Nellie Gould

Nellie Gould
Sketch of Matron Ellen Gould in 1900
Born	(1860-03-29)29 March 1860 Aberystruth, Wales
Died	19 July 1941(1941-07-19) (aged 81) Neutral Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Allegiance	Colony of New South Wales Australia
Service / branch	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]

• Rees, Peter (2014). Anzac Girls. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Urwin. ISBN 978-1-74331-982-6.