Physical description

Illustrated book with white cover and brown print. Title and authors name are printed on the front cover along with a brown and white photograph of a white-haired man in uniform (Sir William Drogo Montagu, 7th Duke of Manchester, founder of St John Ambulance Association). Title and author's name are also printed on spine. A coloured photo of a man wearing glasses and the uniform of St John Ambulance (the author Allan Mawdsley) and information about the author

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

At lower right of front page is a printed black and white donation sticker: black Maltese cross in circle, "This book was donated to Alfred Archival Association Nursing Division by "Allan Mawdsley to AHNL (handwritten in ink) Previous catalogue number is also handwritten in ink on this label. Another name and catalogue number have been written and crossed out on this label. On this page there is also a handwritten dedication "with best wishes Allan Mawdsley"

Summary

A history of St John volunteer first aid service in Victoria. Includes information about the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John, and the founding of the St john Ambulance Association in England in 1877