Royal Red Cross

Royal Red Cross

Badge of the Royal Red Cross
Badge of an Associate of the Royal Red Cross
Typedecoration
Awarded forExceptional services in military nursing
Presented byUnited Kingdom
EligibilityMembers of the Military Nursing Services
Post-nominalsRRC
ARRC
Established27 April 1883
Ribbon bar
Order of Wear
Next (higher)Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC)
Air Force Cross (AFC)[1]
Next (lower)Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)[1]
Order of Saint John[2]

The Royal Red Cross (RRC) is a military decoration awarded in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for exceptional services in military nursing. It was created in 1883 and the first two awards were to Florence Nightingale and Jane Cecilia Deeble. Deeble had served in Zululand and she had noted that the work of the nurses was not recognised officially.

  1. ^ a b "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003. p. 3351.
  2. ^ "JSP 761 Honours and Awards in the Armed Forces" (PDF). p. 12A-1. Retrieved 7 November 2014.