France: Society for the Relief of the Wounded Military War Service Medal (Medaille Des Society de Secours aux Blesses Militaires)

A medal that was frequently awarded to British Nurses & nursing staff / British Red Cross Society personnel that served in France & Flanders 1914-18

The medal with Paris Mint 'Cornucopia' logo and metal hallmarks indented on flat edge rim of the medal

This medal was awarded to all volunteer members of the Society for the Relief of the Wounded Military (Societe de Secours aux Blesses Militaires, or 'S.S.B.M.')

During the Great War an estimated 68,000 'Volunteer Nurses' were mobilized in France to aid and care for the military war wounded of France

Important: Prior to 1941, there was no stand alone French Red Cross Society. The oldest and largest volunteer nursing organization was the Society for the Relief of the Wounded Military (Society de Secours aux Blesses Militairesere), which was one of, 3 x organizations in France that provided voluntary medical, ambulance and nursing services, but the only one that was formally recognized by the International Red Cross as the official French volunteer nursing / medical services group in times of war. The Society de Secours aux Blesses Militaires was established in 1864, and members had served with great distinction during the Franco-Prussian War

The silk moire riband fitted with a two-pronged mounting pin, or 'epingle', as worn in the traditional French style

Condition: Toned GVF

Code: 23801