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They are mostly harmless humour based and are included on this page for information and a bit of fun. Grey Mafia The 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! Help Needed: Qaranc.co.uk would like to add a page about the QA lanyard but need some help. Can anyone please help with a photo of the lanyard on the uniform and a photo of just the lanyard? It would also be helpful if anyone can give some tips on how to site and fit the lanyard. Please use the e-mail address on the contact page. Thank you! Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story by Nicola Tyrer is an account of the QAs during the two World Wars. It includes first hand accounts of the Queen Alexandra nurses who were in the dressing stations, casualty clearing stations and field hospitals of Dunkirk, D Day, the fall of Singapore and many more locations where the QAIMNS served. Buy Now. Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story is also available as a talking book read by the actress Barbara Flynn and Sian Thomas. Buy Now. View More British Army Nursing Books - with free delivery available. Handbags Male nurses are called Handbags. Trolley Dollies From 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 Caught A 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! Red Capes An 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)). 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. 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 A British Army Nurse In the Korean War A newly published book about the QARANC is A British Army Nurse In the Korean War by Elizabeth Jilly McNair. QA Sister McNair saw active service in Korea and Japan and this book is based on her letters home and photographs she took during her 18 months spent nursing at the British Commonwealth General Hospital in Kure, Japan and the British Commonwealth Zone Medical Unit in Seoul, Korea. Buy Now! If you would like to contribute to this page, suggest changes or inclusions to this website or would like to send me a photograph then please e-mail me. The photos and pictures on this page have been kindly sent to us for inclusion on this page. If you would like to contribute photographs then please contact us. 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