy (engraving)
1053836 Baron Mundy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baron Mundy, Director of the Ambulances in Servia)

After the Battle: A melancholy return, illustration from
STC403965 After the Battle: A melancholy return, illustration from Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. VI: The Boer War of 1899-1900 by Archibald Forbes, G.A

Learjet 35A HB-VFB (msn 35-145), of Swiss Air Ambulances, at London Heathrow Airport. Date: circa 1978

Menin Road South CWGC Cemetery
The cemetery was used by the 85ths Staffs, 9th East Surreys and Field Ambulances from January 1916 to 1918. It contains UK, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand

Female ambulance worker in uniform, September 1939
A female ambulance worker photographed as she travels to work in London, a few weeks into the Second World War. As well as uniform, this ambulance worker carries her gas mask and torch. Date: 1939

Female ambulance staff training volunteers, September 1939
An " ambulance girl" in full uniform explains the operation of the gas mask to two female volunteers in the newly formed All-India Ambulance unit

Line of female ambulance drivers 1918
Female Red Cross ambulance drivers standing in a line in front of their vehicles with their mascot, a great Dane. The Sphere describes Queen Marys specific interest in the role of women in the war

Patient on stretcher lifted onto evacuation coach 1939
Patient of Barts hospital lifted on a stretcher into a specially fitted Green Line hospital coach. As part of the preparations for war

Londons new Horse Ambulance (photo)
602377 Londons new Horse Ambulance (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Londons new Horse Ambulance, depicting a horse-drawn ambulance on a London street)

Advertisement for Our Dumb Friends League (engraving)
982165 Advertisement for Our Dumb Friends League (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Our Dumb Friends League)

Satterlee Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1863 (litho)
AKM203517 Satterlee Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent; ePhiladelphia History Museum at the Atwater

The Volunteer Review, Notes with the Ambulances (engraving)
1054470 The Volunteer Review, Notes with the Ambulances (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Volunteer Review, Notes with the Ambulances)

Indian ambulances at work during the Boer War (colour litho)
2819118 Indian ambulances at work during the Boer War (colour litho) by Belon, Jose (d.1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian ambulances at work during the Boer WarLa guerre au Transvaal)

Arrival of Saxon soldiers wounded in the battles outside Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 2 December 1870 (engraving)
6001319 Arrival of Saxon soldiers wounded in the battles outside Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 2 December 1870 (engraving) by Beck, Augustus J

Hospital Carriage for the Conveyance of Fever and Smallpox Patients (engraving)
1610938 Hospital Carriage for the Conveyance of Fever and Smallpox Patients (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ambulance train at Metz during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, c
CHT236378 Ambulance train at Metz during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, c.1870-71 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Russian Wounded Soldiers begging to be carried from the Field of Battle (engraving)
1589609 Russian Wounded Soldiers begging to be carried from the Field of Battle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The late War in South Africa, Sick and Wounded Prisoners returning down Country (engraving)
1590475 The late War in South Africa, Sick and Wounded Prisoners returning down Country (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late War in South Africa)

Spray from German shells bursting in the reservoir at Waelhem falls over waiting Belgian ambulances near Antwerp. 30th September 1914

Antwerp is besieged, October 1914. Crowds of refugees struggling to make their way on to and across the pontoon bridge to escape the advancing Germans is being cleared to make room for ambulances to

Winter Quarters, Fort Brady, ca. 1865. Creator: Unknown
Winter Quarters, Fort Brady, ca. 1865. Formerly attributed to William Frank Browne

Fort Ellsworth, Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Creator: Unknown
Fort Ellsworth, Alexandria, Virginia, 1861-65. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

Removing Dead from Battlefield, Maryes Heights, May 2, 1864, 1864. Formerly attributed to Mathew B. Brady

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During times of crisis and conflict, they have been a beacon of hope and salvation. From the bomb damage in Brampton Road, Bexleyheath during World War II to the multi-service emergency vehicles that tirelessly serve our communities today, these life-saving machines have evolved over time. Step inside the MAB First Ambulance Interior and witness the dedication of medical professionals who work tirelessly to save lives. The brave women of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) fearlessly ventured into war zones, providing aid to those in need. Innovations like the Vickers Vernon RAF air ambulance revolutionized emergency medical services by swiftly transporting injured soldiers from battlefields. Even before this, a travelling X-ray car played a crucial role in diagnosing injuries during World War I. The iconic Red Cross poster from World War I reminds us of their tireless efforts on both home fronts and battlefields. Meanwhile, at Massaponax Church in Virginia on May 21st, 1864, General Grants Council of War strategized how best to utilize ambulances for wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. Not only humans but also animals benefited from ambulances as seen with specialized horse ambulances deployed during World War One. These noble creatures received care alongside their human counterparts. From WWI Red Cross ambulances to heartwarming L. C. C. Ambulance Christmas cards sent out during WWII, these images remind us that even amidst darkness and despair there is always compassion and support available for those in need. Even beyond wars, such as during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), generous individuals donated ambulances to provide vital assistance where it was most needed and can not just vehicles; they represent humanity's unwavering commitment towards preserving life when it matters most – regardless of time or place.