Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War A.R.R.C. group of four awarded to Sister Clarinda Rowbotham, Auxiliary Military Hospital

Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, silver and enamel; Defence Medal, these unnamed; St. John Service Medal, silver (5075 L/Supt. C. Rowbotham, Mossley Nsg. Div. No. 4 Dist. S.J.A.B. 1925) good very fine (4) £350-400

A.R.R.C. London Gazette 6 August 1919. ‘Miss Clarinda Rowbotham, Sister, Auxiliary Military Hospital, Mossley, near Manchester.’

O. St. J. Serving Sister London Gazette 22 June 1937. ‘Miss Clarinda Rowbotham, A.R.R.C.’



Clarinda Rowbotham was a founding member of the Mossley St. John Ambulance centre in 1907, and of the Ambulance and Nursing Divisons in 1911. During 1911-37 she held the post of Lady Superintendent in the S.J.A.B. She acted as Honorary Instructor in all First Aid and Home Nursing Classes. During 1914-19 she gave ‘continuous voluntary service’ to the Auxiliary Military Hospital, Mossley, for which service she was awarded the A.R.R.C. - this presented to her by the Lord Lieutenant at Preston Town Hall, 6 April 1921. She was Lady Superintendent of St. John V.A.D. from 1913 and appointed Commandant in 1924. For her many services to the St. John organisation, she was appointed a Serving Sister in 1937. Registered as a S.R.N. (No. 32048) on 20 June 1924. Awarded the St. John Service Medal in 1926 and a bar (not with lot) in 1931.

With copied research.