{"id":3768,"date":"2025-01-28T22:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T22:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/london-yes.com\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2025-01-28T23:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T23:01:04","slug":"the-red-cross-in-wartime-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/london-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-red-cross-in-wartime-london","title":{"rendered":"The Red Cross in wartime London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Red Cross played an important role in providing aid during the First and Second World Wars. <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/uk\/eternal-osoblyvosti-volonterskoyi-diyalnosti-v-londoni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London<\/a>, as the heart of the country, became the centre of the organisation\u2019s activity. There are also many not widely known moments about the Red Cross during wartime, but the results of their work can\u2019t be neglected. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/london-yes.com\/en\">london-yes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organisation&#8217;s workers cared for the wounded, worked as mediators in diplomatic missions, observed how prisoners of war were treated and kept records of displaced and missing people during hostilities. The actions of the Red Cross were considered acts of humanity in the war-raging world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a311f696bec5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a311f696bec5\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/london-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-red-cross-in-wartime-london\/#History_of_creation\" >History of creation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/london-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-red-cross-in-wartime-london\/#Activities_during_the_First_World_War\" >Activities during the First World War<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/london-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-red-cross-in-wartime-london\/#Role_of_the_Red_Cross_in_World_War_II\" >Role of the Red Cross in World War II<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/london-yes.com\/en\/eternal\/the-red-cross-in-wartime-london\/#The_Red_Cross_legacy_in_London\" >The Red Cross legacy in London<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_of_creation\"><\/span>History of creation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1870, the British Red Cross was founded as part of an international network initiated by Henry Dunant. It was created as the British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War at a public meeting chaired by Robert Lloyd-Lindsay in London on 4 August 1870. The British Red Cross is the UK branch of the worldwide, neutral and impartial humanitarian network of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The Red Cross helps people regardless of race, nationality, religion or political opinion. Queen Elizabeth II was the patron of the organisation until her death. She was succeeded by King Charles III.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mission of the British Red Cross was to mobilise the strength of all humanity to allow individual communities to prepare for and cope with the crisis. In 1905, the society was renamed the British Red Cross. In 1908, it received its first royal charter from King Edward VII, who became its patron.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Second World War, the organisation expanded its activities and new areas of its activities appeared. In addition to medical treatment and providing psychological assistance, it began to evacuate people and search for missing ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Activities_during_the_First_World_War\"><\/span>Activities during the First World War<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>During the First World War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918, London was the coordination centre for British and Allied units of the Red Cross. Then, the organisation introduced innovations, increased the number of visits to prisoners of war and intervened in cases of weapon use. In London, the organisation mobilised many volunteers who helped provide emergency services on the battlefield and cared for the wounded in hospitals. It was their heyday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.london-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/12\/ad_4nxd-hjsduhtmmmfwmjclfhwgdmghuive_pws4lsc5bym-mybr4jvrpqsahkabl_0sizwev48-qzhvqdtwsfe5ezuqun6lcfjzmi2o504cb0czalje8esfj5pu09qs0x_dvhlkjuykeyfxztf9n5knc5con5bqwsm79a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The British Red Cross cooperated with the Royal Army Medical Service. They set up field hospitals for soldiers. An important point was the formation of a system for transporting the wounded. Soldiers were brought for treatment to London by various routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Cross had a famous emblem that helped make the organisation recognisable and promote its campaign. Artists designed stamps, posters, badges and various products using the emblem and the proceeds from the sales went to charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Role_of_the_Red_Cross_in_World_War_II\"><\/span>Role of the Red Cross in World War II<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Cross was involved in all phases of World War II. Its many volunteers and workers were active in different areas. In 1939, the British Red Cross merged with the Order of St John to form the Joint War Organisation, providing St John\u2019s volunteers with the Red Cross protection. Representatives of the organisation were engaged in providing humanitarian aid. They collected and distributed food, clothing and medicine to London and other affected regions of the country. Children who were evacuated from large cities required great attention too, as they were lonely and scared, torn from their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.london-yes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/12\/ad_4nxdkscaecpcrdz4jcksilsfomvedxsih74vks_e9o4rwadwvme1uyhhwvbrxfg1gtfvx55xnfcbayyafrcpxzzrffd4dtvrgeacrq4728b__n31srax-4n1a7in20clinn_2ckskkeyfxztf9n5knc5con5bqwsm79a.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The organisation worked in London in nursing homes, hospitals, nurseries, ambulance departments and rest stations. As London was going through a terrible period of bombing, which went down in history as the Blitz, the organisation provided emergency assistance to the victims. Doctors tried to provide first aid to victims of air strikes in the tube and underground shelters. It was also important that the city organised hospitals for the wounded. Buildings in the central part of the metropolis were turned into medical institutions, where everyone who had been trained by the Red Cross provided first aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Cross regularly visited the prisoner of war camp. Trained medical personnel came there to check the health of the prisoners and their living conditions. They also looked at the quality of the food provided. When prisoners of war filed complaints to Red Cross officials, they referred them to related institutions. The Red Cross also organised parcels for them in accordance with the provisions of the Third Geneva Convention of 1929, which established strict rules for the treatment of prisoners of war. Much of the work was done by women because many men were called up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Red_Cross_legacy_in_London\"><\/span>The Red Cross legacy in London<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Red Cross activities were very inspiring to Londoners. They organised courses for volunteers, doctors and other medical staff who could work in hospitals and in combat conditions. The British Red Cross continues its operation in modern times. They prepare for emergencies and help vulnerable groups of the population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Cross played an important role in providing aid during the First and Second World Wars. London, as the heart of the country, became the centre of the organisation\u2019s activity. There are also many not widely known moments about the Red Cross during wartime, but the results of their work can\u2019t be neglected. 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