Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Cape Medallion
AssociatedAssociated with
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
(Est. 1902)
Date1902 - 1949
Object NameBadge
MediumMetal on Ribbon
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
DimensionsOverall: Height: 2.2225 cm, Depth: 5.08 cm
AcquisitionKenneth A Webster Nursing Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS032141
Keywords
The Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service was founded on 27 March 1902 by Royal Warrant and replaced the Army Nursing Service (ANS) and the Indian Nursing Service (INS). They were named in honour of Queen Alexandra. They would later become Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Medical Nursing Corps.
Queen Alexandra designed the badge herself and it was approved by her husband King Edward VII. The letter A for Alexandra and the use of the Danish cross show her personal link with the new service (Queen Alexandra was a Danish princess).
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
1902 - 1949 Period
Carrington and Company
1914 - 1919
Carrington and Company
1908 - 1949 Period
Queen's Institute of District Nursing
1926 - 1972
1927 - 1938
Queen's Institute of District Nursing
1932
1914 - 1919 Period
National Health Service
Aberdeen Photographic Service Limited
January 1977
