Hull Royal Infirmary Training School for Nurses Badge

• Reference:GB 1199 C919/B/1
• Dates of Creation:12 Aug 1947
• Physical Description:
  0.002m

• Scope and Content

  Round white, silver, blue and orange metal badge with ornamentation at the edges. At the centre of the badge are two shields and a banner reading “Hull Royal Infirmary.” Around the edge of the badge reads “Training School for Nurses”

  On the back is engraved: “O.A. Sambourne, 12/8/47”

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Olive Annie Sambourne was born in Parr, Cornwall in 1926. She trained as a nurse at Hull Royal Infirmary and Sutton Annexe Hull between 1943 and 1946. After qualifying she worked for two years as a staff nurse, then six as a theatre sister. She took a break from nursing to marry and raise a family (c.1954). When her children were grown, she completed a back to nursing course and returned to work in the geriatric unit of Nether Edge Hospital, Sheffield. Sambourne remained at Nether Edge Hospital until her retirement. She passed away in 2018.

• Access Information

  This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact the RCN Archives in advance of their first visit.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Royal College of Nursing