| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Marrickville |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL33956 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Medal |
| Physical description | Gold |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Douglas Shield medal : Miss Doris Grey, Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachments
Description
Nine carat gold medal showing a Maltese cross of St John Ambulance Brigade within a circlet, both in rose gold, within a gold wreath. A suspension ring is attached to the top of the medal. The circlet is engraved '*DOUGLAS SHIELD* 1916'. The reverse of the medal is engraved 'MARRICKVILLE NURSING DIV. No 1 SQUAD WINNERS 25-3-16 MISS D GREY.' A brooch pin fastening has been attached to the medal reverse after it was awarded.
History / Summary
Associated with the service of Miss Doris H Grey, a member of the Voluntary Aid Detachments (VAD) of the Australian Red Cross between 1915 and 1919. The squad to which she was attached was based at Marrickville in Sydney. In 1919, in the course of her work as a VAD, Doris met and fell in love with Private Colin James Irwin, a recently returned serviceman who had lost his leg as a result of wounds received during the Third Battle of Ypres in 1917. They were married at Petersham in 1920.
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