British Red Cross Society Medal For War Service 1914-1918 Brooke Extensively illustrated with colour and

Extensively illustrated with colour and black and white photographs

" was authorized on 1 September 1919

45 ACP cartridge case is rimless

The cup collapses accordion style

and decals

British Red Cross Society Medal For War Service 1914-1918 Brooke Extensively illustrated with colour andThe British Red Cross Society Medal was given to members of the British Red Cross and Voluntary Aid Detachment nurses who volunteered for one year or 1,000 hours of service during the First World War and did not receive a British War Medal. The medal was only to be worn on a Red Cross uniform. Made from bronze gilt, the Latin inscription on the medal translates as Admist the arms, love. The medal was made by Gaunt, a specialist medal maker.