Volume 63, Page 3 (05th July 1919)

J ~ L5,~ 1919
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aIx Brtttgh 30lIC11i1l Of QWetng.
to duty, zeal and courage,
HONOURS FOR NURSES.
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for which the French
Government has honoured Sister Sutton :-
THE CROIX DE QUERRE.
We warmly congratulate Sister Mary Suttoii
(of the French Flag Nursing Corps), on being
awarded the Croix de Guerre b y the French
Government, for her services to the soldiers of
THE CITATION.
Territoire d’Alsace.
Gouvernement militaire de Strasbourg.
Direction du Service de Sant6.
Citation 8. l’ordre du Service de Sant6.
Le MCdecin Inspecteur Prost-MarBchal, directeur du Service de Sant6 du Teriitoire
$Alsace, chef Superieur du Service de
Sant6 de la IIIe armCe P.I. cite 8.
l’ordre du Service de SantB.
Miss Mary Sutton, Infirmi6re du
F.F.N.C.
“n’a pas h6sit6 & apporter a u s
bless& de France le pi6cieux secours
de tout son d6vouement. ’ AttachCe
comme Infirmi6re successivement a Lis
hospitaux de Dunkefque, de Reb6val
e t de Chaufontaine a rendu en
chacun de ces postes les plus signales
services e t y a fait preuve cosstanernent des plus belles qualitids de z61e
dans I’accomplissement de ses devoirs
comme de sang froid devant le
danger.”
Strasbourg le 24 Avril, 1919.
No. 811-7, le MCdecin TempyProst MaiBchal, Directeur dn
S. de Sant6.
Par d6cision du MarCchal de France
commandant en chef.
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ROYAL RED CROSS.
The King held an Investiture in the
Quadrangle of Buckingham Palace on
June 26th, at I I o’clock and conferred
amongst
cthers,
the
followi:sg
decorations :-Bar to the Royal Red Cross.
(FIRSTCLASS.)
Blatron Mary Payne, Q.A.1.BI.N.S.;
and Matron IIargaret Steele, late
Q.A.I.N.S.
The Royal Red Cross.
(FIRSTCLASS.)
Jlatron Florence Spindler, late Nyasaland N.S. ; Sister Alberta Armstrong,
Can. A.N.S. ; and Sister Amy McNahon,
Lh MAKECHAL PETAlN DECORATIN(J S I S T E R MARY SUTTON Can. A S S .
F.F.N.C, A T FOLEMBRAY, WITH T H E CROIX DE (JUBRRE.
(SECOND
C~ass.l
Q.A.I.31.N.S.:
Asst. Nurse Helen
France, and specially on the fact that the great Henry, 3lrs. Lionel Hichens, Asst. Nurse
MarCchal P6tain went himself t o Folembray, Gwenda Verschoyle. Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. : Sister Apes
where Sister is now working, to personally decorate illacMahon. T.F.N.S.: Sister hlary Drury and Staff
Nurse Lily Calvert. British Red Cross Society:
her.
Matrons Florence Andrews and Annie Burgess.
Here you see MarCchal PCtain pinning on the Sister Helen Bennett and Miss Maud Smith. V.A.D. :
Cross-the Salute, a kiss on the left cheek (not Miss Enid Bevan and Jessie, Mrs. Payne-M’illiams,
recorded by the camera), added, we feel sure, charm Can. A.N.S. : Sisters Annic Baillie, Gertrude Cresswell, Margaret Leamy, Carolyn Little, Myrtle McMillan,
t o the ceremony !
Minnie Misner, Emma Moore, Isobel Muir, Kathleen
. The following Citation proclaims the devotion
Panton, Marion Price, A p e s Sutherland, Ada Taylor
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