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by Deanna Ellis
A significant number of nurses enlisted for service in both the First and Second World War from the Launceston General Hospital (LGH). Fifty registered nurses from the LGH enlisted to serve in World War I. Thirty-four of these trained at the LGH. Twenty-six registered nurses, who trained at the LGH, enlisted for service in World War II
The publication, Courage, Calmness and Caring – Nurses trained at the Launceston General Hospital, who served in World War I and World War II, begins with a summary of the establishment of nursing at the LGH under Matron Milne and subsequent Matrons up to the commencement of World War II. These included Matrons Oakes and Skirving, who held the position of Matron during these wars.
Courage, Calmness and Caring gives some insight into the conditions and hardships the nurses endured, but highlights their dedication at all costs to the soldiers they cared for, and their ability to bring some normality to the life they endured under extremely difficult times. It shows their adaptability, when faced with shortages of supplies, to provide care to the soldiers.
The publication includes stories related to ten registered nurses who trained at the LGH and enlisted:
World War I
Ella Tucker
Mabel Tilton
Ruby Hornsey
Laura Lyne
Edith Kincaid
Marion Geddes
World War II
Annie Healey
Dora (Shirley) Gardam
Richard Gardam
Elizabeth (Jessie) Simons
Descendants of some of these nurses contributed to the publication, bringing a more personal insight into their relative’s service and providing personal diary excerpts and photos to include in the publication.
The influence nurses returning from the war had on future generations is evident in the section on Elizabeth Simons, whose nieces pursued a nursing career at the LGH.
by Deanna Ellis
A significant number of nurses enlisted for service in both the First and Second World War from the Launceston General Hospital (LGH). Fifty registered nurses from the LGH enlisted to serve in World War I. Thirty-four of these trained at the LGH. Twenty-six registered nurses, who trained at the LGH, enlisted for service in World War II
The publication, Courage, Calmness and Caring – Nurses trained at the Launceston General Hospital, who served in World War I and World War II, begins with a summary of the establishment of nursing at the LGH under Matron Milne and subsequent Matrons up to the commencement of World War II. These included Matrons Oakes and Skirving, who held the position of Matron during these wars.
Courage, Calmness and Caring gives some insight into the conditions and hardships the nurses endured, but highlights their dedication at all costs to the soldiers they cared for, and their ability to bring some normality to the life they endured under extremely difficult times. It shows their adaptability, when faced with shortages of supplies, to provide care to the soldiers.
The publication includes stories related to ten registered nurses who trained at the LGH and enlisted:
World War I
Ella Tucker
Mabel Tilton
Ruby Hornsey
Laura Lyne
Edith Kincaid
Marion Geddes
World War II
Annie Healey
Dora (Shirley) Gardam
Richard Gardam
Elizabeth (Jessie) Simons
Descendants of some of these nurses contributed to the publication, bringing a more personal insight into their relative’s service and providing personal diary excerpts and photos to include in the publication.
The influence nurses returning from the war had on future generations is evident in the section on Elizabeth Simons, whose nieces pursued a nursing career at the LGH.