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Auction: 20002 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Space Exploration
Lot: 329

Pair: Nurse E. M. Bonham, Voluntary Aid Detachment

British War and Victory Medals, (E. M. Bonham. V.A.D.), nearly extremely fine (2)

Evelyn Mary Bonham was born in July 1885, daughter of Sir George Francis Bonham, 2nd Baronet. Living at Knowle, Cranleigh, Surrey and was registered at Hambledon in 1915. A member of the Surrey 8 Unit, she was at the Oaklands Red Cross Hospital, Cranleigh from 1 June-5 July 1917. Transferred to the Officers' Hospital at Dorchester House, Park Lane London, she then served from July 1917 - August 1918 at the Military Hospital Salonika. After that posting overseas, Bonham was at Guildford at the British Red Cross Depot and was noted as "one of the ladies in charge" in February 1919. It appears she later became a nun and died in March 1965; sold with named box of issue, National Registration Card, two photographs and copied MIC.

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Sold for
£270

Starting price
£60