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Medal - Royal Red Cross (RRC) and Associate of Royal Red Cross (ARRC)
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Overview
The Royal Red Cross is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing. It was established on 27 April 1883 by Queen Victoria. The badge for RRC is shaped like a golden cross. It measures 1.375 inches (or 3.49 cm) wide. The obverse is enameled red, with a circular medallion (now bearing an effigy of the reigning monarch) at its centre. The words “Faith“, “Hope” and “Charity” are inscribed on the upper limbs of the cross, and the year “1883” in the lower limb. The reverse is plain except a circular medallion bearing the Royal Cypher of the reigning monarch
Historical information
The Royal Red Cross was originally a single class of Member and it was first awarded to the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. A second class, Associate, was added during World War I in 1917. The award is awarded to a fully trained nurse of an officially recognized nursing service, military or civilian, who has shown exceptional devotion and competence in the performance of nursing duties, over a continuous and long period, or who has performed an exceptional act of bravery and devotion at her or his post of duty.
The decoration was conferred exclusively to women until 1976. Recipients of the Royal Red Cross are entitled to use the post-nominal letters “RRC” or “ARRC” for Members and Associates respectively.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-32-55-869
Inscriptions and markings
The ribbon for both grades is dark blue with crimson edge stripes. To recognise further exceptional devotion and competency in the performance of nursing duties or exceptional act of bravery and devotion at her or his post of duty, a bar may be awarded to a recipient of the RRC. The bar is linked to the cross and is made of red enamel. A rosette is worn on the ribbon in undress to denote a bar to the RRC.
Contextual Information
The Australian Army Museum of WA collection retains multiple examples of these medals either singly or in groups as an ongoing memorial to the service and sacrifice of Western Australians. Medals are displayed in context throughout the Museum. All medals are identified, archivally stored and those not on display are accessible and viewable with prior notice.
Geotag
-32.10977456821, 116.92313646509
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- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 2827 MURRAY, 10 Light Horse (0.15km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - WF53086 McLEAN (married BOND) (0.18km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1686 BROCKMAN, 10 Light Horse (0.32km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, BREMNER, 10 Light Horse (0.32km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1382 EDWARDS, 10 Light Horse (0.32km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 1044 SMITH, 10 Light Horse (0.32km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 111 GOLLAN, 10 Light Horse (0.32km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - WF94108 THOMPSON N (0.32km away)
- World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 2238 OTWAY, 10 Light Horse (0.32km away)
- AWAS on Rottnest - WF53467 SLATER (0.32km away)
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
Other items from Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 239 BROWN, 341 SLAVIN, 287 HAMMOND, 10 Light Horse
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World War 2, Australia, Western Australia, WX3306 KENNY RRC (married JOUBERT)
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World War 1, Western Front, France, FREEDMAN, Anzac Torah, 1917
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 201 LADYMAN, 10 Light Horse
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 119 LANCET, 10 Light Horse
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, MacKELLAR, 10 Light Horse
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, 118 LEAKE, 10 Light Horse
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, TIMPERLEY, 10 Light Horse
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, HAMLIN, 10 Light Horse
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, DENSON, 10 Light Horse
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, KIDD, 10 Light Horse
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World War 1, Australia, Western Australia, CAPRON, 10 Light Horse
Royal Red Cross (George V award)
Royal Red Cross Reverse (George VI Award)
Associate Royal Red Cross (George V Award)
Associate Royal Red Cross (George VI Award)
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