Lady Edwina Mountbatten (1901-1960), a signed monochrome pho...

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Lady Edwina Mountbatten (1901-1960), a signed monochrome photograph of Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, English heiress, socialite, relief worker and the last vicereine of India as the wife of (the then) Rear Admiral The 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma. The image depicting her in the uniform of St. John Ambulance, of which which she was instrumental in the promotion of as a modern international first aid organisation. She joined St John Ambulance in 1939 at the outbreak of WWII, following the end of the war she was heavily involved in the role that St John Ambulance played alongside the International Red Cross in the repatriation of prisoners of war. She travelled throughout the Far East and supported the successful return of more than 90,000 prisoners captured by the Japanese. In 1947, Edwina travelled to India with her husband, who had been appointed Viceroy. At a time of great change for the country, this was a politically sensitive post. Yet Edwina continued her charitable mission to improve standards of nursing care and first aid for those in need.Source: Museum of the Order of St John. Image approx size 18 x 13cm, signed beneath to the mount in blue ink, gilt framed and glazed