Summary
Alternative Name(s): Button, Pin
Fundraising badge for Army Nurses Day 1917.
Army Nurses' Day was held at Adelaide Oval in South Australia on the 27th of October 1917. The day was arranged by the Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemens' Association (C.T. & W.A.) to raise funds to support the work of army nurses serving with the Australian Imperial Force. The day was well attended and appears to have become an annual event. In total the Army Nurses' Fund raised £10,960 throughout the war.
Physical Description
Round metal badge with a dark green edge and a picture of nurse tending a soldier. Nurse holding a lamp. Wording round edge" :FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (top) :ARMY NURSES DAY. 27*10*17* C.T.& W.A." Pin at back that fits into slot.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Numismatics Collection, Museum of Victoria, 07 Aug 1995
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Date Made
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Inscriptions
":FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE" (top edge) ":ARMY NURSES DAY*27*10*17* C.T. & W.A".
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
3.2 cm (Length), 3.2 cm (Height)
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References
'Fundraising badge: Army Nurse's Day October 27 1917,' Australian War Memorial, [Link 1] "ARMY NURSES DAY." The Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954) 20 Oct 1917: 6. Web. 30 Sep 2014 <[Link 2]>. "GENERAL NEWS." The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) 25 Oct 1917: 4. Web. 30 Sep 2014 <[Link 3]>.
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Keywords
Military Medical Care, Nursing, Relief of War Casualties, Wars & Conflicts, World War I, 1914-1918
