The Late Bruce C Cazel Collection of British Campaign Awards

Pair: Nursing Sister B. M. Richards, Canadian Army Medical Corps

British War and Victory Medals (N. Sister); Victoria Hospital Badge, 20 x 20 mm., silver, reverse inscribed, ‘Beatrice Maude Richards’, with brooch bar inscribed on obverse ‘Victoria Hospital’ and reverse ‘1916’, the medals with scratch marks/attempted erasure to naming, otherwise good very fine (3)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Bruce C Cazel Collection of British Campaign Awards.

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Beatrice Maude Richards was born in London, Ontario, on 31 March 1890. A Nurse by occupation, living at 154 Wreay Street, London, Ontario, she enlisted into the Canadian Army Medical Corps on 17 May 1916. She proceeded to England in June 1916 and served at No. 14 and 10 Canadian Stationary Hospitals. She entered France in January 1918 with the 10th Canadian Stationary Hospital; she was posted to No. 4 Canadian General Hospital in October 1918. Returning to Canada in December 1918, she was struck off the strength on 15 October 1919. With copied service papers.