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Chew Hoong Ling• Joined SJAM since 1993, rose to National Staff
Officer (Administration/IT) in 2008, co-managed SJAM 100 years anniversary book
• State Honorary Secretary, SJAM Perak (2017)• Donated 60% liver to a stranger in 2009,
published a book about the journey• Short film producer, former TV presenter,
former CEO of Yayasan Usman Awang, a cook
Knowledge of SJAM
•Compulsory badge to qualify for Grand Prior badge•Syllabus• Origin and events leading to the formation of the Order
of St. John• Original purpose and aims of the Order / Aims and
Objectives of SJAM• History and development of SJAM, SJAM (Incorporation)
Act 1972
Knowledge of SJAM
• Instructors/Examiners• SJAM Officers, history teachers, other qualified persons
•Reference• SJAM (Incorporation) Act 1972• SJAM Rules 1973• General Regulations of SJAM / School Guidebook• SJAM 100 Years Centenary Book
Content
•Tracing the Origins
•Main aims and objectives of SJAM
•SJAM in Perak – before war, after war and new era
•SJAM – before war, revival years and new era
Tracing the OriginsPage 18-19 – A Remarkable Century of Service
Page 7, 43, 57 – The Order of St. John (A Short History)
600 A.D.
Hostel for pilgrims
Abbot Probuswas bidden by Pope Gregory the Great to set up a hostel for pilgrims in the Holy City
1144
Priory in Clerkenwell
Built on 5-acre land granted by Jordainde Bricett, confiscated by Henry VIII, regained St. John’s Gate in 1879 during re-establishment
1291
Fall of Acre
Knights of the Order evacuated the Holy Land, had their HQ at Cyprus and then Island of Rhodes
1530-1798
Island of Malta
Conferred by Emperor Charles V until Napoleon captured the island. Wandered in Europe, settled in Rome, turned to charity works
1831
Re-establishment
Lapsed for 3 centuries, revived in England, elected Rev. irRobert Peat to the Prior
A.D. anno domini, Latin for “in the year of the lord”; A priory is a monastery of men or women under religious vows that is
headed by a prior or prioress; Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death
Tracing the OriginsPage 19 – A Remarkable Century of Service
Page 58 – The Order of St. John (A Short History)
1870
Franco-Prussian War
A British National Society for Aid to the Sick and Wounded in War was formed, joined by members of the Order
1872-1874
Priory in Clerkenwell
1872 – organized ambulance services in mining and pottery districts
1874 – Life Saving Medal of the Order instituted
1877
SJAA and SJAB Established
St. John Ambulance Association was founded on 1 July 1877
1887 – SJAB established, first Brigade Regulations in 1889
1882
St. John Ophthalmic Hospital
Established in Jerusalem
1884 – SJAA adopted the Order’s crest surrounded by a garter
14 May 1888
Granted Royal Charter
By HM Queen Victoria – Patron and Sovereign Head of the Order.
Order of St. John
The Order of St. John
St. John Ophthalmic Hospital
St. John Ambulance Association
St. John Ambulance Brigade
1968 – merged as St. John Ambulance
https://www.stjohneyehospital.org/
Main Aim: To provide Ambulance and First aid work in time of peace as well as in war
Objectives of SJAM
• Promote, encourage and coordinate all works of humanity and charity for the relief of persons in sickness, distress, suffering and danger without any difference of race, class, colour or creed
• Render aid to the sick and wounded in war or in peace and to promote such permanent organisations in time of peace so that such aid may be immediately be available in time of emergency and such aid shall include the provition of the technical reserves for the medical services of the Government and Armed Forces of Malaysia
Objectives of SJAM
•Promote, encourage and coordinate the work of the SJAM in all aspects in Malaysia•Promote, encourage and coordinate contacts between themselves and similar organisationsunder the name of St. John Ambulance in other countries, the Red Crescent Society and other similar voluntary or statutory organisations
SJAM in the RegionFrom Singapore and Straits Settlement
1885
SJAA in Singapore
1907
First Aid Classes In Penang And Malacca
1916
First Aid Classes in Taiping, Perak by Mrs. Oliver Marks
1914-1918
World War I
1928
Re-established SJAA and in 1930 SJAB was suggested
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3All sources quoted in www.sjamperak.org.my
SJAM in Perak
1938
SJAA established
15-Aug – a meeting held at the Ipoh Town Hall at 6 p.m. Dr. Joshua Isadore Baeza, State MHO became Chairman, Mr. A.E. PereraHon. Secretary
1940
First Brigade Division
St. Michael’s Institution – 16 Sept 1940, Div.Surgeon, Dr. V. R. Gabriel and Div. Supt., Mr. Lim Guan Choe
1941
First Review
First Perak Review was issued in July 1941 by Mr. John Victor Moraiswho later became Chairman in 1949
1941-1945
World War II
SJA members joined the Medical Auxiliary Service; Y.M. Raja Musa Mahadi (TelukAnson), Mr. Lim Kean Hooi (Ipoh to Singapore)
1946
SJAA Perak Re-established
In a meeting at the Town Hall on Saturday, 5 Jan 1946 on the occasion of the London representatives visit to Ipoh
16+4 SJAB Divisions before WW II
• The first SJAB division in Perak - St. Michael’s Institution, Ipoh on 16 September 1940
• The second division - St. George’s Institution, Taiping on 19 October 1940 • Third division - King Edward VII School, Taiping on 15 November 1940• Chee Yan English School, Ipoh• Anglo-Chinese School, Teluk Anson; St. Anthony’s School, Teluk Anson; a
General Division in Teluk Anson; • A.C.S. Ipoh; Government English School, Batu Gajah; Kuala Kangsar
Ambulance Division; G.E.S., Tapah; Clifford School; A.C.S. II; A.C.S., ParitBuntar; A.C.S. Kampar and Kampar Malay Division.
SJAM after warPage 60-71, A Remarkable Century of Service
1945-1948
SJAA Revival
1945 – PulauPinang, 1946 –Perak, 1947 –Selangor, Kelantan, 1948 – Sabah, 1951 – Johor, 1954 -Kedah
1947
First SJAA Meting
10 July – First Central Committee Meeting held at KL Town Hall
1955
SJAB Conference, St. John Council
29-31 July – 1st SJAB National Conference in the Federation of Malaya at Majestic Hotel KL, started efforts to form St. John Council
1957-1961
New Era for SJAM
Tun Razak -President, SJAA Rules revised. 1958 – Nursing Advisory Board, 1961 – Pan Malayan FA and Nursing Competition
1969
13 May Tragedy
SJAB members responded by assisting the authorities
SJAM in Perak
1946
SJAA Perak Re-established
5 January - Only one division left in St. Michael’s Institution. The Div. Surgeon was Dr. H. Y. Lam and Div. Supt. was Mr. Lim Guan Choe
1949
Teluk Anson Branch
Lower Perak branch centre was formed in TelukAnson on 18 July 1949, Chairman Dr. L. A. Watson and Hon. Sec., Mr. A. S. Rajaratnam
1950
Countess Mountbatten
12 March, Countess Mountbatten and Hon. Mr J. G. Black, British Adviser of Perak inspected First Division of SJAB Perak
Central Committee
State Centre
Branch Centre
Souvenir Reviews
•1941 – issued in July by Mr. J. V. Morais•1950 – in conjunction with the
visit of Countess Mountbatten •1958 – commemorating the
official opening of the State HQ•1963/1965 – 25th Anniversary of
SJAA/SJAB Perak
State Headquarters
• Architect: B.M. Iverson; Contractor: Mr. Wong Wong
• 1.5 acre state land – Anderson Road (now Jalan Raja Musa Aziz)
• 100 x 56 feet hall
• Foundation stone laid by HRH Duke of Gloucester, Grand Prior of the Order of St. John, Prince Henry
• Raised over $100,000 from 1951-1957 for the building
SJAM Perak
• First to organize the State First Aid Competition in July 1956, a year before the first federal competition was organized – First competition shield – Dato’ Blelloch Shield•1969 – Flag Signaling Competition and currently the only State in Malaysia with an annual Cooking and Flag Signaling Competition
SJAA and SJAB Perak Silver Jubilee 1963/1965
•1963 – A special Souvenir Review was published •31 July 1965 – SJAB Silver Jubilee al Teenage Band
Night Show•11 September 1965 – Mass Parade of 1,600
members held at the Coronation Park (now Taman D.R. Seenivasagam), a Dinner and Dance was held at the State HQ Hall
New Era of SJAM Perak
1964
AF515 ambulance gift
22 March - En. YeohCheang Lee, AMN, JP, President of the Perak Turf Club presented a new Volkswagen ambulance (AF 515)
1969
First Signaling Competitions
14 September -Cadet members held their Signaling Competitions and Handicraft Exhibition at the State HQ, Ipoh
New Era of SJAM
1970
Merger discussed
First discussion of the merger was at the 1970 National Conference
1972
SJAM (Incorporation)
SJAA and SJAB merged into SJAM. SJAM (Incorporation) Act 1972 (Akta 74) passed in Parliament, gazetted 30 March
1973
SJA Rules
Took effect from 1 August 1973
1977
1st Lay Lecturers
4-7 August at the NUBE Training Centre, Port Dickson, attended by 147 officers and members nationwide
New Era
First in First Aid
Ambulance Services, Haemodialysis Centres, First Aid at Workplace, Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT), ISO Certification
Summary
• 600 A.D. – setting up of a hostel for pilgrims in Holy Land• 1877 – St. John Ambulance Association established• 1882 – St. John Ophthalmic Hospital• 1884 – St. John logo with a garter• 1887 – St. John Ambulance Brigade established• 1888 – Granted Royal Charter• 1889 – First Brigade Regulations
Summary
• 3 main branches of the Order of St. John – Ophthalmic Hospital, Association, Brigade• 1968 – SJAA and SJAB merged• 1938 – SJAA established in Perak, 1940 first division in St.
Michael’s Institution• 1941 – SJA members in Medical Auxiliary Services during
World War II• 1946 – SJAA Perak re-established• 1958 – State Headquarters was built
Summary
•Objectives of SJAM •…all works of humanity and charity for the relief
of persons in sickness•Render aid to the sick and wounded in war or in
peace…
Discussion
•Membership
•SJAM Emblem, Slogan and Song
•Divisions – Juniors, Cadet, Adult
• Juniors, Cadets, Adults, Officers
•Line ups in Area, State, National