Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An Order of St. John Serving Sister group of four to Miss D. J. Olive, South African Auxiliary Air Force

The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s breast badge, silver and enamel; War and Africa Service Medals, these two officially named (F263937 D. J. Olive); St. John Service, 2 bars (4609 D. J. Olive, South Africa S.J.A.B.O. 1943), silvered bronze, mounted as worn

Pair: M. Olive, St. John’s Ambulance Brigade

South Africa Medal for War Service; St. John Service Medal (2424 M. Olive, S. Africa, S.J.A.B.O. 1937) very fine and better (6) £80-100

Daphne Joan Olive was born in Kimberley on 29 May 1907. She attested for the Union Defence Force on 23 May 1941 and served in the South African Womens Auxiliary Air Force. With the unit she was employed variously as a Driver, Caterer and Medical Orderly; she was promoted Corporal on 1 April 1944. She was discharged on 14 March 1946. Sold with copied service papers.