THAMES HOSPITAL NURSES & WWI

The Kai Tiaki Journal’s (online at Paperspast) have several articles that mention the names of Thames Hospital nurses who served in Word War One.

(Remembering that many Thames-born nurses will have trained/worked at other hospitals, and their service will be attributed to tha hospital)

The names include:

Miss Cora ANDERSON

Miss CAMPBELL

Miss Ethelwyn CARRUTH (graduated Jan 1914)

Miss Lily EDDY (graduated Jan 1911)

Miss Clara HAWKINS (graduated Jan 1914)

Miss MANDENO

 

NURSES NAMES MENTIONED IN THE FOLLOWING PAPERS:

 

Roll of Honour for Nurses

Kai Tiaki: the Journal of the Nurses of New Zealand, Volume X, Issue 4, October 1917, Page 198

Roll of Honour for Nurses

The Thames Hospital Board has established a Rollof honour to Thames nurses who have gone on active service There was a large gathering of townsfolk to witness the unveiling of the roll, which was placed m the main entrance of the hospital. Regret was expressed that Miss Stewart was unable to attend. Speeches were made paying a high tribute to the nurses and the noble work they were doing. Some speakers took the opportunity of saying that not only those who had gone to the front, but those who remained at home were all doing their duty, and of urging that recitation should be provided for the latter. A new nurses' home is to be built, and a tennis court would be a good addition. The roll of honour contained the names of Miss Cora Anderson, now matron of Hornchurch Hospital; Sisters Mandeno, Hawkins, Eddy, Campbell, and Carruth,

 

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=KT19171001.2.20&cl=search&srpos=9&e=-------10-PubMetaKT-1----0thames-all&st=1

 

NURSES LEAVING FOR SERVICE:

Kai Tiaki Vol VIIII Issue 3 July 1915 p 125:

LILY EDDY Left for active service 21st May 1915

 

Kai Tiaki Vol VIII Issue 3 July 1915 p 127:

Clara Hawkins, selected for staff on Hospital Ship

 

Kai Tiaki: the Journal of the Nurses of New Zealand, Volume VIII, Issue 2, April 1915, Page 62

Cora Anderson selected to join contingent to go “Home to War Office.”