British Red Cross

Summary

British Red Cross is a National Red Cross and Red Crescent society^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of national_red_cross_and_red_crescent_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Red Cross was a member of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies^[3].
• British Red Cross is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• British Red Cross's instance of is recorded as National Red Cross and Red Crescent society^[5].
• British Red Cross's founder is recorded as Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage^[6].
• British Red Cross's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7].
• British Red Cross's Commons category is recorded as British Red Cross^[8].
• British Red Cross's industry is recorded as emergency and relief^[9].
• British Red Cross comprises Anguilla Red Cross^[10].
• British Red Cross comprises Bermuda Red Cross^[11].
• British Red Cross comprises British Virgin Islands Red Cross^[12].
• British Red Cross comprises Cayman Islands Red Cross^[13].
• British Red Cross comprises Gibraltar Red Cross^[14].
• British Red Cross comprises Montserrat Red Cross^[15].
• British Red Cross comprises Turks and Caicos Islands Red Cross^[16].
• British Red Cross comprises St Helena Red Cross^[17].
• August 4, 1870 marks the founding of British Red Cross^[18].
• British Red Cross's location of formation is recorded as London^[19].
• British Red Cross's official website is recorded as http://www.redcross.org.uk^[20].
• British Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://www.ifrc.org/national-societies-directory/british-red-cross^[21].
• British Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://data.humdata.org/organization/brcmapsteam^[22].
• British Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://roter-kreis.de/Britisches_Rotes_Kreuz^[23].
• British Red Cross's described at URL is recorded as https://reliefweb.int/organization/british-red-cross^[24].
• British Red Cross's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3936'}^[25].
• British Red Cross's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3942'}^[26].
• British Red Cross's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+3937'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Imprint^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1870^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 01031797-8fff-4b03-af9e-afe644d2c865^[31]

Body

Founding

British Red Cross's founder is recorded as Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage^[6]. August 4, 1870 marks the founding of it^[18]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[19].

Operations

British Red Cross's headquarters location is recorded as London^[7].

Industry

British Red Cross's industry is recorded as emergency and relief^[9].

Why It Matters

British Red Cross ranks in the top 4% of national_red_cross_and_red_crescent_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (200 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]