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Nicknames QARANC NursesSlang nicknames for members of the The Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps: 
Like most army corps the QA’s have nicknames that are commonly used by other members of the forces. They are mostly harmless humour based and are included on this page for information and a bit of fun. Grey MafiaThe most common nickname for QARANC nurses is the Grey Mafia because of the grey nursing uniform and grey beret. The mafia bit of the nickname comes from patients having to do as they are told by nurses! Findextrawork 
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HandbagsMale nurses are called Handbags. Trolley DolliesFrom the days when Health Care Assistants were known as Ward Stewardess and did more domestic duties they were called Trolley Dollies. The sight of many a Ward Stewardess pushing a trolley was a common sight in any British Military Hospital. Quick And Ready And Never CaughtA less flattering nickname for the QARANC was Quick And Ready And Never Caught. I'll leave the explanation for that QA nickname to your imagination! A much nicer acronym for the initials of QARANC is Quiet And Reserved And Nice Company. Though the average squaddie would probably prefer the first! Other submitted nicknames for QARANC nurses along these lines include Quiet And Reserved And Never Caught. Quiet And Refined And Never Crude Quiet And Refined And Never Crude was a gentler nickname used for the QARANC. Quiet And Refined And Never Crude was most popular during the 1970s. Red CapesAn affectionate nickname for QA officers during World War One was Red Capes because of the short scarlet capes worn by QAIMNS nursing sisters. Julie Piggott traces this nickname for army nurses back to the South African War (cited in the book Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (Famous Regts. S)  ).
Quid A Roll And No Change A rather naughty nickname for the QAs is Quid A Roll And No Change! If you know of any other nicknames for QARANC nurses or the QAIMNS and RAMC then please contact me so they can be included on this page. Thank you! QAIMNS Nicknames Even the QAIMNS (Queen Alexandra's Imperial Army Nursing Corps) did not escape nicknames given to them by the rest of the army. For example the book Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (Famous Regts. S) by Juliet Piggott) describes two QAIMNS nicknames of Queer And Impossible, Mostly Not Sane and Queer Assortment of Individuals, Mostly Non Sexed!
Quaranc In various correspondence Qaranc.co.uk have noted many people wrongly write the word Quaranc and some references have also used the word Quaranc to describe the QAs. We are not sure why this spelling derivation has originated and if you can help with any information then please contact us. One explanation about the use of QUARANC we have been grateful to receive is that it might be that as words starting with the letter Q in the English language are spelled with the initial two letters being QU, this usage for words has slipped over into the realm of abbreviations which often as not are pronounced as words. VAD Nicknames The Voluntary Aid Detachment worked alongside the QAs in hospitals in Britain during World War One and as the war progressed VAD nurses were employed overseas. Their work was invaluable and well recognised by the Tommy soldier - so much so that they awarded the VADS with their own nicknames. Here are some VAD nicknames: Very Artful Darlings Very Active Dusters Victim Always Dies (cited in the book The Roses of No Man's Land  by Lyn MacDonald).
Nicknames Royal Army Medical Corps RAMC The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) also has some nicknames. These include: Rob All My Comrades Run Away Matrons Coming Royal Airborne Marine Commandos Another nickname for the RAMC was a reverse of the name, CMAR, which translated as Can't Manager A Rifle! If you like this page and would like to easily share Qaranc.co.uk with your friends and family please use the social networking buttons below: Tweet
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