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August 2011
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THE ORDER OF ST.JOHN UGANDA
HISTORY OF ST.JOHN UGANDA (1930 - UP TO DATE) The St.John Ambulance Association was established in Uganda in 1930 and a St.John Ambulance brigade, the uniformed branch of the Order was started a year later. Up to 1945, over 5.5 million certificates had been issued to trained members of the brigade and over 2 million of these certificates were issued to St.John units outside Great Britain. The work of the brigade increased further to a grand total of certificates holders of over 80 million, of which 3,750,000 were overseas. By 1955, St.John Ambulance brigade had showed interest of establishing itself as a separate entity from the St.John Ambulance Association but following the sudden death of its commissioner Dr.Caldwell, all efforts were futile and the post of a commissioner remained vacant for 2 years. During this period and in the absence of any competent brigade officers in Uganda to take up the task, the onus of managing the brigade rested almost entirely upon the headquarters officer – Mr. Hadow. As it was never intended that this headquarter officer should administer the brigade, he was not vested with the executive authority and so was not in position to recommend or promote any of its members. This eventually halted the progress of the brigade at the time. On the 12th of August 1957, Sir Fredrick Crawford knight commander of the most distinguished Order of Saint George, officer of the most excellent Order of the British Empire, Governor and commander –in- chief of the Uganda protectorate under the trustees ordinance cap.126.1951 granted St.John Ambulance association –a certificate of registration as corporate body under the name “ The registered trustees of the Uganda centre of the St.John Ambulance Association”

On the 27th September 1958, St.John council was formed in Uganda as a body representative of the people of the protectorate to be responsible for the overall direction of St.John policy and to encourage and enlist support for the association and brigade. For all this time, St.John Ambulance Association in Uganda was under the management of the “Grand priory in the British Realm of the most venerable Order of the hospital of St. John of Jerusalem” By 1959, St.John Ambulance brigade had nine divisions countrywide and it soon became independent of the St.John Ambulance association on the 19th of June 1959. 1n 1960, the construction of St.John headquarters on Buganda road –Wandegeya Kampala was completed. This was the first time the Order of St.John Uganda worked under their own permanent residence. Before, 1960, the Order used to operate from Town hall- Kampala City Council headquarters. 1962, after Uganda had gained independence, by the powers conferred by the constitution of the Order of St.John Uganda, the president of the republic of Uganda was to be the president of the Order of St.John Uganda also. Sir Edward Muteesa II, the kabaka of Buganda kingdom and the president of Uganda by then was the first president of the Order of St.John Uganda after independence. 1n 1968, St.John Ambulance Association and the brigade were merged to form St.John Ambulance. In 1971, the Order of St.John Uganda arranged for the state burial of its former president and president of the republic of Uganda, Sir Edward Muteesa II after the then president of Uganda, “Field marshal” Idi Amin Dada had ordered for the return of the remains of Muteesa II for a descent state burial in Kasubi tombs. After the arrival of the Muteesa II’s remains, a 5 days state mourning was declared and this attracted thousands of people to pay their final tribute to the fallen president. During this gathering, St.John Uganda was able to treat 3500 casualties and others with serious injuries were transported and referred to Namirembe and Mulago hospital. Entebbe division, Kibuli division, lady Irene College, Ndejje, Railways division, Uganda police, Kampala division 1 & 2, Wobulenzi and Nytil divisions among others were in charge of the safety of this public gathering.