An Extremely Rare Egypt Campaign Pair awarded to Nursing Sister Cecilia Lloyd, Army Nursing Service, comprising: Egypt Medal, 1882-89, reverse date 1882, no clasp (Nursg. Sister. C. Lloyd.), Khedive’s Star, 1882; the first officially engraved, the latter unnamed as issued, pair court mounted for display. Toned, pair practically as struck, the first lustrous, and extremely rare. (2) ex Sotheby, 3rd of July, 1986 A A Upfill-Brown Collection, DNW, 4th of December, 1991, lot 277 Nursing Sister Cecilia Harriet Lloyd was born c.1847, and was specially engaged on a 6-month contract to serve with the Army Nursing Service, at the instigation of Lady Superintendent Mrs J C Deeble on the 1st of August, 1882. She embarked for Egypt on the 23rd of August, and served for a short time in the hospital at Ismailia, along with 5 other nurses under the direction of Miss A E Caulfield. Returning to England later that year to see out her contract at the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley, she was commended in a subsequent telegram in 1883 from the PMO Egypt for ‘good service’, being awarded a gratuity. Latterly, she also took part in the 1883 Board of Enquiry into the state of medical care for troops in Egypt during 1882, who along with Matron Deeble and Superintendant of Nurses A E Caulfield, would recommend a whole-sale expansion of the Army Nursing Service. As reported in an anonymous letter as published in The Standard on Friday October 20th, 1882: “Among the various notices that have appeared in the daily papers…I have not seen a word commenting on the good work done by the Lady Nurse-tenders sent out by our Government to assist in the Hospitals at Alexandria, Ismailia and Cyprus…The assistance given to the medical officers at Ismailia by the staff of Lady Nurses after the action at Tel-el-Kebir was simply invaluable, and the services were greatly appreciated by the wounded themselves. Their cheerful and willing labour and their skilful, tender handling of the wounded are worthy of all praise.’ (© The British Library Board) Miss C H Lloyd went on to marry Commander C K Kennedy-Purvis, RN, whom she had met in Egypt, who himself had been seriously wounded at Kassassin, and died in uncertain circumstances at Ramsgate Coastguard Station on January 26th, 1886, at the age of only 39. A rare award, with approximately 30 such awards being made to nurses - sold with some useful research and Egypt Roll mention
An Extremely Rare Egypt Campaign Pair awarded to Nursing Sister Cecilia Lloyd, Army Nursing Service, comprising: Egypt Medal, 1882-89, reverse date 1882, no clasp (Nursg. Sister. C. Lloyd.), Khedive’s Star, 1882; the first officially engraved, the latter unnamed as issued, pair court mounted for display. Toned, pair practically as struck, the first lustrous, and extremely rare. (2) ex Sotheby, 3rd of July, 1986 A A Upfill-Brown Collection, DNW, 4th of December, 1991, lot 277 Nursing Sister Cecilia Harriet Lloyd was born c.1847, and was specially engaged on a 6-month contract to serve with the Army Nursing Service, at the instigation of Lady Superintendent Mrs J C Deeble on the 1st of August, 1882. She embarked for Egypt on the 23rd of August, and served for a short time in the hospital at Ismailia, along with 5 other nurses under the direction of Miss A E Caulfield. Returning to England later that year to see out her contract at the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley, she was commended in a subsequent telegram in 1883 from the PMO Egypt for ‘good service’, being awarded a gratuity. Latterly, she also took part in the 1883 Board of Enquiry into the state of medical care for troops in Egypt during 1882, who along with Matron Deeble and Superintendant of Nurses A E Caulfield, would recommend a whole-sale expansion of the Army Nursing Service. As reported in an anonymous letter as published in The Standard on Friday October 20th, 1882: “Among the various notices that have appeared in the daily papers…I have not seen a word commenting on the good work done by the Lady Nurse-tenders sent out by our Government to assist in the Hospitals at Alexandria, Ismailia and Cyprus…The assistance given to the medical officers at Ismailia by the staff of Lady Nurses after the action at Tel-el-Kebir was simply invaluable, and the services were greatly appreciated by the wounded themselves. Their cheerful and willing labour and their skilful, tender handling of the wounded are worthy of all praise.’ (© The British Library Board) Miss C H Lloyd went on to marry Commander C K Kennedy-Purvis, RN, whom she had met in Egypt, who himself had been seriously wounded at Kassassin, and died in uncertain circumstances at Ramsgate Coastguard Station on January 26th, 1886, at the age of only 39. A rare award, with approximately 30 such awards being made to nurses - sold with some useful research and Egypt Roll mention
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