This Silver Medal is a great collectable for militaria and nursing history. It features the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps. hallmarked B'ham 1950 and is a perfect addition to any collection of medals and ribbons.
This nursing corps started in 1902 This medical unit provides nursing services to British Army soldiers wherever they are stationed in the world. Although formed in 1902, it traces its origins back to Florence Nightingale's pioneering nursing work during the Crimean War.
This medal was most probably when the nurses were station in Malta in 1950.
The medal and ribbon just measure over 12cm in length.
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