Auction Catalogue

25 February 1998

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 739

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25 February 1998

Hammer Price:
£130

A Civil Nursing M.B.E. pair with associated proficiency medals, badges and award certificates to Principal Matron G. M. Grogan, Federation of Nigeria Nursing Service

The Most Excellent Order of The British Empire, M.B.E.
(Civil) 2nd type, on ladies bow; Coronation 1953, on ladies bow, with award certificate; Charing Cross Hospital medal, bronze, in the form of a cross with fleur de lis between each arm, the points of each arm fitted with a white metal ball, two of these missing, central wreath within ‘Charing Cross Hospital’, reverse engraved ‘1928-1931 G.M.Grogan’; League of Charing Cross Hospital Nurses, badge, silver and enamel, Hallmarks for 1932, with three related Charing Cross Hospital certificates, one damaged; State Certified Midwife medal, silvered bronze and enamel, named and dated ‘13.8.32’, suspended from a blue chord, with award certificate; General Nursing Council For England and Wales, badge, white metal and enamel, named and dated ‘27.11.31’; Professional Association of Trained Nurses of Nigeria, badge, white metal and enamel, with letter from Colonial Office in appreciation of Miss Grogan’s devoted and able work to the Government and people of Nigeria from her first appointment in 1939 until her retirement in 1962, handwritten farewell address to Miss Grogan from the Professional Association of Midwives of Nigeria; Overseas Nursing Association badges (2), one in silver the other bronze; B.R.C.S. Associate Members badge and one other; together with miscellaneous award documents (5), nearly extremely fine (10) £120-150

Matron Georgina Mary Grogan commenced her general training at Charing Cross Hospital, London in 1928 qualifying as a state registered nurse in October 1931. Continued at Charing Cross until 1933 in which time she qualified as a certified midwife. Between April 1933 and July 1939 Grogan worked at St Albans Hospital in Hertfordshire and King Edward VII Hospital, Hendon, before joining the Colonial Service as a Nursing Sister in August 1939, stationed variously at Lokoja, Aba, Ijebu-Ode and Ilorin. Promoted Senior Nursing Sister in April 1948 and further advanced to Regional Matron (Eastern Region) in December 1952, from this time until December 1955 she was stationed at Enugu but was engaged in visiting all the hospitals in the Eastern Region and the Cameroons. In 1955 Grogan was awarded the M.B.E. and at the end of that year was promoted to Principal Matron for the Federation of Nigeria. From 1955 until her retirement in 1962 she was stationed at Lagos where she performed various duties. (With further details and copied newspaper article including a picture of Principal Matron Grogan).