American Red Cross - Ambulances - Red Cross Ambulances in England. American Red Cross ambulances just arrived from the United States, lined up in the heart of London for inspection by the American and British authorities. Each of these ambulances was the gift of a private donor, who name is inscribed on a brass plate. They have all been asisgned to duty in the Red Cross and army hospitals in England where American soldiers are being cared for during the period of convalescence