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World War One / Re: Medal ribbon for "Matron Grace Carter"
« on: Monday 02 May 16 10:57 BST (UK) »
The 1914 Star medal roll for nurses was compiled in August 1918, but no ribbons issued until after the end of the war, though it's not unusual to see photos of nurses wearing the ribbon while still in France, though some of those were serving until 1920. And the first date I can see in the nurses' SWB Roll is 5th October 1916, though because of the multitude of different units it's a bit piecemeal.
There's been some interesting research going on recently, and yet to be published, which concludes that although a handful of nurses 'qualified' for the Clasp to the 1914 Star these were later found 'ineligible' - for no good reason it seems. They were invariably on early ambulance trains which came under enemy fire. Not rare to see Clasps with nurses' medal groups of course, and it's an area which is much discussed and disagreed with.
Sue
There's been some interesting research going on recently, and yet to be published, which concludes that although a handful of nurses 'qualified' for the Clasp to the 1914 Star these were later found 'ineligible' - for no good reason it seems. They were invariably on early ambulance trains which came under enemy fire. Not rare to see Clasps with nurses' medal groups of course, and it's an area which is much discussed and disagreed with.
Sue