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The British Red Cross Society (Welsh: Y Groes Goch Brydeinig) is the United Kingdom body of the worldwide neutral and impartial humanitarian network the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The society was formed in 1870, and is a registered charity with 10,500 volunteers and 3,500 staff. [3]
The Red Cross symbol. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.
George Cross: For Gallantry [5] Order of the Bath: Tria Juncta In Uno (Three joined in one) [5] Order of the British Empire: For God and the Empire [5] Order of the Garter: French: Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Shame be to him who thinks evil of it) [5] Order of Merit: For Merit [5]
The Rosy Cross The organisation was initially named the Rosicrucian Society of England or the Brethren of the Rosy Cross , these names are still used interchangeably to this day. However, the former name was Latinised to Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (or SRIA ), and has been commonly used throughout the society since 1889.
The most active of those are the American Red Cross, the British Red Cross, the German Red Cross, and the Red Cross societies of Sweden and Norway. Another major mission of the IFRC which has gained attention in recent years is its commitment to work towards a codified, worldwide ban on the use of land mines and to bring medical, psychological ...
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society (TTRCS) was founded on 12 July 1939 as a Branch of the British Red Cross Society. It has its headquarters in Port of Spain , with branches in the North and South of the island of Trinidad and one branch on the island of Tobago .
The Jamaica Red Cross was founded in 1948 as a branch of the British Red Cross. In July 1964, the British Red Cross transferred control to a new national society, which in October 1964 was officially recognised by the International Committee of the Red Cross. [1] Following Hurricane Gilbert in 1988, the Jamaica Red Cross was very involved in ...
Flag of the Fiji Red Cross Society. The Fiji Red Cross Society is a humanitarian organisation which currently has 16 branches across Fiji. [1] Originally founded in 1952 as a branch of the British Red Cross, it gained status as a stand-alone national red cross society in 1972. In 1973 it became the 118th member of the International Red Cross ...