This display features artifacts related to military nursing, including a war-era Canadian Military Nursing Sisters belt, made of brown leather with a brass and silver buckle, and a WWII Nursing Sister uniform with RCAMC insignia. It also includes an advertisement featuring Princess Mary’s charity work during WWI, reflecting her support for servicemen. These items highlight the essential role of military nurses and the long tradition of caregiving in times of war.
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Advertisement, Princess Mary
This advertisement (the Times, Feb 28th,1922) asked for donations using Princess Mary (Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary; 25 April 1897 – 28 March 1965), as a reference. In the First World War, Princess Mary performed charity work in support of servicemen and their families. In 1918, when Mary reached her twenty-first birthday, she asked her father …
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Buckle, belt, Nursing Sisters
Shown is a Canadian Military Nursing Sisters belt, around the WW2 era. The belt is made of brown leather, with a brass and silver colored buckle showing a lion on a crown, acorns, and oak leaves. Leather waist belts, with their distinctive buckle clasps, were part of the uniform worn by all nursing sisters. The …
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Clasp, Cape, Lion’s Head, Nursing Sister, First World War
A Nursing Sister’s cape closure with a lion’s head signifies power, strength, bravery and leadership. History: Brass Lion’s Head Badge Cloak Clasp. Shown is a Victorian Lion’s Head Cloak Clasp with adjustable chain fastening. It fastens with a hook and chain, allowing it to be adjusted for comfort. It has eyelets on the reverse for …
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Sisters, Nursing, Canada
Below is a Second World War Era Nursing Sister uniform with Lieutenant rank, RCAMC (Royal Canadian Army Medical Corp) buttons and belt, 1945. Military nursing had its beginnings in the Crimean War, although the tradition of alleviating the sufferings of soldiers is an old one. The organizing of battle nursing and the dispatch of women …
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Uniform, Canada’s Nursing Sisters
Nicknamed “bluebirds” because of their blue uniforms and white veils, Canada’s nursing sisters saved lives during the First World War by caring for wounded and sick soldiers as well as convalescents, prisoners of war, and even civilians on occasion. Canada’s nursing sisters played a vital role in the care of wounded soldiers during both World Wars. Called “nursing …
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Uniform, Nursing Sister, First World War
It can be challenging to tell the difference between the various types of uniform worn by members of the military nursing services during the Great War. Each of the individual services were distinguishable by slight variations in their uniforms. The regulation uniform of the Canadian Military Nursing Service had been virtually unchanged since 1881. Their …