Hellingly /Royal Free Hospitals,GNC,RCN Group

A group of 4 badges awarded to the same nurse.
The first is from the Hellingly Hospital(formerly the East Sussex County Asylum),for RMN training.It features the six martlets from the Sussex crest.Condition is good, pin and clasp are intact.Makers mark for Toye & Co London.Engraved for Joan Coombes 1961-62 Hallmarked for London 1969.Height 31mm
The Second is a silver and enamel badge is for the Royal Free Hospital Nurses League.This pattern was in use from 1960 to 1964 and features the lion centre.In very good condition with only minimal surface scratches.Pin, clasp and safety roller catch intact, safety chain in place.Silver hallmarks for WJD(William James Dingley) Birmingham 1963 Height 33mm
The third item is a silver and enamel for the Royal College of Nursing & National Council of Nurses of the United Kingdom.It features the coat of arms of the college, this pattern being in use between 1963 and 1975.Membership number 110340 to the rear.Silver hallmarks for JRG&S( J R Gaunt & Sons) Birmingham 1964.
The last item is a chrome and enamel badge of the General Nursing Council for England & Wales.Condition is good.This is engraved for J Coombes RMN 32009 28.11.61 SRN340798 .31.7.64
The four items constitute a nice set all awarded to Joan Coombes for her Mental nurse and later General nurse training, along with her RCN members badge and GNC badge with dual registration

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