Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

British College of Nurses Medal, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘V. G. Smith M 612’, hallmarks for Birmingham 1928, with brooch bar; Medico-Psychological Association Medal for Proficiency in Mental Nursing, bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘William McFadyen’, with brooch bar; Royal Medico-Psychological Association Medal for Proficiency in Mental Nursing, bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘A. R. Hendry’; Royal Medico-Psychological Association Badge for Certified Nurses, enamelled, reverse inscribed, ‘M. D. A. Williams 44422’; The William Tuke Medal for Proficiency in Mental Nursing, bronze, unnamed; with brooch bar; Wellgarth Nursery Training College Badge (2) silver and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1936, unnamed, very fine and better (7) £50-70

William Tuke was the founder of The Retreat in York. Opened in 1796, it pioneered the humane treatment of people with mental health problems.