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Sold between 19 June & 13 September 2012

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Awards to the Medical Services from the Collection of the late Tony Sabell

Anthony Garth Sabell, MBE

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№ 396

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13 September 2012

Hammer Price:
£2,500

A scarce China Medal 1900 awarded to Nurse L. Mills, Naval Depot, Wei-Hai-Wei

China 1900, no clasp (Miss L. Mills, Nurse, Nl. Depot. Wei-Hai-Wei) extremely fine £500-600

‘It is of interest to learn that the British authorities in China have applied to the Sisters of the Community, St. Peter’s, Kilburn, who are engaged in hospital work at Seoul, Corea, in connection with Bishop Corfe’s Mission, for help in nursing the British sick and wounded, and that three trained nurses, working in connection with the Mission have responded to the appeal and have proceeded to Wei Hai Wei. They are Miss Cameron, Miss Mills and Miss Unwin.’ (ref. British Journal of Nursing, issue of 13 October 1900, page 296). One of 14 medals awarded to Nurses at the Wei-Hai-Wei Hospital. With some copied research.