phil1963 Posted 27 October , 2022 Share Posted 27 October , 2022 This badge came with a metal Charing Cross Hospital medal and I'm wondering if this cloth VAD badge can be dated? Both badges were the property of Constance I. Jones, although there are a few by this name on Freebmd.org Any information about it will be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raster Scanning Posted 27 October , 2022 Share Posted 27 October , 2022 http://invermuseum.com/exhibits/wartime-badges-and-medals/ Here they have your badge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1963 Posted 27 October , 2022 Author Share Posted 27 October , 2022 Thanks, that's an interesting start. The Charing Cross Hospital medals were issued to staff who completed their training there between c1900-1973, but regrettably although the medals have the nurses name on the back, they are not dated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raster Scanning Posted 27 October , 2022 Share Posted 27 October , 2022 The wheel and wings motif is quite interesting but I have no idea what it denotes I am afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 27 October , 2022 Share Posted 27 October , 2022 I can't find a Constance I in TNA, only these Constances: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_q=Constance+Jones+nursing+wo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 27 October , 2022 Admin Share Posted 27 October , 2022 3 hours ago, phil1963 said: Thanks, that's an interesting start. The Charing Cross Hospital medals were issued to staff who completed their training there between c1900-1973, but regrettably although the medals have the nurses name on the back, they are not dated. My hospital badge only has my name, no date. Probably fairly standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1963 Posted 27 October , 2022 Author Share Posted 27 October , 2022 Any idea what the wings on the top side denote?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 27 October , 2022 Share Posted 27 October , 2022 3 hours ago, phil1963 said: Any idea what the wings on the top side denote?? Mobile unit? Motorcycle unit? This is a WW2 Motorcycle Corps (MC) badge, not an exact match because it lacks the Red Cross/St John emblems in the hub: click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 27 October , 2022 Share Posted 27 October , 2022 (edited) The only Constance I Jones that I can find with a WWI VAD connection seems to be Constance Irene Jones. I believe that she is the person born 1893 Dawley, Shropshire (not Dawley Middlesex as VAD card transcript). But she wasn't nursing in 1911 census (High St, Dawley) nor in 1939 (married, surname Page) so some uncertainty. Findmypast have this record transcription. The Red cross VAD database is currently down. First name(s) Constance Last name Jones Year 1916 Birth year - Rank Nursing Sister Address High St Dawley. County Middlesex County as transcribed Salop Country England Service from 00/11/1916 Service to 00/11/1918 Engagement date 26/11/1916 Pay at engagement None Termination date 00/11/1918 Rank at termination Nursing Sister Pay at termination None Hospital Wellington College, Shropshire Hours worked Part time . 562 hours Commission Salop Duties Any Duty required at the Aux Hospital Holyhead Rd Wellington. Salop Previous engagement - Honours awarded - Addtional information Wellington Infirmary SHROPSHIRE (stamped) VOLUNTARY AID Archive British Red Cross Source View the Source Record Record set British Army, British Red Cross Society Volunteers 1914-1918. ---------+++++++-- Nothing in this indicates a mobile badge entitlement? Edited 27 October , 2022 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 27 October , 2022 Share Posted 27 October , 2022 1 hour ago, charlie962 said: Nothing in this indicates a mobile badge entitlement? I agree; I must admit to threshing around for an answer based on the similarity of the winged wheel... sJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1963 Posted 27 October , 2022 Author Share Posted 27 October , 2022 I've googled it but have found no clues. A medal collecting friend suggested that as there is no crown on the badge it may not be a UK badge. I'm perplexed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 27 October , 2022 Share Posted 27 October , 2022 15 minutes ago, seaJane said: must admit to threshing around for an answer based on the similarity of the winged wheel... Could be an ambulance driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1963 Posted 27 October , 2022 Author Share Posted 27 October , 2022 Looks like the honda motor cycle logo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travers61 Posted 30 October , 2022 Share Posted 30 October , 2022 (edited) Looking at the Royal College of Nursing Registers 1898-1968 on ancestry this is the only Constance I. Jones listed General Section 1946 Fever Nurse Section 1946 She appears as Constance Ivy JONES in the 1934 edition with an address of 44 Chesterfield Road, Leyton E10. In the 1939 Register resident at Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, Carshalton is George GOUGE born 1889, a Hospital Engineer in Charge & his inferred wife Constance I GOUGE born 21.12.1905, unpaid domestic Duties. In Essex SW Reg Dist in 1936 the marriage of Constance Ivy JONES & George GOUGE is registered. George passes away 1946 at St Hellier Hospital, Carshalton (on same site as Queen Mary's) & Constance Ivy GOUGE (bn 21.12.1905) passes away in Sutton, Surrey in 1992. Hope this is helpful for the location you aquired the badges in. Travers Edited 30 October , 2022 by travers61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil1963 Posted 30 October , 2022 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2022 Thank you very much. This the medal is pre-war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travers61 Posted 30 October , 2022 Share Posted 30 October , 2022 I should add that I did look at the nurses with Constance as a first name but no middle name, but none of them qualified at Charing Cross. Pleased the info is useful. Travers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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