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Six men, including Belgian patients, Quex House. At least three are Belgian patients. One appears to be in Boy Scout uniform. Others may be Quex House staff, one may be a visiting entertainer

Quex Park VAD Hospital staff
Quex Park VAD Hospital, Birchington, Kent, UK. Staff, with Quex House domestic staff and Powell-Cotton children (Diana 1908-1986), Mary (1910-1998) and Antoinette (1913-1997)

The Waterloo Tower, Quex Park
The Waterloo Tower was built in 1819 to house a ring of twelve bells for English change ringing. It was the first ring of twelve bells in Kent

The Round Tower, Quex Park in snow in February 1916. This tower was built in 1814 as a signalling station for the owner of Quex Park, John Powell Powell

Womens Emergency Corps making toys, WW1
Members of the Womens Emergency Corps learning to make toys in September 1914. Before the war, Germany was the main exporter of toys to Britain but a number of voluntary organisations

Voluntary Aid Detachment Nurse, England. World War One Date: 1910s

Making sphagnum moss dressings, Dartmoor, WW1
A group of cutters and machinists at Princetown on Dartmoor making cases for sphagnum moss which would become surgical dressings during the First World War

Volunteer in Womens Land Army on Duchy of Cornwall farm
Miss C. M. Matheson, a novelist, working as a volunteer under the Womens Land Service scheme during the First World War at the home farm near the village of Stoke Climsland

Lift for troops on leave at London train station, WW1
A party of soldiers on leave are conveyed to their destination station by a member of the Motor Transport Volunteers on arrival in London during the First World War

Greys cigarettes for soldiers
Members of the V.A.D (Voluntary Aid Detachment) who undertook the distribution of 30, 000 cigarettes to soldiers who took part in the Lord Mayors Parade in November 1916

Tea Time in Dining Hall of National Control Canteen, WW1
Female munitions workers in the dining hall of the National Control Canteen, run by voluntary lady workers to provide cheap, nutritious meals for employees. Date: 1916

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

Lady Sclaters Hospital Supply Depot, WW1
Four photographs in the Sphere magazine reporting on the War Hospital Supply Dept opened in August 1915 by Lady Sclater, wife of Lieut.-General Sir H

Women Nurses WW1 VAD. A Young girl perhaps in the uniform of a VAD - Voluntary Aid detachment, goes Off to the front. Date: circa 1915

LFB exhibition, display of WW2 posters
A London Fire Brigade exhibition of photographs and appliances, with a display of WW2 recruitment posters for the AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service)

Civilian doing his bit, WW1
Humorous illustrations showing a British civilian adorned with a whole range of flags, badges and emblems of wartime service

Terrors of the Terrier, Territorial Army cartoon, WW1
The Short-Sighted Matron - (to Territorial on guard at a railway station): Now, don t stand there like a stuffed image, porter! Come and label this luggage

Lady Percy, WW1
Countess Percy, formerly Lady Helen Gordon-Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond and later Duchess of Northumberland. She married Earl Percy in 1911. He succeeded to the dukedom in 1918

Bobette! by Higgins (Womens Legion)
First World War scene with woman wearing the uniform of the Womens Legion (Womens War Services Legion). The Legion provided all kinds of services including cooking for the Army, driving

Marchioness of Londonderry, President of War Services Legion
Lady Londonderry, formerly the Hon. Edith Chaplin, pictured in 1918 when she was President of the Womens War Services Legion (previously known as the Womens Legion)

Womens Legion uniform from Burberrys, 1918
A smart uniform in khaki adopted by members of the Womens War Services Legion and available from Burberrys. Date: 1918

With the Specials, Tower Bridge, M Division, WW1
The Tower Bridge ( M" Division) Special Constabulary, one of the organised forces set up to offer support on the home front during the First World War such as during air raids

An unmilitary salute in silhouette, WW1
Professor Miggs, of the Volunteers, takes his first walk in uniform and gives a very unmilitary salute. An academic type takes to khaki but isn t yet familiar with military etiquette. Date: 1915

Lady Perrott, formerly Ethel Lucy Hare, first Lady Superintendent-in-Chief of the St John Ambulance Brigade. This meant that she took charge of all St John nursing divisions

Queen Alexandra serving at London Bridge buffet, WW1
Queen Alexandra pictured serving soldiers at the free buffet organised by Lady Limerick at London Bridge station in December 1915

Eve walks out with Uncle Fred wearing his volunteer armbands
Illustration by Annie Fish to illustrate Letters of Eve in The Tatler. The eponymous Eve is walking out with her Uncle Fred who always aggressive

A German 15cm Siege gun
A photograph showing a German gun captured by French soldiers during the Battle of the Somme. Intended to be a decisive breakthrough

Voluntary First Aid Road Accident Service - No Fees Accepted : A nurse gives roadside first aid to a female motorist at the scene of a car accident. Date: early 1930s

Roadside First Aid
A voluntary nurse gives roadside fist aid to a female motorist at the scene of an accident. Date: early 1930s

Drawings Prints, Print, Ballad, Involuntary, Voluntary, Fall, Ballade, vom, unfreiwilligen
Drawings and Prints, Print, Ballad of the Involuntary and Voluntary Fall (Ballade vom unfreiwilligen und vom freiwilligen Sturz), Artist, Publisher, Moriz Jung, Wiener Werkstatte

Allegory of the student unions, 1830, print maker: Abraham Vinkeles, print maker: Beijer, 1830 - 1831

Clothing - Air Raid Victims - Queen Elizabeth & Lady Reading
Inspecting a clothes distribution scheme for Air Raid victims (which have arrived in Britain from New Zealand) - a visit by Queen Elizabeth & Eva Violet Isaacs (neaMond), Marchioness of Reading

The Coal Strike Volunteers at the Ministry of Transport 18 October 1920

The unveiling of a bench by the Metropolitan Garden Association at Petts Wood, Kent. 1936

Three Scouts from Kent have received their Queens Scout Badges - l-r Trevor Marsh of Dane Close Bexley, aged 17 and training to be an electrician; James Quinn of Birling Road, Erith

Some of the members of the 8th Bexleyheath Company of Boy Scouts decided to save the cost of transport when they went to camp

Petworth Mobile Canteen - 1945
Nine WVS girls stand alongside their canteen. George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N25026

Pulborough V. A. D. Presentations - 1940
Group of nurses sit whilst their Matron is presented by a visiting official Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref. No. Garland N19768

Picture No. 10760384
Print - Red Indians mandan braves under going voluntary ordeal after days of ritual Buffalo dance. Date:

Descartes idea of how eye passes impulse to brain and so directs a voluntary movement. From Rene Descartes Opera Philosophica, 1692. Woodcut

The British child caught between two stools, Voluntary and State education. John Leech cartoon from Punch, London, 1847

Lifeboat in the livery of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in heavy seas returning from a rescue mission. Founded in 1824 by William Hillary (1771-1847)

Male muscle structure, artwork
Male muscle structure. Computer artwork showing the muscle structure of a man reclining on the floor. These are skeletal, or voluntary, muscles, which are under direct conscious control

Outpatients Department at London Hospital, Whitechapel
Rows of what appear to be mostly women and children sit on benches in the outpatients department of the London Hospital, Whitechapel - on of the capitals many voluntary hospitals. Date: circa 1910

Advert for recruiting women for the WaF 1942
Serve in the WaF. The Womens Auxiliary Air Force. As an administrative airwoman. Good organizers are needed in a fast growing service

Queen Marys Coronation gift, Barn House, Whitstable, Kent

Lifeboat crew, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
The crew of the first voluntary lifeboat of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex, named True to the Core. They are seen here wearing their cork lifebelts. circa 1905

Group photo, Dr Berrys Serbian Mission
A group photograph of Austrian prisoners and their nurses at Dr James Berrys Serbian Mission, a Red Cross Unit in Serbia during the First World War

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"Voluntary: Uniting Hearts and Hands for a Cause" Che Guevara, the iconic revolutionary, embodying the spirit service. George Beaumont bravely maneuvering a manual fire engine in Pinner, showcasing the dedication of builders to protect their community. A suffragette selling badges, symbolizing how even small acts can contribute to monumental social change. The beauty of male muscles captured in artwork, reminding us that strength comes in many forms when volunteering. London & South Western Railway Servants Orphanage in Woking, providing hope and support for those left vulnerable by tragedy. Miss Flora Petersen, a canteen-worker during WW1, selflessly nourishing soldiers' bodies and souls amidst chaos and conflict. Barnet Voluntary Fire Brigade with their trusty horse pump exemplifying the bravery and resourcefulness of volunteers during emergencies. An advert from 1941 recruiting women for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WaF), highlighting how gender barriers were broken through voluntary service during wartime. Poster advertising the Special Constabulary - ordinary citizens turned volunteer police officers safeguarding their communities during challenging times. Red Cross Poster from World War I depicting nurses tending to wounded soldiers; an enduring symbol of compassion and voluntary aid on the battlefield. Daily lives in London during the Blitz - stories of resilience as volunteers rallied together to provide comfort and support amidst relentless bombings. In a world where individuals choose to give their time freely for various causes – be it fighting injustice like Che Guevara or building safer communities like George Beaumont – we witness firsthand how voluntary efforts shape our society's fabric. From suffragettes passionately advocating for equal rights to artists capturing moments that inspire change through their creations; every act contributes towards making our world better.