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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 374

Pair: Staff Nurse L. W. Wolrige (later Dolman), Territorial Force Nursing Service

British War and Victory Medals (S. Nurse L. W. Wolrige.), nearly extremely fine (2)

Leila Winifred Wolrige was born on 17 March 1884 and was living at 149 Elm Park Mansions, Chelsea at the outbreak of the Great War. She joined the Territorial Force Nursing Service on 29 April 1915, having been working at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester and served overseas in Mesopotamia from 16 May 1915, being based at Basra, Amara and also seeing service in India. During the course of the War she contracted malaria and dysentery at Cas Simla in June 1918. She met and married a Captain Dolman of the Egyptian Civil Service while at the Station Hosptial, Secunderabad and was discharged on 29 April 1919. She died at St Martins House, Clarence Parade, Southsea on 15 March 1972; sold together with a General Nursing Council Badge, the reverse engraved 'R. Dolman. S. R.N. 116465 27-11-42 and her full copied service record.

For her miniature dress Medals, please see Lot 620.

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Sold for
£400

Starting price
£50