Stretcher Collection (page 6)

Page of Advertisements (engraving)
1047945 Page of Advertisements (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page of Advertisements)

A touching Montenegrin tradition (colour litho)
2779873 A touching Montenegrin tradition (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A touching Montenegrin tradition)

The Work Of The Red Cross At Modder-River, Orange State Borders, After The Battle Of November 28th (Colour Litho)
2798256 The Work Of The Red Cross At Modder-River, Orange State Borders, After The Battle Of November 28th (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

Archbishop Eminence Affre wounded, blessing on his journey
XIR315987 Archbishop Eminence Affre wounded, blessing on his journey, Monday 26th June 1848 (engraving) by Vallet, Charles (19th century) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Widow of Nain, illustration from Women of the Bible
IL281087 The Widow of Nain, illustration from Women of the Bible, published by The Religious Tract Society, 1927 (colour litho) by Copping

Scraping the hide, c. 1902-11 (b / w photo)
DPL415555 Scraping the hide, c.1902-11 (b/w photo) by Throssel, Richard (1882-1933); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; eDenver Public Library; American, out of copyright

The Embarkation of the Sick at Balaklava, plate from The Seat of War in the East
FNM340989 The Embarkation of the Sick at Balaklava, plate from The Seat of War in the East, published by Colnaghi and Co. 1856 (colour litho) by Simpson

The Barbarian Enemy, On the So?ýa Line, Austrian aviators shoot with machine guns over a... (colour litho)
2815776 The Barbarian Enemy, On the So─ìa Line, Austrian aviators shoot with machine guns over a... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The wounded General Lord Methuen returned to the British by the Boers after his capture at the Battle of Tweebosch
2795583 The wounded General Lord Methuen returned to the British by the Boers after his capture at the Battle of Tweebosch (colour litho) by French School

First Carlist War (1833-1840): Carlist General Tomas Zumalacarregui (1788-1835
AIS5351850 First Carlist War (1833-1840): Carlist General Tomas Zumalacarregui (1788-1835) wounds during the Siege of Bilbao, 19th (lithograph by Spanish School)

Miracles of Saint Louis: King Louis IX (1214-1270) warried a paralytic
JLJ4649166 Miracles of Saint Louis: King Louis IX (1214-1270) warried a paralytic. Miniature from a manuscript " The Book of Facts Monsignor Saint Louis" 15th century

North wall of Strozzi Chapel, The raising of Drusiana by St. John the Evangelist, c
BEN208294 North wall of Strozzi Chapel, The raising of Drusiana by St. John the Evangelist, c.1457-1502 (fresco) (detail of 208293) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); Santa Maria Novella, Florence

Wounded Austrian soldier attempting to stab the Duchess of Aosta, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
6000326 Wounded Austrian soldier attempting to stab the Duchess of Aosta, cousin of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, working as a volunteer nurse and trying to help him onto a stretcher

Using rescue dogs to search for wounded, France, World War I, 1915 (colour litho)
6000304 Using rescue dogs to search for wounded, France, World War I, 1915 (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le transport du corps du roi Charles (Carl) XII de Suede (1682-1718
FIA5399073 Le transport du corps du roi Charles (Carl) XII de Suede (1682-1718) - Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII of Sweden - Cederstroem

Guy Fawkes in Effigy, Bartholomews Hospital and Smithfield Market
6340358 Guy Fawkes in Effigy, Bartholomews Hospital and Smithfield Market by Taylor, Isaac (1730-1807); (add.info.: Guy Fawkes in Effigy, Bartholomews Hospital and Smithfield Market)

World War I, Red Cross dog (also called ambulance dog or sanitary dog
XEE4186544 World War I, Red Cross dog (also called ambulance dog or sanitary dog) searching for wounded soldiers on a battlefield, Frontpage of french newspaper Le petit Journal, April 18

Christ healing the Sick, (oil on canvas)
990203 Christ healing the Sick, (oil on canvas) by Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst (1712-74); 53.4x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ healing the Sick)

Emergency methods of carrying injured persons (engraving)
3639327 Emergency methods of carrying injured persons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Awakening of militarist sentiment in Britain (colour litho)
2779494 Awakening of militarist sentiment in Britain (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Awakening of militarist sentiment in Britain)

Ambulance charged with colllecting drunks from the streets of Berlin (colour litho)
2779278 Ambulance charged with colllecting drunks from the streets of Berlin (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Latin Gentle Blood (Colour Litho)
2808559 Latin Gentle Blood (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Latin kind blood)

Dublin
AGN48100 Dublin by Nixon, John (1760-1818); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; English, out of copyright

A Medical Station Dealing with Wounded Soldiers, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359654 A Medical Station Dealing with Wounded Soldiers, 1914-19 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Cossack Ambulance Convoy in the mountains of Caucasia, 1914-19 (litho)
STC359637 Cossack Ambulance Convoy in the mountains of Caucasia, 1914-19 (litho) by Haenen, Frederic de (1853-1928); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Detail from the Miracle Window depicting Richard of Sunieves story (stained glass)
PC344969 Detail from the Miracle Window depicting Richard of Sunieves story (stained glass) by English School, (13th century); Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, UK; English, out of copyright

A scene at the front north of Focsani (b / w photo)
STC406187 A scene at the front north of Focsani (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Boarding a hospital train (b / w photo)
STC444607 Boarding a hospital train (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First World War (1914-18); ); The Stapleton Collection; English

Field Hospital (colour litho)
STC255617 Field Hospital (colour litho) by English School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Rescuing Women and Children from a Cellar at Ypres, from The Year 1915
STC306839 Rescuing Women and Children from a Cellar at Ypres, from The Year 1915: a Record of Notable Achievements and Events, 1915 (litho) by West

Injured, from Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, 1815 (colour engraving)
BSA266710 Injured, from Qualified Horses and Unqualified Riders, 1815 (colour engraving) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); 45.5x53 cm; Private Collection; eThe British Sporting Art Trust; English

Angels of Mercy (b / w photo)
NAM261168 Angels of Mercy (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English, out of copyright

Wounded soldier carried on a stretcher (colour photo)
3093848 Wounded soldier carried on a stretcher (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wounded soldier carried on a stretcher)

Epileptic attack in the street, c. 1800 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT213011 Epileptic attack in the street, c.1800 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

On the Morrow of Talavera, 1923 (oil on canvas)
GOR120597 On the Morrow of Talavera, 1923 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Lady (Elizabeth Southerden Thompson) (1846-1933); 76.2x63.8 cm; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

La Patrie (oil on canvas)
BIR103743 La Patrie (oil on canvas) by Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne (1889-1946); 60.8x91.5 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Methods of carrying injured persons (engraving)
6005614 Methods of carrying injured persons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Methods of carrying injured persons)

Psyche carried aloft on a stretcher (chromolitho)
964360 Psyche carried aloft on a stretcher (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Psyche carried aloft on a stretcher; France, 17th century)

Mortuary depots in Paris: arm cars used to transport bodies to the depot
XEE4192183 Mortuary depots in Paris: arm cars used to transport bodies to the depot. Engraving in " La Nature. Revue des sciences et de ses applications aux arts et a l industrie", 1891

Revolution 1848: "The archbishop Denis Affre (1793-1848
XEE4135513 Revolution 1848: " The archbishop Denis Affre (1793-1848) wounds and wears on a stretcher in 1848." by Unknown Artist

Stereoscopic glass plate on the First World War (1st, Iere
JLJ4630610 Stereoscopic glass plate on the First World War (1st, Iere, 14-18 or 1914-1918) (The First World War; WWI): Verdun, carrying an injured through the trench

Portrait of Paolina Borghese: detail of her hand with an apple
3565100 Portrait of Paolina Borghese: detail of her hand with an apple by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Galleria Borghese, Rome, Lazio

A moving episode of love fatherland, Corporal Carola, of cavalry, wounded in Libya wants to kiss... (colour litho)
2815669 A moving episode of love fatherland, Corporal Carola, of cavalry, wounded in Libya wants to kiss... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The severe flood in Paris, forced exodus of the sick from a hospitable invaded by the waters of the Seine (colour litho)
2815305 The severe flood in Paris, forced exodus of the sick from a hospitable invaded by the waters of the Seine (colour litho) by Beltrame

General Moinier awarding medals to French officers wounded at Haj-Rakoula, Morocco (colour litho)
2779844 General Moinier awarding medals to French officers wounded at Haj-Rakoula, Morocco (colour litho) by French School

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"Silent Heroes: The Stretcher Bearers of WW1" In the midst of the chaos and despair, their silhouettes emerged as beacons of hope. These were the stretcher bearers, brave souls who risked their lives to save wounded soldiers on the unforgiving battlefields of World War I. With unwavering determination, they navigated through treacherous terrains, carrying injured comrades on stretchers towards safety. Fast forward to Regatta and Carnival Week in Fowey, Cornwall, August 1993 - a celebration that echoed with echoes from history. As crowds cheered and laughter filled the air, it was impossible not to reflect upon those who had suffered during wartime. Their sacrifices paved the way for moments like these - joyous occasions where communities came together in unity. An image by Matania transported us back to an Advanced Dressing Station on the Western Front. Amidst blood-stained bandages and exhausted medics, stretcher-bearers worked tirelessly to provide critical medical care to those in need. Their selflessness knew no bounds as they fought against time itself. The Battle of Montgisard in 1177 depicted a different era but showcased a similar spirit. On canvas, we witnessed warriors being carried away on stretchers after valiantly defending their cause. Even centuries apart, humanity's commitment to aiding one another remained steadfast. From ancient times to modernity - glimpses into history revealed how innovation played its part too. The MAB First Ambulance Interior showed us how technology evolved over time; providing better equipment for saving lives while GWR staff converted parcel vans into ambulances during World War II – adapting swiftly amidst adversity. Yet even kings were not immune from injury or death; Baldwin I's passing illustrated that even leaders required assistance when fate dealt them a cruel hand. Closer home at Bilot stood The Buffs East Kent Regiment from NWFP, a testament to the stretcher bearers who served in conflicts across borders.