Four: Major Ann Kirwan, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, late Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (Capt. A. Kirwan. Q.A.R.A.N.C.); together with the recipient’s Q.A.R.A.N.C. cape badge, silver, hallmarked Birmingham 1950, very fine (4) £160-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Norman Gooding Collection.

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Ann Kirwan was born in Ireland on 12 August 1917 and trained as a nurse at the Sheffield Royal Infirmary from 1936 to 1940. Appointed to a commission in the Q.A.I.M.N.S. Reserve as Sister with seniority from 29 December 1943, she was initially taken on the strength of No. 20 British General Hospital in Watford. Transferred to Killochan Castle, Dorking and Southampton, her Hospital was subsequently sent to Bayeux on 20 June 1944 and on to India on 15 December 1944. Appointed post-War to a permanent commission in the Q.A.R.A.N.C., Kirwan was raised Captain on 29 December 1947 and Major on 29 December 1955.