Nurses Narratives - Matron A Kellett - Part 1

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Miss Kellett  Matron AAM  133/39

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1. Voyage - 1914
2. Mena Hse. Hospital to May 1915
3. Gezierah No 2 Agbt.
3. Transport - Gallipoli - [[G?]]-

Salonica - England - Alex 
4. [[?]] 29th Janry /16 i/charge
5. Southall - 1 year.
6. Hardelot No 25 General British./
2. Ptomaine outbreaks on Eurepedes. [[In??ed]] 11
3 [[Influe.?]]outbreak.  One Sister left at no 25 19 Brit. Hopl  for duty.
Amb. train for Cairo. 60 cases on it
a no. of the worst left at Alex. 11 of the Ptomaine
Work at [[Tuena]] House Hospital
The wounded from Gallipoli - [[?]elly] at the
Hospitals at Alex because were crowded etc
Hospital Ship [[Garcar]] - came in Sept = December - Op. [[3TG.]]
[[?]] - Ultimately all Aust Cases with [[Nurse]] - much 
[[?]] with great difficulty [[?]] [[?]] Staff
Sent with one Sister to open Southall to [[50 co]]
Took in 1^st Pat. on 1^st Sept. 1916
Gave account of Southall & appreciation
of the work.  [[?]]
Hardelot - the [[practice?]] [[of]] a Nursing
Staff (matron) / under Ramc
better than amble = she has more
independence & controls the
orderlies

[[Egypt]]
[[Hospital]]
France    Matron Kellett  72/39
No 2 A.G.H. Mena House.
Sept 1915 [[Hosp? ing "Season"]]
Med officers & Matron [[British]]
& [[some]] Sisters. Anzac Cove
to Malta. Thence later to
England.
November 1915 left England
with the [[personnell]] and equipment
of [[29th]] Brit [[S?]] for Alexandria.
Jun 1916 returned to No 2 AGH.
L [[Chantre]] in charge -
RAMC Med officers and
orderlies, Aust sisters
working with a [[nurses]] staff
[[many]] [[unsatisfactory? ]] (see 72/39)
Sept 1916

No 2 A.A. H. Southall
and Red Cross most helpful.
July 1917
No 25 [[3rd]] Hosp. BEF
2,400 bed. RAM.C. MOs
and orderlies. [[Aged Indian]]
Matron had [[?]] of
nursing orderlies. [[sometimes
put]] them [[where she thought
fit]] - excellent idea
praised by Med Officers
their [[powers]] of endurance   

[[Egypt]]
[[Hospital]]
France    Matron Kellett  72/39
No 2 A.G.H. Mena House.
Sept 1915 [[H?? ing "Season"]]
Med officers & Matron [[British]]
& [[some]] Sisters. Anzac Cove
to Malta. [[Moved?]] later to
England.
November 1915 left England
with the [[personnell]] and equipment
of [[29th]] Brit [[S?]] for Alexandria.
Jun 1916 returned to No 2 AGH.
L [[Chantre]] in charge -
RAMC Med officers and
orderlies, and sisters
working with a [[nurses]] staff
[[many]] [[? p?ting]] (see 72/39)
Sept 1916

No 2 A.A. H. Southall
and Red Cross most helpful.