Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Nursing Sister Miss Edith A. Illingworth, Civil Hospital Reserve and Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

1914 Star (Miss E. A. Illingworth. Civ: Hosp: Res.); British War and Victory Medals (Sister E. A. Illingworth.) good very fine, 1914 Star scarce to unit (3) £300-400

Miss Edith Annie Illingworth was born in Shipley, Yorkshire, in 1877, and was employed at the London Homeopathic Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London, prior to joining the Civil Hospital Reserve on 3 November 1914. She served with the C.H.R. during the Great War on the Western Front from 8 November 1914, and was posted to No. 13 Stationary Hospital, subsequently moving to No. 2 Stationary Hospital on 31 August 1917. She departed France on 5 November 1917, after 3 years’ service, resigning her post on the occasion of her marriage.

Sold together with copied service papers.