ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27040, 15 May 1953, Page 12

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE

AWARDS TO MEMBERS Individuals and teams from Kaikoura, Rangiora, Ashburton, and Greymouth will be candidates in examinations which will be held in Christchurch this evening and tomorrow by the and West Coast district of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. On Wednesday evening service awards and two Grand Prior’s Cadet Badges will be presented to members of the brigade. The service medals represent 12 years’ service, and each bar an additional five years, and the cadet badges are the highest awards attainable by brigade cadets. The awards will be made as follows: . ,

Service medals: District Surgeon Dr. J. Restall Thomas', District Officer D. J. R. May; Corps Officers A. A. Roberts, G. J. Hutton, and Mrs A. K. Wallis; Divisional Superintendents Mrs M. Shaw and Mrs I. M. Pratt; Ambulance Officers W. N. Marsden, Miss M. C. Veitch, and Mrs W. E. Sirett; Cadet Officers Mrs E. M. Halliday and Miss K. A. Stephens: Sergeants C. N. Bathurst W. F. Roberts, and Miss M. Burson; Privates L. G. Wilson, E. T. Robson, and A. J. McClure; and Ambulance Sisters M. G. Pitt M. P. Shannon, M. Clougher, and L. E. A, Britton.

First bars: District Surgeon Dr. J. R. Thomas: District Officers A. Dickson and W. G. Whitmore: Corps Superintendent Mrs N. E. Mclntosh; Corps Officers G. M. Kiddle and HI G. Ablett; Divisional Superintendents Mrs A. L. Ware. Miss M. Nystram, G. J. Armstrong, Mrs E. C. Clark, R. G. B. Campbell. Mrs C. E. Wright and C. Day; Ambulance Officers N. A. Cameron, Mrs N. Boyd, and H. E. Keys; Sergeants Mrs'R. Illingworth, B. S. Philpott and G. L. Price; Private W. Butler; and Ambulance Sisters Mrs E. Rudd. Mrs A. D. Woolford, Miss E. Anderson, Miss G. Choate, and Miss A. M. Campbell. , Second bars: District Superintendent D. J. Somerville: Corporal A. H. Andreassend; and Private H. C. Lamb. Third bars: Commissioner P. H Morey; District Superintendents J. Dickson and Miss L. P. Butler; and Divisional Superintendents Mrs E. Collard. Miss R. Ferguson, and Miss C. I. Cruden. First second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth bars: District Surgeon Dr. J. R. Thomas.

Cadet Grand Prior’s Badges: Ronald S. Wills and Graham J. Roberts.