Vads Collection

Princess Mary (1897 - 1965), third child and only daughter of George V and Queen Mary at the age of thirteen. Born at Sandringham

The Peace Procession (V. A. Ds passing the King) (colour litho)
5227363 The Peace Procession (V.A.Ds passing the King) (colour litho) by Harcourt, George (1868/69-1947) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peace Procession (V.A.Ds passing the King)

Nurses and probable airmen outside Montgomery House
Group of nurses and probable airmen outside Montgomery House, Mauchline. Reverse reads Montgomery House Mauchline Ayrshire. Annotated Muriel Adlington c1939-40

Powell-Cotton daughters and friend
The three daughters of Major & Mrs Powell-Cotton and a friend play in the garden of Quex Park in September 1916. The children are (left to right) Elizabeth Worthington (daughter of Dr Worthington)

Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, C Ward, Quex Park.This ward was situated in the second of the two Museum galleries, built in the early 1900s and unfinished in 1914

Belgian Patients & VAD Staff, A Ward, Quex Park
Belgian Patients and VAD Staff in A Ward at the Quex Park VAD Hospital. This ward was situated in the drawing room of Quex House. Fifteen beds were used in this room

VAD matron and nurses at a French hospital, WW1
A group of VAD nurses, attached to the St Johns Ambulance Assocation, pictured at a hospital in France where they had been since the outbreak of war. The nurses wear arm brassards with the St

First World War first aid station C013 / 7616
First World War first aid station. Voluntary aid detachment (VAD) dressing station on the British Western Front, France. At left a nurse is bandaging a soldiers arm

Red Cross ambulances, World War I C013 / 7407
Red Cross ambulances, World War I. Nurses from the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) starting an ambulance donated by the Canadian Red Cross. Photographed in Etaples, France, on 27th June 1917

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A glimpse into the past: Princess Mary's Peace Procession in 1919, where V.A.D.s (Voluntary Aid Detachments) played a pivotal role. In this color lithograph, V.A.D.s, including nurses and probable airmen, are seen outside Montgomery House, eagerly awaiting the Princess's passing. The Powell-Cotton daughters and their friend join the crowd, their faces filled with excitement. Meanwhile, at Quex Park Hospital, Belgian patients and V.A.D. Staff work together in C Ward, their dedication evident in their focused expressions. The same camaraderie is seen in A Ward, where the atmosphere is one of hope and healing. V.A.D.s also served in French hospitals during the First World War, as seen in this poignant image of a V.A.D. Matron and nurses tending to wounded soldiers. And let us not forget the crucial role of Red Cross ambulances, like the one depicted in this photograph from the war, in transporting the injured to safety and care.