Documents: Joint Committee of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusal...

Documents: Joint Committee of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem in England Certificate in recognition of valuable services rendered during the War 1914-19 (3), named to ‘Mr. Cradoc Davies; Miss Angela Gilbey; Miss Annie Saunderson’, name on first subsequently touched-up; Order of St. John of Jerusalem Bestowal Document, appointing ‘Alice Haigh’ a Serving Sister, dated 19 February 1958’; together with a Diary of Staff Nurse Mary Beatrice Heffernan, R.R.C., Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve; a St. John Ambulance Association Re-Examination Cross, bronze, the reverse neatly engraved ‘No. 16435 The Honble. Constance Hamilton-Russell.’; a Canadian General Service Medal, 1 clasp, ISAF (David Lower) in card box of issue with named card sleeve; an ‘Old Bill’ postcard; and two lantern slides, one of the slides broken, otherwise generally good condition (lot) £70-£90 --- Mary Beatrice Heffernan served as a staff nurse with the Civil Hospital Reserve at No. 3 General Hospital during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 August 1914. Subsequently transferring to Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve, for her services during the Great War she was awarded the Royal Red Cross, First Class (London Gazette 31 July 1919). Sold with a photograph believed to be of Miss Gilbey; and copied research.