Grosvenor Gardens really is the home of the American Ambulance, It's where they had a number of parades including their formation parade. It's also where they were headquartered for a number of years. We took some time to try and re create one of the iconic photos which shows American Ambulance Vehicles stretching as farContinue reading "Then and now – Grosvenor Gardens"

The American Ambulance used the garage of Rowland Winn in Leeds, all through the war they served from here and all the training for the country was done at Leeds so it was quite an important station. Below is an original photo of the facade of the garage (photo from http://www.leodis.net) behind the showroom wasContinue reading "Leeds Station"

We were saddened to learn the other week of the sudden passing of Raymond Colledge, former chairman of The American Society in London who died suddenly in early December last year. Ray was a huge supporter of this project and wrote the foreword for my book back in 2017. He invited me to the ASL’sContinue reading "Raymond Colledge"

I was honoured to get this and a covering letter back in the post late last year. A copy of my book so kindly signed by the forces sweetheart herself, Dame Vera Lynn. I sent Dame Vera a copy for herself too which she said she was pleased to receive, she was interested to hearContinue reading "A letter from Dame Vera"

This shows the American Ambulance's first public parade in 1940. A mix of Surgical units, First Aid Posts and Ambulances are seen here lined up along the west side of Grosvenor Gardens. The American Ambulance were inspected here by the Minister of Health who gave a speech thanking those who donated to the American AmbulanceContinue reading "Grosvenor Gardens, June 1940"

How time flies and I realise that it's taken me over six months to post these photos! I was honoured back in the sweltering summer to be invited to give a brief speech at The American Society in London's Independence day celebrations at the house of the Deputy Chief of Mission to the US Embassy.Continue reading "The American Society in London Speech"

Throughout the duration of the war the AAGB transported over 850,000 patients, they themselves however suffered three fatalities. Today we look into another one of those fatalities; Officer Ensign Marjory Stewart Butler, Headquaters staff AAGB. The night of the 10th and 11th of May 1941 was undoubtably the worst day of The Blitz, the GermansContinue reading "Officer Ensign Marjory Stewart Butler"

I was very pleased to recently find a voice recording of a member of the American Ambulance. Vera served with the American Ambulance in London. With all members of the American Ambulance now gone, this hour of recordings, serve as a fascinating insight to her war.   http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80027265

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