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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 276

A Salonika A.R.R.C. group of four to Staff Nurse Miss W. Lee, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, who was further 'mentioned'

Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), silver and enamel; 1914-15 Star (S/Nurse W. Lee. Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.); British War and Victory Medals with M.I.D. oak leaves (S. Nurse W. Lee.), with corresponding miniatures, Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. Badge and riband bar very fine or better (Lot)

A.R.R.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918.

M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1918.

Wilhelmina Lee was born on 22 December 1877 at Randalholme Alston, Cumberland. She served at Cumberland Infirmary between November 1906-10 for 4 years training, leaving after training in 1911 having carried out Sister's duties, followed this with 3 months in Manchester Monsall Fever Hospital.

Lee signed up to Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve in November 1915 at Aston Cumberland. She served from Alexandria in November 1915, although her Form of Application states:

'Has just left a Surgical Hospital in France (near Compiegne) Worked with English & French Surgeons for 8 months Hospital closed. Home for one month's holiday.'

Lee was admitted to 29 General Hospital with Malaria in Salonika on 9 July 1916, being discharged four days later. The rest of her service was spent in Salonika, being returned home via Taranto on 16 March 1918, returning on 6 June 1918. Given four weeks leave she was posted to Netley Hospital. She saw the Medical Board at Netley on 11 February 1919 and was granted Sick Leave to 10 April 1919, before being passed fit for Home Service on 8 May 1919. She was finally demobilised, as being surplus to requirements, on 20 February 1922.

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Sold for
£1,200

Starting price
£400