item details
NameBadge, 'R.N.Z.N.C.'
ProductionUnknown; manufacturer(s); Early 1940s; New Zealand
Classificationbadges, brooches
Materialssilver, enamel
DimensionsOverall: 23mm (width), 27mm (height), 6mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH021337
Credit lineGift of Mary Ann Townsend, 2009
Overview
This badge belonged to New Zealand nurse Caroline Burrows (1916-2002) who served in the Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps. 220 nursing sisters served with the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, forming part of the General Hospitals and Casualty Clearing Stations in the battle zones.