Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Nurse D. M. Thomson, South African Military Nursing Service

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals, M.I.D. emblem (Nurse, S.A.M.N.S.) extremely fine (2) £100-140

Dorothy Mary Thomson was born on 13 May 1882, the daughter of Dr W. Thomson of Rondebosch, Cape Province. Taken on to the strength of the South African Military Nursing Service as a Probationary Nurse on 25 September 1915, she embarked on the S.S. Balmoral Castle for overseas service the following day. She served in the 1st South African General Hospital and was three times mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 8 November 1918, 1 January 1919, 5 March 1919). She was released from service on 29 March 1922. Sold with copied service papers.