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Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 343

The British War Medal awarded to Matron F. M. Hammond, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve, who served at Home, in Malta, on H.M.H.S. Wandella and Gibraltar from 12 July 1915-19 July 1919

British War Medal 1914-20 (Sister F. M. Hammond.), minor contact marks and edge bruising, very fine

Florence Maud Hammond was born at Egremont, Cumberland in 1887 and educated at Linden College before training as a nurse at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Brighton. Enlisting with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve she served from 12 July 1915 with the rank of Staff Nurse and was posted to Malta that same day. She later saw service aboard the Hospital ship Wandilla and finally at Gibraltar, having been promoted Sister at some stage previously she was promoted to Acting Matron on 2 June 1917. A report from the Principal Medical Officer of the Hospital on 13 November 1917, states:

‘This matron, has performed her duties to my satisfaction & shows proper self reliance common sense & professional zeal’

She still holds her position the next year when, on 16 March 1918, she received a ‘mention’ for her conduct. She was finally demobilised on 19 July 1919; sold together with copied service records.

Further entitled to the British War Medal 1914-20.

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Sold for
£100

Starting price
£30