Charing Cross Hospital,Nurses Badge (pre 1973)

Still one of the most distinctive of the London Hospitals Nurses badges is the medal of the Charing Cross Hospital,worn at the throat on its ribbon.This is a clean example consisting of a Brass eight pointed Maltese cross with balls to the tips,all present and Fleur de Lys voided at the corners.It is named to the rear Joyce Dewhurst ( This lady appears to be Joyce Dewhurst having trained at Charing Cross , recorded on the GNC Register 2.12.1952).With original silk ribbon in good condition the suspension bar brooch pin is good.Height with ribbon 137mm, height of medal and suspension ring 46mm.Always a popular piece of Nursing History

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