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Welcome to the British Red Cross museum and archives

The British Red Cross museum and archives contain a fascinating portrait of our humanitarian work.

  • A black and white historical photograph showing three young women medical volunteers in World War One nursing uniforms wearing white caps, aprons, and dresses with red cross symbols on the front.

    The First World War

    Browse photos and stories and search for your family's personnel cards to discover what 90,000 Red Cross volunteers did during the war.

  • A historical British Red Cross poster calling for support for prisoners of war. The poster includes the text: 'Red Cross and St John needs your help for Prisoners of War'.

    How to donate historical items

    See what objects and records we collect, how we decide what to collect and read our collections development policy.

  • British Red Cross WW2 volunteers packaging wartime food parcels.

    History blogs

    Learn more about the history of the British Red Cross by exploring our blogs.

  • Staff member standing in front of a projector screen presenting to youth during a workshop.

    Educational resources

    Discover useful resources and activities for teaching history.

For more than 150 years we have been there for people who have nowhere else to turn, and we won’t stop now. By giving monthly, you can become part of something bigger, offering hope, support and stability to people in crisis.

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