Military Nurses at Home and Abroad

Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume X, Issue 4, 1 October 1917, Page 197

Military Nurses at Home and Abroad

Miss Morley, late Matron Ashburton Hospital, who went on active service last December, unfortunately had a fall from her bicycle and broke her collar bone.

Sister McNie is now m charge of Codford Hospital, and Mrs. Plowman (Sister Nixon) is shortly returning to the Dominion.

Sister Maclntyre ; Staff Nurses C. Campbell, M. Campbell, J. Mercer, M. Watt, J. P. Arnold, and A. Kenny have recently been detailed for duty m France as extra staff ; the hospital having increased to 1,040 beds.

Sister J. Gilmer had been over m England on leave and was invested by His Majesty, King George, with her decoration of the Royal Red Cross 2nd Class, at Aldershott, on July 28th.

Staff Nurse G. M. Reynolds has resigned to be married ; we have not yet heard of her marriage taking place.

Staff Nurse Beattie, late Matron of the Knox Home, Auckland, is engaged to Corporal Ross.

Sisters recently returned to New Zealand are : Mrs. Coates (Nurse Illingworth of Auckland Hospital) ; Mrs. Coates has retired and intends to settle with her husband, a returned soldier, on the land somewhere m the Hawke's Bay district. Staff Nurse D. Anderson, invalided, but much improved by the voyage. Sister McShie also invalided after a severe operation. Sister Bird who requires a rest after her long service m Egypt and England. Sister Dorothy Moore of the staff of the Marama has also returned owing to loss of health m the tropics. Sister Nellie Grant came back m charge of these sisters and will remain on Home Service for the present, at first at the Devonport Home for Convalescent Soldiers, during the leave of Sister Parkinson.

Staff Nurse Herbert of staff of Marama has returned and will take up her duties as Matron of Kawa Kawa Hospital till again called up.

Sister Smith (Edith Harris) has resigned.

Sister Brooke-Lees, at her own request, has been granted leave for twelve months without pay.

Staff Nurse Donald (late Phmket Nurse at Napier) returned for massage duty on transport. She hopes to return to England where her future home will be.

Staff Nurse Stronach has also returned on transport and is on leave ; and Sister Gill, of Marama staff, has returned for Home Service.

Sister Elsie Stronach, who recently returned to New Zealand, has been released at her own request for family reasons, on leave without pay till again required.

Sister Hilda Hooker, who has been acting as matron at Trentham Hospital for the last eight months, has retired owing to illhealth. She has been granted a military pension, and is shortly going to Ashburton to visit her sister.

Sister Catherine Blackie, has retired from the N.Z.A.N.S., and has been granted a military pension, for six months. She hopes later to take her midwifery training and resume her district nursing of natives. Sister Ibbet&on has retired from the Army Nursing Service on account of illhealth. She has been granted a military pension.

Sister Eagle is still on leave. Her health not being entirely re-established, she has been granted a pension for six months, when she hopes to be able to resume her service. Before leaving on active service, Miss Webster, matron of the Bowen St. Hospital, was the recipient of many useful and handsome gifts from her staff and friends, including a suit case, electric torch, travelling rug, deck chair and pillow, books etc. Miss Webster was also entertained at one or two enjoyable functions, such as an ' Home, 5 given by the Bowen St. staff ; also a dimmer and a farewell tea at Kircaldies