Английская Википедия:Evelyn Conyers
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Evelyn Augusta Conyers, Шаблон:Postnominals (1 March 1870 – 6 September 1944) was a New Zealand-born Australian matron-in-chief of the Australian Army Nursing Service during the First World War. She was its first member to be awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest award for nursing service.[1][2]
Early life and training
Conyers was born at Invercargill, New Zealand, on 1 March 1870 to William and Fanny (née Mainprize).[3][4]
After completing her secondary education in New Zealand, Conyers migrated to Victoria where she trained as a nurse at the Melbourne Children's Hospital until 1894 and then the Melbourne Hospital from which she graduated in 1896.[1]
Nursing career
In 1901 Conyers was appointed matron of a private hospital in Melbourne.[1] A year later she applied for register a patent for "an improved supporting frame to be used with slipper bed-pan".[5]
Conyers was one of the original members of the Australian Army Nursing Service which was formed in 1903.[6][7]
First World War
Conyers enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 11 October 1914. In January 1916 she was appointed Matron-in-chief of the 1st Australian General Hospital. Conyers was mentioned in a despatch of General Sir John Maxwell "in connection with services rendered in Egypt". In September 1916 she was awarded the Royal Red Cross "for conspicuous services rendered" and later a Bar "in recognition of her valuable nursing service". On 1 January 1919 King George V appointed Conyers a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. In 1921 she was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal with diploma.[8]
Her war service complete, Conyers left London for Australia in December 1919 per Orvieto and was discharged on 7 March 1920.[8]
Death
Conyers died on 6 September 1944 in Epworth Private Hospital, Richmond and was buried at Boroondara Cemetery.[9]
References
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- 1944 deaths
- Australian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
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- Australian military personnel of World War I
- Australian women of World War I
- Florence Nightingale Medal recipients
- Members of the Royal Red Cross
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- 19th-century Australian women
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