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Stuntman Evel Knievel leaves hospital in London. 10th June 1975

A soldier of the Scots Guard is stretchered off the parade ground during the Trooping of the Colour ceremony after fainting. 17th June 1974 P001840

English League Division One match at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers 1 v Everton 2. Jimmy Gabriel of Everton in agony after picking up an injury. 30th October 1965

Lady Churchill looks on from a fork lift truck at London Airport has her husband former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill is stretchered to a waiting ambulance by RAF medics

Brian Clough is carried from the field by the St John Ambulance Brigade after injuring his knee in the Sunderland v Bury game 26 December 1962

Student nurse Anne Luce, Nurse Betty de Silva (glasses) and Sister Ruth Miller taking Emergency Patient (with Blood drip) across a busy road from one side of Cirencester Memorial Hospital to

Sheffield Wednesdays Colin Harvey is wheeled off in pain. during the match against Notts County. February 1975 P012518

Some of the casualty scenes as The Beatles arrive in San Francisco during their tour of the USA August 1964

English League Division One match at Selhurst Park. Crystal Palace 2 v Newcastle United 1. Newcastles Tony Green is taken off on a stretcher after receiving an injury. 2nd September 1972

Turco - Italian War An Italian officer is stretchered to a field hospital after being wounded. November 1911

A large scale Civil Defence exercise held at Portsmouth. Taking part were 1, 400 soldiers, a Naval radio activity monitoring team, as well as men and women of the Civil Defence

Student nurse Anne Luce, Nurse Betty de Silva (glasses) and Sister Ruth Miller taking Emergency Patient (with Blood drip) across a busy road from one side of Cirencester Memorial Hospital to

F. A Cup. St. Johns Ambulance in attendance at Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 v
F.A Cup. St. Johns Ambulance in attendance at Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 v. Plymouth Argyle 1. 7th January 1950

British wounded soldiers seen here being transferred from a hospital train to a ambulance on the quayside at St Nazaire. September 23rd 1914

Battle of Audeghem September 1914. An English newspaper correspondent gives a wounded Belgian soldier a drink from his flask, while his comrades try to make him comfortable

Battle of Hofstade. Priests attended to an injured soldier as a cycle patrol set out. Close by stands the King of the Belgians watching the preparations

Battle of Hofstade. Priest on the way to tend the wounded. They set out bravely through they know that very possibly they are going to their deaths

1976 Olympic Games Carlos Alvarez of Cuba receives medical attention after the second heat of the 4 x 400 metre relay. July 1976 76 4463a 15a

Second Lieutenant Kathryn Friedrich, one of the Flying nurses of the USaF Ninth Troop Carrier Command, tends to her patientswhilst on a flight to their base on board a C47 Skytrain Dakota plane

A Burial Party, Cold Harbor, Virginia. April 1865. Creator: John Reekie
A Burial Party, Cold Harbor, Virginia. April 1865

St John Ambulance-men on parade. Outdoor group of seven men in uniform with white webbing, standing behind table at which a women in a nurses veil and a gentleman are seated

French Military Personnel 1871
Portraits of military personnel including: a veteran, a mastermind, a doctor, a stretcher bearer, an officer of state, a home guard, a drummer, a captain in the home guard, a foot soldier

FIELD HOSPITAL
A British Red Cross encampment (field hospital) on the Western Front, showing baskets of medical supplies, soldiers carrying a stretcher and an officer giving direction. Date: 1918

STRASBOURG GUNS 1870
Prussian guns bombard Strasbourg across the water during Franco-Prussian War Date: 23-24 August 1870

St Johns stretchers 1882
British examples of man-powered ambulances, (stretchers). Date: 1882

AMBULANCE / GERMANY, 1902
Man-powered ambulances used in Germany. Date: 1902

Plague Hospital, Bombay (Mumbai), India Date: circa 1908

Conveying Wounded to Wynberg Hospital Camp, 1900. Creator: Alfs Hosking
Conveying Wounded to Wynberg Hospital Camp, 1900. A Military Hospital was set up at Wynberg, a suburb of Cape Town suring the Second Boer War. From " South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol

Arrival at Cape Town of Wounded from Natal, 1900. Creator: Hosking
Arrival at Cape Town of Wounded from Natal, 1900. Transports brought sick and wounded soldiers to hospitals in Cape Town because of inadequate hospital facilities in Natal

Volunteer stretcher party at Vauxhall factory, Wing Commander Hodsall, WW2 Creator: Unknown
Volunteer stretcher party at Vauxhall factory, Wing Commander Hodsall, WW2

Red Cross Work in the Flanders Mud, First World War, 1 August 1917, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
Red Cross Work in the Flanders Mud, First World War, 1 August 1917, (c1920). R.A.M.C. stretcher-bearers bringing in wounded during the advance on Passchendaele

On the Homeward Journey: Conveying Wounded from Collecting Posts to Dressing Stations, 1917. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VII

Wayside Calvary in France, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Wayside Calvary in France, 1916. From " The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume VI. The Spring and Summer Campaign of 1916", edited by J. A. Hammerton

On the Heights above Lenharee - Fighting Before and After The Battle of the Marne
On the Heights above Lenharee - The Scene of Terrific Fighting Before and After The Battle of the Marne, 1915. The Battle of the Marne from 6-12 September 1914

Then saith he to the sick of the palsy. Arise, take up thy bed... mid-late 19th century
Then saith he to the sick of the palsy. Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house, mid-late 19th century. Biblical scene

A Scene at a French port, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Creator: Robert Weston
A Scene at a French port, First World War, 1914-1918, (1933). Wounded British soldiers are stretchered onto ships from Red Cross ambulances, and taken back to England for treatment

Ambulance Corps, Langwarrin, Victoria, 1901. Creator: Unknown
Ambulance Corps, Langwarrin, Victoria, 1901. From " Federated Australia". [The Werner Company, London, 1901]

Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, 1586, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Sir Philip Sidney at Zutphen, 1586, (1890). Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) Elizabethan poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier was shot in the thigh at the Battle of Zutphen

A Royal Air Force Westland Whirlwind winching a stretcher
A Royal Air Force Westland Whirlwind winches aboard a stretcher

An Artist in his Studio, 1635 (panel)
NOR61628 An Artist in his Studio, 1635 (panel) by Dutch School, (17th century); Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

Transporting the injured, c1914-c1918. Photograph from a series of glass plate stereoview images depicting scenes from World War I (1914-1918)

A Recompression Chamber, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Health class, Cosway Street Evening Institute for Women, London, 1914. Practising bandaging and first aid

Practical first aid class for women, Blackheath Road Evening Institute, 1914. Women practicing their bandaging skills on various people

London County Council ambulance interior and equipment, 1925. Stretchers and a variety of medical equipment are laid out on display at the rear of the vehicle

Road accident, Calabria road, Islington, London, 1925. A London County Council ambulance attending a road accident victim

Scout Life, Shrewsbury House Open Air School, London, 1909. Children are playing a military themed game. Boys are dressed as soldiers

First aid class for women, Montem Street Evening Institute, London, 1913. Practicing their bandaging skills, and with a young boy on a stretcher in the foreground

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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.