Jean Evelyn Headberry (15 October 1911 – 1 January 1993) was an Australian registered nurse and midwife who was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1961.[1][2]
Jean Evelyn Headberry | |
|---|---|
 Embarking for overseas service, c. Sep 1940 | |
| Born | 15 October 1911 |
| Died | 1 January 1993 (aged 81) |
| Occupation(s) | Registered nurse and midwife |
| Known for | Awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal in 1961 |
Headberry served as a nursing sister with the Australian Army Nursing Service in the Second World War,[3][4] and was awarded a Centaur Memorial Scholarship in 1946 to study in England.[5]
Headberry later became the Dean of Royal Melbourne and Associated Hospital's School of Nursing.[1][6]
She died on 1 January 1993.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "The Age". Google News Archive Search. 20 July 1961. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "International Review of the Red Cross, May 1962, Second year – No. 14" (PDF). Loc.gov. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN NURSES ABOUT TO EMBARK (EMBARKATION "G" ) FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE. MATRON IN CHIEF GRACE WILSON CBE RRC (LOWER LEFT) FAREWELLED THE NURSING CONTINGENT. STANDING ABOVE HER (FROM THE TOP OF ..." Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ McCullagh, C. (2010). Willingly Into the Fray: One Hundred Years of Australian Army Nursing. Australian Army history collection. Big Sky Publishing Pty, Limited. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-9806582-6-2. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "CENTAUR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD". The Age. No. 28, 417. Victoria, Australia. 23 May 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 8 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Wilkinson, J. (2000). "You Would Not be Suitable as a Nurse, Dear": Jean Evelyn Headberry, FNM 1911–1993 : a Biography. Melbourne School of Nursing Past Trainees Association. ISBN 978-0-9589683-1-7. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Family notices – Headberry, Jean Evelyn". The Age. 5 January 1993 – via Ryerson Index.
- https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/RC_May-1962.pdf
- https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/result?q=Jean+Headberry
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