British Red Cross Proficiency badge in Red Cross Nursing
Maker and role
J Gaunt (b.1884, d.1991): Medal/badge smith
Production date
1939-1945
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British Red Cross Proficiency badge in Red Cross Nursing, with ribbon. It was awarded to Mrs Annie Watt who served in the overseas Branch of Southern Rhodesia.
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History
Awarded between 1914 and 1938. Proficiency Badges were awarded in the following areas of Red Cross work: First Aid, Nursing, Hygiene & Sanitation, Cookery, Administration and Organisation, Tuberculosis Course, Infant and Child Welfare, First Aid in Chemical Warfare, Anti-Gas training, Air Raid Precautions Training, Civil Defence, Welfare Services, Hospital Librarianship and Maternal & Child Welfare. In order to receive a proficiency badge, the member needed to complete three successive Red Cross certificates in the appropriate subject. Certificates acquired through other approved examining bodies could count towards the award.
Catalogue Number
3128/2
Associated Person and Role
British Red Cross Society. Southern Rhodesia Central Council Branch
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