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Auction: 20001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 696

A Great War group of three awarded to Acting Matron, E. M. Monck-Mason, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, late Army Nursing Service Reserve, who received a 'mention' in Lord Kitchener‘s despatch following the peace at Pretoria

Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, unnamed as issued, in its fitted case of issue; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (N. Sister E. M. Monck-Mason. A.N.S.R.); King's South Africa 1901-02, no clasp (N. Sister E. M. Monck-Mason. A.N.S.R.), Medals with minor contact marks, good very fine (3)

A.R.R.C. 2nd Class London Gazette 3 June 1916.

E. M. Monck-Mason departed Southampton Docks on 30 December 1899 aboard Moor bound for the Cape of South Africa, accompanied by 17 other nursing personnel under the authority of Superintendent Nursing Sister Miss M. Thomas. A single female, she was later mentioned in despatches for her services during the Boer War (London Gazette 29 July 1902, refers). Resigning her appointment with the Q.A.I.M.N.S. on 21 January 1905 (The British Journal of Nursing, refers), she returned to serve during the Great War, being placed upon the retired list in 1916.


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£650

Starting price
£280