Boer War & WW1 Royal Red Cross 1st Class Sister Whiteman France 1914, Salonika

Description: A Boer War Royal Red Cross and Salonika M.I.D. group of six to Nursing Sister E. M. Whiteman, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service ReserveMedal set comprising: Royal Red Cross 1st Class, (V.R.I.), in original case by Garrard & Co.; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp, officially re-impressed naming NURSING SISTER E. M. WHITEMAN; King's South Africa 1901-02, no clasp impressed named NURSING SISTER E. M. WHITEMAN; 1914 Star impressed named MISS E. M. WHITEMAN. Q.A.I.M.N.S.R.; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves impressed named SISTER E. M. WHITEMAN. They come with copies of service records, MIX, medal rolls, London Gazette, and newspaper articles with picture. R.R.C. London Gazette 31 October 1902.M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1918.Sister Emily Margaret Whiteman was born in Lamport, Northamptonshire on 22/1/1869, the daughter of William and Emma Whiteman. She trained as a nurse at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Rochester, Kent between 1890-94, she was appointed Head Nurse on a Ward by the end of her time there. Following this she served a Sister at Yarmouth from 1894 and joined the Princess Christian's Army Nursing Service Reserve, based at Windsor in 1896.With the outbreak of the Second Boer War, she was mobilised for service and arrived in South Africa on 4/11/1899. She was posted to No. 3 General Hospital at Kroondstat before joining No. 12 Hospital, also based at Kroonstat. Taking some leave, she returned to South Africa on 22/2/1902 and was later posted to St Helena (Boer P.O.W's) from 27/5/902. She returned to Britain for leave on 9/10/1902, where she terminatined her engagement on 9/11/1902. Whiteman was awarded a gratuity of £60-5-6 on the cessation of employment and was invested with the Royal Red Cross on 18/11/1902.She was appointed a Queens Nurse on 1/7/1903. On the outbreak of the Great War she was re-called for duty in August 1914 and deployed to France in 1914. Her MIC and 1914 Star roll records landing on 11th August however her service records show she was mobilised on the 12th August. Posted to No. 6 General Hospital (Rouen) she served here until 10/11/1915, when she returned to Britain. Leaving Liverpool on 2/12/1915 for Salonika, via Alexandria, arriving on 1/2/1916. Served there for much of the war she embarked on 23/5/1918 and returned to Britain, via Taranto, arriving on 2/6/1918. Here she was granted five weeks leave before joining a Home Station at Colchester. There, with the war over, she applied for a transfer to the Army Occupation in Germany, this was denied, and Whiteman was demobilized on 31/7/1919. She was removed from the Permanent Reserve Role as a result of attaining the age limit on 19/1/1925, with her final report stating:'A very good conscientious nurse, much liked by all. Conduct excellent.' In civilian life she was employed with the Whittlsey District Nursing Association. Working for over 31 years commencing on her return from South Africa in 1903, she retired in 1934. She never married and died in Peterborough in 1953.Please view my other collector's items for sale. Overseas buyers, if you want to buy these and pay direct, this will mean you won't be paying import duty. Get in touch. I can combine postage, please just message me before payment and I can invoice you direct. If you are still bidding on items, let me know and we can discuss a later date for payment. If you have a problem with the transaction at any stage, please contact me, nothing I can do about a problem if you don't let me know first.

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