General Nursing Council for England & Wales ,Nurses Outdoor Uniform Cap

One of a number of caps and hats I shall be listing, these first all belonging a nurse from Suffolk during the 1930s and 40s.Phyllis Elliot Wardell(nee Swindell )trained at the West Suffolk hospital from 1924-28 and later lived and worked in Lowestoft also being a member of the British Red Cross Society.
This first is a cap as worn with outdoor uniform for a state registered nurse from the 1920s/30s, The cloth cap has navy blue piping and an embroidered patch featuring the figure of Hygeia from the badge of the General Nursing Council for England & Wales.The condition is good for its age, with only one minor moth hole.There is age related wear and it is somewhat dirty.The lining has an adjustable inner size liner.Size appears to be quite small.name tag for P Elliot Swindell.

Code: 54105