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[20000105-043] medal set
Image Number: 5398020
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Accession Number 20000105-043
Museum CWM
Collection Canadian Nurses Association
Tilston Memorial Collection of Canadian Military Medals
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Person / School / Hospital Associated Military Personnel, Galbraith , R.R.C., Nursing Sister Lillie Ellen
Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
Inscription (Star/étoile): N.SISTER L.E. GALBRAITH CAN:A.M.C.; (BWM/MGB): N. SISTER L.E. GALBRAITH; (VM/MV): N. SISTER L.E. GALBRAITH
Begin Date 1915/11/10
End Date 1919/09/01
Measurements Length 8.0 cm, Width 13.0 cm, Thickness 0.3 cm
Events 1914-1919 First World War
Service Component Canadian Expeditionary Force
Branch Canadian Army Medical Corps

Caption Nursing Sister's Medal Set
Additional Information Medal set belonging to Nursing Sister Lillian Ellen Galbraith, one of the first nurses to go overseas in 1914. This set includes, from left to right, the Royal Red Cross, Class 2 (ARRC); the 1914-1915 Star; the British War Medal 1914-1920; and the Victory Medal 1914-1919. The Royal Red Cross, Class 2 (ARRC), imprinted on the reverse with the words “faith, hope, and charity,” was available only to nurses. Since the medal was instituted on 10 November 1915, 446 have been issued.
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