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    Freemasons' War Hospital


    wm5806

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    An item that was recently for sale on a 'well-known internet auction site' was this small enamel badge from the Freemasons' War Hospital.

    Now I understand that this establishment opened in 1916 on the Fulham Road, on the site of the old Chelse Hospital for Women, and ran until the 1930s.

    However, my question to you all is this: does anyone know whether this was a standalone, lapel-type badge, or was this part of a larger item, such as a jewel?

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    Guest WAR LORD

    I am not sure but have a vague recolection that the Nurses wore not only a special buckel, but a pin on their tunic. This seems remernisant of those I saw in 1948 at Finsberry Park.

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    Hi

    Certainly there was a special buckle for the Royal Masonic Hospital and, no doubt a lapel badge, too. However, I'm pretty certain that this was an entirely different hospital and wondered whether this item was (a) masonic or nursing in origin, and (b) if masonic, was this just the ribbon bar part of a jewel?

    Thanks,

    WM5806

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