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Red Cross and St Johns volunteers posters

History of the Cayman Islands Red Cross

Read about the history of our branch - from 1961 when it was founded by Mrs Ethel Cook-Bodden to the present day.

Second World War volunteers carry an injured person away from a bombed building

Our work in the Blitz

When the Blitz began on 7 September 1940, our volunteers rushed to treat wounded civilians and comfort those who'd lost everything.

Liberation Day in Jersey 1945

Jersey Telecom selects Red Cross as its 2010 charity partner

16 Mar 2010

As Jersey commemorates the 65th anniversary of its liberation, Jersey Telecom has chosen the British Red Cross as its charity of the year for 2010.

Black and white photo of family carrying home relief parcels

Channel Islands: memories of occupation in the Second World War

When Germany occupied the Channel Islands during the Second World War, islanders were cut off from family and food. Read their recollections of 60 years ago.

Delivering Red Cross stock

Photo gallery: emergency response in the UK

The British Red Cross has been involved in emergency response for over a century. See photos of some of our major UK responses.

Poster of prisoner of war

Photo gallery: historical Red Cross posters

See some of the posters from our historical collection, illustrating our work over the last hundred years.

Red Cross volunteer tending to a client

Photo gallery: history of therapeutic care

See photos charting the development of the Red Cross' therapeutic care service, which started as a beauty care service for women in hospitals in the 1950s.

Red Cross nurses with patients

Photo gallery: our work between the First and Second World War

Our work changed a lot between the First and Second World War. Take a look at some of the new services we introduced, like first aid for motorists.

Red Cross volunteers in gas masks carry a stretcher

Photo gallery: our work in the Second World War

See photos showing how Red Cross volunteers helped soldiers and civilians in the Second World War.

Meals on wheels volunteers

Photo gallery: post-war health and social care

The National Health Service (NHS) was created in 1948, but we still had a role to play in the nation's health and care. Find out more.

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