A Great War M.B.E. pair awarded to Nurse Miss Gertrude E. Holmes, South African Military Nursing Service

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type, lady’s shoulder badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919, on lady’s bow riband, in Garrard, London, case of issue; Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (P/Nurse G. E. Holmes.); together with the recipient’s cape badge and riband bar, the latter including the riband for the British War Medal and a M.I.D. oak leaves emblem on the Victory Medal riband, nearly extremely fine (2) £140-£180

M.B.E. London Gazette 14 January 1921:
‘For services in connection with the War.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 31 January 1919.