AWM41 975 - [Nurses Narratives] Principal Matron Ellen Julia Gould - Part 3

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transferred to France.

1917. I spent at Harefield.  This, originally a convalescence
Hospital for 500 became from the end of 1916 in
addition, the Collecting Hospital for cot cases from all
over England, prior to embarkation for Australia.
After our well equipped 2.A.G.H the nursing had
to be done under difficult circumstances.
After a time when necessary additions were made
to equipment it was better.
Here again the Sisters worked at very high pressure
and never spared themselves
Their off duty time was mostly spent in trying to
lighten the burden many of our Patients were called
on to carry either through loss of eyesight, or
some other cause.
In the course of the war these Sisters were drafted
to France and others returned from thence to take
their place.
Many were unnerved after casualty clearing work
and some came from the ships after being torpedoed.
Such as these frequently returned to Australia, but
many after a rest and regular peaceful work, were
able to continue.
At the end of 1917. The Anzac leave became the
next objective and while waiting, I went down
to Cotham Hall, an Officers' Hospital.  Here I had
actual nursing to do, as there were twenty-five
orderlies and a massage Sister.  The nursing
orderlies were excellent especially L Cpl Browne a
Queenslander who was a gentleman, a true nurse and
 

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all that is best in a bona'fide Australia.
He was originally a gunner, but after over a year
in France had bronchitis and had to be invalided
to England.  Nothing daunted he faced the guns of
orderly life and made a complete success of it.
He had his 21.^st birthday while I was there.
I left Cotham Hall on 19.^th October and boarded
the troopship Marathon the next day.  My
furlough commenced that day and the armistice
was signed before we left the English Channel.
The Sister in Charge of the boat ^ nursing staff was one who went
out on the Kyarra
She mothered us all and was untiring in her efforts. 
Ellen Julia Gould.
Principal Matron A.I.F. A.A.N.S.
P.S.
 

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Brave Australian Nurses at the Front with
the New South Wales Medical Corps 

Names required if possible
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Boer War.      A.A.N.S. in A.I.F.        
1900-1902.                    1914 -1918                                                                                                    

N^o 1. Annie Austin.
      2. Lister. Elizabeth Ward,
      3. Steele Mabel,
      4. Hoadley. Emily,
      5. Pocock. Bessie, ___ ___ ___     "                 "
      6. Martin. Marion,
      7. Matchett. Annie,
      8. Johnston. J. Bligh,   ___ ___    "                 "
      9. Gould. Ellen J. (Nellie)    ___   "    ___        "
     10. Nixon.
      11. Frater. Penelope,             ___   "  ____        "
      12. Garden. Anna,
      13. Newton Nancy,
      14. Woodward. Thérèse, ______________________
 "Ghezieh"
Port Hacking Road.
Miranda
Dear Colonel Butler,
I am very sorry to have so delayed answering
your request for names of Sisters
Sometimes it is impossible for me to do anything properly.
However this list is correct.
Kind regards
Yours faithfully
Ellen J Gould.
A.W.M.
A. 2766

AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
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