World War Two Far East Campaign Group to a VAD Nurse.
A rare collection of items relating to the war service and later Nursing career of a VAD nurse who served in Burma.
They consist of ;
1)a swing mounted trio of service medals, being the 1939-45 Star,The Burma Star and the War Medal 1939-45.Unnamed as issued.
2)Pin back Medal ribbon bar for the two stars, rather faded.
3)British Red Cross Society. A pair of brass shou... read more
Orpington Hospital/St David's Carmarthen, SEN Trio
A trio of badges awarded to the same nurse.These are a General Nursing Council for England & Wales bronze and enamel badge.Engraved to the rear A M Dickinson SEN 139662 26.7.71 Good condition.
The next is a base metal Badge for Orpington Hospital in good condition with pin and clasp intact.Engraved for A M Dickinson 4.11.68 - 5.7.71.(As the training was for three years I am assuming that... read more
GNC Stanley Royd/ Middleton/ Oulton Hall Hospitals Male Nurses group of badges
A quartet of Badges issued to the same male nurse from the late 1940s through to the early 1960s.
These are a chrome and enamel General Nursing Council for England & Wales badge, with button hole fixing.This named to W H Derbyshire RMN 28862 4.8.59.this is Walter Herbert Derbyshire who is shown as being registered after training at Stanley Royd Hospital.Interestingly he is also shown as ... read more
Charing Cross Hospital/Royal Marsden , Nurses Badge Group
A quartet of badges awarded to the same nurse.These are
1) A General Nursing Council for England and Wales bronze badge.This is named for E Revell SEN 1449636 4.12.72.Condition is good.
2) A brass and enamel badge for Charing Cross Hospital for Enrolled Nurse training, named for Elizabeth Revell. Moderate wear to finish and slightly misshapen, pin and clasp intact.Height 40mm.
Darlington Memorial /Sunderland Children's Hospitals /GNC trio of Nurses badge
A trio of badges awarded to the same nurse for her training in the 1950s.The first is a chrome and enamel badge of the General Nursing Council for England & Wales.This is engraved for PM Sewell RSCN 10327 28.3.55.Missing its pin but otherwise good condition.Safety chain in situ.
The second is a silver and enamel badge with takes the form of a Jerusalem Cross.The arms bear Darlington Mem... read more
Birmingham Highcroft /Good Hope/GNC trio of Nurses Badge
A group of Badges belonging to the same nurse.The first is a chrome and enamel General Nursing Council for England & Wales badge.This is engraved RMN 67702.Excellent condition with pin clasp and safety catch all good.
The second is a silver and enamel badge for Registered Mental Nurse Training at Highcroft Mental hospital Birmingham.The elongated St John's Cross has a central shield whic... read more
Worksop Victoria Hospital Training School/Western Australia set of nursing & Midwifery badges.
A group of four badges awarded to the same nurse during her training both in the UK and Australia.
The first is the General Nursing Council for England & Wales chrome and enamel "Hygeia" badge.In good condition with pin and clasp in good order.It is named for K L Glassford SRN 387530 28.11.67.This is Katherine Lillias Glassford who is shown on the register as having trained at Victoria a... read more
East Glamorgan Hospital/Lancaster District/GNC Trio of Nurses badges
A set of three badges awarded to the same nurse.The first being a chrome and enamel badge from the East Glamorgan Hospital featuring a red Welsh dragon on a green background, in excellent condition.Pin, clasp and safety roller catch all good.Named to A R Parsonage Feb.1973.Height 38mm
The second badge is for the Lancaster District School of Nursing,for RMN training.Once again this is in ... read more
Dorset County Asylum,Mental Nurses Badge and long service medals
An Interesting group to a male Mental Nurse who trained andd served at what was the Dorset County Asylum and later became the Herrison Hospital near Dorchester.They consist of a bronze pendant badge for the Medico-Psychological Association engraved for Frank Woodland,Very good condition.
Secondly we have bronze medal suspended from a maroon silk ribbon.The face bears a shield with three ... read more
Mothercraft Training Society, silver badge
A small silver and enamel Brooch style badge for the Mothercraft Training Society,which had previously been known as the Babies of the Empire Society .This organisation appears to have been founded in 1917 and ran until the 1950s.It offered training to Nurses ,Midwives and mothers on the principles of successful child-rearing.It operated the Princess Elizabeth of York Hostel in Winchester road ... read more