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Code	DS/UK/2692
Name	Duke of Gloucester's Red Cross and St John Appeal; fl 1939-1946; British charity
Variations of Name	British Red Cross, St. John And Allied Red Cross Funds
Dates	fl 1939-1946
Biography	War was declared in September 1939 and the British Red Cross joined forces with the Order of St John to help the sick and wounded. As theyd done in the First World War, they formed the Joint War Organisation. This helped to coordinate wartime activities more efficiently, and under the protection of the Red Cross emblem. The British Red Cross carried out extensive services at home and abroad for the sick and wounded, prisoners of war and civilians needing relief.

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