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]
Nellie Gould | |
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Born | Aberystruth, Wales | 29 March 1860
Died | 19 July 1941 Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 81)
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 |
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]
References edit
- ^ 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.
Further reading edit
- Rees, Peter (2014). Anzac Girls. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Urwin. ISBN 978-1-74331-982-6.
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