New war uniform for nurses, Greater London

At the start of World War Two a new war uniform for nurses was introduced by the Joint War Council of the British Red Cross and the Order of St. John. A feature of the new uniform was the method of fastening the apron to the chest, using a quick action clip gripping loops on the uniform and apron. Here The Dowager Lady Ampthill (Chairman of the Committee for Trained Nurses) is inspecting the new war uniforms for nurses in London.

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