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Territorial Force Nursing Service Cape Medallion
Territorial Force Nursing Service Cape Medallion
Territorial Force Nursing Service Cape Medallion
Territorial Force Nursing Service Cape Medallion

Territorial Force Nursing Service Cape Medallion

Date1908 - 1920 Period
Object NameBadge
MediumMetal and Ribbon
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
DimensionsOverall: Height: 3.175 cm, Width: 1.905 cm
AcquisitionKenneth A Webster Nursing Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS032145
Keywords
About MePierced oval badge suspended from a red and white ribbon. The medallion has a monogram of two intertwined As within an oval. The oval is inscribed "TERRITORIAL ARMY NURSING SERVICE" and has a crown on top.

The ribbon is red with a narrow white line down the centre.

The Territorial Force Nursing Service was founded in 1909 and supplemented the regular Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS). It was renamed the Territorial Army Nursing Service in 1920 and from 1949 it has been the territorial army part of QARANC, the Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps.
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