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Nurse remained in Samoa until March 1915, returning to New Zealand to then leave to serve in ] on board the ''],'' in April 1915''.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=First NZANS nurses leave New Zealand |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/first-nzans-nurses-leave-new-zealand |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=nzhistory.govt.nz}}</ref> She became matron of Pont de Koubbeh Hospital, taking over Matron Michel.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Rodgers |first=Jan. A |title=A Paradox of Power and Marginality: New Zealand Nurses' Professional Campaign During War, 1900-1920. |date=1994 |isbn=9780473314675 |pages=33-128}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> Nurse remained in Samoa until March 1915, returning to New Zealand to then leave to serve in ] on board the ''],'' in April 1915''.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=First NZANS nurses leave New Zealand |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/first-nzans-nurses-leave-new-zealand |access-date=2024-12-17 |website=nzhistory.govt.nz}}</ref> She became matron of Pont de Koubbeh Hospital, taking over Matron Michel.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Rodgers |first=Jan. A |title=A Paradox of Power and Marginality: New Zealand Nurses' Professional Campaign During War, 1900-1920. |date=1994 |isbn=9780473314675 |pages=33–128}}</ref><ref name=":1" />


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New Zealand nurse (1879–1962)

Burtha Grace Nurse
Born1871
Southland, New Zealand
Died20 December 1960
Christchurch, New Zealand
AllegianceNew Zealand
Service / branchNew Zealand Army Nursing Service, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
RankMatron
Service numberWWI 22/1
UnitNew Zealand Army Nursing Service
Battles / warsFirst World War
AwardsRoyal Red Cross, MID

Bertha Grace Nurse was a civilian and military nurse during World War I with the New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps and the Samoan Expeditionary Forces in 1914.

Nurse was born in Southland in 1871, to mother Alice Louisa Price and father William Hugh Nurse. She completed her nurse training in 1904 in Wellington, and was the first New Zealand nurse to enlist in the Expeditionary Force.

Nursing career

Nurse joined the New Zealand Army Nursing Service Corps on 10 August 1914 and quickly was selected for the contingent of six New Zealand nurses to be stationed at Apia Hospital as part of the New Zealand Samoan Expeditionary Forces. Nurse sailed alongside Louise Alexa McNie and Vida MacLean on board the Monowai.

New Zealand Nurses at Apia Hospital, Samoa, August 1914.

Nurse remained in Samoa until March 1915, returning to New Zealand to then leave to serve in Egypt on board the SS Rotorua, in April 1915. She became matron of Pont de Koubbeh Hospital, taking over Matron Michel.

Later, she was transferred to the South of England to be matron at the No 1 New Zealand General Hospital in Brockenhurst. She stayed in this role until January 1917.

Example of Royal Red Cross 1st Class (RRC) Medal

On 6 February 1917, Nurse was called to attend a meeting in London, where she was told she would be recalled back to New Zealand. After some confusion, it was found out that this request was made by her medical officers purely due to friction between Nurse and the officers. Her requests to remain in England were denied and she spent the remainder of time in England at the Nurses Rest Home in Sandwich. Nurse returned to New Zealand as matron on board the HMNZT Maunganui on 17 March 1917. Matron Hester Maclean supported Nurse in her unfair dismissal and found her work at the Trentham Military Hospital. She then worked as matron at Masterton Hospital.

Nurse was awarded a Royal Red Cross, 1st Class and was mentioned in dispatches in 1916.

Personal life

Nurse had a sister Frances Louisa Nurse (born 1876) who also served as a nurse in World War I. As well as a brother, Charles Edward Nurse (9 July 1869 – 10 June 1945), who served in the South African War, World War I and as a home guard during World War II.

Nurse died at the Nurse Maude Convalescent Home in Christchurch, 20 December 1960 at age 89. She is buried at the Ruru Lawn Cemetery in Christchurch.

References

  1. ^ "Bertha Grace Nurse". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. "NURSE, Bertha Grace - WW1 22/1 - Army". ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  3. ^ Press (21 December 1960). "Obituary Miss Bertha Nurse". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Story: Long Nursing Service WW1 | Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  5. Elborough, Sophie. "New Zealand Nurses in Samoa". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. "First NZANS nurses leave New Zealand". nzhistory.govt.nz. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  7. ^ Rodgers, Jan. A (1994). A Paradox of Power and Marginality: New Zealand Nurses' Professional Campaign During War, 1900-1920. pp. 33–128. ISBN 9780473314675.
  8. "Frances Louisa Nurse". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  9. "Charles Edward Nurse". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  10. "Life story: Bertha Grace Nurse Rrcm Mid | Lives of the First World War". livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
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