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Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 368

Pair: Sister O. C. Rees, Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service who was appointed to the R.R.C. in 1953

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya (Sister. O. C. Rees. P.M.R.A.F.N.S.); The Most Venerable Order of St. John, breast badge, silver and enamel, slight contact wear to first and minor enamel damage to second, overall very fine (2)

[R.R.C.] London Gazette 1 January 1967

[A.R.R.C.] London Gazette 1 June 1953

Olwen Cecilia Rees was born at Alltwen, Swansea, Glamorgan on 10 July 1920 that daughter of Thomas and Mary Ann Rees. She was appointed Sister with Queen Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Reserve on 12 September 1944. Promoted Flight Officer with Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service with the number 6386, on 1 February 1949. Rees was appointed an Associate of the Royal Red Cross (A.R.R.C.) in 1 June 1953 and invested at Buckingham Palace by the Duke of Kent on 21 July, while serving with the new number of 406386.

That same year Rees was awarded the 1953 Coronation Medal (Medal) with the role noting that she served at R.A.F. Halton. Further promoted Squadron Officer on 12 September 1956, Rees was also serving with the Order of St. John at this time and was promoted Officer on 8 January 1957. Little is known of the recipient's career however annotated photographs of her in uniform suggest that it included stays in Malta, Port Said and Aden as well as R.A.F. Halton. Having retired from the Military she married Harold Ralph Blake at Torquay, Devon on 10 July 1975. Rees died at Pontardawe, Swansea on 25 January 2007; sold together with copied research including census data, London Gazette and British Journal of Nursing entries and typed research as well as a number of annotated photographs.

Further entitled to the Royal Red Cross (1st Class) and the Defence and War Medals 1939-45.


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£280

Starting price
£110