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The Royal Red Cross (RRC) is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing.
The award was established on 27 April 1883 by Queen Victoria, with a single class of Member and first awarded to the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale. A second and lower class, Associate, was added during World War I in November 1915.[3]
The award is made to a fully trained nurse of an officially recognised nursing service, military or civilian, who has shown exceptional devotion and competence in the performance of nursing duties, over a continuous and long period, or who has performed an exceptional act of bravery and devotion at her or his post of duty. It is conferred on members of the nursing services regardless of rank. Holders of the second class who receive a further award are promoted to the first class, although an initial award can also be made in the first class. Holders of the first class who receive a further award are awarded a bar.[4]
The decoration was conferred exclusively on women until 1976, when men became eligible, with posthumous awards permitted from 1979.[5]
Recipients of the Royal Red Cross are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "RRC" or "ARRC" for Members and Associates respectively.[6]
Descriptionedit
The badge for RRC is in the shape of a golden cross, 1.375 inches (3.49 cm) wide, the obverse enamelled red, with a circular medallion, bearing an effigy of the reigning monarch at its centre. The words "Faith", "Hope" and "Charity" are inscribed on the upper limbs of the cross, with the year "1883" in the lower limb. The reverse is plain except a circular medallion bearing the royal cypher of the reigning monarch.
The badge for ARRC is in the shape of a silver cross, 1.375 inches (3.49 cm) wide, the obverse enamelled red, with broad silver edges around the enamel; a circular medallion bearing an effigy of the reigning monarch at its centre. The reverse has a circular medallion bearing the royal cypher of the reigning monarch, with the words "Faith", "Hope" and "Charity" inscribed on the upper three limbs of the cross, with the year "1883" in the lower limb.
The ribbon for both grades is dark blue with crimson edge stripes. The decoration is worn by women from the ribbon in the form of a bow, although it can be worn by both sexes in military uniform on a straight ribbon alongside other medals.
To recognise further exceptional devotion and competency in the performance of nursing duties or exceptional act of bravery and devotion at her or his post of duty, a bar may be awarded to a recipient of the RRC. The bar is linked to the cross and is made of red enamel. A rosette is worn on the ribbon in undress to denote a bar to the RRC.
^P E Abbott & J M A Tamplin. British Gallantry Awards. pp. 259–270. Nimrod Dix & Co, London, 1981. ISBN0-902633-74-0.
^P E Abbott & J M A Tamplin. British Gallantry Awards. p. xx. Nimrod Dix & Co, London, 1981. ISBN0-902633-74-0.
^John Mussell (ed). Medal Yearbook 2015. p. 86. Token Publishing Ltd. Honiton, Devon.
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Royal Red Cross Medal
November 01, 2023
royal, cross, this, article, lead, section, short, adequately, summarize, points, please, consider, expanding, lead, provide, accessible, overview, important, aspects, article, october, 2022, military, decoration, awarded, united, kingdom, commonwealth, except. This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article October 2022 The Royal Red Cross RRC is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing Royal Red CrossBadge of the Royal Red Cross Badge of an Associate of the Royal Red CrossTypeMilitary decorationAwarded forExceptional services in military nursingPresented byUnited KingdomEligibilityMembers of the Military Nursing ServicesPost nominalsRRCARRCEstablished27 April 1883Ribbon barOrder of WearNext higher Conspicuous Gallantry Cross CGC Air Force Cross AFC 1 Next lower Distinguished Service Cross DSC 1 Order of Saint John 2 Contents 1 Foundation 2 Description 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFoundation editThe award was established on 27 April 1883 by Queen Victoria with a single class of Member and first awarded to the founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale A second and lower class Associate was added during World War I in November 1915 3 The award is made to a fully trained nurse of an officially recognised nursing service military or civilian who has shown exceptional devotion and competence in the performance of nursing duties over a continuous and long period or who has performed an exceptional act of bravery and devotion at her or his post of duty It is conferred on members of the nursing services regardless of rank Holders of the second class who receive a further award are promoted to the first class although an initial award can also be made in the first class Holders of the first class who receive a further award are awarded a bar 4 The decoration was conferred exclusively on women until 1976 when men became eligible with posthumous awards permitted from 1979 5 Recipients of the Royal Red Cross are entitled to use the post nominal letters RRC or ARRC for Members and Associates respectively 6 Description editThe badge for RRC is in the shape of a golden cross 1 375 inches 3 49 cm wide the obverse enamelled red with a circular medallion bearing an effigy of the reigning monarch at its centre The words Faith Hope and Charity are inscribed on the upper limbs of the cross with the year 1883 in the lower limb The reverse is plain except a circular medallion bearing the royal cypher of the reigning monarch The badge for ARRC is in the shape of a silver cross 1 375 inches 3 49 cm wide the obverse enamelled red with broad silver edges around the enamel a circular medallion bearing an effigy of the reigning monarch at its centre The reverse has a circular medallion bearing the royal cypher of the reigning monarch with the words Faith Hope and Charity inscribed on the upper three limbs of the cross with the year 1883 in the lower limb The ribbon for both grades is dark blue with crimson edge stripes The decoration is worn by women from the ribbon in the form of a bow although it can be worn by both sexes in military uniform on a straight ribbon alongside other medals To recognise further exceptional devotion and competency in the performance of nursing duties or exceptional act of bravery and devotion at her or his post of duty a bar may be awarded to a recipient of the RRC The bar is linked to the cross and is made of red enamel A rosette is worn on the ribbon in undress to denote a bar to the RRC See also editCategory Members of the Royal Red Cross British and Commonwealth orders and decorationsReferences edit a b No 56878 The London Gazette Supplement 17 March 2003 p 3351 JSP 761 Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces PDF p 12A 1 Retrieved 7 November 2014 No 29368 The London Gazette 16 November 1915 p 11324 P E Abbott amp J M A Tamplin British Gallantry Awards pp 259 270 Nimrod Dix amp Co London 1981 ISBN 0 902633 74 0 P E Abbott amp J M A Tamplin British Gallantry Awards p xx Nimrod Dix amp Co London 1981 ISBN 0 902633 74 0 John Mussell ed Medal Yearbook 2015 p 86 Token Publishing Ltd Honiton Devon External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Red Cross Search recommendations for the Royal Red Cross on The UK National Archives website Royal Red Cross Medal Manufacturer of The Royal Red Cross Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Red Cross amp oldid 1166410144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
