Collections

The Museum of the Order of St John has a collection of more than 60,000 objects, ranging from historic arms and armour through to modern first aid equipment. Browse the selection below to learn a little more about our collections.

Painting of male and female St John Ambulance cadets, girl is holding an oil lamp"
St John Youth

Portrait of St John Ambulance Cadets

Anna Zinkeisen
Oil on canvas
1952
LDOSJ:1797 

A light in the darkness. Adult St John Ambulance volunteer, Anna Zinkeisen, painted this portrait to be used on a poster encouraging more young people to join the Cadets. There is evidence that Anna was reusing a canvas on which she had previously painted another image. The image was available on a poster by May 1956.

Anna volunteered with St John Ambulance during the First and Second World Wars and was also an official war artist during the Second World War. You can read more about Anna, and her sister Doris, on our blog.

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