Pair: Winifred B. Duckworth, Voluntary Aid Detachment

British War and Victory Medals (W. B. Duckworth. V.A.D.) together with a B.R.C.S. enamelled badge for Merit and four B.R.C.S. enamelled proficiency badges, all named, good very fine (7) £80-£100

Winifred Battersby Duckworth was born in 1874 at Wavertree, Lancashire, the daughter of the successful and wealthy cotton merchant, Joseph Battersby Duckworth. She served with the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the British Red Cross Society in France from 26 June 1916 to 1 March 1918. Two of her brothers also served as officers in the 10th (Liverpool Scottish) Battalion and Machine Gun Corps. In 1939 she was living on her own means in Chelsea, London, and was a member of the Red Cross Reserve (London 22). She died in 1961.

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