Nellie Gould | |
|---|---|
 Sketch of Matron Ellen Gould in 1900 | |
| Born | 29 March 1860 Aberystruth, Wales |
| Died | 19 July 1941 (aged 81) Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Allegiance |
Colony of New South Wales Australia |
| Service/ |
New South Wales Military Forces Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1899–1919 |
| Rank | Matron |
| Unit |
2nd New South Wales Army Medical Corps Contingent Australian Army Nursing Service |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Royal Red Cross |
Ellen Julia Gould, RRC (29 March 1860 – 19 July 1941) was an Australian nurse. She was the first lady superintendent of the Army Nursing Service Reserve, attached to the New South Wales Army Medical Corps, from 1899, and served in this role during the Second Boer War. She and Sister Julia Bligh Johnston operated Ermelo Private Hospital at Newtown, Sydney, for several years. [1]
Gould served in the First World War as matron of No. 2 Australian General Hospital, both in Egypt and in France. [1] [2] [3] [4] She was awarded a Royal Red Cross in 1916. [5]
Gould was played by Rhondda Findleton in the 2014 miniseries ANZAC Girls. [6]
- ^ a b "Gould, Ellen Julia (Nellie) (1860–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Ellen (Nellie) Julia Gould, Principal Matron & World War I Servicewoman (1860–1941)". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Superintendent (later Principal Matron RRC) Julia Gould". The Australian Boer War Memorial. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ McCullagh, Catherine (2010). Willingly Into the Fray: One Hundred Years of Australian Army Nursing. Big Sky Publishing. ISBN 9780980658262.
- ^ Project, Australian Women's Archives. "Faith, Hope, Charity - Australian Women and Imperial Honours - Browse Award - The Royal Red Cross". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "ANZAC Girls". IMDB. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- Rees, Peter (2014). Anzac Girls. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Urwin. ISBN 978-1-74331-982-6.
- 1860 births
- 1941 deaths
- 19th-century Australian women
- 20th-century Australian women
- Australian military nurses
- Australian women nurses
- Colony of New South Wales people
- Members of the Royal Red Cross
- Australian women of World War I
- Women in the Australian military
- Australian military personnel of World War I
Nellie Gould | |
|---|---|
|
Sketch of Matron Ellen Gould in 1900 | |
| Born | 29 March 1860 Aberystruth, Wales |
| Died | 19 July 1941 (aged 81) Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Allegiance |
Colony of New South Wales Australia |
| Service/ |
New South Wales Military Forces Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1899–1919 |
| Rank | Matron |
| Unit |
2nd New South Wales Army Medical Corps Contingent Australian Army Nursing Service |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Royal Red Cross |
Ellen Julia Gould, RRC (29 March 1860 – 19 July 1941) was an Australian nurse. She was the first lady superintendent of the Army Nursing Service Reserve, attached to the New South Wales Army Medical Corps, from 1899, and served in this role during the Second Boer War. She and Sister Julia Bligh Johnston operated Ermelo Private Hospital at Newtown, Sydney, for several years. [1]
Gould served in the First World War as matron of No. 2 Australian General Hospital, both in Egypt and in France. [1] [2] [3] [4] She was awarded a Royal Red Cross in 1916. [5]
Gould was played by Rhondda Findleton in the 2014 miniseries ANZAC Girls. [6]
- ^ a b "Gould, Ellen Julia (Nellie) (1860–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Ellen (Nellie) Julia Gould, Principal Matron & World War I Servicewoman (1860–1941)". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Superintendent (later Principal Matron RRC) Julia Gould". The Australian Boer War Memorial. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ McCullagh, Catherine (2010). Willingly Into the Fray: One Hundred Years of Australian Army Nursing. Big Sky Publishing. ISBN 9780980658262.
- ^ Project, Australian Women's Archives. "Faith, Hope, Charity - Australian Women and Imperial Honours - Browse Award - The Royal Red Cross". www.womenaustralia.info. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "ANZAC Girls". IMDB. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- Rees, Peter (2014). Anzac Girls. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Urwin. ISBN 978-1-74331-982-6.
- 1860 births
- 1941 deaths
- 19th-century Australian women
- 20th-century Australian women
- Australian military nurses
- Australian women nurses
- Colony of New South Wales people
- Members of the Royal Red Cross
- Australian women of World War I
- Women in the Australian military
- Australian military personnel of World War I