RDEH/Exminster Hospital/Queen's Nurse/GNC set RDEH/Exminster Hospital/Queen's Nurse/GNC set RDEH/Exminster Hospital/Queen's Nurse/GNC set RDEH/Exminster Hospital/Queen's Nurse/GNC set RDEH/Exminster Hospital/Queen's Nurse/GNC set

RDEH/Exminster Hospital/Queen's Nurse/GNC set

A quartet of badges awarded to the same Male nurse during his training and career.
They consist of;
1.Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital brass and enamel pendant badge.Good condition with safety chain, pin intact.Named to A.M.J.Wills 1950-53 Height 39mm
2.Exminster Hospital silver and enamel pin back badge.Excellent condition, pin and clasp good.Named to Mr A.M.J.Wills June 1956.Silver hallmarks for D&F(Deakin & Francis)Birmingham 1956 Height 40mm.A beautiful item that I haven't seen before!
3.General Nursing Council for England & Wales,chrome & enamel pin back badge.Good condition, pin and clasp good.Named to rear A.M.J.Wills SRN 208772 1.12.53 height 28mm
4.Queens Institute of District Nursing brass pendant badge and chord.The cypher VRI( Victoria Regina Imperatrix)in a voided centre.This pattern was in use prior to 1972.Good condition with optional pin back or suspension fitting.This one has its original silk blue and white neck chord(rather dirty).Numbered to the rear 29883.
These all belonged to Arthur Michael Joseph Wills who is recorded in the 1954 register as having trained at Hawkmoor Chest Hospital,Bovey Tracey and the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital qualifying in 1953.He also shows on the mental nurse register RMN 26095,registered on 13.8.1956,trained at Exminster Hospital.He would have been able to return his badge to the GNC to have this qualification added but obviously decided not to?
He was born on 29.9.1921 and died in 2000 aged 79

Code: 52002

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