Stretcher Bearer Collection

Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1800. Artist: John Pass
Guys Hospital, Southwark, London, c1800. View of the north front of the hospital showing a man being stretchered through the front gates

Casualties from the front pass destroyed tanks, Villers-Bretonneux, France, World War I, 1918. Villers-Bretonneux was the scene of the first tank battle in history, on 24th April 1918

World War I first-aid station, artwork
World War I first-aid station. Artwork showing stretcher-bearers and wounded soldiers arriving at a first-aid station during the First World War (1914-1918)

'Mando', late 19th century (glass)
7341207 'Mando', late 19th century (glass) by British School, (19th century); 8.2x10.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Western Front, late 19th century (glass)
7341213 Western Front, late 19th century (glass) by British School, (19th century); 8.2x10.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Embarking the wounded, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400453 Embarking the wounded, illustration from 'The Western Front', pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

'Mando', late 19th century (glass)
7341211 'Mando', late 19th century (glass) by British School, (19th century); 8.2x10.1 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Western Front, late 19th century (glass)
7341210 Western Front, late 19th century (glass) by British School, (19th century); 8.2x10.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

American soldiers & wounded, 27 Apr 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. American soldiers & wounded, 27 Apr 1918
American soldiers & wounded, 27 Apr 1918. American soldiers carrying wounded troops onto hospital train at Horreville, France, April 27, 1918.

Chaplain & stretcher bearers, France, 27 Aug 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Chaplain & stretcher bearers, France, 27 Aug 1917. Ground recovered near the River Meuse, near Beaumont, on August 27, 1917

German hospital train, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German hospital train, between 1914 and c1915. A German hospital train, probably during World War I.

Wounded Moroccan on stretcher, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Wounded Moroccan on stretcher, between c1914 and c1915. A wounded soldier from Morocco on a stretcher during World War I.

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; The advance of Alpine chasseurs to the right... 1917. Creator: F Elim
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; The advance of Alpine chasseurs to the right of Fort de la Malmaison, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

How to make a surprise attack; Departure: in the foreground, seen from behind... 1917. Creator: Unknown
How to make a surprise attack; Departure: in the foreground, seen from behind, a stretcher-bearer accompanies troops, as a volunteer, to help any wounded, without belonging to the fighting group

Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden, 1884 / 1878. Creator: Gustaf Cederström
Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden, 1884 / 1878

Sur le front d'Orient; Un blesse bulgare abandonne, qui s'est degage d'entre les morts gisant sur l Creator
Sur le front d'Orient; Un blesse bulgare abandonne, qui s'est degage d'entre les morts gisant sur le terrain, est transporte par les brancardiers serbes aux ambulances de nos allies

Sur les champs de bataille Macedoniens de Gornitchevo et du Kaimaktchalan; La releve... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Sur les champs de bataille Macedoniens de Gornitchevo et du Kaimaktchalan; La releve des blesses au col de Gornitchevo, apres les combats des 12-14 septembre. 1916

Faut pas vous désoler comme ca... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Faut pas vous desoler comme ca... 19th century. Les Raisins Malades - Don't be sorry like that

Une semaine de combats sur la rive gauche de la Meuse; 11 mars (7 heures)... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Une semaine de combats sur la rive gauche de la Meuse; 11 mars (7 heures). --Brancardiers ramenant nos blesses : a terre, deux Allemands tues le 9 mars, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Le Triomphateur (28 septembre 1915), 1915. Creator: Francois Flameng
Le Triomphateur (28 septembre 1915), 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII. La Guerre Janvier, Fevrier, Mars, Avril, Mai, Juin 1916"

Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sandbag Battery defended by the Guards - sketched on the morning of the Battle of Inkerman, 1854. Crimean War:..two 18-pounders which had been mounted on Sandbag battery were taken away

Army, U.S, Hospital Car - Interior, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S, Hospital Car - Interior, 1917
Army, U.S, Hospital Car - Interior, 1917. Soldier is stretchered on board

La Retraite Serbie; Evacuation des blesses sur la rive droite de la Morava, par un pont de bois presque completement de'truit, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV

Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol, October 26, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Sortie of the Russians from Sebastopol, October 26, 1854. Crimean War. The Russian prisoners relate that General Luders, thinking he had gained a victory...sent a grandiloquent account of the affair

Boy Scouts Training Demonstration, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Boy Scouts Training Demonstration, 1912
Boy Scouts Training Demonstration, 1912. [Improvised stretcher made from two poles and clothing]

Siege of Sebastopol - Mr. Guthrie's Ambulance Waggons, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege of Sebastopol - Mr. Guthrie's Ambulance Waggons, 1854. The latest accounts from the Crimea inform us that the Ambulances...have at length reached the spot where they are wanted...although a

German Red Cross appeal - 1914
3784602 German Red Cross appeal - 1914; (add.info.: German Red Cross appeal - 1914. Depicts a Red Cross nurse surrounded by injured soldiers and veterans, tended to by other Red Cross workers)

Chinese stretcher bearers transporting those wounded in the Russo-Japanese war. Date of Photograph:1904

Litter furnished by the Trinci Office to the Green Cross of Pistoia Pistoia. Date of Photograph:1895 ca

The priest Laine, military chaplain, at the Solferino battle. 1865 (engraving)
7147186 The priest Laine, military chaplain, at the Solferino battle. 1865 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The priest Laine)

An American soldier being evacuated, Iwo Jima Island, 23rd February 1945 (b / w photo)
1720219 An American soldier being evacuated, Iwo Jima Island, 23rd February 1945 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: On Iwo Jima island, february 23)

Driefontein battlefield, South Africa, 1899 (b / w photo)
5920858 Driefontein battlefield, South Africa, 1899 (b/w photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); National Army Museum

Driefontein battlefield, South Africa, 1899 (b / w photo)
5924781 Driefontein battlefield, South Africa, 1899 (b/w photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); National Army Museum

A Bad Case Sister - Wounded Fusilier after Boer raid near Orange River, S. Africa. 1899 circa (b / w photo)
5920851 A Bad Case Sister - Wounded Fusilier after Boer raid near Orange River, S. Africa. 1899 circa (b/w photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); National Army Museum

A bad casualty for the British Field Hospital after the hard battle at the Modder (February 13), S
5920856 A bad casualty for the British Field Hospital after the hard battle at the Modder (February 13), S. Africa, 1900 circa (b/w photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940)

Rest, Hero, rest! thy Warfare is over - A frequent scene at Wynberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1899 circa
5920846 Rest, Hero, rest! thy Warfare is over - A frequent scene at Wynberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1899 circa

Wounded embarking on a hospital train, Boer War, 1899 circa (b / w photo)
5920839 Wounded embarking on a hospital train, Boer War, 1899 circa (b/w photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); National Army Museum

Orange River Hospital, South Africa, 1900 circa (b / w photo)
5920883 Orange River Hospital, South Africa, 1900 circa (b/w photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Tenderly they lift him - Orange River Hospital)

Wounded arriving at field hospital, Modder River, South Africa, 1900 circa (b / w photo)
5920845 Wounded arriving at field hospital, Modder River, South Africa, 1900 circa (b/w photo) by Underwood & Underwood (c.1881-1940); National Army Museum

First Aid by the St Johns Ambulance Association (litho)
7182005 First Aid by the St Johns Ambulance Association (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: First Aid by the St Johns Ambulance Association)

Le siege de Sebastopol en 1854. (The Siege Of Sevastopol In 1854). Episode de la guerre de Crimee (1853-1856)
FIA5367437 Le siege de Sebastopol en 1854. (The Siege Of Sevastopol In 1854). Episode de la guerre de Crimee (1853-1856), les troupes alliees organisent le siege penible et meurtrier de la ville

Attaque sur les monts Verts (Attack on the Green Hills) - Episode de la guerre de Crimee (1853-1856)
FIA5365919 Attaque sur les monts Verts (Attack on the Green Hills) - Episode de la guerre de Crimee (1853-1856) - Peinture de Nikolai Dmitrievich Dmitriev Orenbourgski

Pendant une epidemie (During an epidemic). Brancardiers evacuant le corps d une femme morte d une maison pour la mettre
FIA5354409 Pendant une epidemie (During an epidemic). Brancardiers evacuant le corps d une femme morte d une maison pour la mettre dans une charrette avec d autres cadavres

E: Hermit of Mont St Bernard rescuing a traveler
6523557 E: Hermit of Mont St Bernard rescuing a traveler. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Moral Alphabet in Action. In Paris at all novelty merchants)

The Valley of the Shadow of Death. Caves in the Woronzoff Road behind the 21 Gun
5929014 A The Valley of the Shadow of Death. Caves in the Woronzoff Road behind the 21 Gun Battery, December 1854A (colour litho) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99) (after); National Army Museum

Japans Red Cross work in aid of her Allies: An additional medical unit starting for
STC311064 Japans Red Cross work in aid of her Allies: An additional medical unit starting for Russia, from The Illustrated War News

La garde armee varegue (varangienne) (Vikings danois et suedois
FIA5401014 La garde armee varegue (varangienne) (Vikings danois et suedois, qui ont voyage sur tout le reseau fluvial des territoires de l est et construit des forts, jusqu a la mer Caspienne)

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"Stretcher Bearers: Unsung Heroes of the Battlefield" In times of war, amidst the chaos and destruction, there are those who emerge as beacons of hope and compassion. The stretcher bearers, often overlooked but indispensable figures in the realm of first-aid stations during World War I. They were the brave souls who risked their lives to save others on the front lines. As depicted in "Study for the mission of mercy: Florence Nightingale receiving the wounded at Scutari, " an artwork that immortalizes one such moment from history, stretcher bearers played a vital role in tending to injured soldiers. With unwavering dedication and selflessness, they carried wounded comrades through treacherous terrains to safety. Their importance is further emphasized by Francisco Goya's etching titled "They can still be of use. " This haunting image captures a scene from "The Disasters of War, " where stretcher bearers tirelessly transport fallen soldiers away from harm's way. From Driefontein battlefield in South Africa during 1899 to Iwo Jima Island in 1945, these courageous individuals continued their noble duty across continents and conflicts. In black-and-white photographs like "An American soldier being evacuated" or "Wounded embarking on a hospital train, " we witness their tireless efforts amid unimaginable circumstances. The Boer Wars also witnessed countless acts of heroism by stretcher bearers. From images like "A Bad Case Sister - Wounded Fusilier after Boer raid near Orange River" to scenes at British Field Hospitals such as "Rest, Hero, rest. Thy Warfare is over, " these photos capture both moments of despair and resilience. Whether it was evacuating wounded soldiers or providing aid at field hospitals like Orange River Hospital or Modder River Hospital, these brave men and women exemplified courage under fire. Their commitment knew no bounds as they worked tirelessly to save lives and provide solace in the midst of chaos.