Jacket, Outdoor Dress: Chief Principal Matron, QAIMNS

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Description

Physical description

Norfolk-style single-breasted Outdoor Dress jacket of grey fabric featuring an open scarlet collar with ornamental silver piping, epaulettes, skirt pockets with rectangular button flaps, double button cuffs and a matching detachable waistbelt fastened at the front by two buttons. All buttons are of grey plastic and are exposed. Attached to each epaulette are gilded metal rank badges of two pips and one crown, while to the collar points are pinned metal QAIMNS badges. Above the left breast are sewn the following medal ribbons: Order of the British Empire; Royal Red Cross; War Medal 1914-19; Victory Medal 1914-19 (with bronze Oakleaf); General Service Medal (1918-62). There are two IWM caption notices in the right pocket of the skirt of the jacket. There is also a hand-written note (see notes tab) in the right-hand pocket. There is also a piece of card containing a note written in pencil.

Label

Dame Katharine H Jones served as Chief Principal Matron and Matron-in-Chief of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS) during the Second World War. At the outbreak of war, as Chief Principal Matron, Jones mobilised 1000 QAIMNS nurses to serve with the British Expeditionary Force in France, all of whom - including herself - were evacuated from Dunkirk in May-June 1940. In July 1940 she was appointed as Matron-in-Chief of QAIMNS. One of her most significant achievements during the war was gaining the authorisation of QAIMNS nurses to wear Army rank badges in 1942, due to her strong belief that her nurses should be recognised as Army personnel. She retired in 1944.

History note

This Outdoor Dress jacket was worn by Chief Principal Matron Katharine H Jones while on active service in France 1939-40, and likely during the evacuation from Dunkirk.

History note

Inscription

Dame Katherine H. Jones D.B.E. R.R.C. S.R.N. Matron-in-Chief, QAIMNS (retired) This was the uniform worn on active service (France 1939-1940) as Senior Principal Matron (Expeditionary Force) QAIMNS - with grey felt hat. Note in pencil - reads; QAIMNS W.W.II Dame Katherine H. Jones D.B.E. R.R.C. S.R.N. BEF 39/40 Conserved 26/7/72

Object Details

Category: Uniforms and insignia
Related period: Second World War (association)
Creator: Boyd Cooper
Catalogue number: UNI 4315

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

Jones, K H
British Army, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Associated items

velour hat, nurse's, Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
tippet, nurses,
Jacket, Outdoor Dress: Matron-in-Chief, QAIMNS
Cap, Service Dress: Matron-in-Chief, QAIMNS

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Jacket, Outdoor Dress: Chief Principal Matron, QAIMNS

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