St John Service Medal, silver, straight bar suspension, with silver bar (5988 L/A/Offr. V. F. G. Moore, Nass. Nsg. Div. No. 12 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1927) extremely fine £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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V. F. G. Moore joined the St. John Ambulance Service in 1912 and as a Leading Ambulance Officer in No. 12 District was awarded the Service Medal in 1927 and the bar in 1932. No. 12 District was formed in Dublin in October 1914. The following is extracted from St. John Ambulance Association Annals of the Ambulance Department:

‘13th April-7th May 1916 the Sinn Fein Rising in Dublin tested severely the efficiency of No.XII District of the Brigade (formed October, 1914) and resulted in a magnificent response to duty for a period of 24 days, during which the casualties among the troops was considerably over 500 and among the civilian population exceeded 1,000. Corps Superintendent Holden Stodart was killed in an ambush on 26th April while crossing a wall preparatory to rendering first aid to some wounded men. ...’ With copied research.