Local Government Board for Scotland Nurse's Badge
RecipientAwarded to
Elizabeth Littlejohn Clark
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1889 - 1980)
MakerMade by
Brook & Sons
(Edinburgh, Scotland, 1891 - 1941)
AssociatedAssociated with
Local Government Board for Scotland
(1894-1929)
Date1913
Object NameBadge
Mediumenamelled silver
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
Dimensions3.2cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Mrs Vera C Arnold.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS083495
About MeCircular silver badge with central enamelled cross in white with blue border and a central diamond shaped shield in the middle with2 entwined initials "C". Inscribed in emboosed lettering "LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD / FOR SCOTLAND" around the edge.Marked on the reverse "GENERAL TRAINING 1913 / BROOK / E'BURGH / NURSE / ELIZABETH / L CLARK / [with hallmarks]".
The Local Government Board for Scotland was established in 1894 to supervise care of the poor until this was taken over by local authorities in 1929.
