V.O.N. Badge link to Canadian Military
The Victorian Order of Nurses were formed in 1897 and saw service through many crises during the late 19th and 20th centuries in Canada; the Canadian Government established the feminine services within the military in 1941;
the V.O.N., provided key personel to the Canadian Army Women's Medical Corps of which the Victorian Order's Superintendent became the first woman to obtain the rank of Colonel in Chief; the metal insignia may be classed as a formation having strong connections with the Canadian Military Establishment.
Ronald LeBlanc
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