Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Cap Badge
Maker
J.R.Gaunt
AssociatedAssociated with
Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
(Est. 1902)
Date1949
Object NameBadge
MediumMetal
ClassificationsMedicine and Healthcare
DimensionsOverall: Height: 3.81 cm, Width: 1.905 cm
AcquisitionKenneth A Webster Nursing Collection.
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS032150
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).
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1908 - 1949 Period
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1902 - 1949
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