St. John Ambulance badge
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The St. John Ambulance badge is a historic medical-emblem insignia associated with the Order of St. John, notably seen on the TARDIS in Doctor Who as a nod to its origins as a 1960s British police box equipped for first aid.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
badge
ⓘ
emblem ⓘ insignia ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
TARDIS
ⓘ
surface form:
the TARDIS
the TARDIS exterior door ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Venerable Order of St John
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of St. John
St John Ambulance ⓘ
surface form:
St. John Ambulance
|
| hasAffiliation | Christian chivalric tradition ⓘ |
| hasContext |
ambulance and rescue services
ⓘ
pre-hospital care ⓘ public events first aid ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
link between Doctor Who and real-world emergency services
ⓘ
nod to 1960s British police boxes ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
Maltese cross
ⓘ
black and white color scheme ⓘ heraldic elements ⓘ text identifying St. John Ambulance ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
branding for St. John Ambulance organization
ⓘ
identification of St. John Ambulance personnel ⓘ signalling availability of first aid ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic emblem ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
charitable service
ⓘ
first aid ⓘ medical care ⓘ |
| hasUse |
first aid emblem
ⓘ
medical emblem ⓘ organizational insignia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British police box
ⓘ
emergency medical services in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
aid to the sick and injured
ⓘ
humanitarian care ⓘ voluntary medical service ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| usedAs | visual reference to police box origins of the TARDIS ⓘ |
| usedBy |
St John Ambulance
ⓘ
surface form:
St. John Ambulance volunteers
members of the Order of St. John ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Commonwealth countries
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
buildings
ⓘ
equipment ⓘ uniforms ⓘ vehicles ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.